Hidden Hiller Chronicles: Week Nine

Ugh--terrible photo of me.  Focus on the bump instead!

How far along: Nine weeks as of Wednesday, December 11, 2013.
Size of baby: Lima Bean is about an inch long, the size of a grape, and weighs just a fraction of an ounce! 
Maternity clothes: Nothing yet, although I think I've got another few weeks or so before I will run out of pants that fit!
Movement: None.
Sex of baby: Still leaning towards girl.
Sleep: Just fine.  I don't think that being able to sleep will be a problem for me.
What I miss: Again, not worrying about everything I do and its effect on Lima Bean.
Cravings: Carrots and ranch dressing.  Yum!  And kind of healthy!  Also, I indulged my craving for peach ice cream when I saw that Harris Teeter carries it.  It's not something I would ever buy normally, but Henry and I have been enjoying it as an after-lunch treat.
Symptoms: Fatigue. 
What I'm looking forward to: Spilling the beans to family members soon!

Other notables: On Sunday, December 8, Henry, Lima Bean, and I took a tumble down the flight of stairs connecting our first floor to our basement.  I was carrying Henry and slipped after the first step.  I then slid down the entire flight of stairs on my back/butt, trying the whole way to catch the hand rail to stop myself.  But because I didn't want to drop Henry or harm him, I wasn't able to do it.  Talk about scary!  I burst into tears after the fall because I was so worried that it could have harmed Lima Bean.  I called my doctor, who said that at this early stage, the baby is so wedged into the uterus that it is very unlikely anything could have happened, but I could come in for an ultrasound to be safe.  Of course, it snowed early this week, so the first time I could go was on December 12.  But Lima Bean looked fine, as you can see above.  Her heart beat is now 180 beats per minute, and she is still measuring two days behind (so 8 weeks, 6 days).  The ultrasound technician checked for tears to my uterus, and all is clear.  Thank goodness.  And it was so neat to see how much Lima Bean has grown in just 10 days!  Looking so much more like a baby.