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What a week!! Unfortunately, most of my week has revolved around being sick and, thus, my post is likely to be a tad dramatic. Sorry if you're sick of hearing about my ailments and pregnancy. It's really all my life is lately. I won't be offended if you don't continue to read.

Last time I posted, I briefly mentioned that I was sick with something...sore throat, ears, runny nose, etc. All of that got worse and then some.

Tuesday after school I forced myself to stay until I had prepared all of my long-term sub plans (which I hadn't technically started until Monday). I knew this was going to be a chore. As I sat at my desk and typed away, I noticed my left eye was blurry and itchy. I grabbed some eye drops that I keep in my desk for when my contacts feel dry. It helped with the blurry, but not so much the itchy.

A little while later, I got up to go to the bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. I noticed then that my left eye was full of yucky yellow goop. Great. My first thought was pink eye. I quickly wrapped up my lesson planning (and decided I was as done as I was going to get at this point) and drove home so I could take out my contacts.

My left eye was watery, goopy, red, and tender all evening and I did my best to get stuff done while holding a warm washcloth over it. Ben ingeniously refused to touch me so as not to get the pink eye we both assumed I had. He researched some remedies online and I went to bed preparing myself to wake up the next day with my left eye stuck shut. I was up and down all night, mostly because of my current minuscule bladder and also because I kept having the urge to wash my eye out. Wednesday I awoke and my eye was still red, but no longer goopy. I wore my glasses and only did makeup on my right eye.

During lunch, my right eye started to itch. I decided not to touch my eye (or anywhere else on my face, for that matter) until I had washed my hands and was in the bathroom with a mirror. I walked to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and-what do you know? My right eye was now filled with the same yucky yellow goop as the other eye was the day before. I admit, I swore. A few times. (Mind you, I was also still dealing with a sore throat, plugged ears, and an increasingly nasty cough). Students in 6th period wondered if I had gotten high because my eyes were both so red.

I had Ben pick me up right after school got out (remember, we're a one car family now...unless the weather's good and he can drive his motorcycle). I cried the whole way home, miserable and snotty and goopy.

My sweet mom, Nurse Adams, demanded that I get to the Instacare that night and was kind enough to come take me while Ben was at school. After a little wait and a wierd experience with the male nurse, the doctor came in, checked a few things out, and decided to treat me for an upper respiratory infection. Of course, what do you give a 8 1/2 month pregnant woman medicine wise that is safe for the baby, too? Not much...just a little antibiotic and a caution to drink lots and rest. Sure, easy to say when you don't have a baby bouncing on your bladdar all day!!!

Anyway, two days later, I can say that I am feeling better but still not 100%. I taught two days with literally no voice and had to write lots of instructions on the board. Luckily, today was a student non-attendance day, and so I had a little reprieve of using my voice.

And also today, the faculty threw me a little baby shower after some morning training meetings. The picture at the top of this post is the only one I got of the event but I'm kind of glad because, really, look at me?!?! I'm a little bit of a mess, yes? We received lots of lovely gifts--one of which is one that Ben went crazy with the registration gun, the baby shower & spa, complete with a whirlpool! He'll be excited about that gift when he sees it!

I really hope that my next post brings something else besides pregnancy updates and yucky yellow goop. Happy weekend, everybody!