Month Five- Hickups and Butterflies

Kevin passed his CPA exam. He is in high demand by accounting firms because he passed all four parts in 2 sittings. I have a feeling we are going to have to move somewhere. I finally have a little pop out belly but have lost over 16 lbs. I am still sick but the Zofran helps and has made it where I don't just have to lay in bed all day. By the way...the Zofran should be made of GOLD. 30 day supply is over $500 bucks. This month we had the joy of the Diabetes test. I do not function these days without taking the Zofran before getting out of bed. They scheduled the test for 8am hoping I would get up and be okay until 9 am when the test was over. We made it to the hospital and I was still holding it together. They brought the orange drink in at 8am. It took me about 30 minutes to get it down. They needed me to keep it down for 30 minutes and then they were going to check my blood. At 15 minutes, they had to bring me a cool cloth. I wasn't feeling well. At 20 minutes, I was feeling rather sick. At 25 minutes, I was about to explode and had asked for a trash can. At 30 minutes, one nurse was holding the trash can and one was taking my blood. I went home sick and was useless for the balance of the week. Needless to say, the blood sugar was high. BIG surprise. Since I FAILED the 1 hour test, they called and said they would need for me to do the 3 hour test....LOL! I almost laughed in their face. If I couldn't keep the stuff down for 30 minutes, how did they propose I keep it, or anything else down, for 3 hours? They didn't know, they just knew that was the procedure. I asked to speak with the nurse. They said if I didn't want to take the 3 hour test they would just assume I was diabetic and make me do the diabetic diet. I thought, well, it can't be anyworse than what I have been doing, so I opted to go on the diabetic diet. They set me up to go meet with a dietitican, Rona Wharton. Rona and I were office sweetmates when I worked at Bruce Hospital so I knew her and she knew me. Rona began by asking me what I was eating...I told her exactly what had been going on for 4 months. She assured me I was not diabetic but gave me a machine to check my sugar a few times a day anyway. She helped me come up with several ideas on foods that I might try to eat and keep down. Her suggestions included cold cuts, or cold meats, sandwiches, begals, cereal bars, sugar free ice cream, cream cheese, begals, baked potatos, noodles, veggie soup, orange juice, green beans, grapes, apples, peanut butter and salty foods. Her suggestions really helped. I was glad I went to her for help. The diet was actually more food than what I was eating before I went. My weight loss has leveled off. Mary Catherine has been moving alot this month. It feels like I have butterflies in there. It is a really neat feeling. I sing to the baby alot. I especially like the Star Spangled Banner right now. Kevin talks to her via my belly button...he thinks it is like a direct line to Mary Catherine. I love it when he does this. One morning when we were out in Tennessee at the Celebration, I was laying in bed. My belly kept twitching. It was the oddest thing. For a minute, I layed very still and wondered what in the world was happening... then it hit me ...she has the hickups. It was a precious moment. I did really well at the Celebration. I was not sick at all. I loved the country ham sandwiches...I ate one every night at the show. I also ate the homemade ice cream they sell at the show. It was wonderful! Those 10 days I actually gained 1 lb.