Sleepy Husbands and Upset Stomachs

Last night was an eventful evening. It started with my gag reflex kicking into high gear and me puking for the first time of my pregnancy. In the midst of puking I saw the dreaded spots which indicate that at a migraine is near. I quickly took some tylenol and layed down for an hour nap. I woke up starving and my husband took me out to dinner. Culvers was probably not my best choice, but at that time I was just fighting off a symptom of prgnancy and a bad headache. I came home and experienced what I thought was acid reflex till I went to bed. I did all that was expected of me, I sat up and chewed gum. It helped some but then I started feeling cramps. At that time I thought it was time to go to bed.

I layed in bed and based off my husbands description, I sounded like a dying animal. I can't help it, when my stomach cramps I can't help but whine. Babyish... I know. I realized after waking up multiple times in the night that something wasn't right. I ask my husband to look up 2nd trimester cramping on the computer and it said that it could be my uterus stretching to make room for the baby. After a while... I realized there was more going on then some uterus stretching going on. At one point I woke up and asked my husband for help b/c my back was so achy from a bad nights sleep. So he reaches over and rubs me ... for about 30 seconds. I tell him I feel like I'm dying and I need help... so he rubs for 30 more seconds. Then I roll over and look at him... mouth open, knocked out cold. At that point I said well I guess I need to make sure I can fit behind the steering wheel when I go into labor b/c I'm going to be driving myself. I was expecting the typically response form him "Kristen, that's kind of harsh"... but what do I get - open mouth snoozing.

After finally waking up in the morning I realized I must have a stomach virus b/c I can't eat anything and my stomach is still cramping not to mention the low fever. I continued to tell my husband about how helpless he was last night when I felt miserable and he just laughed and admitted he was out of it.

So what have I learned about pregnancy today? My husband is one of the best husbands to be with when you are pregnant, just not when he's sleepy. Also, an upset stomach with an active baby makes for a very long day... and night.