What a week! I'm starting to feel like a human again! Still an achy, tired, occasionally nauseous human, but a human! My appetite is making a more regular appearance and I have made it through several days without sleeping in my car. On Saturday, at 9 weeks exactly, we decided to go public on social media. Even though many of our friends already knew, it was a blast to get it all out there. I'm an over-sharer by nature, and hiding this was not doing well for my soul. I need to show people this gut and complain about my nausea publicly! LOL. Of course were also nervous about telling everyone earlier than convention says to, but I just had to trust my body was doing its job. In the end, I'm glad I did. It really helped me be more confident in the pregnancy and in myself.

Wednesday, I also "graduated" from the fertility clinic at Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine. While in the lobby, a woman said, "Wow! They keep you here until the second trimester?" in reference to my tummy... I guess the comments start early. 😒😂 Our final ultrasound at FIRM was kind of insane. I couldn't believe how huge the baby got in two weeks. Its only really the size of a tater tot, so not actually huge, but I watched the little arms and legs flail all over the place. I managed not to cry until after I checked out and was walking through the lobby. It's been a long, difficult 18 months with our doctor and staff. I know we will be back one day, when we're ready for baby #2, but it was definitely emotional to say goodbye.