9 weeks and a break!

9 weeks today. I guess the time is ticking by at a decent pace. The last 4 weeks have been....interesting. I've pretty much been hibernating. I have missed church 2 weeks in a row because I couldn't bring myself to shower let alone go out in public. This past week I started employing a method I used while pregnant with Lily (that Sirena shared with me). In the mornings I get a tall glass of cold water and chug it right beside the toilet. For a split second it is immensly satisfying as I have been so thirsty lately but fluid make the nausea worse. Then the split second passes and I puke it all up. Well this gives me almost an hour of feeling somewhat functional. I can feed my kids and race to get the house tidied before the nausea is back full force. Yesterday I went to the laundromat and I think it was the first time I had left the house in a week and a half. It was strange. LOL.

I picked up a few things from the store on my way home, including ginger beer. I was curious if the ginger beer would be at all settling to my stomach (ginger ale wasn't cutting it). So starting at about 6pm I sipped on a ginger beer all evening. I haven't had it since I was a kid and my mom used to give us sips of hers. I like it, slowly. It does burn a bit on the way down and my oh my does it ever carbonate my system!! But what do you know, the nausea stayed very mild all evening. I was still snacking hourly of course. I went to bed thinking "this is great! I don't mind being "carbonated" if it will tame the nausea this much!" But then this morning my nausea was so very mild and has stayed that way all day! Wow does it feel good to feel almost normal! I keep telling myself that its just a good day and a nice break but I can't help hoping that the nauea is done for me. Only time will tell I guess. Either way i'm thrilled with today!