Who has the fast forward button?

I am officially eight weeks along today... yay? I feel like I should be so much farther along. This is taking FOREVER! Lol. I have my first doctors appointment on Tuesday and I am super excited... and nervous... and anxious... I'm not sure what to expect and I just really hope that everything is okay. In my heart I feel like it will be but, I'm still nervous. I have been so tired lately. I swear the only thing my body wants is sleep, okay and food, but mostly sleep. I feel so lazy. My house needs to be cleaned, I have a ton of scrapbooking that I need to get finished, my poor puppies are bored out of their minds. And my poor husband, he has a wife that lays around all day. How sad is that? He's been really good so far but I still feel really bad. I need to start doing my yoga but I don't even have the energy to walk up the stairs, I don't know how that's gonna work out. They say that in the second trimester you get a burst of energy and you feel somewhat back to normal. I can't wait. Can someone just please hit the fast forward button for me please? I seem to have lost mine. I still have 5 weeks left until then. Ugh. At least we're past the half way point, right?

Week 9 of Pregnancy

Your baby is busy building muscle, but all you may want to do these days is take a nice long nap.

Your Baby in Week 9 of Pregnancy

Your baby, now the size of a green olive, has grown about an inch since last week. Tiny muscles are beginning to form, so while he might not be ready to pump iron, he's gearing up to move his arms and legs. It's still too soon to feel anything in your belly, but you might be able to hear something at your next checkup. Try listening for your baby's heartbeat via a Doppler device — that welcome sound should be audible anytime now.

Your Body in Week 9 of Pregnancy

Chances are you've never felt so tired in your life and for good reason: Your body is working overtime preparing for motherhood as it develops the placenta, your baby's lifeline. At the same time, your metabolism and hormone levels are surging, which triggers a decrease in blood sugar and blood pressure. The result of all this: pregnancy fatigue. Relief is around the corner as your energy level increases (and morning sickness decreases) over the next few weeks once placenta construction is completed.