Pregnancy, Insomnia, and Full Time Work

Everyday I get up in the morning (pending of course that Ashton is not in the hospital or requiring tests), I pack my husbands lunch (or I did before Christmas break...I got spoiled on the sleeping concept), I shower, make breakfast, pack my school things, wake up a ALWAYS grouchy in the morning three year old, dress him, feed him(if its a good morning, otherwise he eats at moms), load the car, take him to mom's and go to work. Every evening before I go to bed, I have the best intentions of completing some of these tasks the evening before but I always fall asleep before completing any of them! It seems as though this pregnancy is MUCH easier than my first that I just do not have enough hours in the day. It recently hit me that my sweet baby girl (who is unlikely to hang out in utero until her due date), was due in less than sixty days and I literally had NOTHING done.

I have some amazing friends who have made some of Addison's large purchases for me. They purchased things like my nursery furniture(which is three pieces), my crib bedding set (which is BEAUTIFUL!), I also had a friend (same one as purchased the crib bedding set), send me a box of clothing :) I can't wait until she is here and I can dress her up!!!  I have also purchased all of my baby gear, a large swing, car seat, stroller, bouncy chair and so forth off of the yard sale website. My shower from school is going to be this Friday! I cant wait! Anyways BACK to the point! I think the reason this pregnancy is so much easier than my previous one is that, I don't have time to slow down. I feel like ever since I got pregnant my life has been a complete and total whirlwind! I keep expecting life to slow down and it just does not. One would think with all of the activity in my life exhaustion would kick in and I would sleep for hours and that is just not the case. Over the past weeks I find sleep absolutely elusive. I either can not get comfortable, am worried about Ashton, or lay awake thinking of everything I should have gotton done over the past day. I understand that none of these things really benefit me but I find it so hard to just shut down. I also am getting up three times a night to go to the bathroom and find falling back to sleep to be a challenge. I am extremely thankful because during my last pregnancy I had already been refered to modified bed rest at this point (talk about never sleeping)! I am noticing now however that my lack of sleep is starting to affect various parts of life. Parts of life such as forgetting EVERYTHING, losing random items, being unable to do two things at once, falling asleep almost instantly when I sit down (but I can't stay asleep), and I am even becoming fairly grouchy...... I looked at my husband last weekend and said "I just had to get off the phone with.... because I was going to lose it", he replied "what did ______ do?". I laughed... said nothing really and went on... I know some people think sleep aids are safe during pregnancy but I am really trying to locate other methods that are similarly as effective without the risk factors! Anyways :) I am going to TRY and get some rest... :) great news! 


Ashton got a light up dog! We are hoping this will make the transition BACK into his own room easier. He will also be able to bring something special from home to the hospital when it is surgery time. You know, it is amazing to me how many sweet and thoughtful people we are blessed with in our lives! :)