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Tornados and Pregnancy

There's got to be a connection between being pregnant and having dreams about tornadoes and celebrities. When I was pregnant with Joselyn I had a dream about them both - and even have had a few friends who have dreamed about celebrities while pregnant as well. (I dreamed about both Paris Hilton and Jessica and Ashlee Simpson)

As I laid down for a morning nap this morning, I was waken up by a phone call right in the middle of a dream of running away from 10 tornadoes. I was running away from them, pregnant belly and all, to a safe shelter right in front of me while Joselyn and Adam were in an all-glass McDonalds close by. I had left them to go get something out of the Cherokee and a man I knew who was with us on this big group trip (I can't remember ALL the details of who people were etc) warned me about the coming tornadoes and was helping me get to a huge concrete building with NO windows... where my brother Seth was hanging out. I looked up in the sky to see a cluster of about 10 tornadoes heading our way just as we got into the building. I remember being really scared because Adam and Joselyn didn't know about the tornado and were in an all-glass building. Scary dream, huh?

I've been getting really giddy about meeting my baby boy... 16 days left! At most!! So excited... I've been able to do a little but more shopping for him (for Christmas) and that always makes things seem more real to me.

Blue Strawberries

I've had a lot of weird dreams again lately... except none of them have had to do with pregnancy. But I would still call them pregnancy related because I know that my lack of deep sleep is what keeps the dreams so fresh in my mind when I wake up. (I think) I kinda forgot most of the ones I've had the past few days but this one I remember vaguely... that I was enjoying blue strawberries! It was a mix between blueberries and strawberries and they were absolutely delicious! Don't you think that sounds good? I thought it was so funny when I found this picture on google images... although the strawberry in my dream was a darker, almost navy, blue (like blueberries) and looked much more appetizing.

Another sweet dream

Ok, for the first time in a while I woke up remembering my dream. I vaguely remember it, but I had my baby and she was adorable. The weird part about it was that she could say "mommy" since the day she was born, and she didn't act like a newborn. I would say she acted like a 6 month old instead of a newborn. Wouldn't it be strange if your baby could hold themselves up and talk when they were born? She was the sweetest little thing though... very cuddly and cute. I have this image in my head of what she's going to look like now at that age (meaning about 6 months). It always seems that in my dreams she has dark brown hair and deep blue eyes. It will be interesting to see what she looks like.

Third Trimester

As of yesterday I am now in my third trimester! As if to welcome me to the third trimester, my body has suddenly taken on a few changes. My ankles have started to swell just a little. Nothing terrible, but enough so I can barely see the bumps of my ankles. I asked my mom if she thought they looked swollen and she put her finger into my skin and it left a little indentation mark for a while. It actually was kinda freaky to me. Last night I felt the draining feeling of having no energy that I felt in the first trimester. I hope that is not coming back... but I think it will help me sleep better although I'm still sleeping through the night most of the time... occasionally I will wake up though to change positions or go to the bathroom.

I can tell my baby has changed positions. She always used to kick my on the left side of my stomach but I seem to be feeling her more near my rib cage now. She must be upside down! She moved quite a bit, but never too hard. Yesterday she kicked me (or something) on my hip bone. That felt a little strange and made me jump although it didn't hurt. I can't believe how close I am to having this baby!!

They say that sometimes husbands can get weird dreams too when their wives are pregnant. Adam had a weird one over the weekend. He dreamed we were at the beach with our new baby and she was absolutely adorable. Seeing her so cute made him want to have more kids so we got these kits where you put what looked like a hunk of meat (I know, strange) in this tray and the baby started growing from it... he said it wasn't gross or anything, just strange because these big hunks starting growing arms and legs and cute faces. And I thought I had weird dreams...

To get to the Eiffel Tower

Last night I had another crazy dream! I haven't been remembering any of my dreams for the past few weeks so it was a little funny. (I guess I have been sleeping too well... something I will NOT complain about... they say you remember your dreams so much in pregnancy because you are waking up so much in the middle of the night but I haven't been having that problem) I had a dream Adam and I went to Paris, France and we were wanting to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. In my dream, the Eiffel Tower was in the middle of the ocean, kind of like the Statue of Liberty and in order to get there, you HAD to jump out of an airplane and sky dive into the water. (In my dream I AM pregnant by the way.) When we got on the airplane to supposedly go to the Eiffel Tower we didn't know that, but the lady informed us we needed to get our parachutes on. We were both a little nervous but ended up jumping out of the airplane and into the water with balloons in our hands. Each Balloon had a special coupon inside of it, and we could redeem our coupons only if that specific balloon did not break. Once we landed in the water, we swam to dry land and were then able to go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. Adam and I each ended up with only one balloon that did not break, although I can't remember what our coupons were for. Another couple who was with us in the plane had like 20 coupons, and we were wondering how they managed not to break any of their balloons. They got this pretty diamond jewelry and stuff.

A dozen roses

Usually I remember a lot of details about my pregnancy dreams, but this one wasn't the case. About the only thing I can remember is that I got a huge tattoo of a dozen roses on my FACE, like, on my cheek. I can't even remember why I did it but I put this green cream/mask stuff on the tattoo right afterwards to keep the 'colors bright' or something like that. I had a friend with me who also got a tattoo on her face, but I can't remember what she got. I do, however, remember feeling a little remorseful that it was so permanent and wondered what my parents would think when they saw it.

Kasey this is for you :)

Maybe dreaming about Paris Hilton during pregnancy IS normal after all! Apparently, one of my really good friends, who is also pregnant, ALSO had a dream about being in jail with Paris Hilton. Too funny. Out of all the exciting things to dream about... I think I'd rather be dreaming about these: (Being in Paris, staying at a Hilton Hotel in Paris) Go here if you don't know what I am talking about.

In jail with Paris Hilton

Don't ask me how I got there (hopefully I was just going there as an undercover reporter) but last night I had a dream I was in jail with Paris Hilton. In the dream, she wasn't secluded, but was with other girls and had befriended them all. She was a little hesitant to be nice to me though. She seemed kind of sweet and talked about "changing for the better" and stuff like that. In the dream, it was her last day and everyone threw a party for her there. I also remember that besides the fact the jail had no roof (so if it rained you pretty much got wet) the prison was really nice with flowers everywhere. I don't know why I don't have regular pregnancy dreams like everyone else, but I find my dreams so interesting! And RANDOM. I mean, I DO NOT think about Paris Hilton on a regular basis whatsoever...

What's up with this?

I have definitely been excited about my baby, but sometimes you don't realize just how much until you wake up after a really weird dream...

Haven't really woke up with any dreams fresh in my mind recently until last night. This dream was a little bit similar to one of my previous dreams in that it takes place in 'real time'. My mom was over at my house, and apparently, she had been coming over every so often to take my baby out of me and check on it to make sure it was ok. When she knew it was ok, she would put the baby back so it could come out as scheduled. (I know. Strange as can be.) Well, THIS TIME, the baby seemed pretty big to me, so I asked her if I could keep him out. I just couldn't stand to be apart from him again, I guess. (it was a little boy) So she said ok. Although at 17 weeks, the baby was a really healthy size. I then realized that baby would probably be hungry so I asked my mom if she could teach me how to feed the baby. But she was busy doing other things and kept saying "I'll help you in a minute". Then I realized since my boss wasn't expecting me to have the baby until October, I better call him and let him know I wouldn't be in. SO my mom called him for me and he was NOT happy. (which is unusual since he has been really supportive and nice about my pregnancy.) After telling him I wouldn't be at work, my boss said "Oh, she BETTER be in". Then I woke up.

I've had a few friends offer me explanations to this particular dream and it's pretty interesting. One said that I probably deep down want a boy, want to be a mom like mine was and that I was afraid of job security. Interesting.

I wish!

Another weird dream last night. In my dream, I woke up to find Adam working on the nursery. It was already painted and all the furniture was in place. It looked great! AND he had done it all overnight!!!! Amazing. Just not realistic. It IS realistic for him to help decorate the nursery, but considering the stage the future nursery is in now, it would have been impossible for him to get that all done in one night. Who knows though... I've learneed to never underestimate my amazing husband!!!