Week 9: Poppy is Now the Size of a Green Olive

So I’ve been MIA for the last couple of weeks b/c I just can’t seem to get any energy…I’m tired ALL.THE.TIME. Meema (my nephew’s name for my mom – we adult want Grammy - he wasn’t having that) says this is normal and she went to bed at 8pm in her first trimester…but what about all my good shows??? Haha!! Justin keeps talking to Poppy and the other night he even slept with his hand on my stomach (the big bulgy lower part you’ll see in the picture below as my uterus is now getting big). It made me smile all night long, he’s a good egg!! I’ve come to the conclusion I’m going to be pregnant like Fran – all over. Darnit I had hoped I was going to be one of those cute pregnant ladies that just had this nice big belly – uh yea my Sicilian heritage isn’t letting that happen! :/ Nope I’m just pregnant everywhere…my butt is huge, my hips are speading and my belly doesn’t have the ability to be sucked in any more. I’m thinking of starting prenatal yoga or pilates. My mom is telling me I need to strengthen my legs and core….how about I just go back to kickboxing? Haha I think I might pass out after 5 minutes of that class right now! I looked into the LA Fitness by the new house for shits and giggles about kick boxing and alas, they only have it at 5:30 which will never happen b/c I don’t ever enter the area of my house until around 6pm with all the traffic…oh well I’d like to just walk on the treadmill or stretch b/c I still feel like I’ve been hit by a mack truck all achy and sore. Again – why can’t I be one of these perky glowing pregnant women haha!! Hopefully I’ll feel better soon as I only have a couple more weeks to get through the first trimester (holy crap!!)

5 weeks                                                8 1/2 weeks

Surprise surprise I’m tired of writing. Lots of great things happening for us as we get ready for Poppy to come. We love you baby and keep on reading my loved ones – I’ll be more interesting later. Promise.


Ta-ta for now


xo Linds