sorry for the TMI..... but I HATE PICKLES!!!!!!

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So I didnt sleep a wink last night because I was up with gas pains that hurt so bad I thought i was going to have to go to the ER!! I seem to have a VERY hard time passing gas like normal people, so for me it just makes me really bloated and MISERABLE!!!!!

So I finally decided at 6am to take a hot bath and try and relax through the cramping from HELL... that didnt help much and neither did all the 101 positions I tried to use for relief!!!

Normally in the mornings I have to take a Zofrain for my nausea so I don't throw up half of New York, but I knew if I took it this morning I would definantly half to go to the ER and may not survive! See the Zofrain gives me stomach pain, which I was already having enough of and didn't need more!!

Well, boy was I wrong on that thought.... I would have much rather had more stomach pain then what I was about to endure... 

Of course I got sick because I didnt  take the Zofrain, but it slipt my mind that last night I had FRIED PICKLES from Mimis Cafe that my stomach hadn't digested because it was too stinking busy worrying about the gas pain all night!!!! So, there I am head in toilet having the  worst vommitting experience of my life already when all of a sudden.... you guessed  it- my nose started to vomit too and burned like pickle juice on fire!!!!! I started SCREAMING in pain and crying that it only made it worse but I thought for sure I was going to die!!!! I had never felt ridiculous pain like that before!! So I started pouring water in my nose thinking it would help.. It helped with the pain but 30 min. later it had done its job of cleansing, and here comes the rest of the pickles....!!!

If you finished that blog, needless to say I am still alive but I dont think this burning will go away for quite some time, and I also know that if I EVER see another PICKLE again I am almost guaranteed I will loose it!!!!

I normally don't share vivid, disgusting pregnancy tales but you have to admit this was  funny story and I just couldn't resist telling... even though at the time it WAS NOT FUNNY at all!!!!

The woes of pregnancy!

By Selah Thalken.. (viewer discretion advised)

I'm 14 weeks and 2 days along now!!! Most people would say that I am 3 full months and still at the beginning of my pregnancy; I would have to STRONGLY disagree with you!

I am in my 4th month and I worked darn hard to get here, and your not stripping me of my pride of saying that!!!

This is why I say that.... I obviously, have been blessed with a large amount of hormones this pregnancy!!! I dont remember ever being this miserable in my 1st pregnancy; now I was sicker, meaning i I threw up 6-10x's a day as opposed to 4-6x's a day, but I dont think Michael would have ever been able to say I was aweful with my 1st pregnancy; where as, this one he has full reign!

I dont think I can blame it all on the pregnancy, it has been a huge challenge taking care of a baby & a two year old while being so sick the last 7 weeks! Plus I havent been able to wash a dish, do diaper duty, make a bottle, clean, really much of anything without throwing up. So, my poor husband has really had to step up to the plate with this pregnancy. And, we only yelled at each oter over it one time (sorry Gracia)... He had just about had enough after 6 weeks; and thought he could make a comment to me about picking up the slack(he admitted later that he was just having a bad day). Even still, he should have not said anything... at one point in our yelling I think I said something like,"If you didnt want me to be this way, you should have never got me pregnant!"- OK, I admit I crossed the line and felt bad about it later. I just knew that I was not being "lazy" and simply couldn't help the fact that if I got up from the couch for anything, I would break more blood vessels in my forehead as I violently threw up everything(including stomach lining)!! If it was lazines I would be watching movies or on the internet all day; but I couldnt even do that, if I watched the T.V, attempted to write an email or even talk on the phone I would get sick! How in the world could he expect me to do dishes and scrub the kitchen floor??!! - After that, Michael never said another word to me... Well, the Lord definantly heard both of our hearts, because this week I started feeling better and could actually do some laundry!!! I do have to still take it very easy even though I have days where I think I could clean my whole house; but what I have discovered is if I actually do a lot on those days, I totally regret it the next morning!!! For instance, I felt really good the other day and so I cleaned out the whole office(which is going to be the new nursery), well the next day I felt  like I had a hang over and I thought my eyes were going to pop out  of my head from the major headache I had!!! Oh headaches!!! Something else I have really enjoyed this pregnancy!!

But what beats headaches and vomitting out of the water, are the lovely pregnancy nighmares!! I have lost so much sleep with this pregnancy over nigtmares. I was having them every night for 3 weeks and once I had one I could not go back to sleep- these are the kind of nightmares that make you feel like your going crazy and therefore you become VERY scared to fall asleep! So pretty much for 3 weeks i couldnt sleep more than 2 hours at a time... and that was doped up on Benadryl.Well, now that I am out of my 1st trimester, my midwife. said they can perscribe me Ambian, but my question is "how in the world can a mom of two little ones who's husband works at nigt, safetly take an Ambien and go into a deep sleep?" I'm scared I wont wake up if either one of the boys needed me. Yes I do pray every night and one week the nightmares went away after Shelly and many others prayed with me. Then, they returned... my christian midwife told me that they are triggered by stress. So my prayer is that whatever I am stressed about, that God would reveal it to me and I can find a peace!!! And then i wont need to put more medicine in my body... I am already on Zofrain for the nausea, benydral to help me fall asleep, and tylenol for my headaches..... I feel like I'm doping my baby up and I hate it!

SO... for these reasons alone I think I have worked pretty hard on making it to 14 weeks and 2 days, and that is why I am proud to say I am in my fourth month of prenancy!!!!

 

The Woo Hoo's of Pregnancy

Here I am with Baby T.3 at 14weeks and starting to make an appearance!!

This was taken after 2 bowls of queso and an Enchilada dinner at Abuelos!!!

Thats right, I am finally starting to feel good enough to get out & EAT; so my 4 wonderful sisters decided to help me celebrate by going  to a resturant(mexian was my choice- seems to be what I am craving with this pregnancy- cheese especially)! We had a nice time and I decided since I was dressed up that I would take my 1st pregnancy belly picture!!!!

In other news, I chose a midwife with this pregnancy and I am absolutely excited about my decision!! I will still be delivering at a hospital if I dont have it at home with Michael :) One of the many things I love about being under the care of a midwife is that they dont care if you labor at home all day... you can even stay home after your water breaks- they encourage you to stay home and labor there. I love the idea of just Michael and I doing it on our own.... my prayer is that I will have the strength and endurance to stay at home until I am like 7cm and then by the time I get to the hospital I will just push the baby out :) So Ideal, I know!! Too bad labor never goes how you plan and baby's are on no ones time table but their own... :) One thing is for sure- I am setting my mind to have a beautiful birth and having my own control over that, no matter what ends up happening!

That is my goal and I know having a midwife that she has the same goal, and I am just so thrilled about that!! She is so great with me and it is a huge bonus that she is a believer! At my last visit I got to hear the baby's heartbeat (Michael had to stay home with the boys) so my midwife suggested we called him and let him hear over the phone. Well, he didnt answer, but we left it on his voice mail which he got and loved it! Now we have it saved and can listen to it whenever we want! Something really special about hearing the child growing inside you!! 

Now that I am starting to feel a little better and showing,  plus I got to hear the heartbeat for the 1st time... I am starting to enjoy pregnancy finally. I'm getting excited enough to start thinking about names now!!! We like Kendon Jude if its a boy and Serenity Yael for a girl; but we dont LOVE them!! I like unique names and Michael likes common names and both of us are big on meanings, so it is really hard to agree. We are open to ideas if anyone wants to take a jab at it :) We are having a sonogram on my birthday, Sep. 18th but were not going to find out the sex, we have chosen to be surprised this time around!! So we have to pick both a girl name &  boy name- this should be interesting!           February couldn't get here any sooner!!!!!!!!

So I think it is all up hill for now because the Woo Hoo's outweigh the Woes by a long mile! :)