The Nap

It is amazing what an afternoon nap can do for this preggo momma.
I've been pretty sick for the last two days fighting this sinus infection...well sick since Friday but the worst of it in the last 48 hours. I made it to work Monday morning but left soon after I got my antiobiotic prescription and the official diagnosis more than just a bad cold. I came home foggy-headed and completely crashed. Took a 3 hour nap, which for me is rare. Woke up better but not great. Made it through the night pretty well and stayed home from work again today, at the request...okay more like demand...of my boss. :) Took another nap today and woke up this afternoon feeling so much better. Thank God.
I was really worried the past few days because the babies did not like me blowing my nose or sneezing all the time. :( Seems so insignificant, but at this stage in pregnancy when I'm trying NOT to go into labor it was just scary. My stomach was so tight and babies were protesting. I just keep praying, please no contractions! Monday I had some mild crampiness and felt so uncomfortable. Ugh. The naps have helped tremendously, and today the babies are moving around like crazy, my stomach is relaxed, and a full 24 hours of antibiotics in me have cleared out my head significantly. Whew. Hopefully we have made it through this hurdle.
I haven't worked out since Friday morning, which for me is a significant sign I'm not doing well. This morning I resumed my 15 minutes of yoga, and I weighed myself...here to report that at 30 weeks today I have gained exactly 30 pounds. Holy cow. I mean....not "cow" right? :) I will say that I am pleased with this. Mostly because my belly is measuring full term, and when I was that size with Sam I had gained 50 pounds! So I'm as "big" as I was with Sam but 20 pounds lighter...which really just means less swelling and that much more "baby" weight I can gain in the next 8 weeks, right?
So...back to the nap. I am excited to realize that napping is something I actually enjoy now. Maybe it is the daily exhaustion of just "being" this pregnant...perpetually 9 months. Who knows. But this is good. I have found that whether I close my eyes for 20 minutes or 3 hours, I am feeling rested when I get up. I got so frustrated when I was home with Sam in those delirious newborn days because I felt like if I didn't get deep sleep for at least 2 hours after every feeding I wasn't able to function. With twins I know sleep is going to be one of those things that is just elusive. And I know there is no way to prepare for it...and certainly no chance at getting a solid 2 hours of deep sleep at a time. So it has been encouraging to see how my body has adapted to the idea of naps, finally!!! I know that 20 minutes here or there doesn't really make up for deep sleep, but at least I'm not getting frustrated by it. I will need to treasure those 20 minutes in between baby feedings and whatnot here in just a short time, and I am just relieved to finally be a napper!
Can you believe that I am going to be home with newborn twins within 2 months!!!??? Still a little surreal. Welcome to a world of no sleeping and small naps....yay!