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This massively spacious bed.

I can star fish in this bed and my limbs won’t fall off the edges. James and I lay around on it this afternoon, both awed that our toes weren’t plummeting off the end. The beauty of the California King, folks.

It’s not as wide as a King, but it gives us an extra four inches of length. And that’s enough for us to finally have all of our appendages in the bed at one time without having to lie on a diagonal. This is a novelty for two six foot plus individuals.

After sharing a double bed for the past year, we made the executive decision that that kind of cramped sleeping arrangement wasn’t cutting it with a pregnant belly and body pillow in the mix.

And when I say “executive decision,” I mean that James and I have been sleeping in separate beds for the past two months because all I would do is thrash and complain when we tried to sleep together. So for the sake of a healthy marriage (and because I was missing out on all those evening foot rubs and back massages that James willing gives when I am carrying around his child), a larger bed became a priority.

I only have 4 months left to milk these complaint-free massages. I wasn’t going to loose any more ground on that front.

Sunny was thrilled to roll around on such a huge “big pillow.” However, because it’s a Tempur-Pedic, it doesn’t have the bounce of our old bed. She was more than mildly confused when she jumped and landed on her butt and the mattress promptly absorbed her tiny bum form into its clutches. Not nearly as much fun for jumping, but more spacious for family snuggles.

James’ greatest concern about going to memory foam was based on some reviews he’d read. Couples complained that they missed the bounce of a spring mattress in their intimate relations.

We’ll have to get back to you with our review on that matter. In the meantime, Sunny and I are going to roll around in giddy delight on the newest addition, while James looks forward to a decent night’s sleep free from my constant complaints of discomfort.