Oh, Baby! Oh BABY!

That's right!!! There is a baby in there, I mean I think. I took a positive pregnancy test and will confirm in another few days, followed by a prompt trip to the doctor's to triple confirm that baby, baby!

Naturally, I'm super excited. Also naturally, I'm super anxious. I've been googling and researching like a madwoman trying to get absolutely all of the information I possibly can as I am an elderly (the nerve) mother this time around. Gestationally, anyway.

Right off the bat, things feel different. I grant that it has been a few years since my first, but this feels somehow different, and maybe that's just nerves and perception. I'm in a completely different place, mentally, this time than I was last time. True to form, this blog will help me document my phases, only this time I'm starting up super, super early. I realize there's always a chance this could end in heartbreak, but I'm not worried about that breaking ME, should it happen, so off I go.

How far along?: 4 weeks

Baby is the size of a(n): Poppy Seed

Total weight gain/loss:  None. I'm really, really early to the game here. I AM hoping to stave off too much weight gain as I'm a little overweight as it is, so I don't need to gain as much. I'm aiming for a total gain of no more than 20 lbs.

The Bump: Nope. A bit of a food baby bump though.

Symptoms/How I'm feeling: Headache, nausea, and hmmm... having reread my last blog, I might be anemic again. That could explain a lot of that. Also, you know...being pregnant.

Food Cravings/Aversions: Nothing. I feel mostly sick. Whee.

Sleep: It's okay right now, I'm tired a lot, because duh.

Weddings Rings On or Off: On. I hope to keep them on this time around but we'll see.

Exercise: Walking. I'm following the Jane Austen diet. No really! Sorta really.

Any Names Picked Out Yet: Yes, whether it's a boy or a girl, we are good to go.

Gender: Too soon to know!

Movement: None, but that would be weird.

Maternity Clothes: None. I wish I had kept my old ones.

Labor Signs: Oh, God. None. Thank God.

What I miss: Nothing, super happy to be preggers!

Best Moment of the Week: Seeing those two lovely pink lines.

What I’m excited about/looking forward to: my appointments... getting to see baby and mostly to see that everything is A-Okay. I won't be able to sleep until then.