“Would Joseph ever have imagined that five months after taking Mary into his home he would have to take her to Bethlehem without any comforts or security during the journey? “
How do we know it was five months? I don’t know where to find that in the Gospels.
Well, Mary was with Elizabeth for three months; now add the five months — sounds like a normal pregnancy to me — but traveling at eight months would have been difficult, I agree.