More or less. I went to the doctor on Tuesday. Normal checks for blood pressure et al. She asked if I'd had anything contractions yet. Since I've only had Braxton Hicks and nothing else significant she is waiting for our next appointment before doing an internal to check for effacement and dialation and all that fun stuff.
I am trying to rest as much as possible in preparation for this birth but I'm finding it very difficult. For one I am home with Daniel alone a lot right now as Aaron is working my job as well as his own. 2 year olds can be quite exhausting. Luck for me he's so sweet and cute.
And then there are the 101 things I'd like to get done before baby's arrival. Somethings with pregnancy brain I forget what those things are...until about 3am.
Which brings me to the insomnia. I fall to sleep just fine. Once I have to visit the bathroom at about 2 or 3am I cannot fall back to sleep thinking of a billion different things I have to do/look forward to/imagine.
Today though I think I will force myself to nap when Daniel does. Funny how it is sometimes easier to sleep in the afternoon than it is at 3am.
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Thursday, December 01, 2011
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
It’s Like Christmas!
I’m normally the type of person who can sleep through anything. So now being THIS pregnant and waking up every time I turn over or have to pee (which is often) is very frustrating for me.
As I’ve been told, and I try to remind myself, it will prepare me for waking up all hours of the night to feed the baby. Maybe I’m just argumentative, but at least with the baby here I will have a greater purpose for waking up. Right now, I turn or go to the bathroom, then I cannot fall back to sleep because I am excited/anxious about the baby’s arrival.
I was like this at Christmas time when I was younger (not much younger, mind you!). Christmas morning I would be up at 3 or 4am – wide awake. Lucky for me “Santa” would leave me a really cool pile of gifts to unwrap in my stocking, which was left just outside my bedroom door. Once I had that taken care of I could go back to sleep for another couple of hours.
I wouldn’t try to wake my brother up until about 7am. He wouldn’t get up. I’m still not sure if he really wasn’t that excited or he was just trying to drive his little sister crazy!
Anyway, pregnancy is like Christmas for me. I can’t wait to see my present. The big difference is that there really is no definite date. Unlike Christmas, Baby may not arrive on the designated date. Actually, he most likely won’t arrive on his designated due date. Was my big brother just preparing me for this test of patience?
As I’ve been told, and I try to remind myself, it will prepare me for waking up all hours of the night to feed the baby. Maybe I’m just argumentative, but at least with the baby here I will have a greater purpose for waking up. Right now, I turn or go to the bathroom, then I cannot fall back to sleep because I am excited/anxious about the baby’s arrival.
I was like this at Christmas time when I was younger (not much younger, mind you!). Christmas morning I would be up at 3 or 4am – wide awake. Lucky for me “Santa” would leave me a really cool pile of gifts to unwrap in my stocking, which was left just outside my bedroom door. Once I had that taken care of I could go back to sleep for another couple of hours.
I wouldn’t try to wake my brother up until about 7am. He wouldn’t get up. I’m still not sure if he really wasn’t that excited or he was just trying to drive his little sister crazy!
Anyway, pregnancy is like Christmas for me. I can’t wait to see my present. The big difference is that there really is no definite date. Unlike Christmas, Baby may not arrive on the designated date. Actually, he most likely won’t arrive on his designated due date. Was my big brother just preparing me for this test of patience?
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