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Another Week Down

Song Lyric of the Day:

Birds flying high you know how I feel / Sun in the sky you know how I feel / Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feel

Nina Simone / “Feeling Good

Today marks a full week from the day I went into preterm labor. Coraline is now at 33 weeks, 3 days, that much closer to our first goal: 34 weeks. After that, we’re hoping to make it to 36 weeks, then 38, and so on. My end of the bargain is to continue with the bedrest regimen and take a procardia capsule every four hours. I have my cell phone alarm set to go off at each four-hour interval so I don’t miss one, which is critical for my overnight doses (at 2AM and 6AM). I expect that once Coraline does arrive, she’ll wake up at 1AM, 3AM, and 5AM just to be different. It’d be nice, though, if she decided to stick with the overnight schedule her mom has right now. Wishful thinking, right?

I’m still climbing the walls when it comes to the whole bedrest thing, but I’m doing better. I’ve been reading a lot, reading countless blogs, sorting through paperwork/mail, paying bills, etc. You know — staying busy. The couch is now my command central. The dogs and cats are loving that I’m home with them everyday, all day. Anytime I get up to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, I have my three-dog escort party to lead the way. I wonder if they’re getting so used to me being on the couch or in bed all the time that now when I move they have to see where I’m going. Some pet observations: Caleb and Troubadour nap together in the same dog bed for most of the day, which I find very amusing. And our boy tabby, Buster (aka Reverend Sunbeam), has turned into a living sundial, almost never leaving the sunroom. He’s quite happy in there.

Two more days until my followup appointment with my doctor. Two more days …

TiVo viewing for the last two days: 1 ep of The Closer, 3 eps of Hung, 4 eps of White Collar, and Ultimate Air Jaws (and two couch naps)

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