Tuesday, July 7, 2009

This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

I was looking forward to a really great summer of fun, but we are more fertile than I thought. Aside from feeling horrifically ill I am so very excited for number two to make us a family of four. I just keep thinking of Stella at birth and it makes me so excited. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

I was feeling OK last week, ill in the morning and evenings and marginal during the days. Then we went on vacation. Lake Powell might have pushed me over the edge of dehydration. I decided that I could hike up to the top of Hole in the Rock. Which is really cool hike to see what 80 wagons full of pioneers came down to cross the canyon to settle the San Juan Valley. After I threw up 3 times during the uphill boulder fest, I decided to stop under the shade of the canyon. Then I realized I was 50 feet from the top, who wants to stop 50 feet from the top? So I went to the top, and promptly turned around for my hike down, I couldn't get to that water fast enough. The weather just got hotter and I got sicker after the hike. I never fully rebounded with my hydration or what I was eating. After a miserable drive home and 2 days of non-stop vomiting I was admitted to the hospital today for IV treatments. AMAZING. I received 3 bags of fluid and a hefty shot of zofran. I snuggled in my hospital bed with warm blankets, some apple juice and cookies for the next 3 hours and slowly began to feel better. By the time it was over I was so high on hydration I completely forgot about the horrific first IV that blew out the side of my vein and cause a golf ball sized balloon to grow inside my arm. Apparently dehydrated veins are very fickle. Tomorrow I go back for more fluids, and man I am so excited. For the first time in 6 weeks I felt good, and it lasted. I drove straight to a drive through when I got out of the hospital, I was starving. I hadn't kept anything down since Saturday morning, and man did this little alien inside of me need some chicken nuggets ASAP. I feel like I am getting on top of this sickness instead of letting it pounce me into the ground.
More importantly I was reunited with my June Bug today!
She spent a week in Denver with Grampa Tenny and Mimi exhausting them. We picked her up on Sunday night as I was spiralling out of control. Trevor took her and played with her until I was fast asleep. On Monday, after watching 4 episodes of Sesame Street and being completely incoherent during most of it my parents came and took her to play on the farm. Major life saver since I did nothing but puke while she was gone. I'm so glad to feel like I might live and to be able to read her a story and play with her.
Thanks so much to our parents for taking care of June while I gathered myself together. I couldn't have survived without your help.
Love Love

7 comments :

  1. CONGRATS! Very exciting. . . sorry you've been feeling so lousy though. When is your due date?

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  2. How exciting about baby #2! Everyone is prego these days. I'm sorry you are so sick. :(

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  3. How far along are you? You're one crazy biznitch. I miss you!

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  4. Wow! Congratulations, Tehmi! Stella is so sinkin' cute that we think you should have 8 more. Sound good?? Maybe not during the first trimester, but try to think down the road . . . k?? Tehmi??? You there???

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  5. Congratulations! Sorry about the sickness.

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  6. Congratulations! I don't miss those puking days, but the heat is kicking my butt now! I am so excited for you!

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  7. CONGRATS!!! That is so much fun you and Heather are due the same day!!! You are such a cute mom! Good luck with the morning sickness .... it is horrible!

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