20 weeks!

So much has happened since my last blog, I really don't know where to start. First of all, I am 20 weeks prego, well now I am 21 weeks. I had my ultra sound last Thursday and everything looks great. Babies heart rate was 148, and it now weighs 1 pound. I will tell you a little of what has happened in the month of Nov/Dec.

On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I got sick. Prior to this I was only vomitting about every week and half to 2 weeks, which is progress. When I think I am in the clear, I am once again shown my way to the toliet GODS. How exciting! On that Wednesday I knew I had gotten Pnemonia once again. However, this never shows up in my blood work, it only shows in a chest x-ray. With my last pregnancy I had gotten this twice, and the first time, it lasted about 4 weeks, and then I miscarriaged, not knowing it at the time, and then the second time, I got it and a week later, I found out the baby died, well I had an MRI done because I was still having a lot of pain in my rib area, and hear I fratured a rib from coughing so hard and I didnt know it. So anyway, I knew I had gotten it again, and I went in and told them I all not leaving until they give me something because I didnt want it to last for 4 weeks again. So I got an antibiotic and cough syrup with codiene and a nebulazier. I felt better within a week. What a relief. So then I got passed that, and then on Dec. 6, I woke up at 5 in the morning and starting to vomitt. Everything I ate, came right back up. I had no fever, chills, etc, so I assumed it was pregnancy related. Well, when 6 pm came, Rob decided to take me in to the ER. In the meantime, Amber my sister was getting admitted for the same sort of thing, she started to puke later in the day as well. Thats what she gets for making fun of me. Well it turned out I was very dehyrated, and had to have a liter of IV fluids, I was admitted on the 3rd floor and after Amber gave birth, she was put in the room right next to me. I was pretty upset that I missed the birth of that little guy, and that I was rooming next door to her. They arent sure if I got dehyrated from the vomitting or if I had a mini flu. After I got the fluids, the I felt better instantly. I still had to take it easy the next few days and try not to eat everything in sight. So I finally got a good meal in me on Monday night. That tasted great!!! I have another appt today and the doctor wants to make sure everything is okay. I lost 6 pds being sick and I have yet to gave anything with this pregnancy, so they want to make sure baby is okay and developing accordingly. Well that's the story. I have a month off from daycare and I plan on studying to pass my nursing boards. Cross your fingers and please pray that I pass them!!! I really need to!

Other that, Rob and I feel pretty blessed, despite the hardships and daily struggles, we really can't complain! We wanted to get pregnant and I really can't complain, it will be worth it in April!!!

Merry Christmas to you all and good things in 09!