9 Weeks!

As of Friday October 3, I am now 9 weeks pregnant! My third month and the last month in the first trimester! Our baby is the size of a small green olive and is no longer an embryo but a fetus, according to my pregnancy book! I feel like my body has made such an accomplishment, and with each week that passes, my confidence that this will be a healthy pregnancy only grows! Only three more weeks until we are in the clear and I can share with the world the fantastic news!
This past week my appetite has returned somewhat. I still can't handle chicken though. Well, let me rephrase that I can't handle baked, healthy chicken. Chicken tenders, chicken wings, grilled chicken sandwich, anything fast food or from a restaurant that I don't have to cook myself and that is unhealthy sounds perfectly good to me. I have started getting hungrier more often, and full more quickly. Some things I have enjoyed snacking on this week are: granola bars, spicy trail mix from Kroger, wheat thins, and cheese. I've had some cravings this week too. I have really wanted a butter finger blizzard. This one is pretty bizarre to me because number 1: I don't even know where a Dairy Queen is, and number 2: I have never in my life eaten a butter finger blizzard. I am more of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup kinda girl. I have also wanted Hash Browns and Carrot Cake. The most unpleasant symptoms I have experienced this week, and kind of over the course of the pregnancy so far are headaches. I've had two really bad headaches that don't go away with Tylonal. I read in my "What to Expect Book" that headaches are caused from hormonal fluctuations. The other is exhaustion. I've been tired all along, but nothing like this past week and weekend. Working two jobs, planning a wedding, and being pregnant is kicking my ass. I was just thinking this morning that I would kill for a day to just sleep in until 9, lay around drinking my coffee (decaf of course) looking at baby stuff and watching TV until I feel like starting my day. Lord knows come May, sleep will go out the window, so I kinda feel like I should get it while I can.
Anyways, there are some exciting things going on this week:
We have our 9 week doctors appointment and Ultrasound on Tuesday! I cannot wait to see how much my little blob with a yolk sac has grown! I also went shopping yesterday with my mom and Lorraine and found my wedding dress. It was a lot of fun! I also have a goal this week: START EATING HEALTHIER! and Start walking again! I cannot, cannot gain more then the allotted 30 pounds. But at the rate I'm going now it's not looking good!