Pregnancy is hard. :-( (vent)

We worked so very hard to get pregnant and so far it's been so physically draining on my body. I am now 22 weeks and 4 days and have yet to have one good day. I started off scared of having another miscarraige and then the headaches hit. The all day long sickness came around 8 weeks and hasn't stopped. I have been hit with two very long colds, one even sending me to the ER b/c I felt my rib crack from months of coughing. And speaking of hospital visits, I have been three times - once for dehydration from puking, once from cramping and then my rib injury.

I have been on a number of safe meds, which still doesnt make me happy. I turned into a "green girl" and quit using body products with any sort of parabans or harsh chemicals to feel better about my all around living environment. I wanted to go into this pregnancy as clean as possible, and of course the thought of putting all of these meds into my body was very frustrating for me. :-( So far, I have been on Tylenol for headaches, Zofran and Phenegran for puking, prescription cough syrup for coughing, and finally percocet for my rib injury. :-( I know that all of these meds are safe, but it still makes me so sad that I have to take them. I tried so hard to battle EVERYTHING with home remedies, but that only landed me in the hospital for dehydration from the puking.

So, here I am sitting here at 22 weeks and feel awful. My head is pounding, my rib hurts and I feel sick. :-( I HATE complaining about all of this, and keep telling myself that it's only temporary - but the days are going sooo very slow (esp in this cold month of February with a foot of snow on the ground).

I can't wait to meet these little ladies and look back on this journey knowing every trip to the toilet or pop of a pill was worth it. I can't wait!!!!!!