28 weeks 2 days - January 3, 2012

Happy New Year to you all! I don't have much news to share but just wanted to send a quick update to let you know that things are going well. I've gotten several messages, texts, and calls from you to see how I'm doing, and I just haven't been able to get back to everyone. I appreciate hearing from you though and am grateful for all the concern and support. I definitely went way over my cell minutes & texts last month, so I guess I should use my free time to look at phone packages.

The days actually go by very quickly. It's already 11:00 and I'm still laying in bed in my pjs and robe. I usually get ready for the day and head downstairs around lunchtime and stay on the couch or recliner until bedtime. I've been getting my fill of morning game shows that take me back to the days of being a kid - the Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal, and Family Feud - while trying to avoid the other junk that they call daytime tv. I've also been hitting up all the online post-holiday clearance sales, so that's been keeping me busy and makes me feel more productive. I've even got several excel sheets created to compare diaper and formula costs at various stores :) Other than that, I'm keeping up on a Bible study and reading a couple baby books. I have a pile of "fun" books to read but I just can't seem to get to them.

I'm heading to Maternal Fetal Medicine on Thursday and am praying for a positive report on Baby B. We're past that crucial 28 week mark, but now have our eyes set on 30 weeks. I imagine that I'll be ready for another steroid shot for lung development, which means they may keep me at the hospital again. I guess we'll wait and see. Other than that I feel the same, pretty good but huuuuge. It definitely takes a while to stand up or roll over while laying down - imagine trying to support a beach-ball-sized, liquid-filled medicine ball each time you turn over! I'm starting to look forward to the idea of moving normally again someday. And by "moving normally" I mean actually being able to bend down to pick up dropped pacifiers & sling overstuffed diaper bags over my shoulders, all while trying to juggle three squirming babies in my arms. I can't wait!!!