Things In Life Sure Make You Think Sometimes

Phew, I got back Sunday night from my long 10-day excursion to California and Vegas. I had so much fun with my family. I got to spend 4 days with my oldest brothers 4 daughters. We had a blast. Then I got to spend a day with my sister-in-law Monica just hanging out. Then my parents and I headed out to Vegas to see my other two brothers and their families. I had so much fun with them. My nephews were pretty surprised to see their Aunt pregnant I think. I've always been the Aunt with no kids who treated my nieces and nephews like kings and queens. I still treat them like Kings and Queens, but I think they are unsure of this new baby that's coming. At one point it was HILLARIOUS, my nephew Jacob looked at me and said, "Aunt Jenni, you used to be skinny and now baby Tucker made you fat." Ah yes, thank you Jacob. The one consoling thing about the comment was that he recognized that I was once skinny. It's a good thing I love him. Then one evening I was sitting on the couch and my nepew Jarom reaches over and pokes my stomach then looks at me and says, "It jiggled." Thanks Jarom. :) So a few minutes later Tucker was sticking his butt out or something so I had Jarom poke it again and I think it creeped him out that it was hard this time and didn't jiggle. It was too funny. My oldest nephew Joshua said to me one evening, "I think Tucker is so lucky to have me for a big cousin." Honestly, if you knew Joshua how could you not agree with that. My other two nephews Tyler and Bryce weren't so surprised at pregnancy because they have a little sister Marianne who is almost two so they've been through it. I think it was weird for them at first though that it was their Aunt who was pregnant this time. My niece Marianne is so cute. She is walking now and becoming more social. She was 6 weeks premature so she had a rough first year or so, but she is growing so much. Her brothers are so good with her. She warmed up to me pretty well, she let me take her swimming and it was too cute to see her in the pool. Nothing phases her, she handled the splashing like a pro. I had so much fun with my family and am so grateful for the time I had to spend with them. I went to my brother Dave's office one afternoon while I was there. He had gotten a phone call that a case he had been working on had settled, so he needed to finish some paperwork for it. It was so fun to meet all of his employees and his boss. He is a good boss to those under him, and they are lucky to have someone as laid back and understanding as he is. Although, I'm sure that when it's business he means business. He's good at what he does and his wife Rachel is a patient woman to handle all that she does with a husband who's busy. What's good about all of my brothers though is that no matter how busy and crazy things get at work, they ALWAYS make time for their families. They never go without. It sets a great example for David and I.
So now on to the reason for the title. While I was in California and Vegas I came down with what I thought was allergys but I think now that it was a cold that I got from cute as all get out nieces Taylor. She had a runny nose and a slight cough, but how could anyone resist not taking kisses from her. She's too cute. Anyway, this was the first time that I have really been sick since I've gotten pregnant. I was super paranoid about taking any medication because I don't want it to have a negative effect on Tucker. I eventually discovered that I can take Sudafed PE so my Mom got me some ASAP. It worked, but I didn't take it regularly because again, I didn't want it to hurt Tucker. Once I got to Vegas I still felt yucky so I started taking the medicine again more regularly. I started to feel better so I stopped, and now that I am home I am feeling like crap again. So, I am back on the sudafed very begrudgingly. So here is where it makes me think. Here I am thinking that I am going to become a mother in about 3 months. And that is my first mistake, and I think most women fall into that thinking. However, the day that you conceive that child, you have become a mother. Everything that you do and everything that you put into your body affects your baby either in a positive or a negative manner. Once I got sick I completely stopped thinking about what would make me feel better, and immediately thought of what I could do that wouldn't affect the baby. What an amazing responsibility has been put into my hands, and even into David's hands. He may not be carrying the baby, but he sure is often thinking about what I am doing and if it is good for the baby. And he has no problems asking me either. I think it's great teamwork and I appreciate him for that. It's just interesting how one small thing changes your whole life... forever.