9 Weeks

The baby sure is growing fast!  As big as a grape this week!  Actually, thenest.com website that I have been following says the size of a green olive.  Well I didn't have any green olives and didn't want to buy a whole jar just for the picture.  So I found other comparisons like grapes and cherries.  I had grapes, so I just used one of them (even though it was kind of a small grape)!

Anyways, its hard to believe I am 9 weeks pregnant and only 3 weeks until the end of my first trimester!  As you can see I am starting to have a small bump, but if you didn't know I was pregnant you probably wouldn't notice.  It seems to puff out at different times of the day too, so some of it is still bloat.  I still fit in one pair of my jeans, but they are getting a little snug around the waist.  I guess my other ones still "fit", but they are uncomfortable around the waist.  Thank goodness for my bella bands!  Mikey wanted to take a picture again with me this week, and he smiled so sweetly for it!

Today I attended my first MOPS (Mothers Of Pre-Schoolers) meeting and it was a lot of fun!  Mikey got to have fun playing with other kids his age, and I got to socialize with the other moms.  Besides family and a few close friends these other moms were the first ones I told about my exciting news!  They have a little gender predictor that they do for expecting moms.  They have a bag filled with pink and blue baby socks and you close your eyes and pick one to "predict" what your having, well I picked out pinks ones!  I really want a girl and have been praying for one!  As long as the baby is healthy I will be happy with either, but I really want a girl!  Mikey even says he wants a baby sister!  LOL!  I don't think he fully understands yet that he is going to be a big brother and mommy has a baby in her tummy.

As far as symptoms this week, they haven't changed much.  I am still tired all the time, and still get nausea on and off.  One day I feel great, and the next day I get sick!  Its unpredictable!  I mentioned I got my pregnancy pillow last week, and I love it!  I feel like I'm in my own little nest and I have a pillow to snuggle with which ever way I turn!

Tomorrow I'm having Bunco at my house and I have a lot baking and cooking to do to get ready for it.  Since tomorrow is going to be such a busy day I better get to bed soon, so goodnight to you all!