Today I'm officially 5 weeks along with Brooke's future Brother or Sister. She obviously has no clue whats in store, and honestly, I dont think Mommy and Daddy do either. As for the pregnancy, I think its much the same as it was round 1 with Brooke. I'm nauseated, but not severely. Just a bit of a pukey feeling in the back of my throat. The pregnancy development timeline suggests that nausea might start now, but is more likely in the coming weeks. I'm hoping that its not any worse than last time and that having some nausea at 5 weeks isnt a bad sign.
My biggest issues is that I'm so tired. I remember being pregnant with Brooke and falling asleep at my desk at work, but I dont know when that was. I think it was during the first trimester, so again, this isnt off base. The issue is that when I was pregnant the first time it was just me. Now its me and Brooke. And, I think she is trying to give me a hard time. She has started waking up at 6:30 instead of 7:00. And she has been having some nap issues. Generally I could count on a 2 hour nap from her, maybe even 3 hours on a big day. But lately she is sleeping 1.5 hours or less. I'm trying to squeeze dissertation work in during her naps, but there is an issue. The naps are getting shorter and I'm falling asleep at my laptop. Things are getting complicated :)
A couple of cups of coffee would get me over this hump, but of course, too much caffeine is a no-no. I essentially cut out the majority of my caffeine intake, but do get a 1/2 decaf latte every once-in-a-while. I did it during my entire pregnancy with Brooke and it was often one of the few small perks of my pregnancy-life I was able to enjoy.
November Baby Development @ 5 Weeks
According to the development timeline, the future Baby Schneider is the size of a sesame seed. How can something so tiny make me so tired? Its pretty amazing, and also a little irritating, all at the same time :) And how could a sesame seed make me eat 8 chocolate chip cookies? Because, I couldnt have done that on my own...
