1. In which my subconscious does a terrible job of dwelling on my anxieties, opting instead for a hearty dose of deranged wish fulfillment
It's time for me to have the baby! Labor takes about fifteen minutes; it is quick and tidy, like delivering a well-wrapped package. After a brief period of confusion in which she looks strikingly like the cat, she is as pink, plump, unblemished, and at least three months old as any 'newborn' on television, and has a full head of lovely black hair. We are surprised to discover that she can climb the stairs right away (also rather like the cat). For some reason, we have named her Danielle. I am feeling fit as a fiddle, and it occurs to me to check to see how squashy my postpartum middle has become. Oh, how funny, it's not squashy at all. Indeed it is positively toned. I certainly am feeling well. Perhaps I'll go do some grocery shopping.
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2. A psychic experience
I dream that I have heartburn, AND THEN I WAKE UP AND REALLY DO. It is
just like one of those amazing spooky dreams in books where you get in
a fight with a terrible monster and have terrifying glorious adventures
and then are all 'oh wow, what a crazy dream.' Then you get out of bed and see that
your legs are all scratched up in reality from your supposedly dreamed escape
through the brambles and are like WHOA and then you discover that the key to the treasure is actually under your pillow. Yes, it is exactly like that, except with Tums.
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