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So. Day 10 is coming to a close here in a few minutes. This is the latest I’ve stayed up since I’ve been in here but for once, I am totally not sleepy. I guess I should try to sleep though, soon.

So anyway, some people keep asking me what I’ve had to eat. So I thought I’d show you some of it. It’s really not all that bad for being in a hospital. The nutritionist clued me in how, as a long term patient, I can order from the cafe and then there’s “room service.” The cafe changes on a daily basis, and I don’t always want what they have, but it gives me more choices. And yesterday, Steve took me down for my wheelchair ride to the cafe and we had dinner there together.

First we have here what Steve and I had the other night, taco salad! It was pretty good!

Some chicken strips and fries and some cream of potato soup. All of those items are awesome. Even the fries are good, lol. I plan to get the soup again sometime soon and I’m totally hooked on the chicken strips. But as certain people would testify, that’s nothing new!

Two more meals. The first from the cafe, the second room service. The meat in both was really good. Remind me not to get the “green beans” again though!

A deli sandwich. I’ve also had this several times. I know it’s way simple but I love it! The bread is good bread, the kind that doesn’t stick to your teeth, and I get roast beef and turkey with cheddar and provolone cheese. lol what can I say, I love cheese! And they want me eating it lol

And finally, two breakfasts! I also really like to get the omlette. I get it with mushrooms and cheddar cheese. A photo would not be appetizing whatsoever however, but it really is good!

It’s funny though, ’cause my monitors will go offline 99% of the time when I eat because I’m sitting up too straight to get a good signal. So after a few minutes, a nurse will come in to adjust it and see I’m eating and they always say, “oh! You’re eating! Good!!!” Like, it’s the most awesome thing in the world, haha. Does make me wonder if it’s just because of the pregnancy that they’re like this or if people tend to lose their appetites while in the hospital or on bed rest or something. They’re always very happy!

I got weighed again today, too, and was down 2 lbs from last week when they weighed me. I don’t think that nurse was too happy. But it’s like, what do you want me to do? I feel like I’m eating all the time. Yesterday I did nothing but snack after dinner. Some days I don’t at all, other days I do a lot. And, in between the last time they did a growth check and the most recent time, which was the 24th, the baby went from being 1lb, 1oz to 1lb, 10oz; from about 16th percentile to 30 something. I didn’t think that those 9 ounces over about 2 or 2 and a half weeks was that big of a growth but the doctor that came in to talk to me later said it was very good. They are really happy with that growth. I think they’ll do another growth check next week. But that still makes me under my pre-pregnancy weight, even if just by 3lbs and it’s like they want me to gain more weight. I’m not worried about it though, I told her that I think it’s just because I’ve pretty much cut soda out of my diet and have been eating better over the last 6 months. Not to mention, I know that bed rest is leading to the end of all my muscles and muscle weighs more than fat…

So there you have it. Food’s not absolutely horrible here. Not to mention I have some FREAKING AWESOME friends and a FREAKING AWESOME husband who have brought me food. Steve will probably bring me anything I ask, lol, I think he’s caught between feeling sorry for me and missing me so he’ll do just about anything I want (except buy me a Nintendo DS LOL) but so far I’ve only asked him for Subway, which he did bring my third or so day here. And another friend brought me Chinese last week and it was so amazingly good that I ate everything she brought me and was absolutely stuffed!! Two friends came today and they brought me Applebee’s, which was also great, I love their pastas. Then my friend who brought Chinese and also my parents have brought snacks as well. And, also doctor’s orders, I try to order a little something extra at at least one meal so I have something if I’m hungry later. All last week, though, I was getting these tropical fruit cups and Elijah was eating them when he came in. ;-)

Ok, done rambling, think I should try to sleep!