June 2006 Mommies ~ 3rd Trimester!

[ambam]

I've been lurking here since we found out we were pg. I feel like I'm totally unprepared, as far as labor goes. I'm so nervous about it all. The other day we took a tour of our hospital l&d area. It is so nice. It also made me so nervous seeing one of the rooms I will be delivering in. I've been thinking about it a lot lately now that I'm 9 weeks away. I've read about birth plans, and I have no idea where to even start. I have a vague idea of how I'd like the labor to go. I'm confused. I can't even type what I'm thinking and feeling right now. Stressed, confused, worried.....

Also wanted to update that we are having a boy!I never posted that awhile ago. I don't post too much here at CC.

[Baby Lust]

Ambam, Congrats on your boy!! I will update your stats on the front page!! I was in the same boat as you on the birth plan but was referred to this site (http://www.babycenter.com/calculators/birthplan/?scid=momspreg:20051212:2542:16702:6895) to help me map it out. Might be worth a peek for you!

[June06Mommies]

Updated to here!

[kmmommy]

Congrats ambam on a boy! Nice to hear from you!

[maryanne]

Congrats Anbam :D and welcome back!

well, it ended up being a really nice day. We didn't go on an adventure, but we did several errand trips and I got to take a nap between each one It was perfect!

We got the paint for the nursery, and it is a rosey lavender color. I am excited that the nursery is one step closer to actually being done. We went to Home Depot and got painting supplies and looked at doors, since there isn't one going into the nursery from the living room. I think that we are going to go with is a french door style, with the glass panels. It will look alot better than a heavy door would from the living room. (Unfortunately,with the way that the crib is situated, we won't be able to see the baby thru the glass while she is sleeping-we will still need to go in.)

It was so warm (80's)that I was able to finally break out a reallly cute outfit from Motherhood that I bought a month ago. It is an embroidered top and capris-I love it I wish that I didn't go with the larger size though, the pants were a little loose on me. I was so nervous with their exchange policy that I figured that it would be better to be safe than sorry, and I went a size up knowing that I would be wearing it towards *the end. * I think that I am just carrying too low to completely fill out a full panel yet.(I am sure that that will change in the next couple of weeks!)

I did take some belly shots--I will download them asap. You guys are going to laugh when you see how much I popped!

and I almost forgot!!!!!

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

http://www.20ishparents.com/holiday/easter/sillybunny.jpg

We are doing the most stupid thing for the day...we are having apps and cocktails at one aunt's house---then driving 10 miles to Josh's parent's house for dinner--then getting in the car AGAIN and driving like 5 miles to his aunt's for dessert.

This is the entire family doing this---the SAME thirty five people will be attending at each house---its not like we are seeing different people at each place. It's just a giant game of follow the leader to the food.

It doesn't make alot of sense, especailly since everyone (but me) will be drinking---grrr! I'll probably end up shuttling everyone for the last leg of trip. Josh's parent's house is HUGE and is made for entertaining. The other houses are so tiny and really can't accomodate that many people---why why why--are we doing this?????? lol!

[connorsmommy]

Maryanne - what a crazy way to spend easter! Is that some sort of tradition?


We'll be heading into probably the wierdest easter dinner we've ever attended tonight.

We're going over to MIL/Step-FIL's house for dinner. BIL will also be there. Strange? no.... Except for the fact that MIL/SFIL announced this week that they will be getting a divorce after 31 years of marriage. SFIL has already been living in Toronto for the past 3 months b/c of his job, and they've had a rocky marriage for years, so this isn't shocking news... but still. Oh, and this week, BIL is also moving across Canada to Toronto to start a new job there as well.

I'm just dreading the dinnertime conversation -- "So, SFIL, what's new?"


lol....Oh yea, and SFIL told DH the other day that *I* make him uncomfortable b/c he *knows* I hate him..... um, ok....

[Niko&Troi]

Hello All :D

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE :D

Just wanted to pop in and drop off some pix. I had to take some to send out to friends and family so I figured I'd add them here too.
Before I took the pix today, I looked in the mirror to make sure what I was wearing looked ok and to me, I feel like my belly has dropped. I hope that means that my little man is not breech any longer. I have an u/s tomorrow so we'll see where he is.


Front (my fur babies had to be in the pix too :D )
http://images.snapfish.com/3468469%3C3%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E768%3E WSNRCG%3D323365%3A6%3A3%3B%3B%3Anu0mrj


Side
http://images.snapfish.com/3468469%3C3%7Ffp33%3B%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E768%3E WSNRCG%3D323365%3A698695nu0mrj


Taken 4/7 - the shirt makes me look huge :/
http://images.snapfish.com/3468469%3C3%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E768%3EWS NRCG%3D323365%3A698698nu0mrj


Well have a good day. Brian is mowing the grass and Niko and I are off to WalMart to get him some sandals & sunglasses.

[shouldaeloped]

nikos- I can't see your pics. . says temporarily unavailable. I'll check back later.

so, yesterday about a group of 20 of us went to the annual horse races here. it's typically a huge drunk fest and can be quite fun. this year, as well all know, I was the involuntary designated driver. we were there from 9:00am until 7:30pm, it was 90 degrees and I think there was more debauchery than normal. from everyone but me, that is. I got them all home safe and sound and then promptly told DH that he could stay for the after BBQ but that me and my sober rear end, swollen feet, dirt encrusted skin and about to blow self were going home. to call me when he was ready. two hours on the couch and one great shower later, I had to go back and get him. I am still exhausted today and this will definitely stay with me most of the week, I have a feeling. I don't know if it's pregnancy or old age so I think I am just going to blame pregnancy!

and then nothing is open today! I really wanted to spend a good amount of money getting some nursery things done but no such luck. so I took advantage and gave in to my nap vision!

happy easter everyone!

[jbenny75]

Well, Easter was great. My grandfather told me that I look strange and my brother told me that my calves were huge (the cankles have arrived). I think what my grandfather was trying to say was that it was strange for him to see me big and pregnant, but he's kind of out of it sometimes, so it came out, "You look so strange." We got a good laugh out of it, anyway. Usually the baby never moves when anyone else is around to feel it, but I got him to move for my sister and stepmother, so that was nice.

nikosmommy Great pics. You are looking good and the three of you are such a cute family! Love the furkids.

shouldaelopedWOW! What a long day-especially when you had to be the sober one amid all of those drunks! I hope you recover soon-things like that do stay with us for a couple of days. I was out for the whole day last Sunday at a baby shower and did a ton of driving, and I think I was still recovering this weekend.


QOTD Cellulite!! I never had it before, but as I've gained weight and my skin has stretched on my butt and thighs, I've discovered that there is cellulite under there. When I lose the weight, will it go away or am I stuck with it?

[ds2003]

Great pictures nikosmommy

Shoulda – what a long day you had.



We had a somewhat productive weekend. We rearrange our bedroom and now have many sorted piles of laundry sitting in the living room. Thank goodness for our own washer and dryer. I will start tackling the pile when I get home today.

Baby movement – I just love it. I don’t get many kicks any more but there is a lot of moving around. DH saw my belly moving for the first time over the weekend. I had been telling him about it last week and he finally saw it and felt it. I just love being pregnant.

How I’m feeling – I’m actually doing well. I keep waiting for that time when I start to hate being pregnant and so far it hasn’t hit yet and I hope it never does. Yeah I ache at times, especially when getting up from sitting for a while or getting out of the bed, but once I’m moving I’m fine. Surprisingly my lower back has not been hurting (thanks to pelvic rocks) and the hip/butt pain I am having has greatly improved (thanks to my chiropractor). Does the belly get in the way…sure it does. Bending over isn’t as easy, but I manage. I just have to be un-lady like…there is no way I can bend over or lean forward without spreading my legs…oh well, the belly has to go somewhere.

Belly touches – still none. Now that it is warming up and my belly has more exposure, I’m expecting that the unsolicited touches will commence. I’m still not sure how I want to handle it.

My next appt is tomorrow. I have questions for the MW regarding hemorrhoids and inverted nipples. I also what to find out what testing I have left to do. At my next appt I want to go over my birth plan which DH and I started in class on Saturday. Nothing on it is really that outrageous. I’m expecting some hesitation on my request for no IV, delayed administration of the erythromycin and eating if I want throughout the labor. I also plan on postponing the hep B vaccine until the baby’s first appt at 2 weeks. I’m not sure how I want to handle the other vaccines. I’m not anti-vaccine but there are some things that I don’t agree with…especially the chicken pox vaccine. I don’t think it should be mandatory.

Shower – well supposedly SIL completed the invites yesterday and are putting them in the mail today. It may take some extra time to get where there are going due to the increase mail for Easter and taxes. An Evite is being sent out to those whose mailing addresses we did not have and to some others who also had email addresses. I’m looking forward to the shower, but am not getting my hopes up. There seems to be some poor communication between the planners. DH, who is somewhat a part of the planning, is still telling me that the shower is at our house. I like that idea, but am not sure that I should believe him. I’ve been trying to stay out of it, but it is difficult when SIL calls DH all the time about details. When it comes to DH’s family it is practically impossible for anything to start on time. I really hope they don’t screw this up. I do not want a shower that appears to be unorganized. Just 1 month to the shower and 2 months to the due date….I am almost there.

Cellulite – had it before and have it now. I don’t have a lot so I’ve never worried about it. All I know is that it is hard to get rid of.

[sunshineab622]

I really do not think I'm going to make it to 40 wks. I have this feeling that she will be born around 36 or 38 wks. I do not remember feeling this way with my ds. I wake up all hours of the night, feeling pain/ stretching going on down there (not cramps - I guess just my uterus getting prepared), feet still swelling bad - just starting to get uncomfortable lately. Anyone else feeling this way?

We had a good easter - We went to church, come home changed clothes, watched a movie & rested - then went to my moms for dinner- my brother & his family were there. It was also my neices birthday. It was beautiful weather & we sat outside under the shade tree for most of the afternoon.

[MrsBrownie]

Good morning everyone, hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing Easter Weekend.

Sunshine ~ It's funny to read your post, as I'm feeling EXACTLY the same way. I am getting a feeling lately like I'm just not going to make it to my EDD, which is funny since I was so sure I would go overdue (like my mom and sister.) But lately, I think I will probably go at 36 or 38 weeks, just like you. And I'm definitely VERY uncomfortable lately.

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QOTD ~ Has anyone started having problems with overactive emotions lately?

I'm kind of wondering if it's just me, but I have been in tears (sobbing as a matter of fact) both Saturday and Sunday for hardly any reason at all. I'm a little upset with DH lately (and he's been the last straw pushing me over the edge both days) but this is just ridiculous.

I am feeling overly sensitive and take everything he says to heart, and lately everything he says or even the way he says it to me gets me upset. Not sure how to deal with it, but locking myself in the bedroom (or bathroom) is not going to work for much longer. And to make things worse, my eyes are puffy and swollen and I have a killer headache today. Bah...I hope this is just PG hormones and nothing else.

I hit 34-weeks tomorrow. I have exactly 4 weeks of work left, if I make it that long. I want this baby to stay put for one more week (making it to 35-weeks) then I am fine with him coming anytime after that. I'm feeling guilty that I'm not LOVING being PG anymore, but there's not much I can do about it now. I just want to be done work, have the nursery put together and be holding my baby in my arms. Soon enough I suppose, but it's getting hard to be patient.

Anyways, hoping to pull myself out of this gloomy mood somehow. Wishing everyone a great day and hopefully not everyone is stuck at work today.

[ffanel]

A little late, but just wanted to pop in to say I hope all of you had a wonderful Easter or Passover weekend.

Our Easter was wonderful. We got to see plenty of family and relaxed some in between. We also went to a breastfeeding class at the hospital, which was very informative, yet not at all boring. I'm glad I brough DH with me, as I think it gave him a better idea of what to expect and how we can be supportive. On the 27th of this month we're taking Infant CPR and then on May 13th we have our Childbirth Prep class. Wish the CP one was a bit sooner, but the Saturday sessions are pretty infrequent and the weeknight ones did not jive with our schedules.

I'm so psyched as I know the date of my shower (May 7th) and it's now less than three weeks away. I can't wait to finish setting up the baby's room, wash his or her clothes, etc.

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Hope everyone had a good Easter! This was such a nice relaxing weekend! We did absolutely nothing on Saturday and it felt so good! Then Sunday we went to my mom's house and she is so darn cute. She still does Easter baskets for us and she even had a little one for the baby. DH is excited he got Season one of HeMan Masters of The Universe so we had to watch about a dozen episodes of that.

So I'm starting to think that Collin is head butting me. He was bulging out of one side and I could palm the bump and it definitely wasn't a foot. I think he is still sideways. Hopefully he turns within the next couple of weeks.

I am so jealous of those of you that already have the nice weather! I swear this is the rainiest year yet here in Seattle. We had one week of good weather and I was so excited to get out and exercise. Now it is only in the 40-50s and the weather is so bipolar here! It is really demotivating me from exercising. When it is cold and rainy like this I just hit the snooze alarm until the last minute and don't get my exercise in.

Sunshine- I have a feeling that the Collin will come at 37 weeks. I don't know if it is a premonition or more hopeful thinking.

I actually should be saying Collin/Xavier. Xavier was the original boys name we had with our angel baby and we still can't quite give it up. We haven't told anyone that it may still be a name choice. We agreed that it is one of the two and we will decide when we see him if he is more of a Collin or a little X-man.

Feelings about pregnancy and emotions. I have actually been really happy and enjoying pregnancy. I think I said it here before but I am finally really loving pregnancy. It's like having a little buddy with me all the time and I feel like I am really getting some quality bonding time with him. I love just sitting there spacing out and feeling his movements. It is some of my happiest most peaceful moments. Also DH is being so great and made sure we got a lot done early so now it is just waiting for baby to arrive and enjoying what time we have left of just the two of us. I know it sounds really sappy.

[ds2003]

30w5d


Emotional – for me it comes and goes. I’ve always been a pretty relaxed person. Nothing really gets me flared up. Of course I have my moments but most of the time I’m calm. DH and I went through so much to get pregnant that I don’t even feel right if I complain about the aches and pains. That’s just me. I figure that I’m doing the best that I can for my body and the baby…exercises, chiropractic care, nutrition. Everything else is just because I’m pregnant. We all have different experiences so I can not speak for anyone else. I cherish every movement, pain, ache and tear because I know that it is all a result of me having the opportunity to experience the one thing in life that for a while I thought I’d never be able to experience.

Ffanel – ooohh you have a shower coming up how cool.

Who has upcoming showers? I still have a month to go.

[lawyerwifemom]

30 w 5 days Yippee!

Happy Easter I am enjoying reading about everyones' weekend. Ours was fun. With 2 young kids in the house, we have turned Easter into a weekend festival. Friday, we had a playgroup lunch/egg hunt (I basically took the day off which was great). Saturday, our cul de sac held its 2nd annual easter egg hunt. The adults brought doughnuts and coffee and the 14 or so kids had a blast running from yard to yard collecting eggs. I gave the kids their Easter baskets on Saturday evening so we could play with their new toys:) . Then Sunday, we went to church, watched the butterfly release, drove up to my mom's for a burger and hot dog cookout (she lives in the mountains near Estes Park/Rocky Mountain national park about 45 mins from us) and then went on a few mile hike. Wyatt fell asleep in the backpack I was carrying him in.

The weather was SO perfect--high 70's. It was just a great weekend all around.

Tired I am having a harder time finding a comfortable sleeping position and as a result I have been waking up early in the morning--like 4 am-- and then I start thinking about work and can't go back to sleep. So I get up and work (I work from home) but then I am BEAT by 4 pm. My pelvis is all loosey goosey these days too and when I get up from sitting, it is kind of achey. Mostly though, I am a pretty happy pg person. Some days I almost forget I am pregnant, really. This pregnancy has been smooth sailing so far and I hope it stays that way (I got REALLY bloated at the end with Wyatt and was miserable for the last 2 weeks). I am ready for a margarita or two though so I am glad we are getting close to done!! (Well, and I am looking forward to meeting little Meredith!)

Great pictures Nikosmommy!

[jbenny75]

emotions I've had my moments, but it hasn't been too bad.

shower I now know that one is in the works, but I do not know the date. Last time I stalked my registry, all of my major items had been purchased (yay!-what a load off of my mind!), with the exception of my big carseat, but I can always get that later since I'm getting a Snugride. There have only been about 10 purchases, so I'm hoping the shower is still a bit far off.

What have been your most favorite and least favorite parts of being PG?

Most fav: Without a doubt, feeling the baby move.

Least fav: When I'm not dressed, I lean over to towel dry after a shower, or put on lotion, or anything like that, and my boobs are resting on my belly. I hate that!

[kmmommy]

emotions ~ I've been more emotional lately but it comes and goes. It's not nearly as bad with this pregnancy as it was last time.

I'm working from home again today and have no motivation. I really wish maternity leave would hurry up and get here. Counting down the days until the u/s next week. I'm excited to see the baby again and make sure she's healthy and growing away.

making it to 40 weeks ~ I'm not sure if I'll make it or not. DS was 8 days early and my doctor thinks I'll go early this time around; however, I'm convincing myself that I won't go until June 10th just so I'm not too stressed and worked up if she's overdue.

ETA:

favorite part of pgncy ~ Feeling the baby move - definitely.

least favorite part ~ Nausea and vomiting. I'm not vomiting anymore but I'm still nauseous enough that I'm losing weight from not eating. I'll be looking forward to the days when I feel good all day after she's born.

[ds2003]

What have been your most favorite and least favorite parts of being PG?

Favorite parts - feeling the baby move and having DH talk to the baby

Worst parts – the initial discomfort once I get up and I have to agree that boobs on the belly is rather uncomfortable. I was talking to DH about the boobs last night. I would have thought that not sleeping through the night would have made this list, but surprisingly I’ve been able to function during the day so the effects haven’t really been that bad.

ETA:
making it to 40 weeks - I think I will based on my mom's experience. I'm planning to decline the internal exams hoping that it will reduce the anxiety.

[Niko&Troi]

Hello All :D

So my title says 33 wks, 3 days. I am 33 wks, 3 days from the first day of LMP. So I go to my u/s today and I'm measuring 34 wks, 6 days :eek: The baby is already weighing 5 1/2 pounds :eek: I remember Nikolas weighing that much about a week before I had him. The dr said with the gestational diabetes it's normal for them to be big.
So I'm not completely freaked yet, but the dr did say if he remains big, I'll be looking at a c-section. I'll be talking to my regular OB about being induced at 37 weeks instead of 38.


Emotions: I was crying yesterday for no reason at all. Well there was a reason, it was a song on the radio, but it wasn't a sad song, it was a dance song :/

Tired: I too can't sleep through the night comfortably. I'm tossing and turning all night long. I'm still getting up to pee 2-3 times a night also.

Favorite part: Knowing I'm going to have a little baby in the end.

Least favorite: By far the appendix surgery and now the GD.

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So here are all of my updates for the first page:
EDD: 6/2/06
Induction: 5/19/06 - so far

Appointments:
4/26 Dr appt
4/27 Biophysical Profile (BPP) (http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/prenatalhealth/1276703.html)
5/3 Diabetes Dr checkup
5/4 BPP
5/8 Ultrasound
5/11 BPP
5/15 Dr appt
5/18 BPP


So I have a lot on my plate the next couple of weeks. At least the visits will help time pass quickly.

[sarahncraig]

QOTD - Emotions - I've been overly emotional, too. I cry at the dumbest things and DH just rolls his eyes at me, knowing why I'm so emotional. At least he isn't taking it personally.

QOTD - Showers - I had one in March back home. I have another big one on Friday night, May 12. Invitations went out this week to 85 PEOPLE!!!! Holy moly. That is because it is a work shower and I have a lot of people who "have" to be invited. I'll also have a small shower on Saturday, May 13 with my group of girls from the WC/CC/LJ. I think 5 are able to make it which will be great fun!

QOTD - Most/Least Favorite Parts of Being PG -
Most Favorite - Definitely feeling the baby move - and having a pregnant belly. I know, I'm crazy.
Least Favorite - Trouble sleeping and getting comfortable now that I'm so far along.

[shaqangel]

glad everyone had a great easter week-end. ours was good but kinda tiring since we had people over on Friday and then Saturday we had a wedding and dinner with friends but it was fun.

Nikosmommy great pics! u have a really beautiful family!

overactive emotions they come in spurts - the other day i was on the verge of tears cos i realized i might not get to see one of my best friends cos she's finishing up grad school 2hrs away and has graduation in a mth and her time is so limited. the last time i saw her was in january and i wasnt showing then and i was so sad that she wont get to see my big belly and feel baby move:( so i was very emotional about that :rolleyes: seems minor but u know how it goes!

upcoming showers i have one this sunday (23 april) at church, but i'm kinda skeptical about how its going to go. people are so set on knowing the gender and since they dont know mine, i'm not sure what all we will get. even though they have the registry on the invite. the last few showers i've been to have been truckloads of clothes :o my friends shower was 2wks ago and she told me she's going to have to take back more then half the stuff cos it was WAY too much clothes for 0-3mths so i dont know how this shower will go. i have another on 7 May and then one on 12 May. hopefully we'll get our big ticket stuff.

fave part of pg definitely baby moving and listening to dh talk to baby every night.

least fave part having people touch my belly - i HATE it. it happened this week-end TWICE and both times by COMPLETE bloody strangers. WHAT THE HELL are the thinking? i was so mad. and i think the feeling of being limited (i cant move as fast as i used to, my exercise has to be modified, my sleep positions, those kind of things)

making it to 40wks i just want the baby to come the first week in June and i'll be happy....any time after 36wks will be great for me. my mum went about a mth early (but it was twins) so hopefully i wont have to go all the way to the end!

free stuff! on saturday one of my close friends gave us a take-along swing (travel swing i guess), a bouncy seat, a bassinet (really cute one too!) and a boppy for play time. we were quite excited - not only is everything in good condition (she's had it for 3yrs) but it was stuff we had no intentions of registering for. i just have to wash everything and we'll be good to go!

the blimp factor so this kicked in majorly yday:( i really am feeling SO huge and i had a dress on yday for easter and i thought it was pretty cute until i caught a side view of myself on so badly wanted to crawl under my bed :( i just felt plain huge and i know its only going to get worse....and i got my hair cut on saturday and i think it just makes my face look so fat. i know this is all part of the territory but its its still hard to see all this happen and u have no way to control it. dh is sweet and says i dont even look pregnant unless i turn to the side....thanks hon but i cant buy that!

[Ryan]

Upcoming shower: Mine is a surprise so I am not sure when it will be....

SHAQ: I was the sameway yesterday... I had cute capri's and a cute shirt and by the time I got home from eating and all the festivities I FELT ENORMOUS...

Emotions: I find my fuse to be a ALOT shorter.. and I cannot tell if it due to me being tired so I blow up faster or if it is a combo of both...

Love about pregnancy.. Love feeling the baby move, love guessing what the baby will be, and at times looking at my belly and seeing how big it has gotten.

Dislike: Peeing all the time, I ALSO HATE the fact that you pay good money for maternity clothes and most of them are made so cheap that they fall apart AFTER you wash them or the banded waist twists inside the material OR... if you are like me and are wearing support stockings (for swollen ankles and veins) it takes you 10 mins to put them on... so when you do pee you are in the stall for like 20 mins AFTER you have gone... trying to yank up the stockings, pull up the pants, fix the shirt... just a long process...

I am so sleepy today.. think I might be cranky... :o

[ds2003]

Nikosmommy – wow! you may be the first “June” mommy on our thread.

I’ve been curious to know what our baby weighs but I really don’t want another u/s so we will have to “weight”.

Shaqangel – it looks like you will have to email out some belly shots like I have too. My aunt, brother and sister have already put in a request. My DH shovels the bull to me too. He told me that I’m only gaining weight in my belly…uh huh..then why does my face look so chunky.

Ryan – on my goodness..I also hate the twisted band in the maternity pants. I have a pair of pants that I love that I got from my cousin but the band is forever folding down on itself inside the material.

Clothes at showers - I wish I understood why people are so set on buying newborn size clothes. The last baby shower I went to, I bought a sweater and matching hat (with gift receipt) to use in the winter for her summer baby, but I also bought some stuff off the registry. I don’t mind some clothes, but why do people insist on buying cute 0-3 month outfits. Who has time to put complicated outfits on a constantly changed infant?

Stray hairs – I just found a stray underarm type hair on my inner forearm. What is up with these hormones?

[ffanel]

Wow Niko - it does look like you'll be a second-time momma soon!

emotions 'm a touch mroe sensitive than usual, but not too bad. Maybe it's because I'm due later in June. Who knows what these last few weeks will bring.

DS I am so excited it's ridiculous! I can't fight the urge to registry stalk. I need help. :)

making it to 40 I'd e delighted with anytime in June. My feeling is I'll go about two weeks early. No reason why.

best part of PG feeling movement, the belly (I think it's just fascinating) and the kind treatment from men and women of all ages. Not just friends and family, but sometimes total strangers. I feel so connected to the life cycle I guess.

worst Spending way too much time in the bathroom. Getting up to go in the middle of the night. Not knowing what lies ahead regarding L&D.

I can't believe we're really in the home stretch (literally), ladies!

[MrsBrownie]

Well, I'm doing my best to get my mood 'picked up' but it's not working as well as I hoped. Even the thought of shopping isn't doing it for me right now.

I think I may just leave the office early today (my boss has left for the afternoon and it's VERY quiet here) to go home and nap.

DH must know that I'm upset with him, he's called me three times already from the Golf Course just to 'check' on me...and he keeps telling me that he loves me. I think he suspects I'm not so happy with him.

Shower ~ Only one item has been purchased off my registry and I have absolutely no idea about a shower. I'm sure there is one planned for when my mom returns (she's back in a week...thankfully, as I'm sure some of my bad mood has to do with missing my parents) and I know my sister is planning to visit shortly after she's back, so I'm thinking it will be the first weekend in May, but not sure.

Love about being PG ~ I DO love being PG and I would have to say the best thing about it feeling my baby move inside me. He's only kicked for DH and me and refuses to move for anyone else. It also makes me feel very SPECIAL, knowing that there's a little piece of DH and a little piece of me in him. I have also LOVED preparing for our child, knowing that we are providing everything for him. Being able to set up a nursery, pick the paint and buy the furniture, know it's all being done for OUR baby...I've loved that part of it too.

Hate about being PG ~ I didn't enjoy the first trimester...between the M/S and exhaustion, I could've done without it. I also don't like feeling like a whale or having to pee everytime I get up.

Funny Looks from Strangers ~ Lately, I've noticed alot of funny looks from strangers/women when I'm out in publice. I actually was VERY uncomfortable with the looks I got at the mall on Saturday. I had to actually stop and remind myself that I'm a responsible woman having a child with my husband and that I'm not doing anything wrong. DH thought it was probably all in my head, but after mentioning it to my sister and a friend, they agreed that it wasn't all in my head. Very strange and a little upsetting too...has anyone else noticed it? (Could it have to do with not wearing my wedding rings?) Unfortunately, I haven't received any kindness or thoughtfulness from strangers yet, and that makes me sad. Nobody seems to have any common courtesy around here anymore!

BH Contractions ~ I had my first BH on Friday after a walk with DH, but today they've been happening everytime I get up to pee. It's a little uncomfortable, as my belly goes rock hard, but other than that it's not bad. I just find it so strange to be feeling these all of a sudden. I wasn't sure I would know them when I felth them, but I'm definitely noticing these.

Toilet Paper ~ I also find I'm back to my obsessive Toilet Paper Checking...looking to see if there's any mucous or blood on the TP again. Nothing to see yet, but I doubt the obsessiveness will stop anytime soon.

Twisted Band in Pants ~ I haven't really had a problem with the bands twisting in my pants, but most of my shirts have the ties in the back and I find everytime I was them, they are getting tangled in the wash, other clothes, in themselves...it's becoming a real problem and now my shirts are starting to rip/tear. I only have 5 shirts that fit...must make them last for another 6 weeks.

Nikosmommy ~ I meant to say great pictures (but was too wrapped up in myself) but you look great. And Niko is such a cuties...BTW ~ Have you and Brian come to any decisions on names yet? I think Gabe was the last one we heard about...time for an update. You do have a busy schedule, but at least it will keep your mind occupied...I think that's my problem, not enough to keep my mind occupied, too much time to think!

Okay...Now I gotta go, not that I'm going to do any work, but I think this is long enough.

[ds2003]

Ffanel – I’ve tried to fight the urge to registry stalk and have failed miserably. I probably haven’t tried very hard since I cave immediately.

Mrs brownie – I say leave early if you can. I did that a couple days last week. My DH also gets into the extra “I love you” mode when he knows I’m mad at him for something.

Strange looks – not yet, I really don’t pay much attention to other people. I did have to take my wedding rings off last week. I replaced them with a lavender jade ring that I love. I did want to have a ring of some sort so that people don’t put me into the stereotypical “no ring, unwed mother category”.

Courtesy – I get doors held open for me (sometimes) and when we were doing a desk cleanup at work, my boss offered to carry stuff for me. He is a great guy in general (that probably does not count since he isn’t a stranger).

BH – still not sure. My belly also gets rock hard when I have to pee.

[kmmommy]

Funny looks from strangers ~ Not yet this time, but I got a lot of funny looks when I was pg with DS. I couldn't wear my wedding ring past 20 weeks with him and I was only 22 when I got pg (people tell me I look younger than I am) so a lot of older people looked at me funny. One day DH and I were in line at Target and an older lady was making a comment about pregnant teens - obviously targeted at me and DH (she couldn't see his ring). I told her to mind her own damn business that we were married and I was 23 so she shouldn't judge people without having any idea what the hell she was talking about. She turned bright red and shut up real quick.

BH ~ Definitely having them. Usually only once or twice a day, but sometimes the pressure is so strong I have to stop talking. I never had these when I was pg with DS.

Swelling ~ A few days ago I said none...well, it started a tiny bit today in my feet. I had really bad swelling with DS so I'm hoping it's not so bad this time around.

[Pink_Converse]

There is way too much to catch up on so I'm just going to do the QOTD's and a quick update. Glad everyone seemed to have a good Easter. I did too but most of it was spent outside and the heat made me sick. I'm throwing up in the mornings again.

Nikko's-You look great! I bet you will be the one to go first out of all of us. I don't feel like I'll make it 40 wks and if I do it will be miserable. I feel so fat and hot and uncomfortable all of the time.

QOTD - Showers - My first and only shower will be April 29th. As soon as people got the invites a few things were purchased off the registry. I'm sure most of it will be purchased last minute. I'm excited. I'm waiting til the week of to go buy an outfit and I'm getting my hair cut that day so it will be styled and I'll hopefully look cute.

QOTD - Most/Least Favorite Parts of Being PG -
Most Favorite - Baby movement, the planning and dreaming, how happy everyone seems to be for me..
Least Favorite - Being sick all of the stinking time. RIB PAIN!

Kaeden's-Did you really feel better immediately after giving birth last time? I can't imagine being that lucky. I hope it happens that way for me!

[ds2003]

Okay, I keep coming in here for a break.

Shower gifts – maybe this is only me, but I think that every time I go to a baby or bridal shower, most of the gifts are purchased early. The last bridal shower I went to was huge and the weekend before the shower there were only scraps left on her registry. Same thing for the last baby shower I was invited to attend (luckily I shopped early for that one). Of course when it is my turn, people drag until the last minute. It must be a cultural thing. We will see what happens this time…invites went out this morning.

Now back to work.

[connorsmommy]

hi girls!

just checking in with my 31 week belly shots taken last night:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/knmerrick/IMG_1955.jpg


definitely bigger than I was at 31 weeks with Connor...


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Favourite part about being pg:

- Dawson movin' and groving around while Connor "rubs" my belly. :) Love watching Connor's amazement at what's going on inside of me. :)

- the fact that I haven't had any nausea throughout this entire pg except for about half a day in October.... and when I had stomach flu a few weeks ago. :)

- the big round belly. Trying to enjoy it, knowing that it'll be my last...


Least favourite part about being pg:
- Dawson partying it up when I'm trying to sleep. LOL! :)
- my hips going out of joint and not being able to walk without pain
- pubic bone pain. 'nuff said.



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BH - pretty sure I'm getting them this time. At least if they are what I think they are. Last time 'round, I never felt BH's that I know of...and when I had what I THOUGHT were BH's turned out to be active labour. oops.

Strange looks - not that I've noticed.

[kmmommy]

Kaeden's-Did you really feel better immediately after giving birth last time? I can't imagine being that lucky. I hope it happens that way for me!

Pink ~ I felt way better within the first few days after delivery and didn't take Zofran anymore. But (and I hate to say it) there were a few days after delivery where I did take Zofran probably 2-3 weeks after delivery and I did vomit every now and then until about 5-6 weeks PP. :(

[kmmommy]

Has anyone else noticed they've dropped a bit? I was sitting here this afternoon with my hands on top of my belly when I realized it's a bit lower than yesterday. I'm 32w2d but have been carrying very high. It just kind of hit me that a week ago I was measuring 36 weeks and today I notice I've dropped. I guess we'll find out more at my u/s next week.

[Pink_Converse]

I have noticed that I have dropped a bit.

And BLECH on your answer above! That's how I'm afraid I'll be, I think my hormones will still be all weird and make me sick still from time to time.

[kmmommy]

I found that I felt nauseous and would vomit most when I was really tired. I felt best when I napped when K was sleeping. So...there's my advice...sleep when you can! :)

[shouldaeloped]

hi everyone! a very belated thank you for the tips on getting this baby to change positions into a nice head down spot! I am sure my doctor will do a quick mini ultrasound on Thursday so we'll see if anything has worked so far!

favorite part about pg- the movement and reassurance she's still in there, the excitement from everyone around me, the knowledge that DH and I did this together and that my life will never be the same after she gets here.

least favorite part- not being able to to make my own choices- no wine, no soft cheeses, no caffeine, etc., back pain and the constant terror that something is going to go wrong and this will all be for nothing.

showers- my first one is a local couples shower on May 30th, then down to Raleigh for a friends shower on May 6th and then my mom is throwing a shower on May 7th. I can't wait! it looks like most of the big stuff has been purchased off my registry. . now I just need everyone to stock up on the changing pad table and covers, extra sheets, etc.

swelling- yes. my feet are barely fitting in any shoes right now and my legs aren't that pretty either.

connorsmommy- great photo!

[Pink_Converse]

Kaeden's-Sounds good to me!

[Dan's*Girl]

Hello. Glad to hear everyone had a good easter weekend. We rested most of the day then went to my moms for dinner around 330. DH is working on a huge paper for school so we had to cut our evening short, which was ok with me since i was crabby and swollen all over.

Swelling Um, yeah. It's bad. Like so bad that my ankles hurt from all the swelling. I elevate them at night when I get home but then they just tingle. I have a appt tomorrow and plan on mentioning it then. I hope it isnt a sign of pre eclampsia.

We have our hospital tour at lamaze tonight. We can't wait to see the rooms and stuff. Should be fun!

Love about being pg Feeling and watching him move, and knowing he is part me and part DH. :)

Hate about being pg Not being able to sleep at all, peeing all day and all night long, not getting comfy...EVER, and the unwanted advice i get from every person that walks past me(i swear if I hear "you really shouldnt drink soda" I'm gonna snap!)

Making it to 40 weeks Nope, no way no how. I feel like he will be here by 37, 38 weeks at the most. I can't even imagine going another 8 weeks.I'm huge, he's huge and I really dont want a vaginal birth with a 11 pounder. LOL


NEW QOTD Are we going to be setting up any kind of "buddy" system for when we have our babies? Like someone to call who will update the board with our info?


Have a great day ladies!

[jbenny75]

Funny looks from strangers Me, too!! I've noticed them and I've just been waiting for some of them to touch my stomach. Luckily, no one has, because I think I would probably snap at them. I'm trying to keep my rings on as long as possible so people know that I'm married. I have a $20 cheapo band that I used to wear to work, so I may switch over to that pretty soon. It wouldn't bother me at all if it had to be cut off or ruined somehow.

connorsmommy You look great!

I scheduled a baby care class and a hospital tour today. I spoke to two different people at the maternity center and they were SOOOOO nice and helpful. That made me very happy.

[kmmommy]

Labor buddies ~ I think we could arrange for labor buddies. It would be a good idea as my DH wouldn't have the slightest clue how to update. I'm not sure whether the birth center at my hospital has internet hook-ups. Must go check on that...

[Niko&Troi]

Hello again :D

You ladies have me pegged to go first. I do and don't want to be first. I don't want the "pressure" :) but I'd like to meet my little man too :D Forgot to add he is no longer breech, again I thank my butt up in the air thingys :D

MrsBrownie Don't worry about being wrapped up in yourself. You're supposed to be!!

Labor Buddy It will be Belm the same one that updated after my surgery. She is also the godmother. She will come here as soon as she knows.

Name Don't have one yet. I still love Gabriel but Brian is still vetoing it. So it's still down to Nathan or Jaedon. We'll probably name him when we see him. However I'm secretly hoping that Brian has my mother's day card signed Nikolas & Gabriel :p
We've been testing them out with Nikolas. He say Jajon and Thathin but Jaedon is more clear. I'm trying to get him to say Gabriel but no luck.

Weird looks, etc. Brian and I get them all the time (even before pg) cause we're mixed. But you have to see the looks we get when Nikolas calls him daddy. Those are priceless and then when they see me pg with another you can see their minds going. This is what I hear in their minds: "ok, they must have adopted him. Wait, she's pg again. He must not have healthy sperm so she's artifically inseminated. No, no that can't be it. This is her second marriage to him. Her first husband was white." I have a very active imagaination.
(just to clear it up, Brian's mom was white, his dad black so Nikolas is 3/4 white, 1/4 black and the white was just dominant ) I wonder about this little one every day.

Anyway... yesterday I was in the grocery store and this couple passed with a baby. I asked how old and she says 12 weeks. I said I have a 19 month old at home. She then asks if I'm pg... Um hello, do I just look fat to you? I say yes, 5 weeks cause obviously to me and everyone else I'm huge so they (and her being she just had a baby) should know that 5 weeks means 5 weeks to go. She says, "you're only 5 weeks along"? I about died. I immediately correct her and let her know that I have 5 weeks left.

My wedding band & engagment ring are soldered together and the stone in the eng ring is loose so I can't wear them. I did try to wear them the other day for the pix I didn't take, but they were tight. I have my moms eng ring and wear that on my hand, but still get looks.
I wish someone would say something to me so I can do a Kaeden's Mommy. The hormones are raging so much that I love telling people off and putting them in their place. Makes me feel good.



Ok, so I ranted on about some off the wall, out of the box stuff there, sorry :( My mind is just going 100 miles an hour. Have a great day.

[jbenny75]

dansgirl That was a great "least fav." The unsolicited advice is annoying. Your post reminded me of something I wanted to post. I craved a soda soooo badly and had one yesterday. I justified it to myself by saying that my grandma didn't have anything else there that I wanted to drink. I am paying it for it in the worst way. I'm having the nastiest heartburn EVER. No more soda for me.

making it to 40 weeks I have nothing to base this on, but I feel I won't go to 40 weeks. I think I'm gonna go early. I'll be looking back on this post laughing when I'm still sitting on this baby in week 42.......

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

ConnorsMommy- You look great!

Funny looks when I'm out- I went to BRU by myself after I got the giftcards (It's more fun for me and DH if he doesn't go sometimes). This two older ladies just kept staring and snickering and pointing. I figured it was probably because I am so young and I was by myself. Finally I waved my ring finger at them said something like I got the ring before I got knocked up thank you and walked into another department in a huff. I know I overreacted but it was just so annoying.

Nikosmommy- I can't believe that people don't think Niko is your DH's. Are interracial relationships pretty rare there? I guess it has become common here to see people of all different races married with children and their kids dating an entirely different race as well. I guess I'm suprised to hear that some people are still so close minded.

Buddy System- I am going to borrow my grandpa's laptop and post it as soon as I can. If I am too out of it to do so I may have DH post it here for me instead. He's pretty good at knowing about the site but letting it be my thing.

Swelling- I have cankles but it's not really bothering me. I put my feet up whenever I get a chance.

So I thought the weather had cleared up for a couple of hours and 1/2 way through my walk it started pouring!! I wa so pissed! Ofcourse Dh saw me through the bay doors as I was approaching the building and was asking WTF I was doing out in the rain! He must think I'm crazy! Luckily one of the girls keeps a hair dryer upstairs so I redid my hair real quick. I just feel like such a dork!

[jbenny75]

lilmrs OMG, there really are rude people everywhere! At BRU of all places? One of the places we should be able feel at home in all of our fat splendor. :rolleyes:

[Niko&Troi]

Lil_Mrs_0702 Interracial relationships are common around here, however, people rarely see a "white" baby when a black person is involved. Usually the darker gene takes over, but not with us. So we get looks all the time. IMO Niko looks like Brian and he's got his curly hair, but people still look.

[Graffy]

Hi everyone,

We had a very nice Easter dinner at the in-laws' house yesterday. I overstuffed myself to the point that I had a rare bout of heartburn last night though. It was pretty much worth it. :)

Strange looks: Well, mostly people just think I'm about to pop and they can't believe I have over a month left.

Swelling: I'm starting to more and more, but it's mostly late in the day and if I'm especially warm. Like yesterday at the in-laws it was super warm in the house and by the time I left I had seriously chubby hands and feet.

Making it to 40 weeks: Well, since the doctor considers me 2 weeks ahead, and everybody who sees me thinks my belly is massive, I have a really hard time believing that I'll make it to June 2nd. Actually, my biggest concern is that I will make it that far but the doc will want to induce me because he's considering my due date to be May 19th. I don't want to deliver a huge baby, but I also don't want to be induced.

Shower: I have a church shower on May 1st, so I'm looking forward to that. I'm really hoping people buy off my registry because there are so many things we NEED, but I'm afraid they won't. I'll be having a family and a work shower after the baby comes. Everybody wants to see the baby, which I understand, but if all I end up getting is tons of clothes I won't be thrilled.

Fave thing about pregnancy: I think I've looked better than I ever have before (nice skin, nice hair), and I've worn cuter clothes than I normally do. :cool: The thought that in just a matter of weeks there will be a baby in our house is still really hard to comprehend though...

Least fave: I guess the hip pain. I've been really fortunate to feel pretty good, but anytime I do any kind of cleaning or exert myself much at all, a few hours later I can barely walk for the hip pain. I guess as long as it goes away after the delivery I can deal with it.

Well, we're finally getting somewhere with our nursery! YAY!!! DH has been studying for a huge test since before we even got pregnant, and he takes the test this Friday. On Saturday my mom came up and we really worked on getting the future nursery cleaned out (so far it's basically been a large storage closet), and we made pretty good progress. DH put together the crib that evening, and this Saturday his aunt and mom are coming to paint the room! I'll be ordering some window treatments and a rug from JCPenney.com as well as a few accessory type things this week, and then hopefully it'll be pretty well settled by the time my shower comes along. I'm just so glad to finally be making progress because this has been really stressing me out, but DH has been stressed enough with this test looming that I didn't want to burden him.

I can't wait til I can finally post nursery pictures!! :D

[Pink_Converse]

Graffy-Glad to hear there is progress on the nursery.

Labor Buddies-I don't DH coming in here messing with my thing ;), so I will let you all know when I go to the hospital and when I get back.

[maryanne]

Hi everyone..this is going to be short cause my paws are hurting...

I hope that everyone had fun over the holidays...mine was ok, but extremely tiring.

my best friend is a cc'er and is also due in sept- she obviously knows her way around here and will be the one who will come in to spread the news:D

[gina73]

Hi everyone! Glad to hear that you all had a nice Easter/Passover weekend! Ours was pretty mellow, getting some things done around the house and grilling out last night.

Strange looks - Sometimes when I'm walking in the park. I'm just now getting strangers asking about when I'm due and such, which is kind of fun, but I DID have one creepy interaction with an older guy at the grocery store.

Swelling - This JUSt started yesterday for me! I think because it's been so warm here (about 80 degrees), and it usually happens after I go for a walk. i've been trying to up my water intake and put my feet up whenever I can

Making it to 40 weeks - I feel for the most part that I'll make it to 40 weeks - every time I go in I'm measuring exactly on time. However, if my placenta stays where it is, I've read that it can cause premature labor, so we'll just have to wait and see.

Shower - I hope you all have wonderful showers! Hearing all of your excitment, I have to say, makes me sad I missed mine. So I guess I'll have to live vicariously (or pathetically?) through you all!

Fave thing about pregnancy - As with the rest of you, feeling this little guy move around, as well as the closeness it's brought to me and DH, watching him be excited by everything, and the happiness it's brought our family so far.

Least fave - The prenatal acne I had to deal with, the recent restrictions I've been put on which have really put a damper on the fun aspects of having a baby.

Labor Buddy - I don't really want DH to have to come on here (he's not the most tech savvy), so I'll probably just post before and after...

[Mystikal]

Emotions last weekend DH and I were at my parents house and I was telling this funny story and I couldn't finish because I was laughing so hard. I started to catch my breath and the next second I was bawling hysterically. No idea why and it kind of freaked me out. :o

Fave thing about being pregnant feeling and seeing her move tops it all.
Least fave thing about being pregnant being diagnosed with GD. It sucks.

Question for Nikos and Baby Lust since being told you have GD what does your daily food intake look like? I'm just curious because I haven't met with the dietician yet but I kind of know what things I can and can't eat and I checked out the GD thread so I was kind of molding my diet by those until I meet with her tomorrow. Anyway, every day since changing my diet I've felt shaky all day long, like my sugar is low! Is this normal?

[jay&erinn]

Fave thing about being pregnant : Knowing there will be another baby here soon.
Least fave thing about being pregnant : Hypoglycemia (I'm on basically the same diet as those with GD, for exactly the opposite problem), feeling very unlike myself- I'm normally very active, and the doc thinks the hypoglycemia just won't let me do too much. I can only take a stroll, not really exercise, and I don't go anywhere with Mia alone anymore just in case my blood sugar drops too low and I start to get really lightheaded. There's also the constant worrying after the miscarriages, and now due to the abnormalities on ultrasound. I just can't wait for pregnancy to be over and a healthy baby to be here.

Emotions: Not too bad lately.

Making it to 40: I think I'll be somewhat close. I delivered Mia 2 days early. I actually started to feel better at the very end of pregnancy with Mia, so I'm hoping to get those last few good weeks in before delivery where I can enjoy pregnancy and Mia still being an only child.

Strange Looks: I don't notice too many. I work with a lot of older people and many of them comment that I don't look old enough to be having a baby (I look young for my age). When I tell them I'm 31, they're shocked. I do worry about having to take my rings off and the looks I'll probably get then.

Names: I can't believe we haven't even discussed them. DH works this weekend, so I can't see it happening for at least another week.

Well, I'm off to relax a little. I have another ultrasound tomorrow morning. It'll be nice to see the baby again. However, I'm not sure how they're going to do it since I can't lay on my back without getting very lightheaded anymore. It should be interesting.

[sunshineab622]

baby buddy system: dan's girl (Ramona) & I are baby buddies. :) I will probably still come online & let yall know when I am heading to the hospital (if I'm able to)

My friend "L" called me to check on me tonight ... she told me that "J" another one of our high school friends sister "D" went to the hospital tonight to be induced .... "D" was due in June like a week before me. OMG !!!!!! That is scary ... she has been having very high blood pressure for the last 2 wks so they decided it was the best thing to do.

[ladyjg]

Hello!

I should be in bed, but I don't feel like sleeping so I thought I'd check in here. How awesome that we're all in the third trimester now! :)

We had a really nice Easter weekend. My parents came up to visit, and the weekends we spend with them always fly by way too fast. One of the first things my mom said after they got here on Friday was, "Okay, enough of this... Let's see the nursery!" :) Both of my parents loved it, and it was so much fun to show it off. Also while they were here we did some shopping and took advantage of the beautiful weather by wandering around the shops in a nearby town. Saturday night my mom and I dyed Easter eggs. It's so neat to think that next year we'll be continuing our holiday traditions with our daughter.

Emotions -- For the most part I've been lucky and I haven't been overly emotional. Maybe that's DH who's been lucky. ;)

Strange looks -- You know, I just became aware of this over the weekend. Everywhere we go I feel like people are looking at me. It's just strange to see people's eyes go to my belly when we approach a checkout counter or are just walking somewhere. Not bad... just takes some getting used to.

Swelling -- I haven't been swelling much (*knock on wood*), and I'm just waiting for it to start. After a full day on my feet my shins hurt, but so far so good with the swelling.

Fave thing about pregnancy -- Absolutely the movements! Even when she's keeping me up at night I just love being able to feel her. As at least one other person said, it's such a reassurance. I also love the look on DH's face every time he gets to feel her. I'm trying to treasure these moments while I have her all to myself and not be too impatient to meet her.

Least fave thing about pregnancy -- I guess it would be a toss up between having to pee so many times a day (and night) and having days when I'm just generally uncomfortable. I try so hard not to complain about those things, and I know it'll all be worth it, but they're certainly not the most fun aspects of being pregnant.

Making it to due date -- I have such mixed feelings about this. I'm anxious to meet Samantha, so part of me would love for her to come any time after 37 weeks, but at the same time, my mom will finish up with school (she teaches high school) a week before our due date. I know my parents will be here whenever Sam is born, but I know it'd be easier on them if my mom was done for the summer and didn't have to worry about school. I really don't have a feeling about when I'll deliver, but I do hope it's not very late.

I'd better try to get some sleep. Goodnight!

[Niko&Troi]

Good Morning All :D

I woke up this morning to Nikolas singing in his crib. He doesn't really sing any particular tune, just sings. It is so cute, I wish CC had sound :)


Mystikal I'm not a good person to ask about diet. Their only concern with my sugar is in the morning, I'm usually w/in range during the day. I have 1/2 of a 4 oz bagel (Lender's frozen) and either cream cheese or butter. No fruit before lunch and then pretty much anything low carb throughout the day. In my first class they said anything with pasta and sauce (pizza, lasagna) is a no no cause of all the carbs. Well I can eat that and my numbers don't go high at all, I've had them several times. I did however go really high after generic sushi one day :/ For me, it's no more than 30g. of carbs in one meal. You might need more if your sugar is going low.
When is your appt? You should call them and tell them your sugar is low and need to see someone soon.
Sorry I couldn't help more :/


Has anyone heard from Jad?

If you need a labor buddy let me know. I'd be willing to give out my number so you can call.

QOTD We're buds here, right? We've talked about a ton of stuff so this won't be too shocking... Is anyone having as much, um, gas as I am :o And is the smell just peeling the wallpaper/paint off your walls :o
I'm killing myself. Not sure if it's my diet or what, and I can't remember if I had this with Niko or not. Just wondering and secretly hoping someone is so I'm not the only funky butt here :p



So Niko has a carnival themed birthday party today. I'm going to be exhausted chasing him around. Maybe I'll go in the moonbounce and get things rolling along for labor :D

Have a great day, BBL

[sunshineab622]

Has anyone heard from Jad? I haven't seen her around in a long time - a month or 2 I sent her an email & PM with no response. I wonder if anyone on the Twin mommies board has seen her?

[sunshineab622]

Just thought I would let you know .... I posted a "have you seen jad" message on the twin mommas board - hopefully one of them have seen or talked to her

[sophiapb]

Hey Sunshine, I posted in the Multiples thread but I'll also post here. Jad and her DH bought a new house a while back and are doing some major remodeling as in knocking out walls, etc. I think at some point they were going to move out for some of the messier parts and I'm wondering if either Jad is too busy to get to CC or she might be someplace that doesn't have internet access.

[shaqangel]

another QOTD
i'm just curious as to what your thoughts are on vaccinations....

[Pink_Converse]

I've been wondering about our Twin Mama too.

I'm going to copy and paste what I just emailed to my aunt:

I just got back from my appt. and GOOD NEWS....I can get the epidural. I saw Dr. R., the anesth. that was there and he said it would be no problem. Then I just happend to see my OB in the hospital and stopped him in the hall and told him the good news. He asked which Dr. I saw and I told him R. and he said good, he was the BEST one there and he hopes I get him. He said to let whoever I get know that Dr. R. said it was ok and I shouldn't have any problems. I will probably bring my x-rays and report with me when I deliver in case there is any questions. My poor Dr. was probably on his way to deliver a baby and I stop him like a lunatic telling him how EXCITED I was and that I could get the epi and everything. In hindsight it was pretty funny!

Question: For the last few days I have felt alot of pressure in my rectal area. I feel like the baby is going to fall out. Does anyone know what this is?

Nikko's-I'm all about talking about gross stuff :) ! I think I'd kill for gas right now. Did I really just say that :o ??? Nothing is getting out of me right now. Gas or otherwise. I feel so bloated.

Shaq-I will probably get all of the vaccinations my pediatrician recommends. I haven't done much research on it yet.

[kmmommy]

Pink ~ I'm so glad you got good news on the epi. What a relief!

Vaccinations ~ We got them on the regular timeline recommended by our ped. We didn't delay or have them done individually and we will follow the same route with DD.

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Pink- I'm so happy to hear that you ca get the epidural... I bet that is a huge weight taken off your shoulders!!

Niko- I also get very bloated. For the most part I am a burping machine. I do get gas but I'm scared I'm going to leak so I usually wait until my next potty break to let it all out and turn the fan on.

Vaccines: I am just going to do what my dr. recommends. I know some of them can be delayed and I can ask my dr what they think is best.

So I have a QOTD as well: Is anyone else thinking of cutting their hours back during their last couple of weeks? I am thinking at 36 weeks it may be nice to have a flexible start time. I just notice that I am more and more exhausted in the mornings and it would nice to sleep in a little and wake up naturally. I think by 36 weeks I should be training my replacement and starting to train for my new position, So I don't think a flex start-time would be that big of a deal. Also to make up the time lost I can cut my lunch from 1 hour to a 1/2 hour. DH is pretty for the idea and said that one of his books recommends that I cut back my hours in the last couple of weeks.
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So DH decided that we needed a practice labor last night. Then he gave me a meditation lesson and homework to practice my breathing and posture. He is getting so excited. I came in this morning to work and he told me that he found an outfit online for baby and ordered it.

I had another weird dream last night. I had a dream that I went to take the baby out of it's hospital bassinett thing and there were two of them! A boy and a girl. I asked Dh what happened and he told me that another mom asked us if we wanted to adopt her baby girl and DH was so excited and he didn't have time to ask. Then he started telling about how perfect it was because they would be twins and never have to know that the lil girl was adopted. I was just in shock (happy shock) and asking if it was legal.

[amurphy]

I was out of the office yesterday thanks to Massachusett's Patriot Day holiday, so I have a lot of catching up to do! I'll start with all the QOTDs:

Favorite thing about being pregnant: Feeling and watching the baby move and grow! And now that I'm in the third trimester, I love thinking about life post-baby--taking walks with the baby, sharing him or her with family, etc.
Least favorite thing about being pregnant: My bra digging into the top of my belly CONSTANTLY. Ouch. I'm also not digging gaining a crapload of weight, but what can you do....Overall, I have had a wonderful pregnancy so I can't really complain too much.

Swelling: My feet and fingers are swelling a bit--not too bad yet. I took my engagement ring off but my super wide wedding band still fits (barely). I try to keep my feet up, but they were really swollen after work on Friday. The heat and wood wedge shoes weren't a big help. But I did wear heels all day on Easter and my feet fared pretty well.

Emotions: My eyes can fill with tears at the drop of a hat.

Making it to my due date: I have no reason to think I'll go early.

Strange looks: I haven't noticed any "strange" looks, but I have noticed looks in general. People's eyes often drift down to the belly. I don't mind though. DH and I are almost always together and we are a "hand-holding" couple so people usually just smile at us.

Names: We are 99% settled on names--the two names we liked at the very beginning of my pregnancy (before reading through two books about baby names)!

Showers: My work shower, which is being organized by two good friends at work, is scheduled for May 1st. My friends/family shower is the first weekend in June. DH and I went to BRU yesterday to finish our registry in preparation. We needed to add some small-ticket items so registry-shoppers didn't feel trapped into spending a ton of money.

Weekend: We had a great weekend. DH and I went to dinner with his boss on Friday night and then came home to watch a movie. (We both fell asleep, but that is what we get for starting a movie at 11 pm!) DH did some work around the house on Saturday morning while I primed and painted the closet in the nursery. For some reason, the inside of the closet was painted a rust orange. Gross! It looks much nicer, bigger, and brighter now. That evening we went to a friend's house for a little get-together. I got a lot of nice compliments on the belly. Oh. And I was a bad Mom and drank a Guinness. It took me a couple hours to drink it, but I enjoyed it without feeling any guilt. Hey. I need the iron! On Sunday, we went to breakfast and then went to Easter mass at the church where we got married in Harvard Square. Afterward, we picked my sister up at her college and went to ILs for dinner. And as I mentioned above, we had yesterday off so walked downtown to get some breakfast, finished our BRU registry, and went for a walk/hike in the conservation land by our house. My belly was a little sore and getting up some of the steep inclines was tough, but I felt good overall.

Now back to the grind....

[sunshineab622]

Thanks sophiapb for the Jad update

[Pink_Converse]

Least favorite thing about being pregnant: My bra digging into the top of my belly CONSTANTLY.

How could I forget to add that. I'm permanently red where my bra sits I think.

[jay&erinn]

Back from my ultrasound. I had a great tech (although I think most of them know me by name now:rolleyes: ). She gave me much more info than any other tech has. In general, the baby's kidney's are still dilated to about 4-5 mm. She said that it's generally not a big concern until they hit 6+. She showed them to me and the two vessel cord which was pretty neat to see. The baby also weighs about 3 lb, 11 oz now and is growing right on schedule. So far that cord isn't causing any problems (*knock on wood*). I only got a few pics this time, but that's OK. The baby was so active it was hard to keep anything in focus for very long.

Pink: YEA for the epidural!!!!!!!!

Vaccinations: We had Mia vaccinated on target and will with this one too. I'm really comfortable with our pediatrician- he openly admitted to not giving his kids the chicken pox vaccine until he knew much more about it. Now he recommends it for everyone. Plus, their practice does not accept patients if they won't be vaccinated- not sure if they allow an altered schedule or not. Other than not budging on vaccines, the practice is open and accepting of most everything else (co-sleeping, bottle feeding, BFing, etc- whatever the parents choose).

Gas: Most certainly. Mine increases significantly after eating anything with splenda or other forms of nutrasweet. The few times I've tried ice cream made with splenda I've been woken up with severe gas pains each time. Because I can't have the real stuff, I have allowed myself a little nutrasweet a few times a week so I can have something sweet. That also increases my gas, but not to the pain point.

[kmmommy]

jay&erinn ~ Glad to hear the u/s went well and that your baby is growing on schedule and without any problems. I'll continue to cross my fingers that it stays that way.

[Pink_Converse]

jay&erinn-I am so happy to hear that the baby is growing right on target and doing well :) .

[sarahncraig]

I just got the invitation to my baby shower. Aren't they adorable? Of course, I took off some information so they look a little off center. ;)

http://images.snapfish.com/34685%3B767%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D3256%3E45%3B%3E752%3EWS NRCG%3D3233666692%3C38nu0mrj

[maryanne]

I failed my one hour :( :mad: :( :mad: Got to call and schedule the half day test

gas--not much gas, but I have been having the most foul smelling burps...like rotten eggs and sulpher. Truely evil!

shower- I still don't think that anything is happening. No one said a word during Easter, and good family friends have started dropping of gifts at my IL's. I don't think that they would do that if there was a party coming up. They probably would keep the gift until then, even if they couldn;t make it. It bums me out...b/c everyone was too busy and fighting amognst themselves to agree on a wedding shower for me and now it seems to be happening again. They aren't bad people--and I don't think that they are doing it to hurt me- just very very selfish. The family originally wanted to throw a wedding shower at 4 on a friday during the summer in Northern New Jersey...none of my friends could make it b/c they work and they live at least an hour away! My IL's then got pissed off and said that they wouldn't change the time to something that makes sense, b/c they travel on weekends...it became a battle between them and my MOH and then everyone just gave up---leaving me in the middle. That is probably all happening again..lol!

What can you do???:p

[maryanne]

love the invite sarah! are you doing a noah's ark themed nursery?

[ds2003]

I had my 31ish week appt this morning. I am up 34 pounds. Over the last 3-4 months I have averaged a weight gain of 7lbs per months. WOW. My blood pressure is a steady 128/80

My next appts are May 1 and May 15.

I asked the MW about my nipples. I keep thinking they are inverted. She looked at them and said they are great. I also asked her about a hemorrhoid that I’ve had since before PG. It doesn’t bother me. She said I could leave it alone, but did mention that it may get bigger after delivery. I was also told that they leave it up to the mothers whether to have the internal exams starting at 36 weeks.

We did some initial birth plan talks. She said that she would like if all the patients did one. She encourages her patients to eat when hungry. I don’t have to have an IV or even a Hep-Loc which I’m very happy about. She did mention that the neonatologist on staff at the hospital require all babies to stay for 24 hours. She recommended that if I want a short stay to have a family physician come to the hospital and do the baby checkup.

Buddy system – I’ll before and after.

Gas – Nothing extra right now. A couple months back it was pretty bad and poor DH just had to deal with it. We seemed to always be together when the gas attacks would hit.

Vaccinations – I expect that for the most part I’ll follow the suggested/required schedule. I plan to postpone the HepB vaccine until the 2 week baby appt. I really have not done a lot of research regarding vaccines. Right now the only one that I’m not in favor of is the chicken pox vaccine. I would prefer if my child just got the chicken pox. I got them and it was no big deal. You itch for a while and then it is over. I think it should be a voluntary vaccine just like the flu shot.

Pink – great news for you on the epi.

Sarahncraig – you must be excited to see the invite.

Shower – it has been confirmed that the shower will be at our hour. SIL wants DH and I go stay in a hotel on the Friday night so they can set up and then we arrive on Saturday. I, of course, have to appear surprised.

Maryanne – sorry for the shower fiasco. I hope someone pulls through for you. If you don’t’ have a shower, have you thought about throwing a welcome home or meet the baby party for after the baby is born? It is not the same as a shower since you wouldn’t announce you are registered, but I would expect some people to find out about the registry and come with a gift in hand. Can your friends throw you a shower instead of family?

[MrsBrownie]

Hello all!

Well, I'm in a MUCH better mood today. DH was being very nice to me last night (even took me to Dairy Queen for a treat) and then I found out my parents are coming home on Friday not Monday, so that was nice.

Also, one way or another I will have my Baby's Furniture tomorrow. There is some discussion about whether the right stuff was ordered, but if it's not what we ordered, we are going to be given the floor model. Of course we won't be paying full price if we are given the floor model, but one way or another our baby will have a bed to sleep in tomorrow night. FINALLY!

Funky Butt ~ Nikosmommy this made me laugh out loud. DH is getting so grossed out by the gas that is passing through me (he thinks it's so unlady like, but has no problems when he lets it rip) especially since the worst time for me is just as I'm climbing into bed (must have to do with bringing my legs up.)

I have also noticed that my bowels (we're sharing right?) are working overtime these days. I've never been 'regular' and now I find I'm visiting the toilet between 2-4 times per day. It's never happened before.

Burps ~ I don't seem to be digesting much lately. I found last night that when I got up to pee at 4:00am, I was still burping up my ice cream from 7:00 that night. Not fun, especially since it's now followed by heartburn. It's especially bad if I eat anything with Garlic (like Ceasar Salad...ewww!)

Vaccines ~ To be honest, I've thought alot about this, but haven't done a lot of research on it. But I think I'm going to defer the two, four and six month vaccines for a little bit. I would like to give my child a chance to develop a little more before intoducing these vaccines into his system. I did ask my Dr. and M/W about it, and it's not problem to defer them for several months, but they will continue with the same interval between (2 months between each set.)

Like DS mentioned, I'm also VERY AGAINST the Chicken Pox vaccine and will refuse that one, as I think it's still optional here. My biggest worry is that I can't get my child into daycare without having the vaccine, but will cross that bridge when I come to it.

Work before delivery ~ I just 'announced' my plans for mat leave. Luckily, I have about 10 days of vacation remaining from this past year. I have to start my leave on May 30th, but am going to use my vacation days for the two weeks prior...meaning I'm off work as of May 12th. I have a year of maternity leave and then will use my accumulated vacation afterwards. I won't actually return to work until June 18th, 2007...and I can't wait!

Plus my boss is pretty understanding and will let me take off early every once in a while and has been great about me leaving for appointments (like tonight) so I'm not going to have to worry about pushing myself too hard.

Pink ~ Congrats on getting GREAT NEWS about the Epidural, that must be a huge relief to you.

Jay&Erinn ~ Congrats on having such a great U/S. Must put your mind at ease that everything is still normal and no complications from the cord vessel.

Maryanne ~ Sorry to hear about the 'bad' shower experiences. I agree with DS though, throw your own party. We plan to have a 'Welcome home baby, house warming happy birthday to us all' backyard party sometime in July. We've been in the house almost 2 years, but this will be the first summer with grass, a garden, etc. We just needed an excuse to have everyone over.

SarahnCraig ~ Those invites are so cute. And so nice to be aware of the plans...I kind of wish I knew what the plan was, but I'm happy to be surprised too.

DS ~ Congrats on the great M/W appointment. I'm glad to hear (never thought I would say this) that your have GREAT NIPPLES. I still think one of my is inverted, but can't believe the change in them lately (colour, size, etc.) And it's nice to know we can decline the internals if we choose, but I am so curious to see where I'm at in another couple of weeks.

Well, I think that answers everything. I'm off to eat my lunch (baby is starving) and then have to leave for a dentist appointment tonight...fun, fun!

[maryanne]

ds-we wll throw some sort of a welcome party when she gets here, especially since we won't be doing a traditional christening. It isn't the lack of potential presents that upsets about not having a shower- luckily, our family and friends are extremely generous! ;) - just the whole idea of the thing that hurts me. My mother is extremely ill- I am an only child--and all my girlfriends live out of town-this is the family that I married into and sometimes I just feel that I don't rate.

I am sorry that this has turned into a woe is me rant---I swear I am not as much of an Eeyore as I come across ;)

Sorry that this has turned into a rant

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Sarah- Very cute invitation! Everything is coming so soon!!

Jay&Erinn- I am glad to hear that the baby is still happy and healthy in there. Here's to only another month or two to go!

Maryanne- Sorry that the shower plans may not go through. Maybe you can vent to a friend that will throw you one? I did that after my wedding shower and bachelorette parties were a dud and made sure I had more dependable people planning those this time around. I am also sorry to hear that you failed your 1-hour. Hopefully you get better results during your 3-hour.

DS- I was worried about my nipples as well but in the last month they have perked out on their own. I didn't know that they do that. It sounds like your nurse is very supportive of you making the birth plan decisions rather than just going by procedure. That is so good to hear!

Mrs.Brownie- Too funny about the burps! There's been a couple of times that DH will walk in the room and ask if I farted. He cannot honestly believe that some of my burps are that bad. I tell him that he should taste them!! I'm glad to hear that you are having a better day.

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Ao I'm bored at work again (What's new right?). So I am putting together a labor cheat sheet. DH was quizzing me on some of the labor stuff last night and I drew a lot of blanks. I also need to print out our birth plan and let him put in his feedback.

[MrsBrownie]

Maryanne ~ Don't be sorry at all...if you are sorry, then I better be sorry for all my ranting and complaining yesterday. I am sorry to hear what you are going through though.

I meant to apologize, but never got back on last night and figured it was done this morning.

I must admit though, it's nice to have somewhere to go to be able to rant, complain, vent, etc. to people who understand what we are going through and don't just pass it off as 'being PG.'

[sarahncraig]

love the invite sarah! are you doing a noah's ark themed nursery?

Thanks everyone! No, but I work at a church so that is probably why. ;)

[Pink_Converse]

I am sorry that this has turned into a woe is me rant---I swear I am not as much of an Eeyore as I come across


An Eeyore, that cracks me up! You have every reason to be dissappointed and come gripe here. It's funny how we all come here and gripe and then apologize. What's wrong with us? I do the same thing.

[connorsmommy]

(just jumpin' in on my way out the door to my 31 week appt.) Regarding my "birth announement" buddy, I have several friends here on CC and I'll likely contact one of them to post in this thread. Over on LJ, I'm also a member of 1_world (for those who are in that WC/LJ announcement community too), and I'll likely have the same person post the news there... and if I have time before heading off to the hospital, I'll post in my LJ there -- that way, one of you who are on my LJ can post that update here if I don't make it this way before going to the hospital!


Hope everyone is having a good afternoon! :)

[Pink_Converse]

My MIL just came over to get some things out of our gameroom that she's been storing in there and she discovered a leak in our ceiling. It's probably from the drip pan on the ac, I guess the pipe is clogged. No one can come flush it out til in the morning. I am so bummed. I wonder how much water damage there is and how much it's going to take to fix. It's a good thing she came over, we never ever go in that room and it would have taken us forever to discover the problem. The water was splashing up onto my couch, there's a big screen tv in there, a bunch of old family pictures were inches from the water, etc. It could have been even worse than it was. Just wanted to come in and rant!!!!:mad: :(

[maryanne]

Oh pinkie! thank goodness it didn't start a fire! and I gotta ask, is the wodescreen ok ;)

[Pink_Converse]

The wodescreen? What the heck is that? Something is going over my head here!

[maryanne]

lol! I meant the widescreen :p

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brooke shields and katie holmes gave birth today.

[Mystikal]

Hard to believe I'm at 30 already! Woohoo!!!

Labor Buddy I have a couple friends here on CC so I'll probably have someone come update here, but if anyone is looking for someone to update for them I'll be happy to do that, too. PM me if you want. :)

Making it to 40 weeks I have people at work telling me that I'm going to go early June instead of the end. I have a feeling that I'm going to go late, no sooner than July 1. At this point I don't care if I go late. I am enjoying being pregnant and don't really have any major complaints, except how difficult it is for me to turn over in bed at night. I only wake up to pee once and other than that I sleep till the alarm goes off. Besides, the longer Julia waits to make her appearance the more money DH and I can save and the more time he can afford to take off work. :)

Had my appointment with the dietician this morning and got all my info. I tested my sugar just about ten minutes ago, an hour after dinner, and it's supposed to be 120 or below. It was 105, so I'm super excited. :D Yay!! (And it's not as bad as I thought it would be.) My mom went to my appointment with me and she took a copy of the foods I am allowed to eat, and my meal plan. Then she went shopping and cooked a bunch of chicken and turkey and separated it into serving sizes, she also got some crackers, english muffins, fruit, cheese, and a bunch of other stuff. She said she feels bad and just wants to take a little of the stress off of me. It's great to be spoiled. lol.

[Pink_Converse]

Oh, duh maryanne, yes the tv is okay and good thing or DH would have been really upset! Apparently all of this is our fault, we didn't know you had to have your a/c serviced yearly. We've never owned a house before and now we are learning things the hard way. I'm trying to find a good home maintenance shedule now to avoid other problems!

[Niko&Troi]

Hello again :D

pink Yeah for the epi.

erinn Glad the u/s went well.

maryanne Sorry about the shower thing. Maybe you could just come out and tell DH how you're disappointed you may not have one. Maybe he can put a bug into someone's ear in his family.

Mystikal Yeah for mom cooking. Can she come cook for me too??

Sorry if I missed anyone.

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Ok, so this carnival birthday party was just that. We arrived to find a "ticket booth" awaiting us. Nikolas got a bag for loot and tickets for games. There was a bowling game, a fishing game and bean bag toss. There was also this GI-HUGE-IC (that is a Brian word for super big) moonbounce that resembled a merry go round. They had face painting too.
When we got there, there were only 2 other kids so Niko and I went into the moonbounce. Yes, you read that correctly, I went in. Getting in wasn't that bad, it was getting out that I needed help with :rolleyes:
We played all the games several times and each time I had to kneel down. We did get lots of goodies. We had hot dogs, fruit cups, chips and cupcakes for lunch.
In the end I ended up pulling a muscle in my groin so now I'm limping.
Why did I post all of this? For you new moms, this is what you have to look forward to for birthdays :D Every year has to be different and special. Niko's first was Chuck E Cheese and for 7 kids we spent over $70. It is expensive, but so worth it.

Anyway, here is a pix of us in the moonbounce.
http://images.snapfish.com/346864568%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E768%3EWSNR CG%3D323366597259%3Cnu0mrj


Also, forgot to mention. We contacted a contractor (not the usual one we use, he's swamped) to come and give us an estimate to finish 1/2 the basement. While he was here, he said he would have charged about $6k for the bathroom that we just did. When he said that we knew he'd be expensive but we waited. Well he called us the other night and said it would be $8,625 to finish 1/2 the basement :eek: Not the full basement, just 1/2.
So, the new plan is to sell our Gi-Huge-ic desk on eBay and move the office/guest room into Nikolas' room. The boys will move into the bigger room and share until we figure out some stuff (we may be moving by the end of the year).
My ped told me that he'll get up the first few nights with the baby but he'll quickly get used to him crying and sleep through the night. Hopefully she's right.

Well I'm off to bed. Have a good evening.

[Baby Lust]

Mystikal, Glad everything went well today!! See, I told you it wasn't that bad! :) It's just a PITA to do it so often! :rolleyes: How sweet of your mom to do all that for you!

[June06Mommies]

Updated to here!

[amurphy]

mystical: I'm happy to "hear" you so upbeat after your appointment. It is so great that your Mom is taking good care of you and making this GD thing less of a pain!

NikosMommy: Sounds like a fun day with Niko! I can't believe what the contractor wants to charge you for the basement rehab! That is crazy!! I think your plan to have the boys share a room is a good one though. Hope it works out!

Erinn: Fantastic news!

Maryanne: That is such a bummer about your shower. I can't believe that someone won't just step up to the plate and be a true friend. They should be celebrating instead of getting caught up in old battles. Boo. I think a "meet the baby" party is a great idea.

Pinkconverse: Oh the joys of homeownership. Glad that you MIL caught the problem before it got worse!

Here are my 31 week belly shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/ecallie/P1010040.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/ecallie/P1010041.jpg

[Pink_Converse]

31 weeks today :).

Nine weeks to go, yikes!

amurphy-Cute belly shot and cute crib. I am waiting on the a/c man right now and I have a contractor coming later to give me a sheetrock estimate. It's always something! I hate having people like that in my house because they always mess something up and my lunatic dog freaks out. Hopefully they both come early so I don't have to stress, and be HOT all day.

[amurphy]

popping back in to mention that I ordered a sling from www.hotslings.com yesterday. they are having a great sale on the khaki sling ($29)--they are seconds due to wrinkles in the fabric, but the Web site says the wrinkles should come out after washing. i got a notice that the sling shipped today so I'll report back once I receive it!

[Ryan]

Hey Ladies:
I know I am going to miss some of the QOTD’s… but let me try to get some answers here…

Vaccinations… My mother had mentioned 1 in particular I shuold look into before the baby gets it.. and I cannot remember what it was.. better do some research.

Pink: Yeah for Epidural/ Sorry to hear about the water leak..

Sara: Great invites

Lil Mrs. Cute Idea.. labor cheat sheet…

Mystikal: Great doc. news!

Wonderful photos everyone… Love seeing them
Amurphy: CUTE BELLY! And so funny you ordered from there.. I was going to as well….. tell me if you like them or not…

DOES ANYONE ELSE'S BELLY BUTTON HURT???? Mine was sooo sore yesterday... and I could not pin point exactly where... just felt like it was being so stretched...

Also saw this cute website... and I ordered one of these "wipee & diapees carrier case" for my pocket book/ diaper bag...:D
http://www.babyoliverboutique.com/diapees-wipees-case.html
I ordered this one..
http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/babyoliver_1889_3062947

Updated belly shot... 32 weeks & 2 days..taken yesterday...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j38/Beichert/32.jpg

[connorsmommy]

Ryan -- those dipee & wipee cases are cute, and I've been thinking of getting one as well... but I can't decide on what fabric I like best! :)

Not sure if this is "allowed" on these boards - to advertise for a friend -- but I just wanted to say that www.clothbabies.com carries the D&W cases as well (in a Tonne of fabric choices and for $14.95). Stephanee, who runs www.clothbabies.com is a fellow March 2003 mama from WC/LJ (I'm not sure if she ever made it over here to CC though). Her website carries all kinds of cloth diapering products as well as Kecci bags, the diapees&wipees and more... And she's great to deal with -- she ships orders really quickly and she really knows her stuff. :)

[Graffy]

Hi everybody-

Ryan: you look great! And what a nice outfit. Love the pearls. My bellybutton hurts sometimes just because the skin is sooo tight around it. Every morning I expect to see stretch marks, but so far so good. It gets itchy, too, but it's too sensitive to really scratch it.

Mystikal: sounds like things are going better. Yay for moms who still take care of us sometimes. :)

Amurphy: Your belly looks great. I have a pink top that I wear with a white tank underneath just like what you have on, my crib looks just like yours, and I also ordered the $29 khaki sling from hotslings! Weird. :) I received mine on Saturday, and I definitely don't see any problems with it. It's hard to tell exactly how it will work with the belly in the way and without a baby to put in, but I sure hope I can get a lot of use out of it. I think I remember seeing a pic of one of the Feb. or March moms putting their cat in it to test, but if I did that I'd probably be scratched to a bloody pulp.

Nikos: glad to hear you have a plan for the rooms. I'm sure it won't take Niko long to get used to sharing a room with the baby.

Erinn: sounds like you had a good ultrasound. Prayers that the kidneys are fine and the baby continues to be well-nourished in spite of the cord.

Pink: leaks suck. Hope everything gets taken care of without much hassle.

I'm still trying to figure out how this lil guy is positioned in there, but I just don't have a clue. He squirms around like a little monkey constantly, but I can't make out actual body parts. I catch a big round bump here and there, but I can't tell if it's a butt bump or a head bump.

Good news: dh is taking a big test Friday in Chicago, so we're heading in tomorrow afternoon to stay the night, and we're going to stop at IKEA to get some decor for the nursery! :) After having waited for months to start on the nursery I'm very excited to actually be getting some things done!

[gina73]

Ugh. I'm behind again....Hope I don't miss anything or anyone!

Vaccinations - We will probably do the recommended ones from our pediatrician. I didn't even know there was a Chicken Pox vaccine, so I'll have to look in to that one...

Belly button soreness - Goodness yes. My belly button was an outie anyways before pg, and now it's just busting at the seams. So the area around it is stretched to the max and hard as a rock. And like ryan - I can't really pinpoint an exact location of tenderness, but if I brush up against a counter or my DH a certain way, it's really uncomfortable.

Pink - Congrats on getting the epi go-ahead! That's got to make you feel a bit relieved, right? Sorry to hear about your house woes.

Amurphy and Ryan - What great bellies! You're both so tiny and adorable. You really do look fantastic!

Niko's Mommy - what a fun and creative party! Although, like you warned, I had no idea the extravagance of kids b-day parties these days. Yikes!

Mystikal - I'm glad to hear that testing is going well for you so far. How great of your mom to stock up on stuff for you!


As for me, I hit the 30 week mark on Saturday! Tomorrow we have an OB appointment, followed by a breastfeeding class. I can't believe how quickly all of this is coming along. My SIL bought us our stroller, which arrived this weekend. I have to admit, I spent some time rolling it around our house, and was soooo tempted to take it outside. I love it!

[Pink_Converse]

DOES ANYONE ELSE'S BELLY BUTTON HURT???? Mine was sooo sore yesterday... and I could not pin point exactly where... just felt like it was being so stretched...

I just noticed this today. The bottom of mine hurts.

Leak-Rats have chewed thru some a/c piping and there was a whole host of other problems. It's going to be $350 plus tax just for the a/c. The sheetrock people haven't come yet. I'm hoping the a/c ends up getting fixed today. I am so hot!

[ds2003]

31 weeks
It seems like yesterday I was posting that I hit the 3rd trimester and now here I am 4 weeks later. Time is flying by.

Gina – I did the same with our stroller when I got it. DH did the same over the weekend. I went into the baby’s room and saw that the stroller was turned a different way. I asked DH about it and he said he was playing with it. He is such a cutie.

Amurphy – thanks for the heads up on the Hotsling. I want a new one but am questioning the size. I think I’ll just go for it. I have a fleece one that I bought before the sizes changed.

I just love staring at my lopsided belly.

[jbenny75]

Is anyone getting really impatient for their baby shower? I was just puttering around the nursery and looked at the little bit of stuff I have. I really do not have much at all. I feel like- when are they gonna have this darn shower already? What are they waiting for? I need to get things ready and I need to figure out what I'll have to buy on my own. I've been trying to figure out when it is. I was always the kid that snooped for Xmas presents....I just can't be surprised, I get too excited. But, going by things I know that my BF and my Mom are doing in the next couple of weeks, the closest date that it could be is May 13, 14. Only ONE WEEK before I hit full term.:rolleyes: I wish I could be more patient. I don't know how much longer I can restrain myself from buying baby stuff.

[MrsBrownie]

34 Weeks...only 6 Weeks TO GO!

I forgot to post yesterday that I finally hit the 34 week mark. With only 6 weeks to go until my EDD time is flying by. I only have 3 weeks of work left until I am off and I can hardly wait. Still don't have a replacement, but I'm not worrying about it, it will be someone else's problem to handle while I'm off.

AMurphy and Ryan ~ I just wanted to comment on how great your belly shots look. You both have the cutest and roundest bellies and look FANTASTIC!

Mystikal ~ Glad to hear the dietician appointment went well, you seem to be so much more positive...and how nice that your mom is going to help you.

Pink ~ Sorry to hear about the house problems. We are new home owners too and starting some big projects (of course, just as the baby is due) such as installing AC and getting a fence put up, a deck built, etc. It's hard work, but very rewarding to know it's yours. Good luck with the sheetrock guy.

Gina ~ Hope you are doing well. Enjoy your classes, I found them to be very helpful for us anyways.

Belly Button ~ No problems here with the belly button. I had a very deep inny and it's now completely flat...don't think there's much more room to stretch, but I'm already amazed a what my body has done so far, so who knows what more is going to happen.

Soreness DOWN THERE ~ With all the peeing I'm doing lately, I've found that I'm VERY sore down there, even using the nicest and softest toilet paper isn't helping.

DTD ~ I've also noticed, in response to a past QOTD, that I'm very swollen and very raw down there. DH and I DTD last night and I found for the first time EVER that I didn't enjoy it and it really hurt. I couldn't find a comfy position (hurt too much from behind and felt like I was suffocating on my back) and even using lube, it felt like sandpaper. I'm really bummed, as I think this may be the end of our DTD (especially since it's been DH who has initiated the last few times after the drought) We will likely try once more, but if it hurts again like last night, that's it...I'm out!

And...after 12 Weeks wait, I will have baby furniture tonight and an 'almost' complete nursery set up. I'm so freaking excited, I can hardly contain myself. We still need to get a book shelf (or wall shelf) and some things for the wall, but wanted to wait until the furniture was arranged to figure it out. I will post pictures tomorrow (hopefully) once we get it all set-up. It's all FINALLY coming together, just in time for the arrival of our little one!

[MrsBrownie]

JBenny ~ I hear you on being impatient...although I'm trying my best to let it be a surprise. I just always pick up the clues and piece it together.

I'm the opposite of you though, I never snooped for X-mas gifts or anything like that, preferring the surprise...but always seemed to guess or know exactly what was coming.

I have a feeling my shower is being arranged for the weekend of May 6 or 7th...yet only one thing has been bought off my registry and I'm dying to find out who bought it. Only time will tell, I guess!

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Ryan and Amurphy- Your belly shots looks great! You both are so cute with perfect basketball bellies!

Pink- Sorry to hear about the a/c leak. Just what you need a couple of months before your due date!

JBenny- I am also getting a little impatient about my shower. I want it to hurry up and come but on the other hand I know that once that's passed the baby is next! That's kind of scary! Time just seems to fly!

Belly button- I feel like such a weirdo. I hold my belly button in place when I have to walk fast or up and down stairs. It just feels like it's bouncing and it shouldn't. I don't know weird to explain.

Nikosmommy- It sounds like you had a great time with Niko! You guys are so cute and I can't believe that you got in the bouncy room.

Graffy- Yay for starting on the nursery! I love Ikea.. I walk there on like a weekly basis.

Gina- DH and I did the same when we got our stroller. DH was popping wheelies with it and making sound effects.

Mystikal- I am glad to hear that your appointment went well. That was sweet of your mom to shop for you and help keep you on track. It is so great to have such wonderful support!

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And finally- I have been waiting for Izzy to post about this here but I'm too much a blabber mouth! Anyways. She found a local company that sells u/s equipment and we are going there this Friday to model our bellies while they show practioners how to use the equipment. They are paying us $50 an hour and the coordinator told me that she got permission to hook up the video recorder to it so I can have a VHS of the free u/s! I am so excited! I just can't believe that we are getting paid to take a sneak peek at our babies! BTW- Izzy if you see this... I got a 3 pack of the VHS and only need two of them if you just want my spare.

[ds2003]

Shower impatience – heck yeah. I know when it is and it can’t get here fast enough. I had to know the date. Since it is so late (I’ll be 35.5 weeks) I would have gone shopping like crazy to prepare. I’m also a snooper. DH is in on the planning. He told me that it is at our house. SIL mailed invites but an evite is also being sent by a friend. I know I’m wrong but I check DH’s evite account to see the status. So far it has only gone to DH to verify the info. Since the mailed invites went out on Monday, I MAY try a little harder not to registry stalk until next Monday.

Lil-mrs – that sounds pretty cool. Some babies do not like u/s so I would try not to have it on continuously for a long time. Other than that…have fun.

[amurphy]

Shower impatience : Now that DH and I finished registering, I am getting a little impatient. I'm just glad that my work is throwing me a shower in a couple weeks since I have to wait until the first of June for my friends/family shower. Actually, my work friend told me today that one of the consultants I work with contributed $40 toward my shower gift today. I'm shocked at his generosity (and that he bothered to read the email announcing my shower date etc.)! :rolleyes:

[sarahncraig]

Just saw this on another board.

Amazon.com has Anna Claire 3-piece bedding sets on sale for $30 (from $150) with free shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/104-...=Anna%20Claire

[Pink_Converse]

Brownie-Yay on getting your furniture.

I can't wait for my baby shower, it's on April 29th so I don't have too much longer to go.

[shaqangel]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy too much to catch up! u all are bunch of busy preggo's:) dont know where u get the energy from :D mine is certainly starting to decrease these days!

Ryan & Amurphy such great belly shots....u both look awesome! ryan i dont see any blimp factor there, but thanks for feeling my pain!

sarahncraig that link didnt work.

gina i cant wait to get ours so i can play too!!! my friend gave us a bassinett on saturday and it has wheels so i had fun wheeling it from our room to the baby's room!

Lil_Mrs_0702 what a fun opportunity for u guys! and u get paid- cant beat that!

MrsBrownie so glad your furniture is finally coming in!

Belly button i keep thinking mine is going to pop out like yday, but so far it hasnt....i know it will though cos i can see the top part of it starting to come out and i havent had any pain there.

Shower impatience yes!!! yes cos i want my nursery DONE and i feel like i am going to be so tired running around doing exchanges and getting things that we need, but didnt get when i am so ready to pop!
my first shower is this sunday. and i cannot wait!

registry peeking i have to admit i wasnt one, but today i went on there saw a few things have been purchased and i was SO excited!!! so at least i know i'll be getting some stuff i need.

exercise not sure if most of u are exercising or not, but i've been pretty consistent with my work-outs. this week i finally decided to quit running since my ankles hurt too bad - i know its cos of the extra weight i am carrying. so i am down to just walking and weights.

my next appt is a week away and i cant wait....dont know why but i just want it here! and we should be getting our changing table today maybe t'row the latest! i cant wait!!!

[MrsBrownie]

Shaq ~ I meant to post this to you earlier, but forgot. I FINALLY have a Line, I don't need to envy your anymore. It's super light and very little (maybe a couple inches long total) but it's there! I thought it was there last week but then passed it off as the line from my pants (there's a seam