Back after a short break! All is fine! Lots of family time and a hard, hard therapy session.

 Hi everyone, thank you so much for being concerned about my lack of posting! I don't have it in me to keep you all in suspense so I am just fine! In fact, physically my condition has improved quite a bit.  I had a follow up with my OB last Friday and she things thinks have healed enough for me to get up and start doing some light walking. I was going insane just lying in bed, I think everyone has picked up on the fact that I have a very hard time sitting still and always need to be in motion for something (some people, maybe someone I'm married too, would rudely call me "spastic" and "annoying") so even light walks through the house and around the block are such a relief. Its pretty much set in stone that I can't lift anything heavier than a toothbrush until after the baby is delivered--which is less than a month away--so I think I'll manage. 

In a small way, it's felt like home for the last few days. My in-laws are still here and they are now planning on staying at least until the baby gets here. They love the RV park they are staying at and don't really have much else going on. They are about 15 minutes away from our house so its enough distance that they aren't being overbearing but close enough that they can be here if I need them (which I have, many times). Save for a very awkward moment I'll get to in a sec, my mother-in-law has been on her best behavior and has been a huge help. 

The true blessing is that we've got Evie moved into her "room" in our house. She and Brian were able to find an apartment really quickly in Yuma and after they got settled, Evie turned around and came back to Tucson on Saturday. Since I was finally cleared to get out of bed, I was able to "supervise" her, Bubs and my father-in-law getting her space set up so she will be able to comfortably stay with us whenever she can. She is an absolute doll as I knew she would be and it is so nice to have a "sister" around who can talk nearly as much as I can. I kind of feel like I've kidnapped her and forced her to be my friend but she says over and over again that she loves that she's part of the family now and is so happy to help. She and Brian are thinking about getting married next Christmas and I'm thrilled that I get to help her plan her wedding. They also think that this deal in Yuma may last at least two years since Brian's grant may include post-doc funding--and he's hoping that he'll be able to get a job with one of the universities here in AZ since he's being funded to study the specific impact of agriculture on the local economy (I'm butchering what his PhD is actually about--but he'll get over it).  You may recall that they very first time we met Evie, our 6 year old son fell head over heels in love with her so he's thrilled that she's here but he did let her down easy and let her know that he has a crush on a girl in his class. 

Of course my mother-in-law has to put her foot in her mouth at least once so when they got to meet Evie again she said "oh my goodness I forgot how beautiful you are" which would have been fine except she had to add "and your figure is incredible, I would give anything to have boobs that sit that high, are they fake?"  I shrieked "Mom!! you can't ask people questions like that!!!" and of course she had to keep digging and said "Danielle, you are quite the chesty little thing yourself--I thought you might have had yours done too. See that's not embarrassing."   If I had any guts at all I would have said the line from Friends when Joey's girlfriend said "they are real and they are spectacular" but I bowed out and let Evie be her ever gracious self and answer specifically for her when she said "well I guess I'm very lucky" and I was happy to believe the answer was implied for me too. 

So when I sat down, I had wanted to talk a bit about a very hard therapy session that I had on Monday. but maybe this has gone on long enough and I'll save that for tomorrow. Once again, I am not to keep anyone in suspense so I am fine but my new therapist made some connections that I've never thought of  and gave me a lot to think about. Evie and Bubs are cooking us all New Mexican chile rellenos, a recipe she learned from her grandma and I can't wait--so I better waddle my ever growing butt down the hallway and join the chaos. Husband, two in-laws, future sister in law and two squabbling kids--it's not quite as chaotic as our neighborhood back home but I feel so blessed they are all here.