Bed Rest: Week 5

Today marks the end of my 5th week of bed rest.  I'm happy to report I haven't had this baby yet, and things appear to be remaining stable and it's less likely that I will deliver a dangerously premature baby.  Last week the doctor said that he thought things hadn't changed since my last examination, and I was ecstatic to hear that I could wait 2 weeks before another visit.  Prior to that I had been going weekly once I left the hospital.  I will see him again on Monday, when I will be 29 weeks pregnant.  We'll keep our fingers crossed for no more changes.  If I can get to 34 weeks pregnant before having this kid, than he'd be less likely to have to go to the NICU at all, or maybe he would just have to go for 24 hours of observations.  I would also be able to deliver at my regular hospital (their NICU will only take babies born as young as 34 weeks gestation). 

So that being said, I have about 5 weeks left of pure bed rest... and I'm starting to freak out because I STILL haven't gotten around to finishing up (or starting!) Zoë's baby book!  Honestly!  I must be the poster child example for procrastination!!  Here I've been sitting on the couch/bed for over a month and I keep finding "other things" that I need to do before I get to the baby books.  It sounds like a joke!  I am proud to say however, that I just finished the last episode of Season 4 of Mad Men, and am now a complete zombie in the way of netflix streaming.  I've also managed to do over 90% of our Christmas shopping online, and have found some interesting deals that only someone with ridiculous amounts of time on their hands would be able to find on the internet.  That being said, I can't wait to get my free toaster oven in the mail that I was just awarded today ;) 

Now if I could somehow just get over this no paycheck thing... I think I'd be OK staying home (provided someone still comes and wisps the kids away for several hours during the day).  I've started inquiring to all the wonderful people who have been stopping by and offering help.... asking if they could just keep coming even after I'm done with bed rest and have our third child on hand.  We'll be outnumbered!  I think I'm going to savor the next weeks of bed rest, settled in knowing that I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO DO THIS AGAIN....