"The Day Before" Journal Entry

January 8, 2005
Mom did a little laundry for us today. I sat on the couch while they served me—ha ha! J and Mom drove into Boulder to pick up the other car. We had to leave it there when Jason came up to be with me after my breastfeeding class. She went home after that.

J and I took it easy. He called his family and filled them in. The baby will probably come early. We think they won’t let me go past 37 weeks with having pre-eclampsia.

My blood pressure has been fine while sitting around at home: 128/75, 137/76. He went and got Outback take-out for us tonight. Right before dinner I started feeling a little strange so I took my blood pressure. It was okay so I allowed myself to eat my salad. But, I kept feeling weird so I went up to bed. I felt better and J brought me my potato and half my steak. I’m going to go to bed pretty early because I still don’t feel quite right. Good thing my BP is okay.

I am 33 weeks today!

"We think they won’t let me go past 37 weeks with having pre-eclampsia." Ha ha ha! We thought I'd be induced after 4 weeks of bedrest. That's what we told our families! Weren't they surprised to get a call the next morning saying "Kristin's going for a C-section right now!!!"