Being a good patient is hard work

Five days into this recliner rest and I'm learning how terrible I am at following directions. I still think I'm doing fairly well, but it is very easy to forget that I'm not supposed to get a snack or go get the mail or anything myself. And believe it or not, sitting in the recliner all day can get uncomfortable! Sometimes I rotate to a different recliner and that seems to help.

My helpers have come to life and major progress has been made on the nursery in the past week. It is painted. Cribs are assembled and "made" with crib skirt, mattress pad, sheets and bumpers. We've also washed all the towels, blankets, bibs, burp rags, hats and non-clothes items, folded and sorted them. Curtains are hung, and closet organizer is mostly finished, I have a few more shelves that need to be bought. The cube shelf system we already bought isn't quite right either so mom will be returning that this weekend. No pictures yet, it's still a work in progress and I can't get up to take any pictures. Hopefully by next weekend I'll have some up.

My gym membership has officially been suspended, surprisingly without trouble. They just had Ethan fill out a form and they'll stop charging for me, as long as I want, without a doctor's note or anything! Small Town America does have its perks occasionally. I had to cancel my dentist and eye doctor appointments, but they did let Ethan buy me some more contacts so that I won't run out before I can make it back.

Work is going pretty well also, thank goodness I have work to keep me busy during the day or I'd be pulling my hair out by now! It's the busiest time of year too, so it is an interesting challenge to stay busy and involved without being the "owner" of anything and not stressing myself out. The bedrest is a good eye opener, it has reminded everyone that I will be gone at some point so I've got a lot of training and transitioning to do. I work with the absolute most amazing people in the world, and everyone has not only volunteered to take on various responsibilities but also remind me throughout the day that they can do something, that I need to stay calm, asking if I can show them how to do things. It is very hard to let go of things I'm used to doing, but I'm working on it.

And last but not least, I've at least started on my care calendar. The link is http://www.carecalendar.org/logon/42714, send me an email if you would like the logon code to become a "helper". It's a work in progress for sure, especially since I don't know when we will need to start having help. These darn babies are already wreaking havoc on my planning abilities! But at least it is there.