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TUMS!!!

Are my new best friend :) I feel like the abominable snow man meeting Daffy Duck for the first time- "I Will Name Him George, and I Will Hug Him, and Pet Him, and Squeeze Him."....
Tums a.ka. "George" are my lifesavers-I carry them with me to work, I carry them to the kitchen table, I carry them to my bed, I carry them to the car....I carry them with me wherever I go! Oh and those flavors. I can't get enough of the red ones-they're like candy! Okay, so I'm not that bad, but they have given me a better day overall lately. I was fighting puking the whole drive home wednesday, and it was due to the acid reflux that had been choking me all day. Needless to say, my husband was my hero as he scavenged to find the Tums. Yeehaw.

Other than that, I've been sleeping like a baby-lol-or not so much like a baby as a baby DOESN'T SLEEP! I've wanted nothing more than a drooling nap/crash as soon as I walk in the door. My poor husband has been making himself dinner or taking me out for nearly every night for the past 2 weeks. He's a great sport, bringing me toast or saltines in the morning (those are life savers too!) and a swig of caffeine free coke to ease the acidic stomach pains.

I've been feeling nauseaus off and on, but for the most part, it's been controllable. I chew gum and try to always snack or drink something at all times. Coke and sprite and some fruit teas have helped quite a bit.

As far as food aversions, I think mine are attributed more to the actual preparation of food, not to the food itself.

For instance: I bought an array of groceries to make some really tasty chimichangas and chalupas with rice and beans. Okay, so that entire day at work I kept gagging every time I thought about that RAW BLOODY FAJITA MEAT in my fridge!! I called Billy and told him if he wanted the meat on his, he would have to make it before I got home and then air out the house. Then...I told him I COULD NOT deep fry the burritos, I just couldn't even think about hot oil! Which then put a kink in my plans for homemade refried beans. I asked Billy "can't I just take the pinto beans and use those instead?" he said "but that wouldn't be refried"....so I told him "I can't even think about popping hot oil all over me! Oh and that ungodly smell! Bleh, baby, I can't talk about this I'm gonna throw up". So he asked "what about lard? can you use lard instead of oil?" I go "hmmm, I think I can handle lard. Yeah lard may be okay, it doesn't make me gag".

We went out for dinner :)

So sleepy, nauseaus, and heartburn! Those are my themes for the past 8 weeks! Oh and OBLIVIOUS! I've lost my head for real! I can't remember names, or vocabulary words to save my life. This baby's taking all my smarts for sure. But's it's all good! Maybe he/she will be a genius and pay for our retirement someday!

We get to go see the doctor for the first time Monday! They will do a sonogram so we'll try to get that up here asap!

Thank you all for your love and help during this fun new season in our life. I guess you really do have no idea what's it's like until you've gone through it.