Modified Bed Rest 35 Weeks

    I have been having one of those weeks that if my family and I make it out alive we wil have to celebrate. I don't feel like going into full detail, but lets just say I could not be happier it is Friday!

 It has been a while since I updated my weekly splurge about being pregnant, and I am going to give you a quick catch up to the point of modified bed rest.

 In the past few weeks I have been fervently enjoying my time working in the outdoors as a Teacher Naturalist. I love every minute of my job, leading school groups & teaching them about the great outdoors. Then, on Monday night, I started to get an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. I tried the ol'e ignore the feeling technique as my stomach hardened and I sprawled out on my bed in the position a flying squirrel is seen to be in mid air.

 Annoyed and queasy, I was unable to address the issue at hand, for Monday's troubles (aka my car is still in the shop thanks to the large medal rod that decided to cross the street on our way to birth class) did not allow us time for that.

 Tuesday, I called my mom (which is part of my daily routine) and told her about my symptoms. Thanks to my mother, I decided it was time to give the midwife a ring a ding ding. Low and behold I have an irritable uterus, personally I thought she was doing a fine job not being to fussy, an effacement reading of 80%, and a captain baby explorer has found his way to the lowest parts of his encasement.

All in all, I was told for the next two weeks (till I am fullterm) I have to take it easy. Which if you know me at all is a challenge, but when it is added with my innate desire to prepare the nest for this baby bird it is altogether borderline comical.

I am in that mental place where I restlessly make lists, read books, finished all baby shower thank you notes, pinterest every last baby thing possible, and now trying to map my way out of the black hole of youtube.

 This week, I went from having zero energy to feeling like I did lines of coke on our new stroller. All my wonderful energy &  desire to walk blissfully in the long awaited warm sunshine was put on a halt, so here is a fair warning: expect to see more post from here until 37 weeks.

Bring on a Full Term Baby!

 As a result of this weeks pondering,  I would like every one to take a moment and think of their mother gratefully & respectfully. Then, I would like to give a shout out to all the mommas and papas sacrificing themselves selflessly for their babies. These beautiful people are signs to all of us that unconditional love surronds us, so when you are in doubt that true love exist go find yourself a public place and watch the families taking care of one another and know it exist in all of us.