My First Baby Bump(less) Post!

I haven't done a baby bump blog post yet because I don't have a baby bump yet (thankfully)! However, I need to document what I look like before so that I can see the slow growth of Baby Z! I apologize ahead of time that the pictures and text are a little weird. When I type it everything looks normal, but then when I preview/post it it's all changed. I don't feel like taking the time to mess with it, though :)

How far along are you? 9 weeks

How are you measuring? 8 weeks 4 days at our Thursday appt...so right on track!!

How big is your baby? According to Babycenter.com Baby Z is the size of a grape

What major developments is your baby undergoing this week? So much!! All appendages should be formed, the heart is finishing developing into 4 chambers, sex organs are there but not visible/distinguishable, and all of the organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear!

Heartbeat: 163 beats/minute

Total weight gain/loss: I haven't been weighing myself very consistently - the last time I stepped on the scale it said I had gained about 2 pounds, but I really haven't been sick, I haven't been working out a ton, and I'm not eating all that well right now. So I don't think it's baby weight as much as it is I've kind of let myself go! Oops! I'm really going to try to not go so crazy this week because I do not want to gain 60 pounds at the end of this pregnancy! My goal is 35-40! (Sorry...I got on my soapbox)

Maternity clothes: Nope...all of my clothes still fit!

Stretch marks: None yet!

Sleep: Urrrgghh...between the cold that I'm fighting, and getting up 2-3 times a night to go to the bathroom it's OK

Best moment this week: Finding out from a prenatal specialist that my uterus looks normal!!! No high-risk pregnancy here!

Movement: Not yet

Food cravings: Anything bad for me - milkshakes, burgers, fries, earlier this week I really wanted some fried chicken!

Gender predictions: I'm really feeling that it's a girl!! I had a dream a couple of weeks ago that I had a little girl and I was looking at her from behind and she had the prettiest dark, curly hair ever! I'm not gonna lie though...I do really want a girl. I'll be happy with either a boy or a girl...just want a healthy baby really!

What I miss: Being able to breathe through my nose without medications. Everybody is telling me that this is pregnancy-related, but I really hope it's not! I can't suffer like this for 7 more months! I went on two 30-minute walks today because light exercise clears my nose so well! I've been using the NetiPot and taking my Mucinex and Z-pack as directed. I've definitely gotten some relief but I'm not back to normal! I'm ready to feel normal again!

What I'm looking forward to: My next doctor's appointment 2/22!

How are you feeling: Well, aside from my nasal congestion/cough I'm feeling pretty good! I've gotten nauseous/thrown up about 5 times in my entire pregnancy so I can't complain at all!