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That's how I'm feeling lately. I've been sick a lot lately. Morning sickness is not confined to the morning. I'd be much happier if it was. Not that I want to be sick, but just part of the day would be better than all day. I also have a really hard time staying awake. The more sleep I get the better I feel that day. I can't seem to oversleep even if I try. About 20-30 minutes after I eat, anything, I'm finding myself dozing off. It doesn't matter where I am or how busy I am, I start dozing off. It's crazy! I'm normally a very light sleeper but lately that's been going away too.

For example, I was in a meeting yesterday afternoon. This is an annual meeting about year-end purhasing and bill payments. I went because I was strongly encouraged to do so by the office down the hall which does the annual training sessions. I sat in the back because I knew I'd have this problem. Unfortunately the layout of the room caters to everyone seeing each other and everyone hearing each other. As I sat there trying to focus and be interested I started to doze. I caught myself. I drank some lemonade from my 32 ounce cup. I dozed a moment again. It was not quiet and it was not at all having issues with falling asleep. That meeting was torture! I wanted more than anything to sleep but knew that I couldn't because, well, I'm at work, a lot of the people in the room knew me, I was extremely visable (wherever I'd have chosen to sit) and most of all I was afraid that I would snore. Yep, I snore. Not all the time, just when I'm extremely tired. I don't usually wake people up with my snoring except myself. I was terrified that I would snore and everyone would see and hear me! It was horrible. The whole meeting was that way. I'd doze, drink lemonade, doze, drink, ect. The lemonade didn't last long enough. And I couldn't wait to leave!

Because of this fiasco I plan to ask for a quick blood sugar test the next time I'm at the doctor's office. I don't need the fasting glucose yet, I hope. I just want to know that my levels are normal. Even though it's been, um, 7 1/2 years since I was last pregnant I truly don't ever remember being this tired. EVER! Well, maybe on the trip back from Ireland, but never while pregnant, that I remember.

Along the same topic of blood tests...a week ago I had my initial prenatal labs. I've had lots of labs recently to make sure everything was going ok due to the fact that we had no idea how far along I was for a few weeks, but it was time for the normal prenatal labs. Needles no longer bother me like they used to. Having Shane solved that one for me with all the IV fluids and such that I'd had back then. Anyway, so they lab tech poked one arm, didn't get it. Poked the other, dug around (I have tiny baby veins that like to collapse immediately so unfortunately I'm used to this), finally found a good vein and got just enough blood to do the labs. I didn't notice anything different until I arrived back at my office and realized I couldn't straighten my arm all the way. Looking at my arm I noticed that about an inch or so of vein was bulging (sorry for the mental image) out of my arm. It was in my arm, but buldging. So, I figured no big deal and put an ice pack on it. It was one of those lunch ice packs that don't do a lot but it was still helpful. A week later and...I wish I had a picture.

I STILL have a DARK ugly bruise on that spot on my arm. It's dark purple with a green color under and around it. Yuck! It's been so long since I'd had a needle stick that affected me that much. It really has looked horrible for the past week. I haven't even tried to hide it because there is no point. Everyone notices it. It is slowly starting to get smaller but will probably still linger for a while. So, when people ask what happened I tell them it was prenatal labs, and yes I'm pregnant. No way to hide it from anyone and I'm not a good liar so now everyone is finding out that I'm pregnant whether I wanted them to or not. Telling family and then friends is one thing. Other coworkers and people I didn't want to know is a totally different thing. Oh well, life goes on.

Wow! And I thought I didn't have much to say today! I guess when I'm writing I can go on forever. Kinda like talking... I'll let you get back to reading other people's blogs now. :)