Whew!

I've had some requests for more details about the situation this week, and bottom line is that Emily and Zipper are totally fine, and at this point there is no reason to believe Emily has pre-eclampsia.

Emily has been ordered on "house arrest" for a few days, a step down from bed rest. She also feels completely fine. Though the blood pressure monitor reads high (142/92 when we visited the doctor yesterday morning), there are no symptoms that are noticeable. Going forward, she was prescribed more house arrest through the weekend, and also put on a hypertension drug. The doctor will monitor the baby's growth more aggressively than he would otherwise (growth can be impaired by high blood pressure), and also stay on top of other symptoms of pre-eclampia which apparently is very rare at this stage, but more common beginning in week 24 (3 weeks away for us). If there ever are signs of pre-eclampsia, the doctor assured us that he will immediately have her hospitalized until he can get it under control - immediately, meaning he encouraged her to keep an extra toothbrush in her purse at all times.