Five Months

As I am approaching the halfway marker, it's so crazy to me that it was only in March that I began to feel ill. I remember thinking that I'm going to be one of those pregnant ladies that never gets rid of morning sickness, and that I'm going to be stuck on the couch for nine months. Luckily, that hasn't been the case.

I realized that I'm going to be a "mom" and I don't know what I think about a child calling me mom. Patrick says, "What you should really worry about is if she starts calling me mom!" He's always good about making things easy and light!!

THE GOOD STUFF:
1. I have a belly now.
2. I can feel her move and her small kicks. Patrick felt the baby kick yesterday. So cool.
3. I don't have insane out of control hungers. It turns out, I've been eating like a healthy pregnant person my whole adult life. Just had to add juice into the mix.
4. I have enough energy to stay up in the evening and on weekends. It probably helps that I don't have to be at work until 10:45am
5. I am really enjoying being pregnant.

THE HARD STUFF:
1. Koreans stare at me. I'm used to the "where is she from?" stares. But the blatant stare of my belly to my face to my belly with a few whispers is starting to bug me. One more month.
2. Getting out of bed in the morning is more of a roll over process than a sit up and get out of bed.
3. I don't like using public bathrooms. The smell bothers me. I can't even tell you what the smell is.
4. I have to be careful about what I read or watch because I can start crying about anything and then I have puffy eyes for work the next day.
5. I don't like when co-workers ask me if I want any junk food to satisfy my cravings. Not all pregnant ladies want Oreos or Krispie Kreme. I would rather eat cereal in the morning. Is that a crime?

All in all, it's a wonderful experience!!