Sleep

Where out thou oh fair-weathered friend????

It is no secret that sleep and I are BFF's! Seriously, when asked what my 3 favorite pasttimes are I always say, 1) trying new restaurants, 2) watching a movie, and 3) SLEEPING!

I even bet that if there was a sleeping competition, I could give some narcaleptics a good run for their money!! At least that was true pre kiddies. Even after the boys were born, I could still hang with the best sleepers out there.. I just didn't have much opportunity to show off my "skillzz!" Nowadays, I'm lucky if I get more than 5 hours each night. Ummmm, yes, I said 5 hours!!! I've been averaging closer to 3-4 hours and I gotta say - it's killing me!!! UGGHHH!

This has not been an easy pregnancy but we're getting through it. Sometimes I joke that "Little Girl (or LG)" doesn't really care for me just yet. I mean, it did take me a few months to even acknowledge her forthcoming presence. I'm fully on board now, and truly excited to add some estrogen to the house - but uhhh, I think she still holds a bit of a grudge.

So, she's making me pay for it in the most painful way possible - taking away one of my greatest joys. Dreamland. Mr. Sandman's paradise. Stupor-burg. Sleep de Ville. Whatever cute name you want to give, please just send it my way. Man, I miss my sleep.

And the further along I get in the pregnancy, the worse it gets! Ahhhh, that can't be. I'm only 26 weeks along.... does that mean I'll only be getting a mere 30 minutes by my 35th week??? Say it ain't so.

Along with the insomnia, I am also suffering from terrible migraines. There are days when I just want to gouge out my eyeballs to internally massage my brain. Yes, it's that bad!
Then, on top of that I still have some back/neck pain from the accident last month

I'm broken. Far more fragile then I once thought.
So, with all these aches and pains, my OB AND my PCP have prescribed me some "very effective" LEGAL drugs to ease my suffering. And they're supposed to be super safe with baby in tow. I've taken them together, I've taken them separately, I've taken the maximum dosage, I've taken the minimum dosage.... uhhh, yeah, the whole thing is hit or miss. One day 2 weeks ago I actually slept for 11 hours!!!! Yes, 11 hours! You'd need both hands and a toe to count that high! That was so a one time thing, but wooo hooo for drugs! (this blog is soooo not a PSA so keep your expectations low please).


Anyway..

a whole lot of nothing has been said. I guess that's how blogs come out when one is soooo sleep deprived. It's amazing I can still function. And you know what's funny - I'm pretty sure I'll get more sleep AFTER LG makes her debut. I bet she'll be a GREAT sleeper and I'll be back to at least 7-8 hours each night. Plus... hubby is gonna have night detail every now and then so I can sleep. (I can dream can't I!)


Now, back to your regularly scheduled programming....

Infirmery Much

Last week is a complete and utter blur! Not one, not two, not three, but all four of us were sick last week! And I guess I'll make that 5 by proxy. Ohhhhhh, the horror!!! There were doctor's appointments, prescriptions, rub downs, thermometers, and tissues galore!! At one point or another, everyone had a fever. Ty, who hates to miss work, had to call out. The boys had to stay home from daycare. I was home battling my own illness, trying to keep the boys from re-infecting each other.

Saturday was Halloween. I spent waaaayyyyy too much time HERE fighting for the best monkey and lion costumes to let the day pass us by. We all had to be better by Saturday to ensure the boys could show off their costumes. It was touch a go for a while, but the boys began to rebound by Friday. It is now the following Tuesday and I am still coughing. Don't get me wrong, I feel MUCH better... but I know I'm still not 100%. I think because I'm not really allowed to take cold medicine. I'm taking just about everything else (that's legal anyway), so I hope to have complete relief one day soon.

Here are the boys all dressed up! Aren't they just too cute!!!

Here are the 3 amigos AKA Team Trouble! :-)