yesterdays events

OKay, so yesterday morning I woke up around 5:00am and noticed my hands were so swollen that I could not make a fist. And they hurt. I went to the bathroom and my face and feet were also swollen. So I drank some water, ate a banana and went back to bed. When I woke up to get Braxton around 7:30am I was still swollen, but figured it was normal, I only have another week. But then I started vomiting. A LOT. I was shaking. I thought maybe it was morning sickness and I needed to eat something. So I ate some cereal. Not too long after that I was vomiting again. A lot. The swelling had not gone down yet so I called the doctor's office and left a message with the nurse, just to make sure it was normal and that I did not need to be concerned. Hours later I got a call from the nurse asking me to come in right away. They wanted to check me and see what needed to be done. SO my first thought was "maybe they think I am about to go into labor" So in that case I wanted Rick to come with me. I had to call my Dad home from work to watch Braxton.

SO I get to the office, the nurse checks my blood pressure 108/88 which seems low to me, but she said was fine. Checked my feet and hands for swelling which had gone down some because it had been hours and I had been moving around, drinking water etc. And that was it. I was not checked for dilation, my baby's heartbeat was not checked. It was like I just went to my regular doctor. Then I get a speech about eating more protein and drinking more water. I explained that I usually eat every few hours but since I was VOMITING today, I had not eaten as much. So yeah, we were sent home. I have my regular visit tomorrow with my doctor. But I was just a little upset that she told us to come right in like it was serious, and then just checked my blood pressure which I could have done from home. I got everyone all riled up, and home from work for nothing. Ugh. It was frustrating.

So last night I still felt yucky. I did eat a big salad with chicken, it was so good, and kept it down. But I could only eat 1/2 a potato at dinner. I went to bed and slept pretty well. Only 8 more days!