Rough Weekend

So my cough is progressively getting worse. A coworker commented that I have a fun, raspy voice though (Think Stevie Nicks). I didn't want to take anything for it, but after last night and this morning, I called the nurse to find out what my options were. Robitussin DM is what she recommended. ICK. Nate has the same thing and has been using Mucinex DM so I asked if that was fine. She gave a sort of lame-o answer - Mucinex is fine and if the Mucinex DM is comparable to the Robitussin DM, it should be fine too. Well, isn't it HER job to tell me if it IS comparable?

The cough has now interfered with what little sleep I DO get. Last night, I went to bed at 10 PM. I woke up, wide awake, at 11:45 PM. That is when you know it is bad - when you only have been sleeping for an hour and a half or so and you wake up wide awake. I thought I was just hot, so I went downstairs to bed #2. Tossed and turned there for a while. Then I decided that maybe the Shiva Rae Yoga DVD would help so I did 50 minutes of yoga. Then I read and oogled Katherine Heigl's wardrobe in Bazaar. Then I filled in more of The Belly Book. Then it was 3 AM. I went back to bed and had a coughing attack. I could NOT stop coughing. I don't know what time I finally fell back asleep but when the alarm went off at 7:00, I was not a happy camper. I would have called in sick, but we have a going away party at work today for a co-worker that I didn't want to miss.

Despite the cold and continued lack of sleep, I think trimester 3 is my favorite part of pregnancy. All the books and people say trimester 2 is the best, but not in my opinion. Starting with vacation I have been feeling great (again not counting the cough and sleep) and I really have loved all the attention and positive energy I have gotten from others re: the belly. Having my three girlfriends feel the belly and the kicks was fun over the weekend. I now am starting to feel something hard - is it a butt or the head?? I plan on asking the doctor at my appointment on Thursday. Now I will start going to the doctor every two weeks instead of every month.

Speaking of the doctor, I assumed this because I did not get a call, but they posted my glucose screen/test results on my online chart that I have access to and I passed! Nice. With all my sugar cravings lately, I don't think I could have handled the gestational diabetes diet!