Say hello to Bedrest!

Well, here is a picture of me at 39 1/2 weeks. My due date is on Monday, July 14th, and if I haven't had the baby by Monday the 21st they will induce me. I'm feeling great, but my ankles are giving me tons of swelling grief and the baby is so big and far down that things are really starting to get uncomfortable. I'm really lucky that I haven't had too many problems up until now.

I went to my doctor's appointment today and found out that I have all the signs of pre-eclapsia or high blood pressure. I have had great blood pressure up until this appointment, but today it was a little high, so they had me take a non-stress test on the baby to make sure she's not stressed out. Everything is great with the baby, but they also had me get some blood work done to make sure they aren't missing something. Along with the tests, the doctor put me on bed rest to make sure the problem doesn't get any worse. Its probably better, because my doctor left on vacation today and won't be back until Sunday night! He is such a great guy and is in our ward up here in Boise, and he wants to be there no matter what! I'm so lucky to have found a great doctor. Mine was the only baby he would come back from vacation to deliver--he's so nice!

So, theres the news: on bed rest, swollen feet, and a ton of attention from my mother-in-law who knows all about the high blood pressure deal. She had that with all her kids and had to induce with every one of them! Its kind of a scary thing and I hope everything is still fine by my next appointment on Monday. Luckily I haven't had to worry about it until now--this has really been an excellent pregnancy!

Here is the little baby blessing dress that my mother-in-law is making for little Hannah. It still needs the hem finsihed, and she plans on gathering it every few inches or so at the bottom--it will be soo cute! I'm so lucky to have crafty moms!

I am planning on changing the name of little Hannah around alittle. I wasn't sure wether I was going to go with a middle name or not, but just recently life events have changed my mind. I will make another post about this later, but our family friends in Paris had a significant loss a few days about. Christina Mourant, young wife and mother of two, just died. I only met her twice, but in those two times I realized that she was one of the best people I knew. I wanted to be just like her in every way. When she died, I knew that I wanted to name this baby after her because I wanted a constant reminder of her life and goodness. I plan on naming this baby Hannah Christina White so that I can always remember her, her friendship and goodness, and always have a constant reminder of the kind of person I want to be. And the name Hannah Christina kind of sounds like the name of a saint, and thats exactly what I thought she was. I hope she knows just how much she meant to me and my family--we will never forget her.