Here We Are... AGAIN!!

Well, I am writing this while I'm 5 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Yesterday morning after Paul left for work (nowadays he goes in at 7:00am), I had this weird dream about a girl that was wondering if she was pregnant. I went over her charting with her and as soon as she was about to take a pregnancy test, Aunt Flow visited. It felt almost as if I was the girl and I was going over my own charts. When I woke up, I looked at my chart and realized I was a few days late in charting. The day I thought I was supposed to get my period had come and gone, and then add a couple days. SOOOOO I took the only pregnancy test I had in the bathroom cabinet and two lines appeared. The weird thing was, however, was that the control line (the second line) was really really faint and the test line was very dark. So after getting Agnes up, fed, and ready for the day, after her play group, and after we stopped at Kohls to get a sweater (Yeah, my patience was awesome yesterday!), we stopped at Walmart and picked up a few things like another pregnancy test and prenatal vitamins.

As soon as we got home, I took the test immediately and, again, the control line was really faint but that test line was dark. I took the first test at 8:00am. The second test I took at 12:30pm. Now it was time to tell Paul. He usually gets off at 12:30pm for lunch and comes home to eat. That particular day, it happened to be at 1:20pm. Oh my goodness, my patience was tested waiting for him to come home. He eventually came through the door and I unintentionally prepared him for bad news. I guess I was just nervous since we had only, in passing, talked about how Agnes needed a sibling. Paul hugged me for the longest time and that night, after working 11 hours that day, came home with a single rose for me. Even though this puts added stress on him, he could not be more loving, supportive, and excited for when this little one comes. We are praying for another smooth and healthy pregnancy.

Since I am 5 Weeks, I will start My Pregnancy Journal for #2

Baby's the size of an Appleseed!

The embryo is now measurable-- though at week five, it's a wee .13inches-- and she is gearing up for much more growth. In fact, in the next week, she'll almost double in size. Grow, baby, grow! 

The embryo doesn't look like much more than a tadpole right now, but at five weeks, she's already starting to form major organs (heart, stomach, liver, kidney) and systems (digestive, circulatory, nervous).

My Symptoms: None. Being tired is nothing new for me :P I nap about every other day when I don't have anything pressing to do.

Maternity clothes? Not yet! I'm hoping not to gain 60 lbs this time around!

Sleep: Agnes sleeps through the night (from 8pm-7:30am) so this mama is getting a good amount of sleep each night for now. No discomfort!

Best moment last week? Talking about how Agnes needs a sibling to play with but how we wouldn't be able to have another one with so many unknowns with this next year... You are an awesome God, God! :D

Movement? Nope, too early.

Weight Gain: Not yet. I'm starting at 130 lbs.

Cravings: Never noticed... so, so far, none.

What made me cry this week: Hahaha, I love that this is in my journal. Nothing made me cry... except maybe I shed a tear when Paul hugged me so long after I told him.

Medical Stuff: Went in for my first prenatal visit. Apart from the fact that I am shrinking in height... I went from 5'9" to 5'8.25"... depressing, everything seems to be fine. Until my blood work comes back, I don't have anything to worry about :)

Something I am excited about: Telling people! I have lots of announcement ideas!


**Below are posts of the pregnancy up to 12 weeks.**