It was bound to happen....right??

Yes...morning sickness appears to have set in.

So, I have never truly been the best back seat car rider (I'd like to thank my Dad for passing this on)...however, in the past few years, I have found different 'ways' to make things better and have been able to tolerate the back seat pretty well in most circumstances.

A week after the implantation transfer on Feb. 14th, I was in New York on business and had to ride in the backseat for about 10 minutes 2 times a day. It made me pretty nauseous and while it was winter there, I forced the other 3 guys in the car to put the air on (cool air blowing on my face makes things a bit better)...although for about an hour after we arrived, I still didn't feel so great. I really didn't think much of it.

The other day on lunch, I traveled 3 miles away from work with 2 other girls from the office. I did ask to sit in the front seat since it was very sunny and warm out (and typically that is when I'm at my worst in the back seat). For just that short ride there and back...I didn't feel well for at least another hour or so after I got back...hmmm.

Then this past Saturday, John and I drove up to enjoy a Chili-cook off party at Andy & Brittany's (which was quite yummy by the by...). I looked at about 3 pages of pictures in my magazine....and uh, didn't feel well at all. John pulled over and got me some 7up and some salty fries. It helped a little, but it felt like a long hour and a half ride!!!

So I thought, okay...perhaps car rides are not the best. Truly the past couple days I had even noticed when I drive if I am changing lanes or merging and have to spin my head around quickly, it hasn't felt the greatest...but I could still tolerate it...

Then Sunday morning came...okay, everything's fine...ate breakfast and we were getting ready for puppy school for Buddy....then Buddy (who we could tell wasn't feeling well) threw up. Thankfully I did not see it...and John typically cleans it up (thanks John!!!). It wasn't too long afterwards, that I started to not feel so hot myself. And I don't think it was just cuz Buddy wasn't feeling well....normally it grosses me out, but this was just different. I never 'tossed my cookies'...and I only spent a little time next to the 'big throne', but mainly I just laid on the couch with my eyes closed and half-slept. It lasted a couple hours....and after I felt better, I started feeling bad again. But I think about 3 hours later, I was good to go. (And for those of you wondering, by the evening Buddy was feeling better too....he got a hold of one of my ice packs from the shot we do at night for me....and tore a hole in it...so I think he got some of the gel...it is not toxic, but it still probably didn't sit too well. It was my fault and I felt really bad about it....and John didn't let me forget all day that I made our dog sick...thanks John.)

This morning, I slept extra late....it's not that I didn't necessarily feel bad, but I didn't necessarily feel great either. After I showered and started getting ready...the nauseous feeling came to get me....again, nothing 'transpired', but the feeling was there. Luckily, it didn't last too long...only about 30 minutes...then a couple of random, very small snacks helped a bit more.

So, we'll see how this goes. While nobody ever wants to 'feel' nauseous....I still feel super blessed to have this experience and would go through whatever symptom it takes for this little baby to get here!!!!! John is wonderful and has been taking good care of me...he's been really great.

So I suppose it's time for me to go back to my books and tips & tricks that I buzzed right over about morning sickness. I kept thinking I don't have it...no worries! Then I found out from a couple friends and my sister-in-law, Melissa, that you don't necessarily get it right away (I thought you did...so I thought I was in the clear....nope!).

(In case anybody is paying super close attention...I started this post yesterday...then started getting nauseous...and finished it up Monday morning. So it says it was posted on Sunday...and I reference 'today' as Monday....so it could be confusing if you were paying that close of attention...)