Up until a week ago our bed used to look like a pillow cemetery. We had so many that there weren't even pillow cases for all of them, and every night before bed I'd have to build what B referred to as The Pillow Wall. And while it sounds like some puritanical way to approach a new marriage, it was really just back support. A pillow for my head, a pillow in front of my stomach, but tucked under just right so my back was supported, one between my knees, etc. As you can imagine, rolling over causes quite a problem as the entire wall needs rearranging. But it was the only way to take the pressure off my back since I'm a side sleeper.
But then there was a stroke of brilliance. B decided that our marriage was strong enough to bring someone else into bed with us, and that someone is a delicious new addition I call Hank, The Body Pillow. Hank was waiting for me at Target for $8 and then I paid an extra $5 to buy him some clothes - no one likes to walk around naked. And let me tell you - Hank has improved my life nearly as much as B has. I'm deeply infatuated.
From the moment Hank replaced The Pillow Wall, I have never slept better and it was an instantaneous change. Instant! And then one night I lent him to B to test out and I slept terribly. He's never leaving my sight again. In fact, I found him just in time because I have to buy our plane tickets for Portland soon and now I'm gonna need to buy three seats instead of two.
Hooray for body pillows! The Husband bought me two when I was pregnant and they were LIFE SAVERS! I TOTALLY get the "pillow wall" concept. Been there, feel your pain, literally. Eventually I got far enough in the pregnancy that even the body pillows lost their magic, but there were several months there where that was the only way I could sleep.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you found Hank!
i HAVE A TARGET HERE SO FOR $8 I CAN GET YOU ONE TO SAVE THE THIRD AIRLINE TICKET !!!! WE CAN USE THAT MONEY FOR FUN THINGS. :):):)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite pregnancy story is when I bought one and used it for about 2 nights. One night I woke up having to go to the bathroom, which happens multiple times a night the farther along you get. I was so entangled in the body pillow that I couldn't get up. I couldn't free myself no matter which way I rolled. B had to wiggle it away from me and throw it on the floor. I never used it again because it was too traumatic!
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely file that one away! T likes to do that with the comforter: He throws his leg over it and holds it to himself sometime in the night, or when I'm not there. I call it his "blanket-whore" and occasionally punch the comforter to show it who's really the boss.
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