Fifth Time's A Charm?

Or should I say that the fifth time one travels down that pregnancy road, one has offically entered the "No-SANE-Zone"? This time around the block has been much different than the last times--and since Petra's pregnancy got 'extra' coverage I thought this baby needs some attention prior to birth too.

The Good, The Bad, and the Nutty...

• Did I mention that I HATE orange Juice? I mean I really, really don't like it. I don't even like oranges peeled and segmented. Don't know why, I love lemons, limes, clementines, tangalos, grapefruit...but not OJ! And so it has come as quite a shock to be drinking the hated beverage and actually have it help with the acid in my stomach--who knew?!
• For a girl who usually don't show much (yeah I know horrible grammar) before month 4 or 5, it has come as quite a shock at weeks 8-10 to quickly outgrow all of my pants. But there have been some amazing strides in maternity stuff in the last three years or so and Target is AWESOME! If you are preggs and need some way to extend the life of your clothing without breaking your bank, go there and get a belly band! Highly recommend! And if you can't just run over to target, please let me know and I will personally send you one of these gems! You gotta have one!
• Because my belly is already so big for me, my kids rub it like it has magic powers. I cannot wait for the day they can feel the moving, then there will really be a riot in this home.
• My house is a bigger wreck than ever before! Four kids + one sick momma+ dad starting new job= HUGE BOMB WENT OFF! So No I don't handle everything, I frequently barely make it through the day and actually feed everyone! Never fear though, I am ready to feel normal again! Just a matter of months.
• I have two names picked, but I am still not convinced they are the ones--we will see as the time passes what I feel like this name will be. I get to pick this one all by myself this time (with obvious veto power retained by the hubs) so we have a new exerience on our hands, wish me luck! I tried to get help from the kids, but somehow Snowflake just doesn't cut it these days.
• Hip trouble has been a big thing this time and we are only a third of the way through. I think this will be an interesting adventure, to say the least.
• I am not quite ready to post a pregs pic, I will get there soon! When I am back to doing my hair more regularly and not wearing my husbands sweatshirts to be comfortable while I combat the sicknessy reality--I will post some pictures then.