Number 9, Number 9, Number 9

Hi there cats and kittens! Welcome to the wonderful world of week 9. Honestly, it feels like the other weeks for me, but turns out Fozzie is squirming and growing and gaining weight. I put Fozzie's progress below in italics.

For me, I have developed this new trick of getting nauseous on the bus. The train seems to be mostly okay, but for some reason the bus is killing me. Maybe it's the way the clientele on the bus tends to smell worse, maybe it's the way CTA drivers can't seem to gently accelerate or break, or maybe it's just that the AC on the bus is rarely as reliable as the AC on the train. Either way, I now officially hate riding buses and I can't wait for this phase to end. (The smell is the #1. Oy.)

Funny story. I gave my seat up to a pregnant lady today. I looked up from my seat, and there she was, about to give birth on my shoulder. I insisted she take my seat, and she thanked me profusely. So, this goes out to all the jerkos on the Brown Line this morning - if one pregnant lady has to give up her seat for another pregnant lady, and you're some dude sitting there reading the Wall Street Journal, your a jerk.

Not that I'm incapable of standing, but I'm pretty sure no one wanted to see her give birth on my shoulder.

If you were to peek in on your little one you'd find they resemble a miniature human being (one with a very large head!). Because your baby's organs and limbs are forming, in the next few weeks your baby will be putting on weight. Your baby's tail should have disappeared by now, and your baby's organs and muscles should be functioning on their own. During pregnancy 9 weeks your baby's eyelids will fuse shut and won't open up again until your baby is about 27 weeks along. Your baby's face is becoming more distinct every day, with the mouth, nose and nostrils becoming clearly visible. By nine weeks your little one will even have developed sex organs, however your healthcare provider won't be able to discern them quite yet. Typically the sex of your baby can be determined by ultrasound between 18 and 20 weeks gestation. Your baby's heart should have divided into four separate chambers by pregnancy week 9, as your baby swims about gleefully in her warm and cozy home.