9 weeks down.......31 to go

I'm officially 9 weeks pregnant today. It feels like yesterday that I was taking the pregnancy test before leaving for the New Kids on the Block concert. Time flies when you're having fun.........wait a minute, this hasn't exactly been "fun." This week has definitely been better than the previous weeks though. I haven't experienced anything projectile-related, although I've had some close calls. I still feel exhausted. All of it is a small price to pay for the magic show happening inside of me right now. I still can't believe it.

I love these websites that email me weekly to inform me that Baby Mueller is the size of a martini olive. It still seems so tiny. Yet to grow from a tic-tac to an olive that fast - pretty incredible. Rock is still in Ohio and says goodnight to the baby every evening before we hang up. He's pretty lucky to be missing all of this "fun." However, I'm about as much fun as a nursing home bingo tournament these days so he's fortunate to be working away. He can come home during the 2nd trimester when supposedly I'm more energized and "glowing." Ooooh I can't wait to glow! Right now my skin is leaving very little to rejoice about, so the thought of a nice pregnancy-induced sheen sounds fantastic.

I went grocery shopping last Sunday morning and I found that to be extremely challenging. I wanted to put all these random things in my basket - Easy Mac and Cheese cups (eeeewwww fake cheese), cheese lasagna, french toast bagels........none of which were healthy nor nutritious. As a matter of fact, some of it was just gross. I gagged walking past all of the beef and even opted out of any fish or chicken. I just couldn't look at all that raw carnage. I didn't even stop for ice cream. Plain tasteless carbs are what my body is craving. I can't wait to enjoy food again - until then, pass me the pasta with garlic sauce...