The Joys of Modified Bedrest

This probably sounds silly to everyone out there, perhaps unless you have been on bedrest yourself: this is pretty boring. Sure, it's wonderful not to have to get dressed and go anywhere when I feel so icky, but at the same time, there is only so much reading, tv watching and internet surfing I can do in a day before it feels like my eyeballs are going to fall out of my head. I really shouldn't complain, though, because before I know it, we'll have a baby here and we will not be getting any rest whatsoever! It's a real challenge to look around the house and think up things I'd like to be doing, only I can't because of my physical limitations. I've made up a list of things that I can do to keep my busy...we'll see how long it takes to get them done and for me to be back to square one again!

As much as I didn't want to do it, I've succumbed to sleeping on the couch as of last night. It's just so difficult to sleep in the bed right now and all my tossing and turning wakes Nick up all night. The side that it's most comfortable for me to sleep on makes it very hard to get into a comfortable position in the bed, but is much easier to manuever on the couch. Plus, I get extra support from the back of the couch combined with my snoogle pregnancy pillow, so I tend to sleep better and for longer stretches throughout the night. I get up alot to go to the bathroom at night and since the couch is lower to the ground than the bed, it's much easier to get on and off of it. It's very weird to me being in the same house as my husband and not sleeping in the same bed, but it appears that it's best for everyone involved. I'm sure I'm making a much bigger deal of it than it really should be, but I'm really sentimental about things right now! As far as Nick is concerned, he just wants what is going to be most comfortable for me.

Last night was a very uncomfortable night. I woke up millions of times with soreness and achiness in places I have never felt pain in before! I am still having contractions around the clock, but they are not paired with pain, so we're still just waiting for that to happen. Yesterday was a really nice day because my brother Caleb brought me a delicious lunch and stayed here visiting all afternoon. It was a great time and I loved getting to sit and visit with him, plus it made the day go by very quickly.