I should've knocked on wood

So it looks like I spoke too soon. I had my first barf, and it hasn't let up since. If I wasn't feeling so crappy every minute of the day it would actually probably be pretty comical, so I'll share the story and let you have a chuckle.


This past Tuesday I was at school in Valencia. I had been feeling pretty sick since my first class but had a test later that afternoon so had to stick around and tough it out. Food did not sound appetizing but I knew I had to have something or the nausea would just get worse. I decided on a smoothie. It did the trick and I started feeling a little better.

The sooner it got to test time the sicker(is that a word?) I started feeling again. I made it to class and started the test. I didn't get any further than question 5 when I started sweating profusely and getting light headed. I started getting that all too familiar (from my drinking barfing days: )) dry but at the same time saliva-ie mouth. I knew it was coming, and if I didn't get up and go, it would be coming all over the classroom. I brought my test to the teacher and in the most pathetic but urgent tone of voice explained to her that I was 2 months pregnant and have yet to feel this sick. That there was no way I could get through this test. I told her if there was anyway I could retake it I would be so grateful but if not, I'd just have to take the fail. Lucky for me, she is a new mother herself and I could tell she felt for me. She told me to go home and we would figure it out another time.

Well I had one stop to make before going home, that was to the girls bathroom. I barely got to locking the bathroom stall before I turned and hurled smoothie into the toilet for, no lie, a good 2 minutes non-stop. After that I had a 45 minute drive home, joy. It actually wasn't too bad. With the windows down and a cool breeze, I only gagged a couple times : )

Since then my days have consisted of bed, eating, and barfing. Not fun, but I still consider myself lucky. Most pregnant women only have nausea in their first trimester, which for me will be over in a couple weeks. And for some, nausea starts at 6 weeks. So even though I've felt sick for a few weeks it certainly hasn't been this bad. What I mean is it could definitely be worse. And I figure, if I'm feeling sick that means everything inside is working like it should, right? If a sick mommy means a healthy baby, I'd stay sick for the next 6 1/2 months. *knock on wood* : )