Charlie!

This weekend, Ray and I went to the RV Show. It was a lot of fun! We got to check out RVs priced from $10,000 to $400,000! One day, we want to have one! It was fun looking at what options they come with and discussing which ones are important to us. But all afternoon, we were climbing in and out of RVs! It was quite exhausting. Even Ray said his legs also felt a bit “noodlish” by the time we left.

There are all kinds of things you learn about your body when you’re pregnant. It does things you didn’t know it could do – both good and bad. Fortunately, most of it is good. This weekend, I experienced some of the bad. But again, no worries. According to what I’ve read from reliable sources, everything is normal. And just to be sure, I’ll run it by my doctor too. It just seems that my right leg (specifically my calf) and my right foot do not get the circulation or something that my left leg gets. It gets overworked much more easily than my left leg. It was giving me fits Saturday night. After I propped it up and Ray gave me a massage, I was able to get some sleep. It was feeling much better yesterday. However, last night, something very unexpected and unpleasant happened!

This REALLY strong horse named Charlie came to visit me! After I got up to go to the restroom last night, I had a little difficulty getting comfortable again. I readjusted the pillow, moved my covers around, and stretched my leg that rests of top of my body pillow (my right leg)! Well, when I stretched it, a knot formed in my calf! I swear, an Eagle Scout couldn’t have tied one any tighter! It was awful! In reality, it only lasted about 15 to 20 seconds, but of course, it felt like so much longer! For a split second, I considered waking Ray up. But I quickly came to my senses. As sweet as Ray is, I know he would’ve awakened, said “I’m sorry”, grabbed my leg haphazardly, and started massaging it...with his eyes closed! I would’ve been all for a massage from a fully awake Ray but not a half awake Ray! :)

~"Tish"