My world has been turned upside down since I last wrote. Marcus and I finally had a wedding (almost a yr and a half after our marriage) and an amazing one at that. We got to celebrate with our friends and family in Colorado. God blessed us with a beautiful day! I couldn't have asked for a more fun, joy-filled day...and right after the wedding we found out we were expecting! What crazy timing!
We were both excited, but nervous and decided to tell only a few people since we were so early in the first trimester at that time.
We left Colorado and returned home to Kentucky to settle in for job hunting and pregnancy and man, it was rough. Marcus filled out hundreds of applications only to find that no one was hiring at the time or they just wouldn't respond period. I on the other hand found a couple jobs and realized quickly I wouldn't be able to keep them. I was so sick all the time. The nausea and the vomiting of the first trimester, along with two UTIs and Kidney infections brought my emotional state and my physical state to an all time low. I lost 13 lbs the first four months and couldn't keep anything down. People everywhere tried to boost me up...tell me it would be over soon, give me tips and tricks, even the doctor thought it would all be over soon. As I got past the 5 month mark I realized that it wasn't going to get any better and being hopeful that it would, was only bringing me down, I needed to start living again and learning to deal with the symptoms I'd been given. The doctor finally diagnosed me with severe acid reflux and heartburn and got me on some perscriptions. Once again I was hopeful they would solve the problem, but six perscriptions later, and well, there's been a little taming.
Finding out we were expecting a little girl helped more than anything. I no longer viewed our child as a parasite, but a little girl with tons of girly hormones that could be a major reason I was so sick. Whatever the case, it made it easier to deal with all of it. I kept pressing on with Marcus's amazing support and here we are less than two weeks from the due date.
I've gained a whole 15lbs, about half of that in the last month alone...crazy! I still get sick most days, but I've learned that pepsi helps the acid reflux as well as sleeping in as late as possible. I have eaten over 350 grilled cheese sandwiches in the last four months. It's the only thing that almost always stays down, and my doctor recently put me on a steady diet of Dairy Queen Blizzards. haha. If only I could eat more than a few bites without heartburn. The only craving I have really had is for Krispy Kreme doughnuts. It might have been because during my birthing and breastfeeding classes I could smell them frying next door. Marcus took all my good symptoms...he craves all the good unhealthy stuff. haha.
We're still working on a name, but I'm sure that will come once we meet her.
Hopefully, now that I am getting closer, I will update more often. I don't mean to be such a slacker, I have just struggled to update everyone on how terrible I have been feeling most of these last 9months. My prayer is that once she is here the symptoms with subside and I can eat and feel good again!
Laura
