Countdown - day 6!

So I DID finally get my water bottle!  (called the home phone from my cell phone hee hee!)  This morning woke up thirsty (I'm pretty thirsty lately) and I drank some water.  Took a 4 mg. generic zofran ODT because I am having classic first trimester morning sickness this week.  After the zofran dissolved onto my tongue, I realized I was going to be sick anyway.  Sink was closer than the toilet, and since it was just water (no chunks) I commenced getting sick in the sink.

I was much sicker in my first pregnancy.  I threw up usually more than once a day every day of my pregnancy.  I was so afraid that I was a zofran addict and that my normal appetite would never return.  But as soon as they took Analese out (well, really as soon as the placenta came out) all of that changed.  In fact, I was disappointed that they put me on a liquid diet at first.  I was HUNGRY!   I wanted a big 'ole Boca Burger!  And I did develop a man-sized breast-feeding appetite too.  I look forward to hopefully experiencing this all again.

About the clear drape, I am not squeamish at all (about the human body anyway - bugs are a different issue).  I am a total WUSS when it comes to the aches and pains of this pregnancy, but as soon as Lee puts in my spinal and I am on that table, I am ready to PARTY!   I mean I am GOOD TO GO!

My biggest anxiety at this point is spending a night away from Analese.  I have never spent the night away from her.  In fact the majority of nights in her short life have been spent sleeping right next to me.  I know she will be fine.  She will be with her Daddy and will also get some entertainment from other relatives.  But it just makes me sad.  I hope I do OK.

I am making homemade granola today.  Later if it warms up at all I will take Analese down to the close park.  Other that that, I plan on an easy day.  Laundry, of course.

My love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with food

I think the more compressed my stomach gets from this pregnancy, the worse off my appetite becomes.  Lately the only things that really seem to taste good are ice-cream and cake - yep the stuff I really don't need to be eating. Last night I was feeling particularly pukey (and did in fact puke).  It makes it very hard for me to plan meals and Thanksgiving meals.  I could eat cream of wheat three times a day and be fine, but I know I have a family to feed.  My poor family.  They can't wait for my post-partum man-sized breast feeding appetite where I can eat anything and everything and still get super duper skinny!  I did buy some yummy 9 grain hot cereal from Great Harvest today.  In fact, I made some for lunch!  Now before you get all impressed by my healthiness, you did not see the butter and brown sugar I put on top!  It was very soothing to my messed up tummy though.  Well, the good news:  I am in the home stretch of this pregnancy.  The bad news is I have to get through some holiday meal planning and some meal planning for company.