Shortly after Jane got pregnant, our new sleep schedule came roaring into our lives like an out of control circus elephant charging at a clown.
Jane had a rough night last night, as mentioned in my previous post. Shortly after I went to bed, she was tossing and turning, sitting up, accidently hitting my shoulders, head, stomach, and pillow. She got up, said sorry, went to kiss me, then head-butted me because it was so dark.
Then Pregnant Jane asked if the TV would keep me up. I said no. I could feel my body buzzing with exhaustion. Nothing would keep me awake.
I guess she watched TV for awhile, as I work up another 10+ times while she moved around and gagged from time to time.
Next thing I knew it was a few hours later and she was getting back into bed. I looked over and asked if everything was OK and she said she went into the living room and watched TV for a few hours so she wouldn’t keep me away.
So… we both got about 5 hours of sleep last night. I mean…
I thought this stuff only happens AFTER you have the baby!
I had no time to prepare for this!
I had no time to enjoy just one last day of sleeping in, knowing that once the baby is here, “sleeping in” will become a distant memory.
It’s like I’ve been catapulted into fatherhood and I’m not even a father yet!
For the last several weeks I’m up by 7:00 AM. Sometimes a little earlier, sometimes later. Now for most of you, you’re up by then to go to work, right?
Well, I guess I should let you know that both Pregnant Jane and I work from home. We often work crazy schedules. I’m the night owl and tend to work on my computer until the early morning. And for years we haven’t woken up to an alarm clock. But now our alarm clock’s rings with the sounds of pregnancy morning sickness and nausea.
And while I’m on the subject of working at home… let me tell you, although I wouldn’t have it any other way, it’s tough. You work much, much more than you would at a job and you have to be very self-disciplined. It’s easy to slack off.
But in todays economy and with a baby on the way, I’m working my ass off – big time. I have a baby to save up for. And although I know that Jane will be talking to you guys about this soon… we do not have maternity insurance!
Since we work form home and have our own insurance, we needed to “plan” and buy maternity insurance BEFORE Jane got pregnant. And it’s EXPENSIVE.
So we were planning on getting it in January or February and then trying for a baby. It’s like $500 or $600 a month or something crazy.
So now… we have to pay for everything out of pocket. Yup… THOUSANDS of dollars to Jane’s doctor which is broken into nice easy little payments (my ass!) of just $550 or so a month for months and months.
Then we’ll of course have the hospital bills, lab bills, and a million other bills. What’s a baby cost now-a-days? Shit. I’m thinking like $12,000? $15,000? I have no idea. All I know is I’m freaking out.
Jane’s clothes are all too tight now. Her boobs are HUGE (very, very cool by the way!) and they are falling out of her bras. Cool at home… not cool in public.
So we need to get her new bras, pants, shirts, and all that other maternity stuff pregnant women wear. There another $300 here, $100 there, $250 over there, $50 here, $175 over here, and on and on.
Not to mention that Jane was feeling OK enough to go grocery shopping yesterday.
She used to be the BEST and most health-councious eater I knew. Now when she comes home from grocery shopping there’s ice cream, candy, and other sweets. I asked her what she bought for dinner food for us and she said she didn’t buy anything because nothing sounded good to her.
OK. I get it. They say never go grocery shopping when you are hungry, but I’m saying don’t go grocery shopping when you’re pregnant! Then you’re husband or boyfriend or whoever is stuck eating cereal at night.
Wait a second… if she doesn’t go grocery shopping… who will? OK. Forget the above. I’m clueless when it comes to grocery shopping, I’ll be happy and live with pregnant Jane buying her pregnant foods. :) So Jane, if you read this, I’m cool. You can get whatever you want at the grocery store. I’m good with cereal. 
Seriously. I really am.
So yeah. We’ve got some big-ass bills coming our way. We also have our second doctor’s appointment coming up in a few days. There goes another $550 or so… plus another $100 for an ultrasound.
I’m going to have to start donating blood or something. Wait a second… I know my boys can swim! How much does a few buckets of sperm go for now-a-days? I’m sure there’s a sperm bank around here that’ll be happy to take some of my boys since they are proven world-class swimmers.
OK. I’m kidding. I’m not going to go there… yet. ;)
Man… we’re only in the first trimester. What did I sign myself up for here???
Anyway. I need to get to work.
You might also want to read:
- 14 weeks pregnant: “morning sickness” and nausea are hitting Jane REALLY hard today.
- Pregnancy Week Sweet 16? Jane celebrates by throwing up several times. I celebrate by cleaning up.
- My Pregnant Wife Has Nausea Tonight.
- Only 12 weeks pregnant and already a grocery shopping and food nightmare!
- I am SO worried about Pregnant Jane… Is she going to be OK? Am I going to be OK?
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