Where have all the adjectives and adverbs gone?

Melissa's descriptive powers are unavailable. I am not sure if her internal server is down, or if she is just at a loss for adjectives or adverbs.

When she is asked any question requiring a descriptive, she gets a far away look in her eyes. It takes her forever to tell me how she is feeling, what she would like to eat, where she would like to eat, if she is hungry, or if there is something she needs.

I admit as a retired EMT, I am used to lots of adjectives and adverbs, thus I get frustrated during the prenatal visits, when she doesn't use them. I have even tried the EMT scale (tell me on a scale from 0-10) how hungry are you?

Some days, she even has a hard time picking a number. I can only hope it is a hormonal issue and she will regain complete use of the English language once the baby is here!