I Love Saltines

Ugh, I've been sick. It all started on Sunday morning. I was absolutely fine when I woke up. I had been cooking a batch of chicken noodle soup all night. I smelled so good I thought I'd have some for breakfast. I spooned some into a bowl and dug in. It was delicious. I had about 2 maybe 3 bites left and I felt the sudden urge to burp a great big burp. So I did, thinking nothing of it. However, there were more then meets the eye to that burp. I literally had to clamp my hand over my mouth and the hot soup I'd just swallowed came spilling back out of my stomach into my hand. Of course I jumped up and ran to the bathroom. I had another urge to burp and thought better of it. Instead I ran upstairs and jumped in the shower then proceeded to vomit up all my soup! It was so strange because I felt completely fine through the whole ordeal. I didn't feel nauseous or anything. I was simply tossing my cookies (or soup as the case may be). After was a whole different story. I got out of the shower and felt like dog poop for the rest of the day. I couldn't eat anything and was completely nauseous.

Finally dinner time rolled around and I was pretty hungry. Man-meat made a wonderful delicious steak dinner with baked potatoes. I was hungry from not eating all day so I cleaned my plate. Big mistake. I was MISERABLE all night. It felt like when someone punches you in the stomach...only it lasted hours and hours. I still felt terrible in the morning (Monday). I had a half a peice of toast and brought some crackers to work. The thing is is there is a nasty stomach flu floated around and Mank just had it. I couldn't tell if it was that or morning sickness. I had a bagel and a tiny bit of scrambled eggs for lunch and felt ok. It kind of came and went all afternoon. I sipped water and had crackers then at about 4:30 I was feeling so miserable I had to do something. I went to the bathroom and all I did was one little gag over the toilet and all the water I'd drank all afternoon came wooshing out. Three good heaves of only water and I felt so much better.

We went to dinner at Mank's house and they made...wouldn't you know...steak and potatoes. Well, steak was out of the question. I had a baked potato, some broccoli and cheese and a roll. I was really hungry and felt absolutely fine during and after I ate. When I woke this morning I felt super duper! I had 2 eggs and toast with peanut butter and orange juice for breakfast. It has been going really well. My tummy hasn't been super duper all day, but has been miles better then yesterday and the day before. I'm operating at about 90%. I had some crackers and water a moment ago and I think that combo isn't really doing me well. Maybe just crackers. Liquid of any sort isn't really agreeing which sucks because I'm so dehydrated and thristy! I get that sloshy stomach feeling and it feels gross. Again, I don't know what to make of this. Is it morning sick (or all day sick) or is it a touch of that flu. My immune system is in hyperdrive so maybe I'm not getting it as bad or what's going on. It is probably my wee one.

Speaking on wee one he/she is the size of a sweet pea this week and a tiny heart is forming. I might even be able to feel fluttering in there by the end of the week. Of course, would I be able to discern that from an irritated gas bubble? I don't know, time will tell.