17-4-2008 - Week 5

My mood while writing this blog: Surreal

Saturday 12^th April I took a pregnancy test and Chris and I watched together as the little line turned into a little plus sign. Five days on and it still hasn’t sunk in that this is real. I know this is happening yet its like I am dreaming. I don't 'feel' pregnant right now. Maybe because I miscarried last time I am hesitant to believe it and to allow myself to get excited until I am further along the path.

I am due in December, sometime between the 15^th and 25^th, as best as I can make out, but as I didn’t keep track of when my last period was I can not be certain of my due date. I must admit that I am not altogether thrilled about the fact that I am due so close to Christmas. I have always felt that it is hard for children who's birthdays falls so close to Christmas and for their parents too - Christmas is an expensive time without having to pile birthday presents into the mix (lets just hope its not twins).

Hopefully I will have my little one before Christmas so that we can have our first Christmas together or maybe if I am lucky and if the baby times his or her arrival well he or she could be the first one born of the new year. One way or another it is going to be an interesting Christmas for me.

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So far the pregnancy seems to be going well. I have been suffering with a bit of morning sickness. It is not very strong and I am not running to the bathroom on a regular basis it more a case that the sickness is a constant companion. For most of the day I feel queasy though at times it gets worse and at other times it eases off. Tough today and yesterday have not been so bad. Yesterday I had heartburn though it wasn’t until late afternoon that I realised what that feeling was having never really had heartburn before. Other pregnancy symptoms have been constipation and very sore breasts.

Already I can notice an increase in the size of my breasts. I am already and E cup I do not need bigger breasts.