I haven't thrown up since Wednesday or felt too nauseous the past week so I'm hoping things are on the upswing and I'll start to get my appetite and energy back (so Tad can have his wife back, haha). Here's the recap of the past week:
Week 11: I've needed less sleep, which is encouraging. Still bouts of nausea but they're typically when my stomach is empty (so it's my own fault). I still can't let go of my morning Luna bar in bed before I get up - it seems to help and I'm afraid if I stop I will pay for it. I know ahead of time when I'm going to be sick so I'm thankful it's not sudden urges. Because my stomach is empty, there's not much to throw up so I just let it happen because I know I'll feel better afterwards. I've been lucky to have all the public restrooms to myself when I do get sick though and I've found I can pretty much throw up anywhere - Walgreens, Buckhead Church, the office, etc. The time has flown by though... I remember thinking "how am I ever going to make it through 6 weeks of this?"
Week 12: I'm really hoping for the next post I will be able to say - all symptoms gone. I have entered the baby honeymoon phase!!! :)
The baby bump is DEFINITELY there and I'm in love with the belly band, minus it being a little bumpy when I wear certain pants and the fact I can't clip my pedometer on my pocket because the band covers it up (read: dork). I'm going to use it as long as I can instead of buying maternity clothes. I would imagine when the warmer temps hit it will be cooler to just put on dresses than wear all the layers - belly band, camisole, shirt, etc.
We both have started to tell more people in the past week. One, because I was so close to the 12 week mark and two, because of the people we've been around. Let me explain... I found out last Sunday that Dustin Thompson passed away. He's Corey's brother and Aaron's cousin. I pretty much spent more time with these two guys and the Hawkins/Thompson family from '98 through my sophomore year of college than anyone else so this news was shocking. Dustin worked for Riverdale Fire so he and Tad had been talking a lot about getting Tad on there. Tad even saw him at the firehouse the week before. It shook both Tad and me to the core and I wanted to take every opportunity I could to be with the family, because they really are like family to me. I also knew I wanted to tell all of them about the pregnancy because it would be a tiny piece of happiness in this otherwise really sad time. Dustin and Corey's mom, Sandy, even put a note on facebook - "Bright spots in my darkness. News of new life beginning. Amazing women who will be amazing mothers." I just love them so much and I'm thankful they included us in all of their family time. Tad and I were really lucky to spend time with them after the funeral at Grandmother and Bru's then go to Corey and Kim's. Last night I went down to Aaron and Corey's Uncle Jody's for dinner and games. It was good to see Aaron (he flew in from Cali) and Tad and I are hoping to make it to LA for his wedding next month. Here's a picture of Dustin. I still cry every time I see pics of him and my heart still hurts, but I know I will see that smile again one day!
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