Tidbits

We survived the Thanksgiving holiday, thankfully. I am now on the countdown to hospital bedrest and feel as though I have a million things to do, and yet I don't feel like doing a darn thing. I would make a list, heck maybe even whine about it all on my blog, but I don't even feel like doing that. That's just how lazy I am feeling these days.

There really hasn't been too much excitement since my appendectomy. I think I am almost back to normal, just a little sore here and there. As a matter of fact, my appointment yesterday at the perinatologist went so well, he went so far as to say I could increase my activity! I still have to "take it easy", but for all intents and purposes, bedrest is over. And all that really means is, I can keep doing what I've been doing, I just don't have to feel guilty about it anymore. Seriously...bedrest with a 15 month old running around? It's practically impossible. Anyhow, baby looked as though she was doing great and weighed 2 pounds 10 ounces. Wow. I've never had a baby that big in my belly! Hopefully she'll keep gaining and be a big and chubby 35-weeker when she is born.

Abby has been a hoot lately. Out of nowhere she has started talking up a storm. She points at what she wants and makes funny little noises. When I ask her if she is hungry, she stops whatever she is doing and walks into the kitchen to stand next to her chair at the table. If she wants a snack, she points to the top of the fridge (that's where we keep her snacks). Now I can tell her to go get something (ball, monkey, etc) and sure enough, she knows exactly what I am talking about and will go get it. It was like someone flipped a switch overnight and she went from being a baby to a little girl.

A few months ago Brian bought her these adorable pink Converse Hightops that, at the time, were too big for her. I put them in the closet and forgot about them for the longest time. I have a bad habit of putting things away that are still too big and then remembering them when it's too late and she has outgrown them. But alas, I remembered the shoes and they fit her perfectly. And seriously...they are the cutest thing I have ever seen. See for yourself...