5 Weeks

Weight: 114lbs (up a lb, woot woot)

Hips: 34 inch

Waist: 30 inch (can we say bloated)

 Breasts: 33 inch

 Still no REAL morning sickness, over the past five weeks, Ive thrown up twice. I sometimes feel nauseous if i get up too fast in the morning, but i have my soda crackers on my dresser for those mornings.

Ive been craving spicy foods a lot, and when i indulge in them i get heartburn, but only that. But my goodness, am i ever gassy. And i cant control it. It can be embarrassing. It doesn't seem to matter what i eat.

I feel so extremely bloated these days...probably because i am. After all, i have a pot belly, and baby is only approx. 2 mm long, so its obviously not "baby". I can feel my uterus when i poke around, and have measured it myself. Its where it should be to suggest that baby is still growing. It still makes me very nervous that my symptoms are minimal. The list is getting longer now, along with bloating, gas, a little nausia and heartburn, my breasts are so sore, and are becoming visibly swollen.

Out of nowhere, my hips are aching so much, and my lower back and all the muscles from my knees to my shoulder blades. I never had this with any of my other pregnancies, not even later on with my Ali. SO im really not used to it, but am learning how to deal with it.

According to the Chinese Gender Predictorhttp://www.babygenderprediction.com/chinese-gender-chart.html, Ali was a girl, and Baby Bean is a boy. I know its not always right or anything, but its fun to think about. I also thinks its a boy, but hubby is 100% convinced that this is, in fact, his fifth daughter (he has three daughters from a previous relationship). we have started the name game early, but can only agree on girls names. So far the list contains: Aiyanna (Eh-anna), Keira and Shawnasie.

Until next time...
Mama Kiwi