Nearly Spring... bring on Beanie

HI Lovely Ladies! I hope you are doing well, and that spring is making itself known a little more to you! I am so excited that this LOOOOOONNNGGG pregnancy is almost over. I have conveniently forgotten to count how many weeks/months I have been confined to this bed (I love our bed, but I am very sick of it!) and the fact that if I counted my outings in the last few months, including OB's and hospital appts, I probably wouldn't even need to use my toes!
Anyway, because I'm such a severe case (as in the first they have ever had this bad, it's rather amusing to be so special I guess!), they are not going to even let me attempt a vaginal birth, so I have spent the last couple of weeks rather depressed while I have been coming to terms with my upcoming Cesarean section. I am feeling alright about it now, as I know this avoids the possibility of further damage leading to a permanent disability (definitely good to avoid!!!) and should hopefully also mean a shorter recovery time for me, I can't wait to walk again! Actually, I can't wait til I can even sit again!
Anyway, it is my Dad's birthday today, and he requested photos, so I got to go out into the backyard yesterday!! I am really happy we have some recent photos actually, I have been wanting a nice photo of Duane and I before Beanie makes three, and we finally have one! YAY! The other exciting thing for me this week has been getting a VERY overdue haircut, and I'm loving feeling pretty and not wild! YAY!
I'll try and update again soon, but otherwise stay tuned for a Baby announcement! We have a c/s booked, but if i go into labour early then c/s gets done then, and there has been a few funny things happening in the belly department... so we may be in for an arrival very soon! Besides, it's only 3 more days until Beanie is considered term!

Well seeing as i am missing my job recently (you know how you get all nostalgic and conveniently forget all the bad things about a job when you have been out of it for a while, and it my case, doing absolutely nothing...), I decided to do a self portrait, what do you think? this is my 33wk bump, still don't have a outie belly button either! And though I still would love to spend the whole baby bonus on a new camera (I'm not going too, of course) I think my little camera did alright!
So anyway, keeping myself occupied...
I'm now on strict bed rest, if I flout it, I get admitted to the hospital, so I'm being good and resting up. Sitting and standing and moving are all out, but I have been lent a laptop (I'll be online a lot more now!) and so am beating away the boredom while lying in bed, though I am also enjoying the new pain killers, yay! My brother is being fantastic and is helping out a lot and Duane's boss is letting him have an entire month off, so we are feeling very lucky!
The engagement party went well, we will hopefully have photos soon, we are just waiting on them from Duane's Brother. I had to stay put for the entire time, so it was a little boring while everyone was out admiring the view from the outside of the boat, but it was really lovely seeing everyone. And beforehand I got to meet up with the forever lovely Tiny Donna, (who is definitely living up to the tiny part, you are looking gorgeous hun!!), so that was fabulous! We are having a little baby party on the weekend after next, and I am greatly looking forward to that!
Oh, as to birthday, I spent the whole day in bed reading Harry Potter, and not much else! I did get a GORGEOUS pressie from Jen though, thank you so much! I have the motherhood book sitting next to the bed and I keep reading little bits from it, it's gorgeous! And the incense smells divine! Thank you so much! You are such a gem! And Donna got me the most gorgeous shell necklace, which I wore on the cruise and everyone loved too. I feel so special, thank you!!
This is an average day for me, kitty loves having sleeps with me and beanie (I think Beanie is going to be born responding to the sound of purring!), and my big pillow with the laptop and both phones all at hand. :-)

Hope everyone is going well! And now that it is August, I can say that Beanie is due next month!YAY!!
love, Rae