morning sickness

It has been an awful week. Morning sickness has really hit me hard. From last Monday until Sunday, I had been stuck in bed. My body has been so weak, and I can't keep much down. It is so hard to eat anything. Food makes me sick to even think about. Thank heaven for Eloy and all of his help. He has been so great. He took care of Emily all weekend. He cooked for me, every meal. He brought me fresh cold water every time I needed it. He has been such a life saver. I really needed to stay in bed all weekend. I was a mess.

On Saturday, I was so dehydrated that I really thought I needed to go to the E.R. My hands and legs were going numb. My teeth were also numb. I felt like I just got hit by a bus. I cried a lot that day. I kept praying to God to take the pain away and to let me feel normal again. I ate a lot of soup and drank a lot of vitamin water. I think it helped because although I didn't feel great Sunday, by Monday I was feeling pretty good. Of course I had nausea and fatigue but It was nothing compared to the weekend.

I woke up this morning feeling weak. I threw up a couple of times but it was only stomach acid. I got the strength to get up and fix myself a bagel. It really helped. I took some anti nausea medicine and drank some more water. I am actually feeling pretty decent now.

I'm just so happy that I am feeling better today. I was actually able to go get Emily this morning and spend some quality time with her. She sat in my lap while we watched Sesame street and she fed me fruit loops. She is so sweet. She climbed up on me and gave me a nice big kiss with her slobbery fruit loopy face. I love her so much.

I go to the doctor for the first time on Thursday. I'm a little nervous and very excited. I really hope everything is OK in there. I had some spotting earlier this week and Ive been really nervous about it so if I am able to have an ultra sound to confirm everything, that would be awesome. We are seeing a different doctor this pregnancy. I really just wanted someone closer to home and I wanted to deliver in a better hospital. My old hospital was nice but I didn't like how I had to pay extra for a private recovery room. They also served me crap to eat right after the birth. At least at the new hospital, they serve a nice 5 star meal and they give you a massage after the birth.

I am so excited to give birth again. The day I delivered Emily was the best day of my life. I was so over taken with joy. I felt wonderful. The pain of labor is nothing compared to how happy I was to hold my baby. I knew from that moment on, that I would do it all over again in a heart beat. Luckily my labor with Emily was very easy. I didn't have any complications what so ever.

I hope labor goes just as smooth this time.