Dream Deluge

The other day I received a package in the mail from my Mom. She had sent me 'What to Expect when you're Expecting', which was really exciting! I delved into the contents and realized that a lot of the minor symptoms I've been noticing are all documented there (metallic taste in my mouth, pain right around my tailbone, some cramping following a little 'special time' with Kevin, which are all totally normal!). It was really nice to have so many questions answered.

I've recently noticed another symptoms that, as far as I'm concerned, is one of the worst. Most people know I'm afraid of the dark, and that I typically suffer from insomnia. Well, now I'm also suffering from frequent and vivid dreams, often extremely stressful ones, and I wake up several times a night. Now, I eat pretty regularly throughout the day to fight my nausea, and most of the time I'll have a little ice cream about an hour before bed. Sometimes, though, for whatever reason, I'll have something heavier, and those seem to be the nights that I have the most vivid dreams.

I googled this, and it seems to be pretty common, but most people say they have dreams relating to their pregnancy. Mine are ... not. Let me give you a very brief synopsis of the dreams I had just last night, in the 6 or so hours I managed to sleep:

1. Sunny, post-apocalyptic landscape. Futuristic. We are exploring the remains of a mall, which turns into part of a cruise ship. We have to row a boat through choppy waters in a storm to escape.

2. Same cruise ship, I meet this androgynous person at an event for people to make auditions for single people. You know, those videos? This person is extremely coy, and trying to claim to be very old, but he's very young and attractive. I flirt with him, he's still being coy. We walk to an expansive room with a gorgeous view and tons of windows. His hair has grown long and white-blonde. He teases me and tries to get me to believe he's a woman. To prove I know he's got the right equipment, I kiss him. We end up naked in bed, and handsome, shirtless window washers cat-call me from outside. Kevin comes in, raving mad at this guy because he slammed Kevin's book shut sometime earlier in the day.

3. I'm at a video rental store. A little girl with a horrible mother wants to rent a video, but has no money. I let her take it. I walk outside and a hispanic guy in a navy uniform exclaims "OMG that woman has been bludgeoned to death!" and points to a prone figure by a planter. It's just a homeless woman napping. I get really mad and ask what kind of horrible person he is to make such a joke. He threatens me, and I run into a jewelry store and hide under a table. The woman there is his fiance. She's had enough of him. He's getting his gang together to beat me up. We get 100 people and start jogging together around the complex, I guess to hide me? A girl gets to close to me and I sucker punch her, thinking it's him. 

There were more, earlier in the night, but they're too hazy and weird to really explain. But I see these just as vividly as I did upon waking up. All of them were incredibly stressful, and I woke up out of breath each time. Needless to say, I'm pretty exhausted today.

I'm going to avoid eating much at night to see if that helps with the dreams. I've started eating fruits, milk, and good protein again! I hope to have vegetables again in the next few weeks.