Sick Chick :(

Sometime between Thursday and Friday, Chickie and I managed to catch that 24 - 48 Cold/Flu that's going around. At first I thought it was just my allergies acting up, but yesterday, struggling to get through 8 hours of work was probably the very pit of my pregnancy thus far. I had constant chills and sweats, my nose was itchy and stuffed all day long, my legs and lower back ached to the point that it was painful to walk, and my eyes had to fight to stay open. I pretty much spent the day counting down the minutes, and when the bell rang at the end of the day I jumped in my car, stopped at Dominick's for some OJ and diet 7 UP, and literally wrapped myself in a blanket and crashed on the couch. Chris had an event after work, so when his train came in around 8:20, I met him at the Walgreens near the station to buy a thermometer and Tylenol. Both times I took my temperature, it was around 100.4, so I decided to call the on-call doctor. She confirmed that I probably did catch the bug that's going around and that as long as I wasn't experiencing any stomach pains or bleeding I should take two regular strength Tylenol, drink plenty of fluids, and get plenty of rest. Although I was very hesitant to take the Tylenol since I hadn't taken any medication throughout the first 28 weeks of my pregnancy, she explained that they recommend Tylenol to pregnant women all the time, and that the best thing for me to do would be to break the temperature so that Chickie doesn't overheat. I followed her instructions and did get a pretty good night's sleep last night. So far this morning I still have a stuffy nose and some sweats, but my legs and lower back feel better, and I haven't had any major chills yet. It doesn't seem like I have a temperature right now so I'm going to hold off on taking any more Tylenol. Last night I had only liquids and canned fruit for dinner. The very thought of anything else made me completely nauseous. Thankfully my appetite seems to be back today. I'm sad that I'm missing out on this beautiful holiday weekend, but hopefully Chickie and I will be back to our normal selves by Monday!