Nine Weeks

Nine Weeks:
"This week, your baby-to-be grows to between 20 and 28 millimeters from crown to rump, or roughly the size of a strawberry. Weighing in at two grams, your baby is very active, although it is too tiny for you to feel its movements yet. He or she now has all the major organs, muscles, and nerves. While his or her testes or ovaries are formed, the external genitalia still appear sexless, which is why it is too early for an ultrasound to reveal its gender. Eyelids are beginning to form and the trunk is straightening and elongating, cartilage and bones are forming, the basic structures of the eyes are in place, and the tongue is beginning to develop. The fingers and thumb are visible, albeit short and webbed. A major accomplishment!" (Pregnancy Weekly)

I'd say. And momma's been absolutely green. I think it's hilarious talking to my big sis lately. She keeps telling me that she misses being pregnant and that she is gonna live vicariously through me for these nine (actually ten) months. This cracks me up, because I'd give her my morning sickness any day! I am so ready to feel something other than nausea and bloating. I daily feel disgusting. But I hear that the second trimester is fabulous. If I can just make it through these next few weeks, I'll be home free - I hope.

Speaking of my sister, she gave me some excellent pregnancy books. I think she's proofread basically everything that is out there on pregnancy. She always had a book in hand while she was going through her pregnancy. I've actually tried to stay away from doing too much research on the topic. I have a tendency to be a hypochondriac about certain things and too much information for me is really not good. But since Beck has already read these, she told me the ones that I'd enjoy reading. So far, I am really loving Frankly Pregnant by Stacy Quarty. It is too funny. And she is right on target about the symptoms I'm feeling. In the intro, she says something like how when she was pregnant, she wished for a buddy to go through it with her and that she patterned this book specifically to become that buddy. And I'm so glad to have her along for the ride! It's great to know that the greasy hair/funky smells/gross indigestion/ sore boobs/achy lower back/variations of diarrhea and constipation/ear popping/fatigue/dry skin/general itchiness/and crazy woman hormones are not just something unique to me. Misery loves company, especially company with a sense of humor.

I bought my first pair of maternity pants Saturday night. They don't look too "maternity," just a bit of elastic right where I need it and a low belt. I've noticed that my pants are starting to hurt a bit in the waist, because I'm starting to show. Nobody else seems to think so, but I look at my tummy way more than anyone else, so I should know. I need to take a belly picture pretty soon. And hey, I'm over two months pregnant already!