Week 5 - My Baby is the size of an Orange Seed

So, I'm about to finish Week 5 (you start counting from the date of your last menstrual period). The baby is the size of an orange seed, and looks a lot like a tadpole.

I shift moment-to-moment from super-excited to completely overwhelmed. I feel like there is so much to do, and time is running out to do it. I mean, we still have boxes that are not unpacked scattered throughout the basement! And then there's the worrying about work, and how much time I can afford to take off... All those things, and we haven't even finished Week 5 yet. I keep reminding myself that I've got plenty of time.

To date, I've felt mild nausea, but no real morning sickness. I shift between feeling like I could yak, and being ravenous. Then, when I do eat, the food is the Best and Most Tastiest Meal Ever. I find that I can only eat little meals, but I'm eating more of them. And, my boobs are definitely bigger, and sore (like with PMS, but ramped up to 11).

I bought "What to Expect When You're Expecting, which is basically the pregnancy bible... To that extent, I feel like I'm reading up on everything that I can, to make myself as prepared as one can be for nine months of daily body changes and unpredictable feelings. I guess this is good practice for me to begin getting used to the planned chaos that is a child, right? Right now, I'm familiarizing myself with what I can and can't eat. Did you know that lunch meats were bad? They could have listeria... so, I can eat them, but only if I microwave them until they're steaming... gross.

I'm super-excited, though, that I took the home test as early as I did. To be honest, as you know from the "Pregnant, or PMS?" post, I've been feeling pregnant probably from the beginning of implantation, which is pretty cool to think that I haven't missed a minute of this baby's life. I wish I had thought to take pictures of myself, and measurements, from the very start. I don't have a tape measure, so pictures will have to do for now. As you can see, I'm not showing at all, I'm just festively plump.