Olives and Grapes - Anatomically sized snacks at 9 weeks!

The sweet pea is now an inch long -- about the size of an olive or grape!  Baby Lambert is finally starting to resemble a human and all the essential body parts are formed!  The heart is dividing into 4 chambers and teeny tiny teeth are starting to form.  No longer does it have a tail :-)  The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Baby's eyes are fully formed, but the eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. My little sweet pea has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. EAR LOBES! :)  The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. It's finally time to start gaining some weight!  Woops, got a little head start on that one ;-)

I still don't really look pregnant, but my pants don't really fit anymore and I'm definitely bloated beyond imagine!  I feel like a hot air balloon took up residence in my belly about a month ago and just won't budge! Morning sickness seems to hit in the late afternoon and has made post-lunch afternoons at work much harder to stay awake through!  Luckily I have not had to vomit (except that once) but the nausea is unbearable at times.  The exhaustion and aches and pains have started to subside, but still rear their ugly head around 8pm when normal people are enjoying down time and I'm fighting to keep my eyelids wide open.  Emotions and mood swings.  Check!  My hormones are hysterical and I must admit to crying at work for no reason, screaming at my fiance and thinking "what am I doing???" in my head, and getting really irritated for things I cannot control. I'm sorry. Luckily I read  that most women find that moodiness flares up at around six to ten weeks, eases up in the second trimester, and then reappears as pregnancy winds to a close. Woo hoo!

Mom took me shopping over the weekend and I got some cool stuff including a sweet pea themed baby book.  I cannot wait to paste my ultrasound pictures into it! :)  I went to a friend's Halloween party last night and despite it being one of my favorite holidays, I was just not into it this year.  I usually like to feel sexy on Halloween, and this year I feel fat and there's just something about pregnancy that does not make me feel sexy :)  So, low effort costume this year, but anywho!  Next year will be much better :-)

Hot Mama! Meow!