Apparently someone DID miss me! <3 So here’s what’s been going on for the last couple months while I’ve been MIA.

First of all, I’m 32.5 weeks pregnant, meaning my energy level is in the red, and my attitude is even worse. 1 turned 2 and somehow HER energy level tripled in the process (her attitude, however, mirrors mine pretty well). My husband (love you!) is in school EXTRA full time, and took on an almost full time job in addition to that, so he gets home at night just in time to read 2 a bedtime story. I have to say I love the security of the extra paychecks, but I’m having trouble adjusting to not having him here, like, EVER.

I’ve also been in the hospital a few times. The first time (ER) was for chest pain and tachycardia; they found nothing wrong with me (*after doing ZERO tests*) and sent me home. Second time (L&D) was for back pains & a few other nasty pregnancy details; I was found guilty of paranoia and sent home on bed rest as punishment. That lasted a week. Third/fourth time (L&D followed by the ER) was for a cough so bad I started having contractions. Baby was fine, contractions mysteriously wouldn’t show up on the monitor, but I was gross enough to send me to the ER, where after an IV full of fluid, a breathing treatment, and antibiotics, I was sent home with bronchitis and an Rx for more antibiotics. A week later I crawled into a walk-in clinic after continuing to get worse, was told I might have pneumonia, that I can’t take steroids while I’m pregnant so I won’t get better anytime soon, and to go ahead and take codeine so I could sleep. After three weeks of antibiotics, inhalers, codeine and Vicks humidifiers, I started to feel human again. I lost four pounds and my baby doc wasn’t happy. All I really care about now is that I can eat again, I can sleep again, and it’s been a few weeks since I peed my pants from coughing/puking. 

There’s been other stuff too. One of my best friends had a miscarriage, and another just lost her grandfather. I’m not the only one with a lot to deal with right now. Seems this year is determined to give us a run for our money… but so far we’re all still standing. I’m hoping to get back in the right frame of mind to rejoin my lovely Twitter community very soon… god knows I need the humor right now… so don’t give up on me! And really, seriously, thanks for caring. You rock… you know who you are :)