Baby Fever

I told my wonderful para's today that I was knocked up - they all cried (as expected). Those ladies have helped me get through some of the hardest parts of this road to conception, they are all truly incredible friends. With five extra mothers in my life I will surely be in want of nothing (including lectures as needed and cute baby clothing.)

I'm a little nervous about how I'm going to handle work with this pregnancy. I can't lift children, help with behavioral restraints, and my ever growing sensitivity to smell is NOT a helpful feature in my classroom. (Ewwwwww...) At least I have most of the summer to get through my 1st trimester ickiness.

Spoke to the doctor this morning - they are really happy with my HcG results, and actually put me at 5 weeks pregnant (Nick immediately wanted to know WHO THE HELL I had gotten pregnant with in that case, since we only did it FOUR weeks ago. I patiently explained the math of calculating pregnancy, and he simmered down. Men. Sheesh.) That means we get to go and catch a little ultrasound in a few weeks, and take a peak at Eggy's development!

Let's try this ol' quiz on for size:

How far along? 5 weeks (hooray for the free bonus week! I'll take it!)

Weight Gain: Don't think I've gained anything, but I'm too weiney to jump on the scale and find out :)

Maternity Clothes: Went and bought some this weekend, and might need to break out a pair for work tomorrow. Low rise jeans and inflated uterus don't mix.

Stretch Marks: Yes, but that's more from my Freshman 15lbs days. I'm going to be lotioning my gut up like a mad woman to try to prevent as much striping as possible. Boo.

Sleep: Sucks. I'm shocked at how fast my sleep was disturbed by being pregnant. I'm up every couple of hours, but feel exhausted during the day. I started taking the Progesterone orally at night and that seems to be helping (knocking on wood...) This is a woman who needs her sleep.

Gender: Who the heavens knows?! We do refer to Eggy as a 'he', but that's just because Nick is so bent on having a boy.

Food Cravings: Nothing much - but those pizza sticks at lunch were damned delicious. I may or may not have eaten three. (Can't imagine why I'm not dying to get on the scale...)

Belly Button: Right where it should be.

What I miss the most: Sleeping through the night and having energy.

What I'm looking forward to: Seeing Eggy and hearing the heartbeat on our 7 week ultrasound!!!!!!