9 weeks pregnant!!

Today I am 9 weeks pregnant and it still seems a little bit of a shock to me (at times). I'm not out of the first trimester yet and I'm definitely not "out of the woods." There are risks at every point of pregnancy, but each day that goes by without incident is a day closer to us being able to hold our new baby. Though I'm not officially 1/4 of the way through the pregnancy, I'm close. And those that know me know that I've never made it to a due date and don't plan to with this one. As I told you in my last post, due to early and fast labor, induction has already been discussed. I'm still considering and weighing my options with that and I have plenty of time to decide, but I don't see us making it to April 10th before this baby is born. Most likely, I'm within a couple of days of being 1/4 of the way through my actual pregnant time. That's very exciting to think about!! That means I'll be close to half-way through by Halloween and well over half-way by Thanksgiving and Christmas, both of which are right around the corner when you think about it.

I haven't had time to copy and paste the pregnancy info that I promised, but I will try to get to it in a few days. I've had a very busy week getting ready for guests and a birthday party we have coming up. My mother-in-law and her friend, Jack, are arriving on Thursday morning (less than 36 hours!) and we've been doing the usual prepping for that. I've also been painting and trying to re-organize a few things in the house. I hate clutter, but I seem to be the queen of it!! So, I'm trying to at least reduce the amount of clutter and make it easier to pick up quickly and put things where they belong. It's a little early for nesting, but these last few weeks have really had me inspired to make some changes around this house. Of course, those feelings were there before I ever got pregnant, I just hadn't had time to work on them as much. I've done a few things along the way, but summertime is not the time for me to start on projects. We just stay way too busy. But, once school starts again and we're on a routine and I have days that I can spend at home, it's easier to work on getting things done. I just haven't done nearly as much as I need to! Speaking of which, it's time to get back to work. I have guests arriving in about 36 hours and I haven't made their bed yet!