Another Sleepless Night

Although this one is, admittedly, a bit different. We had a funeral to go to this morning in Trenton and it pretty much messed up my sleep pattern for the rest of the day; owing to the two-hour nap we took when we got home as much as anything else.

But, since I was up (and my dear pregnant wife, since about nine tonight) is not; I thought it would be a good time to list some of the things I've learned so far about what pregnancy can do.

A brief list:

• Morning sickness: It's easy to record everything your wife eats when you get to see it twice. I think, as much as anything, guilty would be the best way to describe how I feel about this phenomenon. I know I did this to her- the little stick she pee'd on said as much. I just hope the joy of the moment can soon replace the feelings of nausea that have overwhelmed her (and consequently me) for the last few weeks.

• Sleep debt/ depravation: And this is where it kinda gets made up. As much sleep as I'm missing she's getting it back two-fold it would appear-- and I'm more than fine with that. After all, I'm eating chips and she's growing our baby's limbs.

• "Mothering effects": Who said you have to hold the child in your arms for the first time before you can worry about them? Just worrying about their development right now is enough to prove to me that parenting can begin now- just not with groundings, and play-time, and lectures, and hugs the way it will later.
  

And through all of this I see our relationship getting stronger every day. We each have parts of this we have to do on our own, and parts we can do together. Seeing how she handles herself day-in and day-out impresses me to no end. If anything, it's reinforced my feelings for her. It's made them differnet, and stronger.

Now, if I could only get to sleep...