update update

my blood pressure was 107/73.

i was cutting salt all day yesterday and today.

i'm going to continue to do so. thank goodness its something that can be controlled by diet!

23w 6d/24w

so... update:

my blood pressure was 130/90 (aka high). the doctor took it 3 separate times and it was the same. now i need to monitor it daily. if it hits 150/100 (any number) its a trip to the doctors (as you can see the DIA numbers are close).

i had hypertension before when i was younger. it was diet controlled. lately i've been able to eat whatever i want but it never got high... until now.

i'm in a panic which is probably the worse thing i can do for myself right now. i've been telling everyone instead of internalizing it because i believe it will help with the stress i'm feeling. i'm reading up on everything. when you get high blood pressure before 30 weeks its not a good sign. i'm only at 24 weeks. i may get hospitalized if my blood pressure hits 160/110 before 34 weeks. jake may have to come early via C section...

so anyway i'm watching my salt intake closely. i promised my sister i'll take her out to lunch and dinner so today is the day i lower my salt intake. already i said no to processed cheese and sauce at in n out. i only ate half the fries. i've been drinking water. hopefully the slight rise in blood pressure controlled by diet is all i have to look forward to.

22w 2d

i thought it was funny... 22w and 2d 222 :P

i'm doing good.

just the normal stuff.

doctor's appointment (20w 6d)

went great! nothing really to report. lol. we did a quick ultrasound and talked about induction which he said could be done when paul gets here if needed be (although that will be a last minute thing if he doesn't want to come out when dad's around).

20w 3d

jake is getting more active and i am getting more inactive. although i still enjoy running around with the kids i find myself stopping to catch my breath more often. all my eating has been working and i think i gained too much (so much for worrying). i was weighing 150 at soleado... my target weight is 146. i AM running around still so i figure its ok but i need to lay off on the chocolates (which i seem to be wanting a lot of). also it sucked that it was halloween and we got 1 kid that came by this year so i have a lot of candy just sitting here next to me. i am going to stay away from them!! Tuesday is my 20 week appointment. i learn the results of my california state genetics testing, and my blood test... so i'll update then!