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Jason came home early from work that first day after I got ordered to be on bedrest. He got the boys some lunch and got Dalton down for his nap. Easton and I played some Hi Ho Cherry Oh during his quiet time:

The little sweetie kept letting me go first since I "need to rest".

I remember Jason made something or other for dinner for us. Then he had to do the bedtime routine solo...or almost solo. I put myself in my bed and he'd send one boy in to snuggle with me while he got the other boy lotioned and p.j.'ed and toothbrushed and pottied after their bath:






We did songs and stories in the big bed with me then Jason went to tuck Easton in, Dalton and I watched a TiVo, then J rocked Dalton and tucked him in to stagger the bedtimes. Works quite well, actually. And that way, Dalton can still nap daily.

On Friday Jason worked from home...however, he's actually the kind of guy who still does actual work...just from home. So my mom and Lauren were also coming over to lend a hand during that part of our day and then while Jason and I went to my NST.

My mom was very helpful, not only with the boys, but she vacuumed (till the belt broke, for, like, the 2nd time since getting the new carpet) and she did our dishes and washed a load of towels and helped me fold and then put away some laundry we already had going. Lauren got some great snuggles in with my boys. Very sweet.

This is when I sat down to update my blog with the appointment recap:


That night all of us went for dinner at PF Changs. Shhhhh! They dropped me off at the door so I could keep it as "resty" as possible. Still, I was afraid I'd see one of my doctors there. :) My going out like that is certainly not going to become a habit.

Saturday we're lucky there was no more t-ball. Instead, Jason and Dalton headed out for an oil change and a walk to the nearby grocery store for some doughnuts for breakfast. J left Easton with me which wasn't too bad. He's pretty self-sufficient except he threw a small fit that I walked down the stairs without him. He got over it easier than he usually might. We had breakfast and then just hung out a bunch doing puzzles, Jason had a pre-season football game on that he'd recorded the night before...

After D's nap he took both kids "exploring" for awhile. Then he took just Easton to Wal-Mart with him. Dalton is much less self-sufficient than Easton so I tried to just be as sedentary as possible and we watched Toy Story for most of the time.

Today being Sunday Jason thought they might all attempt church. But after a leisurely breakfast and the ever-growing to-do list I think he gave up on that idea. Instead he took both kids to Target for a few things Wal-Mart didn't have or that got forgotten from the previous day's shopping trip. This was also important as we still needed a "big brother" toy for Dalton and J was able to sneak this into the cart while they were out. One more thing checked off my to-do list. Whew!

They all came home, J chased the kids with the vacuum (while vacuuming), did some more puzzles... you know. I sat on the couch and watched as I've been doing since Thursday. But the boys earned themselves a new puzzle after a few nights of good bedtime behaving...it's one of the 5+ ones so Easton did most of it and then posed like Wolverine with it:


During Dalton's nap and E's quiet time, J headed out to mow the yard. Dalton woke up so I had to get up to get him but that's about it. We were able to park it on the couch for a bit in front of some shows till J was finished.

Poor guy...I'm feeling awful and it'll get worse once the work week starts again. I might be a "stay at home mom"...but I'm more than that. I know many a SAHM who is able to simply hang with the kids all day...clean on the weekends while Dad watches the kids (or cleans too!)...doesn't have to cook much... but that's not our own agreement. I'm a homemaker too and that plus my "mom" status is a big job in my opinion. So I know I have some big shoes to fill :) ...plus Jason is still having to do his own job at work. We have very helpful family members who are planning to help out a ton this coming week but still, it's got to be a burden for my man. And the thing is, even once Wabie is born, it's not like that burden will go away as I'll be recovering from a C-section and all...

But luckily even Not-Quite-As-Experienced-Daddy knows how to make "faces" for lunch:


Anyway, after the lunch, QT, and lawn mowing Jason took Easton outside to paint something that needs painting. Dalton was stuck inside with me. He was playing upstairs at first but I had to dash up there to help him in the bathroom after a deuce. Not too much later he caught sight of his brother in the front yard and really wanted to go out with them too. Luckily it worked out that he could. It's hard to watch a 2 year old from the couch sometimes. No surprise there.

The guys all came inside and J made tacos and the boys entertained themselves really well with me nearby on the couch:




After dinner, Jason took Easton back to Target to pick out the Transformer he'd earned with his "eating new foods" chart. It's taken him forever because it's not just a "try" new foods thing, it was eating actual amounts of more grown-up stuff...tonight it was taco meat. The kid was soooooooooo excited to go pick out a particular Transformer he'd had his heart set on. He's changed which one he was going to earn over the course of this chart and so at one point, we decided that Wabie would bring it's big brothers some cool toys. And we picked out a Transformer for Easton. Well, the one he wanted to get tonight--the one he was so super psyched to get--was one Wabie is bringing. And one that couldn't be returned. :( So J had to steer him towards a different choice except he wouldn't be swayed so J had to flat out tell him his surprise. I feel awful about how darn excited he was to get that particular bad guy and how he still doesn't have it in hand yet after working so hard to earn it. But he's very excited about his new good guy and even gave his little brother his old, very much loved, Happy Meal version of the same toy--all unprompted, just to be nice--since he had a new one. Awwww.

Dalton stayed with me yet again but I asked for a hot fudge sundae on their way home to make up for it. :)

Bedtime did not go as easily tonight and I gotta tell you, I'm missing rocking my little guy. Apparently he misses my tummy because he curls up on Jason like there should be a big belly there. Awwww.