The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions. I have gone from being somewhat concerned about the H1N1 flu to pretty much paranoid.
I think what has surprised me the most is just how early the 'wave' began and how fast it started to spread! We began having many absences at school a couple of weeks ago. My OB said last Friday that the flu was "rampant" in our town right now, with one confirmed fatality at the hospital. Well, I wasn't taking any more risk...I decided to stay home until my kids and I got vaccinated (which was yesterday.) It's supposed to take 7-10 days to fully kick in so I will be going back on Monday (just shy of a week).
The vaccine definitely had an effect on me - for just over 24 hours I had mild flu-like symptoms such as achiness, headache and nausea. But I figured that was nothing compared to what the full-fledge flu would be like. And getting the vaccine protects this little one inside me by giving him/her the antibodies so I'm very thankful for that.
My OB appointment on Friday was a bit of a shock - I'm at 180 lbs now - that's up 50 from the start and I still have 6 weeks to go! One of my problems has been that I've been super stressed with work and worry, and when I'm stressed, I don't care what I eat! That's not a good combination!
Things for baby are almost ready: diapers purchased, onesies and other outfits washed, receiving blankets ready to go, stroller assembled, etc. Sometimes, I still can't believe there's going to be another baby in the house! Agh!
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