30 weeks today and pending Padgitt

I can count the number of weeks with my 10 digits...pretty exciting! Here is my 30 week pic!

After about 5 days with the flu and all the previously documented ailments, I finally felt somewhat normal today. I had a headache that lasted 2 days, impervious to all drugs and literally prevented sleep, not to mention the fatigue, cramps and general malaise. I was convinced I had pre-eclampsia with the headache and even went to the store to take my blood pressure (134/84) - which is VERY high for me. If I was feeling poorly today I was going to head into L&D, but thank goodness, I'm starting to fee like myself again.

Hopefully I can take that energy back to work - I'm starting feel like a waste of space - I've been really hampered in my ability to do my job and I frankly hate it (not my job, my ability). It's frustrating not being able to give 150%, but more like 60-75%. Icky. Oh well -I'm thinking I may leave a week early from my job vs waiting till my due date. Considering all my current ailments, having that last week might be good just to get organized, clean, run errands and relax.

My sister Amy is being induced tomorrow with her 3rd baby!!!!!!!! I can't WAIT to get the phone call and find out if they are having a little girl or boy. I love that these cousins will be so close together including my sister Carrie's son Harry.

I swooned...who swoons anymore?

I had an interesting day yesterday. First of all, in a fit of insanity, yesterday morning we actually looked at a new house. SO many good things about it - huge lot, proximity to the cove, 4 bedrooms, PRICE...however, it was just too much work. And dammit...I'm tired. After the tour, we went to Starbucks (baby was HUNGRY) and mom had two breakfasts - a latte with a breakfast sandwich and a donut. We took Roxie to the cove for a little run and I started feeling sort of ill.

Fast forward three hours, Tyler was out celebrating St. Patty's day with friends at a bar, so I decided to go to the mall, do some returns and a little shopping. I had several stops, but started with Starbucks - I wasn't hungry (nausea) but I was SO thirsty. I got a ice tea/lemonade and headed to Babies R Us (BRU). Sucking on my delicious drink I wandered through the store looking at crib sheets.. Almost immediately, I started feeling faint....classic fingers tingling, tongue/cheeks tingling, week knees, dark vision around the edges etc. I inhale the rest of my drink, finishing it in seconds, realized what I'd done and almost cried (why, I'm not sure - I'm mean it's GOOD, but come on). I grabbed another lemonade at checkout thinking I needed the sugar, got in my car and felt a little better.

Onto the next store - I'm in Home Depot and it happens again except I think I'm going to be sick or faint, or both. In the middle of the kitchen faucets, I kick off my shoes, strip my jacket and start fanning my self. LOL - I'm sure that was VERY interesting to watch. I make it out of Home Depot after grabbing my purchases and realize i have one last stop - drat. So I got to Target to do some returns. 1/2 way through, I'm so faint, I barely remember checking out and I make it out to my car. (ENTER SWOON).

I'm actually pretty scared and call Tyler (who has been napping after a rough afternoon at the bar). He offers to pick me up, but in a fit of insanity, I drive home. I call my mother and she yells at me the whole way home (for driving). I get home, strip down and lay down with an ice pack on my chest (it felt good for some reason). The faintness/numbness stays for another hour and then goes away. I laid down for the rest of the day, but was really shaken up. In retrospect, I should have gone to the ER, but am still not sure what happened.

Right now, I'm in Minneapolis, I had to fly here for work. The nausea is still here, but only when I am standing or walking - weird huh? The dizziness has mostly gone, but I must admit, I'm still a little freaked. I think I'll call the nurse in the AM and see if I'm being a nervous nelly.


UPDATE 3/20: Apparently this is totally normal (but LAME) and has everything to do with horomones (doesn't everything). I'm SO happy I'm not having a stroke!