37 Weeks Pregnant
     Good news and bad news! Good news first: WE MADE IT FULL TERM WITH NO SIGNS OF PREECLAMPSIA WHATSOEVER!!!! Thank you Jesus! Now for the bad news: My body is showing NO signs of labor! What is up? I’m not even having any Braxton Hicks contractions or anything! I know that God [...]

                                   WOOHOO!     HOORAY!      YES!      HURRAH!    YIPPEE!
Today was my 35th week (pregnancy) Dr.’s visit and…. I MADE IT!!!! Blood pressure was normal, protein was right where it needs to be, no swelling - all of this equals NO PREECLAMPSIA!!!!
Next visit is at 37 weeks and by then I will be considered FULL TERM! Hooray! I am TOTALLY doing the HAPPY DANCE!

       During my first pregnancy, at the 35 week check up my blood pressure was high, I was swollen from head to toe, and my vision was blurry at times. My doctor had me take a 24 hour urine sample to confirm the presence of protein and put me on bed rest. A day later, after dropping off the [...]