Size of baby: About the size of a grapefruit; during month 5 baby will be measuring 10.5-11.8 inches head to toe and weighing in at about 12.7-20.8 ounces - according to most resources I've perused baby boy should be breaking the 1 pound mark this week
Total Weight Gain/Loss: well my weight is down again after my illness last week (see below) - I'm down 8 lbs from my heaviest early in pregnancy and about 5 lbs from my starting weight but I'm still up about 1.5 lbs from my lowest... I was getting really in my head about this weight thing but the OB has not even mentioned it once and I know I have extra weight to lose so since baby boy seems to be growing appropriately I am choosing to just not worry about it. Also, since I am seriously not wanting to have to deal with gestational diabetes, being on the lower weight gain side makes me feel better than if I were on the higher side.
How I'm Changing: bump is growing and that's about it
Gender: baby boy
Sleep: ok but waking up several times a night to adjust my position and get comfortable - also the dreams are seriously strange
Symptoms: some back and abdominal pain - also like I mentioned last week I got what I now think was a nasty upper respiratory virus... I was pretty much out for the count from Friday night until Tuesday night. I tried to go to work Monday but left after half a day and then had to call out Tuesday... I made it back to work Wednesday and then tried to really take it easy on Christmas while B was at work. I'm definitely on the mend now but it was pretty awful.
How I'm feeling: better now than earlier this week
What I Miss: nothing new... red wine, sushi
Cravings: nothing specific this week
Best Moment(s) of the Week: not much going on this week... happy to have celebrated Christmas with family and friends near and far - facetime is certainly a great thing
What I am Looking Forward To: looking forward to the baby shower next week and our ultrasound in early January
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