Pregnancy Backaches

I’m entering the third trimester now, and munchkin baby is trying my patience. Normally, sleeping isn’t that big of a deal. You find a comfortable spot on one side and rotate throughout the night like a pancake. My husband is not a big fan of this, understandably, because with my new girth I can practically make the man go rolling across the mattress without much effort.

With my other two children, usually I was fine until month 9. After that, I would typically sleep in another room, surrounded by every pillow in the house.

But for some reason, this child is mocking me. No matter what position I sleep in, the child rotates and uses its Jedi powers to send shooting pains through my ribcage. Can’t sleep on the left side, right side, on my back, or sitting up. At one point, I got on all fours, wondering if there was a way to suspend myself in the air. Last night I ended up twisting my body into some bizarre yoga-ish pose, trying to find some way to get comfortable. Four pillows were involved, including decorative throw pillows designed to put pressure on certain spots. Though it didn’t work all that well, eventually I managed to grab a few hours of sleep.

In the back of my mind, it makes me wonder what this baby will be like. Will it be a child like my son, who slept through the night at five months old? Or will it be like my daughter who didn’t sleep more than four hours in a row until she was ten months old? I think that’s the fun aspect of pregnancy…wondering what sort of personality your child will have. Since my own two have polar opposite reactions to everything, I can’t imagine how this one will be.

It’s not unlike having multiple books. Each one has its own distinct personality, and each one makes you tear your hair out in a different way. Right now I’m doing copy edits on Her Warrior King and although that book was one of the hardest I’ve ever written, it’s fun to read it back and think–wow. It actually came together.

On another note, I found out that The Warrior’s Touch is now on the shelves in stores! Let me know if you spot it in a store near you. Better yet, take a picture!