Where the f%&# have I been?

Long time no see guys! It’s been a while . I promise I have a really good reason as to why I’ve been MIA.  If you haven’t kept up with me via Twitter or Instagram then you’re probably in the dark about why I haven’t been around much. It’s a pretty awesome reason. Here’s a fun little clue:

Yup. I got a little nugget growing in my belly.

I’m so excited to have my own little mini me running around in a few months! I just want to meet him/her already!

Unfortunately, this cute little baby comes with a shit ton symptoms that suck. For example, HG aka hyperemesis gravidarum– for those who are not schooled in the pregnancy forum abbreviation world (seriously, why are there so many!). HG is just a fancy way of saying I barf way too fucking much. Everything makes me barf. Here is a quick list:

1. Emotions- I once fear vomited because my husband scared me by walking into our place when I wasn’t expecting it. I also vomited from laughing too much. I have to stay in a constant state of zen. WTF 
2. Smells- I now have supersonic olfactory glands, one of the many superpowers that pregnancy gives you. Taking out the trash or opening a smelly fridge is just a guaranteed upchuck for me.
3. Bending over- I bent over to clean out the dishwasher. I had to rewash the dishes. My body has trained itself to puke if I have “assumed the position”
4. If I move too fast in the morning- I puke…
5. Didn’t sleep enough or have insomnia? —I puke….

Please tell me I’m not the only one who is going through this. I have tried everything- motion sickness bands, ginger everything, eating small meals, laying in bed and eating crackers before getting up, napping mid day, Unisom + B6, etc. Nothing has worked.  At this point when someone tells me they had zero morning sickness and felt great during their pregnancy, I want to scream.

Other symptoms included are acid reflux/heartburn, peeing every 20 minutes, insomnia, acne (I thought this shit would be over when I turned 20…nope),  crying for no reason and freaking out your spouse, asthma, and for me personally, lack of appetite.  This last one paired with the HG has been miserable. I haven’t been able to cook for the last 3.5 months because I don’t want to eat and I feel sick from the smell of food. Thus the hiatus.

Luckily, my doctor recently put me on some medication to help me with the HG, but my body is still pretty gung-ho on rejecting everything I eat. I’m in the middle of my second trimester and it went from barfing 5-7 times a day to 2-3 times. I can live with that and now my appetite is slowly returning- woohoo! Plus it’s the holidays and well, I got cookie recipes I’ve been planning all year to share with you now, so be on the lookout! 

Also if there are any mom’s out there with any advice or went through what I’m going through? Leave me a comment!