In case you are wondering how far along I am, I hit Week 13 today! I have installed a pregnancy ticker at the sidebar. It looks like this :

So anytime you feel like asking me how far along I am? Just check it out, ok?  EDD is supposd to be 5th March but I have gone past my EDD the last 3 births so I really wouldn't be holding my breath for the baby to pop on or before its EDD.

Since my oldest has been praying for a baby boy 2 babies ago, he seems convinced that this will be the baby boy he's prayed for. Well, we'll see. And yes, I must find out the gender of my babies. It is stressful enough to come up with a name, especially their Chinese name. Can't imagine having to come up with two names!

And...if you are wondering how I am feeling? The polite answer is, "not good".  You don't really want to know what I think!

And no, please do not tell me to try this and that remedy, ok? Thank you but I have probably tried them all and NOTHING, I mean NOTHING works. It used to be that something would work - at least a day or two. But this time around, ZERO stuff works.

I am just glad that I do not actually throw up. I just feel like throwing up. And you know this cheecky baby of mine? She imitates me when when I make that retching sound and grins! Lol!

I am still nursing her though we are down to 2x/day. Whew! I don't know how other moms do it but I absolutely dislike nursing through a pregnancy. And in case you are wondering, the last 5 babies were conceived while exclusively nursing.

I generally still don't feel like doing anything. But having no choice sorta gets things going. Lol!

Cooking would rate as the worst thing to do. Looking at the raw food and then smelling the cooking fumes! Woah! But the alternative is MSG-laden catered food or MacDonald's. Yucks! Truly stuck between a rock and a hard place. So I cook. At least the kids will eat what I cook. They won't eat catered food.

And like what I shared in my article, Being Frugal - Groceries on Building Up Moms, at this stage, I have given up on Menu Planning. I cook what I think I can stomach but even then, sometimes I can't bear to eat what I have cooked.

But the kids are so thrilled about the baby.  Especially my oldest. He has been diligently praying for a baby since I don't know when. And when I told him he had to help around the house more than he already does, he rose to the challenge. Let's see if this keeps up!

I know having 6 children and being pregnant with the seventh is not at all common and yet I am so thrilled to know 3 other MOMYS who are exactly where I am! Hi Misti, Shyla and Angie! It is nice to be able to complain er.. share our discomforts.

Next up will be my review of my 2 robots!

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Posted by Delci

Dislike nursing thru' pregnancy? - MEEEEEEEE!!!!

Posted by Geraldine

Painful for me even before I knew I was pregnant again. I guess my milk supply dropped right from beginning of pregnancy plus Faith was nursing longer than usual due to her teething too. I became very sensitive and edgy whenever she nursed. :( What helped me was keeping well-hydrated. I'd always drink a glass of water before nursing. Not sure if it was psychological :p but it did help. :)

Oh...and I am looking forward to your review on the robots. :)