I've been off for a couple of days and liking the relaxation and eating and eating and so forth. Mom makes great turkey. For Christmas I got a glider, not a rocker and it came with an ottoman that glides too. It's nice and cozy. After my doctor's visit today I went to my third ultrasound and got a picture of the baby but this one is open to interpretation. There's not much room there for the little one anymore. He showed me his rump last night and boy what a sight seeing one side of your abdomen rising higher than the other. Alas no individual hands and feet poking through yet.

I'm now officially off work until the baby comes. I'm on medical leave because I'm showing signs of pregnancy-induced hypertension (preeclampsia) and a possibility of having gestational diabetes. I gave more blood today so we will know more next week when I go back for another doctor's appointment. I'm caged to the house now and my only decision of the day will be "Do I want to watch tv or sleep?" This is apparently much better than staying in the hospital for three months. Crazy is what I will be unless I get a hobby that involves using the couch.

I almost forgot!

Tracy got a rocking chair & footstool for Christmas this year. I put it together with a little help from McCow this evening, and it's now sitting in the baby's room in the corner. I left Tracy in there all self satisfied, rocking back and forth.

Here's some pictures from Dave's Christmas party, held on a harbour cruise this year. One of Dave's co-workers was pregnant as well, and Janine took some pictures of us together - along with a couple of silly ones with Dave McDonald, too! The cruise was a lot of fun.

Well Christmas is here so that means I only have three months to go! I just got out of the shower and holy cow I've never looked bigger! A good bigger and I think it looks fantastic. I am perfectly round and I have no stretch marks. It's so cool to see yourself like this. Mostly everyone can tell I'm pregnant now but sometimes they don't and are completely shocked when they find out I am. The baby kicks all day now and yesterday I thought he was running a marathon. His kicking was almost constant sometimes, like he was running. It was bizarre. I have so far been able to do nothing...ok maybe almost nothing. I did the laundry today, does that count. I might even go swimming if I can get mother to calm down. She's freaked out about my doing even that. It's not like I'm doing laps or anything. I'll be staring longingly at the hot tub as I get into the pool. This New Year's Eve is going to be hard seeing everyone else drinking and I not having a drop of Bailey's. I hope this baby appreciates the dedication I put into this.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody!

We had a little problem with the website. It didn't like me posting messages on it. Just a little problem huh? Well now I'm back and reporting my thoughts of the day. I'm 26 and a half weeks now. My doctor said I was 27 cm now which is one more than normal so I'm doing well there. My friend at work had his baby boy on December 5th and he's a strapping 10 pd 6 oz darling too. She was trying for natural birth but for some reason it wasn't coming out. So she had a C-section instead. All that work for nothing. One of my long time friends had her third baby and it was a 8 pd even girl. She had her on the 10th of December. Now it's just Becci, Tasha, Drina, and I left to have our kids. We're all close together too. I was a bad girl the other day and I am hurting for it now. I went to the mall to get some exercise and got way too much exercise. One of my feet hurts and I've been limping. It's coming back to normal so far and I'm not limping anymore. My doctor says I'm not allowed to do that again until after the baby is born. Bummer....all that January sale shopping I'm missing! My fingers are swelling too much for my rings so they are off until March. I also have to put my feet up at every chance I get, doc's orders. So basically I'm not supposed to do anything now which is going to kill me eventually. I mean me not do anything when I get home has like never happened before. How will the house survive without my love and attention? I'm going for a glucose test next week just before Christmas thank god! Then I have my ultrasound on Friday the 27th. Hopefully I'll get another picture of the baby for the website. I'm also having another ultrasound at 32 weeks because they think I might have placenta previa which is the placenta attached at the opening of the uterus. This means a C-section for me if it's true. Bummer but I'll live. As long as the little creature comes out healthy it don't matter how.

Ok the eerieness has happened to me. I can see the baby kicking my belly now but no individual foot or hand appearing yet. Dave felt it on Friday and got the eebie-jeebies. He's so wierd. Everything is progressing as normal so there's nothing to report. I'm still not showing much. Well I think so anyway but everyone else says I am. What do I know anyway?