Must... get... sleep.
Between the major hip aches and pains that lasted all night and made me cry, the frequent bathroom trips which seemed to initiate at least 20 minutes of hiccups from the little guy every time I'd settle down again, and the major insomnia that seems to be getting worse...
I... got... no... sleep.
I tried to take a nap yesterday after work, but failed that attempt due to too much thinking about baby and what will be in just 7.5 weeks.
Thank goodness today is a shorter day since I have my Dr.'s appointment this afternoon and will be getting off at 2pm. After the appointment, I am going straight TO BED!
I somehow managed to clean and vacuum the apartment yesterday, with what little energy I had. Tonight, I am determined to actually COOK for dinner, since it is something I haven't done in ages and Dave probably forgets that I actually CAN cook.
And since that is all I want to talk about right now, but need to take up more time typing so that I can actually use up some of the empty time this morning... here is what is in my purse!
-Cherry Ice Chapstick
-Udder Cream lotion
-ponytail elastic
-black leather nine west wallet
-checkbook
-bottle of prenatal vitamins
-telephone/address book
-cute baby thank you notes and envelopes
-cheap black (but very glamorous) sunglasses
-Gift certificate to Media Play for $25 - (I gotta use that)
-Pack of Extra Gum
-Pens
-Kara Chocolate Mint Truffle
-Loose Change
-A broken pen. Good thing I found that one before I leaked all over my lovely camel felt polo sport bag!
I remember the days when I used to carry things like perfume and lipgloss...
Pretty soon I will be packing diapers and burp cloths.
*Update - Just got this email, thought it was TOO TRUE and that I would share... - We Made It! According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's or even the early 80's, probably shouldn't have survived. Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. Not to mention the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors! We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable! We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cell phones, personal computers, or Internet chat rooms. We had friends! We went outside and found them. We played dodge ball, and sometimes, the ball would really hurt. We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents? We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to get over it. We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell or just walked in and talked to them. Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade. Horrors! Tests were not adjusted for any reason. Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that! This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.! And if you're one of them! Congratulations!