9 Weeks

9 weeks as of Tuesday! The past few nights I have slept better than I have in weeks and it is GLORIOUS! Haha. Now that I work from home, I mostly set my own schedule. Typically, I start my day around 8 or 8:30 and by start my day I mean I roll out of bed and walk 10 feet to my computer. I know, you're jealous. Working from home has its downsides but sleeping in is not one of them! I have even let myself sleep in to close to 9. I kept thinking I should get up and then I'd think I have plenty of time to be sleep deprived and woken up at the crack of dawn so the hell with it! That extra time has paid off! I have more energy during the day and just overall in a better mood. My naseau has gotten much better. I still have a lot of food aversions and my appetite isn't quite "normal" but I don't find myself holding my breath as much going into the fridge. My new trick is to take a small sniff of whatever it is I think I want to eat and if it passes that test on to my belly!

I have been exercising every few days. As I feel better I hope to increase that even if it's just a relaxing 30 minute walk. Feels good to stretch out and get some fresh air. At the gym it feels good to do some light weights and feel some muscle tone. The baby is now the size of a green olive (mmm olives mmm). No bump for me yet but I got some nice bloat by the end of the day, sexy right? That digestion is still sluggish at best. I've definitely learned to eat smaller portions more often and that helps quite a bit. I haven't gotten that scale yet but when I weighed myself at the grocery store (on the giant scale in the vestibule after making sure the coast was clear) I seem to be about the same each time so that's good enough for me! My doctor's appointment is 1 week from this coming Tuesday and I cannot wait! Heartbeat here we come :)

Lots of exciting things to look forward to. My 29th birthday (well that number I'm not excited about haha) is tomorrow & Chris is taking me out to a fancy pants dinner where I plan on having a refreshing shirley temple haha, then Chris's cousin & her family come Sunday, Katie comes next Friday and Chris's sister comes the following Sunday. So excited to have all this family come down to visit. It's such a great feeling to see everyone. I especially can't wait to see my big sister and give her a hug! I have many fun things planned for us and I'm glad my energy is starting to return so hopefully I can keep up with everything! I'm going to be hunting for a one piece bathing suit soon as the bikini is seeming less and less appealing to me. I don't feel like sucking it in all day haha. I want to eat my fried pickles at the snack stand in comfort thank you very much!

No St. Patty's Day celebrations for us. Chris has work and well I'm not really in St. Patty's Day form. I wouldn't mind some green coffee and some irish potatoes though, hmmm...

p.s. i think starting after my doctor's appointment & week 12 I will start taking belly shots!