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.
