I have reached my 2nd trimester finally... but the lovely Hyperemesis hasn't gone away just yet. Good news though, my mornings are tolerable. I still feel nauseous and dizzy but I force myself to eat a little something (english muffin w/peanut butter) before I get my day started. I follow it up with a Zofran (anti-nausea) and some apple juice. The doctors took me off all prenatal vitamin because they were too hard on my stomach. Now I take two flintstones vitamin and two folic acid pills. Did anyone love flintstones vitamins when they were a kid? I know I did and my mom never had to fight with me to take them. Let me just say that they are nothing like they were back in the day. It takes everything I have to chew them. And no, they won't let me take they gummy vitamins because they won't digest, which comes from the Hyperemesis. Anyway, the evenings are still hard. I start fading around 4pm and by 7pm I'm no good. That is the time I get my daily IV fluids/meds. It takes about two and a half hours to finish up everything so by that time I'm either already asleep or about to be.
The weekend was good. Two good weekends in a row. Yay! Saturday Mac didn't have to work so we got up early and went to a friend's sons baseball game. We have seen them in a long time so it was really great to catch up. And their baby girl is so beautiful!!! Can't wait to hangout with them once I'm feeling a little better. After the game we went to the carnival at Springfield Mall so I could get a funnel cake. Yum! The rest of the weekend we just chilled out. Made to church and got to see my three favorite little ones there. I'm sad that I can't run around and play with them but they are wearing Mackie out. Haha!
It was very apparent that God was talking to me yesterday at church. The message was on parenting and it really hit home for me. God knows my struggles and insecurities with my own maternal relationship and I think he wanted me to hear him loud and clear. In my adult years I have only come across a couple girlfriends who actually do things with their mothers. It baffles me every time I'm with one of my friends and her phone rings and it's her mom on the other end just calling to see what she's up to? "Uh, what? Really?" That is foreign to me. But seeing that and hearing about their closeness gives me hope because that is the type of mother I want to be when my kids are older. I want to have a relationship, not just a connection because I gave birth to them. I'm so glad that I have friends that I can learn from and come to for advice. And their moms have really become like surrogates for me. Thank you all... you know who you are!
So Father's Day is approaching fast and I want to get Mac something. Do you have any suggestions for something small to get him? I know it's premature since the babies aren't here yet, but I think it would be nice.
Oh, before I close, we got the results back from the First Trimester Screening, which tests for Down’s Syndrome Trisomy-21 and Trisomy-18. The results were better than expected. Both babies received an A+ and the doctor said even though I'm at "Advanced Maternal Age (36)", that my results were as good as someone who was 20. I go in on July 25th for my "Level II Ultrasound". This is a big one where they look at all areas of the baby. Mac is going to this one and I can't wait to see his face when he hears the heartbeats. So far he has been amazed when I bring home pictures. Next OB appointment is this Friday. Can't wait to see how much they've developed since my belly is now starting to stick out a little more. It doesn't really resemble a baby bump but more like a beer belly. LOL.
Well that's it for now. Hopefully I'll post more now that I'm feeling a little better. Hope you all have a blessed day!
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