9 Weeks

Baby is the size of an Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly

(Joe reminded me I need to get back on the bump pic routine, next week I promise!)

New for baby this week?  1 inch long, no longer an embryo, officially a fetus, organ systems are forming and dividing, baby is developing tiny muscles and making tiny reflex movements

Total weight gain/loss? Still even.

Maternity clothes? No.

Stretch marks? No.

Sleep? So sleepy.  I have been trying to sneak in a few naps.

Best moment this week?  Anniversary.  

Miss Anything? Having an appetite.  I can eat and hold stuff down, but nothing has been sounding very good.

Movement? No.

Food cravings?  No.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Still battling the underlying nausea. 

Have you started to show yet? No.

Gender? Lots of people thinking girl.  Which makes me want to guess boy.

Labor Signs? No.

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

How is mama feeling? Tired. 

Looking forward to? This first trimester wrapping up and hopefully starting to feel a little better.  I thank Bran all the time for being such an easy baby on me while he was in my belly.  I never would have known I was pregnant with him until I started showing.  It has been a much different experience this time around.

Joe and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary. It was a very low key day.  It's funny how life with kids changes that. 
1) First Anniversary-long weekend trip to Chicago
2) Second Anniversary- floating the river in Asheville
3) Third Anniversary- pregnant with Bran, enjoyed a fancy dinner out
4) Fourth Anniversary- took Bran to Local Roots for dinner with us
Our fifth anniversary fell on a Friday and we both worked, so by the time we got home and got Bran settled I was exhausted.  Joe ordered us a nice arrangement (haha) from Donatos for dinner which really hit the spot (especially since not much has been tasting great lately).  I promised Joe a kid free weekend sometime before Baby L 2.0 makes an appearance, so I really need to get on planning that.  Joe surprised me with a new anniversary band to go with my wedding set.  I love it.  He really spoils me.

It is so hard to believe how much can change in five years and how quickly those years really do fly by.  But I am happy with where we have settled.  Building a family is busy and has its challenges, but I couldn't imagine life any other way at this point. Fast forward to later anniversaries and I am sure I will be wondering where the pregnancy/baby/toddler years went. 

That same weekend we went over to Dayton to the Siefkers end of summer party.  We also got to catch up with the Burgers and Browns, and had a good time seeing all of the kiddos.

Bran continues to be a total ham.  I just love this kid's personality.  He is so outgoing.  He has to yell "hi" to everyone we cross paths with (even when they are way too far away to even hear him).  His vocabulary is massive and sometimes I am amazed at how many words he knows and how clearly he can say them. We have really lucked out with this kid.  Great eater, great sleeper, minimal "toddler moments" (tantrums). I guess we'll keep him.  

Hanging out watching a show.  Jealous of his baby tan.