Baby #4 Week #6

I have now completed 5 weeks of pregnancy.  I am really starting to feel pregnant now.  I wake up starving and nauseated and still feeling exhausted.  I have strange cravings and aversions.  I never want to eat chicken again.  Yesterday I wanted to eat freshly cooked pasta with nothing on top.  From lunch till after dinner seems to be my sickest time of day.  I'm bloated beyond belief.  If I relax my tummy completely, I look 5 months pregnant rather than 5 weeks.  I'm exhausted.  I have strange and vivid dreams.  My back hurts.  I have had lots of cramps.  I'm exhausted.  I have heartburn.  I'm exhausted.  Oh, did I mention I'm exhausted?  :)

They say you show sooner with each pregnancy.  I'm living proof.

Justin and I get excited with each new symptom that comes along.  What we've prayed and hoped for for so long is finally here!  We had family come to visit last week and decided that we would tell them the good news but we wanted to tell our kids first so when Justin said our bed time prayer, he thanked Heavenly Father for several blessings, each of our kids, our home, and the last thing he mentioned was that he was grateful that mommy is pregnant and we are going to have a new brother or sister in our family.  Charity was thrilled, Everett was mildly interested, and Jacob didn't seem to understand at all.  Despite their different reactions, when the big day comes, I know they are all going to be wonderful older siblings to their little brother or sister.

We told Justin's mom and sisters, my sisters and Daryl and all of their kids.  Everyone seemed happy and excited!  My side of the family hasn't had a new baby for a while.  Jacob was the last one and that was almost 3 years ago.  We had tons of fun having our family in town although I probably wasn't the best hostess, napping during the day and going to bed early at night.

We are enjoying thinking about baby names and already wondering about our baby's gender.  Charity says she doesn't care if it's a boy or a girl, as long as it's tiny.  Hopefully she won't be too disappointed if I bust out a 13 pounder.  Let's pray that doesn't happen.  :)

I found out from my endocrinologist that my Vitamin D is low so I'm trying to get an appt. with a midwife asap so I can get a good prescription to bring my levels up.  I'll be meeting with my endo once a month during this first trimester to make sure my thyroid levels are in check.

There is soooo much to do before the birth of this baby.  I got rid of all my baby stuff (thinking I was done having kids), so I have to buy everything all over again.  Our car seats 5 and we will soon be a family of 6 so we've got some serious saving to do.  It's a bit stressful to have so much to buy but it's also exciting.  I'm excited to get new maternity clothes and to buy cute new baby stuff.  I'm thrilled to be working toward getting a van with lots of room for our growing family.

Although pregnancy can be rough and feeling sick is never fun, I am thrilled to be pregnant again and hope I can stay positive and create some good memories.

Jacob and I sweating our guts out at Sea World last week.  You can see how thrilled he is.  :)