9 weeks and counting

Well, yesterday was 9 weeks for me, and every week that goes by, i feel better and better about the baby's health/stability. My first doctor's appointment is November 8th, the day before my birthday! I'm excited to see the doctor, and ask her a bunch of questions. by then i'll be just about 11 weeks! It's still so hard to grasp, that i am going to be a mom... that's a very hard concept for me. I'm feeling very excited and nervous at the same time.

I found my first stretch mark a couple days ago... which kinda makes me sad, but what can you do. I've started taking baths in 'body butter' :) I'm feeling pretty thick around the middle, and some of my clothes are just not comfortable anymore. I get into PJ's as often as possible! This morning, i waited a little too long to eat something, and i wasn't feeling well at all. But now, after lunch, i'm feeling fine, just tired. I need to start walking regularly, and i really want to take pre-natal yoga. My goal is to have a natural child birth, so i figure, i better start preparing for it. I've started a routine of having to get up every night to use the restroom. For the past 4 nights at least. I'm not used to that at all! And then when i get back in bed, my mind is racing with a million different thoughts, and it's hard to go back to sleep.

My friend gave me a test to take at 10 weeks, to determine the sex of the baby! It's something like 85% accurate... so i probably won't go out and start buying clothes, but it's fun all the same!

This is the last week that we'll be in our little house on Cornell Ave. Saturday is the big moving day! My parents came over to the new house this past weekend, and helped clean, and my dad repaired some things as well. And some friends came over and helped paint too, which we appreciate very much! I feel a bit overwhelmed with everything that has to get done this week... but i know, somehow, it will all get done. Jude has been doing so much... my life saver! He's at home right now packing up the rest of the kitchen and painting the bathroom back to white. I feel bad that i haven't been able to help as much as i normally would, but hey... i'm carrying our child... and that's a pretty important job! :)

Kyla thinks that we should paint the baby room purple... she's convinced that it's a girl! Cole said: if it's a boy, you should paint it blue! they are very excited to have a cousin!

I can't help but think about Josh even more than i normally do. I never invisioned 'growing up' without him in my life. I know he would have been so excited to find out that i am pregnant. He was a great uncle... always loved holding and playing with the kids. It's hard to think about, and makes me miss him even more. Doesn't seem fair does it?

Anyway, thanks for reading!
Love,
Sarah