5 Weeks

5 weeks now and I'm feeling pretty much the same. I still feel generally tired although that seems to be improving just a little bit. My sense of smell is definitely heightened. I smell everything. The other day I ran around my kitchen like a freak because something smelled bad and I wasn't satisfied until I sprayed everything down, and not only took out the trash but sprayed the trash can out with Lysol and took it outside and hosed it down. Oh and lunchtime and work is not very fun either. People heating up whatever random things they bring, it all smells bad. My newest symptom this week is sore and sensitive boobs. Also, my appetite is out of control. It seems like I get hungry a lot more often and when I'm hungry, I'm starving! According to my scale I have gained about a pound. Before I got pregnant I lost a few pounds due to stress and I was at the lowest I have weighed in my adult life so I expect to gain a few pounds back right away. Other than that we are just looking forward to Thursday when we go back to the doctor and hopefully we can see the baby this time and even the heartbeat.





How far along? 5 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +1
How big is the baby? the size of a sesame seed
Maternity clothes? nope
Sleep: Sleeping pretty good except last night I got up twice to pee. Hopefully that doesn't become a habit
Best moment this week: Really letting the pregnancy sink in. :)
Movement: It's moving but I can't feel it.
Food cravings: None really yet
Gender: Still thinking boy
Labor Signs: Hopefully not for a very long time
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss the most: My energy still and diet coke.
What I am looking forward to: Our ultrasound on Thursday
Symptoms: Complete exhaustion, have to pee a lot, everything smells, sore boobs, starving

Weekly Update: Your embryo (looking kind of like a tadpole) is starting to form major organs (heart, kidney, liver, stomach) and systems (nervous, circulatory, digestive). Baby's presence in your uterus triggers production of hCG (the hormone detected by pregnancy tests)... which triggers production of other hormones like estrogen and progesterone... which trigger all those great symptoms you've probably been noticing