An update from earlier...

Well, I was able to crawl off the couch and go to my doctor's appointment to find out I had lost 3 lbs!! :(  Poor Beans.  And what I thought was food poisoning may not be anymore.  My father-in-law called me a few minutes ago and said he heard on the IWU radio (there is a basketball game tonight that Jeff is missing because he is at the hotel just trying not to throw up) that Jeff was not able to go due to food poisoning.  He called immediately and said it may not be food poisoning. I guess two of my sister-in-laws, one of my nieces, and my mother-in-law have all been sick last night and today!!!  So I think it's a contagious bug! My other sister in law thought she had food poisoning around Christmas but I'm beginning to think it was a contagious bug. :(  So sorry for all of those people I have been around recently.  So anyways...I am feeling ok. Still haven't been able to eat anything but I can finally keep liquids down.  Please continue to pray for Jeff that he recovers soon so he doesn't have to miss tomorrow's game.  And pray also for sweet Amy and Jace who stopped by to bring me 7 up and to take care of me today for a little while. I hope they do not get sick!  Thank you!

Just a little taste

Wow...I have an increased amount of empathy for those women who are sick and throwing up during pregnancy.  I have never had morning sickness, afternoon sickness, or nausea period.  But last night was different!  Jeff and I shared a lunch (I won't tell you from where) and then he left for a basketball trip in Cleveland.  I wasn't feeling well around 8:30.  I thought it was from being so overly tired from the fun weekend we had. But it definitely was not.  If you have a weak stomach, lets just say we had food poisoning and stop reading right here. At about 11:30, I woke up to run to the bathroom to have horrible diarrhea.  Then I could tell I needed to throw up so I made myself do that so it wouldn't drag on. That feeling is the worst.  So it all began...Every hour or so, I woke up to have both at the same time.  Horrible feeling.  Especially being alone.  Finally, at about 6, I stopped throwing up and have just continued the other. However, it has been much less often since then.  I wanted to call Jeff but I didn't know who he was rooming with and if he would be awake. At about 8am, I got a text from him saying he had been doing the same thing all night long! Poor thing! He's at a hotel doing this!  Thankfully I was at home in my own bed and bathroom.  So needless to say, throwing up while pregnant is NO FUN!  I felt like I was squishing "beans"each time it happened.  So I am so sorry to all of you who experienced that on a more regular basis because of pregnancy. 

I was supposed to have my glucose test today but I can't hardly keep water or Ginger Ale down so I will have to do that at another time.  I will still try to go for my regular appointment. It's a t 2:15 so hopefully by then, I'll have some energy to do that.  

Sorry to be so open about all the body issues I have :)  Say a prayer for Jeff that he stops doing all of this soon!  He will be in Cleveland through late Wednesday night :(

Love to all!

Baby Clark Update

I don't have a new picture yet but I will try to get one up this weekend.  I had a doctor's appointment yesterday that went great!  Even though I had gained 7 more pounds (yikes!) everything checked out great.  I think I have gained a total of 20 pounds so far.  I am now measuring right on track (27cm).  Baby weighs about 2 pounds and is about 14 1/2 inches long.  So of the 20 I have gained, I can only blame 2 on the baby itself.  Maybe the other 18 is just evenly displaced within the uterus :) Here's what's going on with my body: (males, stop reading right here).  I have started leaking light yellow fluid from the 2 ladies on top. I actually have some burning/discomfort throughout the day that lasts for just about 10 seconds at a time when it usually happens.  And I can express fluid manually pretty much at any time. Anyone else experience that???  I have also been having Braxton Hicks contractions.  Lately they have been daily, but I don't think I have had any today.  And I have been experiencing more pelvic achiness.  My body is definitely preparing for what's ahead.  I have to do my glucola test in a couple weeks.  Hopefully that will go ok.  We are hosting our small group Christmas party on Sunday.  It should be a fun time.  My friend Amy's birthday is tomorrow.  Happy birthday friend!!  Don't know what I would do without your friendship!