5 weeks today...

I was a little off on my calculation, so I'm actually 5 weeks, not 6. Still not really having too much in the way of symptoms, except none of my pants fit anymore. I'm already about 8 pounds heavier than I was with my first at this point, and while that doesn't seem like much, I'm not a particularly big person and I'm carrying it all in my stomach area. I had to go buy a new pair of jeans yesterday because I'm down to about two semi-fashionable pairs that still button properly. I ended up finding a pair of - ugh - Jessica Simpson jeans that are so comfortable that I considered wearing them out of the store. And they were only $20. Score, I guess, even if they do have that dippy woman's name on the tag.

So it's come to my attention that I need to start walking as much as I can to keep my energy up and my weight under control. I'm going to try to talk my husband into going and getting my parents' unused treadmill tonight.

Other symptoms:

• Hunger. Eating has become the most important thing in the world to me. I threw a huge fit last week when my favorite restaurant had an hour and a half wait.
• Tiredness. It's not too bad, but when the weather is icky and rainy, like it is today, all I want to do is sleep.
• Hot flashes. This isn't uncommon for me; I sleep with two fans on in shorts and a t-shirt in the dead of winter. But that feeling of roasting from the inside out was particularly bad yesterday, especially since we were in my husband's car and I couldn't get the temperature regulated.

Other than that... it's pretty much business as usual. "They" say that similar symptoms in pregnancies point to the same gender, but who know. I can't lie - I do want a boy. I know what to do with boys. I have boxes upon boxes of boy clothes saved. And we have an awesome boy name picked out. I won't be disappointed if it's a girl, but I'll be overjoyed if it's a boy. I guess I'll have until mid- to late March to wonder.

I saw the doctor last Wednesday. He was kind of surprised that I had shown positives so early, but I also ovulate earlier than expected, so I guess it all works out. He's a nice guy; very conservative and reassuring. I go in for an ultrasound on the 7th and I'm hoping to hear back about blood test results in the next couple of days. I have cats and I'm so paranoid about toxoplasmosis; I was negative for it the last time I was pregnant.

I've already started a couple registries for things that we either gave away or need replaced from our first. I feel kind of guilty about doing that, but I figured I can pass the links along to anyone who asks and it's a good way to keep track of the things we need to get for ourselves. We still have a crib, a changing table and a playpen/bassinet combo that are in good shape, not to mention piles and piles of clothes, blankets and whatnot. I think I gave away the bottles, though.

I'm just rambling now. Back to work.