Today I am 5 weeks pregnant. Time is going soooooooo slow! I will feel much more confident once we have our first ultrasound on November 8, but for now, I am just trying to enjoy everything and not stress out too much. Each week, I plan on posting a picture and documenting everything so I'll have it later. So, here goes.....(this picture is from last week...I'll have to take an actual 5 week one tonight)
Baby size: Baby F is about the size of an apple seed. S/he probably looks more like a tadpole than a human and its heart is working hard, dividing into chambers to pump blood.
How far along: 5 weeks
Total weight gain: We don't own a scale, so I have no idea what I weigh. I haven't been very hungry though so I imagine I haven't gained much, if any.
Sleep: Ehhh, it's ok. Anyone that knows me knows that I love my sleep. I need my sleep. I've been waking up around 4am every morning and have a hard time going back to sleep. I haven't had issues with needing to get up and go to the bathroom during the middle of the night yet, so that's good!
Maternity Clothes: Holy Bloat! My pants barely button, but I'm just 5 weeks so I know it's entirely too early to have an actual "bump" yet. I have what I like to call "blump"....a bloat bump. I wish I could wear sweats to work.
Food cravings : None
Food aversions: I haven't really been hungry at all, so I haven't been having aversions, I'm just not hungry in the slightest bit.
Symptoms:
- Exhaustion - horrible. I can barely keep my eyes open from about 1-3pm and then after 8pm.
- I haven't been hungry at all. I have had to force myself to eat, which makes me sad because I LOVE food.
Exercise: Hah! Yeah right!
Movement: No way - too early!
Gender: We are not finding out. That's right, we're TEAM GREEN! My mom thinks there's no way a control freak like me can not find out the sex. I know I'll be fine :). I think it makes it more exciting that way!
Best moment of the week: This week has been crazy, so I haven't really had a best moment of the week...
What I’m looking forward to:
We are telling my sisters and my aunt this weekend and we can't wait! I imagine they will probably flip out. I'll try to catch it on video and post it on here next week!
I'm also looking forward to our ultrasound on November 8. We'll feel better after that, I'm sure!
What I miss:
Endless Diet Coke. My sweet, concerned husband has already had a "come to Jesus meeting" with me about my caffeine intake. I was already cautious about it, but I'll let him think it's due to his persistence :). He's even offered to give up his beloved Dr. Pepper...I told him that wasn't necessary. No sense in us both being miserable. I've just been drinking one caffeine thing a day. Most days, it's coffee but I haven't even wanted that lately (which also makes me sad because I love my coffee).
Things that have been on my mind:
I'm really in a state on constant worry about the health of the baby. It's still SUPER early, so I know it's ok to feel worried, but it was just so hard to get to this point that it's hard to enjoy it for fear something will go wrong :(. Maybe I'll feel better after the ultrasound on the 8th! Only 13 days away!
