Well, I didn't get much sleep last night. I mostly was just fading in and out of sleep thinking about the labour. I am agaonizing over this. Why? I don't know. Part of me doesn't know what to expect and doesn't think I can deal with the pain. Cause if I expect, to be able to handle it, I won't be able to. I don't know.
Anyways, near the end, I found some sleep. I had a dream where "The Muppets" met "Lord of the Rings" met "Pirates of the Caribean". Yeah, I know. Weird. So, the Muppets were staying downtown. I was there, strictly as an observer. The Muppets were walking around and I believe Rizzo the Rat was having a fight with his wife. One of them was jealous about something. They all ended up going to the movies and going to watch "Lord of the Rings Part III" Then I was just there. The Muppets were gone. I was surrounded by some old ladies. Then the movie started with a recap. Like "Previously on Lord of the Rings..." narrated by Cate Blanchette. There was a text on the screen like in "Star Wars" and the recap was done quickly. Then I saw different imagry on screen. Where Aaragorn goes to get help, there was a cut, and suddenly a sceen from "Pirates of the Caribean" is on the screen. A sceen from Pirates II. Apparenly, they shot the Pirates II and Rings movie simotanously and just used deleted footage from Pirates II and used it in part III of Rings. The sceen was on a beach. And the pirates were agreeing to joing the fight. I don't believe Orlando Bloom was there. I think he was replaced with Johnathon Brandis. And he was walking over somewhere and called someone 'Seth'. I think that was an error of dialogue. No one was called 'Seth' in the movie. But the connection is...Johnathon Brandis was a good friend of Seth Green. So, I think Seth Green was there. Even thought I didn't see him. Then the dream kind of ended there.
The dream turned into something with my co-workers. Apparently, my work provides housing for people who work at the company. And my department, we all live in this row of townhouses. The housing was close to where I live now. And so was work. It is where the Mall is now. I know, weird. Moving on, I run into this guy looking for directions somewhere and he clearly is not listening to me. I tell him he needs to go right and then another right and just follow the signs. He's walking crooked all over the place and just wanders around. I just realize the guy couldn't read. So, he just goes off. Then I am walking with my co-workers to work. They are teasing me about helping that guy. I find it more difficult to walk as I go on. Then I am at work and I'm naked. The guy, who asked for directions, is walking around like he is someone important. I am trying to cover myself with a blanket. I find some laundry hampers and see some of my clothes. I pull out my jeans. And of course the have holes in them. Then Dennis Quaid comes around the corner with messed hair. He is our safety co-oridnator, apparently. Then I woke up.
That's enough of that. Now, I am going to work. Great.

4 comments:
Your dreams are hilarious! Thank you for sharing.
As for your labour, here's the thing. Don't agonize over it. There is no point. You are pregnant; you will be going through labour. You have no choice about that any longer. So what labour will feel like for you is irrelevant at this point. It doesn't matter what it will feel like; it's not as though you can get out of it now, can you?
Here's what I was told by a friend (who delivered her child on the sidewalk outside the women's centre at the RAH, obviously with no drugs): "Your pain tolerance is irrelevant. Know this now. You will be going through labour. You have no choice." (BTW, she and the baby are both just fine. It happens.)
Ha! Yeah, I have heard of shotgun deliveries. I know it happens. I am going to try to not think about it.
You, my dear wife, have an incredible imagination and I love you all the more for it. Weird but entertaining. :)
I totally identify with the agonizing about labour, I did that too. I don't think there is any other experience in life where you know you are going to be in pain before you go into it.
Paul was in a lot of pain when he had his toboggoning accident, but he didn't have weeks and months before hand to agonize about it. "Oh, that toboggoning accident is coming up next month, how am I going to deal with the pain." LOL
Just put your support structures in place and they will help you make it through. You have Lee for emotional support; he'll be there the whole time. You are looking at getting a doula for professional support and advice; she'll be there the whole time too.
Just remember that you are not going through it alone.
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