Sick

Apparently 20 weeks is the magic mark for me in pregnancy - when I get sick. Over the last weekend I could tell I was either coming down with something, or trying to fight something off. By Sunday morning at church I could tell I had lost. I went to the doctor on Monday and sure enough I had an upper respiratory infection and bronchitis. They put me on a Z-pack and gave me some cough syrup for the overnights. It's been somewhat slow - I'm exhausted and still coughing a lot, but overall feeling better. Braxton Hicks contractions have also kicked in. When I get on a big coughing fit, they'll start up for a little bit. My whole abdomen is so sore from coughing so much!

Last week, I took Kate to the doctor because one of her eyes looked infected. Unfortunately, she has incredibly waxy ears with wax that is nearly impossible to remove when dry. They had to irrigate her ears to even get a look in them. :( It was way worse than when they tried to draw blood. This was the most panicked I'd ever seen her. It took 3 of us to hold her down. So sad. So anyway, it turned out taht she had her FIRST ear infection, and the eye infection was secondary to the ear issues.

So the blessing in disguise of that situation was that she's been on antibiotics this whole time I've been sick, so thankfully she has been protected from the bronchitis! I'm very thankful for that!

The baby is doing great. I am feeling more and more kicks every day. It is so special and I'm definitely stopping to make sure I enjoy every minute of it.