It has been way too long since I last posted, and I never did follow up with all that I learned in the DR. Hopefully, that post will come at some point. As for now, Joey and I are excited to announce that K3 is in his or her way. Since it has been on Facebook for a while it will come at no great surprise to anybody (I think.) We are excited. The boys are beyond excited. They consistently suggest names, and all have to do with animals or food. To say this pregnancy has been bliss wouldn't be true. I have had all day sickness for the entire first trimester. I had certain food aversions with the boys, but nothing like this. I had a few weeks when opening the fridge was too much to handle. Church of the Apostles came to our rescue and provided meals 3 times a week for 3 weeks. I am so thankful for them because Chick-fil-A was getting way too much of my husband's hard earned money as a result of me not being able to cook or even go to the grocery store.
It is very hard not be be physically fit. I am not necessarily talking about being in shape. Rather, when you are just not functioning at 100%, life and responsibilities are a little more difficult.
Let me just pause here and say that I have an amazing husband. He has taken on so much. I have felt guilty at times for not being able to keep up with anything. He comes to my rescue time and time again, gladly and never complaining or giving me the feeling that I need to pull myself together. That is grace (and really hot.)
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| 12 week "belly" |
This Thanksgiving we decided not to travel, and I was excited to have a very low- key relaxing time as a family. I was especially looking forward to Joey having four whole days off. Tuesday night Will started coughing very badly, and when Max woke up the following morning, he looked terrible. He even said he felt awful. As the morning past and Will was hardly awake for any of it, I decided to call our nurse. Thankfully she set up an appointment for us with the doctor because it turned out that both boys had the flu. Will was so out of it, he fell asleep on the examination table. We then had to go to two different pharmacies to get their medicine. They were two sick little boys, and they are still recovering.
Wednesday evening I started to feel achy, and come Thanksgiving morning, I was a sick girl. My entire body hurt. My limbs were heavy. I was coughing and sneezing and constantly blowing my nose. So Joey spent Thanksgiving tracking down some flu medicine that our doctor friend called in for me. (Most pharmacies were closed, and most pharmacies were out of the medicine!) He also went to Walmart to get some food since we had nothing to cook at the house (because of morning sickness.)
We ate a frozen lasagna and garlic bread for Thanksgiving, but we really did have a lot to be thankful for.
Again, I have an incredible hubby, who really went out of his way to take care of his family on his vacation.
We have a wonderful friend who is a doctor, and cared enough to find an open pharmacy for us.
Michi was with us (although he might have wanted to be somewhere else...i wouldn't blame him.)
Doctors and medicine at our fingertips.
Hot showers to help ease aches and pains.
Soft clean beds.
Clean water.
Tissues and more tissues.
Food to eat.
Beautiful Fall days.
Rest.
Oh, my morning sickness is gone...almost. I can actually see food on TV and not get queasy.
Happy Thanksgiving!
