Thursday, July 3rd (5 w 4 d):

Sooooooooo tired today. Absolutely exhausted! I've got to wonder sometimes if I'm having 6 babies as tired as I am. My levels must still be jumping up. It amazes me the fatigue that I'm experiencing over a baby that's the size of a sesame seed.

The heart starts beating this week! I'm so excited about that.... maybe that's why I'm so tired!

We're having the hardest time keeping the baby a secret. We're going to my in-laws tonight for dinner & I want to tell them so much! We've known for 2 weeks and kept it a secret! I feel like bub is such a big part of our family already and it's awful that our parents don't know about him or her. Oh well.... we keep promising ourselves to wait so that we'll be able to show them a ultrasound picture when we tell them. Only 15 more days! :) I'm on pins and needles with impatience!

My bbs are incredibly sore today and I woke up with a bit of a headache.... I'm also STARVING. One thing I've noticed is that when I'm hungry, I'm hungry RIGHT NOW. I'll feel hungry all of a sudden and if I don't get something to eat within 5 minutes.... I turn into a witch.

No throwing up at all.... just sore bbs, peeing all the time, very hungry frequently, occasional headaches, and ridiculous fatigue! Oh the joys of being pregnant! I LOVE every bit of it!

Friday, July 4th (5 w 5 d):

My husband and I went to his parent's house last night for dinner and as we were eating.... he just blurted out that I was having a baby! So.... the secrets out! We were planning on waiting until after the ultrasound but apparently it's too late for that because Zachary could not wait one more minute, much less 2 more weeks.

I'm a bit nervous about them knowing but I'm thankful that we finally shared our news. I'm happy that we'll have family rejoicing with us... and looking forward to our first ultrasound just as much as we are.

So... today we're telling my family. :)

And even though it's early.... I'm so happy. I can't wait for EVERYONE to know all about our strong healthy little one!

by the way: I think that I had my first real meeting with morning sickness this morning. The only thing I could do to keep from throwing up was lay down & go back to sleep. I'm still a bit dizzy but I don't feel like I'm going to vomit anymore. :) Here's to a happy 4th of July!

Saturday, July 5th (5 w 6 d):

6 weeks tomorrow! I'm so excited! Only 13 more days until the ultrasound. Now I can start saying that "We see the baby for the first time NEXT week!"

I can't wait for the ultrasound. I think it will help to relieve my fears so much. I've been a bit nervous these past few days because I have the strangest feeling of "fullness" in my uterus... and my sides have twinges every now and then. I know that it's because baby's growing and my uterus is expanding right along with him or her... but it's still something new so it's something else to wonder about.

These past few days have brought about quite a bit of nausea. It comes and goes but I'm mostly feeling sick right after I wake up in the morning and just before bed at night. Although... yesterday I didn't feel great physically at any time during the day. I wonder what the 6th week will bring in terms of sickness.

The craziest of pregnancy dreams have set in. I had a dream last night that I had a pet dinosaur that liked to ride tri-cycles. I entered him into a race and he was winning. :) Isn't that ridiculous?

I'm not complaining about any of the symptoms though! As long as bub is growing right along in there and my hormone levels are jumping... the sickness is just fine with me.

I'm just going to have to learn how to adjust to being sick and surviving my 8 hour clinical rotations for school.

Time really is starting to move a little more quickly I think... let's just hope these next 13 days are perfect for bub and our ultrasound tech has nothing but wonderful news! We're so excited to see what God has in store for us!