Sickness...not what you'd think!

So here I am - officiallly 11 weeks pregnant. Two more weeks until I graduate to the 2nd trimester. I haven't had morning sickness except for one day (as I mentioned in the last post) but I am sick sick for the THIRD time. I think this is the sickest I've ever been. All I have to say is...

I'm a little scared.

I came home on Wednesday feeling feverish - I had a temperature of 99.9, which is pretty high for me seeing that my normal temp is usually 96.something. I felt aweful. Not only did I feel bad, I had to feel bad and be sick by myself as Dave took off on a plane earlier that day to Jackson Hole on his annual mancatioin with Dusty and the boys. I didn't sleep very well Wednesday night and the fever just lingered on. Thank goodness I can take tylenol as that's the only thing that kept it down a little.

I woke on Thursday and felt like a truck ran over my head! Every muscle in my face and head hurt. I felt hot. I couldn't stop shaking. I couldn't stop coughing. It was uncomfortable to breathe. I was alone (well, thank goodness I had Rocco).

I called my boss, Missie, at 9:30am and left a message telling her I was sick and that I wanted to go to the doctor but definitely couldn't drive. Being a saint that she is - she called me right back and insisted she take me to the doctor. That meant she would have to drive 30 minutes to my house, 25 minutes to the doctor, wait for however long, take me to the pharmacy and wait, and then drive me home 25 minutes later. If I was feeling better I would've declined but I couldn't wait to go so I agreed for her to pick me up. She's amazing! I'm so blessed to work with such great people!!!

When I went to the doctor, the first thing they did (and always do) is weigh me. I weighed 118 lbs - 8 lbs less than I weighed when I saw Dr. Sawyer four weeks ago. I was very concerned. They took my temp but didn't tell me what it read and so I don't think I had a fever. I waited in the room for about 20-25 minutes lying in fetal position and fell asleep. I felt terrible. I had to see a different doctor than I typically see because my doctor was extremely booked for the day. When he finally came in, he did the "check up" and just said that I wasn't wheezing and that I couldn't take any meds except he could prescribe me amoxicilin. I then asked if my weight loss is a danger to the baby and he wouldn't answer my question!!!

Once again, I'm scared - but the Lord will keep me strong and pull me through.

All the doctor said was that I should start to gain. Okay, not answering my quesetion so I asked again. He asked me if I'd be spotting - No, I haven't - please answer my question! All he ended up telling me was to eat. Great medical advice - my weight is low, so I need to eat...hmmmm. He did ask me when I see the OBGYN next and I told him Monday so he said they'd weigh me then - no, really?

I came home and SLEPT. My fever kept coming and going. I kept waking because of the fever. I woke at 4:30am needing water. I went downstairs, got some water and as I was walking upstairs I started to throw up. I ran to the bathroom and threw up for a good 20 minutes. Well, I guess I wouldn't call it throwing up since all that was going into the toilet was acid. I would take a break and drink water but then would continue to vomit. Not good. I took my temperature and it was 102.4 - the highest I can ever remember it being.

I called Kim as she was just getting off of work as it was 7:30am her time and she worked the night shift. She thought I should go to the hospital. I decided to take some tylenol, put an ice pack on my head, sleep and then see how I was. I ended up sleeping until 10:30am and when I woke I only had a temperature of 98.9. I was excited but still felt awful.

Brittni drove all the way down from Surprise to bring me gingerale and soup - I am so thankful to have such great friends. The gingerale helped a lot. I had to eat in small increments as I didn't have an appetite at all.

I talked to Dave a little and feel so bad that he has to worry about me while he's supposed to be having a great time. Hopefully he is having a great time.

Last night, I only woke up two times - 12:30pm to pee and 5:00am again to pee. NO FEVER either time! I then slept in until 9:30am. I came downstairs to have some breakfast while Rocco stayed in bed...he's so cute! I have a little bit of an appetite! I watched Serendipity for the first time - cute movie - then I joined Rocco in bed for a little more sleepy time. We napped until 2:30pm. I tried to sleep longer but couldn't as it was pretty warm in the bedroom. When I woke up, I had missed calls and texts from Brittni and Stacy worried that they couldn't get a hold of me. I felt awful but I put my phone on silent so that I could sleep as I've been getting a lot of calls and texts but I really need my sleep.

When I got up, I still didn't have a fever but I felt really weird - and that brings me to now. I still feel weird - sick - don't feel good at all! At least my fever is gone and I can breathe out of my nose. Trying to look at the positive things.

I continue to pray that the baby is okay and that the weight loss is not a sign. I guess I better get off of here and do what the doctor says - EAT.

I pray for you, baby, that you are continuing to grow and continuing to get strong.

I love you,
mommy.