rib pain

i have to say, i've felt relatively good through pregnancy. sure, i puke constantly, and still do at 36 weeks, but i've come to not think of that as anything. however, i've reached a new level of uncomfortable pain this weekend. i'm not sure exactly what has happened, but i suddenly have an excruciating amount of rib pain. i don't know if i've pulled something, whacked something out of place, or what, but i'm in an incredible about of pain. it hurts to sit, stand, breath deep, cough, laugh, blow my nose, and oh yes... puke...

everything i've read says this is pretty normal, and there isn't much they can do about it. the baby is growing, your uterus is expanding up into your rib cage, and there you have it.... pain. i've been taking tylenol and that doesn't even touch it. i'm posting at 3:30am, because it woke me up and i couldn't get back to sleep. most of what i read says you just have to take it easy and relax.. HAHAHA! I love that. I suppose Chrismas break is better than say a week ago, but I do have to go back to work in a week.

Have any of you ever dealt with this? Any tips? I have an appointment on tuesday, but i'm sure he'll say something really unhelpful like... oh yeah, that's really common, try tylenol... yeah. thanks. i'm guessing there isn't much i can do at this point except grin and bear it, but... what they hey, i'm willing to try just about anything, because honestly, this is worse than puking.

midnight postings

It's 4:23, I've been up since about 2:45,
I've even managed to get sick once in that time.

That's all.

sick

can i just say for a moment that i'm tired of being sick.
today, i came home from grocery shopping, arms loaded, dropped the bags, ran to the bathroom and threw up.
i'm so tired of being sick all the time. what's more frustrating is people don't get it. yesterday at my drs. appt the nurse asked how i was feeling and i said, eh, i've been more sick lately, and she said.. oh yeah, there is a bug going around, and i wanted to say uh... yeah, that "bug" is inside of me, and it's not coming out for 2 more months.
i just feel like it zaps any energy i do have. today i need to make 2 pies plus a tie-fleece blanket for my nephew for christmas, and right now i'd rather put my pj's on and crawl into bed for a few hours. oh yeah, and not to mention that whole packing thing that's not even close to done.

edited to say that i did get the pies made today, but no blanket..

sometimes...

Sometimes life doesn't go as planned.

Last week was my birthday and Mike and I were going to celebrate Thursday night. Well, we ended up driving to Muskegon to be with my friend at her dad's visitation. It wasn't quite what we had in mind, but it was okay. We decided we'd celebrate later.

Last night we were going to have my "birthday night". The plan was dinner out, movie etc. I didn't get home from teaching until 7:15, and Mike didn't get home from work until 7:30. Well, yesterday just so happened to be a really awful sick day for me. I was not feeling up for dinner out, so we decided to just order pizza in.

We ordered, and Mike drove to get it. While he was gone, I managed to get super sick, and when he got back I was in no mood to eat greasy pizza. I ate one piece, and that was about all I could do. We settled in to watch the presidential debate and 9, and by 9:15 I was down for the count. So much for our romantic filled evening.

This morning, I found candles on the counter. I asked Mike what they were, and he was going to put them on some pie we had and celebrate my birthday with it last night. I felt so bad that I'd fallen asleep, gotten sick, missed pie, and everything else.

Such is life I suppose. Today I feel better for which I am thankful. I've started to notice that when I feel really sick are those nights that I don't sleep as well. I have NO idea if lack of sleep and being sick could be related, but I'm starting to wonder if they are. I have an appointment next week, and I'm going to ask about that possibility.

Not much else happening around here. We are still looking for a place to live. It's a long process and I just want to have a decision, and feel good about it. I have some showers coming up soon, and I'm excited for them, if nothing else to see friends I haven't seen in a while!

I know it sounds lame but I'm getting excited for Christmas! :) I know it's only October, but it's not that far away, and i just LOVE Christmas. SO FUN!

sick sick sick

so, i desperately need someone to tell me that i'll forget everything when i have this kid....

today has been miserable....

this morning i puked. had absolutely no control, and managed to pee and poop at the same time...i'll give you a hint, we only have one toilet.... and i was puking into that... yup, so that was this morning at 6:30...

i got dressed went to school, because today was my scheduled day to accompany. i must have looked awful, the director, after two hours said, you need to go home...

i came home.... decided to go to the store to fill my prenatal perscription, and buy some lemonade, which i heard might, just might help... i was on my way to the store, and oh you guessed it.... managed to puke, while driving in our van... i got into the parking lot, finishing puking, into my shirt, i might add, to try to avoid it being all over our van, and then drove back home.... changed, cleaned up the van, threw my clothes in the washer, and now am just feeling completely miserable...and it's only 11:30

so yeah, i'm off to just lay comatose for a while.....

and try to tell myself that it will be worth all of this.

any advice from the mama's?

so... anyone out there have a stellar idea for sickness? all day sickness? who invented it as morning sickness?? it's not even close to that for me...

I try not to complain too much, but today has just pushed me over the edge. I'm sick everyday on a regular basis, but today took it to a new level. I've been sick all day, a pounding headache on top of it, and my face looks like a giant swollen balloon from getting sick, not to mention all the broken cappillaries around my eyes.

anyone have any tricks they swear by? I've tried quite a few, nothing has worked so far, but at 17 1\2 weeks, and still puking every day, i'm willing to do just about anything...