Day 12: From Hillary

Another milestone today as I just hit 31 weeks! I'm approaching the end of week 2 here, and things are starting to feel a bit more normal. I finally ditched the hospital gown for tank tops and shorts, I'm allowed to get up occasionally, and... okay, I guess that's about it. But 12 days ago, it seemed like this baby would not be stopped, but we've been blessed by great care and powerful answers to prayer!

As much as I'd love to see the kids 24/7, we've decided it's best to just have them come by every other day and then talk to them on the phone or via Skype on the others. They both seem quite used to the new arrangement, and obviously LOVE all the attention from my parents, who are doing a heroic job. When the kids do come, Danny is always the first through the door, yelling, "Surprise!" After the usual hello's, Danny tosses whatever "buddies" he's brought on me (see photo) and then he and Bob walk the halls where they eventually end up at the fancy ice water machine.

Thanks to all the medical attention, my belly is actually smaller than it was 12 days ago, which is a strange thing to celebrate during a pregnancy. Normal amniotic levels at this point are between 7-25 and as of couple days ago I was 24! Bob says every ultrasound has become a glorified trip to Jiffy Lube where they update us on our latest fluid levels.

Thanks to everyone for suggestions as to what I could do while stuck in bed all day. Believe it or not, I've actually found various jobs and projects that I'd been meaning to do but never had the time. Today I went through our entire iTunes library and deleted every song we had two copies of. Who knows, maybe I can finally follow-through on my goal of finishing my Christmas shopping early. The problem is that no one knows what they want yet.

Thanks again and again for all the support. We are blessed to have such great friends...