Ready or Not...

Isaiah 26:3 says
"You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trust in YOU"


You know it is amazing how things can change in a matter of a day or how life can change in a matter of minutes!

This whole process has been nothing short of a roller coaster ride that Pete and I have just had to "hold on" as we allow things to just happen! As we think about all of the ups and downs along the way, we can't help but recognize that someone BIGGER than us is in control of it all. With every passing day, we have been pushed to TRUST God beyond maybe our comfort. We know that with that trust and faith, we have seen God move in some mighty ways. With that in mind, we can't help but trust that what is in store for us in the next few days..will be the same. A great big GOD caring for us and providing our every need as we trust in HIM!

Yes you read that right..."the next few days".

I went in on Thursday for my routine appointment. I had the ultrasound first and baby was active and not very cooperative. :) All of the components that needed to be measured were and came out looking great! Then, I was off to get my blood pressure taken and then to the room for fetal monitoring. She took my blood pressure the first time and it was 140/114. Which, in my mind, was ok considering I have seen those numbers higher. As I went in to get set up for the fetal monitoring, the doctor came in to talk to me. He felt the need to send me over to the hospital for further testing because the bottom number was "too high". So over to the hospital I went...this was the 3rd time I have gone over to the OB unit to have this testing done. The testing lasts another 2+ hours and consists of me laying on my side having my blood pressure taken every 15 minutes all the while, waiting for lab results to come back to make sure I do not have preclampsia. The last two times things came back and were absolutely normal. I was pretty confident that things were going to be normal this time too. They hooked me up and there I lay for about 2 1/2 hours. My blood pressure came down into a normal range as I laid there, which was good. The nurse came in to report back to us about my labs and showed us, once again, that my bloodwork was good and normal. She began the process of discharging me and she decided to to take my blood pressure just one more time. I was so relieved to know I was headed home. Then my blood pressure came back and it jumped to 160/114. WHAT?? It was just 132/88 a matter of minutes ago. She decided to test the other arm and found the same numbers. :( After consulting with the doctor, she came back to tell me "You will need to stay and be monitored through the night". What?? Really? Ok. We knew that this was all with good intentions of keeping me and baby healthy. So we "held on" and just let things happen.

After a night stay and close monitoring, my bp stayed at a normal range while laying and the doctor felt it was ok for me to go home to rest on the couch. The doctor began talking about how my bp has been making lots of flucuations and that we need to start thinking how long do we continue to let this occur. The doctor feels that the pregancy is what is causing my blood pressure to go up even though all of my labs show different. Then he started sharing his GAME PLAN with us that made both Pete and I get a little flush.

GAME PLAN--
I am to go home this weekend and rest. Then Monday morning we are to come back to the hospital and be admitted. After being admitted, they will start some medicine that will soften the cervix. This process will last twelve hours, so nearly the entire day on Monday. Then starting Tuesday morning, they will start pitocin and begin the labor process. At this point, Pete took a seat in the chair and asked "so after the pitocin is started, how long after that will baby be born". He said we should meet baby around Tuesday afternoon. What..really?!? Tuesday...this next Tuesday...you mean like..4 days from now..Tuesday?? YEP! Ok. *deep breath*

So that is the plan STAN! And again we are HOLDING ON for what is to come. We are sooo excited we can barely stand it. We have waited for this little one to be in our arms for so long.

So stay tuned. We will post pictures and get the word out as soon as we know more.
Ready or not...here comes.. BABY DRURY!!!!!!!