The Old Man Has Settled In

So Friday while at work, I'm not too sure how it came up in conversation but while on a break talking with Sean, he informed me that I have developed some new habits during my pregnancy.

He quickly questioned if I realized what I did last night. I said no. He stated that during the night I was snoring very loudly and on several occasions he tried to nudge me to get me to roll over and at one point I woke up and said "No it's not me it's the dog" then rolled back over and promptly fell back asleep.

At this point Sean has decided to inform me that this is not the first time I have been doing this. Over the course of the past few months, I have picked up a snoring habit in which has gotten very bad this week due to a cold that was effecting my ability to take in air as well as talking in my sleep.

By now, I'm cracking up and tears are flowing so bad I can barely get in a word to ask any follow up questions. I had absolutely no clue that this was going on. When I was child I had my tonsils and adenoids removed and ever since I have never picked up snoring again. I thought that I might just be breathing pretty hard because on occasion I have woken myself up with a loud roar. I guess my loud roar was just the end of my old man snore.

So after being informed and pretty much crying through the conversation b/c I was so horrified that I now snore and talk in my sleep, but found it hilarious, I have learned to accept it.

I do have to say that I'm very embarrassed but there isn't much I can do at this point to fix it except deliver the baby and lose the baby weight. Only 2.5 more months.

FOLLOW UP: So the brilliant idea came to mind this weekend that maybe a breath right strip might help open up my nasal passages and help to lessen my snoring. So last night (Sunday night) was the first night that I was able to use them. I washed my face, and placed the strip on correctly and then crawled into bed. Not once did I wake up with a loud roar. So I was curious to find out if they worked.

When arriving home I asked Sean what happened last night. He says "I didn't want to tell you b/c you were trying so hard, but you didn't snore last night but you have now developed a new thing. Lets just call it the "santa ana winds." You keep your mouth open and have this very high whistle which makes it sound like the winds have come to town." By now I'm totally crying again with laughter.

I don't know what this new laughter thing is all about but I just kinda go off and I can't stop, and lordy lordy, I think the hormones have quite definatly kicked in b/c I could cry for quite some time when I'm laughing this hard.

Hehe, I better not develop anything else in the coming weeks b/c I'm not sure not sure how much more lack of sleep Sean can handle while trying to keep it together. I know it's all supposed to prepare us for when Jack arrives, but I plan on being the sleep deprived person while nursing, so I need atleast one sane person in the house to keep me together.

We shall see what happens.