I had a doctors appointment yesterday and we scheduled the C-section for 12/4 but of course my blood pressure is now even higher than it was 3 weeks ago. She put me on Labetalol to try and reduce my blood pressure. I tried it today and it made me tingly all over but predominantly on the top of my head. It went away by the afternoon so I'm hopeful it won't be as bad tomorrow as my body adjusts to it. She will see me again in 2 weeks and I have my fingers crossed that the medicine will do its job and I will be back in action. She has told me no more bending, stretching, or lifting so that means poor Josh is now pulling most of the load around the house. I am frantically creating lesson plans just in case I get put on bed rest. My students have been really sweet, volunteering to do my walking for me. We will see how long that lasts.
My big fear now isn't that my water will break in class, (however, that would still be unfortunate for all involved) but that BK will be born too early or his growth will stop. We were so lucky with Jacob that although he was very small, he was also very healthy. I hope BK will follow in his brother's footsteps and will be strong too.
I have discovered a new treat to enjoy while on my low sodium diet. SKITTLES! Thank you Jill Perkins for reminding me of all of the wonderful qualities Skittles have. Low sodium, high amounts of vit. C and the ever important health benefit of the smile they put on my face as I enjoy a handful.
We are in countdown mode waiting for BK to join our family. I'm only in my 30th week, but knowing my history with preterm labor, I feel like we only have a few more weeks left as our family of four. My blood pressure is back up like it was with Jacob, and I'm carrying BK in a similar way to Jacob as well. The reduced sodium diet is making all of us sad. You know how much I love to eat and it is just amazing how much salt is hidden in everything. One huge blessing however is that ice cream is very low in sodium, relativly high in calcium, and continues to make me happy. I also feel very fortunate to be in California where we have great produce and I can eat veggies that taste good to me, and Liv and I have been really enjoying fruit salad together. The kids are desperatly trying to guess the baby's name. Don't spoil Olivia's amazing victory; she feels like little-miss-smarty-pants because she correctly guessed the baby's last name. I guess we all need our small victories. The crazy hormonal tears have finally stopped visiting everyday and have been replaced by complaints about being uncomfortable and the difficulties of trying to put on socks. Thank you to all of you who have sent well wishes our way and for all of your continued love and support.
Mission had its homecoming game last night and the kids made special t-shirts to wear to the game. Liv brought her jingle bells to make some noise and Jake brought his appetite for the snack bar. We left at the beginning of the fourth quarter, MSJ was down 50-0. Even though the Warriors were having a hard time finding the 50 yard line, it was great to see so many students at the game and I think it is so important for Jake and Liv to see the high school kids and to get to see how much fun school can be.
