'New Delhi Belly' (via Mumbai)

My boss, who recently returned from a business trip to India shared this catchy phrase with me - 'New Delhi Belly' - cute name for a not so cute stomach situation that hit me about two days after returning to the US, from India. Good Lord. I cannot remember a time where I have spent more days and hours either on the toilet or over the toilet. The strange thing was that it came and went - along with a pretty high fever - every several hours - for several days. Just when I would think it was subsiding, along would come a headache (often times late in the day), followed by fever, followed by a poop-tastrophe. Not funny I can assure you.

I had to fly to Chicago last Tuesday and I knew it was going to be a dangerous journey, but off I went. I had a connecting flight and seriously considered deplaning and not continuing on to Chicago - that is how sick I had become mid-flight. Alas, I made it to Chicago and, amazingly, to work on Wed, Thurs and Fri. Only today have I finally had a meal that didn't consist of soup or yogurt or bread. I swear I have lost 10 lbs - in fact, I know I have. I weighed at the gym this morning (first time at the gym in over a week) and I weighed 155 fully clothed. Yikes! Even with my manorexia issues, that was too thin! So, I had breakfast x2 today and will certainly gain back the 10 lbs by tomorrow. Lunch already sounds appealing.

I still have no idea which meal(s) may have brought this on, but I will most likely live on protein bars and bottled water the next trip because this has been a full on nightmare!

So, taking the day off today (still in Chicago) and preparing for a trade show that commences tomorrow and continues through Wednesday. Work will be nuts the next several days - which is good - keeps me focused on things other than babies. Monday is the the day we get the big news - are we pregnant? or not? My emotions the past two weeks have run from one extreme to another. I am just happy that the day is almost here. Steve is confident it will be a positive and I am confident we will be just fine no matter the outcome.

I will post on Monday once I get the news! Love and thanks to all our friends and family for all the prayers and warm thoughts.

Love,
Terry & Steve