And so it begins....

Had a doctor's appointment today and found that certain body parts are progressing a little faster than they would prefer, so I am on "recliner rest". I'm allowed to keep working with my laptop, but instead of being in my office I have to sit in the recliner with my feet up all day. I have to stay off my feet just about all the time - no cooking, cleaning, shopping, nothing excepting showering and potty breaks.

This is completely normal, and seeing that I'm 24 weeks I've done pretty good to not be on bedrest any earlier. Still, it caught me off guard just a little. I've done so well up to this point and had foolishly been assuming things would continue to be smooth sailing. This is still only a minor setback, but it is definitely a dose of reality. These babies could really be here any day. Holy cow.

She also tested me today for the presence of a certain chemical, I'll get my results tomorrow. If it is NOT present, the chances I go into labor in the next two weeks is less than 3%. If it IS present, the chance I go into labor in the next two weeks is 30%. Clearly a negative is better because it means no labor, and it's more reliable. I should find those results out tomorrow.

If this week's test, and the next test in two weeks both come back negative, combined with the bedrest I should have no trouble getting to 28 weeks, at which point we'll reevaluate whether bedrest is still necessary. I won't be running a marathon or anything, but I could get released back to working normally. We'll see what happens.

I can already tell that this total dependency thing is going to be MUCH harder than I thought. It sounds awesome to be told that you have to sit around and be lazy all day, but for me the guilt of constantly having to ask Ethan to do EVERYTHING for me is terrible. Maybe it will fade in a few days. It's what I have to do, we both know that, and we're very fortunate that with his school year he is around all summer to help me. It's only been half a day so far, but he has been very patient and compassionate so I have high hopes that we'll make it through this without killing each other.

As always prayers are much MUCH appreciated!