My high risk baby

I know I was not the greatest child to my mother and I expected pay backs at some point...just not in utero :)

Well, JoJean officially said it yesterday, we are now a "high risk" pregnancy. We're high risk because my blood pressure is high. It was much better yesterday than it was last week, but the blood and urine work I had done on Monday show that my kidneys are spilling protein, which is not good because long term it could cause kidney failure for mom and a lack of protein getting to you!

So here's what's happening now...
We're going to the doctor every week now. And I'm taking a blood pressure medication daily. I also have to take it easy...which means no standing for long periods of time, no lifting anything heavier than a gallon of milk, trying not to get stress, light exercise (walking that's about it),monitoring my blood pressure at home, watching what I eat (no salt!), and trying not to gain any extra weight besides what you weigh and your "accompanyments."

So that's the update for now. JoJean thinks that since we've caught the blood pressure early enough and we're monitoring it now you and I will both be fine.

I go back next week just for a check and the quad test which monitors for neural tube defects, chromosmal abnormalities, and more. Then in three weeks we'll have our official ultrasound where we get lots of pictures of you, take measurements to make sure you're going properly and the like. We'll also go for an early glucose screening for gestational diabetes because there is a higher risk for that also.

And at the official ultrasound we'll be able to find out if you're a boy or a girl, but we might as well put it out there now...WE ARE NOT FINDING OUT WHAT YOU ARE! Daddy and I have agreed (finally) that we'd like you to be the biggest surprise of our life :) Sorry to disappoint everyone, but we figured announcing it now that might save a lot of questions.

So that's all for now my precious baby! Stay healthy...mommy is trying to!