9 Weeks!

Yesterday was the 9 week mark. We're slowing but surely getting there. I spoke a little too soon about the wonderful meds earlier in the week--I of course threw up that day before I managed to get them at the pharmacy but after I took them, I felt amazingly better. I feel like I'm able to function a bit more although I thought they were more of a wonder drug earlier in the week. I haven't thrown up since I got the prescription (Promethazine) except for once on Friday before lunch. I have no idea what triggered it--I've had a lot of problems with phlem in the back of my throat that I couldn't blow out and couldn't swallow, and it was causing me to gag and that could have been it. I'm taking at least one pill (or rather, half a pill as the nurse told me to) a day, in the mornings before I even get out of bed. Some days I take a second one (like today) but some days I'm ok with just the one. Since Pigpen hasn't been working because of holidays/weather/weekend, we've been sleeping in rather late and I've been a lazyass. I'm really pretty pooped all day and I think its a mixture of the meds and just being pregnant. Doing too much still wears me out (playing bells from 5pm-11:15pm for First Night Alexandria on Wed night was killer!) but I'm trying to rest as much as possible. Pigpen is being very understanding although I'm sure its annoying the crap out of him. He's been very good and helpful--even getting me donuts and chocolate milk again yesterday morning. I think he's a keeper. :)

We went over and saw the MD crowd today. I sunk lower and lower into the couch as the day wore on. J1 (almost 5) wasn't there (he was at his grandparents' house) and J2/J3 (2 years) and baby J4 (6 months) were pretty tame so it was a nice visit. The smoke got to me a bit so I stuck everything in the wash as soon as we got home and am waiting for the machine to finish so I can get in the shower. Its really amazing how smells bother me so much, even ones I used to tolerate just fine.

We took two 9 week pics last night. I don't look much different than when we took the first pics at 4 weeks. My hair needs to be cut though!