Sleep...what is that?

I've been really lucky throughout this entire pregnancy - no swelling, good blood pressure, decent energy, and normal weight gain. However, the last several days the uncomfortableness of my beach ball size belly has really started making daily activities difficult. For instance, putting on socks and shoes takes A LOT of effort. Even getting in and out of my car has become quite a feat...I feel like I need a forklift to lift me in and pull me out!! But, last night was definitely not fun.

I tried to turn in around 11:30, but sleep managed to evade me until 5:15 this morning. If it wasn't Braxton Hicks contractions or earthquake size baby hiccups, it was JT snoring or Hagen barking. I was miserable...so much so I actually thought about getting out an old law school book to see if reading it would put me to sleep...that always did the trick when I was in school! I decided against it though thinking it might potentially give me a nightmare. (I've had a reoccurring dream since I've been pregnant that I'm still in school and I've missed a final...someone please interpret that for me!)

Enough of my whining and complaining though. Things could be much worse. My poor grandmother is stuck in the hospital right now recovering from hip surgery. I'm complaining about a few hours of missed sleep, but my Mom and Memaw are going on days without sleep. Memaw will have a long and painful recovery ahead. Please say a little prayer for both she and my mother.

With the arrival of a new baby and a loved one in the hospital, I would almost wager a bet that we are all going to be walking zombies fairly soon...