Day 79 - Pee vomit

The last two days have been jam-packed with work for the Center. We had our December quarterly board meeting last night and elected a new Chair and Vice-Chair. It occurs to me that it is not a frequent occurrence for most people, to have all of the people they had worked closely with be replaced with an entirely new set of people. I feel very confident in the women who will be filling the boots of the executive positions which very relieving.

I am still in over-production mode, trying to meet end of year deadlines while attempting to fulfill all of my other obligations.

I've been getting UTIs the past 3 days. I talked to the midwife at our last prenatal appointment about it. She said (confirming what I had already researched) that some women's anatomy is just more prone to getting UTIs. I am one of those unfortunate women and the pain never becomes familiar. Last night I was brought to tears. It is so uncomfortable! This morning I woke up and could feel that I was still lingering and popped some cranberry pills. Doing this on an empty stomach was just about the worst thing I could do. A half an hour later I was hanging my head in the toilet vomiting what my pee looks like after I take the cranberry pills.

So anyway, John is having his 2nd phone interview this morning and I still haven't motivated myself to shower and/or bake the million cookies that need to be ready for tonight's holiday party. Other than the above mentioned body malfunctions, I feel pretty great. Most of the time I really don't feel pregnant. It's a strange thing but I sure am grateful. The only thing that persists is the smell sensitivity issue- it's morphing into a tough situation where it's less the smell of foods and more the smell of people and things that get me feeling gross. I sure hope this phase ends soon but I'd certainly choose this over puking everyday.

Oh I guess I didn't mention that John and I had a really nice Saturday together. What made it extra special is that he was extremely flexible and completely willing to do anything that we could think up without time constraints. We started off by going to Pike Place Market and I definitely was feeling a little rushed because John isn't a natural shopper. There was nothing that interested him, so I felt like browsing wasn't really possible (even though he wasn't the least bit impatient). I think I just really enjoy shopping alone and at my own pace. I know those last few sentences completely contradict my thesis statement, but overall the day was quite relaxed. So then we walked down 1st ave and went to Fado for lunch and then back up near pacific place to gameworks arcade and finally to the movies. It just felt really nice to have a day out together.