Busy, Busy Day...

Well....this is gonna be a long post. I had a very long day yesterday. I had my 36 week appointment, and since the doctors office is about 40 minutes away from the house I had started swelling really bad on the way there. Then I sat in the reception area for about 15 minutes or so, then they called me back. The nurse took my weight, and I had gained 16 pounds!!!!! (no joke) in two weeks. I was just looking at that scale in disbelief. When we got to the exam room the nurse said "let me look at your feet" and then exclaimed in her own state of disbelief that she couldn't believe how swollen I was. I told her the weight gain had to be water weight, cause I've actually been eating better since I've tried to stay away from sodium. (I've been eating alot of fruit and good stuff, not prepared foods) The nurse said even if I ate everything in sight I wouldn't be able to gain 16 pounds in 2 weeks. Then she took my blood pressure... it was 156/92 way too high. She asked if I've been having headaches, and I said slight ones. My vision has also started to get a little shaky, which can be caused by the high pressure. She told me to wait a few minutes and the doc will be in. Thankfully Jeremy was with me in all this... We sat there for about 15 minutes and another nurse came in. She said the doc had to run across the street and deliver a baby, she should only be about 20 minutes, do we want to wait or come back on Monday? I told her that with my pressure so high, and my weight gain I really felt like I needed to see the doctor. So we wasted about 20 minutes and then came back to the docs office. The minute the doctor walked in she said "Shauna, what's been going on?" I just burst out crying... I've felt awful for a week or two now, but seeing the weight gain and the blood pressure really scared me. The doctor said I have the signs of pre-eclampsia (i think that's how you spell it?) and that I really need to go to Labor and delivery and be monitored, get my liver and kidneys checked, and monitor the baby. So we got the orders from the doc, she was on her way to deliver another baby right then, so she'd check on me in a little while. We thankfully pre-registered two weeks ago, but it still took 20 minutes to "check in" with the Emergency room. (that was a little aggrivating) Then they took me up to L&D but to an outpatient room. The nurse was very sweet and very comforting, by this time I was o.k. though, not a big blubbering mess. They took me BP and it was 123/83, so I assume laying down for a few minutes before they took it made it drop. (i was not nervous at the docs until I saw my BP) The baby's heartrate was great, he moved like crazy with that monitor on my stomach. My liver function at this time is good, as well as my kidneys (thank-you Lord!) I did find out I was deficient in iron, so I got some iron pills. I have to do a 24 hour urine collection (so glad to know that huh?) starting Sunday morning, and turn it in to the hospital on Monday morning. I have another doctors appointment on Monday morning, and they'll do an ultrasound to see how big Jakob is. I really wanted to go into labor on my own, but if I'm gonna have to be laid up on my back for 4 weeks I'd rather them make sure he's o.k. and go ahead and induce me. I am on bedrest, she let me go to my baby shower last night, and I was huge by the end of it. She said I can go to church, just when I get home put my feet up. My baby shower last night was great. When I got there I was a little sad, it'd been a long day, and I really just didn't imagine my shower panning out on a day like that. Seeing all my friends really cheered me up though, and in the end I had a really good time. We got soooo much stuff I don't even know where we'll put it all. So anyways, I would appreciate your prayers, that God would give me patience, and help me to make wise decisions, not decisions based solely on what I want. Pray that God will keep me safe, from what I hear of pre-eclampsia it's not the baby that's in danger, it's me, and if something happens to me then the baby will be hurt. Pray that God will give the doctor wisdom, and if it's time that we can get this little man out!!! Love you all. -Me