at least my feet are almost back to normal

...but I can't get a pedi. :( It was a gorgeous day outside,, so I lay in bed with the window wide open to enjoy what sun & fresh air I could. Yesterday we went through the boy's old clothes, only to find that his infant wear is MIA. My mom found some things, but not a lot. Like either of us needs the excuse to do some shopping. Thank heaven for the internet.

People have said this is a great time to catch up on books, TV, scrabulous on FB, but I'll be doing as much work-work as I can. My awesome boss understood my STD plight and approved me to work from home, which I great. Super-husband has taken up food shopping, cooking, cleaning and getting ready for the baby. He's been driving (yay!) too, which has given him lots of confidence as a new driver. I've been napping now while I can, and I also seriously need to catch up on my Yelp reviews.

I tried to knit today, only to be defeated after 1 mere row. It also is a pain to not only type sideways while laying down, but my hands do get pins and needles even with the brace after a bit.

The overall upside is the baby is still active, and today makes 35 weeks. From here on, I'm more pregnant than I ever was with Owen. Even better is that if boy #2 is born now, he won't have to automatically go to the NICU. Tomorrow I/we have a doctor's app't, so it'll be interesting to see what happens.

the final countdown (maybe)

Today I got the news that I'm 1cm dilated & having irregular contractions, therefore needing to go on bedrest for 2 weeks. At first I was freaked out because I had to wrap things up at work and think about what I can do at home. If I go on Short Term Disability now, it eats into the time I have after the baby is born. He's been moving around a bunch now that I've been still. Also saw John Papelbon & family at the ultrasound technicians! The baby is around 7lbs (hopefully less!), so for 34+ weeks it's pretty impressive. My hospital bag is also packed, just in case.

I had both a doctor and an ultrasound appointment, and I spent more on cabs today than I have since my friend's bachelorette party. Since I'm sad to be housebound, it was comforting to take the scenic route home down the Jway & through Franklin Park with the window down.

Having pregnancy-related carpal hasn't helped either! But it's fun watching the pregnancy challenge on Project Runway.

catching up with...

It's been a pretty exciting week here:
-Mr. Man got his driver's license! He's had his permit for over two years, taking driving lessons, and passed the driving exam on his first try! Woo-hoo!
-The boy has really taken to his bunk bed. It's really high, and he sometimes misses being read to at night on his bed, but overall: success!
-I had my 20th high school reunion last week. How did that happen? It was amazing because almost everyone looked pretty much the same.
-Tonight I am missing a reunion for the summer theater I did in HS. Just wasn't up for two nights of being on my feet for long stretches of time.

Tomorrow marks me being at 32 weeks, going into the 8th month. It went by pretty quickly. I haven't complained about the weather, because I've been pretty comfortable until the last couple weeks. It's just now that my feet and hands are really, really swollen. My belly button still hasn't popped out completely, it's just a little bulge. My lower back has been achey, but I've been trying to not stand up so much. In the back of my head I keep thinking, "In two weeks, I would have already given birth to Owen." It puts this pregnancy in a strange perspective. I'm hoping that I'll get at least another 4 weeks, thanks to the progesterone, so mind-late September seems more likely than being going all the way to October. We'll see.

We still have a lot to do around the house: finding and washing onesies and blankets, getting the crib here and set up, airing out the carseat and putting it in the car. We didn't get around to redoing the kitchen, which is really starting to irk me now that I'm having trouble reaching the shelves!