27 weeks...

only 13 to go!

This week really flew by, thank god! On Wednesday I resigned from my job. There were too many issues with that job for me to try to stick it out for three more months and still keep Riley healthy. My stress level got so high that I was struggling to sleep at night and that obviously didn't help me feel any better during the day.

I think I was also dealing with some of the "pregnancy blues" brought on by a combination of all this yucky sick, the constant worry that Riley isn't doing ok in there, and of course the dreaded pregnancy hormones that make coping completely impossible. It was definitely helpful to make sure I wasn't sitting alone in the house for too long and if it was sunny, it helped to get outside and just sit in it. Doing my nails, taking long baths (without bubbles) and doing anything baby preparation related all helped a lot. The absolute worst thing to do was to sit around and dwell on the situation... not good!

An update on my throat - I haven't been vomiting as much now that I'm more relaxed and getting naps and sleeping well at night, so we decided not to pursue surgery for now. I'm guessing it's pretty much healed up, so as long as I don't have any intense relapses in the near future, I should be able to make it through the rest of this pregnancy without blood coming up. (Yes, I know, that's what I said last time) The doctor did say the lining in my throat will be especially weak for some time, but my daily morning sickness doesn't seem to bother it so far.

Riley's room is almost completely set up. His crib and changing table look adorable together and over the weekend Doug and I shopped for supplies to organize his closet. We do need a few more things, but I've got a place to put pretty much everything. I'm hoping we'll find a glider to put in there that doesn't cost us an arm and a leg. I've got to shop around to see what I can find... I'm pretty picky about everything matching. Doug and I also went to home depot and picked a paint color to paint our room. We decided to move into the back room of the house to be a little closer to Riley, and to save some money on air conditioning since the air will flow straight through both rooms that way. It's also a nicer room and once it's painted might possibly be a place we will want to go instead of a place we avoid... we hate our bedroom. Luckily home depot has a new line of non-toxic paint and my doctor assured me as long as it's free of a list of certain things, it's ok for me to use. Yipee! I actually love to paint.

I went to visit my parents this past week. It was really nice to get away and take a load of things off my mind. My dad paid for my plane ticket as a mother's day gift to my mom and I. Besides going out to eat A LOT, we basically just lazed the days away. I got some wonderful mother's day gifts (which I wasn't expecting, considering this is the first year I can even be considered a mother). I got a bouquet of flowers from my brother that he brought over for my mom and I in the morning. I also got a box of chocolate covered strawberries *delicious* from my brother's girlfriend Jamie. Let me tell you, they definitely hit the spot! I got a rose and bag of chocolates as well as a beautiful heart-shaped charm on a chain that has Riley's name on it. I absolutely love it. I have to take it off at night because it gets all tangled up in my hair, but I hate the moment when it's time to go to bed and I have to detach it and put it on the dresser. =o( It was the perfect gift. When it was time for me to leave, my dad came home early from work to take me to the airport and we were so deep in conversation that I wasn't paying attention and I let him drop me off at the wrong airport. Needless to say when my mom called to change my flight, the flight I was supposed to be on was canceled anyway, so we switched it to the next morning free of charge *whew* what a coincidence! I will never live that one down though, everyone will be laughing at me about that for many years to come!

So that's my life as a temporary stay at home mom! I busy myself with keeping the house nice and clean, the laundry done and put away, and I've become pretty good friends with the library. I forgot how much I enjoy reading. I'm definitely looking forward to going back to Vista though. I really did love my job and all that it entails. It's just not a good line of work to be involved in when you're pregnant. Especially with a diagnoses of hyperemesis. I'm glad all I have to do is call when I'm ready to go back. It's such a wonderful place!

13 weeks! I will soon be able to start counting the days!



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