As sit in my bed, upon doctors orders for, hopefully, the last time in my life, I am compelled to write about an observation that is a curiosity to me. I have been on bed rest for nearly 6 weeks as my doctor and I attempt to give my unborn son every chance to be born fully developed and healthy. This means that, naturally, I’ve spent a good deal of time on the internet trying to remain informed about the world around me. I have noticed that we all seem to surf the net, send mail, and check up on one another during the work week as if our very lives depend upon it. When we are supposed to be working hard and giving our all to our employers we make time to look at yahoo, facebook, myspace, and etc. Over the weekend, however, when we have a good deal more time there is a definite slump in internet traffic — that is, on the sites that I frequent. Why is it that we cram so much internet time into our already busy day during the week and barely say hello to our dearest friends and loved ones when we actually have time to chat??
On another note: I am beseeching anyone who reads this in the next few days to pray fervently that my son will choose to make his debut by Wed the 31st. At that point I will offically be half way through my maternity leave and will have exactly 6 weeks left to recover from childbirth. I have a c-section scheduled the following week on Tue the 6th, but would really like that extra week. I hate the thought of putting my child into daycare at 5 weeks and going back to work before my body is really ready. Unfortunately, I will have no choice in the matter as I have to be back on a certain day in order to be sure that my job is still waiting for me.
