NewMom: Help! I’ve Fallen (Asleep) and I Can’t Get Up!

Holy mackerel! I have never known exhaustion like I know now that I’m pregnant. It happens at home on the weekends — at 11:00 a.m. — maybe two or three hours after I just woke up from a full night’s sleep.

The other day I told NewDad that I was just going to take a brief rest on the hardwood floor in our new house where we have no furniture yet. No joke — four hours later I awoke with a furniture pad covering me for warmth. And now it’s happening at work. With almost no notice, I could rest my head on my keyboard and not awaken for another three hours. I’ll be in a meeting and the conference table will suddenly look like a heavenly place to rest for the afternoon. About half the days of the week, I am completely non-functional after 2:00 p.m.

Most people don’t even know I’m pregnant yet, and I imagine they must think I’ve totally lost my edge. But if you’ll excuse me now, I think if I can just curl up under my desk beside my hard drive for a power nap, maybe no one will see me.