33 Weeks

One week of bed rest down, three to go! Overall, this week has gone much better than I would have guessed. Mostly, I think, due to James's untiring devotion to making sure that we are well taken care of and that the house stays wonderfully clean. How he does all of that, works all day, and goes to school for upwards of eight hours a week, I'm not sure. Every night he makes sure that we are all set up for the next day downstairs:

The necessities: Towels, toilet paper, and underwear, among other things.

And then, he comes home for lunch, replenishes our supply of undies, agua, etc., feeds us, and cleans the kitchen before returning to work. (Believe me, it is not lost on me at all how blessed we are with this wonderful man!)

So far, bed rest has been serving its purpose: Contractions haven't increased in intensity, and have only increased in frequency a little bit, as far as I can tell. I've been gaining weight and baby seems to be getting bigger; we'll know for sure on Wednesday when we check in with our midwife. Until then, the couch, protein, and I will all continue becoming the best of friends. Yay. ;)