Stuck

I want to write. I want to write really, really badly. I want to write more of my novel, the story that's been brewing and developing in my head for years. But I'm stuck.

The other day, while I was trying to fall back asleep, my head was trying to solve problems with my story. (Except I'm pregnant right now, and need sleep, so I wouldn't let it.)

My husband keeps telling me I should use my free time to work on my novel, especially since I'll be too tired for a while after baby comes. I actually got really frustrated with him about it, because I just don't know what to do. I want to move forward with it, but I don't know how to get my characters from where they are now to where they need to be. My brain has come up with eight different ways, but I'm not sure about any of them-- am I introducing too many ideas? Too many characters? Will I be able to keep track of everything? Will it make sense to my readers? Is there a better, more efficient way..?

A while ago my brain told me to not worry about going forward with the storyline, but rather to go back and try and finish the uncompleted scene in my prologue. I went back and re-read it... and I feel stuck there, too. What do I really want to convey in that scene? What is most important for my readers to know at this point in time? What about the following scene with the same characters-- is it necessary? What information do I want to convey there?

Sometimes I feel like there are too many steps to writing a story. It's discouraging.

At the same time, I know this roadblock won't be forever, and that soon I'll figure it out and gleefully be on my way again. It just takes patience... Darn it all.