Whew--what a day!

Let me tell you about our day yesterday. :) We went to Little Rock for one of Mia's appointments with the high-risk dr. Her b/p was sky high and the dr. was very concerned. The u/s showed that the baby has gained some and weighs 4 lb. 5 oz. now, but that's still pretty small for where he should be at 35 weeks. He is now head-down (yay!) and the gains are a positive even if he's still small. Oh, and he has hair; we could see it on the u/s--too cute! Anyway, with her b/p and swelling, etc. the dr. was very worried about complications for her that could result. He consulted with her regular obgyn and they decided she needed to be admitted to the hospital for 24 hours of tests. So--that's where we spent our late afternoon/evening--at the hospital. At one point, the nurse was talking about the possibilities--none of which sounded good--if her b/p stayed high, etc. The dr. mentioned that we probably weren't leaving there without a baby so we had no idea what was going to happen. It was a crazy first couple of hours until they got the first bloodwork results back and they were normal and her b/p dropped drastically and stayed in the safe range. They dismissed her at 9:00 last night, we drove her home, then drove us home (getting here around 12:30 am). We were exhausted, but happy that it all turned out well. As Ryan pointed out, it was a great way to "tour" the hospital and now we'll know more what to expect when it's "for real." Overall, it was a positive day. It gave us the chance to bond further with Mia, find out more about Baby Boy, and get to know the hospital and staff a little bit. Glad the day ended well and BB can grow for a few more weeks, hopefully!

Now I need to get myself in gear and get busy! Today is the day that my mom, sister Sonya, and 2 of our nephews come to stay for convention! I need to get some very tempting dirt and junk off the carpets & floors so that Xander doesn't use it as a buffet. :P Then I've got several other things on my list for the day--before we head to convention this evening! Very exciting--and I'm thrilled that it's looking like we're going to be able to get all 4 days. Yesterday at one point we weren't sure.