Stress Case!

For those of you that know me pretty well you know that I am very high strung.  For years I thought I was laid back and relaxed and that I could handle stress pretty well...well I was just trying to fool myself or something.  Maybe it's because I grew up with parents that are also high stress and compared to them I'm maybe a teeny tiny bit less high strung...maybe!

So why does pregnancy have to bring more stress?  Why can't it be a time for me when I'm relaxed and carefree and kickin' up my heels?

I'm up at 5:45 on a Saturday morning because I only got up to pee once last night.  Why do you say should this cause you stress Syndy?  Well in my twisted mind it meant that my baby was dead.  I didn't have to pee 600 times last night because my baby was no longer alive inside of me doing it's thing getting rid of it's waste.  I hadn't felt him move in a couple of hours, so it must be true...right?

Now I sit here at 6:15 on this lovely Saturday morning and my baby is kicking the heck out of my ribs!  He's not dead!  Why couldn't he have done this 30 minutes ago when I was still in my bed 1/2 asleep starting the worrying process, because he's a kid and kids make everything more difficult, even in the womb!  

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Tam said…
It is nice to know I am not the only crazy one. I remember once with Kessa I was convinced something was wrong because I just knew I hadn't felt her all day!!! I even called the doctor after hours ready to rush to the er but she just calmed me down and then kessa moved!!! I am sure I was the but of several jokes running through that office!!!
July 9, 2011 at 8:02 PM
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