31 Weeks and Still Pregnant

I thought I would give a quick update since I have not blogged in a couple days. Nothing new is going on. I wish I had insightful things to say about being on bed rest, but really there is nothing. I have realized my dream of not working can never happen. This experience has opened my eyes and taught me that as much as I complain about work, I like getting out of the house and working. I like dealing with people, and it gives me pleasure to accomplish something no matter how small. I also really miss going to the gym. I miss that sense of calm that I get after a good work out. One thing I do not miss is grocery shopping. But does anyone really like going to the grocery store?

All the bed rest is working. We made it to 31 weeks. And according to my handy weekly pregnancy calendar, this week there is some major lung development going on. The lungs develop some sort of lining that secretes something that prevents lungs from collapsing. (If I knew what the big words meant I would write them.) So simply put, He has a better chance of breathing on his own now. Ok, I just finished reading the page ... this calendar freaks me out. I read that He can grab his cord. Oh, but don't worry. It is sufficiently sturdy to withstand grasping and squeezing. This would be one of those things that you do not mention to crazy people. Now I am going to think about nothing but Him trying to rip the cord loose, or Him squeezing it so tightly that he cuts off all the life flowing to him.

Also in the calendar is the average weight gain. This whole weight gain thing is such crap. I have decided that you are going to gain whatever amount of your weight your body thinks is sufficient enough to support another person growing inside you. At least the doctor's are no longer on my case about the weight gain. Their only concern is that I am still pregnant. I did not think it was too nice of them at the beginning to say that I was above the average in terms of weight gain, well suck it doctor people my weight seems to be leveling out. Maybe my body needed to add the weight at the beginning and now I am growing into it, did you every think of that? Really all the reading I have done makes me think there is really no right amount of weight for EVERY woman. You would think being on bed rest would cause me to balloon up, in reality I am doing really well. It helps that the only snacks around here are fruit and vegetables.

Speaking of food, my lunch is here. Turkey sandwiches are yummy. But only with Dor.itos. That's what makes the meal. It is all in the chips. You have to put them on the sandwich and crush them in, it adds the crunch.