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[Empress of Groovy 373]

No kidding! Though at this point, I'm just hoping there are people there. My sister has only gotten one verbal RSVP, and my friend got another. I know of one other for sure but its hard to make a party with 3 people! Oh well. I think the work one will be the bigger of the two anyway.

Hey, it's all about the prezzies! (Do I have the wrong attitude about that?)

[TracyTN 237]

Hey, it's all about the prezzies! (Do I have the wrong attitude about that?)

If you do, then so do I!

[Fandango 1,439]

No kidding! Though at this point, I'm just hoping there are people there. My sister has only gotten one verbal RSVP, and my friend got another. I know of one other for sure but its hard to make a party with 3 people! Oh well. I think the work one will be the bigger of the two anyway.

Oh gosh - quitting smoking on top of being preggos - I'd be about 50 lbs heavier by now if that were me.

I'd say you're on the way out for the morning sickness if you've reached the point where you're only having the occasional nauseous moment. And YES the freaking heartburn!!! Mine has hit bad in the last few weeks. I'm taking a Pepcid a day and then Andrews (all the way from the UK!) right before bed. That seems to help most times, but not always.

Maven is mean - I do miss the occasional frozen margarita from my favorite Mexican restaurant!

Re: the end of morning sickness, from your mouth to God's ears, lol. I have tried to be 'natural' so far with this pregnancy, and don't take any meds, over the counter or otherwise. I have just started allowing myself a handful of tums a day because it's gotten completely unbearable lately.

I won't repeat the story, and since I'm posting the linky anyways, here's what happened to me today. And the first ever 4D pic of our little man! Flipping us the bird, no less!!!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/239752-baby-corner/page__st__840

[TracyTN 237]

That's really funny.

I have tried not to take much either, but the heartburn - particularly at night - is about too much to bear. I feel like I'm going to vomit acid - NOT very conducive to sleep (and lord knows I need as much of that as I can get).

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

So psyched to be getting out of town in a couple of weeks -- I have to go to Toronto for a conference, but after that's done I'm training it down from there to Connecticut via New York -- a 14 hour train journey from Toronto to New York. Won't be able to do any proper work with no internet connection... bliss. Then a couple of days with my parents, enough to make me go crazy and wish I were back in LA.

I haven't had a proper holiday since March 2008, when I went to the Bahamas for 5 days. And I still did a conference call while I was there. One of these days I will have another "real" one, not just a couple of days stuck on to the beginning or end of a conference. Sometimes working for yourself sucks majorly.

[TracyTN 237]

I loved Toronto - I think you'll have a good time there (even if you are at a conference). I'm glad you could get away a little. Mom worked for herself the last 5 years before she retired, so I can relate - she was never able to take time off really and if she did, it was holiday weekends when EVERYone else was off too. I know that was one part of being self employed that she didn't relish.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Thanks Tracy. There are consolations though, like being able to run errands when everyone else is at work, or taking advantage of a beautiful day at a moment's notice. I'm lucky.

[*julez* 124]

hmm. maybe I should go see you in Toronto...you know it is only a stone's throw from my house.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I don't know Julez, why don't you? Then we could go eat chocolate chip cookies, do some ill-advised dancing and maybe karaoke?

[*julez* 124]

You had me at 'maybe'

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

You hopeless romantic.

[TracyTN 237]

Thanks Tracy. There are consolations though, like being able to run errands when everyone else is at work, or taking advantage of a beautiful day at a moment's notice. I'm lucky.

Yeah, she was the same way. There are definitely pros and cons to it, but she felt the pros far outweighed the cons.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

That's really funny.

I have tried not to take much either, but the heartburn - particularly at night - is about too much to bear. I feel like I'm going to vomit acid - NOT very conducive to sleep (and lord knows I need as much of that as I can get).

Oh man...I'm fearing the heartburn. I've had pretty bad acid reflux since my teens & even had an esophageal endoscopy when I was 25 because the doc was worried about damage from the acid. I was on some prescription stuff for a while that made me feel weird. I've had pretty good luck with Zantac, which fortunately is on the list of OK stuff to take during pregnancy. So far, the heartburn hasn't been too bad at all. In fact, it's been milder than usual, which I'm sure is a temporary situation.

Lisa, you're a better woman than I! I've resorted to taking a few things (all on the OK list!) to treat headaches. I miss my beloved handful of Advil. :-(

[Empress of Groovy 373]

So psyched to be getting out of town in a couple of weeks -- I have to go to Toronto for a conference, but after that's done I'm training it down from there to Connecticut via New York -- a 14 hour train journey from Toronto to New York. Won't be able to do any proper work with no internet connection... bliss. Then a couple of days with my parents, enough to make me go crazy and wish I were back in LA.

I haven't had a proper holiday since March 2008, when I went to the Bahamas for 5 days. And I still did a conference call while I was there. One of these days I will have another "real" one, not just a couple of days stuck on to the beginning or end of a conference. Sometimes working for yourself sucks majorly.

I hear ya...I'm self-employed too and haven't taken more than a few consecutive days off in years. I'm looking forward to being a regular working stiff again and having nights and weekends, and the feeling of actually being on a vacation. Although being able to do stuff when you need to does have its advantages--especially now, what with the wee one coming and all that. I guess if I were making big bucks I'd be more tempted to keep doing what I'm doing, but copyediting just isn't the gold mine that it should be!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Every time I see that G&T in your sig, Agnes, I get thirsty. I have no idea why.