heartburn

 I felt better yesterday than I had. I even got the dishes done! It was awesome to be able to do something for myself vs. being stuck on the couch and having my sister yell at me for being sick. 

I figured some of my problem is heartburn. I have acid reflux which is worse when I am pregnant. The OB told me to take tums. Tums do nada when you have had heartburn this long and this bad. 

So I got otc medication for it. Pregnancy safe of course, and it has made a huge improvement in my life. I wish I could have a ncie prescription for it, but my stupid insurance won’t pay for it. I used to be on protonix and it was fantastic. 

Today we have therapy, and then we are going to the twins mom house. Her little girls are showing signs of food allergies, and this just happens to be something I know a lot about. So I am sharing my knowledge with her. At least one of them has a gluten allergy. I feel bad in a way because that is a big one. I also feel bad because their dad just started his own brewery, and nothing in there is gluten free.

It cooled off significantly here, and it is fantastic! Simply wonderful. Were talking low 70’s for the highs. I can go outside and not feel like dying or vomiting. Plus I can hide my arm better. I am not ashamed of it, but it really concerns other people. Hiding it is just easier. Besides I have large arms and wrapping it is challanging. Sleeves protect it without worry about the coban cutting off my circulation, or anything else being too small. 

If there is one thing I would change about my body it would be my arms. They are large. I wish thery weren’t. Even when I was small they were still too large to fit in many sleves. It is a family trait. i think they called it the stillwell curse. 

Onto Samara. She is freaking out because she realizes she isn’t going to preschool this fall. Nor is she going to public school. She is struggling with the change of it all and she doesn’t like it. I wish I could help her better with this transition. I don’t know if I know how too. 

I am struggling with how to teach her anything, because she is so resistant to change, and learning. but when she gets into it she does well with first grade work. I don’t get it. She is so smart. So so smart, but struggles with actually using her brain. It is going to be a challanging year I suppose you could say. 

I should go shower,and then get on with my day. We need to leave in 2 hours, and well I have a half an hour infusion to do this morning as well…