The Sick House

Well we are living in a sick house here at Green Gables and the only ones who at this point seem unaffected are Gil and Rose. Elizabeth has only gotten worse since New Years Eve, and we now know she definitely has pneumonia. Today she finally was able to eat, and her voice has returned so it looks like she is finally on the mend. Jessica has missed two days of school due to her hacking cough that won't let up, and now Frances has succumbed to the rampant infection running amok within these walls. A warning to all to stay away -- far away if you want to stay healthy. Anyway, Frances only has a light fever and she coughs a little but it isn't as bad as Beth is so hopefully it will not become more serious. Then there is me, I am still suffering from morning sickness off and on, now the mornings definitely are the worst time of the day, and although I'm in my fifteenth week and it should be letting up, it isn't yet. Hopefully soon. So the baby is now due on July 2nd. I have my first ultra-sound in a few weeks when I will get a date for sure, I think though it will be born in the middle of June (if history is a guide). I was able to hear the heart-beat yesterday so it is finally real to me that there is this living breathing little baby inside me getting bigger and stronger daily, and now I am finally excited, even thought the weight gain is making me blue. I'm gaining much more than I did with Frances, more on the Jessica scale which added 65lbs to me so if that happens again I'll really be blue.