What is a girl to do?

Hello friends. I decided to start a blog. I'm not one for writing but thought this would be a great way to let my creative juices flow and to help other mommies-to-be who are on bed rest.

Let's see it's been almost 4 weeks since I had a cervical cerclage. For those of you who do not know what a cerclage is, it's when a women has a shortened cervix therefore they pretty much sew you up (they describe it like a purse string) to prevent preterm labor. I was crossing my fingers that the doctor would approve me to go back to work after a week but that was not the case...I am out for the count until March 2010.

So what is a girl to do? I see myself as a pretty active person prior to this diagnosis...exercising, cooking, cleaning, running errands etc, you know what most people do on a daily basis plus more. Now I am limited to showers, making small meals and using the restroom. I can't even leave my house for the holidays. My response was.." Doc, you're not serious...right?" But I received the lecture that if I do not follow these instructions I could risk the health of the baby! So what the heck it's time to find my inner creative juices...thinking this is a great way to express my thoughts and share ideas on how to survive bed rest. It can't be that bad...right? We'll just see. Stay tuned for more.