9 weeks!

Another week down!

How big is baby?:

"Your little embryo has now officially graduated to fetus-hood. Adding to the excitement, a Doppler ultrasound device might be able to pick up the beating heart. With basic physical structures in place and increasingly distinct facial features, baby is kind of starting to look like...well...a baby!"

 How far along?: 9 weeks. 3 more to go in the first trimester!!

Maternity clothes?: Nothing official, but I've learned the rubber band trick for buttoning some of my shorts.

Movement: Not feeling it, but Spock was moving for us at our ultrasound yesterday!

Stretch marks?: None yet.

Sleep?: Is what I look forward to every day. I sleep great except my frequent bathroom trips.

Symptoms?: I'm tired all the time still. I'm finding veins in some interesting places (from the increase in blood flow), and I'm still getting bloated. My nausea is under control and only comes once in a while.

Food cravings: Hotdogs, Mac n cheese, and chicken soup and grilled cheese.

Belly button in or out?: Innie

What I miss:  Not a thing. I'm enjoying pregnancy!

What I'm looking forward to: Getting out of the  first trimester! I want to hit the second tri!

Milestone: Seeing our heartbeat again yesterday and getting past the point of my last loss.

Bump Pic!:

And my new weekly pic: The View from the Top!

In other news:  I've had a great past week! Continuing with the baby news, we had our second u/s yesterday! I was so nervous. Well, nervous is putting it lightly, I was terrified! I was up at 230am the morning of my appointment because I couldn't sleep. I kept running the events of my last loss through my mind. Calling in to work; explaining what happened. Un-telling on Facebook, the hospital visit, the recovery, the depression. I was a wreck. When we finally got there at 730 and got taken back to the room, I laid down and was shaking. I even had tears running down my eyes. The tech was so sweet and rubbed my hand before putting the gel on. Within seconds of putting the wand on my belly, she looked at me and said "Everything is great in there!". I HUGE relief came over me and I really started to cry. She took her measurements, talked to me about what she was doing and all of a sudden she stopped moving the wand and said "Look!". Spock was moving around! His/her little arms and legs were moving around as is he/she was annoyed with all the pushing. It was great and something I'll NEVER forget! She was even nice to sneak me a second picture when she was only supposed to give me one. Check Spock out!

Yes, it's only 1 baby. Some people thought twins because of the double picture. Lol.

In non-baby world, I PASSED MY CLASSES!! Woo hoo!! I will officially be a YSU graduate in August when I walk the stage and get my diploma! I can't wait. I've been waiting 6 long years for this dang degree and I can't wait to get it! I'm looking forward to planning my "Come celebrate Jessica being free from school" party.