Things have been crazy here. 3 weeks ago when I went to the OBGYN my blood pressure was really high – a new one for me as my blood pressure is usually so low they take it twice to make sure they got it right. It was diagnosed as pre eclampsia and I was told to “take it easy” Which of course I didn’t really – It’s hard! Last week my Doctor was like, seriously you are going to have a stroke and sent me to the neonatologist.

I get there and had to wait a while. When they called me I had to haul my pregnant body out of a low slung leather chair, sling my heavy leather purse with my 2 huge books in it over my shoulder, waddle after a fast moving nurse and hoist myself up on a high examining table. Of course the first thing they do is take my blood pressure  Which is SKY high. They call my Doctor and she has them put me in the hospital immediately for observation. Luckily it took a bit to get her on the phone so they did the sonogram in the meantime and my 6 ½ lbs baby turned into an 8lb baby – but everything  is good with her. She is “breathing” well, moving well and all ready to  come out. When they monitored me in the hospital my blood pressure was as low as it usually is which was weird as it has been constantly high for weeks.

Nothing like scaring your blood pressure into submission with the threat of imminent induced delivery.