Bed Resting

So here I am finishing up week three of the ol' bed rest at home. It's really amazing how little I accomplish each day when compared to the school day. I guess that is the point of the whole "rest" in bed rest.

Things that I have done whilst gestating this baby over the past three weeks.

1. Watched nearly every season of Gilmore Girls. Let it be known that I am one episode away from finishing. (Having rewatched the entire show, I realize that there was ALOT I missed when I had originally watched the show. For example, Stars Hollow is perpetually stuck in the season of Fall just as Texas is perpetually stuck in Summer.)



2. Washed baby clothes. Again. And Again. And Again.  I used to be worried that we didn't have enough clothes for baby, but our water bill has clued me in to the possibility that perhaps I went overboard in the other direction.



3. Washed maternity clothes. Again. And Again. And Again. (My hospital bag has been packed since week 34 and every day I unzip it and choose something to wear. The next day I wash what was worn. It's a frustrating cycle.)



4. I awaken any time between the hours of 4 and 8 am. I kid you not. There's no sleeping in for this gestating momma. I've gotten to know insomnia well over the past few weeks.

The second time around

Hi! I'm Lauren. I've tried this blogging thing once before, but by gosh if life doesn't get in the way. I am also a teacher and that's my excuse for not following through.

But, times a changin, and alas I have been forced to make myself a comfy place on the couch for the next few weeks! That's right I've been put on bed rest as my husband and I wait for our newest family member. So, with the new found hours in the day that I never knew existed, I am scrambling to keep myself from turning to day time television for companionship and entertainment. Thus, this blog will be my new bed rest hobby. My hope is that I'll invest in it enough over the next  few weeks to keep it going during the school year and with baby.  Lofty goals friend, lofty goals. But, I have to have something!

And because any blog that aspires to be a blog must include some pictures.

15 weeks seems such a long time ago. Here I was sick, sick, sick and trying to not to look it.