Just a little vent before sunrise

I used to be an incredible sleeper before I was pregnant. I could fall asleep at the drop of a hat, sleep in until noon, and take three hour naps like they were going out of style. No joke, if sleeping/napping were an Olympic event, I would have taken the gold hands-down. It wouldn't have even been a competition. But these days... not so much.

I swear, once I hit my third trimester of this pregnancy it was like little Baby Bogart flipped a switch that immediately made it hard to sleep at night. First, I lay in bed for hours trying to get to sleep in the first place. Then I wake up every hour or two all night long because a) I have to use the bathroom b) I'm incredibly uncomfortable or c) I am incredibly uncomfortable AND I have to use the bathroom. It's really quite unpleasant. Really though, it wouldn't be so bad if I could just sleep in.. but alas, I can't seem to do that these days either. Between the construction down our road starting between 5:30-7:00 a.m. and my tendency to rise before or with the sun it just doesn't happen anymore. And it's not like the reason I can't sleep is because I'm not tired - I'm exhausted! It's just cruel and unusual punishment I tell ya...

My mom has been trying her darnedest to convince me that it's just my body's way of preparing me for when the baby actually comes and I have to be up with him every couple of hours. Which makes sense.. I suppose... kind of... (Not really.) Wouldn't it make more sense that my body would want to rest now while it still can? Shouldn't I cherish these last two months of uninterrupted sleep while I still at least have the opportunity? I guess not.

Really though, this pregnancy has been good to me overall and I have very few reasons to complain. I never had morning sickness, I haven't started swelling too badly or retaining insane amounts of water, and both the baby and I have been healthy enough that I haven't been put on bed rest or any other type of restriction. I know that I am very blessed compared to many others out there. It's just this darn lack of sleep thing! It starts to wear you down after a while... But I just have to keep reminding myself daily about the incredible prize at the end of all this and that, although it feels like it sometimes, I won't be pregnant forever. This too shall pass.

Well, my coffee is finally done! At least I can enjoy a cup of Folgers Half Caff with a bit of delicious Pumpkin Spice Coffee Mate mixed in as I sit here and wait for the sun to come up...

TGIF!

Sick and tired and overwhelmed

You know those weeks where you have entirely too much to do? This was one of those weeks for me. Monday when we got back from Stockholm I was bombarded with reality as soon as we stepped back into our apartment.  The piles of laundry had turned into mountains after adding our clothes from the recent trip to Stockholm, the dishes were heaped on the counter right where I'd left them (I had hoped secretly that they would manage to do themselves), and my text books were staring at me from the corner reminding me that I had two very important exams coming up. Now that may not seem like I have all that much to be doing, but you would be surprised how many hours you can study for two exams...

You see, over here in Scandinavia land.... they do school a little differently. Instead of having four or five classes for a semester, you have two or three classes for eight weeks. This means that they don't really do midterm exams. This also means that my two exams I have in the next four days account for my entire grade in both of my classes. Pretty scary, huh? Yeah... I'm pretty much terrified.

For those of you who might not know me well enough, I get the worst test anxiety possible. It doesn't matter that this is my fourth year of college and I've taken more exams than I can even remember, it doesn't matter how prepared or unprepared I might be, I always feel like I'm going to blow chunks all over the test set in front of me. Every time.

And this, dear friends, is why I've been ignoring you all week and have yet to post about our lovely trip to Stockholm last weekend. Please forgive me? I promise that I will get it done first thing on Thursday after I finish the eight hours blocked off for my Paper Technology exam. Yes, eight hours! I don't even know that I'll be able to stay awake that long, let alone function and try to think. We'll see in a few days....

It's a good thing that this weekend is Halloween... I'm going to need an ice cold drink and LOTS of candy to console myself I think.

Peace, Love, and Swedish Meatballs!!!
-The Bogarts