35 weeks

I'm doing a big **happy dance** this morning. Ok, really I'm lying in bed just wiggling my toes and humming a happy tune, as dancing is not really bedrest-friendly. But HOORAY! 35 weeks today!

For all I complain about bedrest, and trust me, I've been complaining quite a bit (I'm bored! I'm cranky! I want to make dinner! Wah, wah, wah!) there have been some positive results from it. Obviously, not dilating or effacing any more is a big one. But remember the swelling in my feet, especially the right one? Gone. My feet and ankles look normal. No more cankles. Amazing what staying horizontal can do.

And I've gotten all my Xmas shopping done. Lots of online shopping this year, and I'm done early! I've also gotten ahead on birth announcements. I've narrowed it down to a few contenders, so depending on if we go with a picture or not, it will be easy to get it printed. And even better, I've taken all the mailing addresses and consolidated them into a spreadsheet. They had been all over the place before, different lists, locations. Now they are all together, and it will be super-easy to get that mailing out.

So bedrest sucks, but at least there are some benefits. The biggest one being - we got to 35 weeks! Hooray!

Have a good weekend!!