Land of the Living

After 5 days of food poisoning misery, I feel like I am finally coming up out of the fog. Last Tuesday evening, I attended a party with several of my girlfriends. It was catered by a local Italian restaurant and the food was very tasty. Early Wednesday morning, I just knew something had been wrong with the food that I ate. That's when it all began and it is the sickest I have ever felt. I'll spare you the gory details, but I am just today starting to get my energy back, keep small amounts of food down/in and lead normal life again.

I am not being dramatic about this at all. I felt like I had it pretty bad because of how pregnant I am...it's hard to be so sick and pregnant. But then, word started coming in from my friends and almost every person there was affected. And some very badly, having to be hospitalized, on oxygen, on morphine and their symptoms far worse than mine. The tests have confirmed Salmonella and an investigation is being done by the Health Department. I spoke with one of the nurses there this morning. I'm not exactly sure what gets done about something like this; I just know I want to feel back to 100% very soon.

We had to cancel our Fourth of July plans, which involved us traveling to Binghamton, NY for the laying of my grandparents' headstones and a mini family reunion at my great uncle's lake house. I was extremely disappointed about this and our whole Fourth weekend was pretty much shot.

The baby seems to have handled everything well. I think I did a good job of staying hydrated, which is what everyone told me was the most important thing. I have been feeling continual movement and I have an OB appointment on Thursday where everything will get checked out. I'm pretty sure I lost some weight during all of this -- not eating for 4 days straight will do that -- but it's not exactly what I had in mind in regards to keeping my pregnancy weight gain on the lower side. Oh well.

And I cannot fail to mention the amazing support of my husband over the past several days. He had to take Thursday off of work and has been such a trooper caring for both me and Pierce, and doing household stuff as well. I know it's a change from what he's used to and he did it phenomenally! I am so blessed by him.

I plan to spend this week doing some major catch-up on all things life as we get ready for our vacation coming up. I hope to find some time (and energy) to share some pictures (and a really cute video!) here. Thank you to all of those praying for me and for your kind words of concern and encouragement!