Life As We Know It: Rest, rest, rest....

...and then more rest! As of Monday, May 9, 2011, I have been placed on "strict" bed rest to prevent a pregnancy related hypertension called, Preeclampsia. The symptoms I had were protein in urine, elevated uric acid levels and a sudden (non-diet) related significant weight gain. Woooo Hooooo!!!! My life now consists of laying vertically about 23.5 hrs each day, primarily on my left side as we try to prevent any changes in my blood pressure. I am allowed to get up to use the restroom and to take 1 shower per day. And let me please tell you...a trip to the shower has NEVER been so exciting nor felt sooooooo good! I find myself in there using every last drop of hot water until I am forced to go back to bed. Now, after dramatically and woefully describing my life...

Let me just say, with a mom that does this (every meal of the day):

(and this is just course 1 of dinner)

and a husband that does this, so that I don't loose my mind watching soap operas all day:

It's totally doable!

Quite honestly, this week has been full of incredible blessings - My mother had been planning for weeks to come down this Wednesday, to deliver some bookcases that she was getting rid of (just as I was looking for some). WHAT GREAT TIMING??? That was just about the time I was beginning to think that this bed rest thing wasn't going to be so cool and my man was trying to figure out if and how to change his plans to be out of town for a prior commitment on Sunday. Problem solved...mom stayed, so if I decide to pop, she can take me in! The three of us have had "dinner parties" in here each night with them bringing chairs and tv trays into our room so that I don't have to eat alone. As if that wasn't enough, my man comes and hangs out with me whenever he can. This is quite a busy time for him, with long days already, and my barn chores on top of his workload. See what I mean...totally and completely blessed! So, as I get used to being spoiled and having a personal assistant that runs my errands, cooks and cleans for me....mom is having fun decorating our house (talk about a win-win for me!). These are the bookshelves that she brought down and "organized".