I don't know how or why, but I was able to eat a normal lunch and felt great after doing so.
A few hours after lunch, while talking to Poppy's daddy, I mentioned that I really wanted some mashed potatoes. Mmmmm.. they sounded so yummy! I asked A where he was (usually if he's working close to me, I can talk him into bringing me some food!) but he was clear on the other side of town. Oh well, I guess potatoes can wait.
After hanging up the phone, however, I was still itching for some taters.. so I helped myself to some instant potato mix in the pantry (please know, I am always told to help myself!). Those "cheater" mashed potatoes, as my loving husband calls them, really hit the spot. But, just as I was taking one of the last bites, A called, "Hey love, I'm here at [an intersection close to work], do you still need those mashed potatoes?"
Awwwwww. He came all the way across town to find me some mashed potatoes! Now that, folks, is devotion. :) It broke my heart a little to tell him I just finished a big bowl of 'em.. but he took it in stride. I think he already knows nothing comes between a pregnant mama and her craving... and lucky for me, he still stopped by for a quick visit.
Now how silly is it for me to be gushing over mashed potatoes? He wasn't bringing me a dozen long-stemmed red roses, no fancy pants night out on the town... he was simply on the hunt for some mashed potatoes, and yet it totally melts my heart.
That night, after a very unhealthy dinner, I started feeling kinda yucky again so I opted to skip the PNV (I'm so sorry, Poppy!!) because I just couldn't even imagine choking anything else down! So we were off to bed, and much to my surprise, I woke up Wednesday feeling great!
Kinda made us both wonder if the vitamin has anything to do with me waking up sick lately?
Wednesday was wonderful.. had a fun day with the twins at the park, they took an awesome 3 hour nap, and we met with some friends for dinner. Went home, took the PNV, and hit the hay.
Lo and behold.. I woke up this morning feeling like c-r-a-p again! Much worse than Tuesday's episode though. I couldn't even make it through the shower.. I literally just rinsed off as quick as I could and jumped out so I could curl up in a ball on the bathroom rug. My body was achy, my head was pounding, my stomach was all twisted up.. it was terrible.
We had left A's car at our pre-dinner rendezvous point overnight, so we rode together to drop him off. While A drove, I passed out in the front seat, again curled into a ball. He woke me up when we got there, and I was seriously worried about how I would drive myself the rest of the way to work. I could hardly sit upright without feeling like I would vomit.. but somehow I managed to get to work.
And ya know what happened when I got there? The minute I opened my car door, without any sort of warning, I threw up... right there in my bosses' yard. I'm serious.. there was no warning whatsoever. And nothing I could do about it. It was terrible.
I rinsed my mouth out, popped in a stick of gum, and went inside as if nothing had just happened. Too bad the weather man didn't call for a chance of rain today. :::gag:::
Again, by about lunch, I was feeling much better. I am certainly not feeling 100%, but much better. It makes me sad that today is so beautiful outside, I would love to spend the afternoon at the park with the girls... but I really can't.
On top of the nausea today, I had some spotting this morning that about scared the bajeezus out of me! It wasn't much, and it wasn't red.. so in my head, I knew I shouldn't get worked up over it. But I couldn't keep myself from bursting into tears when I called Andy, and then again when I talked to my PG sister, and then again when I was answering the OB nurse's questions.. and then once more, just for good measure, as I hung up the phone with the nurse.
I was terrified.
So, at the nurse's urging, I am resting and pumping myself full of fluids today... and "resting" cannot be defined by running around a park chasing 2 nearly-2-year-olds up and down playscapes, through the grass, around the swings, etc etc. Sorry girls, this beautiful, sunny day will have to be spent indoors. :(
I am happy to say, though, it seems the spotting has spotted. And I am praying like crazy it stays that way!!
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