What. A. Day.

It all started out with me thinking that Liz and Mom had a "surprise" prenatal massage scheduled for me. (Early in the week I had attempted to schedule massages for all of us but had failed and as a result they had a special surprise that would require me to be in a blindfold and the "appointment" was set for 11 so I had to be ready to go). We stopped by Kohl's because I was in need of some "unmentionables" as my Mom has been calling them today. After we'd been there a while Mom and Liz said it was time to get going to my "appointment" We left Kohl's on our way to this undisclosed location and the blindfold was strategically placed on my eyes. I'd like to say that I'm good with things like this but, alas, I tend to like to be in control. We drove and drove to what I thought was Coldwater plaza...I was not yet allowed to remove the blindfold and Mom guided me inside (hitting my arm on various objects like car mirrors and walls) I was then placed in a chair and Mom said "Are they open yet?" I could tell that my picture was being taken which I found to be a little much, since in my mind we were at a spa. Surely the other guests wouldn't want to be bothered by a round pregnant woman in a blindfold. The time came for the blindfold to be removed...much to my surprise I WAS SITTING IN THE TRAINING ROOM AT WORK surrounded by my lovely co-workers. Needless to say, I was elated and honored that they would do this for me. Apparently, the surprise had been scheduled for quite a long time. My co-workers had enlisted Mom's help to get me there since my bedrest has resulted in me being home all the time. It was such a fun celebration and I am blessed to work with such caring and fun people!! This afternoon I had a doctor appointment where I had an ultrasound to ensure Alyssa was still head down and to do some more measurements. Alyssa got an 8 out of 8 on the scale for movement and size that the technician used. The tech even turned on the 3-D mode for a few minutes while we watched Alyssa suck on her big toe, that's right, she's a little monkey baby!! Dr. Mills said that Alyssa now weighs 4.5 lbs which is great for 32 weeks. My blood pressure was on track and so, as a result, I don't have to go back this week AND I do not have to do the weekly lab work/urine collection. SUCH GOOD NEWS!! As I look back at this day I am just so reminded of what a truly blessed and lucky woman I am. I have so many amazing people in my life and Alyssa is already so loved. Life is good.