Joe and I are having a baby...soon! Can you believe it???
I had another appt. with the midwife today and asked a lot of questions. There was a pow-wow among the three midwives of the clinic, poring over my chart, consulting with the OB of the office, and much weighing of risks, benefits, and probabilities.
And now we have a plan.
If Ziggy doesn't make a grand appearance on his/her own before Sunday evening, we'll check in to the hospital and try to induce again. If it doesn't work, then we will deliver Ziggy with a C-section.
The bottom line has come down to the preeclampsia diagnosis. The benefit of keeping Ziggy cooking has declined compared to the continued risk of medical emergency for me. Preeclampsia doesn't go away until after delivery and the stats get markedly worse after 40 weeks (40 weeks=April 12th).
Therefore, the landlord has issued an eviction notice, and the sheriff is all set to enforce it...time to move out Ziggy!
I trust that because we have my favorite dinner planned, family steak, and about 20 people invited over for Easter afternoon, my water will probably break just as the steaks are being pulled off the grill and we're getting set to eat.
The upside is I won't have to do dishes!
Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers. It's been an interesting week to say the least. Joe and I are ready and prepared to be thoroughly overwhelmed by parenthood. Bring on the adventure!!
Brigit
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HEY! Mom's water broke with Dave when we were sitting down for steak dinner. (After a few days in the hospital with false alarms?)...Maybe Mom's somehow letting you know that she's still as funny as ever and you're not alone in all this :) Love you! Right down to your crazy sewing and crosstitching! Love, G
Seriously! Come on, kid! Well, I'm thinking about you all and praying for you as I get ready for Easter morning. Yippee! Keep us updated. Love you.
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