Nothing.

That's what I've got this week...nothing.

Between morning "all day" sickness, pure exhaustion, trying to get the house put back together from our disastrous water loss, preparing for our favorite little boy's 5th birthday party, preparing for overnight guests, preparing for our favorite little boy's first day of school, and getting ready to remodel the basement next week...I have had no energy (or time) to take one photo. It's pathetic.

We obviously have our plates full right now and neither Dustin nor I can muster enough energy for a fun filled weekend with the kids.

I only got a couple hours of sleep on Sunday night so last night all I wanted to do was sleep. But since the worker's had gotten our appliances back in place and the kids were happily running around the house I figured I might as well get to work. I worked in the formal dining room for almost two hours. The film of drywall dust covered everything and made dusting a joy. Then I had to scrap/scrub the splatter of glue off the wall that the floor installers left.

After I vacuumed and put everything back in its place I was exhausted. Yet I continued and worked at putting the family room back together. I'm not sure why I tried so hard because within 20 minutes you couldn't tell I had picked up or vacuumed.

Defeated, I waited for the Schwan's man and bought some toffee bars. Thankfully, that was the first piece of food in 24 hours that stayed down.

Yesterday I had an OB appointment. I've lost 5 pounds since last Thursday. She asked how it was going and I just about started to cry. "My throat is raw from puking, I had to dress twice this morning because I got sick all over, my husband works nights so I am the only one to make supper for my kids and the sight of food sends me wretching and then it scares my kids." She was so sweet and listened to me and asked if it was this bad with my last. I did not hesitate, "NO!" I mean, it was bad, but not like this!

So she said she'd put me on medication if it does not seem to get better within a week and said to try and eat whatever and whenever possible. Next time I'll probably get another ultrasound so that's something to look forward to in the meantime.

Update on Baby: 9 weeks

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — 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.