Pregnancy Journal Update: 9 Weeks

Date: 4/26/16
*1st trimester*
9 weeks

SYMPTOMS: Lower back pinching/pain, fatigue, nausea,
MILESTONES: I had someone want to touch my belly for the first time this week! I told her I’m pretty sure the tiny bump is still just French fries and cokes.
BABY IS THE SIZE OF A gumball.

This week I turned 27! It’s amazing how a baby changes things – even when they’re still itty bitty. I barely remembered it was my birthday {I’ve had my days mixed up several times lately}. We celebrated my birthday dinner with immediate family and had some yummy local pizza! When I ordered, I asked if they had any birthday specials. They didn’t, but they did write me a birthday message inside the box, so that was fun.

I also ordered our “stash” of cloth diapers! Months {or maybe a year} ago, I bought a newborn stash locally. The big cloth companies all had Earth Day sales, so I ordered enough one size diapers to get us started {for after the newborn stage}. We’re excited to try cloth diapers {and if you’re not familiar with them, or haven’t been in the last 20 years, these aren’t your grandma’s cloth diapers!}.

{FOR MOMMY} I am….
LOVING my husband! I might have had a teary-eyed, hormone driven conversation with him this week about how we don’t get enough “real” time together so we need to schedule a babymoon. Hormones – the struggle is real, y’all!
EATING lots of popsicles and frozen cokes! The doctor suggested frozen foods/drinks as a way to trick your body into getting more hydration without the nausea, and it’s really helped! I’m also still steering clear of most meat {it just doesn’t sound appetizing}… bring on the carbs! I don’t use many dips except ketchup for the moment, but I eat approximately a 1:1 ratio of ketchup to fries. We’ll call it a serving of veggies.
SLEEPING lots! And with all the pillows. I think I’m going to get a pregnancy pillow for my birthday gift – woop woop!
DREAMING all the time. I don’t remember my dreams often, but I have remembered a few lately. One day this week I took an afternoon nap and dreamed we found out the gender and it was triplet boys! Whoa buddy.
BOY OR GIRL? My gut instinct has always been boy, but we’ll be thrilled regardless!

Thanks for following along on our pregnancy journey! 9 weeks down, 30 weeks to go {give or take a few weeks}.  We would love to have your prayers over the health and development of our little peanut! Check out all of our pregnancy updates and follow Borrowed Blessings at the top of the page.