It has been a rough 5 days.

It started on friday with a migraine. The migraine slowly morphed into a nasty head cold, and then the head cold turned into and absolute wretchfest. I have done little but rest and barf for two days (notice I wrote "rest" not "sleep"). By yesterday afternoon I started with the diarrhea again and knew I was going to have to call someone in the morning. By 5 pm last night I could keep nothing in my body. It even rejected water. I gave up on running the the bathroom and kept a bowl next to the bed. DH kindly rinsed and re-deposited it for later usage.

So this morning my new OB, whom I have yet to meet, requested I go the the PETU at the hospital. I said, "what is the PETU?" She says, "Its like the emergency room for pregnant people." Cool. Sounds more like somewhere I would take my cat, but ok.

We got there at 10am this morning and were immediately given a bed. Not like in the regular emergency room where you wait forever then are forced to curl up in fetal position because the "bed" they give you is a gyno exam table. In fact, they even apologized for not being able to get me a private room. Seriously? Then they gave the a warm blanket (love.)

The nurses rocked. They were quick to pump me full of fluids and some meds to calm my stomach. I handle needles really well at this point - so IV's are cake. The woman sharing the room with me cried and cried (literally) that her IV was "pinching." What a wussy. She has obviously never been to an RE's where they treat you like little more than a pin cushion. I looked like a real hard*ass:)

But everything is ok. I had an abdominal ultrasound and the roomie looks fine. He/she was hard to see - looking very different and much smaller than on the c00ter-cam. I am all hydrated up and on clear liquids for the rest of the day. Tomorrows big adventure will be potatoes and dry toast....

Due to my illness, I have had little time to respond to anyones posts. But I am thinking about you all and still reading.

Oh, and I finally told my parents. Mostly because I could really use some mom-love right now. They are on their way down to the city with bland provisions. Since we told them, I think it is only fair to tell DH's folks. Mother's day is sunday - and it seems like a good day to spill the beans.