2007 Summary

What a year! If we could summarize this year we'd say it was a year of hard work and challenges, and not enough time to play. We had a great start to the year with vacations and time together as a family. We were thrilled of news of twins in July, but then life changed quickly. I've spent the past 6 months in my own little cave of sickness with far too many hospital visits. Meanwhile, Nick has been overwhelmingly busy with businesses and home projects.

However, in the end, we are very proud of ourselves for making it through the challenges this year has brought to us, as it turns out we've had a successful year afterall. Our College Property buisness is blooming, as we purchased 5 more houses this year for a total of 20 rentals. After a year of negotiations Nick is now the owner of Reuter Walton Construction and moved the office to a new, priceless location on Lake Calhoun. As for my job, I'm still sad about leaving the Humane Society but I'm looking forward to staying home with Ethan and the twins. Maybe I'll have more time next year to get back into helping with the college properties.

In summary, we are really looking foward to a fun-filled 2008!!!!

Here is a look back at 2007....

December 07-

We love you Solomon

November 07-

Thanksgiving in Iowa

October 07-

Thomas the Train!

September 07-

Still sick, but made it to the cabin

August 07-

Ethan & Nick at Annual Winn campout

July07-

Ethan's 3rd Birthday

June07-

House packed with foster animals

May07-

Ethan and BFF Murphy at park bike parade

April 07-

Bre visits Lorna in Seattle

March 07-

"Paint a Plate" with Grandma

February07-
Rooney and Walton families vacation in Cozumel

January 07-

Hunkered down in the house while snowing

Farewell 2007! We look forward to a wonderful 2008!!!

Goodbye Vegetarian Diet

As you all know, I've been a Vegetarian for about 8 years now. An old roommate in Boulder gave me the life-changing book Old McDonald's Factory Farm. Within 24 hours I had read the entire book and stopped eating meat immediately. The book opened my eyes not just to the horrible factory farm's treatment of animals but to the poor quality of meat produced and the horrendous damage these farms have on our environment. The environmental impact is HUGE...

OK, I don't want this blog to be a lesson for you, but you know how strongly I feel about environmental issues.

With that said, I'm forced to do something I really don't want to do....EAT MEAT! On Thursday my doctor told me I have Iron-Deficiency Anemia, which explains my fatigue and dizziness over the past couple weeks. However, my body will not allow me to take any vitamins. Even a children's chewable vitamin will make me vomit. Therefore, there is only one solution. I'm supposed to eat red meat at least 3 times a week. The babies' growth will be affected by my anemia and they're growth and weight gain will slow down unless I boost my levels. I guess I'll be having steak for Christmas (from our local co-op).

Don't worry, I'll be back to my veggie-eating, "granola", "tree-hugging" self after the babes are born. The things I do for my children!

Christmas Traditions

Here are a couple fun pictures from this morning's cookie decorating party. My mom, Shalene (my little sister:) and I have a tradition of splashing each other with frosting every December, which some people may call "decorating Christmas cookies." This year was a mellow year and more frosting made it to the cookies rather than Shalene's face.

Long time no blog!
Life has been pretty busy these days and I've been spending my spare time on the couch as directed by my doctor. We are now in the 27th week of pregnancy. The twins weigh about 2lbs, 5oz. each and are 15in. long. We have doctor appointments and/or ultrasounds every 2 weeks to check measurements and growth of me and the twins. My belly is HUGE, as I'm measuring at 35 weeks along, which is right on track. I will continue to measure 6-8 weeks ahead of a "normal" singleton pregnancy. These days I'm often asked "when are you due, any day now?" and they are shocked when I tell them I still have a couple more months. My goal is to rest as much as possible to avoid official bed rest. So far, so good.

Happy Thanksgiving! (a little late)

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving in Iowa last week with the Rooney and the Winn families. Ethan had the time of his life running around with the cousins, playing in the first snow fall and swimming in the hotel pool. He is still talking about playing with Kayla, Eva, Logan, Zach and Jake. He wants to know when they can come to our house to play. :)

My body being as temperamental as it has been for the past 6 months wouldn't allow us to have a smooth, worry free vacation. I had a little pregnancy scare the night before Thanksgiving, sending Nick and I to the ER at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids at 3am. Vomiting and loose stools brought on by some undiagnosed GI virus caused me to become severely dehydrated, thus bringing on contractions. The contractions were strong, frequent and a little scary so we rushed to the ER where they were able to hook me up with IV fluids and stop the contractions by 10am. Luck for us, we went back to the festivities, had a little nap, and were ready for the feast by dinner time!

Today we had a doctor's appointment and ultrasound check up.
The babies are growing right on track for 24.5 weeks weighing 1.5 lbs each with strong heartbeats. The best news of all was hearing that my cervix is still long and closed! Who would have thought someone could get so excited about cervical news! My orders are to rest, rest, rest and stay hydrated. Oh, and she wants to make sure we have a plan in place for Ethan should I have to go on bed rest.....I guess we should start thinking about that.

23 weeks

Keeping up with my food intake can be tiring. Yesterday I wrote down everything I ate in order to check my calorie intake. I'm supposed to consume at least 2700 calories/day. Here is an example of my daily diet:

Wednesday 11/15
8am- Special K cereal, banana & OJ
9:45am- English muffin w/PB&J
11:15am- Oatmeal
12:45pm- Two cheese tortillas & whole avocado
3pm- Yogurt & apple
4:15- Asparagus quiche
6:45- Spinach stuffed pasta shells
9pm- Ice cream

Plus, I always drink about 90 ounces of H2O daily.
Wow, that's a ton of food! Now you can imagine how often we do the dishes.

Here I am at 23 weeks...

Happy B-day Solomon

Solomon turned 6 years old yesterday. We got Solomon almost 6 years ago from my old work in Boulder- The Humane Society of Boulder Valley. He was picked up as a stray at 4 months old (already weighing in at 45lbs). I met him for the first time when I went into his cage to vaccinate him. He peed all over me becuase he was so excited for the attention. It was instant love.

This is what they really think of the party hats...

Right on Track

Even though this picture is dark, it shows that the first week of construction has been eventful! All the walls have been taken down to the studs and if you look closely at the picture you can see me standing in the far room. Sorry, no lighting in this part of the house for a while.

Check out the JOB SIGN in our yard!!!! REUTER WALTON construction!

Here is a close up of Nick's FIRST job sign! Nick will be the owner of Reuter-Walton Construction starting next week!!! CONGRATS Nick!! I'm so proud of you.

As for me and the babes, we are in the 22nd week and growing, growing, growing. Nick had to help me put my socks on today because it's not easy to reach my toes anymore. It looks like I'll be wearing slip-on shoes all winter. I promise to post another belly shot soon.

Moving Out

As if we didn't have enough going on in our lives, we are moving out of our house for the next 3 months in order to take on a huge home improvement project. After all, what would a pregnancy be without some remodeling? And, with a super-sized pregnancy comes a super-sized project.

The timing is just right. Nick's parents just left for Mexico on November 1st for the winter (Hi Bob & DR!). We are moving into their townhouse this weekend and hope that the project will be done in time to allow us to move back home before the twins arrive in February.

What are we having done? We are ripping out the kitchen, spare bedroom, and TV room in the back of the house. This new space will become our brand new, much larger, kitchen and living space. Plus, we will be putting in new (safer) steps to the basement and having our basement finished as a family room/play area. We are SO excited!

Here are some BEFORE pictures:

This is a picture of Ethan hanging out with one of our foster animals in our spare bedroom. This room was often used as our "foster" room for kittens and other critters when we didn't have guests staying with us.

This picture shows our "T" room. This was the TV, train, and toy room, right next to the spare bedroom.

Lastly, our hallway to the back door, which happened to be our kitchen. This kitchen is not family friendly, and we were always tripping over each other, or toys, while cooking or using the back door. I can't wait for this kitchen to go!

Stay tuned for pictures of the progress. Demolition day is Monday!

The frequency of posts may slow a little as we don't have internet at the Walton's house. I'm sure we'll be stopping home regularly to check on things and visit neighbors, so I'll sneak in some internet time as much as possible.

Picture Phone Fun

Just a having fun with the picture phone...

Three Strikes

Today I've been forced to come to terms with the fact that I'll be on my anti-nausea medication (Zofran) for the entire pregnancy. My doctor has already told me this, but I thought I was making progress and might be able to stop taking the meds. The dose is very small now and I'm only taking one pill per day. Over the past 6 weeks I've attempted 3 times to stop taking that one little pill. Each time the result has put me back on the bathroom floor. My third and final attempt was on Saturday. My body managed to go without the drug for 48 hours this time before breaking down and putting me in the bathroom this morning. At 20 weeks along in the pregnancy now my hormones have hit their plateau and will remain at this level until I give birth. Then they will go back down to normal within 7 days after the twins are born. My only drive for stopping the medication is thinking about unknown long term side effects the drug may have on the babies. But, I guess I have to weigh the positives and negatives. The drug is allowing me to eat and stay hydrated, which directly effects the nutrition and growth of the twins. Therefore, three strikes and I'm officially staying on the Zofran.

Emotionally, I'm just hanging in there most of the time- not great, not horrible, but just trying to maintain a somewhat normal state of being. Obviously, if the hormones are so high they're causing me to vomit still, they are also messing with my mind. In a given week I'll have 6 good days and the 7th day will be very hard. On the 6 good days my head is up and I'm happy and feel grateful for the gift of having twins. On these days I'm able to control the nausea, hang out with Ethan and Nick and maybe get out of the house for an errand or take Ethan to preschool. Though on the 7th day of the week I'm exhausted from working so hard to be positive and control the sick feeling. This day is my "pity party" day, and all I can do is wallow in my misery of sickness, sadness and isolation and wish for the time to pass faster.

I am really looking forward to the upcoming holidays- family, friends, food and a wonderful distraction from the daily life to help time pass a little faster.

THE BIG SECRET!!

Our big "20-week" ultrasound was yesterday (although I'm only 19 weeks). The babes are perfectly healthy. Baby A weighs 11 ounces and Baby B weighs 10 ounces. They both measure right on track for 19 weeks. The ultrasound was 2 hours long (an hour for each baby). We went over every little bone with a fine tooth comb. We measured parts of their brains, watched their kidneys function, watched the blood flow through the chambers of their hearts, and even looked at the irises of their eyes! And guess what....

WE KNOW THE SEXES OF THE TWINS!!!!!

Is it 2 boys? 2 girls? Or boy/girl??

You'll just have to wait another 4 months to find out!
Only Nick and I know, and we're not telling a soul. This is SO exciting! We have already declined a $250 bribe, so unless you can come up with a much larger sum our lips are sealed. :)

Movin' & Groovin'

We are 18 weeks along now and have almost reached the half way point. The babies are now about 6 inches long and weigh about 7 ounces. Their heads are the size of eggs. Just in the last week I have started to feel a ton of movement. Interestingly, at last week's ultrasound we checked out the positioning of the placentas. Baby A's (baby A is always lower in my abdomen) placenta is in my front, between baby and my belly. Baby B's placenta is in the back, between baby and my back. Therefore, Baby A's kicks and movement will be buffered by the placenta, so I will feel most of the kicks from Baby B up higher. And boy is that the case! All of the movement I've been feeling is above my belly button.

Here is a belly shot I took this morning...

Twin gear!

Our first twin gift! Talk about a reality check! Nick and I often have moments of "twinshock" when something triggers us to think about the reality of having two babies at once! It's extremely thrilling and a little scary at the same time. We definitely had one of those moments when we opened a package with matching outfits! Wow- we are actually having TWINS!! :)

Check out these great shirts, plus some belly-balm for my ever-expanding belly. Thank you so much to our friend Lorna in Seattle! We love them.

16 weeks

Suddenly I feel pregnant! I haven't really felt pregnant until this week. We are starting to get excited about everything now that I'm gaining some weight and growing an extremely large belly. It's been difficult to enjoy this pregnancy for the past 3 months, but now we're turning the corner. We're determined to enjoy the remaining 4-5 months. The nausea is still with me throughout the day but it's mild and I've learned to manage and tolerate it with the help of meds still. My muscles are coming back and I'm walking a little further each day. My mom even took me to the mall to buy some new maternity clothes. Thanks mom! At least I can look cute and healthy even if I'm feeling sick.

Big week!

Ethan's first day of preschool was on Tuesday! Our baby is growing up so fast. :(
Ethan has had a great week at preschool and I've been able to take him there each day! Tuesday was my first time driving a car since July. It's been a great week for everyone.

Slow progress

Two steps ahead and one step back.
Last week I decided it was time to get off my back. I assumed that once the vomiting stopped I'd pop back up and return to life as normal again...but that's far from realistic. I've been in bed for 8 weeks now and my muscles are GONE. My most challenging task is taking a shower, and I'm physically exhausted and sick afterward. I'm trying to build my muscles back slowly without pushing myself too far. Last week I pushed it a little too far and spent the end of the week on the couch full time. But I've made a little progress over the past week. I can now sit up at the desk and type this on the computer instead of using the laptop in bed! I can walk slowly up and down the steps without getting sick. I can even stand long enough to help Nick with the dishes! Best of all, I can help Ethan get dressed and brush his teeth in the morning. :) My doctor even said I could stop taking the Benadryl to ditch the drowsiness.
Mornings are the best but I'm definitely back on the couch in the afternoon with my mouth clenched shut. But I'm thankful for a little releif and a taste of normal life in the morning. I have been able to gain my 7 pounds back and I'm now back to my pre-pregnancy weight. My diet is still very limited and not allowing me to gain more weight but the doctors are not concerned yet. They are hopeful that I'll be feeling better around the 17th week (and I'm 14 1/2 weeks now). I promise to post a belly picture soon. :)

The Big 3-0!

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY NICK!!!!

13 weeks

We had our 13 week check-up today. The twins are doing great. Both measure 3 inches in length and their heart rates were 153 and 163. The detail on the ultrasound was amazing. We were able to count the bones in the arms and legs.

This is Baby B. S/he was very calm and cooperative during the ultrasound. You can see the baby waving in the picture. Baby B brought the hands to the mouth a few times.





This is Baby A (the baby closest to the cervix). S/he was very active, doing flips and jumping. When s/he relaxed we saw the baby drink quite a few gulps of amniotic fluid, and then had the hiccups.

As for me, nothing has changed in the past couple weeks. I'm still horizontal and all day and taking the medication to help with the nausea and prevent vomiting. The doctor said this may lighten up in the next couple weeks. I'm trying to be optimistic, but she also said there is a chance this will not subside. We'll just hope for improvement in the next couple weeks.

Cabin time

We had a very relaxing long weekend at the cabin.
I was able to walk down to the lake and watch the boys swim, fish and water ski.

Relief in the form of a book

Our pregnancy books finally came in the mail. Most pregnancy books are for women having singletons and they contain very little information about carrying multiples. So I ordered a couple of books specifically for a twin pregnancy. Last night I cracked the first book and read every detail of the first 217 pages! This book is fabulous! It's called When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads. It's packed full of every tidbit of information you could possibly want while carrying twins. There are detailed nutrition guidelines for the pregnancy, and even surviving hyperemesis, and an index of recipes for these meals. The most helpful chapter is about the emotional ups and downs of a "multiples" pregnancy. It was very reasuring to read about anger and depression being a normal stage in a twin pregnancy. I'm still struggling with two main changes in my life: 1- I miss Ethan. Tears come to my eyes everytime I think about what life was like before sickness and bedrest. I miss our daily adventures and playtime. I know he's having a fun time bonding with the grandparents, but I just want to play with my son again. 2- The second loss I'm feeling is my job. Sadly, I had tell them I would not be coming back to work. I have no idea when I'll be mobile again or if there will be future complications and I didn't want to leave them waiting for me. I loved my job so much and I was not prepared to say goodbye to that part of my life. I know I'll always be active with the Humane Society, and it will always be a part of my life, but I miss it so much. I developed wonderful relationships with co-workers and amazing volunteers and I feel very lucky to have these people in my life. This pregnancy will have many more challenges than a singleton pregnancy and I have to remind myself not to compare it to my perfect pregnancy with Ethan.

On a lighter note, here are some other interesting facts:
-The average length of a twin pregnancy is 35.4 weeks, compared to 39.6 weeks for a singleton.
-70% of twins are born before the 37th week and 38 weeks is considered full-term for twins, becuase they develop faster than singletons.
-My 40-week due date is March 12, 2008, so we are expecting to see them anytime in February.
-50% of twins are born vaginally, and the odds are better if the mom has already delivered a baby vaginally (good odds for me!)
-I am 12 weeks along and starting the 2nd trimester, so the baby's heads are now the size of grapes
-My belly will measure 8 weeks ahead of a singleton pregnancy. So, right now (even though I'm still down a couple pounds) my belly looks like that of a woman 5 months pregnant. My legs, arms and butt look pretty skinny but my belly is growing!
- Most women pregnant with one baby will have 1 or 2 ultrasounds, and those pregnant with multiples can expect an ultrasounds with almost every appointment (~15 ultrasounds). Fun!

Today is September 1st already! Ethan has been at the cabin with the Waltons this week and Nick and I will attempt the 2 hour drive this afternoon. Riding in the car has not been easy, but we'll leave just after I take my Benadryl and hope for the best. It would be wonderful to get out of this house and see the cabin. I haven't been up there since the 4th of July weekend, which is crazy becuase we usually go up there every other weekend in the summer. Wish us luck. :)

Hanging in there

Family and friends- Thank you so much for your supportive emails and calls. Your words of love are helping us keep our heads up.
Besides Ethan coming down with the flu on Monday, this week has been better than the last few. This is the first week in 2 months that I haven't visited the doctor or the hospital. My medications are working to prevent me from vomiting, and this has allowed me to increase my fluid intake and gain some confidence. Though the side effects of the drugs keep me horizontal and sleepy, it's better to be sleepy than sick. The drugs are: Zofran, Benadryl, and Ranitidine, each taken every 5 hours. I've been on the Zofran for 5 weeks, but I'm now on 4 times the dose I started with originally.
My diet is a has been a challenge, but I've finally found a handful of foods/drinks that my body will accept. It's a very bland diet based on the BRAT diet. Nick has coined my diet "unique but bland" becuase those were my only directions for him before his last adventure to the grocery store.
Here is my daily menu:
-Ensure or Boost drinks (Grandma Rooney and I both agree chocolate Boost is the best). These are packed full of calories and vitamins. Vitamins taken in a pill form make me vomit so I have to make sure I get all my vitamins thru fortified foods instead.
-Gatorade or Propel
-Total Raisin Bran (with a small amount of milk)
-Toast (on a good day I can have jelly on my toast!)
-Chicken noodle soups
-Baked or mashed potatoes
-Apples or applesauce
-Plain egg-o waffles

That's it. It's boring and limited, but I'm not going to complain though becuase it's working.

Rock Bottom Replay

Bre: It's Friday morning and I'm back at home in bed after spending the week in the hospital again. It's been another very challenging week. On Monday morning DonnaRae (Nick's mom) rushed me to the ER at 8am.
Wait...First let me tell you that everyone has been extremely helpful at coordinating these emergencies when they arise. My mom had Ethan (as she has been taking him every Monday and Tuesday for 5 weeks now, and DonnaRae has him on Wed. and Thursdays). The mom who is without Ethan is usually at my side. This way Nick can go on working knowing that our parents are taking care of us.
So, on Monday morning I was back at Methodist Hospital after another night of non-stop vomiting and severe dehydration. They know me pretty well on the 4th floor now. The nurse I had last week was there and worried to see me back again. Once in my room (private room this time! for VIPs) I was already aware of the drill- Gown on, IV hooked up at 150ml/hour, and IV drugs administered (becuase anything put into my mouth will come right back up). Last week I was here the vomiting stopped right away with the IV and the drugs, but not this time. Monday night was just as bad as the night before. Nick stayed at the hospital that night as we both were very concerned. I hadn't stopped vomiting in 40hours. I was very weak, shaking and almost to the point of passing out. They gave me drugs to help me sleep. Tuesday was better and I was able to keep down ice chips and plain toast by the end of the day. The rest of the week I was showing improvement daily and able to eat a little and keep my medication in by mouth.
Now, I'm home. Most people would think it would be great to be home...it's not. Truthfully, I'm very scared to be at home. I'm afraid of another episode. I start to panic with the slightest bit of nausea in fear that I'll be set back again. Each time I have an episode I'm not only back to the beginning I am set back even further (emotionally and physically) every time. I've lost 6lbs now, and I'm 11 weeks pregnant. That's just not right. My dad gave me a book on meditation to help me calm down and relax when I start to feel any pain. I'll start that today.
On a happy note, I had another ultrasound on Wednesday to boost my spirits and the babes are doing great! The heart rates were 165 and 169. They are right on track for 11 weeks and we even saw 20 fingers and 20 toes!!! The detail on the screen was amazing. We could see their healthy little umbilical cords and everything. They were very active too- doing jumping jacks and twirling around! I may not be doing well but it's wonderful to see that they are thriving.
Hopefully, next time I write it will be with a happier, healthy mind and body.

Rock Bottom...

Bre: Hands down- this has been the hardest week of my life. I didn't think it was possible for my physical and mental health to hit this all-time low while pregnant. I've been sick for 5-6 weeks now, and on disability leave from work for 3 weeks. On Monday night I was vomiting hourly and could not keep even a sip of water in my body. Tuesday morning we went to the doctor and they placed another IV (which was one of the last available veins in my arms) and started fluids immediately. I was down 5lbs by then and my blood pressure was much higher when standing because my blood was lacking water. They called over to the hospital and had me admitted by that afternoon. Once at the hospital, they started me on 4 different medications and found a vein in my hand from which to draw more blood. Miraculously the fluids and the drugs were working to keep a small amount of food and water in my body on Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Wednesday at 8pm they discharged me from the hospital because I was showing progress. That night however, we were back to the drawing board. I woke up for my 3am meds and by 3:10am I was vomiting everything back up again. What the !@&*!(#^!^$?!?!!? Now, in tears and feeling absolutely helpless....well, I've been in tears daily for weeks but this was the breaking point. What was my body doing to me? At this point I just went back to sleep, physically and mentally exhasted. On Thursday the doctor told us to go back to the hospital if the vomiting continued. After the 3am episode I stopped taking all the medication because I didn't feel they were helping. The drugs were making me extremely drowsy and dizzy which wasn't helping the nasea. Depression hit hard on Thursday as I didn't want to go back to the hospital. I wanted to stay in the comfort of my own home and have my family there for me. However, they were all very worried about my condition. How could it get this bad? I've had what people would classify as the "flu", severe flu-like symptoms, for about 34 days. Who the hell can survive a 34-day flu? Think about how horrible it is to have the flu for 2 days.
Ok, so my mental state is not back to normal, as I'm very sad one moment and pissed-off the next, but at least I've stopped puking. I'm planted back on the couch instead of the bed, still off my meds and not vomiting as of Saturday afternoon. So, today is a decent day. I'm 10 weeks pregnant and they say I should feel a little better in the next 2 weeks.
Just 14 days and counting....

More Ultrasound Pictures

On 8/7/07 we went in for another check-up and ultrasound. The twins sure are growing! Their sacs are closer together now. Their heartbeats are 150 and 155 bpm, so Nick thinks they are the same sex. :) Typically, you can guess the sex by the heartbeat- girls have faster heart beats than boys in uetero.

We knew from the first ultrasound that they are fraternal twins (2 sacs, 2 placentas).

Ultrasound Pictures!

This is the 7 week Ultrasound on 7/25/07, when we discovered TWINS!

Notice the words "oh my god!!!!" at the bottom of the picture. Those were the only words I could say over and over again.

Our first blog!

Bre: Today is Friday August 10th and I am almost 9 weeks pregnant with TWINS! I've been held captive in the house for about 4 weeks now due to severe sickness, or "hyperemesis". This blog is our way of talking to the outside world.
Let us look back a month. The EPT gave us exciting news on 7/7/07, just before Ethan's 3rd birthday! I was feeling normal at that point and Ethan had a perfect birthday. It wasn't until the following weekend that the "morning sickness" reared it's ugly head 24/7. The three of us walked around the neighborhood and made our way down to Lake Harriet for a lovely ride on the Linden Hills Trolley just a few blocks from our house. The queeziness suprised me on the walk but I tried to ignore it. The feeling worsened once we were on the trolley. Suddenly, to my suprise, the trolley came to a dead-end. What now?...oh no! We had to travel backwards! Somehow I managed to hold everything in until we stopped, at which point I pushed and shoved little children to the side in order to make it to the nearest bush.
And that feeling has been with me for 4 weeks now. I've been to the hospital many times- IV fluids, drugs, and a variety of check-ups. We've had 2 ultrasounds now and the babies look healthy and are growing quickly...even though I've lost 3 lbs. My body can't handle all these hormones! "Just a few more weeks of vomiting" is all they keep saying. I've been off work and stuck on the couch for far too long. It's probably not mentally healthy for me to watch 4 episodes of "Baby Story" on TLC every day. Meanwhile, Nick is the champ of the world (I'm not talking about great sperm). He's been doing all the cooking, cleaning and child care along with running a couple businesses.
Hopefully I will start feeling better before the MN State Fair. Just put me in a wheelchair and give me everything on a stick! That's my goal.