Week 6

Insane appetite, nausea, sore b**bs, extremely tired, crying over every little thing.....  I feel like I've experienced these symptoms once before?!  OH!  That's right!  About 4 years ago because I was PREGNANT!  You heard right.  Baby Fritz 2.0 has currently taken up residence in the cushy lining of my womb.  Sneaky little bean!

Something just seemed a little off and when I calculated back, multiplied by 3, and carried the one....I realized my little friend hadn't visited in 6 weeks!!  So I just happened to be at the Dollar store buying some knick knacks for Bryce's Birthday when I saw a pregnancy test.  YES, the Dollar store sells pregnancy tests.  Seems kinda funny to pay a measly $1 for such a important medical test.  But it guaranteed a 99% accuracy!!  So in I trotted to a Tim Horton's bathroom and peed on the stick.  2 lines as clear as day!  Obviously a false positive right?   Can't expect a $1 test to be accurate?  Next stop - the pharmacy and paid $15.99 for a second test.  NOW, I expect accuracy.  Back to Tim Horton's (they must have wondered) and a big fat + sign.  Crazy! The odds of conceiving at 41 are pretty slim which makes this such a blessing!!


As with Brycey-Boo, I'd like to document my journey with this second pregnancy.  What a wonderful keepsake and way to capture each weekly/monthly milestone.  My Sister ended up having the "Baby Bean" blog printed and bound. BEST BABY BOOK ever!!

I have been to the Doctor's for all the necessary blood work and we have our first Ultrasound scheduled for Oct 29th. (Although I put myself on their cancellation list, hoping to get in sooner.) Better not be any tricks in there...just a treat!!

"This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. If you could see into your uterus, you'd find an oversize head and dark spots where your baby's eyes and nostrils are starting to form. His emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of the head, and his arms and legs by protruding buds. His heart is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to course through his body. His intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to his lungs has appeared. His pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of his brain, muscles, and bones.