Jenni says:
I present to you, the blessing of having "Omg you're so tasty" written all over me in mosquito language. This is just a small selection of the damage. Overall, I'd guess I have somewhere around 40-50 bites, 12 of which are on this one foot.
I also managed to get a sunburn on my forehead (!!!) of which, a picture will not be included in this post, for obvious embarrassment reasons. Sidenote, did you know that the best Guatemalan remedy for sunburn is to powder you with cornstarch? True. Can't say it didn't work--can't say it did work, but at least I'm less shiny?
But overall, our trip to El Salvador was really very lovely. We spent a lot of time doing a lot of nothing, lazing around the pool, eating, walking the beach, watching the sunset, watching Indecent Proposal for the first time ever for both of us (I would like those hours of my life back please).
It was nice to spend time with just us, and the pool, and read and relax. And through treatments including a lot of Vicks Vapor Rub, Halls and some kind of strange Anti-Cold & Flu tea, my cold has managed to transfer from me to Anai. Sorry, love. I hope that she recovers faster than I did, as it was a solid 6 day cold.
We purchased a pregnancy test today, and I am killing myself thinking about if I should just pee on it already. I have three days until I am "supposed" to check and see if anything is going on, and 2 days until my period would most likely show it's ugly head if nothing is going on. The doctor told me to wait until two days after I missed my period before doing a test, but it's called a "Two Week Wait" not a "Two Week and Two More Excruciating Days Wait" so I made my goal to wait until Saturday, the day my period was supposed to come.
I have never been late. I have been early, by a day, usually always even though I ovulate on the same day (almost) every month. I don't know why, but it's as if I have a 28 day cycle with a 29 day ovulation prediction. So I usually get Aunt Flo like clockwork on the evening of day 28. I am not one of those girls who can anticipate it coming or not. I never get pre-cramps, or bloating, or any other feelings. I just that it's there, and then day 2 is the cramping from hell, and then we carry on the usual way So I don't really have that pre-emptive "I know I'm not pregnant because I feel PMS-y" thing going on. If it comes, it will blindside me as usual.
But seriously, sitting here thinking about it is worse. I wonder if there's much difference between Friday night and Saturday morning. Couldn't I just do the test on Friday night and it's the same as Saturday? But then I am pushing it back too many days. I think I should try to finish out the two weeks properly. But it's obviously harder the closer you are to the end of the weeks. I hope that I can make it to Saturday, or even wait until Sunday (what an idea!). My doctor's appointment is Monday, to do blood work, if I haven't got a visit from AF by then.
Other than a lot more waiting, and scratching, and some peeling skin, things are going well. I wish I could just sleep until it was time, and then find out the answer. It also is a little--OK a LOT--ironic that I will find out the results for Mother's Day. Yikes, pressure much??
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