In case you haven't heard, we are expecting another baby! While this wasn't necessarily something planned by us, it was clearly planned by God. We knew we wanted another baby and had planned to start actually trying to make that a reality once Alexis turned one, things happened a little sooner. Alexis will be almost 16 months older than her brother or sister.
We found out we were pregnant when I was 6 weeks along, and unfortunately the relentless morning sickness I experienced in my first pregnancy started up for me this time at week 7. We will be 14 weeks on Sunday (hooray for the second trimester!) and I am still a bit nauseous, but nowhere near as miserable as I have been the past 7 weeks. I had forgotten just how horrible it is.
The couch has been my home pretty much 24-7. The first time around I could stay in bed all day long, but now with an 11 month old to chase around I don't have that luxury. Needless to say, Lex has been able to get away with much more than she usually does...
My mom came to stay with us for few days which was a big help and allowed me to rest and be taken care of by my own mommy.
Alexis loved having Grandma Adams stay with us. I think my mom and I were both very pleasantly surprised with how quickly Alexis warmed up to her again. The day we dropped her off at the airport I cried, it was hard to imagine dealing with Alexis during the days on my own while feeling so awful.
This past week I resorted to trying acupuncture for my nausea. I'd tried several natural remedies as well as two different prescriptions over the last 7 weeks with no relief.
I have never had a problem with needles, and I've always been curious about acupuncture. I went in for an appointment on Monday and Tuesday. At my second appointment, my acupuncturist informed me that she was also a chiropractor so naturally I asked for an adjustment! Since Tuesday's appointment I have felt... "different". I'm leery about saying "better" at this point. I think it's probably a mixture of the acupuncture, the adjustment, and the fact that we are getting close to the second trimester. My morning sickness was over at week 15 with Alexis so I'm am praying it's the same this time.
And finally, I can't end this post without talking a bit about my hero and the best husband a woman could ask for.
Greg has been so incredible over the past 7 weeks of my "illness". Everyday he asks what he can do to help me, and unfortunately there is never much. He comes home from work and immediately takes Alexis for me, he cooks me meals, brings me snacks, encourages me to eat something even when I can't bare to think about food, he takes me on outings to get me out of the house even if I don't feel like it at the time, he lets me cry and cry and cry, he does the laundry and the dishes, and he will find the closest McDonalds for me whenever I need it so I can get a $1 Coke (for whatever reason the carbonation in Coke and Pepsi is AMAZING during all this). Even though I'm the one who is sick, Greg has been going through it right alongside me with a lot on his plate. If you read this Greg, I love you and I am so thankful for you. I will be my normal self again soon. And I'm sorry for posting this picture of you, but you were so cute and tuckered out from helping me so much the past few weeks no doubt!
I'm hoping to be better about updating my blog as my nausea subsides soon. We've got lots going on in the next few weeks: my birthday, Alexis' birthday, and a trip to Disney!
