There's a Baby in There?

It's hard to remember (when I'm not nauseous!) that there's a baby growing in my belly.  No signs of a baby bump yet (which is fine with me), and "the girls" are not expanding at an incredible rate as I'd hoped!

Baby is the size of a green olive this week.  Hard to believe it's that darn small and wreaking so much havoc on my digestive system!

Baby is the size of a green olive this week.

Craig and I are eagerly awaiting next Wednesday's Dr's appointment.  We're supposed to be hearing the baby's heartbeat via Doppler.  It'll help reaffirm for us that there's still a baby in there, since we haven't seen or heard anything directly from it in 3 weeks.  I will admit that most of the time I'm scared that something bad will happen and I'll miscarry again, but I'm doing my best to pray and trust in God that all will work out this time.

Some days I want to go out and buy up a bunch of baby stuff, but other days I'm happy to not have the house overrun with tiny clothes and colorful toys quite yet.  I "treated myself" to a free (shipping cost only) carseat canopy, which I just received this week.  And I bought 2 small canvas bins for baby toys on sale the other day.  I can't help it; I'm a planner and organizer.  I could have the whole room ready to go before I'm even into my 2nd trimester!

It looks like we'll be getting the baby room's floors refinished in the next month or so, along with the 2nd floor landing and the small office upstairs.  Then a fresh coat of paint in the baby's room, and the upstairs will be mostly done for renovations, aside from fixing up the bathroom eventually.  It's fun to be nesting, but I wish it didn't have to be at the same time as work.  At least June and July will be free for me to craft a lovely nursery!



9 weeks pregnant