Back on Track...

Well, I overslept. It's the medication. Monday I was officially out of my first trimester which meant I could begin taking my seizure medication again. My husband is hugely relieved; his reluctance to try getting pregnant was that I planned on stopping my meds for the first trimester. Before you question what I was thinking, this plan was made with the help of both my neurologist and my OBGYN. Their theory was that most of the neurological development of the fetus occurs during the first trimester so if I was concerned about my meds then there was less risk for the fetus if I came off of it for the first three months. My neurologist felt that I had a window of about four months that I could safely be off of the medication. Because there was still no guarantee that I wouldn't have a seizure, my husband was understandable worried. He has made me put pillows between the bed and bedside table for the last few months so that I don't hit my head should I have a seizure. It's actually quite sweet.
Having started this medication twice before I feel I know what to expect. First it makes me groggy. Then I can count on some irritability for the first month or two. Ugh. Just when I hit my second trimester, where I am supposed to feel better and have more energy, I have to take time to feel like Sleepyhead Grouch! Ah well, beats the hell out of having a seizure...
On a different note, we are finally getting some much needed rain. It's fantastic because the last few days have been breath stealingly HOT. My grass was turning crunchy again and my trees were thirsty. I've tried to keep them watered, particularly the new crape myrtles we planted, but it seems like they can't get enough. We are supposed to have rain for the remainder of the week. I think the dog is the only one not excited by this. And perhaps my toddler. She does, however, have the appropriate rain gear. Thanks to my mother in law she is quite the fashionista! This is a picture of her lovely raincoat. The matching galoshes are in her closet.