How did I empty my full bladder 8 times last night? That is once an hour. Unbelievable.

First Day of School

Well Family-
The Stacey Eaton camera tradition continues. What does that mean? I can't keep a digital camera alive and in working condition for the life of me, which is why I don't trust a super nice camera in my house ever. All I had was a disposable camera for the first day of 1st grade and 2nd grade, (for now),but an update is coming regardless. The night before Hailey and Tyler laid out their "first-day-of-school-outfit" and told me they wanted to be put to bed at 7:00 so they wouldn't be tired. The lights are out and Hailey starts yelling because her front tooth fell out, and then they laughed for the next 30 minutes at her new lisp. (The "s" problem). We got up at 7:00 am and I made bacon, eggs and toast, (hard to smell with a nauseous stomach!). I walked them over to Discovery and Hailey jabbered the entire time with her excitement. She marched right in her class and sat down by two other girls. (Teacher-Mrs Allen). Tyler was more shy but put on a brave face. (Teacher- Mrs Krubsack). He had assigned seating and was at the very end of the row next to a girl, so I felt bad for him. I could tell he was scared and I knew when Emma and I walked out of his classroom his stomach would just drop, but the boy must grow to be a warrior. Had warm cookies and milk at the end of the day, and they were excited to go again this morning. And what do Emma and I do for 7 hours of alone time? For now: color, go grocery shopping, nap together, and watch Maisy and Caillou. Nice.

Oceanside Family Reunion

Moctezuma's Revenge

As much as I love blogging, for now my new goal is to update once a month, (for as long as I am in this nasty stage of morning sickness). I am so miserable and discouraged. I have the extreme version of morning sickness called Hyperemesis Graviderum (HG for short) which is, (hmm hmm....dictionary definition:) " a debilitating and potentially life-threatening pregnancy disease marked by rapid weight loss, malnutrition, and dehydration due to unrelenting nausea and/or vomiting with potential adverse consequences for the newborn(s)." The signs are: losing 5-10 % of your body weight, dehydration and production of keytones, (meaning you are starving), nutritional deficiencies, metabolic imbalances and difficulty with daily activities. I am not even going to go into the scary stuff that could happen if you don't control it, which I am. I am taking a wonderful constipation-inducing medley of medications to keep it somewhat under control, and so far it is working. I have avoided dehydration enough to stay off the i.v. (PICC line), which is what I had to do with Emma's pregnancy.
So I am living day to day with this, hoping I am not sick the entire 9 months. My baby Emma went to Vegas, (again) to stay with Rachel, Mom and now Jamie. She, of course, was so excited to go and see Maddie, but it was very hard to see her go. I will say I am amazed with how my entire family has stepped up to give the help that they can with this pregnancy. I feel like when I get pregnant, my entire family has to suffer. I truly hate being pregnant, and I think that nausea is of the devil. (Although I do enjoy the baby kicking).
I know that I will be rewarded for all this suffering with a beautiful baby in March, so I will keep going hour by hour. I really want to tell my family how absolutely grateful I am for their service and compassion. I don't know what I would do without such a great family.
I am wondering if anyone has ever dealt with this degree of sickness. Give me some pointers. If you want to experience it, then go to Mexico and drink a gallon of tap water. Then, know that I am jealous because you get to be over it in 24-72 hours.