1st November 2008

Sleep Deprivation 1 reply

Every parent I know, and observe, especially as their children are young, is sleep deprived.  Before I got pregnant, I would occasionally suffer from this, but always recover.  I’d have an odd sleep pattern on occasion but it usually surrounded SES conferences or something big at work.  I’d always catch up though.

Since I’ve gotten pregnant, my sleep is wacked.  Truly wacked.  It’s not unusual to get 45 minutes here and there, two hours here and there.  The idea of me doing something early in the morning, and staying up all day is unlikely.   My body is telling me that Melina is coming soon - more than knowing the actual c-section date.  I’ve officially succumbed to the waddle -

I tried to find an animated GIF of a duck tail waddling but have not been successful and considering the late hour and my early morning trip ahead of me, I figure I better stop looking for that. 

I took two naps today, about an hour and a half each time, but my head feels like it’s expanding - it is hurting.   I’m going to go to sleep, or try to.  Sleep is no longer fun except for those 1.5 hour naps - when exhaustion takes over and sleep is definitely possible.  The kind where you don’t move a bit once you’ve settled into a near-comfortable spot. 

I can tell Melina’s movements are different now - I feel most of her, although her position seems to have stayed pretty much the same.  I am getting her car seat certified/installed this weekend after a visit to a client’s colleagues site tomorrow.  More nesting takes place, more things to take off the checklist. 

I got the oil changed and was interested in the number of women in the Jiffy location.  Both took one look at me and asked me how soon I’m due.  Women are more than gracious - asking lots of questions and their faces simply light up.  They always ask about the grandparents.  Funny.

Okay, time to slumber or try to slumber.

One Response to “Sleep Deprivation”

  1. kristi says:
    November 1st, 2008 at 8:37 am

    just getting you prepared for the sleepless nights to come! So exciting!!

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