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So yes, I'm preggers, and oh so sick. I thought I was sick with Brex, but this pregnancy has been much worse. It could be working full time takes a harder hit- whereas I was in school last time- so I could just sit in the back of the class to make my frequent runs to the bathroom, and the instructors I had were super cool with it. Who knows? So have you heard of the "miracle drug" Zofran? That's what I'm on now. (Tried just about everything- Unisom, B6, B12, Meclizine, Phenergren, etc.) Zofran is what they give patients getting chemo for the nausea and vomiting. Well, it helps a little, but not the way I expected. I am still nauseous like 90% of the day, but it does help keep more of the food down. I still throw up everyday- but not completely emptying my stomach- usually just a little here and there. The thing is... I get lock jaw- so with the Zofran I dry heave a lot more- which locks my jaw- and my throat goes into spasms and my stomach cramps. So most of the time throwing up is just a lot easier- and less painful, if I could just stay hydrated. But everyone gets sick when they're pregnant, right? Bryson thinks all of my pregnancy symptoms are psychological. He said that when he worked at the U of U and they would give someone as high of dosage of Zofran that I am getting- that they couldn't throw up if they wanted to. I thought maybe he's right. So I convinced myself that when my 2nd trimester started it would all just go away- and I would be able to feel like a human again. So I counted down- and am now counting over- and it seems to be getting worse. I feel horrible when Brex will be telling me something or we are playing- and I sprint to the bathroom- he always says, "Don't throw up the baby, okay?" He's a lot more sympethetic than the hubby. So if you ask Bryson- I'm just a huge complainer, but I have been so sick- seriously. So if I haven't returned emails or phone calls, I'm not as bad of a friend as you think- just pretty much stuck in my bed or bathroom. Brex and I have come up with a lot of new games that allow me to be immobile so I don't feel like a lousy mom. His favorite one is restaurant. I put a bunch of snacks out and he is the chef and waiter. I just sit there and he takes my order and brings me food- so cute. He will hold the plate above his head when he walks and always calls me "Man" his version of Ma'm. He also likes to play school. We take turns being the teacher. So if anyone out there knows of anything that helps with morning sickness, please, please, please share!!! I feel like my body rejects being pregnant.

Oh-it's a BOY! Due in June. Brex was a little disappointed- he wanted a sister. When we were at fetal fotos and they said it was a boy he asked the tech if she could find another baby in there that was a girl so he could have a sister. But now he's glad that we won't have to fill the house with dolls and everything pink. The other day he brought Bryson a My Little Pony Book that we borrowed from Bryson's sister ages ago. He said, "Dad, bad news... I found this in my room and it's a girl book. See... it's pink." When I got home, it was sitting on the coffee table and I asked him if they read it and he said, "No. Mom...are you thinking what I'm thinking?" "We need to give this to McKae" (a girl that lives next door). Kids are so much fun!!!