Maeyonnaise

I cannot the understand the logic as to how this pregnancy months is calculated. I just checked my pregnancy calendar and discovered that I am already in my fifth month since 5th of this month!!! That was my 16th week. No wonder, the past few days I seem to feel like I slept with a bump the night before and wake up like someone blew more air into my ballooning tummy. :) It’s actually exciting because now, I no one can deny I am preggy! hahaha.

I am feeling the tug on the sides of my belly already and it is just the start of the growing belly!!! These past weeks, I have been having a hard time sitting down because my belly is getting squished. Plus, I feel like my belly skin is being pulled on both sides. This afternoon while I was in the office, I had a hard time breathing because my skirt seemed to feel tighter and limiting so I had to fold it down. That’s another piece of clothing deducted from those that I can wear. I definitely have to go shopping this weekend!!! I don’t have anymore to wear for the office!!!

So this is how big baby is right now. They said that this is the time that I should experience “quickening”. Quickening is the first recongnizable movements of the fetus in utero, appearing usually from the sixteenth to the eighteenth week of pregnancy.

I think I felt it more than once but it is quite difficult to differentiate it from gas, as sometimes, I burp after I feel it. hehehe. I always put extra effort in my observation when I am lying down. Apparently, this is the best time to feel it as your body is relaxed and the “fluttering” can be more recognizable.

Friends and sis described this feeling to me in different ways. Sis said that it is like having butterflies in your tummy. A friend said it feels like having bubbles in your tummy.

Surely, this fifth month brings lotsa exciting new experiences. The one I am looking forward to most is finding out whether it will be a boy or a girl… that will be on our upcoming visit to the doc next week!!! YIPPEEEE!!!

Now hubby & I are playing the guessing game. I am guessing it’s a boy while he’s saying it’s a girl. We shall see… :)