(27wks 2 days) I went to the dr. yesterday morning for my followup. It could be much worse, so I will try not to complain. I told her that I only felt a few contractions over the weekend and some back pain here and there. She checked his heartbeat, which is still strong, and then my cervix. Good news is that it is still closed, the bad news is that Baby Watson is pressing on it. She said that he has dropped lower and is applying pressure so that I need to help out by not standing for long periods of time or walking around. Another-words, back to sitting on my bottom, or side rather. She wants me to continue the Procardia as well. So my instructions this time were to see if I can work from home and only go into work twice a week. She is trying to keep me from driving sitting up every day. If I can't work that out, then I just have to stay at home and not work at all. So after a long half day talking to the bosses and HR yesterday, I am working from home today. My bosses were concerned and understanding with the fact that I still want to do what I can with my work in order to keep my sanity. Day time tv is not my thing and since Baby Watson can hear now, he doesn't need to be listening to that trash. My mouth is bad enough, haha! This is not something that my company usually allows b/c they provide paid short term disability. I won't work all day when I'm home, but enough to keep my mind occupied. So we are going to try this new arrangement until approx 3-17, which will put me at the 30 week mark. The dr. will re-asses things at that point. I will go to the dr. every Monday until then. He is moving all around right now-I love watching my belly move! And I am still not getting upset over this b/c I know he is fine and that is all that matters.  I will lay down flat for 13 more wks if that is what it takes to keep him in there to grow stronger. My only fear is him coming early and then having to leave him in the hospital alone while he grows. But we are both staying very positive that this is still a perfect pregnancy and that all I need to do is take down the activity level and he will stay put.

I am so relieved that I am crazy, b/c I have so much stuff done for the baby already. I was waiting until April 19 to wash all his clothes and sheets, the 28th to dry clean all the curtains and comforters in the house, and May 3rd to pack hospital bag  (list is already made), change airfilters, and charge cameras...just to name a few things that I have planned out in my calendar. But at least I know the little things like that that are left to do and Bryce is capable of doing them. The birth plan has been typed up and hospital registration done. I just hope that I can make it to the infant CPR class, but if not I can go right after he is born. The last thing he needs right now is to feel my anxiety over what I cannot do for him, and I feel confident that we are ready in case he surprises us. I have no idea where he could get his impatience from :)