The Belly Beans (Bryson and Sawyer)

I’m still supposed to be on light duty.  But things have gotten a little looser now that we are rounding out the 35th week of this pregnancy and on the home stretch.  I went back to work last week, and after 1 day of working while on terbutaline, I decided to quit the medicine.  It just wasn’t worth it.  I couldn’t safely operate…and I decided that if I was unable to operate, I might as well be at home with a BABY!  So I quit the meds and have been working fewer hours- and so far everything is holding out just fine.

My midwife joked with me this week that they probably have stopped my labor so severely that they will have to induce me at 41 weeks.  <nervous laughter> Wouldn’t that just be the most bitter of ironies.  I seriously doubt that will be the case, but I am appreciative that everything has stopped now so I can get a few more weeks of work in before the “blessed event”.

Needless to say, our 4th of July was on the “lite” side…mainly consisting of lounging at the pool and visiting with family.  We did head down to Decatur for the neighborhood children’s parade, where Bryson and his cousins decorated the wagon and walked the streets of the square.  Jayna and Dave were elected to walk alongside the children while I watched from the sidelines with the grandparents.  When the parade started, Bryson refused to ride in the wagon, and instead insisted on walking in the street and waving to everyone.  He really got in to it though, he took his role as the hand waver very seriously.

After the parade we sat on the square and had a picnic while enjoying a patriotic performance by the Callanwolde Concert Band.  The evening was concluded with a fireworks display.  I guess I am getting old or something, but it seemed like the worlds longest fireworks show ever.  While it was definitely a fun day, by the time the fireworks finished I was very tired and ready for it to all be over.