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I am almost 7 weeks pregnant with Baby number 5. I'm excited, overwhelmed, nauseous, very tired. Anybody want me to share my experiences, joys, I will tell you whatever you want to know from what I've been through. childbirth has overall been a very blessed experience....children are a gift from the Lord. If any of you are scared or just want some encouragement, read from the Bible Psalm 139. My kids memorized it 2 years ago-tells us how much God loves us and our babies. If you don't have a relationship with Him, it makes parenting, an already very difficult, overwhelming task, something to be done well, when we lean on Him, the Creator of all. Life can be very hard, but He is faithful to those who seek Him! We weren't really trying hard, contemplating but thinking we were "done". My now "baby" is 4. Here we go again. My husband was in ER Thanksgiving morning-lightheaded, chest and arm tingling, pass out hit his head and ribs on the floor and been having episodes for a week. A bit better now...but docs are doing all they can to check out his heart, head, thyroid-we're chocking it all up as stress (poor guy work is so crazy hard and then I give him that positive preg test) and possible reaction to flu shot-reactions began an hour after. GOD HAS BEEN FAITHFUL. My new Ob has been so kind-has done 2 ultrasounds...saw Baby's heartbeat on Monday-says with my age and health this lowers risk of miscarriage to 3%...somewhat comforting. I can't stop sleeping and feeling nausous, though. DOLE'S strawberry fruit bars-yum! and anything lemon-limey, or orange.

Dec.5....Boy the nausea is not fun but Unisom helping. SOoooooooo sleepy. I am soooooooo thankful because CHILDREN ARE A GIFT OF GOD! I can't wait till my next appt. next Wed.!

Dec. 30...Was feeling better overall and last 48 hours the nausea has been back 24/7. Mid of night is worse-had to eat at midnight last night. I'm so hopeful for things to get better soon and I can almost touch 2nd trimester. Am really liking lemonade now. I'm so thankful for this holiday break!! Seems like forever till the 11th for my next u/s and appt. I feel kind of silly but I'm totally in maternity clothes now!

Jan. 14...am still battling nausea at random times of days. 3-5 AM this morning was rough...overall a bit more energy to function around here-just having to eat cheeseburgers and ice cream way too much (only things that really satisfy me for a long time, between apples, pineapple, bagels, etc). Round ligament pain seems worse this time than others. I hope that's all it is-lower right side jabbing pains. The Lord is good to me. Please, I ask Him, allow the nausea to say bye bye for good.

Feb.1 still some nausea here and there...been feeling baby since week 12 or 13...doc said not out of question for 5th baby. I'm feeling him/her most days now. MUCH BETTER overall-very thankful for that!! We may find out the gender on the 8th! God is so very kind!

Feb. 8 We're having a boy! My oldest child and only son who will be 10 years older, is very excited. I've been having a hard time sleeping b/c I'm looking at baby bedding online, etc. (:

Anyone want to give me ideas on color for room-something that might work ok if we have to change it to a girl room a year later-light blue, yellow? I don't know....also WHICH MOBILE DO YOU LIKE BETTER TO GO WITH BEDDING?

*Okay so I don't know why this won't copy and paste the bedding but it's at potterybarn kids and it's navy, blue, and white striped-maybe called KASEY (?)

Thanks...almost 18 weeks tomorrow!!

April 11....I am excited because my baby shower is a week from MOnday. I might get to see a lot of friends with whom I grew up and have talked to but not seen in a while. My husband was a part of a huge lay off at work so while that's stressful, The Lord is giving his "peace that passes understanding." I know He is going to take care of us. Hubby is home working on finding a job but when he has spare moments he is getting the baby's room ready. I'm thrilled.
A bit of nausea trying to come back on, back is not happy (hips and rear-normal stuff for me -have to do PT exercies), very hungry and tired (anemia still?) BUT I SERVE AN AWESOME GOD WHO CREATED THIS baby boy, and I am so thankful for his kicks and squirms, yes even in my hip bone. (: