if it makes you feel the tiniest bit better...

my mom's mother died when my mom was pregnant with my sister. she spent 72 hours puking non-stop, then proceeded to not eat and SMOKE (mmhhmmmm) the rest of the pregnancy. 5 months later, my sister was born small but healthy, and is now 1. very healthy 2. very tall and 3. very smart.

So you're doing better than her!

gah. i'm so sorry you're still feeling like crap :-( i'm only 9 weeks and i've already had 2 colds... i keep telling myself that it just means i'm getting all the sick shit done in the beginning. but i'm not going to lie... you're worrying me a little.

i'm going to put my car vote in, for what it's worth. we got a toyota sienna 8 seater when i was about to explode with my third. (from carmax, of course). best purchase EVER. we love that car. seriously.

Well, the last 7 weeks certainly *feel* like they take two trimesters...

Here's hoping they get better!

I hate having to buy a car I don't want!

More unsolicited assvice- but we have a Mazda 5 - only one kid in it now. It's smaller than a minivan and gets better mileage (and is more fun to drive) than most, but seats 6. I'd hate to have to crawl into the back row every time to belt a kid in, but if Noah can belt himself, it's a great option.

Good luck getting healthy. I hope this means that Jason takes over domestic duties and feeds you in bed, with massage ... hah.

be careful with your sickness, woman. I started with the flu at 25 weeks, I pushed myself to continue being a mom and clean the house and take care of our existing child and maybe get some work done like I get paid to do and... ended up with pneumonia. In the hospital for 3 days, barely able to breathe, with 103 degree fevers following cold chills and then OMG I'm boiling hot spells and just general miserableness and it cost us $750 which I'm not happy about. So, seriously, push those liquids, get some rest. Your body can't handle all that mess right now. (And it took me another 4 weeks to be able to breathe like a normal person, which is about the time when the baby SURPRISE! jumped up into my lungs and so... yeah.. not so much on the breathing thing, it's totally overrated anyway, right?)

Congrats on your progress. Life is kicking you in the shins but you're too tough to take it lying down. Feel better soon, and for goodness's sakes, someone please bring you some cupcakes already!

Eh, we have a minivan - Grand Caravan. If it is possible to love a minivan, than I do. Room for my two, plus the other three I care for during the day. Plus a 90-pound Labrador, can I get an amen. Handles great for something so ginormous, reasonably good fuel economy, and comfortable to drive even for my short legs.

Ugh - what a whole lotta suck. I really hope the antibiotics manage to make you feel at least a little bit better - GO TO BED!

I really want the previous poltergeist haunting report to be a real thing. Truly! I hear there are still a lot of Katrina-flooded cars on the market. A good necromancer should be able to tell you.

I am sorry that I am delurking to wag a finger at you, but please go to bed and stay there as much as possible. Don't go see Rio. Don't go car shopping, especially since you don't seem to have any enthusiasm for the process. Let someone help you.

I know how hard it is to be sick with small children around, but you need to go bury yourself in a mound of blankets for a while. There has to be a way.

I'll plug the Chevy Traverse, since we just bought one. It's essentially the exactly same car as the Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia but cheaper. We have the 8 seater version, since I know people with the 7 seat option that regretted not having the two bench seats. And the two middle seats aren't really that easy to get around either, so we decided to go with the two benches. I was the same way car shopping, like, just give me something I can fit two kids and a stroller in that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. We're really happy with it so far.

We drove 5 hours to get a Toyota Sienna. And it was totally completely worth it. 8 seats!!! But, then, I actually will use that many on a regular basis when #3 is born. And so far I've found 15 cup holders and 7 garbage bag holders, but I think there are more, of both, that I haven't found yet.

I've never felt so organized. And also not wet when I'm loading up cars/ fighting kids with seatbelts and it's raining, because I can do it all from INSIDE the vehicle! I thought I'd hate a van (I do hate the gas mileage) but I am in love with this one.

Assvice?? I love my Toyota Sienna. They'll be prying the keys out of my cold dead fingers. (At least as long as I have two young boys who must be driven halfway across the country several times a year to see their grandparents.)

I'm sorry you got the flu again! Blech. Maybe it will boost #3's immune system?

Now for the assvice: I love my Honda Odyssey! It's fantastic for my 2 kids, my mother & my 90-pound lab (and hubby, of course). Since my father died before my 1st son was born, having a car that fits my fam of 4, plus her was a must. Also, when my in-laws visit, it can fit all of us!

Alternative title for this post. Rest- UR doin' it wrong.

Here's hoping you feel better soon.

Scrapple = left over animal parts held together by gelatinous fat = fond memories of my grandfather's farmer's breakfast.

Isn't the saying the tougher the pregnancy the easier the baby? Hopefully.

More delurking to finger wag. Please pretty lady... rest now. Those babies need you healthy... all of them.

Just 'cause it wasn't on your list and you need more to to do...CLEARLY, check out the Mazda CX-9. Am fiercely anti-minivan (irrationally), so I have driven every single thing with a third row that is NOT a minivan. This is low to get in and out of and very zippy. LOVED IT.

LOVE my Enclave with 7 seats. With car seats, it is hard to move bench seats forward.

Highly recomment the 'Clave... or Acadia, or Traverse-- They are all the same. Enclave has more bling which wasn't my style but it had what we wanted in it, and I kinda like being pimped out 'round town.

So after reading your post I noticed the ad right underneath was a for pillows. Maybe your ad space is trying to tell you something....?

(As for the car-we have the GMC Acadia. Lots and lots and lots of room. Great for long trips; not so great for just zipping around town.)

Feel better soon!

Hope you are better soon, Amy. You're a peach for posting when you feel like crap. I appreciate it!

Here's another finger-wagger. Do get some rest. I'm just now getting over one of those special coughing and snot viruses from Hell after 3 weeks myself. If it would help - I would loan you my boxed set of all 4 seasons of Fraggle Rock for Ezra to watch while Noah is at school and you are unconscious on the couch. My kids won't watch it anymore but yours might be just the right age?

Seriously. We all wish there was something we could actually DO for you. :)

And thanks everyone who posted car advice. We'll be needing a bigger car soon - not because of having more kids but because our 6 year old is outgrowing our Honda Fit. gah.

I can't wait to get a bigger car! As it is we're down to one, and with me being at home with two kids all day, um, I kind of need to get out more than I do. We'd all be happier! And less insane.

Ugh, so sorry you are feeling so sick! I am about a week ahead of you (34) and currently have no crib, no car seat, and the baby's room is covered with boxes and gift bags. So I am with you on the last few weeks needing to be at least 2 trimesters. Good luck and get well!

Gah! Where did 33 weeks come from!
I feel the same way about scrapple, lost my dad to Alzheimer's.
Also? Sorry. More pretentious finger-wagging asshat input. What in hell are you looking at cars for?? Go to bed. And second the Letting Jason beat them up at the end of the month for a better deal. My husband had one dealership worn down so badly they agreed to sell us the car for below sticker price before they realized what they had done, and sold it to us at the 11th hour anyway. Literally.
You better be reading this half asleep in bed.

My favourite part of this post? I had to stare really hard to figure out that was a part of the dash IN THE CAR, not you resting your face in your hand IN THE REFLECTION. Thank you for allowing me to be truly productive at work.
Totally undrelated aside? Your copyright still says 2010.

I can highly recommend the GMC Acadia! We actually (gasp!) opted for it with only two kiddos and I love it more every day! Definitely get the quad plus the back row and you will not have to hassle putting seats up and down to get your own kids into their seats. Seriously, GMC isn't paying me a dime and I love it enough to marry. (Well, only if something happened to my hubby . . . I guess!)

Ahh, one word of caution if you're thinking of going Acadia. My aunt has one (with just one kiddo), and loved it...until she tried to put a booster seat in the middle row - not one single booster seat fits (they literally tried every.single.one on the market)! Bizarre, because it is definitely what I think of as a "family" car, and it may just be her particular model year, but if that's where you're leaning, try installing the boosters before you commit!

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