Finally Forever: Pre-Eclampsia Testing?!

Morning all!

I have lots to report this morning so let's see if I can get my crazy brain to remember it all.
I am spacing on if I have posted about this one nurse I don't particularly care for at Dr. S' office. I had her do my vitals one other time, about 2 months ago, and she was completely incompetent. She took my blood pressure and told me it was some ungodly high number and I pointed out that she still had air in the cuff. Miss Priss Ass denied any wrong doing and I had to come back the following day for another check, and shockingly, when someone completed the blood pressure check correctly, my blood pressure was fine.
Anyhey, I had Blondie yesterday and of course, my blood pressure came back 150/100. I just rolled my eyes and waited to see Dr. S. This is also where I am gonna say, hey! I am giantly pregnant, I have to pee like a race horse, I just waddled 2 blocks and the very first thing you do is take my blood pressure!? Gimme a minute, huh?
I had my appointment with Dr. S and everything looks great there. I am about a centimeter dilated and everything is on track. He shook my hand, said, "See ya next week," and I was on my way. Just as I had gotten my underpants back on, he popped his head in. He said that he was concerned about my blood pressure and because I was full term this week, he wanted me to go to the birthing center.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

Now, I obviously don't mind doing what is best for Sully, but I knew that it was because this chick had no idea how to take a blood pressure. I shared my thoughts with Dr. S, but of course, it was better to be safe than sorry.
I called Robert and work and started to cry. I really was angry about having to miss more hours of work and because Robert was saving his time too, I knew I would have to go by myself. I moved my car to the hospital lot and trudged up to the birthing center. They ordered a urine test and blood work.
They took my blood pressure right away and it was already lower than the reading Suck Butt Nurse had gotten. They hooked me up to monitors and I got to listen to Sully's awesome heart beat again. I had a really nice nurse assigned to me at the birthing center. She was really chatty and sweet.
The attending doctor came in to talk to me as well and explain a little more that Dr. S was concerned about pre-eclampsia. I told her that I had had no other signs of it like swelling, headaches or blurry vision. In fact, I have been really lucky in the swelling department. She said that sometimes they catch it so early that you don't have those signs. AWESOME.
I waited almost 2 hours for my blood work to come back. They were checking for liver function and Creatin levels. My blood work came back normal. Sadly, there was a +1 reading of protein in my urine. FAIL.
My next step wasn't so pretty. The nurse came back in with a basin, a giant orange jug and a pee "hat." I was then instructed to go home, and put the hat on my toilet and use it to collect a 24 hour urine sample. I am sure my confused look caused her to elaborate further. I was to collect urine EVERY TIME I went to the bathroom for 24 hours. EVERY TIME. Are you kidding me?!
I packed up my goodie bag of pee collecting supplies and they sent me on my way.
I decided to treat myself to a soda a french fries. I mean, hey... I had earned it. I went home and collected for 24 hours. It was a giant hassle. Oh, and did I mention I had to keep it on ice? If I would have let it sit, it would have grown bacteria, so I had the jug, in the basin, surrounded by ice, just sitting on the hamper in my bathroom. G-Ross....
I dropped it off at the hospital lab and I am waiting on those results now. I should get the call after lunch.
I have a biophysical ultrasound scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00am. Depending on what the urine says and what the ultrasound says, Sully could be here as early as next week. I really hope that we can hold off until my mom gets here. Her plane gets in to town at 2pm on the 21st and I would really want her to be here. Obviously, we will do whatever is best for Sully, but I hope she can be here.
We will know more tomorrow and then be able to make a plan from there. I am excited to finally have him out in the world instead of constantly worrying about something happening with the pregnancy. And, I am back to vomiting every day so I am most definitely looking forward to that stopping. :-)
I am hoping I hear the urine results today so I am can quit worrying about it!

On a more positive note, I have my bag all packed for the hospital. Sully's room is ready to go and speaking of that, here are some pics: