I need sleep!!!

Is there anyone out there who can tell me how to sleep? So I know that you lay down and close your eyes for anyone who is trying to be "smart". What I need to know is, how do I get comfortable? I have tried everything in my power. I can't get comfortable, I am so hot, I can't breathe. What can I do? I just want to be able to lay down and fall asleep again. The really bad thing is that I know when my body gets back to being kinda comfortable I will have a beautiful baby who will be screaming and needing me up to feed and change her. Wow, being a mom takes a lot out of a person but I know it will be so worth it.

I didn't tell you that on Tuesday night during our tour of the hospital we saw a cute little newborn. She only weighed 4 pounds. It was quite eye opening when I realized that my little Carly was about that size now. I tried to tell her to not grow a whole lot bigger. I do want her to be healthy so I guess she will grow as big as she needs to.

Well I leave tomorrow morning to go to Orangeburg. I have my last shower on Saturday. I am very excited. Maybe when I get back I will finally try to post some pictures.

AT HOME

I am now homebound. Last week I discussed with one of my doctor's my swelling problem. At the end of the day if I work my ankles get to be about 12 inches around. After a lot of discussion we decided that I should stay at home. This way I can rest when needed. If I wasn't an OR nurse it would probably be different, but I can't just sit with my feet up whenever I want to. I have been home 2 full days now and it is good so far. I am slowly working on getting the house ready for Carly. I have been washing clothes. Esp, Carly clothes. She has so many cute dresses. I can't wait to see her in them.

Zach and I went to our third Child Birth Education class last night. We took a tour of the hospital and talked about packing our bags. We also practiced some relaxation techniques. I definitely want a ball (basically a big excercise ball). It will help to have one to sit on. Zach practiced massaging my back. It felt really good. I am just looking forward to seeing my baby born.