Week 39, continued

We left College Station for San Antonio on Tuesday night, so that I could work remotely all day on Tuesday and on Wednesday. The puppies enjoyed hanging around other dogs, and Josh got to play video games (Guitar Hero). We went with my in-laws to Alamo Cafe - I can never get enough of their tortillas and queso! I then bought some sneakers in a size that my feet can actually fit (now that I'm this pregnant) - which look much larger than my old sneakers!

We walked around quite a bit that night, which I'm sure the dogs liked. There was a cold front, so it was much easier on me than during the hot, humid Houston nights. The next day I was trying to get a check-up in San Antonio but could not get one. Given how far along I was in the pregnancy, I called my primary care provider to see what I should do (being so far along but no power at home). After talking to the doctor on-call, I decided to head back to Houston. Then I would be able to see my doctor, and Josh and I could always figure out how to deal with the power situation later.

We left very early from San Antonio, and left our doggies there. We first went to College Station (in case I went into labor in the car), then to Kingwood. Amazingly, in between the last Entergy update and us traveling to Kingwood, our house's power was restored! It was a huge relief. We then went to the doctor. My blood pressure had been climbing since the beginning of August. It turns out that the baby is going to be induced on Wednesday morning, and I was only permitted to work remotely on Friday afternoon.

Now Josh and I are getting the house ready for the baby (the hurricane made it a bit messier than usual, with more dirt and debris tracked in by the dogs and the extra supplies). It is hitting us that this is the last weekend before we have a child, so we are trying to enjoy it. We do miss having the dogs around - they always do funny things to make us laugh... but there will be a new normal soon, and they'll be here later this week. We just can't wait to meet our baby boy!