First Sickness of 2011

I am officially SICK for the first time in 2011. 

I was doing amazing this winter. I haven't been sick since sometime in November, and it was only for about two days. Usually I'm sick a couple of times. So it's my time to be sick, I get that. 

But can't I just get some sleep? 

Yesterday was the first truly bad day of my cold. And yes, that's all it is, a head cold. 

I had the runny nose all through work (fun times, when you're working with the public), and it got completely stuffed up when I get home and the body aches got started. Minimal stuff, here. 

But now it's after 1AM and I am SO tired. I was asleep. With a plugged nose, I am forced to breathe through your mouth. Which dries out my mouth, and in my case tonight, dries out a little spot in the back of my throat on the left side just enough so I wake up in a coughing fit. 

So here I sit, with a cup of water and a straw, trying to aim the water at that little dry spot, hoping to lessen the chances of waking up in another coughing fit the next time I attempt sleep. 

I don't want to be a zombie tomorrow. 

On the bright side, I work my usual afternoon shift tomorrow (today) so I can rest most of the day. Thursday is a totally different story. So let me be sick, I know it's my time, just let me sleep. Please? 

Not Quite A Sick Day

Today has not been the best day.

I felt sick as soon as I woke up, and I don't know why. I don't feel like it's morning sickness.

I had my first baby doctor's appointment this morning, which I almost missed, but managed to drag myself to it.

It was just a meeting with a nurse, where she took down a bunch of my information like health background, and gave me a bag of free goodies - a book, a bunch of magazines, prenatal vitamin samples, information on going for an ultrasound. I had no idea you were supposed to go with a full bladder.

She did bloodwork (4 bottles, I think ew), weighed me (I've gained maybe 3lbs so far) and determined my due date (September 23 - one day off from what the internet predicted). I'll probably do a pregnancy update post after I take belly pictures in the next week, then go to my next appointment on the 19th.

And then I went home, had a popsicle and some juice, and napped the afternoon away.

As awesome as I am, I still came to work. What a mistake that was. It was a good night for being yelled at by strangers - 3 times. I think that's a record for me so far.

Gotta love working in customer service. They yell in my face, and then get a gift basket.