Week 5!

 Baby size: A poppyseed!

How I feel about being pregnant: Still a little in shock. I've been trying so long that it's really strange to finally be here. Not to mention, completely over-the-moon happy! It's beyond a dream come true, really. I've never wanted anything more in the world. <3

What I miss about pre-pregnancy life: Allergy medicine. My body is NOT adjusting to Texas pollen well at all. I already had to deal with a three week bout of horrible symptoms in March/April and now it's back with a vengance, except this time I can't do anything about it. Baby is more than worth it, but I'll be happy when I can have my Zyrtec-D back.

Symptoms: Tired. Oh so tired. I could seriously just take a nap every few hours all day and baby would be THRILLED. Daddy's not loving the fact that we're little to no help in the moving process, but I think we're cute enough to live through it. :-P

Food Cravings: None yet. My appetite is a little all over the place, but I don't find anything particularly appealing or repellant. Except maybe when Shane eats Twizzlers. I feel like that when I'm not pregnant, though. Ugh.

What I'm most excited about: The fact that I'm not (YET) throwing up. :-P I'm so nauseous all the time normally that I assumed the moment a fertilized egg implanted in my uterus I'd be done for. Haha. So far, so good, though. I'm sure it's only a matter a time, but for now I'm enjoying the ability to eat relatively normally.

Something I've done to prepare for baby: The birthing center I had originally planned to use shut down 2 days before I found out about the little one, so this week I found a different one. Shane and I toured the center and set up my first appointment with my midwife for May 22nd. I'll be exactly 7 weeks, so hopefully we'll be able to hear baby's heartbeat and all that wonderful stuff. :)

Funny moment: I'm not sure how early pregnancy brain becomes a problem, but on the drive down from Tennessee, I was filling out my new planner and asked Shane if there were any September birthdays. HIS birthday is in September. It's also the day we got engaged. No biggie. I'm totally calling pregnancy brain, regardless. :-P
Special moment: Shane talked to my belly for the first time. I totally cried. It was the sweetest thing ever! I can't wait until baby has ears and can hear us tell him/her how loved he/she is!