Throwback Thursday

Just when you thought the yucky part was over...

June 29^th

Felt very light headed all day & off balance & very tired.  Read on my weekly update email that pregnant women are more likely to get off balance & be unstable.  I’m not supposed to wear high heels (I’m going to resist this for as long as possible – I love my heels!)  Thought maybe this is what it felt like to feel “off balance”.  Was planning on swimming at the Y but decided to go home after work since I was so tired & light headed.  Took it easy all night.  Threw up after my shower (made it to the toilet this time).  I thought I was over this morning sickness crap.  Boo.  I said to Michael while laying in bed, “Why am I throwing up again??”  He said something like, “Some people feel bad their whole pregnancy.  A woman at work said she was sick until her 7^th month.”  Thanks.  That’s really HELPFUL right now.  I appreciate that while I’m feeling like crap, you point out that I may feel like crap for another six months.  That’s just freaking great!  Dork.

June 30^th

Woke up & was even more light headed & dizzy than on Tuesday.  Called in sick to work.  Took an anti-nausea pill, ate some cereal & went back to bed.  Kept the cereal down but the pill didn’t seem to give me the same relief I got previously.  Laid around all day & feel crappy.  Called my doctor’s office & the nurse said I probably caught a stomach bug or virus since it would be unusual for me to have morning sickness now since I’ve been feeling good & in my second trimester.  She said to call back if I didn’t feel better in a few days.  I hoped it was a bug & that I wouldn’t feel like this for the rest of the pregnancy.

July 1^st

Got up & went to work even though I still felt crappy.  Worked through the morning & decided to go home at lunch.

July 2^nd

Decided not to go to work.  Felt a little better but still very woozy in my head.  Hoping rest will help my recovery.  Had to do a little work from home.  Went to Walmart to grab a few things & felt pretty crappy.  Too much activity really made me feel bad.  BUT was looking forward to the one good thing of the day – seeing Eclipse with Christine!  Loved the movie, am mad I have to wait until 2011 for the next one.  We stood around talking for awhile after the movie & I started feeling bad again.  It eventually passed, though.

July 3^rd

Felt a little better today but still took it easy & didn’t do much.  Trying to let myself recover fully before resuming normal activities.  It was rainy most of the day anyway.  

July 4^th – 17 weeks

Feeling better again today.  We had Brandon & Christine (and Hagan) over to celebrate the 4^th.  They brought a smoked chicken & fixings for quesadillas.  So good!  Michael made salsa & white queso to snack on before.  Brandon & Michael ran out to get some fireworks once they saw how much fun our neighbors were having.  Christine & I sat near the garage while the boys had fun blowing stuff up.  Christine was worried about Hagan & tried to cover his ears from the loud noises.  He liked watching the fireworks but wasn’t a big fan of the noise.  We all had fun, though!  It was a great night!  We’ve celebrated at least two 4th of July’s with them – glad we got to again this year!

July 5^th

No work due to the 4^th of July holiday!  Went shopping with Christine while Brandon watched Hagan.  We ate at El Chico & then shopped at the mall & Gordmans.  I found some maternity stuff (my clothes are starting not to fit – agh!)  Lots of stores were having good sales.  I’m not quite ready to transition into maternity clothes but I have a few things when the time comes.  I’m not really enjoying gaining weight.  I just feel like a fattie!  Everyone says I’m crazy, though & I definitely look pregnant & not fat.  Yes, if you know me, I look pregnant.  If you don’t know me, I just look like I have a gut.  They all disagree.  I’m working on accepting this whole weight thing.  It’s hard!  I’m not used to embracing getting bigger.  Plus, I haven’t worked out in over a week, which makes me feel even more like a porker.  Oh well, I’m trying to not be so neurotic!

 
Thank goodness it was just a bug!  It wasn't fun being sick but better than the alternative of feeling bad for the whole pregnancy!

Oh, Alex has a special message to relay.  It's a day late but he was very busy yesterday.  What can I say?  He's a social butterfly!