things

I want a hot dog. And strawberry pie. And something yummy for lunch. I have been hungry almost the entire time I've been pregnant, but I lost my appetite while I was sick and now that it's back, it's back with new added cravings! They're at least not true cravings. I can live without a hot dog. I just watched Bobby Flay make bratwursts on TV, and it made me think of hot dogs. We have no hot dogs, and I will forget by the end of the day. Now that the craving for stromboli sandwiches from a place in my hometown have gone away and orange juice is no longer the best thing I've ever tasted, I am pretty sweet-tempered about food compared to my normal state. I think M is a little disappointed that I have not yet sent him out to buy something absurd, although he won't admit it because he's also afraid that I will wake him up at four in the morning for said bizarro food item.

So, I'm home from work for the rib thing, which feels strange since I'm not sick. I am feeling much, much better than yesterday afternoon, and I have been entertaining the notion of going in to work at lunch, but I think I'm going to pass on that. I feel guilty about missing again--seriously, my one goal was to not miss any work this week--but it seems to get worse the more active I am, and yesterday, it kept getting worse as the day went on--I would give a great deal (including eight hours of sick leave) to avoid what happened yesterday. Anyway, I'm hoping that a full day of rest will allow the thing to heal faster than sitting in an uncomfortable chair for four hours would.. especially since being in a car seems to be the worst thing in the world for it. I did go to M's job with him this morning to pick up the car, so I had an hour of car-time to think about that. I was feeling pretty good when I left, and pretty bad when I returned.

Anyway, thank you all for your good wishes. It feels like it's getting better, and I am now actually hopeful that it is "just" a muscle thing. I'm hoping that it's all getting better from here, and I just have some residual soreness remaining that will be gone in a few days. Yes. If it's actually cracked, by the way, it should be fully healed "within two months", from what I understand. As long as we're not premature, in the worst case scenario, it will be healed a few weeks before I go into labor. I'm personally holding out for it being better by the end of the week..

I intend to spend the afternoon sewing (in short spurts, if my side allows), watching bad television and possibly shopping online for cute little pink things. If not for the stupid pain in my side, it sounds pretty nice.

February is not my favorite month of the year so far, but at least it's almost over. :)