Week 9 (missed week 8)

**I wrote a few posts over the past few months. These are to catch you up on where I've been.**

I have been SO tired. I feel like I could sleep for 16 hours a day. I'm waking up for work, going into a semi-catatonic state around 10:30am, somehow waking myself up from that to make it through the rest of the day. I get home at 5:45 and am in bed by 7pm. I am such a loser. My poor husband only sees me in the bedroom these days - and not in a good way! We haven't had a lot of quality time these past couple of weeks. PLEASE let this end soon!

The good news is I haven't had much nausea. I get gaggy when I brush my teeth and if I eat too much in one sitting but other than that, I'm doing ok. I'm very thankful for that. On a non-related note, I had been having some tooth pain so I went to the dentist. My broken tooth has a cavity in it and needs ... get this ... a root canal and a crown. All while I'm pregnant. Can I tell you how UN-excited I am about this news? I'm currently on antibiotics to help curb the swelling/cavity from growing/whatever. I'm hoping I can hold off until later in the second trimester to get it fixed.

We made it through our family wedding last weekend all right. I hid my little bloated stomach in a flowy dress and under a poncho. I was thankful the wedding was in Ohio where it was REALLY chilly. I did run into one snag. My cousin asked to see my camera. I thought she wanted to see the camera. She wanted to see my pictures. She scrolled through and came to a few of my belly shot photos. Ooops. I snagged it back from her and cornered her later in the evening. She asked what the pictures were about and I was honest about it. I told her I would really like to keep it quiet until Thanksgiving when we would see my parents and I could tell them. She was good about it, though. She understood and I think she'll stay mum.

I feel like I have been avoiding my friends because I can't drink and when we go out, it's weird if I don't drink. My birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks. I think we're just going to tell my friends we're heading out of town for the weekend and that might keep them from wanting to get together. I can't wait to finally tell everyone already! Just 3 weeks to go until that day. Phew!

The outdoor pictures stopped when we ran out of daylight on the weekdays and I was miserable with exhaustion. I think we need to pick them up again...some day. I took this one in the bathroom mirror because I was amazed at how far out my belly was protruding this day. Again, most of it was still bloat but still, amazed.

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How far along?:  9 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Not sure
The Bump: Bloat, which is just getting bigger and bigger.
What I’m excited about/looking forward to:  Telling people in 3 weeks!
Maternity Clothes: I'm still wearing my size 10 jeans and work pants. I did order two pairs of maternity pants from Old Navy. I hope they fit well. I need something a little more comfortable right now.
Symptoms: Exhaustion. Some nausea after eating, while brushing teeth. Belly is getting chubbier.
Belly Button in or out?:  In.
Food Cravings/Aversions: Aversions: Meat, leftover food. Cravings: Rice Krispie Treats, crab rangoon, chicken biscuits.
Milestones:  We had our first prenatal visit! That was huge!