Just like last week, your Mom's blood pressure was high and her feet and legs were quite swollen. The doctor sent us from her office back to the hospital for another monitoring session. We stopped by Panera at about noon and your Mom had some mushroom soup and half a sandwhich - her last meal for more than 36 hours.
When we got to the hospital it seemed just like last week. Your Mom's pressure was down again - when she was laying flat on the bed. All her labs were good. They did a sonogram, which was a bit scary. The technician kept saying what a large baby you were - more than 9 pounds - and your head was so large that you had to be more than 41 weeks. Thank God for the midwife who said there was no way you were that large. She estimated between 7 and 8 pounds. Nothing like experience.
Anyway - we thought we would be heading home to return on Monday the 8th, when the midwife came back and said she was going to admit you and induce labor. She was worried about your Mom's blood pressure and didn't want her coming back in a coupl
e of days in labor with higher, more critical pressure. So we were off to your delivery room. We spent the rest of June 4th there as your Mom started into labor - your Tia Hilda, your Mom and I. It was a very comfortable
room. We had TV, a rocking chair, a pull out sofa bed, a table and chairs, and of course all the necessary equipment to care for your Mom and welcome you into the world.
I bunked down on the sofa bed. Tia Hilda went home to return the next day. Your Mom and I managed to get a few hours sleep as we began the marathon of your arrival. Your Grandpa and Uncle Randy and your Great Grandma, Nina, had been circling the hospital all day waiting for news. They headed back up to Weston to sleep so they could return to wait for your arrival tomorrow.
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