Vacation is Over

Well, that mini-vacation I was experiencing is over. It was fun while it lasted. I'm not saying I was sent home, in fact, I earned myself a stay for an undetermined amount of time. I'm just saying this hospital room isn't nearly as cool as it was when I first arrived. I guess 3 days on bed rest gives you a different outlook on things. Plus, when you can't fall asleep until 12:30am because that's when they finish the fetal monitoring and then they wake you up at 6am for blood work (but then, don't bring you breakfast until 8am!), I never feel fully rested. Oh what I would give for 9 straight hours of sleep! I'm still enjoying the food, but I'm tired of being attached to an IV pole 24/7, measuring all of my pee, and sitting in this bed.

For those looking for an update - my blood pressure is not coming down, even though they increased my meds. The baby is still looking healthy and there is no concern for her. They are not sending me home because I am showing signs of preeclampsia, however they still aren't positive that's what is causing the high blood pressure. It could just be my kidney disease. Whatever it is, there are rumors being thrown around of inducing me in the next 6 days, which means I'd hopefully give birth next weekend. Anyone know what next Saturday is??? My 26th birthday! I don't mind sharing my birthday because birthdays really aren't a big deal to me anymore. I just don't want to be intruding on her "special day" once she's old enough to know what a birthday is. I guess that's a silly thing to be worried about at this point. I should just be excited that there is possibly a light at the end of this long tunnel and before I know it, I'll get to hold my daughter for the very first time and this will all be worth it.

I only see the doc each morning on her rounds so I always have more questions than answers. Unfortunately the doc really doesn't have the answers either, so my questions go unanswered or I'm told, "we'll re-evaluate tomorrow". Kinda sucks to not be able to plan ahead or know if I'm going home anytime soon. Our church was throwing Nathan and me a baby shower today. That had to be canceled. Hope is in town all week. She's spending the nights alone at our house (visiting hours end at 8) while Nathan stays in the hospital with me. Probably not exactly what she had in mind for her vacation to RI. I have no idea if I'll make it back to my office before going on maternity leave. I hate leaving a few things half finished and making other people pick up my slack. I was supposed to have a murder mystery birthday dinner next Saturday with friends as my last bash before the baby arrived. I was looking forward to playing the role of the knocked up cheerleader named "EC Lay". I thought maybe I could laugh myself into labor since we had such an awesome time at our murder mystery dinner last year. Guess that will have to be canceled as well.

My dinner just arrived. I got in a disagreement with the nutrition lady when she brought me lunch. I told her that I never filled out a dinner order since I didn't think I'd still be in the hospital today. She said she got my order yesterday. Looking at my tray... I'm not sure who placed my order, but it sure wasn't me! My first clue... caffeinated tea. I swore off caffeine last January. My second clue... some type of dark meat chicken filled with lots of bones. I only eat boneless, white meat chicken. Unfortunately, I will not see the nutrition lady again until she comes to pick up my tray in an hour. Good thing I have granola bars! Yup, my stay at the "Hilton" is definitely over!