Friday, July 24, 2009

Our life is so exciting...

at least to me! haha. We got a new bed!!! YESSSS. I cannot tell you how long I have been dreaming of this day. Matt picked out our queen bed when we were engaged and it was reminiscent of sleeping on a cement slab. Hard. As. A. Brick. Sweet, sweet Traci bought us a nice memory foam pad and pillow top which made a world of difference.

There were still problems though. A 6'5" man is not supposed to sleep in a queen bed, especially if his mobility is impaired. Matt rolls into the middle of the bed, bends his knees, and you can imagine the space it leaves for me. I push him all night long, he straightens out, then his feet hang off the end. Things only get worse when I get bigger by the day, Isabel feels the need to sleep by my head, and Kaden finds his way in. It's not a pretty picture.

Oh, but this is such a pretty picture...

Matt received some trust fun money from Denver Options, a brain injury association. It is a one time allotted amount. We spent a year on the waiting list and carefully thought about what we need/want. We decided to use it for this bed (GIANT and soft!), and for an awesome recumbent bike...which deserves a special post all its own. I think that the bed benefits me more than Matt, but so far, we are more than happy. I actually get giddy thinking of all the space I get to swim in at night...untouched by bony knees, furry paws, and a squirmy toddler. It is a piece of Heaven, to me.

Oh, it's just so big and beautiful!

3 comments:

Wendy said...

We bought a king a couple of years ago and it was the best thing we ever did!

Jennifer said...

When we got married we bought a "damaged" Cal-King bed from a warehouse for cheap that works great and is the most comfortable bed I have ever had. We have slept on it for 4 years until we moved to Boston for the summer to a furnished apartment, and left it in storage back at home. The bed here is a queen and is as hard as a rock and I have thrown my back out 4 times in the last 3 months. And now we have two kids that end up in our bed. So when I saw the picture of your new bed I had a deep longing for my bed back at home and greatest happiness for you. I hope you have all the space your heart desires at night, especially for the last bit of your pregnancy! (I have a horrible time sleeping my last trimester!) Good luck the next few weeks!

Dan and Ashley said...

Oh Jess it looks SOOOO amazing! I'm so so happy for you! Love it. Your house is so darn cute. I'm in love with every last bit of it.