6:30 - wake up time. I don't wake up because I have to, more because I want to. Shawn wakes Em up at 6:30 to get her ready for school and I like to be able to see her each morning before they leave. I usually head downstairs to the couch and wait for them to come down and then they head out around 6:55-7:00.
7:00 - 8:00 - I eat breakfast and watch the Today show downstairs on the couch. If I'm real tired I'll go upstairs and lay back down to take quick catnap. Some days I do actually get dressed and ready in the morning. Other days I just stay in my pj's. Not so much because I want to, more because after being on bedrest for so long, getting completely ready each day physically wears me out.
8:00 - 12:00 - Work time. I lay in bed and work on my laptop. Finally the first "normal" thing that I get to do. Although I'd much rather do it at a desk with other people around. :)
Steph also requested pics to see what I look at each day. So here goes (again try to contain your excitement).
I lay down in bed and put my laptop on a lap desk next to me.
The cradle that's been setup in our room for the last month or so, is a constant reminder of why I'm doing all this.
12:00 - 1:00 - I head downstairs to make a quick lunch and then lay on the couch and watch TV.
1:00 - 5:00 - Back upstairs to work.
5: 00 - 8:00 - Shawn and Em get home and I lay on the couch and try to entertain / play with Em while Shawn cooks dinner. We sit and eat dinner, then back on the couch to play with Em while Shawn cleans the dishes. Shawn takes Em up to give her a tub around 7:00 and then they come back down til Shawn puts her to bed around 8:00 or so.
8:00 - 10:00 - I usually head upstairs around the time Em goes to bed. Shawn likes to stay upstairs after he puts her down because she's still in the habit of coming out of her room. It's easier for him to stay upstairs rather than go up and down the stairs. I usually just lay down and watch tv, read or blog. And honestly, most nights I'm exhausted by 9:00 or 10:00 - I have no idea how, but I am.
So are you all jealous yet?? It's funny because when I tell people I'm on bedrest, I will sometimes get the reaction "oh, that sounds great" or "I'd love to just lay around all the time." Well I can say it's anything but a vacation. If I could trade anyone to just have a few days of my "normal" life back I would. . .in a heartbeat. Bedrest is definitely not what it's cracked up to be. I leave the house once a week - and it's for dr. appts, I spend about 23 of 24 hours a day laying down (on my side) and spend a lot of time by myself. I know it's easy for people to make comments like that, but until you've spent a few days in my shoes (let alone 6 weeks). . .you have absolutely no idea!!!
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