midterm report

it's been 4 weeks since going on bedrest. somehow.  i live in a sort of groundhog day type recurrent life where time doesn't really exist, except that everything goes s l o w l y.

so how are we?

baby is doing great, weighs over 4 lbs. considering #1 weighed 5 lbs 2 oz when he was born and 4 lbs 10 oz when we took him home from the hospital, i'd say we are in good shape with this one. but that extra weight makes it more imperative that i stay down to keep me from effacing more. 

#1 is doing great at school. loves his teacher. has his best friend in his class. eats vegetables and even fish at dinner.  not without some coaxing, but still.

#2 is learning to self-entertain (a valuable skill every soon-to-be older sibling should have) and watch movies over and over. he loves monsters inc and cars. and he's addicted to lego.com.  they have movies and games on there, and he can actually play them.  AND dad is potty training him--what more could a girl ask for, right?

dad is shouldering the burden without complaint, doing laundry and cooking and potty training and working 2 jobs from home. i think he needs to get out more.

my useful tasks: i make important phone calls and pay bills. i get luke ready for school in the morning. i fold laundry from bed.  i write emails. i'm planning a home preschool co-op with a friend, making the curriculum for the year. i'm knitting woolie baby shorties for when the new little guy arrives. i'm reading a parenting book and a book on iraq and the screwtape letters. i'm making photo books.

non-useful tasks: sometimes i nap. not as much as i would have thought tho. makes it hard to sleep at night. i have been watching netflix instant movies--my new best friend. i'm particularly into indie romances. i can't seem to stomach the hollywood sugary sweet ones anymore.  i go to the doctor and sneak into the grocery store on the way home.  it's funny what you will do when you cheat on your bedrest, like go to the store...cook breakfast...kill venomous insects...

and sometimes i blog. and now, i'm tired of looking at the computer so i'm going to...do something else.

just 4 more weeks to go--they'll just fly by, right?