June 2006 Mommies ~ 3rd Trimester!

[ffanel]

Hi Ryan - What a funny coincidence. We live about 1.5 hours north of NYC. Is that close to where you live too? (It would be hilarious if we were in class together!).

Nikosmommy I can't believe your baby will be here in just four days! Niko's going to be a big bro real soon. Sorry to hear about your friend. Not very nice of her! I'm tsssk, tsssking her with my finger right now. Shame on her, making a pregnant lady wait.

[kmmommy]

amurphy ~ Sorry to hear the "rash" isn't going away. Hope you feel better soon.

sarahncraig ~ Any update from sarah? I didn't see anything when I was peeking through last night but she did mention the possibility of being induced due to high BP. Hope she's well.

Thanks to everyone for the support. I also found out now that insurance may not cover delivery at the other hospital since it can be handled here. So, I'll be on the phone with our insurance company later today to try and figure it out.

[shaqangel]

Jbenny great belly shot! i love your nursery too....i wrote in the nursery thread but in case u dont see it - can u pls tell me where u got your shelf from? thanks!

amurphy sorry about the rash:(

Kaeden’smommy i hope the insurance situation will work out for u.

Izzy your work shower sounds like it was awesome. have fun shopping :D

nikos your 'friend' really is very inconsiderate. she's not being a true friend right now. good thing u have a back up plan.

MrsBrownie sorry about the swelling - hope it subsides.

ds my work shower was awesome! i'm going to post a couple of pics just now...

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i'm excited that my mum arrives in the US today, dh finishes up his exams on thursday night so after that i'm ok with whatever happens. though i am honestly not ready yet - i stilll have stuff to do in the nursery and i need to get the bags for the hospital packed.

here's my 36wk belly shot (from sunday)

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[shaqangel]

so my work shower was on friday and boy were we blessed! it was absolutely fun and we got so many things we needed and lotsa stuff of our registry too.
a few people went in and got us the baby einstein activity ctr and we got the diaper champ, baskets for the nursery, 4-in-1 bath station, bottles, tons of diapers, wipes, lotions, bumbo seat, sleepers, onesies and gosh a bunch of other stuff! it was both fun and a little overwhelming organizing everything.

here's a couple of pics: (and yes! they were able to coerce dh into helping open gifts! he didnt want to but then he decided to help me out!)

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[ds2003]

shaqangel - what an awesome shower. I'm glad it turned out well. These great showers are making me anxious for ours this weekend.

[Ryan]

Shaq: Looks like you had a wonderful time!!!

Ffannel: I work in NYC but I live 1.5 hours away... our class was at Vassor Brothers.. was your near there?

[jbenny75]

excited glad to hear Savannah is doing better. No pressure or anything, but when can we see some pics?:D

shaq Thanks for the compliments on the nursery! The shelf is the Collector's Shelf from Pottery Barn Kids. They have a couple of different sizes and it comes in red or white. I'll probably post that in the Nursery thread, too, for anyone else that wants to know.

Your shower looks like it was really fun. You look great, as always. Have fun with your Mom!! You must be so excited to see her!

kaeden'smommy Just what you need right now! An insurance headache! You would think they would want to cover it, since I'm sure delivering there will cost them less than having to take her there by helicopter after the birth. Insurance is so messed up. I hope you get it figured out.

[sunshineab622]

shaq: your shower looks like a blast- wow you got alot of great things. Great belly shot also.

[shouldaeloped]

shaq- your shower looks like a blast! I keep waiting for my office to step up to the plate but nothing to far!

jbenny- the nursery looks great!

nikos- I hope you get the furniture thing straight. that woman just isn't being very nice.

okay. . dumb question. but I know that contractions can feel like AF type cramps. . but are they really low? because I have been having some very low down and althought they aren't regular, it still makes me wonder. both of my friends here that just had babies both delivered at 35 weeks. . . Yikes!

DH bought my daiper bag last night for me. . . I don't LOVE it but it's cute and has a lot of space in it. he wants me to pack it up this evening. . . did anyone find the reference page on what goes in one?

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

jbenny- The room looks great.

shaq- Glad you had fun at the shower. So nice to see another DH at a shower. Mine went to the work one but I couldn't talk him into the family and friends one. Again- You are looking great!

Niko- Anyday now.... I am so excited for you! You are finally getting the pay off for all the pregnancy drama you have had to go through.

KM- I HATE insurance companies. I am waiting to see what they decide was and was not neccesary through out my pregnancy since they don't get billed until the very end.

I think I am updated-
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So I saw my friend for lunch yesterday and she gave me 2 boxes of clothes and a small box of shoes. I was going through it and I have to find some way to thank her!!! She had such a variety in there. I washed it all last night and between her and my other friend that gave us clothes I have 30 sleepers, 35 hats/beanies, 25 white onesies/side snap t-s/tees and who knows how many little outfits and this is all just the 0-3 months stuff!! :eek: :eek: :eek: My mom's coworker is also having a lil boy so I am going to see if she needs anything since I now have an abundance of it all. The girl I met with yesterday still has 3 more large boxes for me and my other friend has another bag or two. I am not looking forward to all that laundry.

Oh- And I have belly shots today!
This is my 35 week belly shot.
http://static.flickr.com/51/147394609_52bb0b2b6d.jpg?v=0
And here is my 35 week progression. I need to add some pictures from the shower and the professional in there between the last two.
Thread mistress please add the 35 week progression.
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[jay&erinn]

Lil_Mrs- You look great! What generous friends you have. If this baby ends up being a boy, my cousin, SIL and brother's girlfriends all have tons of boys stuff they're waiting to give me. I think I'll be a little overloaded if that's the case.

shoulda: I've been having some of the same cramps- maybe once or twice a day. I'm pretty much ignoring them since the baby's not allowed to come out yet.

Shaq: I can't believe how tiny you are- you look wonderful. You shower looked like a lot of fun.

I had an appt today. I'm up a pound- I think I've gained 21 total so far. The baby will have testing after delivery on it's kidneys, and they said the cord shouldn't cause labor and delivery to be any different (Whew.). The doc doesn't feel there will be any trouble with us traveling to Chicago (an 8 hour car ride) 2 weeks after birth- other than the fact that we're nuts doing it with a 2 year old and newborn and the car ride will most likely be closer to 10-12 hours. He did say that if I was dilating at 39 weeks, they would consider helping things along if I was worried about the trip. Maybe I'll consider it at the time, but for right now I'm saying no to that. I go back in 2 weeks for Strep B and my first internal- I'm kind of wishing I didn't have to have either done yet, but I guess 37 weeks is pushing it far enough.

[kmmommy]

jay&erinn ~ I'm glad you got good news at your appointment today. I've been thinking of you and hoping things would go smoothly with L&D.

LilMrs ~ Great belly shot! You're all baby there!

[jbenny75]

I had a hair appt. scheduled for the end of May. I drive an hour to my hometown cause I'm attached to my stylist. DH won't let me go that far by myself, but has to work that day so he can't take me. :( She can't see me again until June 10th. This baby can't come until then b/c I look like hell now, let alone in 4 more weeks. My roots are awful and I really need a cut-my hair is too long and scraggly. I don't trust anyone else to cut it. :(

[Niko&Troi]

Hello all :)

Quick post... I'm still pg, but not feeling well at all. Not labor or anything, just feeling like I'm coming down with something. It has been a llllooooonnnnnggggggg morning. Nikolas woke up in a pissy mood. He asked for a nap at 10:30 and I gladly gave it to him, and I slept too.

Been having contractions and they are still getting more intense but still not closer together.

And a quick note on the furniture saga. She called today and I let her lead the conversation. We talked for 25 minutes about a woman we know that is a little mentally unbalanced. Anyway, I kept working in there how I am so stressed about everything and stuff not being done. Finally at the end of the conversation I ask about the crib. She proceeds to tell me that she made need to work tonight, her husband has to do detention tomorrow (he's a teacher), teach a class on Thur & do something else on Friday.
I immediately bring up that Brian will come over and get the crib and I'm REALLY STRESSED AND WORRIED that I won't have anything to put the baby in when we get home. She says she'll call me tonight after she talks to him. I'm calling her later and going from there.
The thing that gets me, is she is "stressing" cause she's embroidering the baby a blanket and doesn't know what name to put on it :eek: She told me she's been stressing over that. UM HELLO, don't talk to me about stress.

Anyway, I'm going to go. Nikolas is awake and I have to see if Brian can come home early. I really feel like sh!t and just want to lay in bed. Not sure if I should call the dr or not :/

[sunshineab622]

:) :) :) Our nursery is almost done wooohooo :) :) :) I took a few pics last night I will try to get them downloaded & posted tonight. We still need to put up curtains/wall decor/shelves/letters but other than that everything else is done. YAH!


Nikos: Sorry you are feeling bad & Nikos being pissy - hopefully the nap will help him. Hang in there sweetie .... not too much longer.

jbenney:I used to be the same way about my hair & then the girl that had been cutting/highlighting it for about 4 yrs was always busy - had to book an appt for like 3 wks ahead of time it was crazy, so I went to one of her friends at the same shop & she did wonderful and she does my hair all the time now.

lilmrs: you look great! That was nice of your friends to give you all those clothes - I got 2 big boxes from my friend in NC yesterday - she sent me tons of onesies & sleepers - she said "IF" I were having a boy I would not have to buy anything - She has 3 boys.

[connorsmommy]

Lil Mrs....

From pics over the past few months, I've always thought that you kind of resemble my little sister, but OMG... this pic you posted today, your face... you guys could be identical twins.... it really made me do a double take!

(cute belly by the way!)


Nikos... OMG, how you can continue having conversations with your "friend" without blowing up at her is beyond me... you have more patience than should be allowed by law....

JBenny... I made a hair appt. today with someone new (and in my neighbourhood), even though the last time i got my hair cut (early January), I FINALLY found someone who gave me the best haircut ever... problem is that person I found last time works clear across the city, and I'm not "allowed" to travel that far on my own anymore. :( Oh well... Next time....

Shaq.... what a great shower that you had! :)


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Me.... sitting here at 35 and 1. Thursday is my big milestone where I reach 35 and 3, which is when Connor was born.

Made lots of progress since yesterday in clearing stuff out of the house (3 huge bags of garage sale leftovers that I got rid of on Freecycle, one box of books & CDs ready to go out the door to the used CD/Book place that happens to be right next door practically to where my OB is, so I can take the stuff after my appt. tomorrow). Sold a couple of things on a local buy & sell internet group.... rearranged the basement closet and some parts of the storage room.... DH dug out the Ocean Wonders Swing and the extra bouncy seat from the storage room and moved all of the storage bins of Connor's old clothing into the corner of Dawson's closet.

Later today I'm going to walmart to buy a laundry basket for Dawson...as well as a book shelf. Then will build the bookshelf and cull through Connor's books to take out the baby-ish ones & put in Dawson's room.

Just redoing my to-do list at the moment, and there's not much left on it! :)

[sarahncraig]

sarahncraig ~ Any update from sarah? I didn't see anything when I was peeking through last night but she did mention the possibility of being induced due to high BP. Hope she's well.

Thank you so much for checking on me. :D I had my amnio this morning at 10:30 so I'm just at home waiting to hear how his lung capacity is. I should hear around 4 or 5 pm. If his lungs are ready, they will admit me to the hospital tomorrow night at 9pm, give me Cervidil, I'll try to sleep and they'll start Pitocin Thursday morning. If the amnio shows that his lungs are not ready, then we'll wait a week to induce.

I had a scare last night but everything is just fine. I went to bed around at 11:15 and realized that I hadn't felt him move since 1 or 2 pm. I tried everything to get him to move but felt nothing. I started crying and freaking out. Craig was great and brought me water and sugar - anything to get him to move around. I knew that if something was wrong, every second counted. So I had Craig call the doctor and he said to go to the hospital. We got there and everything was fine. His heartbeat was strong and my blood pressure wasn't that high. They took blood to test for preeclampsia and we had to wait 1.5 hours to get those results back. We were back at home and in bed by 2:30 am or so. I know we did the right thing - it was just so exhausting!

I'll come back in and post once I know the results of the amnio.

And MOST OF ALL - excited - Congratulations on baby Savannah! Sounds like she is doing well. I can't wait to see a photo.

[kmmommy]

sarah ~ Sending positive vibes your way. I hope that baby's lungs are ready to go and that L&D goes well. Sorry about the scare. I've been there too and have gone to the hospital for monitoring. Keep us updated!

[shaqangel]

thanks for the compliments on the shower ladies - my co-worker did a great job and everyone had a fun time. ds i'm glad it gets u pysched up for yours coming up this week-end!

lilmrs great belly shot! i need to update my progression too.

jay&erinn i cant believe u think i'm tiny....but thank you:) a friend due 2wks before me, makes it a point to tell me each time she sees me how huge i am and that i am just as big as she is, but i'm not getting asked if i'm carrying twins :p glad your appt. went well.

sarah hoping baby's lungs are well developed and that everything goes well. keep us posted.

nikos the more i hear about this lady, the more i want to shove a fist in her face. what is her deal????

sunshine cant wait to see your nursery pics! i hope i can get lots done on mine this week-end. my friend and i spent last week-end organizing so this week-end hopefully i can concentrate on decor.

shouldaeloped i hope your office pulls through for u.

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my next appt is in t'row morning. i guess he'll do an internal. i'm having so many BH contrax but i wonder if anything is going on - i mean how do u know? are u supposed to feel anything? i do sometimes feel alot of pressure but i still think i am so high up and it doesnt feel like baby has dropped any :(

[maryanne]

I am crampy, farting, burping , dizzy and the baby is kicking like a fiend.........feeling some contractions- hoping that they are BH's but this is different than anything that i have felt before. Lots of pain in the abdomen. I feel like something gotta give-- I am NOT a happy camper right now....

keeping my eye on the clock timing the pain --would like some sleep :(

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

jay&Erinn- Glad the appointment went well and things are looking up for you.

Niko- And the saga continues!! I just can't believe the nerve of this lady.

JBenny- I completely understand your coneection with your stylist. I am the same way!! I have had so many bad hair cuts in the past that once I found someone that worked out and that I could trust I could never go to another salon.

Connorsmommy- I am going to have to see a pic of your sis. That is too funny.

Sarah- Hope everything goes well for ya and we have another June Mommy soon!

maryanne- Hope your okay- Did you eat something that pissed him off? Relax and drink some water.

[sarahncraig]

The test came back positive so he's all ready to come into the world. I go to the hospital tomorrow night at 9pm and he'll be here by Thursday night. YIKES! This is a little freaky. Okay, it is a lot freaky. A month early. It is so different when it is in the future. But two days? That changes everything. Thank you everyone for your good thoughts and concern. :)

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Congrats Sarah!!! I can't wait to hear all the stats on your lil one!!

[ds2003]

Congrats Sarah, that is awesome. Another June baby on the horizon.

[jbenny75]

:eek: I can't believe that by the end of the week we'll have THREE June babies already!!! OMG, I'm freaking out!

sarah Good luck!! I'll be thinking of you!!

maryanne Hope you're feeling better!

shaq Good luck at the your appt. tommorrow!

connorsmommy Wow, you are busy today. I wish I could have accomplished half of that today.

sunshine Can't wait to see finished nursery pics!

I'm not sure if I posted this already, I don't think I did. My stepmother told me on Sunday that she thought I dropped. I didn't think so, but after thinking about it, I realized that breathing has been easier and my heartburn is waaaayyyyy better. I mentioned it to DH, and he thinks the belly definitely looks lower. And this might be TMI, but today I noticed a real difference in where the belly was when I sat down on the toilet.

I finally gave in and took off my wedding ring and e-ring a few days ago. I still have indentations on my finger! I hate walking around without my rings. I feel like wearing a sign that says, "I'm married!! Really, I am!"

[Niko&Troi]

Hello again :)

sarah YEAH YEAH YEAH :D Hard to imagine that you'll be a mom in 48 hours huh? Make sure you have someone let us know!!


THANK YOU AGAIN for your support with this furniture thing. I called and got their ans machine and left a message. Of course I didn't hear back. Brian said I can't go into labor until the weekend cause we can't rely on her at all, I agree.


He did come home at 2:45 today for me. As soon as he got home, I went to bed and slept some more. It wasn't a good sleep though cause Niko was being pissy with him too, so it wasn't just me not feeling good. I guess he's just having an off day. I'm still feeling like crap so I'm going to bed. Talk to you tomorrow.

[kmmommy]

sarah ~ Glad to hear that his lungs are ready. Hope you have a safe, quick and healthy delivery. Can't wait to hear about the baby.

I think I've started to lose some of my mucous plug. Gross, but yay that something's happening! I will have an internal tomorrow (I'm going to make my doctor do one if she doesn't plan on it). I did find out that my referral to other doctors was approved by my insurance so it will be covered. I'll find out more from my doctor tomorrow about a referral for Mackenzie once she's born.

[Mystikal]

sarah glad to hear everything looks good and that baby is ready to come into the world! :D This is just CRAZY!!
Kaedens did you get the insurance stuff straightened out?
Nikos hope you feel better soon!!
Lil_Mrs love the belly shot. You look great!

Well, I met with the dietician this morning and she was impressed with everything. She said I have officially "graduated" and she doesn't need to see me again. She told me I should be very proud of myself because she normally has to see the GD patients up until they deliver. I was so nervous and now I feel much better. Yay!
Meet with my OB tomorrow. I need to find out how long past my EDD she will let me go before inducing, and if she uses her EDD based on my LMP or if she uses the EDD from the first u/s I got, or how that works...

Now for my newest belly shots. I finally feel "big". lol.

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[kmmommy]

Mystikal ~ The referral for delivery was approved. We just need to confirm with my regular OB that she will do a referral once Mack is born. You don't look huge - great belly shots!

[shaqangel]

wow sarah its so close now! means our times are fast approaching!!!
good luck and i'l be thinking of u all day thursday:)

mystikal great belly shots!

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we had our 2nd session of pro belly shots tonight - it was fun, very different from the first. also it was a different photographer (its the one i do freelance work for). the first one was with my friend. we had fun though and it was pretty quick.
off to the doc in the morning.
btw anyone else's appetite decreasing? i've had to force myself to eat today. nothing is appealing and i just dont care to eat anything.

[MrsBrownie]

UGHH...well, I'm still here and still PG.

After my internal today (which she wasn't going to do, but changed her mind to try to figure out baby's position) and I have ZERO progress...nothing going on!

She said she couldn't even do the stretch and sweep because she couldn't reach my cervix, it was still up to high. She also said the baby hadn't dropped at all.

The good news is that my BP wasn't a concern and the swelling, while uncomfortable, is probably just 'end of pregnancy' swelling and nothing to worry about.

If the baby hasn't dropped by my next appointment (next Tuesday) then they would discuss induction with me. Just based on family history (my mom was at least 2 weeks overdue with all 3 kids and my sister was 2 weeks overdue with my nephew) that they would consider doing it earlier, rather than waiting until 42 weeks and doing it then. As much as I don't want an induction, I don't know if I can wait another 4 weeks for this baby to be born...I'm so UNCOMFORTABLE now.

Sarah ~ Good luck tomorrow...we will be thinking about you and looking forward to welcoming another baby to the June Club!

Shaq ~ The shower looked great and sounds like you got alot of stuff. Your belly pics are great too...hope the session went well tonight.

Nikos ~ WOW...is all I can say. I can totally sympathize, but you have the patience of a saint. Hopefully the lady comes through for you though in the 11th hour!

Maryanne ~ Hope you are feeling better...I was feeling crappy all day today too (thought I was going to be sick in the parking lot of Toys R Us) I'm hoping for a boost of energy tomorrow though.

Lil_Mrs ~ Great progression pictures...you definitely have a boy belly there!

Mystikal ~ Great belly shot and congrats on the great appointment.

Okay, I think I've left DH enough time to get to sleep. Evidently my snoring is really causing him problems...I told him tonight he had 15 minutes advance time to get to sleep, then I was coming to bed. I just hope he's asleep now, cause I can hardly keep my eyes open. How many more weeks of this?

[gina73]

Hi guys! Don't have too much time to post, so I'm sorry that I'll miss quite a few SO's - but the belly shots are great and I'm glad everyone is having good appointments and showers.

sarah - good luck tomorrow! I'll be thinking of you, sending good vibes your way, and hoping for a healthy safe and speedy delivery!

shaq - yes, my appetitie has dwindled too. Actually, I'm a pretty hearty eater early in the day, but by the evening I have no desire to eat. So I've been eating a decent breakfast and lunch, then doing smaller snackish meals. But I'm tired of eating, which is kind of weird.

[Baby Lust]

Good luck Sarah!! I hope you have someone to announce your birth!! :)

Shaq, Yup, I have been getting nauseous here and there when I eat and I definitely can't eat as much now as before. Heck, I even lost a pound in the past week! Hopefully as the baby drops, my stomach will be able to handle the normal amount.

[connorsmommy]

Mrs. Brownie:

Sorry to hear about no progression. :( But at least they're talking of induction sooner than later. Not that that is the ideal situation, but at least they're as concerned for you b/c of your family history.... I hope baby comes on their own sooner than later....

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Sarah:

eek! Another baby on its way.... crazy!!! Can't wait to hear the news and see pics!!

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Me, I took some 35w1d photos today, JUST in case I don't have a chance to do more photos later this week....

here I am (and please excuse the lack of makeup and scraggly hair... counting down the hours until my first cut in almost 5 months on Friday):

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[Niko&Troi]

Hi.

I can't sleep. I guess that's what 2 naps do to you in one day :/ Besides the fact that I'm stressing over a place for the baby to sleep.

but you have the patience of a saint
I actually don't :/ I guess I was just holding out hope that she would come through. Makes a person realize who their friends are in the end. Brian said tonight that she probably just doesn't want to give up her furniture, which is fine, but she should have told me months ago and not lead me to believe that she would.
I really hope I last until Sat so I don't have to call her and ask for help and so I can avoid her as long as possible. She really has upset me with this.

So I've been looking for a crib. I really like the one we have for Nikolas but the cheapest place I've found it won't have them in until the end of May. However, I found somone on eBay who has the exact crib, brand new for $125 but he says he won't ship. So I just emailed him with our situation pretty much begging him to ship so we'll see what he says. If he doesn't I'm going to BRU on Thur to see what's in stock.

I'm so torn on whether or not we should get another crib or just try a toddler bed with Nikolas and keep the baby in the pack and play until he doesn't use the crib. I really don't need this stress 3 days before induction.

Ok, I need to try to sleep otherwise tomorrow will be hard.

[Baby Lust]

Sorry about all the stress Nikos! :( I think it is completely rude what this "friend" is doing to you. I hope you are able to get the ebay crib shipped, or make a decision about what to do with Niko and the baby! Try not to stress! It will all work out! :) {{HUGS}}

[Mystikal]

Nikos ugh! :( I hope he will ship to you.
MrsBrownie I hope by next week your little one has decided to make some progress!

Appetite I've been getting nauseous as well, every time I eat. It really sucks because with the diabetes I have to eat certain things at certain times, and sometimes the thought of milk or yogurt just makes me gag. :( I hope this doesn't keep up for the rest of the pregnancy!!

Well, I'm off to meet with the OB in about an hour. "See" you all tonight!

[amurphy]

lilmrs, shaq, connorsmom, mystical: I'm loving the belly shots. I think pregnancy has treated this group of ladies really well. Everyone looks fantastic. :D

jay&erinn : Glad to hear your appointment went well!
sarah : You and your baby are in my thoughts. Sending good thoughts for a great delivery. (I can't believe another June baby will soon be making an appearance!)

Nikos : Grrrr. That "friend" of yours is a real piece of work. I'm so sorry you've had to deal with furniture stress! She managed to turn a generous offer into a big pain in the butt. :mad:

Sunshine : Post those nursery pictures!

I'm sure I missed a few SOs but you guys were a busy bunch yesterday!

Appetite is definitely on the decline. We had a pizza lunch at work yesterday and I could barely finish one piece. Although my appetite for cereal is still intact!

Appointment: My doctor did have me come into the office yesterday afternoon instead of waiting until this evening. I didn't gain any weight this week and my BP was good. But I do have PUPP. I'm taking benydral and using anti-itch ointment. She said if it gets worse we'll talk about induction. She did an internal and said the baby's head is low but I'm still closed. I did notice just yesterday that my belly seems to have dropped. So that's interesting. The doctor also lifted the one-week ban on sex because she said she's fine with the baby arriving any day now. Yikes!!!

[Niko&Troi]

Morning All :D

Can I just say THANK YOU AGAIN for all the support you've given me on this nightmare of a furniture ride. After I got off line last night I sat here at the table and started balling massive tears. I guess I'm just upset that I won't have a crib to bring my baby home to, just a pack & play and I have to see if that even has a basinette part to it. I know it has an attachable changing table, but not sure if it's a full table.

Today I am off to BRU to see what they have in stock that we can afford. I have the best husband ever. We're getting ready to do a debt consolidation loan and they round up to the $500 mark, so the extra $350 he's going to get us a crib instead of a new computer monitor. We don't need one, he just wanted a flat LCD one (for like forever) but he knows how much I'm stressing over this. He said we'll wait until the money comes in, but I know I can convince him to get it before hand.
Now all I have to do is convince him to finish the boys room. He needs to put a cover over the return in their room, I have to decide where I want the furniture to go and then he has to strap it to the walls. After that it's one shelf. I'm going to convince him to do all the tonight, and yes possibly get the crib tonight too. Wish me luck.

So anyway, all of this stress I know is not good, so I'm letting it all go and going to enjoy the days I have left alone with Nikolas. It's not fair to him that I'm getting so upset, he needs his mommy back and I'm giving it to him.

Well I have to get ready. This is going to sound strange, but please keep your fingers crossed that little man stays put until Sat. Like I said, I don't want to have to call her for a while.

[sunshineab622]

Sarah: wow another June baby already! :eek: Many thoughts & prayers for you to have a quick/low pain delivery and a beautiful healthy baby.

[Jen B.]

Hi!
I know I've only posted maybe once or twice a few weeks ago. But wanted to check in and say HI! I've been trying to keep up with this thread as much as possible and have been reading a long. I can't believe its almost time! :D
Wishing healthy babies for everyone!!! I had my doc appt. on Monday and I FINALLY stopped gaining so much weight. Geez. Now I have to go once a week. And Monday is my strep test and internal exam. Hopefully we'll see some progress. I've had 2 showers. One with the inlaws last Saturday and one with work. I must say, this little girl has a lot more clothes than I do!!! With the inlaws all I got was clothes with no gift receipts. I did get one item off the registry though. My work shower on Friday was great! Than on Sunday I have one with my side of the family. I haven't seen them since July.:eek:

Sarah~ I'm very excited for you! Your going to have a little baby this week!!

NikosMommy~ I'm excited for you as well!!!! The furniture situation is making me angry though!!!! What is with that lady?!!??! And she should be returning your calls considering she may need to watch your son. Geez!!!

Okay, I need to catch up on more of the thread. Take care everyone!

[Ryan]

Sara: Thinking of you… waiting to hear all the news!!

Kaeden: waiting to hear on the latest….

Lil Mrs: great belly shot

Mystikal; Great NEWS about the dietician!!! and what a cute round belly you have!!

Shaq: cannot wait to see your belly shots.

Mrs. Brownie: Feel better

Appetite: Hungry, but I cannot breathe well at all when I eat… so I would love to eat but cannot stand it when I cannot breath.

Connors: Look at that belly!!

Nikos: You are better person then me.. if my friend was treating me like that I would have written her off a long time ago… friends do not do that to other friends…

Amurphy: silly question.. what is Pupp?

My Dr. Appt:
Weight: lost 1 lbs, so I have only gained 25 lbs..
Dilatation: 1 cm (still)
Effaced: 70%

Since I commute 1.5 hours to work she wants me to be put on disability s.. so last day of work is May 26th... god so much to do... DH leaves for a wedding we had this weekend in NC (he is the in the wedding of our good friend) sad to see him go but he will be back on Saturday night and I am going to ENJOY MY LAST WEEKEND ALONE...:D I have a mani & pedi and massage planned for the weekend... !!!:p

[orlop]

oh boy. or should I say girl :-) Congrats. Question...do you have a negetive blood type as in RH (-) ?
btw, I heard of you from ELIEZRAHs WC journal.

[Sand]

I popped in here to check on my girl Sarah. Thinking of you, lady!!

Then i see Mystikal + MY How you've grown! Looking good. ;)

But what made me really post was... Lil_Mrs_0702 where did you get your 2/1 turtleneck in your progression?? I am nutso over it!

Good luck to all you ladies. How exciting that its almost baby time!!! :)

[amurphy]

Ryan: Here's some info. about PUPP from the Web. I'm very glad that no one else in our group has firsthand knowledge of this annoying rash!

PUPP is the most common skin condition of pregnancy and is characterized by a typical rash, usually appearing in the later part of pregnancy. The incidence runs about .25 to 1 percent. The rash usually develops on the abdomen near the umbilical area and spreads to the thighs and extremities. Sometimes itching can become very severe. It can spread to the rest of the body, but never involves the face. It is more common in first pregnancies and seldom recurs in subsequent pregnancies. This condition is usually familial and can be traced through the father's side.

Yuck.

[sarahncraig]

Thanks for all your kind words, thoughts and wishes. Y'all are the best! I'm getting a little anxious thinking that I'll be heading to the hospital in less than 10 hours! :yikes: sand will be coming in here to announce his birth and give you guys a photo if my husband can figure that out. ;)

NikosMommy - I probably won't be back here before you go in for your induction. Best of luck and I'll be thinking about you on Saturday!!! :)

[shaqangel]

just got back from the doctor and i wasnt too happy with the weight gain - i'm up 4lbs so thats almost 29. the doc said its cos of the fluid i am retaining. seems like overnight my feet are swollen, my hands look a little bigger and my face is puffy :( i'm not a happy camper with the weight gain - that really threw me off.

good news is i am almost 2cm dilated and my cervix is slowly thinning and softening, still tight but its progressing. last week i had nothing and this week seems like so much is happening.

baby's heart rate was 148.

and he said he kinda doubts i'll make it to June :eek:

ryan i posted my 36wk belly shot a couple of pages back. looks like u are progressing quite well.

[sunshineab622]

Shaq: wow 2cm dialated already :eek: - girl do not worry about that weight gain. 29 lbs is not that bad - you look like you are ALL baby anyway - you will probably be one of the lucky ones that lose it all when the baby is delivered. Your doctor said that you will prob have the baby before June ... wow that would be in the next 2 - 3 wks. How exciting!

[Ryan]

Shaq:
You look so cute!!! Can you believe 2 cm dialated... EEK!!! My fingers are crossed for my due date buddy!

I hear ya on the swelling... all of sudden my ankles have gotten worse and by the end of the day turn a purplish color... so not good for capris or shorts...

amurphy: Ohh. .I am sorry about the rash.. I must have missed when you posted about it earlier.. sorry... :(... good note "it seldom occurs in other pregnancies"... but still stinks... :(

[kmmommy]

Hey girls! I only have time for a quick update since I didn't get to work until late.

I saw my regular OB today. I'm dilated about 1 1/2 cm but haven't changed since my pre-term labor at 34 weeks. That's good news for us since it means I can stay home for the time being and don't need to move down to the city where I'll be delivering (I'd live with my dad and step-mom). I will see her again next week.

We also talked about what would happen if I were to go into labor here. The hospital and doctors could handle everything and there is very little concern about that. DH was there and feels better about if I were to deliver here, but still wants me to go to Minneapolis instead.

Sarah ~ Good luck tonight! Can't wait for the update.

[shaqangel]

kaeden's thats great news!

ryan thanks! i still wonder if u'll go before me since u are 70% effaced and i am barely there. have u lost your muccus plug yet? i havent. i'm really bummed about not being able to wear shorts. my legs look so chunky and i'm too conscious about them. are u keeping your legs elevated? i do that all day long and it seems to help, but i guess u just cant get away from the swelling.

sunshine thanks for commiserating with me! if i'm retaining fluid from now on, i feel like i'll be a big swollen whale before the baby comes - oh well. i really hope the baby will stay put until that first week-end in June!
btw i am so eager to see your nursery pics! are u ready to post them?

btw nikos glad there's a solution to the furniture problem:) i hope that lady feels absolutely rotten for putting u through this stress.

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Sand- I got it at a liquidation store of all places but I first saw it a JC Penneys. At Penneys they had it in a ton of different colors.

Connorsmommy- That is too funny I can kind of see the resemblance. Great belly shot. I really like that shirt you have on.

Mystikal- Great belly shot. It looks like you are starting to drop as well. HUGE YAY for graduating with the dietician. Keep taking care of yourself hun.

Appetite- Mine has but I think it is more because of the heat. During the summer I have to remind myself to eat because I just never get hungry.

Shaq- Can’t wait to see more belly shots. They did great with the first set. I showed DH the first ones and he was like “She isn’t even pregnant!!” I’ll have to show him once you post the next set.

Mrs.Brownie- Sorry that these last few weeks are killing ya. I’ll be hoping that your lil ones drops before your next appointment.

Nikos- I am so sorry about your crib situation. I got my crib at Target for $120 and it is one of those that convert into a toddler bed, then day bed or head board foot board for a twin. Have you tried www.Craigslist.net I have found pretty good deals on there.

Amurphy- Sorry about the PUPP rash. I think I am getting it too (Is it somehow contagious over the internet or what??? I blame Dansgirl!!) Except I have a rash starting on my chest. It just started Monday and is slowly but surely spreading. I have an appointment today and will ask my OB.

Ryan- Sorry I am pretty clueless. So does the 1 cm and 70% effaced mean that you are pretty close? I always thought you started dilating while you were in labor, but now it sounds like it starts happening weeks in advance.

Orlop- I am O-. All they did was give me a shot at 28-30 weeks and then took some blood during my next appointment to make sure it worked. It is pretty common practice. They will also test the baby’s blood once it is born and if it is rh+ they will give me another shot to protect the next baby.

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I got some news.... I finally got laid!!! About time! Sorry just had to throw that in here for you that are also sharing my frustrations.

Also I my sunburn from this weekend is gone thank goodness. I felt like I was constantly having heat rashes.

Let's see- The VP is back from some time off and I am still the only one that has applied for that job (maybe since no one else really knows that it's open). He is just playing catch up since he took a week or two off. My boss is bugging him to get an interview set up. She's getting nervous that we are running out of time.

Well hope everyone is having a great hump day and looking forward to Friday!

ETA- Wow a couple of you girls are already dilated!! I can't wait to see all the new faces!

[sunshineab622]

shaq: I have not posted the pics yet - Hopefully I will have them up by the weekend.

lil_mrs: I got some news.... I finally got laid!!! lol ... Thanks for the laugh. I am sure my hubby would be posting that somewhere if he did also - I just have not felt like it lately.

QOTD: How many of your hubby's keep asking "how long do we have to wait to DTD after the baby is here? " I told my dh atleast 6 wks or longer (whenever I am ready) the look on his face was priceless.

[Niko&Troi]

Hello again :)

Ryan Yeah for disability, or should I say not having to commute.

Sarah Thanks for the thoughts. We'll be thinking of you tonight & tomorrow. EAT BEFORE YOU GO, and eat a lot. They won't feed you there until after you give birth.

shaq 2cm, reality check, huh?? Not making it til June, another WOW!!

Kaeden's I'm hoping things work out for you for where you want to deliver. Just worrying about that is a stress in itself that you don't need.

LilMrs Yeah for getting some :p Maybe now DH will want it more often til the baby comes cause he got a taste of what he's missing.

DTD Now/After: We had "fun" on Sunday morning. Well Brian had fun, I just sorta laid there cause I couldn't move :/ He knows it will be 6 weeks after, and depending on when he has his vasectomy, it may be longer :eek:

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About this "friend"... So many of you have asked how I can stay friends with her. She is one of the few people in DE that we know and trust Nikolas with. He loves her kids and they love him. Other than this furniture thing, she's pretty much been there for us to watch him whenever. When I had my appendix out, she called Brian every day to see if he needed her to cook, clean, etc. She's also offered several times to come clean my house for me. In general she's not that bad, just this furniture thing.


So I went to BRU and saw a crib for $119. I call Brian and he says don't get it, we won't need it. I ask why, and he says he wants to put Nikolas in a toddler bed and use his crib. Um hello, last night you said I could get a crib :mad: So anyway, I bought a toddler bed that we'll pick up tonight and have 90 days to return it. We're going to have to discuss this tonight in a little more detail. Men :rolleyes: :mad:

I also picked up another coming home outfit for the baby. It's the same theme as the short set only long sleeves & pants. I thought for sure it would be warmer by now here, but there is still a little chill in the air. Which ever one I don't use will go back.

[ds2003]

I got results of my blood work and everything is fine. The doc was concerned with pre-eclampsia since my BP was high and there was some protein in my urine. Right now there is nothing to worry about.

Mystical – great news from your dietician.

Shaq – 2 cm…that is awesome. There is only 2 weeks left in May.

Nikos – I’m glad you are going to relax about the crib situation. It is not worth the stress.

Swelling – I’m getting some in my ankles :o(

Appetite – I have no problem eating.

Amurphy – Glad your rash has a name and you have some treatment for it.

Sarah – I’m excited for you.

Lil_Mrs – some people sit for week dilated and other dilate and deliver right away. No one really knows. Great news on getting laid. Dh is hoping to get laid this Friday. We are staying in a hotel so that my mom, SIL and other fam get the house ready for the shower.

QOTD – I told DH long before we got pregnant that he may have to wait 6 weeks.

Belly size – no one seems to believe that I still have 5 weeks to go. Is my belly really that big? I’m measuring on track. Maybe my little one has a lot of amniotic fluid to float around in.

[amurphy]

DS: Comments about belly size drive me nuts. I have one "friend" who is due in two weeks who told me that I was "large." How am I supposed to react to THAT?! I'd like to see someone with a 5+ lb. baby in their belly who doesn't look big and round. :rolleyes:

[Graffy]

Wow, lots of babies coming, possibly soon! We'll definitely be thinking of you sarah! I would be pretty nervous going in to be induced, too.

And nikos, definitely hoping the babe stays put 'til Saturday, but either way, he'll be here before you know it! Wow!

Mrs. Brownie: Sorry about the disappointing internal. Everybody keeps telling me a lot can change in a very short amount of time, so hopefully that will be the case for you.

shaq: Wow, you definitely have some progress, but you might still hold off 'til June. Hope the swelling gets better. Mine is definitely worse on warmer days, but lately we've had a cooler spell, so that's helped.

amurphy: I really hope the ointment you got helps your rash. As if late pregnancy isn't uncomfortable enough, you have that on top of it. Ugh.

Lil_mrs: Congrats! ;) If I could just manage a comfy position I might post the same news, but man, this big ol' belly gets in the way!

ds2003: Glad to hear your bloodwork came out fine and pre-e isn't an issue.

Mystikal: Great belly shot, and good news from your dietician! That's awesome.

Kaeden's: Good to hear you have more info now, and it sounds like your little girl might be willing to stay put for a couple more weeks.

QOTD: Hmm, I'm pretty sure I've mentioned to dh that it'll be a while afterwards. I think he's getting used to going without, but I feel really bad about it. Unfortunately I never had that 2nd trimester libido kick that I've heard about...

Appetite: It's changed a bit for me. Full meals don't really interest me anymore (haven't cooked in weeks), but sweet things have my number. For most of the pregnancy I really craved protein, but now ice cream seems to come out on top. I'm trying to be good. I'm eating grapes right now. :D

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Well, my appointment today went pretty well. My bp was 96/60 (??? That sounds close to dead to me, but she said it was good), and baby's heartrate was 130 which is as low as it's been the entire pregnancy. The baby's head is wayyy down according to the doc (well, actually, I saw the nurse practitioner today) which could explain some of the stabbing pains I've had over the last few days, but she said my cervix is still back although it's thinning and I'm about a centimeter dilated. I don't know. Considering 3 different people have done my 3 internals, I have to wonder if anything has really changed or if they each just have a different way of putting things. Dunno. Pretty sure I'm going to start doing lots of walking and eating pineapple. Might have to ask my mom to see if she can find red raspberry leaf tea for me. Maybe even try harder to figure out a position to DTD...

Also, since they consider Friday to be my due date, I have to start going for postdate tests next week. So Monday I have an appointment at the hospital for an NST and Biophysical profile (I've been wondering what people meant by BPP, now I know). She said maybe I'll get lucky and won't make that appointment. :rolleyes: I'm not holding my breath.

In other news, I think I forgot to mention that my group b strep test was negative, which is good news, and I've had several stretch marks pop out in the last 2 weeks! Thought maybe I'd skip those, but no such luck.

[jbenny75]

I'm sorry I don't have time for SO's, but wanted to get feedback on something.

I just found out (from a PG friend who had her first weekly appt. today-we see the same dr.) that my dr. doesn't do internals to check dilation or effacement unless you go to 40 weeks. He told her that even if you are dilated, it could still be weeks until you deliver. In that case, I can see why they wouldn't take up a lot of time checking that, but I really want to know since everyone else does. As long as there isn't anything that could be going wrong that they would miss by not doing an internal, I guess I'm okay with it, but I've just never heard of this before. Everyone on CC always knows how dilated and effaced they are. I'll feel left out. What does everyone think of this?

[kmmommy]

jbenny ~ I've heard of this before, but it seems to be pretty rare. I don't think there's anything they'd miss by not doing an internal. The plus side of no internals is that it does reduce the risk of infection. Maybe you could ask your doctor to do one at 38 weeks or something.

[ds2003]

jbenny - I'm not finding out (by choice) so you are not the only one. I don't see a benefit in having it done since every woman dilates and effaces differently. There really are no rules as to when you will go into labor based on the numbers.

[jcharley]

jbenny- my dr doesn't do them until 39 weeks, which is fine with me! I know a girl that has been 3 cm dilated for 3 weeks, and is still a week late! I'd rather not know I'm dialted and be anticipating labor at every step! And, I'd rather not be poked every week anyway!!! JMO!

[jay&erinn]

jbenny: I would prefer not to have them- I find them quite uncomfortable. My office doesn't do them until 37 weeks, and only because they run the Group B strep test then. If it weren't for that, they'd probably wait even longer.

Gaffy: You BP is excellent- definately not close to dead;) . Mine normally (not pregnant) is usually in that range. It only goes above that in the 3rd trimester. Good luck- I hope you make some progress soon.

DS: Normally I don't care what people say about my belly, but I have a good "friend" who manages to comment numerous times how big I am every time I see her. It really irks me. I've gained 20 pounds so far and am measuring on time. When she asked me how my appt was this week, I told her that and she said, "Oh, you've gained weight. I don't care what the scale says. Have you seen your belly? It's huge." Nice pick me up.

Nikos: How old is Niko? We put Mia in a full sized bed at 2.5 and she has done wonderfully. She actually sleeps much better than she ever did in the crib. She even knocks on the door to come out of her room in the morning instead of just opening the door. Maybe it won't be such a bad thing.

Lil_Mrs: Congrats on your news;) . I just can't find the energy.

Shaq: You don't look like you've gained 29 pounds. Fluid can add up to a lot, and that goes away quickly after delivery- usually within a week or so. Try not to stress about it too much. Once you see that baby, you'll forget all about it- at least until you try to put on your non-maternity clothes;)

Sarah: Good luck!!!!!

My boss asked if I could come in during my maternity leave a few times to run a test that only I do (my replacement doesn't know how). Actually he mentioned it to my office manager and she warned me today. I would probably have to go in 2-3 times. Considering I only work 3 days a week, that would take a week off my maternity leave. He commented that I am taking 8 weeks this time. It's the least I could do:mad: He basically thinks that maternity leave is a vacation. I'm not happy. I like my job, but sometimes my boss just doesn't get it. I don't have a cleaning lady like his wife, and I can't afford a sitter a couple times a week just so I can get stuff done. These are really the only times we don't see eye to eye. I know whenever I take off work it's a big inconvience for him, but still. I haven't taken time off (unless he was already going to be out of the office)since Mia was born almost 3 years ago (except for one sick day when I couldn't get out of bed and one day for a funeral for DH's grandmother). Even my miscarriages were timed perfectly for him (not that I have that kind of control). My first was the day his son was born and my second was when he was on vacation. You'd think he'd appreciate that instead of complaining when I do want time off. Men:mad:

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Back from my Ob appointment. I got a lot of it could be just pg symptoms could be other things symptoms going on right now.

First off I gained like 9lbs in 2 weeks but I am also really swollen today. I told him that the swelling is off and on and not consistent so we will see if at my next appointment it continues to skyrocket or if he just caught me on a bloated and swollen day. I just really need to watch my salt intake.

He looked at my rash and told me that it could be PUPP rash and just to take Benadryl. If it continues I need to let him know.

I am also measuring an extra 2-3 cm large which I guess can be a concern. I already have an u/s scheduled for my next appointment so we will make sure he is okay and not overgrowing.

He told me overall that I am looking really healthy and still seem really comfortable and I'm not showing any signs of preterm labor. He also said not to worry too much about the swelling and weight gain and measuring large that it is all probably just because of the heat this week in combination with the fact that it is normal at this point in pregnancy.

My next appointment/ ultrasound is June 5th. And then it is every Monday until the 28th.

[jbenny75]

I don't see a benefit in having it done since every woman dilates and effaces differently. There really are no rules as to when you will go into labor based on the numbers.

Yeah, that's why I'm okay with it. My friend is freaking out and ready to change doctors and everything.:rolleyes: It was mostly her freaking out that was worrying me, but the more I thought about it, it didn't seem like it would be harmful not to check. It would be interesting to know if I am dilating but I guess this is the down side:

I'd rather not know I'm dialted and be anticipating labor at every step!

I also wanted to know if anyone else's dr. did this or if anyone had heard of it. Because of everything I've read on CC, I always assumed that all dr's checked. Thanks for the responses!

[Niko&Troi]

Hello all :)

Still here and still pg :/

Just wanted to drop in really quickly.

Got the boys room done :D Brian moved all the furniture into place, secured it to the walls, and put together Niko's toddler bed. (Erinn Niko is only 20 months old.) We put him in it tonight and Brian said it's going to be a long night. The first thing he did was jump up and run into the living room. We put him back in it and Brian sat with him for a while. He just came out and said he's still awake but just laying there.

So I called my sis balling about the whole crib thing, which by the way we wouldn't be able to fit in the room now anyway with the toddler bed in there :/ (But if we had a crib we wouldn't need the toddler bed...) She offered to buy one for us, but I can't have her do that cause she's pretty much broke all the time. Anyway, she's going to see if a friend of hers has her bassinette and bring that up with her.
I finally realized why I'm so upset about this whole crib thing. During my balling/babbling I told my sis that I'm upset that I have the beautiful bedding and I wanted to bring the baby home a crib made up in that. She said he'd never know, but I will. I was so upset, that she started crying too :( Hopefully she'll bring the bassinette cause now even the pack & play will be tight in there. I'll take pix tomorrow.

Anyway, I'm going to bed. Need to get some sleep, I'm exhausted. Have a good night.

[jay&erinn]

Nikos: Yea, I'm not sure Mia would have done well at that age yet. I know it's stressful, but all babies really need is lots of love when they first come home. There's no doubt that you'll be able to offer lots of that. Regardless, I hope the situation gets resolved soon so you can relax.

Lil-Mrs: Sorry the appt didn't go really well. At least the doc feels it's all pretty normal. Try and take it easy and put those feet up. It'll be fun seeing your babe so close to delivery at your next ultrasound.

I have to go into work today for a few hours:( . I really don't feel like it, but I'm training my fill in for maternity leave. I've been working such long hours that I'm putting in 27-28 hours a week (I only work 3 days and only work until 3:00 on Fridays). It's exhausting and the last place I want to go on my day off. Especially since Mia is still sleeping and I'm going to have to wake her up to get there on time at this rate.

[Niko&Troi]

Morning All :D

Quick post.... I have a BPP at 10.


I woke up thinking about Sarah and how it's going :)


Well last night went well. Nikolas fell asleep ok and didn't wake up until 4:30. It was either me flushing the toilet, or turning on the night light in our room to check on him, not sure :rolleyes: He got up and walked right into the baby gate that we had in front of the door :( I put him back in bed, sat on the floor next to him and he fell back asleep. He was up maybe 10 minutes.

So the first night was a success. We shall see what happens from here on out and how it goes when the baby comes home. We're going to get a mattress for the crib and put the baby in there when we get home. If we see Nikolas acting out or not happy about it, we'll use either use the pack & play or the bassinette if my sis brings one. Please keep your fingers crossed it works out for us. If it goes like last night, I'll be ok.

Anyway, have to run. BBL.

[ruby]

Hi Girls-still hanging in there too. I was hoping my OB would give me an induction date for next week and she didn't. I am so frustrated:mad: :mad: . She said for someone who has had about 5 colposcopy's and 2 LEEP procedures on my cervix, it's holding up very well. Still long but soft, no dilation. Because of that she is now saying she is going with an induction the last week of May instead. Never mind that I can barely walk and am incontinent. VERY FRUSTRATING!! I was up 4 pounds in one week too....I was doing so well for awhile, I'm hoping it's mostly fluid but I'm not really that swollen. I resorted to having sex with DH last night to move things along..not very comfortable but he's happy:) Also spent 2 hours walking around Ikea in the morning yesterday and majorly cleaning for the rest of the day, all it gave me was sore back and legs....

Nikos-you are probably better off not spending money on another crib. I'm sure Niko will do fine in his toddler bed. We still haven't bought Colton his furniture yet and he crawls out of his crib every morning on his own. Did see some cute stuff at Ikea yesterday as well but I'm not sure hubby will go for the put together stuff. He's really into everything being finely crafted..blah blah blah. Like you, I just want my furniture!!!!!!!

Sarah-Good luck with your delivery....can't wait to hear:D

Kaeden's-thinking of you, hope everything comes together.

[kmmommy]

Sarah ~ You probably won't see this, but I'm thinking of you and hoping all goes well for you and your little guy today.

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Nikos- I'm glad to hear the first night is a success. I think if you keep playing up how grown up he is for using his big boy bed and how proud you are of him he should stay in there. It's funny sometimes I think we sike ourselves out more than we need to. My friend was telling me the other day how hard it was for her to put her son in his own room. He was just fine and went right to sleep.

Sarah- Still thinking about ya and hoping all is going well.

Jay&Erinn- I'm not to worried. DH is more worried than I am. I just remind myself that I am far enough along that if I need to deliver he will be okay. We are both in good hands and I completely trust my doctor to make the right decisions for us. The goal is to have a happy and healthy family in the end how we get there doesn't matter.

One thing that I have decided is that I am going to start bringing clothes to sweat in and walk after work everyday. I also called my mom and we are going to start hitting my grandma's work out room at her condo complex on Saturday mornings. They have an elliptical there that I really need to start getting on. I am in this continuous cycle of I feel lazy because I don't exercise but I am too lazy too exercise and it starts to effect other aspects of my life and I just become completely lazy. I need to just start doing it and get my energy levels up and remind myself of how much better I feel when I am active.

[Jen B.]

I'm in so much pain down there everytime I walk. Its terrible. Is anyone else experiencing this? I'm at work and it is so painful everytime I get up to walk to the bathroom. (Which is quite often) Yowsers!!!!! :( I don't know if its normal or if I should call the doctor. I have to take such small little steps and than even than I'm wincing in pain. :(

[ruby]

Jen B-not sure if it's normal but I have been getting shooting, burning pains down there as well. Usually lasts about 20mins or so and then relents. I think it's just the baby bearing/moving down, but I would call your OB to check in. Hope you feel better....

[amurphy]

jay&erinn: Um. What doesn't your boss understand about the term "maternity LEAVE?!" He really has nerve asking you to come into work! I'd be furious.

Lil_Mrs_0702: Don't worry about the 9 lbs. I had one appointment when the scale jumped 9 lbs. but then it didn't move much for the next two appointments. In any case, at this point in your pregnancy, I'm sure it is swelling. I really hope that your rash isn't PUPP. It sucks! My belly itches only a few times a day now but my feet (where the rash is most recent) are driving me crazy. Itching them feels SO GOOD but then I can't stop and they start to burn. Again. It is awful and I hpoe you don't have it! (If you do, I found that cortisone cream isn't that effective. I like regular (clear) calamine lotion much better.

jbenny75: I don't think it is necessary for doctors to do internal exams. I think mine started doing them with me only because she is considering inducing me because of my rash.

NikosMommy: Glad to hear things went well with Niko last night. My friend has an 19 month old and is expecting her second in two weeks. Her and her DH hreally been hyped up the "big girl bed" and their DD is actually excited about moving out of the crib.

Graffy: I can't believe you are so close to your due date! Exciting!

Jen B.: What kind of pain?

As for me, I'm hanging in there. I was awake at 5 a.m. scratching my feet and noticed poor DH had moved into the guest room during the night. I guess my snoring was pretty bad. :( Oh well. DH and I took a long walk last night after dinner. The BH contractions were pretty strong. My belly was tight nearly the entire walk. Ouch.

[Jen B.]

Thanks Ruby. I was getting them mostly during the night when I'd get up to go to the bathroom and every morning. But after an hour or so it would go away and just come and go once inawhile through out the day. But now I've had it all morning long. ouch.

[Jen B.]

amurphyReally bad pelvic pain. I really don't know how to describe. Kind of like someone kicked me really hard right between the legs. When I'm sitting down I'm completely fine. But the minute I stand up....OUCH!!!!

[bottleored]

Jen B. I've been having that type of pain for months now - like I slipped on the balance beam - every time I get up from sitting. It gets a bit better once I'm up and moving, but it doesn't leave completely. My OB said it was my pelvis separating. I feel your pain :(

[Jen B.]

BottleoredYes, that is what it feels like! Good way of describing it. I didn't know how else to. Thank you! I just took some Tylenol so I'm hoping maybe that will help a little.

[shouldaeloped]

good afternoon ladies. . so much going on in here and it really seems like most of us are having some action! I am very excited to see some babies around this place very soon!

lil mrs- I gained 7.5 pounds in two weeks about a month ago. nearly sent me into heart failure. since then, I gained 1.5 the following visit and then today I was actually down a pound. so try not to panic. .the baby's got to have a growth spurt at some point!

jen B- ouch. hope that goes away soon. maybe the baby has dropped and is creating extra pressure down there!

nikos- that's awesome Niko had a great night last night! maybe he was ready after all! continued good luck to you!

sarah- thinking about you today and can't wait to hear your story! here's to a quick, pain free delivery!

DS- isn't your shower this weekend???
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as for me. . I have NOTHING going on. went in today for my 35 week appointment and she did my strep B test. since she was down there. . . she did a quick internal. and seemed to be very pleased to announce that my cervix was tightly closed up and still very long. then she told me that she was pretty convinced that I was going to be overdue. Mallory is quite content it seems. I am even measuring right on schedule. anyway, she did a quick ultrasound for me and she has what appears to be a large head and is doing some great breathing exercieses. I didn't really get to appreciate it very much since my OB had me on my back for about 15 minutes and I started to get cold sweats and I couldn't breathe. had to move to my side and then she stopped with the ultrasound. oh well, DH got to see quite a bit! the good news is that my weight was down 1 lb and my blood pressure was low. I think I like morning appoinments much better than afternoon!

happy Thursday to everyone.

[Niko&Troi]

Hello again :)

ruby I imagine sex can be painful, but nipple stimulation brings on contractions. You can try that to get the ball rolling on your own if they won't induce.

LilMrs I get that lazy feeling too, but no matter what, I just don't have the energy to get motivated. Good luck though...

Jen B It is your pelvis stretching getting ready to have baby. Hopefully the tylenol will help.

amurphy Brian sleeps on the futon cause he snores really bad.

jbenny I thought all dr's checked :/ I thought they would have to to do the group b strep test.

I know I missed some, sorry :(

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Got back from the BPP and little man passed again. Everyone wished me well and said see you soon. I immediately told them that this was it and I wouldn't be back unless I was coming with someone else :D

We went to WalMart and I got curtains for the now guest room. Brian is going to kick my butt, I'm spending wrekclessly :/ It's just that we have the rods in there from when I had Niko's curtains and it looks bare.

I have to move the letters I hung on Niko's wall and hang a shelf today. I then really need to motivate on the birth announcements. The envelopes are done, and the clipart, but not the rest (which I can start and fill in the info later).

So I *think* I spoke too soon on the big boy bed. When we got home he wanted a nap. So I put him down and just closed the door, didn't put up the gate. About 5 minutes later I see this little curly head looking at me over the monitor :) He got up and is now eating. I think I'm going to have a problem with naps. We shall see.

Quick Vent: In a nutshell, my niece (sis' kid) married a looser. She met him in Aug 2002, was pg by Nov and married the following April. Well after they are married she finds out that he's an alcoholic. She has the baby in July 2003 and 2 days later he gets a DUI and is in jail for 18 months. Fast forward to today. He has turned to crack and other hard drugs. Well now he's breaking into my niece's house and also my sisters car. He's stolen money from his own kids, a real low life. Well my sister tells me today that she's not sure when she can come up to see me cause she doesn't want to leave her son alone with the looser breaking into things. This is my sis who was supposed to be coming up this Monday (with my mom) to help me get through the first week. I can't seem to get a break on the stress.
Brian said he'd take vacation, but once again, stress. Ok, VENT over.

Well I'm going to eat lunch. BBL.

[ds2003]

Jenb – I had some pain similar to that, but mine was because I went bowling (I don’t recommend doing that). MW said I irritated the pubic bone. I tried my best to stretch the area and 2 weeks later it was gone. Not sure if it is the same thing, but I had trouble walking and getting out of the bed as well.

Nikosmommy – It is great that Nikos had a great first night in his new bed. My nephew slept with his parents until 3 yrs old and they were sure it would be a tough transition, but the first night surprised them and he has been fine since.

Shoulda – yep our shower is this weekend. I was expecting to see a lot of registry action this week, but it has been slow. Something case off just about every day last week and then Friday came around and everything stopped until a purchase that was made yesterday. This is why I shouldn’t registry stalk. I know our family and friends are procrastinators and DH’s family is more likely to give money or clothes. I hope an abundance of clothes is not the answer.

Who is my shower buddy for this weekend?

[jay&erinn]

Nikos: I'm sorry about your sister. That really is a bad situation.
FWIW- Mia stopped napping initially when we transitioned and after a few days, was back on schedule. She still misses a nap here and there, but it's pretty much back on schedule.

shoulda: Yea for a good appt.

amurphy: I'm definately not too happy. I told my office manager today that I'd have to see how I felt after delivery. If I was recovering well, I'd consider coming in 1 or 2 days and then tacking on an extra 1 or 2 days on to the end of my maternity leave. I'm NOT giving up any of my time.
What a miserable wake up call. Does benedryl have a anti-itch lotion? Maybe you could try that too.

[sunshineab622]

ds2003: Who is my shower buddy for this weekend? I thought we had the same shower date but I guess I was wrong. Mine was last weekend.

[Jen B.]

Thanks shouldaeloped, Nikosmommy and DS2003! I'm feeling much better after that Tylenol. And I found out that pain is normal twoards the end of pregnancy. Fun stuff! :rolleyes: I have my internal on Monday so hopefully we'll find out more than.

NikosmommySorry about the situation with your sister. That really stinks. I hope things start to look up for you really soon. Probably on Saturday when your little one is in your arms. :)

DS2003 I have a shower on Sunday with my side of the family! :D


I'm really feeling guilty. I can't stop sneaking peeks at the registry!!!!!! Am I horrible?

[ds2003]

JenB – I’m a registry stalkaholic too. I’ve tried to refrain but I just can’t do it.

Our Jersey family and friends are coming up on Saturday so maybe tonight and tomorrow evening will be busy days which means the chance of duplicate items increases. Oh well, I have no problem with returns. Some of DH’s cousins like to give jewelry (bracelet, netckase). I really hope they do not because I’m not into jewelry and will not put it on my child. DH told me that his mom is buying the electric breast pump. She is usually good at following through with stuff, but I won’t get excited until I see it or it comes off of our registry.

Nikos – I’m sorry for the situation your niece is in. That has got to be hard. I wish your sister could come up, but I can understand her reason for staying home.

[Jen B.]

ds2003 okay I'm glad I'm not the only one! LOL! I'm so bad with that.


I'm really excited! Somone bought us the baby monitor I've been wanting. Okay, no more. I'm promising myself I'm not going to look anymore!!!!! I want to be surprised!!!! REALLY!!! :D :p

[Dan's*Girl]

No time for SO's but wanted to post a update on what happened yesterday.

I had a appt for this friday but they called and moved it up to wednesday(yesterday) and I was leaving the house and stepped off our porch onto the grass not knowing it was wet and i fell really hard on my butt and right hip :( I ran in to check for bleeding and didnt have any but did have some cramping and decided to head in to my appt early to get it looked at. So i get there and they said I gained 5 lbs since last friday, WTF??:eek: Obviously water weight because my legs are so swollen my pants are tight from the knee down, sheesh! I was sitting in the hot as hell waiting room and was having strong contractions and some discharge. The dr came in and was very concerned since a fall like that can cause bleeding or tearing of the placenta and loss of fluid so she examined me really quick and then sent my down to the Womens Eval unit, which is my hospitals ER for preggos. They hooked me up to the monitor and I was having strong but sporadic contractions. Like one for 2 full minutes, then 3 minutes later i'd have a short one, then 20 minutes later i'd have another one and so on, so no pattern. They did a U/S to check for fluid and that looked fine, and we got to see his HUGE balls, which was funny to see.
They let me go home and said to rest and come back if the contractions didnt slow down. They did slow down, but I was up all night going #2 (sorry tmi) and only slept about 20 minutes total, so today i'm sooo exhausted and sore as hell.
So that was my fun day and trip to the hospital yesterday. My next appt is friday of next week and we have a U/S to measure him to see if she will induce due to size or not. Either way I've let my work know that June 2nd will be my last day of work if he isnt here by then.

Gotta run, have a great day ladies!

[kmmommy]

Ramona ~ Sorry about the fall and the scare. Pregnancy sure doesn't make us more graceful, does it?! ;) Hope you're able to rest today.

[Jen B.]

Dan's Girl- Sorry about the fall. But I'm glad you and the baby are okay! :)

[kmmommy]

DH and I had a heart-to-heart last night and have decided after much research that our baby will be born at our local hospital. We have spoken with the specialists and have found that she can receive the same care here as she will at the other hospital (with the exception of the heart surgery which has to be done there at 3-6 months). So, I called my doctor's office today to set up more appointments with the specialists and they called back to set an induction date.

The stomach surgeon is going on vacation May 29th and won't be back until June 6th so we'll be meeting Mackenzie on May 24th!!! We need to be at the hospital by 7am and it's sure to be one hell of a rollercoaster ride for a few days. I'm completely caught off guard by setting the induction date, but trust my doctors and know they wouldn't put us at risk so we're going for it.

[ds2003]

Dan’s girl – glad that everything is okay.

Less than 2 weeks until June 1st. This is a little scary since I have a deadline that I need to meet for June 9th.

Kaedensmommy – That is great news for you. Just 6 days. I know my stomach would be upside down about right now. I’m glad a decision has been made and plan put in place.

[sunshineab622]

ramona: girl ... you NEED to be careful! Sorry to hear about the fall. The big balls comment had me laughing!

Kaedens: wow May 24th ???? that is sooo close.

[Jen B.]

Kaeden's Mommy-Wow! Not much longer at all.

[IzzyJune2006]

Well... it seems like everyone has big news these days. Sorry to those who are having difficulties. (don't have time for SO's)

I had my doctor's 36w appointment today. We did the GBS sample and I'll get those results next week. Everything else looks fine. I had my first internal exam. The verdict is 2cm dilated, 75% effaced and 0 station. She said that it doesn't mean anything and I shouldn't worry. Some women stay like this for a few weeks while others go from nothing to labor in a day. But she did mention that she was on-call on Saturday at the hospital in case that turned out to be the day. :eek:

I think I still have a few more weeks to go, so we'll see. I haven't had any real contractions that feel any different than BH, so I figure I'm still a ways away.

She estimated by feeling my belly that Annabelle may already be about 6lbs. That she wouldn't be a large baby but above the average. She seems to think she might be tall in there. I'm glad DH came with me to the doc. I was a little worried about all this.

Our big shopping spree at BRU is scheduled for Saturday evening... so that's my big deadline for now. :)

[Niko&Troi]

Hello again :)

Ramona You must be careful. Pg does make us graceful.

Jen B Glad the tylenol helped.

Kaeden's I'm glad you and DH have come to a solution. Everything will work out with Ms. Mackenzie. I feel it in my bones. Less than a week, reality check, huh :eek:

Izzy Have fun at BRU. I LOVE that store, next to Ikea of course :p

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Nap wasn't that bad. He finally fell asleep after 45 minutes, but slept 3 hours. I got 1.5 in there myself. Now I have to cook dinner and try to convince Brian to let me go get a mattress for the crib tonight. And while I'm convincing him to let me get a mattress, I need to convince him that he should hang the shelf for me :D I tried but it's REALLY heavy.

Oh yeah, I finished what I could of the birth announcements. Nothing fancy.
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3A%3B%3C379%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E76 8%3EWSNRCG%3D323375%3A638388nu0mrj

Under our names it says:

a baby is cuddles
and tickles on toes,
the sweet scent
of powder
a kiss on the nose

Ok, Nikolas' snack is over, gotta run.

[Sand]

Hey June Mommies... update from sarahncraig!

I have a 5 o'clock special for you! :)

little man Alexander!

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v453/sandlakers/th_Alexander.jpg

No other stats yet. I'll keep you posted.

[maryanne]

welcome to the world Alexander

[shaqangel]

welcome to the world Alexander!!!! congrats sarah and craig:) he's such a doll! look at those cheeks - too cute!

kaedens wow! u're so close now - so u'll have the 4th 'june' baby!
good luck with everything.

izzy seems like we are all progressing so fast. but i also think it could take a while.

dansgirlglad everything is okay.

[connorsmommy]

Happy Birthday Alexander -- my what a chubby baby you are, esp. for 36 weeks! That's so awesome!! :) Sarah, he is beautiful - congratulations on your little boy!! :)

[connorsmommy]

I think I forgot to post my latest OB appt. stuff yesterday...

Yesterday I was 35w2d

My weight - down 1 lb for a total of 22 lbs gained so far (and I'm one pound under where I was at, at 34/35 weeks last time, despite having started out this pg 3 lbs heavier...yay!)

My BP - perfect!

Dawson's measuring exactly 35 weeks.

His HB was about 145 bpm

He is definitely heads-down (which I already knew)

Cervix....not much change. Just about 2 cm dilated, still low/soft. I thought for sure there would be SOME sort of change given all the low cramping contrax. I've had lately....but oh well, I know labour will start when it's supposed to start...and frankly I hope he stays inside for a little longer anyway (but I'll sure be pissed if I'm still 3 cm/low/soft at like 42 weeks on July 3rd. LOL!!!)

Had my Strep B swab this time, and will get the results next week. HOping I'm not the 1 in 5 who has to have the antibiotics. Had to have them last time 'round b/c I hadn't had the swab yet... hoping I won't be hooked up to the IV again, which was very limiting while in labour.

Next appts:
36w2d - Wed. May 24
37w2d - Wed. May 31
38w2d - Wed. June 7
39w2d - Wed. June 14
40w2d - Wed. June 21

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Also had a massage yesterday and it was heaven. I now have a massage scheduled every second wednesday between now and the end of June. So, next massage is May 31. My massage therapist mentioned that if I want at the next massage, he'll start using certain essential oils in the massage and also focus on certain pressure points since I'll be full term. I think I'll allow it b/c if I'm still pg, it will help me go into labour but only *if* baby is ready to come out... if he isn't, he won't come out, so no harm done.

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Dawson is growing like crazy, I think... he's really stretching my belly out today, and the inside of my belly button is stretched to the max. I may have a disappearing belly button before I know it - yuck! (flat/outie belly buttons ick me out!)

[Lil_Mrs_0702]

Congrats SarahnCraig!!! Alexander is adorable!

I am still in shock at how many of you are dilated and coming within the next few weeks. I feel like I am going to be pregnant forever while you all have your babies.

I had a little breakdown yesterday about it. At this point I don't think I can even remember not being pregnant. 9 months is just too long of a wait for anything. I kept looking at the nursery and trying to come up with something to do. I feel like I am missing something and the baby won't be ready until I figure it out. Tell me I am not insane.

[kmmommy]

Congrats SarahnCraig!!! Welcome Alexander!!

[maryanne]

(((lilmrs)))) trust me, I am right there with you. Thats what we get for following the june mommies thread when we were originally july dated:rolleyes: Simething tells me...our time will come! :eek:

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today's update

I got myself some DRUGS!

The ortho still wanted me to do the shots and the obgyn didn't want to sign off on it until after birth thinking that it might go awat after birth----I pouted and was torn on who to listen to!

then finally, the ortho suggested lidocaine patches and the obgyn ok'ed it. its a local anathalegic (sp?) that will block the nerves and help with pain. I get to wear the patch for 12 hours on and 12 off, under the splints.

I have it on right now and my hands are all tingly and weird---but somewhat better It still hurts but alot less. If it stays like this, I should be able to survive the next seven weeks (I hope) without injecting cortisome...its only been an hour so hopefully it will continue.

I had two people ask me today--one was my pharmacist and the other an office worker -"when did you have the baby?"

I was like, "wtf? are you blind?" I feel like I look like a beached whale and these people are thinking that I am NOT pregnant--guess they thought i was just fat..lol!

[lelee17]

ACK!! I had a long post, but it got deleted....I knew I should have cutnpaste! Grrrrr!

Anyhoooo....

Hey there fellow mommas! Sorry I haven't been around much. I have been soo preoccupied (and stressed) lately about our big move to AZ. We did our final walkthrough a few weeks ago and closed on our house last week. Yippeee! Now all we have to do is wait for baby to come and we'll be moving to AZ in early July.

Thank you all for your well wishes about the move. I think someone asked where exactly in AZ we were moving to. We're going to be living in Anthem which is about 30 miles north of downtown AZ. It's a fairly new community, and we are excited about getting settled in.



Baby Stats:
- Started my weekly appts yesterday. Had my Group B Strep test done. Hopefully all will be well and I don't have to take antibiotics while in labor.
- My next appt is on Monday, 5/22
- I also have another ultrasound scheduled for Thurs, 5/25 I guess the dr. wants to check the weight of the baby. I have a feeling he's gonna be HUGE. I've already gained 34lbs. :rolleyes:
- BP was fine. 100/50, i believe.
- Head is definitely down
- Been having lots of BH's lately. My tummy is very hard!

Baby Shower Invites
Oh...I don't think I ever posted a pic of our baby shower invites, did I?

Here they are. I made them myself (yes, I know lame - but my mom is not really all that artsy-fartsy...hehe)

edited for privacy reasons

edited for privacy reasons

And here's a pic of the favors....
http://static.flickr.com/53/145341208_d09cbaddf8.jpg?v=0



Threadmistress: Can you please change my age to 31. It was my bday yesterday. Thanks! :)


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BIG CONGRATS TO SARAHNCRAIG!!!! Welcome to the world, Alexander! :)

Soo exciting to see babies in our little group being born!

[Mystikal]

Sarah CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Your baby boy is perfect!! :D
Kaeden's wow! Less than a week and your baby girl will be here! :D How exciting!!
Ramona sorry to hear about your fall. How scary. I'm glad everything is okay, though.
ds my shower is this weekend! :D Hope we both get some good stuff. (My registry activity hasn't picked up at all, either.)

I'm supposed to have my work shower tomorrow, and I was told by a coworker today that it's only going to be half an hour during lunch. Great...what the heck is the point? One of the girls there wanted to have it at her house after work since we close the office at 2:30 on Fridays, but nobody wanted to do that, so now we'll have time to stuff our faces and that's about it. :( Man, that sucks.
Another work vent - apparently the VP hates me so much she's trying to get me to quit so she doesn't have to fire a pregnant woman. Last week they decided to stick me in a room by myself and tell me I'm allowed no contact with students of the school, and when that didn't cause me to quit they tell me yesterday they need me to drive to our other campus three times a week through the end of June to make phone calls for them. (The campus I work at now is 20 minutes from my house and the hospital I will be delivering at. The campus they want me to drive to is nearly an hour away.) I'm just not comfortable doing that right up until my EDD. (Can you blame me? Am I being unreasonable?) So I called my doctors office this morning to see if I could get some kind of excusal note from her. I was told to pick it up tonight, and you know what it says? "Please excuse Rachel from driving to the branch campus for the remainder of her pregnancy." WTF is that going to do for me?? Gah!! I hate my job and wish I could just quit. :(

[ds2003]

Congrats SarahnCraig!

Shamocha - your invites are awesome. I wanted to make ours but SIL was against it. Instead we got an Evite and fill-in-the-blank invitations. I hate fill-in-the-blank invites.

Oh well. I really starting to wonder about our registry. 2/3 of the stuff is left.

mystikal - i hope both our registry activity picks up and things at work improve for you.

[mrstim]

An August mommy dropping by to ask if anyone's heard from Pink_Converse? She's one of my journal buddies and I noticed the last activity from here was on the 15th! Anyone???

[jbenny75]

Congrats to Sarahncraig!! Welcome Alexander!!

PinkConverse Yeah, I haven't seen her for a few days now that I think of it.

Mystikal Is there any creative financing you could do to get out of work early? Sometimes it just isn't worth the trouble. I quit two months earlier than we'd planned, and it turned out we've been fine without my paycheck. Are you going back to this job after the baby? B/c you know, the forcing you to drive an hour to make phone calls in such a late stage of pregnancy really sounds fishy to me...like it sounds like something you would think they wouldn't be allowed to do. Maybe you could call your state's labor board or something. Or have a consultation with an employment attorney (I think some attorneys do that for free) to find out if they can pull this stuff on you. If you are returning to this job after baby, it might be worth it. A letter or phone call from the labor board or your lawyer could stop this harassment (that's what's it's starting to sound like to me).

[Niko&Troi]

WELCOME ALEXANDER What a cutie he is :D

Yes, where is Pink? Do we have another baby out there that we don't know about yet???


Really quick Wait til you see the pix of my room and the boys rooms tomorrow. You will die. We put the pack & play in the boys room and first Niko tried to get in it so it tipped over. Then he started throwing all of his stuff in it, so the pack & play is now in our room; along with 2 very large dog kennels. Can we say crowded??? I begged for a mattress but he won't budge for a while. He did hang the shelf though.
On a good note, my sis is bringing a bassinette when she comes so that will give us some room.

Anyway, off to bed. Have to clean tomorrow and prepare the last of the stuff before Sat. Have a good night.

[gina73]

Big CONGRATS to Sarah and WELCOME ALEXANDER!!!

[maryanne]

I just searched pinkie's last few posts. Ironically, her last post was talking about putting her hospital bag togethor. I wonder if she needed it :confused:

A couple of days before she had an obgyn appt and it sounded like everything was ok. The baby was measuring a little big so an ultrasound was scheduled for next week.

I hope she is ok.

[sunshineab622]

Congrats SarahnCraig!!! Welcome Alexander!!

[Baby Lust]

Congratulations Sarah and Craig!! Alexander is adorable!! :D

Kelly, Wow! May 24th!! Good luck! I will be thinking about you!!!

I am officially full term today and it feels so good! And you better believe I am going to try to induce myself! :D Let the fun begin!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

I'll leave you with my 37 week belly shot!

http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B243%3B8%7Ffp342%3Enu%3D326%3B%3E6%3A%3B%3E%3 B65%3EWSNRCG%3D3233758494%3A86nu0mrj

[kmmommy]

Pink ~ Hope all is well! I'm thinking of you and your little guy.

Nikos ~ Congrats on finishing the room. Only 1 more day!

Amanda ~ Yay for full-term! I'm right behind you. I'm pulling out all the stops this weekend and early next week to try and get my body all ready for induction.

[Sand]

another update from Sarahncraig

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v453/sandlakers/th_alexander1day.jpg

6 lb 7 oz
19.5 inches long

Mom and baby are great. She sounded so in love and i'm sure will tell you all about it when she can. ;)

Good luck ladies.

[simplicity]

Sarah, Congratulations! Alexandar is a beautiful beautiful baby!

Shamocha, I LOVE your invites and favors! Will you please share how you did the favors? How did you affix the label? I am helping with a baby shower next weekend and I'm in charge of favors. Your help would be greatly appreciated!

[gina73]

What a beauty, Sarah! Congrats again...

[Mystikal]

He's so gorgeous, Sarah! :D
jbenny I was planning on going back after the baby, but the way things are going, I'm not planning on having a job once it's time. I'm sure they'll let me go once my maternity leave is over. I wish there was some creative financing we could do. Unfortunately, due to the remodeling we had to do upstairs (to get rid of the mold) our entire tax return is gone, and that's what we would have used. :( *sigh*
Pink where are you??

I'm so tired this morning. Didn't even hear the alarm go off, and neither did DH. I could have slept for another ten hours. :o

[ruby]

Congrats Sarah-we now have one of each sex already!!!!!!Alexander is absolutely adorable:D

[Niko&Troi]

Morning All

So last night I came out of the shower balling, again, about this whole crib thing. I told Brian how upset I was at my "friend" and how hurt I was that we would be bringing the baby home to a pack & play and not a nice crib like Nikolas. I was hoping he'd tell me to go get a mattress today, but he didn't say anything :( I cried myself to sleep and am in a bummed mood today.

I took some pictures of the rooms.

View from the door. We had the changing table from Nikolas, the dresser is the one we just got from Ikea. The crib is to the left.
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B2795%3B%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E768%3E WSNRCG%3D323375%3A88%3A%3C%3B%3Bnu0mrj


See the empty crib? It breaks my heart.
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B2795%3B%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E768%3E WSNRCG%3D323375%3A888%3C24nu0mrj


Those are the letters that took me 20 months to paint :/
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B2795%3B%7Ffp344%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E768%3E WSNRCG%3D323375%3A888%3C25nu0mrj


Here is our room, view from the door. It's a good thing we don't use the bedroom except to sleep :/
http://images1.snapfish.com/346%3B2795%3B%7Ffp33%3A%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E943%3E768% 3EWSNRCG%3D323375%3A88%3B325nu0mrj


So that's our situation. I'm supposed to be so happy right now and I'm really bummed. It sucks big time.

[shouldaeloped]

congratulations sarah and alexander is very handsome!!!

so that's two, possible three (Pink????) babies from our little group. holy smokes!

lil mrs- you aren't the only one without anything happening. I am sealed up tight and feel like I might have a July baby too.

so a good friend at work just gave me a bunch of new outfits. . this kid is going to be so well dressed. she won't have anything else but her clothes will definitely be nice!

great belly shot Baby Lust- and congrats on hitting full term!

DS and Mystikal- hope you both have great showers this weekend. I know someone else out there does too but I just can't remember who. sorry!

TGIF!

[jbenny75]

nikosmommy I'm so sorry. I would be so upset, too, and you have every reason to be. Did you ever even hear from your "friend"? The boys' room is so cute, even if you don't have the perfect crib. I like Niko's new toddler bed and his letters look great. Niko is such a cutie. Maybe Brian will surprise you w/ a mattress tonite? Good luck tommorrow!!

[Jen B.]

Congrats Sarah!


I wish I could see pics you all post. But for some reason my work restricts a lot of things with "web sense". No fun!

[kmmommy]

Sarah ~ What a big boy for being a month early! Way to go, Mama!

Nikos ~ I'm sorry for the continued stress about the crib. Tomorrow you'll be holding your little guy and it'll be better. He won't care that he doesn't have a crib mattress.

[amurphy]

Dan'sgirl: I'm so glad you are okay after your fall. I'm honestly so surprised I haven't taken a digger yet this pregnancy. I had a hard enough time not falling down/running into things when I wasn't pregnant! I swear I inherited my "grace" from my Nana.

Kaeden's: It must be nice to have come to some resolution about the hospital. I'm sure your baby girl will be in very capable hands at your local hospital. Less than a week! Holy moly!!!!

Sarah: Congratulations! He is perfect! :D

Connors: DH is totally grossed out by the outie belly button I'm currently sporting. I was trying to make him touch it last night--we were running around the house laughing our butts off. I even joked that I was going to rub it on him when we DTD. ;)


shamocha17: I don't know how you are so calmly managing the impending arrival of a baby and your impending move. It certainly is an exciting time for your family! The shower invitations and favors are so cute. I wish my MIL had been a bit more creative with my shower invitations but I suppose it would be selfish of me to complain, right?! :rolleyes:

Niko'smom: I hope that I don't sound like I'm lecturing you or that I don't understand why the crib situation is driving you nuts (because I completely understand), but you need to try not to let the crib overshadow the joy of your baby's birth. That baby of yours has so much--a loving family, a warm home, a cool older brother. The absence of a crib won't matter to him. (HUGS) :D

mystical: Your work situation sucks! I can't believe you are being treated so poorly. I'm sorry. :(

DS & mystical: Have a great time at your showers this weekend!

I had my NST this morning. I was in-and-out of labor & delivery in 30 minutes. I was a little worried that it would take a while for them to record all the info. they need since the baby is typically quiet in the mornings, but a bowl of Life cereal w/ yogurt crunches did the trick. The baby was moving a lot and I only had two teeny tiny contractions. All good news. Oh. The hospital keeps saying my due date is June 16th, which is the date the doctor originally gave me based on my LMP. I guess the doctor didn't officially change it to June 21st (the EDD I determined by charting and confirmed by U/S) in my chart because the difference in dates isn't significant. Interesting....

Other good news, my rash has really calmed down. I've only had one or two itchy spells--none yet today--and the red marks on my belly aren't nearly as irritated. Hope this trend continues.

Plans for the weekend--help DH paint our flowerboxes, plant the flowerboxes, and install the drip system in the garden. I'm also hoping to convince DH that we do have time before the baby arrives to replace the popcorn ceiling in the nursery. Wish me luck on that one!

Take care, everyone!

[Pink_Converse]

Really quicky:

Hayden Cooper was born on Monday at a little less than 35 weeks. Water broke at home, labor was fast, got my epi. 4 lbs 14 oz, didn't go to the NICU or anything. Having a little trouble regulating his temperature and getting used to breastfeeding. Has a full head of gorgeous hair and he's tiny and cute as a button.:)

Someone please let ktsb, mel7dog and mrstim know for me :) . Be back but don't know when.

[Niko&Troi]

Hello again

OMG PINK, CONGRATS, CONGRATS, CONGRATS :D I will send them all PM's letting them know.

Thank you so much for your support. As you can all imagine, there is just so much emotion going on right now that I think the crib is just the icing on the cake in the whole situation. amurphy you weren't lecturing me, and I really do know that tomorrow will be one of the happiest days of my life. It is just everything rolled together.
I do have a GREAT HUSBAND though. He called as I was balling and he told me if it's that important to me, to go get a mattress. So I should be happy, but now I'm balling cause I feel like he's giving in cause I "put him on the spot". You see, there is no winning with me today :( I'm a hormonal, emotional, mess. I think if someone came over with brand new baby furniture for us, I'd still loose it :/

Even through the tears though, I managed to vacuum, start laundry, clean the bathroom finish putting the stuff in the hosp bag. Did I mention I was getting change together for Brian for the vending machines and started crying?

Yeah, I'm a looser today and probably will be all day. Sorry to bring the thread down. Well I'm going to go, have to do dishes, which will probably bring more tears to my eyes :rolleyes:

Threadmisstresses: Can we change our title now to include how many babies we have? THANKS :D

[ds2003]

Congrats Pink!!!!!!

[shaqangel]

congrats pink!!!!
welcome to the world HAYDEN!!!! you're so tiny!

[kmmommy]

Congrats Pink and Welcome Hayden!

These June babies don't much like to wait until June, do they?!

[gina73]

WOW! Our third baby and it's not even June yet!

CONGRATS PINK and WELCOME HAYDEN!

[ruby]

Congrats Pink-we are the May Babies thread now!!!! These babes are full of surprises, nobody is going in the order we thought!! Can't wait to see pics of teeny Hayden:D

[sunshineab622]

Oh wow another June baby ... reading about these babies that are not due for 3 or 4 more weeks coming early is making this reality ... I am due exactly 1 month from today (June 19th) & I hope she stays put ... my dh is going out of town from May 29th - June 2nd so she better not come that week.

Congrats Pink & welcome to the world Hayden - Cant wait to see pics!

[amurphy]

Congratulations, Pink! Welcome to the world, Hayden!:D

(Did I say last week that I wasn't freaking about how quickly our due dates are approaching. Seems I've had a change of heart! I still can't believe that I'm going to be a MOM next month. How can that be?!)

[shouldaeloped]

CONGRATULATIONS PINK AND WELCOME HAYDEN!

holy smokes. . we were due on the same day!!! :eek:

[maryanne]

Congrats Pinkie and welcome Hayden!!!

I reposted her post in meldog's journal...so those she requested to know will know :O)

[maryanne]

(((nikosmommy)))) deep deep breathes! I can *hear* how upsetting this is for you. As long as you bring the baby into a home full of love, it will be OK!