arcēology

I read an interesting thing today:

During the second trimester, many pregnant women dream about cuddly, baby-like animals, such as puppies, chicks, and kittens. Friendly creatures in your dreams are generally thought to signify that you’re tuned in to your instincts. Menacing animals, on the other hand, may represent ambivalence about the strange new creature entering your life.

Now, that final statement? It made me feel ambivalent. Because I was under the impression that I had begun feeling more kindly and optimistic about the Life Change. Seriously, I’ve really made great headway toward feeling genuinely excited – despite my fears of stretch marks, hemorrhoids and permanently widened hips. So, if a “more kindly and optimistic” state is characterized by nightly dreams of menacing lions and wolves (fyi, the dining-room furniture is no match for a rabid wolverine), then I’m glad I wasn’t in Crazy Dream Mode three months ago, when I was feeling a little less kindly and a lot more terrified.

However, it is here that I should point out that I was victorious over both the lion and the pack of wolves. I guess the moral of the story is that I will survive all the forthcoming metaphorical wildlife threatening to ravage my sanity post-birth. The real-life threats will undoubtedly come in many shapes and sizes – from the innocent-looking “paci” to the one-woman-dairy-farm breast pump – yet I will conquer.

In the meantime, pray that I will soon dream of puppies, chicks and kittens, and that I will cherish the days I can still see my toes.