Yes. It has been a while. I'm sorry. I could say that it's because I am busy. Or that I'm lazy. Or just really tired. I think it's a combination of all of those things. But a lot of stuff happened!
The last time I posted was about the diaper bag and the shopping. That was on a Friday. The following Sunday I felt really sick. Flu-like sick, and nasty things were happening to me. Monday I went to work and went home right away because I felt sick. As soon as I got home, I spent 20 minutes in the bathroom throwing up in a garbage can while I sat on the toilet doing... other things. It was pretty terrible. The puking didn't get better later on in the day either, and I wasn't able to keep any food or liquids down.
Off to the emergency room!
Seriously, who gets hospitalized for the flu? Me, apparently. Don't get the flu when you are pregnant. It doesn't act like a normal flu. It acts like a radioactive flu on steroids. It's horrible. HORRIBLE! I spent the night in labor and delivery. It was nice to know that the baby was fine, and I got to hear her heartbeat a lot. That was fun. I discovered Zofran, which I still have a prescription for and it's a total lifesaver when it comes to nausea. It also tastes like oranges.
I only had to stay in the hospital overnight. I was released the following afternoon. I was sick for about a week. Then I got better.
The following week was back to normal. On April 29th, my coworkers threw a baby shower for me and two other girls in the office. It was nice. I got a lot of nice things. I still have to do thank-you cards.
The following week started a three-week hiatus of mine and Husband's marriage. Okay, not really. But he did leave on 5/1/11 for his annual deployment and will not be back until 5/20/11. I'm super lonely now. And super tired. I am well aware of how much Husband does to help me but I'm even more aware of it now that he is gone and I have to do everything myself! But, I am managing, and I find that if you are forced to do something, after a while it isn't so bad. I have been eating like a college student though - by going to my mom and dad's for supper most nights. I also baked a casserole and have been eating that since Thursday of last week and I should probably throw it out. The plan today after work is to go home, do some laundry, and clean the bathroom. Huge events, let me tell you. It should be interesting to see what it feels like to bend down on my hands and knees to scrub the bathtub. BUT, the bathtub will be clean so that's exciting. You should strap a basketball to your belly and try to do things. Fun times!
Oh, I went to the park with a friend of mine and her babies last Saturday. We saw animals. There were bears. I enjoyed it.
I've also done other things recently. I baked a tuna casserole. It was mediocre. I'm not posting the recipe. I was totally craving it, and have been forcing myself to eat it (see above regarding said casserole) but I just can't finish it and will be throwing the rest out today. It's probably getting old anyway.
I've also been reading about raw/live vegan food and recipes, and let me tell you - a lot of it sounds really good. I'm sort of focused on sweets right now though. I figure, if I am going to eat something chocolaty, I might as well make it healthy. So, I did. I found this recipe for raw chocolate fudge cookies. I will make them again and blog the recipe now that I know it actually tastes good. I have another recipe for raw lemon cookies which I will also try. No, it isn't raw cookie dough. You use fresh unprocessed ingredients and you do not cook it. When you cook fruits and vegetables, the enzymes break down you don't get the health benefits. So my new goal is to learn how to make yummy things totally raw and pass them off as normal food. And eat them. And make my friends eat them. Or at least make Husband eat them.
So, that's it for now. Sorry for the lapse in posting. But I'm alive, I swear.
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