In all the thinking I did about being pregnant (and staying pregnant) before this particular pregnancy, I just did not think about some of the challenges I would confront as a woman with child. Hyperemesis aside, here’s what’s surprised (and pained) me so far: My Feet. As in, I haven’t seen them in 2 weeks, and I’m barely halfway through… Read more »
Although the new PICC line is awfully pretty, what with its purple and its not oozing, it feels weird. When I straighten my arm quickly, I feel an odd motion in my arm, like someone pulled the string on one of those whirligig things we played with when we were kids, or like you pulled back and released one of those… Read more »
Things have been trucking along just fine for the last two months or so here in Hyperemesis Land. Not great, but sooo much better than I was the first few months, when I thought I would die and actually kind of looked forward to the relief death would bring. When I had my PICC line inserted on July 7, my… Read more »
TWO BOYS! Here’s how we announced the sexes on Facebook:
It’s started to feel like there are more than two babies in there, or perhaps they have sprouted additional limbs. Generally, Left Baby is the really active one who kicks and rolls and does laps daily. But this weekend Right Baby started to get in on more of the action. Last night and this morning made me wonder if this… Read more »