Monday, August 27, 2007

baby spot

I had a baby shower yesterday and it was really fun... all of the ladies that came were so sweet and my few friends that threw it did an amazing job. I got a lot of WIPES and BLANKETS but lots of other good stuff as well.
Baby is still moving and grooving which I guess means she has plenty of room in there and doesn't need to bust out just yet. Still a woman in waiting! My body hurt so much by the time I went to bed, I was ready to drink a bottle of wine to relieve the tension. Of course, I didn't. I have a few family members visiting and so I planned to sleep in my daughter's twin bed and her on the floor next to me in a sleeping bag. As soon as the light went out, she was in that twin bed next to me. Can you imagine? Me and my belly and my sideways-sleeping daughter. After a few hours, I had enough and went down to the couch. To make a long story short, she ended up on the other part of the couch too, after a few middle of the night meltdowns. At one point, she was on the couch in her sleeping bad and because it's made of nylon, she slid off the couch and onto the floor while still in her sleeping bag. She was very much not happy about that. She didn't remember that at all this morning. I did. Is that fair???
She's had a hard time sleeping alone (or even just being without me while in the same house) since her dad died. I understand and have "catered" to this for the last 7 months but now I have to think about adding a newborn into the picture and that means weaning her from her clinginess. She is very unhappy about this but mostly so when it comes to sleeping times. She ended up crying herself to sleep for her nap this afternoon and I felt bad. However, it has to happen. Poor peanut!
My aunt and parents are still here though and I was able to get back to sleep this morning after all that hoopla and get some decent rest. Thank God for helpful relatives.

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