We're officially 37 weeks today and OFF bed rest!! Quite honestly, I can't believe that we made it this far. With Jake coming at 34 weeks, making it to 37 weeks seemed like a long shot but the perseverance of bed rest and the cerclage (and some praying and good wishes) obviously made all the difference. Speaking of, stitches came out on Friday! And for those of you who didn't think I would make it 24 hours or through the baby shower, haha, we did it! Now it's just a "wait and see/ any minute now" kind of situation... which is fun and exciting but makes me a little nervous when in public places or the car. (Do I really want to be THAT medical emergency on the side of the highway causing a traffic jam in rush hour traffic?? Hmmm... would make for a funny story I suppose.)
Being off bed rest means I went back to the office today for the first time in 14 weeks... Quite a few people (family, friends, and co-workers included) asked me why I went in. I don't think anyone would have questioned me staying at home at this point. I guess I felt like after 14 weeks of working from home that I could make the effort to come back in, even if it's just for a couple days. My team has worked so hard over the last couple of months and they deserved a nice lunch out :-) (Plus I have seriously missed Cheesecake Factory for the last 4 months.) So whenever anyone asked me what I was doing at work, I just told them I was killing some time! That seemed to do the trick. I will say that it felt weird being there... it seemed like I was just coming back from maternity leave but I am still carrying this little guy around!
I was planning on going into work this week and next week but I guess I'll be taking it one day at a time. My feet and legs are really, REALLY swollen and obviously not having them elevated during the day makes them even worse. For those who saw my swollen feet on Sunday, they are twice as swollen now. Next check-up is on Thursday. Hoping to hear that we're making some progress by then because I am about ready for this guy to make his grand entrance!!
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