Comfort, thy name is Snoogle

Throughout this pregnancy my body changes have been gradual enough that I never noticed it was becoming more challenging to sleep comfortably.  At some point I started to think it might be nice to have something between my legs while I slept, and I tried a throw pillow we already had, which worked pretty well.  Then I stayed with my cousin, Jessica, who let me borrow her Snoogle, and I fell in love with it!  I had no idea I needed more back support, leg support, and head support simultaneously.  Those two nights were amazing, the best rest I had had in a while, and totally shattered my illusion about being able to sleep in the same way.  If you have seen that episode of How I Met Your Mother in which Marshall realizes that Lily chews super loudly, and then can't not notice it all the time, you know what I mean.  Sleep without a Snoogle became most unpleasant.

Thus began the search for my own reasonably priced Snoogle, which is nearly impossible.  I happened to find one for $25 on eBay, but after having the monthly budget conversation with Jeremy I was shy to pull the trigger without talking about it first.  Of course he said it fit in our budget, but just my luck, it sold before I had my chance to bid!  Blast!!!!  Jeremy very sweetly pointed out that my nightly comfort was worth any price, but I was on a mission, dangummit.  I see it as a personal challenge never to pay full price for pregnancy items, which are so often consigned.

Luckily for me I have several kind and generous friends and family members that reached out to me to offer their own Snoogles, free of charge.  I decided to take my cousin, Adrienne, up on her incredibly generous offer to not only give it to me with no expectation of getting it back (I would have to borrow all others offered), but also to completely pay for shipping all the way from Seattle.  How amazing is she for that?!
So I waited with bated breath for it to arrive and slept with a regular body pillow in the mean time (which was totally not right, slid around a lot, and often ended up on Jeremy's side, poor guy).

Last Friday, the heavens opened and the angels sang and my new (to me) Snoogle arrived.  The past four nights have been so incredibly restful, and I'm thankful that I'm not traveling any more this pregnancy so I won't have to go another night without it.

It's the little things that make this process easier :-).

Thanks, Adrienne!!!