So, since the fabulous news has been broken to everyone, I have been absolutely inundated with sweet congratulatory notes from everyone. Problem is, I simply don't have time to write every person back. I am terribly sorry for that. I have been on email since I got home from work at 4:30; it's already nearly 7! My family is calling me for dinner and my bed looks very inviting! I do appreciate everyone's kind words and unconditional love and support.
Wanted to just quickly touch base with everyone. Baby is putting Mommy in tremendous back pain the last several weeks. I did talk to the doctor about it and she indicated that it was sciatica and that I could expect it to go away in the next few weeks (only to return in the 7th-8th month). Until then, I suppose I will have to cope with the sleepless nights and therefore the long, exhausting days. Tylenol helps only seldomly. I have actually found that a warm bath helps at night which is nice because at least that way I can fall asleep.
I have also found that "morning sickness" is a lie. Doctors should rename this awful "thing" 'all day-24/7-i'm-going-to-die-if-I-eat' sickness! Although, some days are much, much better than others. We have found that if I get plenty of rest at night, I have plenty of energy to get me through the day (and then some), plus I don't have that awful sickness. "Plenty" of rest is usually 9-10 hours of sleep. Since I have to be at work at 7, that means I am in bed, lights out, by 8! People laugh at me, but you know, I will do what I have to!
At this point, I have lost interest in almost all food (except Rocky Road ice cream, of course!) and the smell of most food leaves me jetting, literally, for the bathroom! Matt took me on a date last week and we were on our way to a lovely dinner....I couldn't wait to order everything I had been craving. Ugh! About as quickly as I ordered (a little of everything, mind you!), we had to take it all to go and get outta there QUICK!
I will say, too, that I have had some pretty far out cravings in the last 2.5 weeks. I recently polished off a jar of pickle juice, leaving all but one of the pickles left in the jar! Jacob says I'm disgusting; my favorite girl, Jess, on the other hand usually shares a very small glass with me! Mmmmm...sounds sooo delish as we speak!
I think that's all for now! It's cold and rainy and baby and I just wanna cuddle up and go to bed! Sis (Jessica) asked me if she can write her own note to the baby and or the family tonight, in baby's blog. So sweet of her! I told her I'd let her get on here a little before bed, so standby for that note shortly!
G'nite! We will talk to you soon!
Love,
Mommy and Baby
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If I were standing right next to you now, I would HUG you and say embrace this " thing " called All day-24/7-i'm-going-to-die-if-I-eat' sickness! ... It's all part of this wonderful miracle that lives with inside you. ;) I'm lovin the 9-10 hours of sleep, NO laughing here! I'm sure many will say enjoy it while you can ;) Humm Rocky Road all natural of course ... Not to take the fun out of your craving ... but have you google pickles and ice cream ... check it out. Jessica sounds like sugar and spice and all things nice ;) Jacob, Frogs and snails, And puppy-dogs' but he's most likely way to grown up for that.(surely he'd say how disgusting) Sissy Jess shared a precious entry on the Baby Robertson blog.
ReplyDeleteErin, I gave to give it to you again ... your gift to express yourself in the written word keeps us longing for more ... Bug Hugs for the gift we have in this day.
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Erin,
ReplyDeleteIf I may, I'd like to Post something for both you and Matt ... before I get started with my day ...
Erin & Matt ...
You have so much to look forward to
Coming soon will be ...
Two little hands to play patty-cake
They'll play peek-a-boo and wave too...
And splash you as you bathe this sweet little bundle of joy.
Those little fingers will hold your fingers so tightly
And touch your heart's deeply...
You'll feel the warmth fill up inside you ... When those little hands reach out to you
With one of many hugs, before your baby falls asleep in your arms nightly...
Those little hands ... will be so tiny
But yours will serve to guide your precious gift,that has been presented to both of you.
But best of all is to know that God will always walk right beside you
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I drank pickle juice too ... except I left the pickles in the jar :)
ReplyDeleteIf the puking gets too bad, there are things they can give you that won't hurt the baby. I had to get some because I tore the lining of my chest. They gave me the tablets that dissolve in my mouth and the world was right again!!!
Enjoy your pickle juice ... everyone told me it was because I was craving the salt ... but I think it was pickle juice specific! :)
Val....I will have to post a pic today of my "empty" pickle jar! All of the juice is now gone from my Costco-size jar of pickles, however, all of the pickles are still in it! I need to toss it, those pickles will never get eaten. And I need to get some more juice ASAP!
ReplyDeleteI have only thrown up 3-4 times, but the nausea is the least plasurable thing that I have ever experienced!
I, too, think that the craving is pickle juice specific! I was just telling Matt that. If I want salt, I will have a bag of lays. No! I want PICKLE JUICE!