I'll be honest, this week has been so much better than last week!
I'm fortunate to have a pretty good immune system, which means rarely getting sick. That seems to change when I'm pregnant. Last Sunday night, I noticed my stomach was bothering me, but it seemed like pregnancy heartburn.
I woke up Monday not feeling great, but made breakfast and made it to the gym. By the time E and I left the gym and headed to Publix to pick up a couple of things really quick, I wasn't feeling so hot.
I had flashbacks to my pregnancy with Eden, where I felt sick right around this same time in pregnancy, but I felt worse when pregnancy with Eden.
We came home, got things unpacked, and I prayed that Eden would take an early nap so I could lay down. Thankfully, she went down before lunch (which is rare), and I laid in the bed while she was napping. I made E's lunch, texted R that I wasn't feeling so good, and attempted to eat a little myself.
R came home at 3, and I went straight to the bed for about an hour. I had called the OBGYN and asked for some nausea meds, and I had R pick them up while I slept. By dinner time at 5:30, I knew I was definitely out for the count. I took a Zofran (which actually made me almost throw up..weird), and went back to bed. R gave E her bath and got her in the bed, and I stayed in bed.
R had 3 meetings he was leading the next day, so I knew he couldn't stay home to help with E. I asked him to call and see if his mom could come from Mobile to help. She was able to come by lunchtime the next day, and I am so, so glad.
What a weird stomach thing I had. I never threw up, and I never really had bad stomach cramps like you normally would, but was sick to my stomach for 5, yes, 5 days. I finally called the ob that Thursday and thought maybe I needed to come in and be evaluated. The nurse said try gas-x..(yea that did nothing but make me feel worse), and said if I wasn't better by the next day to come in. R's mom left Thursday afternoon, and by Friday, I finally began feeling like my old tired, pregnant self again.
I was worried that not eating much for 5 days would make me lose a few pounds, and ya'll know I definitely didn't need to lose any weight. I weighed at the gym on Monday and it seemed I lost a pound. I was happy that was all.
I weighed again at the gym today, and I was back to my former pre-sickness weight.
Sigh...I am really praying that this is the end of pregnancy illness for me. I wash my hands all the time, and try to be careful, but darn it I guess my defenses just aren't as good as normal.
In other notes, we went Saturday afternoon and ordered baby sister's bedroom furniture. It's coming in tomorrow, so R and I have to pick it up. So exciting! We did end up buying the same set E has, and I know it will look pretty in the baby's room.
I went through E's nb-3 mo clothes on Monday, and most of what she had will work for the new baby. It's all washed up and ready for her new dresser. I didn't realize how many sleepers Eden had until I washed them. Baby sis will be all set for the first few months of life.
We've picked the first name, but haven't agreed upon a middle name yet. Once we do, I'll post the full name :)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Life's little joys
Little baby girl and I are quickly approaching 22 weeks. Time just seems to fly by, and I can't stop my motherly feelings of wanting to get things prepared for her arrival.
Saturday morning, we looked at furniture for the baby's room. Since we're having another girl, we decided white furniture was the way to go. I found the set that we purchased for Eden back in 2011, and we may just purchase that same set for baby girl 2. At least they won't be able to fight over furniture :)
I've been blessed with a pretty decent pregnancy experience. Yes, the first tri nausea was awful, but was to be expected. This little girl sits quite low in the uterus. In fact, she moves around quite a bit, but most of the movement seems to be in the lower portion. Unfortunately, her love of the lower uterus has wreaked havoc on my veins. I've had vein issues for as long as I can remember, but this second pregnancy has really put a hurtin' on my legs. I've got big bruises on my upper hamstring, and inner portion of my left thigh. It's been painful, especially when I have to pee, but I dont think there's much I can do about it.
I woke up late last Saturday night with a horrible sore throat. I battled that for a day, and was also plagued with a head cold and stuffy nose. I really thought it would go away in a day or two, but here we are a week later, and I'm still stuffed up and blowing my nose all the time. I really don't think it's a contagious thing b/c neither Randy nor Eden have been sick (thankfully), but I just can't seem to shake it. I've also started this weird dry cough when I lay down at night, which makes sleeping more difficult. sigh..
such is life. I've been avoiding taking any medicine unless I absolutely don't think I can make it without some relief. I took one allergy pill last Wednesday, and that's the best I've slept in a while.
Eden has been cracking us up lately. This toddler stage is quite an adventure. We took E on the boat for the first time a couple weeks ago since my mom was here to help out. She loved it when we went really slow, but once we started really going, she was done. Wind in the hair was not for Eden. The poor kid has to wear a huge life jacket for the next few years, and that didn't help the situation much either. I don't blame her..I'm glad I don't have to wear one.
Yesterday, we decided to take E to ride the carousel at Pier Park. She is obsessed with horses..really most animals these days, and thought it would be a fun outing for her. We let her watch it go around once, and then I took her first. She picked her horse, got on and seemed to be excited. That is until the horse started moving up and down. Good grief I've never been clung to that hard.
I spent most of my carousel ride trying to convince Eden to hold onto the pole and not me, and then finally figured out that she would probably like it better if she sat with me. Duh!
After maneuvering my way onto the moving horse with my 22 pound child in tow (and pregnant mind you), she calmed down. Then it ended. Hah! Thankfully Randy bought a ticket for both of us, so he took her as well. She had a much better time the second go round since she was able to sit with Daddy and feel more secure.
I guess that's our latest happenings here lately. R went snapper fishing for the first time of the season..he came up empty handed. He's planning on trying his luck again this weekend with his dad and brother. Maybe they'll be more lucky?? I told him not to bring home any fish..I might throw up.
Saturday morning, we looked at furniture for the baby's room. Since we're having another girl, we decided white furniture was the way to go. I found the set that we purchased for Eden back in 2011, and we may just purchase that same set for baby girl 2. At least they won't be able to fight over furniture :)
I've been blessed with a pretty decent pregnancy experience. Yes, the first tri nausea was awful, but was to be expected. This little girl sits quite low in the uterus. In fact, she moves around quite a bit, but most of the movement seems to be in the lower portion. Unfortunately, her love of the lower uterus has wreaked havoc on my veins. I've had vein issues for as long as I can remember, but this second pregnancy has really put a hurtin' on my legs. I've got big bruises on my upper hamstring, and inner portion of my left thigh. It's been painful, especially when I have to pee, but I dont think there's much I can do about it.
I woke up late last Saturday night with a horrible sore throat. I battled that for a day, and was also plagued with a head cold and stuffy nose. I really thought it would go away in a day or two, but here we are a week later, and I'm still stuffed up and blowing my nose all the time. I really don't think it's a contagious thing b/c neither Randy nor Eden have been sick (thankfully), but I just can't seem to shake it. I've also started this weird dry cough when I lay down at night, which makes sleeping more difficult. sigh..
such is life. I've been avoiding taking any medicine unless I absolutely don't think I can make it without some relief. I took one allergy pill last Wednesday, and that's the best I've slept in a while.
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| Mommy at 20 weeks |
Eden has been cracking us up lately. This toddler stage is quite an adventure. We took E on the boat for the first time a couple weeks ago since my mom was here to help out. She loved it when we went really slow, but once we started really going, she was done. Wind in the hair was not for Eden. The poor kid has to wear a huge life jacket for the next few years, and that didn't help the situation much either. I don't blame her..I'm glad I don't have to wear one.
Yesterday, we decided to take E to ride the carousel at Pier Park. She is obsessed with horses..really most animals these days, and thought it would be a fun outing for her. We let her watch it go around once, and then I took her first. She picked her horse, got on and seemed to be excited. That is until the horse started moving up and down. Good grief I've never been clung to that hard.
I spent most of my carousel ride trying to convince Eden to hold onto the pole and not me, and then finally figured out that she would probably like it better if she sat with me. Duh!
After maneuvering my way onto the moving horse with my 22 pound child in tow (and pregnant mind you), she calmed down. Then it ended. Hah! Thankfully Randy bought a ticket for both of us, so he took her as well. She had a much better time the second go round since she was able to sit with Daddy and feel more secure.
I guess that's our latest happenings here lately. R went snapper fishing for the first time of the season..he came up empty handed. He's planning on trying his luck again this weekend with his dad and brother. Maybe they'll be more lucky?? I told him not to bring home any fish..I might throw up.
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