Feeling every bit 5 months!

Can you believe it?! We are 5 months pre-old today (LOL)!

Jeremy is well and kicking! He is definitely making his presence known, almost every night when I am winding down to sleep!!!!


What I cannot figure out is why pregnant women only tell you the best parts or the worst parts of pregnancy. They leave out the rest. Like for the past two days I have felt as if a board (yes a board) is poking me in my stomach and whenever I bend over it hurts. I am way to early and way too small still to not be able to bend over. This does not feel good at all, but you think anyone believes me. When I say I feel "fat" or my stomach feels like it is poking out, or that if feels like there is a board in it; they laugh and give me the dumbest response, "It's because you're pregnant". I wish I could knock them out with my stomach, let them feel Jerbear's fist or foot!


I am so not use to this, and anyone who knows me knows I HATE pain and discomfort. I will just accept it and say it could be worse.


All in all this past week has been good. I am happy to report I have finished ALL of my coursework for school. I finished both exams yesterday. Thank God! So now I can focus on Jeremy! This will definitely lighten my stress and be more beneficial to Jeremy.


My cravings are iffy at best. I am no longer sure if I really want something. Shame, because I could be eating some Sour Cream & Onion chips right now (I thought I wanted them but in the next second realized that I didn't). I hate to waste (spend) money so I refuse to buy something I may not eat.


I am not sure where my weight stands, as big as I feel, I would say I now meet the weight requirement. Richard would disagree.


I have yet to "nest" ( get into this super cleaning frenzy they say pregnant women go through ). I think this is because I hate to clean and was way too focused on school than worrying about getting the house ready. I have started to conceptualize his room however.


I still have not purchased maternity clothes. Yea, that's starting to become a problem. I may need to break down and spend money this weekend. Can you tell just how cheap I am?! Pregnancy is definitely not for supercheap people like me. Good thing I have my husband to help me in that department.


Shanika bought Jerbear (leave his nickname alone, it will NOT grow up with him. Richard says its not masculine enough. LOL. It's better than JuJuBee, the name Shanika picked out for him.) As I was saying, Shanika purchased some classical music cd's for him to listen to. Doesn't she realize I have to listen to it too? Jeez. The things pregnant women have to go through.


Well hopefully next week I can report some weight gain, (that's more than just my imagination), some very good cravings (like the fried fish I had this weekend and fried green tomatoes-- health gurus stop your cringing, Jerbear enjoyed every bit of it). I hope to also have at least two maternity outfits. And maybe I can start to consistently walk. Though I doubt that will happen soon because now I am scheduling all of my work meetings with clients in the late afternoon, this cuts into my walking time.


Until next week, keep us in your thoughts (happy) and prayers (God-driven)


Jeremy & Mom.