28 WEEKS

Yeah! I made it to 28 weeks!!!!

The highlight was Starbucks. Greg stopped at Starbucks on his way home and took my "instruction list" in (tall half-caf non-fat no-foam latte with 1 Equal - how hard is that to remember) with him, which was clearly written out on yellow notebook paper and handed it to the Barista who immediately started laughing and commented that clearly the drink was not for him. When he explained that it was for his pregnant wife on bed rest, they gave it to him for free!! Rock on. You KNOW I love my free stuff.

Went to the Doctor (specialist) today for my check up. Baby is weighing 2 lbs., 13 oz. (Go fatty!) and would not stop moving. Unfortunately, my cervix is below 1 cm again, so looks like bed rest continues. Seriously doubt my OB is going to lift any restrictions next week. Need to start facing facts that this may be my life for the next 8-9 weeks.

Basically, I am on strict bed rest with bathroom privileges. What do I do to stay busy? Here's my list:

• I am catching up on all the new characters on my Soaps.



• Doing a lot of reading - thanks Mom for all the trashy novels



• Surfing the Internet, send email, and generally harass my staff via my laptop computer



• Online shopping - need I say more?



• Art projects with Gracie

What's my baby doing?

• Eyebrows and eyelashes are now present, and the hair on the head is growing.



• The eyelids open, and the eyes are completely formed.



• Muscle tone is gradually improving.



• The lungs are capable of breathing air but if the baby is born now, it would struggle to properly breathe.



• s/he can recognize my voice now