One aspect of pregnancy that I've always found fascinating is the way that it affects my dreams. (I'm not sure if it's specifically being pregnant or the fact that I'm usually eating something right before bed. Pizza=bad. Cinnamon rolls=bad. Leftover birthday cupcakes=strange but acceptable. Bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats=good.)
I am a pretty vivid dreamer anyway, well at least compared to Darren, so it's quite amusing to share what I remember with him when I wake up. He probably thinks I'm making it up half of the time but I really don't have that good of an imagination!
Lately in my dreams, Darren & I have gotten married about 5 or 6 times . . . including a reception AT Hy-Vee serving chicken patties & grapes with college friends dancing the tango, random seminarians scrambling to find another vase for the mancala marbles we want up by the altar, high school classmates dancing in the aisles of the Church to Love Shack DURING the ceremony, & Rebecca wearing her new hot pink crocs & sunglasses without lenses to complement her flower girl dress. Other friends have been getting married . . . complete with Transformers attacking at the end . . . announcing pregnancy, taking crazy canoe rides to see very large sea creatures, & just overall surprising me.
One morning I woke up furious at Darren because he had spent $400 on a pair of custom-made leather boots that had a painting of a deer with his name written beneath it. He neglected to consult me, too. The nerve. I had to keep reminding myself all morning that it was only the dream that I was upset in & not really at him. (Just envisioning him wearing those boots snapped me out of it & into bouts of laughter multiple times. Not really his style.)
How about you? Are you a vivid dreamer? Have any fun ones to share? Anything affect your dreaming "habits"? Am I just a crazy pregnant lady? Okay, don't answer that last one.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Holy cow, I want to be in your dreams with you! Sounds like a riot!
ReplyDeleteI also had crazy vivid dreams when I was pregnant. Then throughout the pregnancy, I would dream that we'd delivered the baby but nobody knew yet and I was too afraid of getting in trouble to tell anyone.
I often wondered if Stephen King had pregnant dreams and those were the inspiration for his novels? Many of my dreams seemed to follow the odd, detached way of his stories (but without the violence).
Hmmm...
Robyn I too have crazy dreams when pregnant. Unfortunately mine aren't as fun as yours!! I usually have lots of nightmares. I've since quit watching CSI and similar shows -- that seemed to help so I've maintained that new habit. Enjoy your fun dreams. Tell me I said hi if you meet me in one! =)
ReplyDeleteHi, Robyn! I found your site from a comment you made on Megan's. Congrats on baby #3! Your kids are absolutely adorable. I'm jealous of Becca's hair--I think at two she already has more than me!
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