Waiting Patiently (and Impatiently)

Well, no Baby Clark this weekend...at least not yet! We did think it would be kind of neat to have him/her on Valentine's day. Instead, we spent the day relaxing (my new vow), ordered pizza for dinner, watched a movie, and enjoyed time with just the two of us (and Stuart). Brad ran the Heart and Sole race in EGR in the morning and came in 9th place over all! It's been a while since he's run a 5k, with so much focus on marathon and tri-athelon training. I, of course, was a little jealous that I couldn't join him in the run...I'm hoping to be back in shape post-baby for the River Bank run in May. But I won't be running the 25k this year :( I'll have to settle for the 10k or 5k.

While Brad was running, I enjoyed a pregnancy massage at Design 1 Salon/Spa...what a nice treat! Brad gave me a gift card for the massage for our anniversary in September. I was awaiting the right time to use it...and I was ready on Saturday! It ended up being a great anniversary AND Valentine's gift all in one! And the massage therapist who gave me the massage also works as a doula, so she had lots of great tips for labor pain control. We'll put those tips to good use soon!

The past week was a busy one with appointments. My BP was high again at Monday's appointment (as I reported in my previous post), so I had to go back in on Wednesday...then, I ended up with protein in my urine. Just a trace thankfully. So, we were sent off to the hospital for a non-stress test. For being a little anxious before getting there, it was actually a nice experience. I just had to lay back in a recliner for 30 minutes and we listened to the sweet sound of Baby's heart beat. He/she passed the test with flying colors. In fact, after just 5 minutes of being hooked up to the fetal monitor, the nurse eased my anxiety by saying it looked like we would "pass". If we hadn't, we would have been sent for a biophysical test, and then induced if we'd "failed" that test. Thankfully, we packed our bags for the trip to the hospital just in case...but we didn't need them! I just wasn't quite ready mentally to be induced on Wednesday. I'm hopeful that Baby C will lead us into labor without any interventions. We'll see!

So, now I wait patiently and Brad waits impatiently for our little one to come! Back for another OB appointment tomorrow...