9 weeks!

Today I am 9 weeks! I celebrated by getting some maternity clothes, as my pants and shirts have gotten a little snug lately. If any stranger on the street saw me, they would never know I was pregnant. But I still have some fluid on my ovaries from IVF, so that in combination with a growing fetus makes for some tight pants! And we all know that comfort is the goal!  I have been meaning to get some maternity/bigger clothes for the past few weeks, but kept putting it off. My parents are in town, and my mom had planned on taking me shopping while they were here. She texted me this morning and asked if I wanted to go shopping -- to which I replied "Not really. When is lunch?" Yes, I hate shopping that much!

So I met everyone for lunch, and they said they were going to take the girls (my nieces) by Baby Gap to look at clothes. My SIL said "You know, they have maternity stuff there too, if you want to look." So I figured what the heck. Well, it turns out that was their plan all along -- to get me shopping for some clothes and not look at baby clothes! I walked out of their with a pair of pants, a pair of jeans, and 9 shirts! I am so thankful that my mom and SIL care enough about me to force me to shop! They are the best! :-)

Here is the current 9-week status for Baby Kirby, who has just graduated from being an embryo to a fetus:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape or green olive — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

Thank you, God, for 1 more week!!