December 2005 Mommies: 3rd Trimester!

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3rd Trimester!


MODERATOR: JRPAGV

LINKS TO OUR OLD THREADS:
CC: 2nd & 3rd Trimester (http://www.constantchatter.com/showthread.php?t=429)
WC: 1st Trimester (http://boards.weddingchannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=487357)

TO JOIN: Please submit a post to this thread with the following information:

CC Name:
WC Name:
Me: Name, age
DH: Name, age
Married: Date
TTC: Date (optional)
BFP: Date (optional)
EDD: Date
Gender Prediction:
Gender:

Feel free to also note if you have any other children.

* Please put updates in red to make it easier for me to find them! *

Updated to page 198 (post #1972)

[December2005Mommies]

MEMBERS

AMC
WC Name: AMC16
Me: Alicia, 29
DH: David, 33
Married: 7/6/02
DD: 7/3/04
BFP: March 14th
EDD: 12/19/05
Gender Prediction: GIRL
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Christian John
ADD: December 8th at 2:36pm

aprilbride2002 (Sondra)
WC Name: same
Me: Sondra, 30
DH: Michael, 31
Married: 4/20/02
TTC: 12/04
BFP: 3/29/05
EDD: 12/9/05
Gender Prediction: boy
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Hayden Daniel
ADD: December 8th at 10:16am

around the world
WC Name: classical
Me: Mallory, 29
DH: Demetri, 39
Married: 09.28.02
TTC: 03.05
BFP: 04.01.05
EDD: 12.06.05
Gender: Girl!
Baby's Name: Iris
ADD: November 26th at 1:06pm

burkie
WC Name (if different): same
Me: J, 29
DH: A, 29
Married: 5/29/04
TTC: we weren't...it was a surprise
BFP: 3/22/05
EDD: 11/30/05
Gender: Girl!
Baby's Name: Hadley
ADD: November 24th at 10:09pm

Camara
WC Name: same
Me: 32
DH: 39
Married: 9.7.02
BFP: 4.3.05
EDD: 12.9.05
Gender Prediction: I think it's a boy. DH thinks a girl.
Gender: Girl!
Baby's Name: Alyssa Chloe
ADD: November 26th

Cookie777
WC Name: Same
Me: 26 (27 when baby is born)
DH: 29 (30 when baby is born)
Married: 1.4.04
TTC: We weren't but BFP 1st month unprotected
BFP: 4.17.05
EDD: 12.25.05
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Brandon Michael JR
ADD: December 30th at 3:17pm

doubleR
WC Name: bri's bride
me: robyn, just turned 33 last week ~ yikes!!!!!
DH: brian, 33
Married: 9.27.03
TTC: 1.1.05
BFP: 4.1.05
EDD: 12.5.05
Gender Prediction: I think boy, DH thinks girl
Gender: Surprise!
Baby's Name: Brady Nelson
ADD: November 26th at 2:18pm

e&d (Elizabeth)
WC Name: elizabeth&doug
Me: Elizabeth, 30
DH: Doug, 47
Married: October 12, 2002
TTC: 12.04
BFP: 04.06.05
EDD: 12.16.05
Gender Prediction: no idea! My husband is convinced it's a girl.
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Leo Abraham
ADD: November 26th at 4:00am

freckle
WC Name: freckles
Me: 34
DH: 33
DD: born 12/29/03
EDD: 12/8/05
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Adam Jacob
ADD: December 5th at 8:32pm

fwgirl (Kate)
WC Name: same
Me: Kate, 27
DH: R, 27
Married: 9.4.04
BFP: 4.1.05
EDD: 12.11.05
Gender Prediction: don't know
Gender: Girl!
Baby's Name: Loren Nicole
ADD: November 22nd

Happygolucky
WC Name: none
Me: C, 33
DH: D, 32
Married: 9/22/01
BFP: 4/18/05
EDD: 12/16/05
Gender Prediction: I think Boy, DH thinks Girl
Gender: Surprise (because labor and delivery won't be shocking enough)
Baby's Name: Anna Lee Margaret
ADD: December 7th at 3:13pm

helen22
WC Name: helen22
Me: Helen, 29
Married: Dec 2004
TTC: Mar 2005
BFP: Apr 2005
EDD: Dec 15
Gender Prediction: girl
Gender: Girl!
Baby's Name: Melanie Helen
ADD: December 12th at 6:10pm

jaredsgirl (Megan)
WC Name: jaredsgirl
Me: Megan, 27
DH: Jared, 29
Married: 6/19/04
TTC: was going to be 1/1/06, but got a surprise
BFP: 4/12/05
EDD: 12/4/05
Gender Prediction: girl
Gender: Surprise!
ADD: December 9th

Jaycee
WC Name:Jaycee
Me: J, 37
DH: D, 30 (soon to be 31)
Married: 07/26/2003
TTC: no specific date
BFP: March 22, 2005
EDD: November 29th
Gender: It's a girl!!!
Baby's Name: Liliana Chloe
ADD: November 13th at 6:04am

jdevaz
WC Name: jdevaz
Me: Jenn - 30
DH: Jenn's DH - 30
Married: 11-22-03
TTC: December 2004
BFP: April 9, 2005
EDD: 12-12-05
Gender Prediction: boy
Gender: Boy!

jengen (Jen)
WC Name: Same
Me: Jennifer, 28
DH: Jay, 30
Married: 11/14/03
BFP: 4/2/05
EDD: 12/12/05
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Cole John
ADD: December 15th at 2:35am

jrbnj
WC Name: jrn10/19
Me: Jennifer, 28
DH: Sean, 28
Married: 10/19/02
TTC: 2/05
BFP: 3/25/05
EDD: 12/9/05
Gender Prediction: Boy
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Connor Benjamin
ADD: December 3rd at 11:27am

JRPAGV (Janna)
WC Name: same
Me: Janna, 25
DH: Andrew, 25
Married: 7/26/03
TTC: 2/05
BFP: 4/1/05
EDD: 12/11/05
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Nathan Andrew
ADD: December 7th at 5:38pm

kamileer (Kami)
WC Name: same
Me: Kami, 29
DH: Kris, 29
Married: 12/14/02
TTC: 8/04
BFP: 4/13/05
EDD: 12/21/05
Gender Prediction: DH thinks boy, I think girl
Gender: Girl!
Baby's Name: Maya Lee
ADD: December 9th at 8:48am

kinaida (Kindra)
WC Name: kinaida
Me: Kindra, 28
DH: Chris, 29
Married: 2/1/2003
TTC: March 2005
BFP: 3/21/2005
EDD: 11/29/2005
Gender Prediction: boy
Gender: Surprise!
Baby's Name: Benjamin
ADD: November 27th at 6:46pm

KRBB
WC Name: Same
Me: Kristine, 27
DH: Bobby, 28
Married: 4/5/03
BFP: 4/5/05
EDD: 12/6/05
Gender Prediction: I say boy, DH girl
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Oliver Robert
ADD: December 12th

ktdelsur (Katie)
WC Name: same
Me: Katie, 26
DH: Ben, 28
Married: 8/2/03
TTC: we weren't...it was a surprise
BFP: 4/5/05
EDD: 12/6/05
Gender Prediction: boy
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Andrew Thomas
ADD: December 5th at 6:46pm

malala
WC Name: none
Me: 33
DH: 34
Married: 09/21/02
TTC: Date 03/04
BFP: 04/11/05
EDD: 12/21/05
Gender Prediction:
Gender: It's a girl!!!
Baby's Name: Sophia Carmen
ADD: December 21st at 4:15pm

mamax2
WC Name:KW_102701
Me: 28
DH: 31
Married: 10.27.01
DD #1: 8.10.03
TTC: Wasn't supposed to be until next year!
BFP: 4.30.05
EDD: 12.22.05
Gender Prediction: I've had ONE girl dream, so that's my current prediction, but I'd love to be proven wrong ;)
Gender:Girl!
Baby's Name: Caitlin Nicole
ADD: December 17th at 9:11am

MrsBuw
WC Name: same
Me: Heather, 29 (will be 30 day before baby is due)
DH: Ken, 31
Married: 08/09/03
TTC: 9/04
BFP: 3/25/05
EDD: 12/01/05
Gender Prediction: Boy for me, girl for hubby
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Jack William Peter
ADD: November 18th at 4:15am

PilotsWife
WC Name: Brit'sBride
Me: Michelle, 37
DH: David, 35
Married: 4-30-04
BFP: 4-15-05
EDD: 12-22-05
Gender: Boy/Boy Twins!!
Babies' Names: Aidan Morgan and Ryan David
ADD: November 25th at 10:02pm and 10:03pm

Postkalidurga
WC Name: Postkalidurga
Me: Kali, 31
DH: Mr. Kali, 30
Married: June 19th 2004
TTC: June 05
BFP: April 3rd 05
EDD: December 15th
Gender Prediction:Want girl, feel boy?
Gender: Surprise!

scarlett
WC Name: krae_OSU
Me: K, 30
DH: M, 30
Married: 5/17/03
TTC: 11/04
BFP: 4/11/05
EDD: 12/16/05
Gender Prediction: don't have one
Gender: Surprise!
Baby's Name: Mattison David
ADD: December 15th

tinkerbell
Me: Amy (29)
DH: Brian (36)
Married: 06/29/02
TTC: 2/05
BFP: 4/05
EDD: 12/17
Gender Prediction: Boy or Girl. My DH believes it is a boy. I am not sure. My mom believes it is a girl!
Gender: Girl!
Baby's Name: Julia Emma
ADD: December 14th at 11:33pm

torch76
WC Name: Same
Me: 29
DH: 29
Married: 6-14-03
TTC: March 2005
BFP: 4-16-05
EDD: 12-26-05
Gender Prediction: Girl
Gender: Boy!
Baby's Name: Brenden Calvin
ADD: December 29th at 6:05pm

[December2005Mommies]

MEMBER LIST BY DUE DATE

NOVEMBER
29- Jaycee Liliana Chloe was born on 11/13/05!
29- kinaida Benjamin Jared was born on 11/27/05!
30- burkie Hadley was born on 11/24/05!

DECEMBER
01- MrsBuw Jack William Peter was born on 11/18/05!
04- jaredsgirl Owen Richard was born on 12/9/05!
05- doubleR Brady Nelson was born on 11/26/05!
06- around the world Iris was born on 11/26/05!
06- ktdelsur Andrew Thomas was born on 12/5/05!
08- freckle Adam Jacob was born on 12/5/05!
09- aprilbride2002 Hayden Daniel was born on 12/8/05!
09- Camara Alyssa Chloe was born on 11/26/05!
09- jrbnj Connor Benjamin was born on 12/3/05!
11- fwgirl Loren Nicole was born on 11/22/05!
11- JRPAGV Nathan Andrew was born on 12/7/05!
12- jdevaz
12- jengen Cole John was born on 12/15/05!
15- helen22 Melanie Helen was born on 12/12/05!
15- Postkalidurga
16- e&d Leo Abraham was born on 11/26/05!
16- Happygolucky Anna Lee Margaret was born on 12/7/05!
16- KRBB Oliver Robert was born on 12/12/05!
16- scarlett Mattison David was born on 12/15/05!
17- tinkerbell Julia Emma was born on 12/14/05!
19- AMC Christian John was born on 12/8/05!
21- kamileer Maya Lee was born on 12/9/05!
21- malala Sophia Carmen was born on 12/21/05!
22- mamax2 Caitlin Nicole was born on 12/17/05!
22- PilotsWife Aidan Morgan and Ryan David were born on 11/25/05!
25- Cookie777 Brandon Michael JR was born on 12/30/05!
26- torch76 Brenden Calvin was born on 12/29/05!


MEMBER LIST BY BABY'S GENDER

BOYS:
AMC
aprilbride2002
Cookie777
e&d
freckle
jdevaz
jengen
jrbnj
JRPAGV
KRBB
ktdelsur
MrsBuw
PilotsWife (Twins)
torch76

GIRLS:
around the world
burkie
Camara
fwgirl
helen22
Jaycee
kamileer
malala
mamax2
tinkerbell

SURPRISES:
doubleR
Happygolucky
jaredsgirl
kinaida
Postkalidurga
scarlett


LABOR BUDDIES
TBD

[December2005Mommies]

DOCTOR/MIDWIFE APPOINTMENTS

September 26
ktdelsur
jaredsgirl
doubleR

September 27
fwgirl (GTT)

September 28
mamax2 (GTT)

September 30
kamileer
cookie777

October 5
jengen
around the world

October 6
helen22

October 7
aprilbride2002

October 10
ktdelsur

October 11
fwgirl
happygolucky (GTT)
jaredsgirl

October 12
mamax2

October 13
kamileer

October 15
around the world

October 19
burkie

October 20
krbb

October 21
aprilbride2002
fwgirl
helen22
jengen
scarlett

October 24
ktdelsur

October 25
doubleR
jaredsgirl

October 26
mamax2

November 1
around the world
burkie
happygolucky
Mrsbuw

November 3
jengen
JRPAGV
krbb

November 4
aprilbride2002
fwgirl
helen22
scarlett

November 7
burkie

November 8
around the world
jaredsgirl
ktdelsur

November 9
mamax2

November 10
doubleR
Jaycee
krbb

November 11
aprilbride2002
Mrsbuw

November 14
doubleR
jengen

November 15
around the world
burkie
happygolucky
jaredsgirl
JRPAGV

November 16
krbb
ktdelsur

November 17
helen22
Mrsbuw

November 18
aprilbride2002
fwgirl

November 21
jengen

November 22
around the world
burkie
happygolucky
jaredsgirl
JRPAGV
krbb
ktdelsur
mamax2

November 23
aprilbride2002
helen22

November 29
burkie
fwgirl
jaredsgirl
jengen
JRPAGV
mamax2

November 30
happygolucky

December 1
jrbnj
krbb
ktdelsur

December 2
aprilbride2002
helen22

December 5
freckle
jengen
krbb

December 6
jaredsgirl
JRPAGV

December 7
mamax2

December 13
freckle

December 16
mamax2

December 19
jengen (NST)

ULTRASOUND APPOINTMENTS

September 29
Jaycee (3D/4D)

October 3
helen22

October 4
ktdelsur

October 5
burkie

October 31
helen22

November 1
jaredsgirl

November 13
cookie777

November 21
doubleR

November 22
happygolucky

December 14
cookie777

SCHEDULED C-SECTIONS AND INDUCTIONS

December 5
ktdelsur (Induction)

December 7
happygolucky (C-Section)
JRPAGV (Induction)

December 8
aprilbride2002 (C-Section)

December 9
kamileer (C-Section)

[December2005Mommies]

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Liliana Chloe
Mom: Jaycee
11/13/05
6:04am
7 lbs 1 oz
20 in

Jack William Peter
Mom: Mrsbuw
11/18/05
4:15am
7 lbs 13 oz
20 in

Loren Nicole
Mom: fwgirl
11/22/05
7 lb 4 oz
19 1/4 inches

Hadley
Mom: Burkie
11/24/05
10:09pm
7 lbs 14 oz
18.5 in

Aidan Morgan and Ryan David
Mom: PilotsWife
11/25/05
10:02pm and 10:03pm
Aidan: 4 lb 9 oz
Ryan: 5 lb 9 oz

Leo Abraham
Mom: e&d
11/26/05
4:00 am
6 lb 14 oz
20 in

Iris
Mom: around the world
11/26/05
1:06pm
9 lbs
21 in

Brady Nelson
Mom: doubleR
11/26/05
2:18pm
6 lb 15 oz
21 1/2" long

Alyssa Chloe
Mom: Camara
11/26/05
6 lb 6 oz
19 in

Benjamin Jared
Mom: kinaida
11/27/05
6:46pm
7 lb 14 oz
21 in

Connor Benjamin
Mom: jrbnj
12/3/05
11:27am
8 lb 1 oz
21.5 in

Andrew Thomas
Mom: ktdelsur
12/5/05
6:46pm
8 lb 11 oz
21.25 in

Adam Jacob
Mom: freckle
12/5/05
8:32pm
8 lb 10 oz
19 3/4 in

Anna Lee Margaret
Mom: happygolucky
12/7/05
3:13pm
6 lbs 13 oz

Nathan Andrew
Mom: JRPAGV
12/7/05
5:38pm
7 lb 12 oz
20 in

Hayden Daniel
Mom: aprilbride2002
12/8/05
10:16am
9 lbs 12 oz
21 in

Christian John
Mom: AMC
12/8/05
2:36pm
7.5 lbs
19.5 in

Maya Lee
Mom: kamileer
12/9/05
8:48am
6 lbs 6 oz
18 1/2 in

Owen Richard
Mom: Jaredsgirl
12/9/05
7 lbs 5 oz
20 3/4 in

Melanie Helen
Mom: helen22
12/12/05
6:10pm
7 lbs 10 oz
20 1/2 in

Oliver Robert
Mom: krbb
12/12/05
9 lbs 11 oz
22 in

Julia Emma
Mom: tinkerbell
12/14/05
11:33pm
8 lbs 9 oz
20 in

Mattison David
Mom: scarlett
12/15/05

Cole John
Mom: jengen
12/15/05
2:35am
8 lbs 2 oz
22 in

Caitlin Nicole
Mom: mamax2
12/17/05
9:11am
6 lbs 13 oz
19 in

Sophia Carmen
Mom: malala
12/21/05
4:15pm
7 lbs 7 oz
20 1/2 in

Brenden Calvin
Mom: torch76
12/29/05
6:05 pm
6 lbs 6 oz
19 3/4 in

Brandon Michael JR
Mom: Cookie777
12/30/05
3:17 pm
8 lbs 1 oz
21.5 in

[December2005Mommies]

PICTURES

Leo Abraham (Mom: e&d)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cc23b3127cce95f6d1cb0ea000000036108AbM27hi3ZND

Anna Lee Margaret (Mom: happygolucky)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v306/coberle/IMGP2065.jpg

Nathan Andrew (Mom: JRPAGV)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/IMG_0121s.jpg

Maya Lee (Mom: kamileer)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/kamileer/47b5cc31b3127cce98548a7a67d00000001.jpg

Owen Richard (Mom: Jaredsgirl)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cc30b3127cce95872f8f0f0400000016108QatWzlm3ay

Oliver Robert (Mom: krbb)
http://www.kmcnetwork.org/BabyGallerySVH/pictures/MVC-007S5.JPG

[December2005Mommies]

MORE PICTURES

Cole John (Mom: jengen)
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cc39b3127cce95a82593b2d700000015108AbM2Llu4aNQ

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READING RECOMMENDATIONS

Magazines:

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Parenting (http://www.parenting.com/parenting)
Parents (http://www.parents.com/)
Pregnancy (http://pregnancymagazine.com/)

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Boppy (www.boppy.com)
KellyMom (www.Kellymom.com)
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Baby Seeds (www.babyseeds.com)
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Classic Card Company (www.classiccard.com)
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Invitation Box (http://www.invitationbox.com/)
Inviting Smiles (www.invitingsmiles.com)
MetroBaby Cards (http://www.metrobabycards.com/)
Mommy's Miracles (www.mommysmiracles.com)
My Gatsby (http://www.mygatsby.com/)
Naptime Cards (www.naptimecards.com)
Purple Stork (http://www.purplestork.com/)
Custom Craft (http://www.shopbirthannouncements.com/)
Simply To Impress (http://www.simplytoimpress.com/)
Stork Avenue (www.storkavenue.com)
Tiny Prints (http://www.tinyprints.com/)

Maternity Shopping Sites:
A Pea In The Pod (http://www.apeainthepod.com/enter.asp?Media=&referer=http://www.constantchatter.com&EntryPoint=Home&YahooRedirect=True)
Baby Style (http://www.babystyle.com/)
Belly Basics (http://www.bellybasics.com/)
Bella Materna (http://www.bellamaterna.com/)
Gap Maternity (http://www.gap.com/asp/mat_directory.asp?wdid=90)
JCPenney (http://www2.jcpenney.com/jcp/SpecialtySiteB.aspx?deptid=597&catid=13458&cattyp=BRD&cat=maternity+special+size+link&dep=&pcatid=&pcat=&shopby=13458&refpage=SpecialtySite&ttyp=B&cmAMS_T=&cmAMS_C=)
Mimi Maternity (http://www.mimimaternity.com/home.asp?Media=Motherhood)
Mom's The Word (http://www.momstheword.com/)
Motherhood Maternity (http://www.motherhood.com/home.asp?Media=LinkShare|1xxcmpLMYS8-xH1uYs52w51PVKLJlHm1cg|6/6/2005_2:29:58%20PM)
Old Navy (http://www.oldnavy.com/asp/dept.asp?wdid=800)
Target (http://www.target.com/gp/browse.html/ref=nav_t_spc_1_10/601-6394085-9313720?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=13021211)

Miscellaneous Informative Sites:
American Baby (http://www.americanbaby.com/)
American Pregnancy Association (http://americanpregnancy.org/)
BabyCenter (http://www.babycenter.com/)
Baby Names (http://www.babynames.com/)
Baby Net (http://www.babynet.com/)
Baby Talk (http://www.babytalk.com/)
BabyZone (http://www.babyzone.com/)
BetaBase (http://www.betabase.info/)
Dr. Sears (http://www.askdrsears.com/)
i Village (http://www.ivillage.com/topics/pregbaby/0,,166277,00.html/)
ePregnancy (http://www.epregnancy.com/)
Daily Cycle Information & Calendar (http://cycledaily.com/)
Fertility Awareness & Natural Family Planning UK (http://www.fertilityuk.org/)
Fertility Friend (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/)
Fit Pregnancy Magazine (http://www.fitpregnancy.com/)
I Dream of Baby (http://www.idreamofbaby.com/)
National Women’s Health Information Center (http://www.4women.gov/)
New York Online Access To Health: Pregnancy & Fertility (http://www.noah-health.org/en/pregnancy/)
Parent Stages (http://www.parentstages. com/)
http://preconception.com
Safe Fetus (http://www.safefetus.com/)
Very Best Baby (http://www.verybestbaby.com/)
Yahoo Health: HCG Info (http://health.yahoo.com/ ency/adam/003510/overview)

Monitors:
BabyBeat (http://www.babybeat.com/)
Belly Beats (http://www.bellybeats.com/)
Stork Radio (http://www.storkradio.com/)

Tickers:
Baby's First Site (http://www.babysfirstsite.com/)
Baby Gaga (http://www.baby-gaga.com/)
Lilypie (http://www.lilypie.com/i ndex.html)
One In The Oven (http://oneintheoven.net/)
Sure Baby (http://www.surebaby.com/tickers.php)
Ticker Central (http://www.tickercentral.com/)
Ticker Factory (http://www.tickerfactory.com/)

Weekly Pregnancy Updates:
American Baby (http://www.americanbaby.com/ab/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ab/story/data/ABWeeklyUpdates_08102005.xml&catref=cat1840004)
Baby Center (http://www.babycenter.com/)
BabyZone (http://www.babyzone.com/)
iVillage (http://parenting.ivillage.com/)
StorkNet (http://www.pregnancyguideonline.com/)
Target (http://target.com/target_baby/info_ideas_launch.jhtml)
Very Best Baby (http://www.verybestbaby.com/default.asp?milestones=on)

[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: JRPAGV

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/progression6uss.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/36weeks2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/36weeks1.jpg

[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: jaredsgirl

7 weeks
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11 weeks
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15 weeks 4 days
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20 weeks
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25 weeks 2 days
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30 weeks 1 day
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: Cookie777

16 weeks
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17 weeks
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18 weeks
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19 weeks
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20 weeks
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23 weeks
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: kamileer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/kamileerupdated.jpg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d725b3127cce945c03753ff400000005108Ibs2jJs5Zg
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: kamileer (continued)

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BELLY PICS: krbb

17 weeks
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29 weeks 5 days
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: ktdelsur

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/752ee334.jpg

31 weeks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v425/khpowell/IMG_0178.jpg

33 weeks 1 day
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35 weeks 2 days
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: jengen

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/jsjewel/BellyProgression.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v503/jsjewel/bellyshots.jpg
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: Mrsbuw

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/mrsbuw2.jpg

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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: kinaida

23 weeks
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25 weeks
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28 weeks
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32 weeks
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36 weeks
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: mamax2

20 weeks
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28 weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d708b3127cce9401ed5e312000000015108AbuXLFs5atL

[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: aprilbride2002

4 weeks
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22 weeks
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http://images.snapfish.com/3446482723232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2323%3D%3A9%3B%3D%3C65 %3D3232%3A9%3B%3B743%3B5nu0mrj

24 weeks 3 days
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http://images.snapfish.com/3447%3A37923232%7Ffp54%3Dot%3E2327%3D364%3D%3B54%3 DXROQDF%3E2323%3A5778546%3Bot1lsi

30 weeks
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: fwgirl

27 weeks 2 days
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: Jaycee

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/9f01d5f6.jpg

31 weeks 5 days
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34 weeks 5 days
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: around the world

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v713/jrpagv/aroundtheworld.jpg

31 weeks
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce22b3127cce9433a1903e9800000035108AYt27Ny3bMz

33 weeks
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY PICS: burkie

4 weeks
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14 weeks
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17 weeks
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20 weeks
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28 weeks 5 days
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32 weeks 4 days
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[December2005Mommies]

BELLY SHOTS: malala

14 weeks
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18 weeks
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22 weeks
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29 weeks
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31 weeks
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[December2005Mommies]

SAVING SOME MORE SPACE...

[December2005Mommies]

SAVING JUST IN CASE...

[JRPAGV]

Hi, ladies! I hope everyone finds this new thread. :)

Many of you may already know about these two magazines, but I wanted to let everyone know that there are two great baby magazines that offer completely FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS. There's no catch. I've been getting them for a while now.

Here are the links in case you're interested: American Baby (http://www.americanbaby.com/) & Baby Talk (http://www.parenting.com/parenting/babytalk/channel)

QOTD: Does anyone else know of more free magazines or goodies out there? I've started tearing out coupons for baby stuff from magazines after noticing that the expiration date on many of them is later than our due dates. We're getting so close!

[oceanblue]

Wooo hooo!!! Brand new thread!!! Love it! You are awesome Janna!

QOTD-I registered on the Similac, Enfamil (I plan on breastfeeding, but just in case), Gerber, Huggies, and other websites like that. You can get emails on really good deals and free samples and whatnot.

[jaredsgirl]

Yea for the new thread.

QOTD I know nothing of free things...but I'm going to take all of your suggestions!

[doubleR]

oooh, I love the new thread, thanks so much Janna :D :D :D

not sure about any freebies, other than those 2 magazines. I need to register at some different sites though, like aprilbride said... I've heard you can get lots of free samples and tons of coupons. definitely worth it.

diapers has anyone started stocking up at all? or are you gonna wait to see what kind your baby likes? I just read in Baby Bargains how, in the first 6 weeks alone, we'll need an estimated 600 diapers :eek: they suggest getting a 100 pack of newborn size and then 5 100 packs of size 1, or the next size up. Isn't that crazy? I can't believe that we're THIS close, and we need to start buying diapers! or at least think about it ;)

[Mrsbuw]

30 weeks, 5 days

Janna Thanks for the new thread!!!!!! It is nice to start fresh for our home stretch.

I am really annoyed, I downloaded pictures of the baby's room on shutterfly and it said they were uploaded and now there are no pictures??? We got the crib and change table on Saturday and they look really nice. We have an old house with oak trim windows, baseboards etc and the crib matches perfectly. My sister also gave us my nieces old crib bedding which is really cute. It is Noah's Ark theme. It is very colourful and looks really cute. She even had the old mobile with cute little stuffed animals. I will try to load the pics again tonight. So we saved a bunch of money on the crib and bedding......save money for all the diapers I guess.

We also picked up the playpen/bassinet (the Ocean Wonders) We put it in Jack's room for now but it will be in our bedroom for a couple of months. Every night I play the mobile near my belly so he gets used to the music. It is supposed to soothe them when they are born?

diapers So far we just bought a bag of newborns. My SIL says she has some diapers that her little girl has already outgrown for us.

Tonight I have to drop our car off for a check up and god help me, I will have an hour and half to shop at a huge mall across the way. Baby stuff here I come

[doubleR]

Mrsbuw, good luck in the mall tonight ;) the nursery sounds really cute, I can't wait to see pictures. and I love that you're playing the mobile for him already.

I was a bit *alarmed* when I read how many diapers we'll go through in the first few weeks. the book did say not to open packages until you need them in case you need to exchange them for another size.

ok, it's not even 10 a.m. and I'm already bored at work :rolleyes:

[e&d]

Good morning everybody...love the new thread, Janna -- thanks so much!

This is much easier for me to get back into since I missed a week and a half due to travelling in the old thread. :D

It's amazing that we're in the third trimester!

Question for you all about trouble sleeping...I can fall asleep fine, but I've had several nights where I wake up say around 2 or 4 and lay there for an hour and a half. Then I'm so hungry from being awake that I go get a bowl of cereal, and then I finally fall back asleep. Is this middle-of-the-night waking happening to anyone else? Any tips?

The only thing I've found that works is that I try to keep my mind really quiet. When I get up to pee or whatever, I don't let myself start thinking about things. This actually seems to be helping but just wondering if anyone else has any strategies!

[jaredsgirl]

Diapers My friends and SIL all said to stock up on the diapers. I do have a half used package of diapers that someone gave to me and that is all. I'm going to see if we get any for our showers and then go out and buy some more along with a bunch of wipes. I've been told we will go through tons of those as well. It is quite alarming how many they say you will go through...and the other thing is that we have no idea how many we will go through in the one size. Maybe I will buy them and make sure we are in the exchange period. Eek...we should be, because most are 90 days and I have 68 days until the baby is born!!!!!!! :eek:

[jaredsgirl]

trouble sleeping Some nights yes, but generally no. I do not allow myself to fully wake up to go to the bathroom so generally I have no problem falling asleep after. The nights that are bad are when I am having some of my severe back pain. Those are always fun nights! But I have been told that soon it will be basically impossible to sleep. I can't wait!

Breathlessness Ok...I have no torso what so ever, the joke is that I am a long legged 5'3", DH and I have the same length legs and he is 5'10". So today I am having a horrible time breathing, just don't feel I am getting adequate air so therefor I start to feel a little dizzy due to the lack of air. I feel much better if I lay on my left side, which is not the easiest thing to do while I'm at work. Anyone else having this?

[Jaycee]

I'm here!! I love the new thread!! We're coming down the home stretch ladies!!

I have been sick the last few days with a sore throat and yesterday, a low grade fever :eek: My throat is feeling better today and so I came in to work, but I'm still feeling so wiped out! Hopefully as the day progresses, so will how I feel!

I am going to an open house tonight to check out a new daycare thats opening up very close to my house. It's more of an early education school than a daycare, but they do take infants, so it's worth a look.

We have our second go around for my 3D/4D u/s on Thursday 9/29. Last time we couldn't really see anything because she was in the breech position. FINGERS CROSSED THIS TIME!!

Our crib and bedding got delivered on Saturday!! The nursery is starting to come together but it's not quite there yet :) I will post pics when it's all complete!


OK, thats my update for now..I'll be back later to do some shoutouts.

[Mrsbuw]

Trouble sleeping That was me the last couple of weeks but the last few days have been pretty good.

Breathlessness not that bad, sometimes when I over do it or go from the basement to the second floor I start to pant

[kinaida]

Love the new thread -- thanks janna!!

breathlessness -- I have a long torso and the baby is pretty low, so I haven't had too many problems breathing unless I'm in a squishy chair/couch and I can't sit up properly. Lying on my side definitely helps though if I ever do feel breathless.

sleep -- I can normally fall back asleep pretty easily, but last night was rough. Didn't get a lot of sleep -- woke up around 2 am and it took a long time to fall back asleep.

jaycee -- I hope you feel better! I've been gaggy still, but haven't thrown up since Saturday.

diapers -- I have thought about buying diapers. But I do want to see what kind works for our baby before I go and buy a whole bunch. I have about $70 that I've received as gifts from various showers that I'm planning on using for diapers, but I haven't bought them yet. I'll probably get one package of each (huggies & pampers) and see which one works the best.

[JRPAGV]

I'm so glad everyone likes the new thread! :) Try to check the front page every now and then to see if I've updated or added something new (like more links).

Breathlessness: Yep, I've been experiencing this for quite a while. I've even been getting breathless when lying down lately. I just feel like everything inside of me is squooshed, and I'm not getting enough air. I've also been feeling kind of stuffy lately... more than usual. I read that it's normal during pregnancy, though.

Sleep: I rarely get a good night's sleep. I get excited if I only have to go to the bathroom three times during the night! Sad, huh? It's my own fault. I drink tons of water during the night, so I have to go to the bathroom almost once an hour. I have a hard time going back to sleep sometimes, though. I just toss and turn. I'm also waking up more lately because my shoulder or hip feels sore.

Diapers: Our next-door neighbor just recently had quadruplets, so she keeps sending over extra diapers that they've grown out of. I'm going to wait to buy some b/c I want to see if anyone gives me diapers at my shower on the 15th. I also worry about buying too much of one kind only to find out that they suck. I have heard/read that Pampers Swaddlers and Pampers Cruisers are the best (for many babies). And I've also heard that Pampers Baby Dry diapers are good too. I haven't heard anything positive really about Huggies. Oh, and I've read that Pampers Sensitive baby wipes are the best (and softest).

Jaycee: Sorry you've been sick. :( Hope you continue to feel better!

Mrsbuw: Can't wait to see the nursery! I bet it looks great! :)

[kamileer]

Janna - The new thread looks great. You seriously rock! :)

[JRPAGV]

Thanks, kamileer! :)

Maternity Pants: I'm looking for some new maternity clothes. Almost everything I have is from Old Navy, and I think I need to go up a size. Before I spend more money on clothes I have to return, I wanted to ask where you ladies buy your maternity pants. Do you have some black maternity pants that look cute and stylish? Where have your favorite maternity tops and pants come from? I love GAP, but there maternity clothes are a tad expensive. I wouldn't mind spending the money, but I don't get out much. If they have some really cute pants, though, I'll spend the money. Also, do you prefer the demi panel or full panel? With both styles, I end up having to pull my pants up every couple of minutes.

[Jaycee]

Janna, I'm in the same boat but with maternity tops instead. They are all getting too short for my big belly. I find it hard to believe because I remember when I first started shopping for maternity clothes I couldn't believe how long everything was :D
I love GAP too, but we don't have a GAP maternity around here so I would have to order online and I'd feel much safer trying things on first. I also refuse to spend a lot of money this time, because I'm only going to get 9 weeks more wear out of them, give or take a week or two.

As far as pants go, I prefer the demi panel, but I know what you mean about having to pull them up all the time. At this point, with me and pants, I'm going for comfort before anything else, and if that means living with a full panel for the next 2 months, than so be it. 8 months ago, you would never have heard me say that!!! :eek:

[JRPAGV]

Jaycee: I just started having the same problem with maternity tops! My belly is starting to poke out the bottom of them. Either that or the top doesn't cover the panel on my pants. :rolleyes: Where are you getting most of your clothes?

[kamileer]

Janna - I totally dig maternity pants from the Gap. I have several pairs ranging from the no-panel, the demi panel, the full panel AND the roll-panel (my personal favorite now that I am getting larger...before I prefered the no-panel).

I have these roll panel ones in 2 colors and they look awesome on and are sooo comfy.
http://www.gap.com/Asset_Archive/GPWeb/Assets/Product/327/327401/main/gp327401-00p01v01.jpg

For black pants I just bought a gorgeous pair at Babystyle. They were a splurge, though, at $75.

[Jaycee]

Oh yes, the roll panel. My favorite pair of pants, are a pair of roll panel cargo capris that I got from the GAP. (I just looked on the website and I don't see them anymore.

YES, my vote is for the roll panel as well.

I do have a cute pair of black pants from the GAP, they are the stretch boot cut pants, in a demi panel. My only problem is that I ordered them in a Long and they are too long, so I rarely wear them. BUT, I will start wearing them more now with the cooler weather so I can wear them with boots.
http://www.gap.com/Asset_Archive/GPWeb/Assets/Product/205/205222/main/gp205222-00p01v01.jpg

ETA:
I have been getting most of my clothes at Mimi Maternity, Pea in the Pod, and and also a small maternity boutique thats locally owned. I also made a couple of big online purchases from GAP Maternity at the beginning and middle of the pregnancy for a lot of the basics.

[Mrsbuw]

Hehe I got most of my maternity clothes from my SIL closets. The only problem they both had spring /summer babies so all the third trimister clothes are summer tops etc. I can't complain though :rolleyes:

Roll vs full panel. I and the baby find the roll panel a bit uncomfortable. Anything tight on my lower belly and he starts to really move around. I tend to wear the full a bit more and they look oh so sexy

Same here with the tops, unless I am just wearing my pants to low I find my belly sometimes sticks out a bit.

[ktdelsur]

Great job on the new thread Janna!

breathlessness: Nope, not really, unless I am not sitting up straight enough. Then I can feel the baby under my ribs and its REALLY uncomfortable. I do get out of breath much quicker though in terms of exerting myself on the stairs at work, etc.

sleep: Depending on what time I go to bed, some nights I'm up twice to pee, and other nights, not once! (Granted I wake up very uncomfortable!) If I go to bed before 10:30, I'll at least get up around 2 and again around 5 to pee. If I go to bed at 11 or after, usually I can make it through the night without waking up til my alarm goes off at 6:30. Ever since the discovery of Pepcid Complete, I have not woken up with reflux, thank God. e&d: even if I woke up hungry at 2-3 a.m., I couldn't eat then or I'd wake up with heartburn like you wouldn't believe. :(

diapers: I think I have 3-4 packages of Pampers Swaddlers. I've registered for more Swaddlers, plus some 1s and 2s, and the Sensitive wipes. I actually heard from a Mommy friend that the WalMart brand "Soft & Dri" (or something like that) diapers were even better than the name brand. I guess it depends on the baby. Every other time or so I go grocery shopping I try to pick up some diapers to stock up.

maternity clothes: The dress pants I wear the most come from Motherhood Maternity. They're stretchy and have lasted me since I was about 3-4 months. They go under the belly though. I hate those large panels. They make me hot and itchy. I think that's just me though. I have a pair of capris, a pair of jeans and a pair of khaki dress pants from Old Navy that I love. My mom just bought me a bunch of cooler weather clothes from JCPenney that I will be trying on this weekend when I see her. She said some of the stuff she wanted to get me was on backorder until the end of November - no point in getting it then!!! LOL Besides a jacket, a sweater or two, and a few more long sleeve casual shirts, I won't be buying anymore maternity clothes - we don't have much longer!

[Jaycee]

One more thing on clothes....

A couple of weeks ago, I went and bought 2 cropped blazers. One in a light tan, and another is a green khaki. I figured that with the cooler weather coming, I would be able to stretch my exsisting wardrobe out, by still being able to wear all of my cute maternity tanks, and sleeveless shirts by throwing the blazer over the top. It works!!

[JRPAGV]

Baby Shower Outfits: Another clothing question... what do you plan to wear to your baby shower(s). Please post pictures if possible! My baby shower is October 15th, and I'm having a really hard time finding something cute to wear.

[mamax2]

sleep ~ Ugh, last night was particularly bad - my vertigo is back w/a vengence so when I roll onto my left the whole room spins and I feel like I'm going to puke. Plus, I'm kind of p.o.'ed at DH right now and trying to get ready for this vacation next week so w/all of that, I barely slept at all. Lucky me, DD decided today was a good day to get up 1/2 hour BEFORE my alarm went off :rolleyes: can't be mad at that though - she's sooooooo cute in the mornings!

breathlessness ~ Not yet, but I seem to develop symptoms after I read about them on this thread :p ;)

reflux ~ See above comment - I have reflux now - boo hoo - definitely limiting my dinner options for sure. Luckily, a dose of ice cream a couple hours after dinner seems to help ;)

maternity clothes ~ I haven't really needed pants yet - it's still warm here. I have a pair of khaki and a pair of black low rise, no panel pants from ON, but I don't think they're going to fit well now. They're good for 1st and 2nd trimester, but I need some sort of elastic waistband for the next few months. I'm thinking about some of those roll panel Gap pants - do they come in lengths? That's my problem w/pants - I'm short so things are always too long.

diapers/wipes ~ For 'sposies I thought Pampers Swaddlers were the best - that little cut out for the cord was awesome! Plus, my DD didn't lose her cord for like a month so it came in handy. I like Huggies wipes better than Pampers though - they seem sturdier and don't rip apart in your hands. My SIL uses the Kirkland wipes from either Costco's or BJs and they are awesome too - really soft, but strong. All in all, we're basically a cloth diapering family so my need for disposables is somewhat limited. Basically, if they're on sale AND I have a coupon, I pick up a pack just in case. I have 2 packs of Swaddlers and I will probably buy 1 more, but that's it. Our hospital sent us home w/the pack of diapers they used on DD too. That's another tip for everyone - load of on the stuff at the hospital. Anything that's open, they can't reuse so take it w/you!!! This goes for diapers, Lansinoh, pads, etc.

Janna ~ Thanks for all your great work keeping this thread so organized and running smoothly :)

[jaredsgirl]

maternity clothes First, this is my shower outfit. I will be wearing it to at least one, not sure if I'm going to wear my cute skirt to the other or not...looks MUCH cuter on!
http://www.motherhood.com/Images/Products/0630.jpg

As for pants, I like the full panel or the roll panel. I have a hard time with the demi because my belly is SO low that it makes my poor belly seem naked and my shirts seem short, like my belly is out there for everyone to see. My favorite are the long and lean full panel cords from Gap
http://www.gap.com/Asset_Archive/GPWeb/Assets/Product/313/313403/main/gp313403-03p01v01.jpg
Have them in this color and khaki...love them!!!

[Mrsbuw]

I am such a dork, I have often heard you guys talk about BRU . I just figured it out, Babies R Us right :o

[Jaycee]

I am such a dork, I have often heard you guys talk about BRU . I just figured it out, Babies R Us right :o
nope. It's Bottle Rearers Unite!

j/k :D :D Yes you are correct.

[happygolucky]

What with the new trimester and the new thread and all, I guess this is as good a time as any to come out of Lurkerland (and Denialville) and admit that I, too, am going to have a baby.

Here are my stats:

Happygolucky
WC Name: none
Me: C, 33
DH: D, 32
Married: 9/22/01
BFP: 4/18/05
EDD: 12/16/05
Gender Prediction: I think Boy, DH thinks Girl
Gender: Surprise (because labor and delivery won't be shocking enough)

sleep ~ Up two times a night, on average, to pee. Don't usually wake up all the way anymore. I think there are actually nights where I get up, go to the bathroom, wash my hands and go back to bed without fully opening my eyes. Putting a night light in the bathroom greatly helps with this - night time pit stops are far less disruptive when I don't have to blind myself with the bathroom light.

breathlessness ~ Absolutely. I've felt slightly winded for weeks now. Makes me sound like I have emphysema when I'm talking fast.

reflux ~ Not really, but I'm sure that will change.

maternity clothes ~ I got most of my clothes from my SIL's closet and from Target. I have a few dresses from Motherhood Maternity, but not many. My showers are scheduled for October 16 and November 22 and I have NOTHING to wear to either. I'm trying not to stress the issue, but it's not working.

diapers/wipes ~ Oh God - I have to think about buying diapers already!?!? Crap.

Janna - been reading along since April - the threads have all been great. Thanks!

[Jaycee]

Up two times a night, on average, to pee. Don't usually wake up all the way anymore. I think there are actually nights where I get up, go to the bathroom, wash my hands and go back to bed without fully opening my eyes.
Anyone who can wake up to pee multiple times in the middle of the night and still remembers to wash their hands without even having to open their eyes, deserves a big "you go girl"!! Welcome to the group happygolucky!! :D

[kamileer]

I just lost my whole post. I could SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!

I am a sucker for clothes so having two showers was a great excuse to purchase 2 new outfits. :)

For 1st shower:
http://a940.g.akamai.net/7/940/449/0001/www.estyle.com/images/product/18004_MID_r.jpg
In black. I'm totally pissed b/c I just paid full price ay Babystyle and now it is on sale. Grrr. I need to see if they do price adjustments (hopefully over the phone since the store is 30mins away from me).

If it is cold I will wear a jean jacket or blazer over it (which I duobt will be the case since I am retaining tons of heat these days ;) )

Second shower:
http://www.babystyle.com/images/product/18053_MID_l.jpg
I'm going to wear this top with a pair of flowy, black, under the belly pants I also got at Babystyle (but aren't on the website).

I picked up this shirt too....couldn't resist! Of course I spent entirely too much money and now it is on sale too!
http://a940.g.akamai.net/7/940/449/0003/www.estyle.com/images/product/18150_MID_r.jpg

[December2005Mommies]

Updated to here!

Welcome, Happygolucky! :)

[fwgirl]

The new thread looks so good Janna! Thank you!! :D

I've been feeling breathlessness for awhile now. I'm only 5'2 so there really isn't much room for the baby to go.

I don’t even want to talk about sleep. I don’t go for more than an hour at a time at night without having to pee. I’m always tired.

My mom bought me a package of newborn diapers about a month ago. I think I'll wait till after my shower and see if we get any there. Then I'll probably stock up a bit. I'll probably do most of my diaper shopping at Costco and I'll get our wipes there too.

Most of my maternity clothes are from Old Navy and Gap. I have short legs so I've found that the Gap pants work well for me. I love the Long & Lean jeans. They are the best! I actually ordered another pair a week or so ago and they are supposed to arrive today. I've pretty excited about that. As far as the panel goes... I love demi or roll panel pants. I don't really like the feeling of having my belly covered with a full panel. I get hot and itchy.

Welcome happygolucky!!! :)

***

I had my one hour test this morning. I was totally prepared for the orange drink, but they gave me a lemon-lime one instead. It was like super sweet, flat Sprite. It wasn't so bad, but let's just say I won't be craving it anytime soon. I'm sure you all understand. They'll call by Friday if I failed and no news is good news if I passed. Also, blood pressure, weight and baby's heartbeat where great. That makes me one happy camper! Oh, and I have to start going in every two weeks now.

My next appt is Oct. 11. Thanks!

[happygolucky]

<<cheezy grin>> It's AAALLLLLLLL about the night light.

Kamileer - those clothes are ADORABLE. I hope you get the price adjustment!

By the way, my next OB appointment is 10/11. I have my blood glucose test then, too.

Ugh. My cat is grooming herself and the sound is grossing me out. Really. She's going "lick-lick-sllluuuurp! *smack!* lick-lick-sllluuuurp! *smack!*"

I thought cats were supposed to be quiet and dainty.

[postkalidurga]

CC Name:Postkalidurga
WC Name:same
Me: Kali, 31
DH: Mr. Kali, 30
Married: June 19th 2004
TTC: June 2005
BFP: Beginning of April
EDD: December 15th
Gender Prediction: girl
Gender: surprise

[Mrsbuw]

happygolucky Welcome !! My cat is fat (that's him in the picture) so when he grooms (which is rare) he makes very gross fat grunting noises and then tends to pant because he is out of breath.....he is a cutey though :rolleyes:

[Mrsbuw]

Have we talked about waddling yet? I am the queen of waddling all of a sudden.

[krbb]

Janna - Thanks for all your work on the new thread!!

Welcome happygolucky !!

Diapers - I have coupons cut, I am just waiting to see a good sale. I know Pampers is doing something were you get points on the diapers and can earn stuff. I think you just to the webpage to sign up.

Maternity Clothes - Most of my clothes are either ON or Gap. I only have on pair of pants that is roll panel. The rest are no panel. I am hoping I can get through most of the pregnancy with out needing more pants. I am carrying really high so the no panels are working fine now. I am very lucky to have a Gap clearance center not too far away so I haven't spent more than $5 on a pair of pants.

Shower Outfit - Not sure. I have liked some outfits on babystyle, but the one the skirt is no longer available. I think I am going to look this weekend.

Breathlessness - Not too bad. I am usually a fast walker and DH has to keep up with me, but he has commented on how I have slowed down.

[December2005Mommies]

Updated to here!

** Would you mind putting how far along you are in the title of your posts (or at least the first one of the day)? That way, we can all see how far along you are without having to check the first page. Thanks! **

I already had your member profile for some reason, Postkalidurga. It's great to see you over here! :)

[happygolucky]

My cat is fat (that's him in the picture) so when he grooms (which is rare) he makes very gross fat grunting noises and then tends to pant because he is out of breath

This actually made me laugh out loud. The mental picture is absolutely hysterical.

waddling - I feel like I waddle all the time, but DH says I only do it on occasion. I'm not sure if that's true or if he's just being nice though....

[Jaycee]

Waddling- Oh hell yeah. I'm a waddlin fool!

[happygolucky]

I'm 28 weeks, 3 days along.

How is that possible?

[JRPAGV]

Waddling: Definitely! I'm also walking at the pace of a turtle these days. People used to tease me because I've always walked so fast... I'd leave DH or my friends in the dust. But, these days I am soooo slow.

[postkalidurga]

You're just too good Janna! Thanks.

Breathlessness - I don't seem to get too breathless but sometimes when I'm lying down a certain way I feel like someone is pinching my jugulars (or is there only one?) and no blood is getting to my brain. I shift and then I feel like I'm getting more oxygen again. Oddly, it is usually when I'm lying on my left side.

Night awakenings - I usually wake up about once a night. I find if I get up, pee and have a snack almost immediately I get it over with right away. I try to keep the lights low and sometimes I'll read something for a little while before trying to go back to sleep.

maternity clothes - I bought three pairs of maternity pants at the beginning with no panel (jeans, khakis and black pants). They are all rebel which was the only brand I could find that were actually long enough. I bought them at a boutique. I bought a few shirts at Thyme maternity (Canadian store?) but have since outgrown most of them. With no panel and my shirts riding up it is pretty hard to look professional. I have since found a bunch of consignment stores in town and bought some new tops which has been great. It really ticks me off to spend money on clothes I know I'll only be wearing for a short while.

waddling - I don't think I actually quite waddle yet but I can tell my walk is changing. I seem to get belly cramping too when I walk - braxton hicks?

diapers - my dh and I stocked up on all the cloth diapers we should need for the whole babyhood. However, they aren't small enough for a newborn so we are going to have to buy some disposables until the baby is big enough. I don't want to buy too many though since I have no idea what size this baby is going to be. I don't know if I already mentioned that I found out my dad was an 11 lbs 2 oz baby. At that point, nothing newborn will fit.

[jaredsgirl]

waddle that is me...queen of waddling. I used to always walk fast too, and now I'm so slow...always making DH walk slower.

You know its weird, a good day consists of being exhusted and being breathless for me. I'm in such a good mood because that is all that is wrong today. Intersting how my perspective has changed!

[scarlett]

Checking in to the new thread! Janna - It's a great new thread. Can I make just one little suggestion though? In the first post you list a table of contents by page. This is a great idea, exept that on CC the number of posts per page is configurable, so something that is page 3 for you could still be on page 1 for me. Maybe you could use post number instead of page number?

Maternity clothes - I've been wearing under the belly pants, but I can't take two steps without having to pull them up. It's so annoying, but I'm so trying to avoid panel "Urkle" pants. I haven't had any problems with my shirts yet (except for the ones where the "empire waist" cuts right across the middle of my boobs - I've avoided those since I started wearing maternity shirts)

Waddling - I'm not waddling yet, but I also still feel really small. I measured between 27 and 28 weeks at my 28 week appt last Friday.

diapers - I have not bought a single thing for this baby yet. We have one curtain panel up in the nursery (not even both panels to create a full window covering!). We still have to paint the nursery and like I mentioned before, our furniture is scheduled to come in about the time I'm due. Hence, no diapers here at all. My shower is this Saturday though, so I'm sure I'll start buying stuff after that (once I know what people have gotten us).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I had my glucose test last Friday. I'll only hear back if I failed, so I'm going with everything is okay.

I had a major toothache over the weekend - it started on Thursday and I was in huge amounts of pain all weekend long. And, of course, being pregnant, the strongest thing I could take was Tylenol 3, which didn't help much. I just kept thinking that labor couldn't be any worse than that tooth pain. I finally got my tooth fixed yesterday, but now the infection that was in the tooth is in my sinuses! So now I just feel crappy. I didn't sleep most of the weekend because of tooth pain, and now I can't sleep because of the nasel congestion and coughing. What I wouldn't give for some NyQuil!

Next appt - October 21 Then every 2 weeks.

[ktdelsur]

Depending on how tired I am...I waddle without realizing it. But, usually at work when I have to be someplace or get something to someone - I'm walking at a normal pace. Someone said to me the other day, "You get around pretty good for a pregnant lady!" LOL

[scarlett]

Flu shots - So this sinus infection I have drove me to the doctor's office today and there was a sign for flu shots. I've never gotten one before, but I know I should get one this year. When and where does one get a flu shot? Do I make an appointment with my regular doctor? Are you all getting one?

[kamileer]

I am curious about flu shots too. I have an OB appt. this Friday and I am going to ask.

[JRPAGV]

Flu Shots: I met with a different OB from my doctor's practice last week. I asked about the flu shot, and he said I definitely need to get one. He said it's for my benefit more than the baby's. I asked if the immunization "transfers" to the bay once he's born, and he couldn't answer that question. He also couldn't really answer whether or not it has any negative effects on the baby. I get a flu shot pretty much every year. The first time I got it, I actually got the flu! That sucked.

scarlett: Very good point about the page numbers! It never even crossed my mind. :D I'll fix that later tonight or tomorrow. How does one change how many posts are on one page anyway? I couldn't figure out where to do it.

[ktdelsur]

Doc said both DH and I should get the flu shot. No real serious risk to the baby at all, apparently. Going to do a bit more research on that though.

[Cookie777]

December2005Mommies ~

I'm not sure exactly what day my ultrasound will be. I'll let you know when they give me the day.


Flu Shot ~

So far it hasn't been mentioned to me. I don't normally get them & I will not be getting one if the Dr. recommends one. I'm too freaked out about the Mercury affecting the baby. I'll just be careful about staying away from sick people I guess. It's not something I normally get (the flu) but I know our immune systems are weaker when we're pregnant too.

Waddling ~

I don't think so. Not really.. Maybe just a little. ;)

Night Awakenings ~

I've been waking up 1-2 times to go to the bathroom. This usually wakes my husband up too. :( Around 4:am I've been waking up & staying up for a couple hours :rolleyes: which is really annoying.

This morning I when it happened I wanted to wake my husband up & see if he wanted to *mmm Hmmm* "entertain" me..but I wasn't feeling like a wham bam & I didn't think he'd want to get too creative at 4:am..so I left him alone until 7 something. :p ;)

Diapers ~

Haven't really thought much about that yet. Part of me wants to cloth diaper..but don't know if/how that will be possible when/if we leave the country again. I might just end up with disposable's.. I do have one of those disposable diaper trash cans for the baby's room on the registry..so maybe I've subconciously made up my mind?

But as far as brands...no idea. I think in the past, Huggies were known to be crap. My best friend & I thought so when my Goddaughter was a baby.. but that was so long ago, maybe they're different now.

Breathlessness ~

I definitely have my times! I'm 5'4" and have a short torso...so there are times I just cannot get comfortable or breathe for the life of me. When this happens at night, I put my arms up above my head on the pillow. My husband suggested this & it works. Sounded weird at first but he's an athlete so he knows things like that & he was right.. So try it if you're having trouble breathing! :)

[Cookie777]

Welcome HappyGoLucky & Postkalidurga!!!:D

Someone asked when my husband is getting home...don't remember who..sorry :o I figure I'll get lost in one of these threads if I try to find out who... Anyway, he's been home now for about 3 weeks! He was able to come home early. Which is great with all of the work going on with the house. :)

Kamileer ~

Really cute clothes! Especially the dress. Where did you find it? If you don't mind me asking. :)

[jengen]

Wow, I've been at business meetings, missed one day and there is a whole new thread and 8 pages to catch up on! :) janna Thanks for starting a new one, by the way!

maternity clothes I find Gap pants to be most comfortable. The roll panel isn't doing it for me, though. I wore a pair the other day and it kept rolling down tightly under my belly when I sat (which I do most of the day). I think my belly is just too big! I prefer the full-panel now. I had the same problem with none of my shirts fitting any more, so I stocked up on some cute ones that were on sale at Motherhood this weekend. I only have 11 more weeks left, but unfortunately need to dress nice most days for work.

diapers I haven't bought one pack yet. I figured I'd wait and see what I got at my showers before buying any.

breathlessness Not really- every once in a while. He does like to kick under my ribs all the time, though!

night waking After most trips to the bathroom, I'm still tired enough to fall right back asleep, but the 4:30 a.m. trip always kills me cause I"m half awake and the little one is kicking away at that hour. It usually takes me a half hour to an hour to fall back asleep and then I have to be up again! :) cookie I laughed out loud at your comment. That is the last thing my DH wants to do these days, never mind at that hour of the morning!! :D

flu shot I'm going to talk to my dr and see what she recommends, but I am pretty nervous about getting one. I never have.

shower outfit Haven't picked one yet, but curious to see what you ladies find.

waddling Oh yes. Feels like it started up in the last week.

Well, I just got good news today - I passed my one-hour GTT! :)

[oceanblue]

Maternity clothes-Most of mine are from my sisters and Old Navy. I was liking the half panel or roll panel ones, but they kept falling down, so I've resorted to the full panel pants. Not pretty, but more comfortable than having to hike up my pants every 30 seconds.

diapers-Haven't bought any yet, going to wait and see what we get from the shower first.

breathlessness-every now and then, especially first thing in the morning and at night.

night waking-Oh!!!!! We're supposed to sleep at night. I'm having the hardest time sleeping. I HATE sleeping on my sides so it's torture every night. That on top of the bathroom trip at least every 2-2 1/2 hours is just lovely!

flu shot-Hmmmm, hadn't even thought about it, that's something I'll ask my doctor about next Friday.

waddling-Not too bad yet. Mostly I do it when I have to go to the bathroom, the extra pressure makes walking weird then.

shower outfit-I FINALLY found something to wear to the big shindig!!

From Japanese Weekend:

http://www.japaneseweekend.com/web/jpegs/225134052.jpg

The floral print has hints of pink and blue in it. It comes with little straps that you can use multiple ways, but I bought the shrug here:

http://www.japaneseweekend.com/web/jpegs/225134052_shrugtiefront.jpg
and I think I'm going to wear it like this. I'll just have to play around with it first though.

[jengen]

aprilbride That is a really cute outfit! :)

QOTD Anyone starting to think about how you will raise your child (religion-wise) and baptism, etc.? I have two problems 1) We just moved and don't belong to a church and I have no clue which one to go to, but figure I better start soon and 2) I want to raise our baby Protestant (like me), but DH is Roman Catholic and wants to raise the baby Catholic. I said, "well, who's actually going to be the one to take him to church?!" :rolleyes: DH NEVER goes to church. I had to drag him there for our pre cana classes (we did get married in his Catholic church). I feel I should have more of a say in the decision, because I honestly can't envision him actually starting to faithfully go to church every week. Just wondering if anyone else is having similar issues.

[Mrsbuw]

30 wks, 6 days

Morning,

aprilbride2002 What a beautiful dress. I think my shower will be pretty low key so I will probably just wear my jean skirt and a nice top.

Kami Love your outfits too

Flu shot I haven't talked to my doctor yet but I don't usually get one nor does my husband

jengen Yeah for passing your GTT

Cookie777 That really sucks about your 4am wake ups. It happened to me last night. I was wide awake (so was the baby) and I feel asleep about a half hour before my dam alarm went off (6:45). Needless to say, today is a coffee day or at least half decaf half regular.

Yesterday I mentioned I had an hour and half to shop for baby stuff. Well that didn't happen. The car dealership said it would take 2-21/2 hours for the car so I just made DH drop me off and bring me back. I would have fallen asleep in the food court if I was stuck at the mall so long.

I finally have some pictures of Jack's room. We don't have anything on the walls or any toys etc just the crib and change table and playpen for now. It is a pretty small room but I think it will look really nice

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d706b3127cce9405731aa73300000016108AcNGbdk5cOb

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d706b3127cce94057310a73900000016108AcNGbdk5cOb

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Where the glider/rocker will go
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The playpen will go in our room and we will put a dresser/bookshelf here
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See what I mean about the crib/change table matching the wood in the room

[jengen]

Mrs BUW We must have cross-posted. Jack's room came out great! I love that name, by the way. :)

[Mrsbuw]

jengen we cross posted again :D , I was just coming back for the QOTD. Thanks for the compliments on the room and on his name. I think we are 100% set on the name (I hope)

QOTD It is a bit of an issue not with us but with DH's parents. I wasn't raised with any religion and I am not overly spirtual. Dh on the other hand went to church every sunday from the time he was born until he was 15-16. He is from a huge Dutch family and they are Christian Dutch Reform (pretty much just protestant). They aren't fantatics but they still go to church, they always pray before dinner . I have offered to go to church many times with DH but he refuses. He is very spirtual but his views differ from the church. He had a wonderful childhood and has just come to realize that the church played a big part in it. All of his wonderful values and morals were taught in the church and it was also a social gathering as well. So in answer to your question......... I have no idea :rolleyes: Will we go to church, maybe once a month. Will he be baptised I don't know????

[scarlett]

Mrsbuw - Great nursery.

aprilbride2002 - Beautiful dress.

QOTD - I was raised Catholic but got away from all religions in high school and college. Church going was important to DH, so I started going with him to his Methodist church. I actually like the community a lot (I'm still not sure about the whole religion aspect of it). So, we will get the baby baptized. We are going to try to use rain water from our wedding day for it, but we have to figure out how to make it really clean.

[kamileer]

Cookie - All of the stuff is from Babystyle. It's an awesome store and the dress is on sale right now (unfortunetly I paid full price for everything and can't find my receipt. :mad: )

Aprilbride - Gorgeous dress. I love it!

[jaredsgirl]

aprilbride Love that dress...it is fantastic!!!

Mrsbuw Love Jack's room, it is so cute!!!

QOTD Well I was brought up Catholic and DH was brought up Methodist. We are both from fairly religious familiies and want to bring our children up with religion. Big problem, we CANNOT agree on a religion. It has been a huge source of debate and we did get married in the Catholic church but that was tons of convincing and once he finally liked the priest (and knew that our mass would not be long) he was fine with it. So we have had these discussions over and over again and the only thing we can agree on, expose our children to both religions. They will go through the sacraments in the Catholic church but they will do things with Methodist church too. We are hoping this works because it is such a sore subject. BUT DH did say to me at one time that if Catholic wasn't so difficult to change religions too (like all the classes and stuff) he actually might consider it. I seriously was floored...because his mom taught him to dislike catholicisim (before me he hated Catholicism). Funny thing, there are three boys in DH's family and all three married Catholic girls. Go figure!!!

[oceanblue]

Awww, thanks ladies! I just hope I don't look too much like a beached whale in it!!

mrsbuw-Jack's room looks perfect!!! That's a great blue!!

QOTD-I was raised Catholic but converted to Lutheran with DH. So the baby will be baptized Lutheran. So I guess he'll be Lutheran.

[e&d]

I am jealous of those of you having luck with the Gap maternity pants. I think my bum has expanded too much for them to look good...I feel like all the ones I try on are totally tight in the bum and thighs and then flare ridiculously! I'm going to try Motherhood and even Target. I just need some good pants for work! :(

breathlessness hasn't been a huge problem for me so far, other than when I walk up stairs. :rolleyes:

I'm clueless on diapers and am impressed w/those of you already accumulating! I'd like to use cloth but I'm not sure of the feasibility of it depending on the daycare situation. (I've read most centers won't let you use them, but I think we may go w/in-home care.)

I've been signing up for the childbirth, newborn care and breastfeeding classes. I'm due Dec. 16 and signed up for a Dec. 8 breastfeeding class...I know this is cutting it close but otherwise I have to do it in early Nov. and I feel like I"ll forget everything by then!

[ktdelsur]

QOTD:

We just mentioned this last night, actually. I told him we needed to start going to church so we had a place to baptize the baby! We've been church hopping ever since we moved here, but never have settled anywhere. DH grew up Methodist and was sprinkled/confirmed, etc. I grew up Baptist and was "dunked". I understand the symbolism of the sprinkling, etc, and am fine with raising him in the Methodist church. It just depends on what church we find that we like...we'll see. We'll only be living here for another 8 months or so after the baby is born so I don't know how involved we will get - who knows.

[fwgirl]

aprilbride that dress is beautiful. You're going to look gorgeous at your shower and nothing like a beached whale! Stop with that kind of talk!!

Mrsbuw Jack's room turned out great! The wood looks like an exact match.

I haven't decided on a shower outfit yet, but mine isn't until the beginning of Nov. so I have lots of time. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with so I can copy you. ;)

QOTD DH & I are both Lutheran. We will be baptizing our baby probably around February or March. Even though we are the same religion I grew up going every Sunday while he was more of a Christmas and Easter church-goer. I think I'll be the one the primarily takes her to church and Sunday school as she gets older.

[kinaida]

Love the outfit aprilbride!! I think I'm going to wear a simple black dress to mine. It makes me look like I'm smaller than I really am :)

mrsbuw -- great nursery! We have done kaput with ours. Absolutely nothing. We'll get our bedding this weekend and then try to pick out paint for the walls. I'm so not a decorating type -- I'm terrible with colors and matching and stuff. We still need to get a dresser too.

QOTD -- DH & I are both christians (don't affiliate ourselves with any denomination in particular) and our faith is very important to us. I was raised a nominal Catholic but became a christian in college -- DH was raised baptist. We go to an Evangelical Free church and we aren't planning on baptizing the baby -- we'll probably have a dedication service where DH & I will pledge to raise our baby according to God's will. We both believe that the decision to be baptized (in other words, the decision to become a follower of Jesus) is a decision that our child should make independently of us.

waddling -- a little bit of waddling here. It depends on the day and how I'm feeling, really. On a day-to-day basis I don't waddle.

flu shot -- I haven't even thought about this. I'll ask my OB on Monday.

[Mrsbuw]

Thanks everyone for the compliments on Jack's room

I just pigged out on a personal pizza and now I feel like crap.....oh why did I go grocery shopping at lunch when I was STARVING?????

[Camara]

Welcome happygolucky!!!

Mrsbuw The nursery is really cute. I love the paint color.

aprilbride2002 The dress is gorgeous!!!

religion DH is catholic and I grew up in a baptist church and we got married in a Baptist church. We're now attending a non-denominational bible church which we both love. DH is fine with us going to the bible church and just doing the baby dedication. Unfortunately, MIL sent an email the other day saying she was going to send us the baptism gown that's been passed down in his family for the Catholic baptism. Ugh!! I told DH he needs to handle that with his mom.

shower outfit Not sure what I'll wear yet but it'll probably be pants. I have a lot of knee lenght skirts I've been wearing but I'm finding it harder to sit with my legs together. The belly is in the way. Plus I figured with all eyes on me while I open gifts, I'm bound to flash the guest a few times in a skirt if I'm not careful.

maternity clothes Most are from Old Navy & Gap. I started out with demi-panels but am having to switch to full panels. The demi's start getting really tight below the belly.

waddle Not yet. If I'm really tired, I find myself starting to and I'll try to stop then.

[kinaida]

camara -- I would take the christening outfit and use it at the dedication and explain to your MIL what's going on and that this is a significant event for you.

ITA about wearing a skirt -- I wore one to my last shower (it was a denim skirt) and there's a picture of me where you can see up it a little too far... the dress I'm thinking about wearing goes over the knees a bit further.

[jengen]

Thanks for all of your responses re: baptism, religion. It appears I am not the only one who has some more thinking to do! :)

And I think this is the absolute last day I can wear demi panels. OMG, I am so freaking uncomfortable and can't wait to go home and change!

[burkie]

I'm back from the wedding and realized I have missed a lot. Love the new thread Janna !

aprilbride - love the dress! I just wore the same one to my BIL's wedding this weekend. It is also very practical as it does not wrinkle and I reversed it and wore it as a skirt to the rehersal dinner.

Mrsbuw - the nursery looks great!

flu shot - don't know yet. I've never had one before.

waddling - yes, and very slow too. I am driving my DH crazy. I'd like to let him carry this baby for a while and see how well he does :rolleyes:

QOTD - I was raised catholic and my husband congragational (sp?), but we are not very religious and were married by a judge. So, no baptism here.

waking up - I wake up constantly at night to go to the bathroom. Sometimes it is no problem getting back to sleep and other times it is impossible.

breathlessness - yes, but I find that if I sit up straight and lift my arms above my head like I think cookie said it seems to get better.

We had a good weekend. Very busy though and now I am exhausted. For anyone who still has some travelling to do, the flight was long, but fine. Just make sure you stand up a lot and keep moving your feet when you are seated. Also be sure to drink a lot of water. I found that the flight attendants were quite accomodating and kept bringing me plenty of water. Anyway, I made it across the country and back with very little swelling, which made me very happy.

[mamax2]

I can't remember when I posted last, so hopefully I don't repeat myself or miss something.

I had my GTT this morning. Went fine, except too long. They made me wait 45 minutes before even giving me the drink! So, I was there, w/my 2 y.o. for 2 hours :mad: Anyway, hopefully all goes well w/that. I haven't been watching my diet like I did the first time around and I've definitely been eating more sweets this pg than I did w/my first.

waddling ~ yes, I think so, a little bit. I notice it if I've been sitting/laying for a while and then get up. It's like I have to waddle myself into a balanced, normal walking gait. Luckily, once I'm up and moving a few minutes, I feel 'normal' again.

flu shot ~ not getting it. i've never rec'd the shot before and I regret giving it to my DD last year, but w/my Dad's cancer, it was kind of a prerequisite for her to spend time w/him. Anyway, our family won't be doing the shots.

QOTD ~ DH and I were both raised Roman Catholic and it's a huge part of our families cultures (his Italian and mine Irish/Polish). DH only practices occasionally. We used to go every Sunday, but ever since we moved here earlier this year, he hates the new church. I'm not fond of it either, so we're actually 'church shopping' right now, but I still feel compelled to raise my children in the Catholic faith like we were. We were married in the Church and made a promise to raise our children there and it just feels 'right', kwim?

[happygolucky]

Mrsbuw- your nursery looks great - I love the colors!

aprilbride2002- that dress is fantastic. I so need to find something to wear for my showers.....

QOTD- DH and I are both Catholic, so Junior will be Catholic. Life's much easier when you don't have to argue faith-of-the-children. I know lots of people who have had the debate though, and they've fallen primarily into two camps: (1) baby follows the religion of the mother; and (2) raise the child exposed to both religions and, when s/he reaches 18 years old, let him or her choose. I lean more toward (1) than toward (2), but that's probably because I'm the mother so I would win by default.....

[Mrsbuw]

31 weeks

Thanks again for the room compliments everyone.

I am getting sick :( My throat is killing, my nose is stuffy and my head feels thick...I wanna go home

Swollen feet/ankles My feet and ankles have started to swell BUT never at the same time. Last night my right foot was crazy swollen and so was my left ankle but not my left foot or right ankle. Anyone else have mismatched swollen limbs?

TMI question I have heard this is common but has anyone else had sort of shooting pains in your "area". They were sharp enough to get my attention but not to worry me. I have heard it is because we have extra blood flow down there. Or because the baby is just pushing on a nerve or something. It only happened for a little while when I was making dinner.

[jaredsgirl]

Swelling I have never had that with my ankles and feet, but all of a sudden my hands are really swollen and it just got cooler here, and they are more swollen than all of this summer, it was really bad last night. I don't understand!

TMI QOTD I haven't had them yet but hear they are very common. I actually that it was because of your pelvis rearranging for birth or something like that. I know friends that had them and have warned me about them!

Coworker Vent Ok, yesterday I was talking to a coworker that I have avoided in a while, she has her opinions on pg and they drive me nuts. Anyway, I made a mistake yesterday, she asked me how I was doing, I said great that I haven't felt this good in a while (which is the truth, the last three days have been great) and then I mentioned that I was having a B&H contraction at the moment (she has two very young children, so thinking she would know about these) and that is was subsiding. She starts yelling at me that I am in labor and need to go to the hospital. I tell her calmly, no I am not in labor I get B&H all the time and for me, they are not my whole belly, just one little spot that gets them and then they relax and I don't get a second one. She then asks if I have a back ache, I say no, and she says, well that doesn't matter, you are in labor you have to rush to the hospital. I once again tell her no, I am not, blah, blah, blah. She then proceeds to tell me her birthing stories (which are horrible and I have heard before) and how the only way she was able to tell she was in labor was a back ache. Told her again I didn't have a back ache and she just kept going off of me. By this time the B&H is gone and I just start walking away, I was so irritated.

[doubleR]

wow this thread is moving fast! I have a nasty cold and it is seriously kicking my ass. Mrsbuw, I have the same symptoms, they started late tuesday afternoon, on my 2 year anniversary and I haven't been right since. Yesterday I thought I felt a little better, but today I feel even worse :( all I want to do is sleep.

~ trying to catch up in here ~

TMI Question, I haven't had any yet, but a close friend of mine has warned me about what she calls the 'electric crotch shocks'... sounds similar to what she has described. but I'm sure you're looking for a better answer than that! ;)

swelling, not since the temperature has dropped, but mine was always pretty even - both ankles/feet.

waddling oh yeah, definitely. at least I feel like I am, noone has said anything, I'll have to ask DH.

flu shot not sure - wasn't really planning on it, but now that I have this cold, I'm definitely asking my doctor at my next appointment.

maternity clothes wherever there's a sale!! mostly gap, old navy, target and motherhood. I have a few things from babystle, one or 2 tops from mimi... I just switched to the full panel pants about a week ago and holy what a difference - SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE at this point. I didn't think I'd EVER be wearing these. I love the gap roll panel too, those are my favorites right now. I'm hoping to only buy another sweater or 2, a shower outfit and that's it. what are you guys doing for coats? Unfortunately, in the northeast, I'll definitely be needing a coat between now and my due date.

breathlessness not too bad, only if I'm doing too much really.

waking up it depends on the night. I'm getting up to pee about 3 times a night. and I was doing alright for a while falling right back asleep, then last night I was up between 3 and 5. so annoying.

religion we're both catholic, but not very religious ones... yes, we'd like to have our child baptized, but we're new to the area and haven't found a church yet. ok, so we haven't actually looked, we're still in the talking phase - we know we need to find one.

another TMI question has anyone else noticed their boobs getting really veiny? very strange, I just noticed this within the last few days. I'm wondering if the blue veins are here to stay or what.

Jaredsgirl all I can say is what an ass that woman sounds like. what is wrong with people...

a girl I work with who is due the week after I am is in the hospital with kidney stones. she has had 3 UTI's in a row and went to her doctor yesterday afternoon for an u/s - she was in a lot of pain. I guess her sister had kidney stones during her pregnancy too. weird. all I know is she's in a lot of pain and I feel absolutely ridiculous for complaining / wanting to go home b/c I have a cold.

[JRPAGV]

Our first Childbirth Preparation class is tonight. I'm so nervous for some reason. The teacher just called to tell me which room it's in and to bring a 3-ring binder. I really wish we would have signed up for the one-time Saturday class. But, DH didn't want to miss any college football games, and then we scheduled my shower for the only Saturday we could take it before I'm almost full-term.

TMI QOTD: Haven't had any pains down there yet, but I have had sharp, shooting pains down the left side of my belly lately. I don't think it's round ligament pains because it happens when I'm belly?

Swelling: My fingers were swollen so bad the other day that DH and I had to work really hard to get my rings off. That hurt. He says I don't need to wear my wedding and engagement rings anymore. But, I'd feel naked without them.

jaredsgirl: Sorry about your annoying coworker!

aprilbride2002: Gorgeous dress!

Mrsbuw: Jack's room looks wonderful!

Religion QOTD: DH and I both attended a Methodist and different Baptist churches growing up. We were both "sprinkled" when we were babies at the same Methodist church, though. We were also married at that Methodist Church. So, we will probably have our baby "sprinkled" too. We may go back to that church in our hometown to do it. We moved recently, and haven't found a church to attend.

[Jaycee]

Hey everyone, I just wanted to quickly pop in and say to everyone that is sick...I hope you feel better soon! I'm home sick too. I was home on Monday, then went back to work Tuesday and yesterday and ended up leaving early. I'm going to stay home for the rest of the week. My OB said their is a virus going around and to just rest. Same thing as everyone else has described, sore throat and feverish :(

On the bright side, I am going in for an u/s in a couple of hours. Let's hope she's moved out of the breech position!!!

[JRPAGV]

Hope everyone feels better soon!!!

Jaycee: Good luck with the U/S! Are you going to post the pictures?

[oceanblue]

Good luck Jaycee!

Add me to the list of those with *the cold*. Feeling really poopy with my scratchy throat and completely stuffed nose. On top of the fact that I got oh, about 2 hours of sleep last night due to that and the power going on and off because it was rainy and windy. So I'm outta here (work) to go home and get some sleep!!! Blech.

[jengen]

Hope everyone is feeling better soon!

TMI QOTD I have had these every once in a while...just a quick shooting pain, then it goes away.

swelling not since it's cooled down

winter coat Since I am due Dec. 9th, I'm hoping to avoid buying one. I think I'm just going to wear my old one, unbuttoned with a scarf. I know, not ideal, but I just can't see spending the money on a new one for 1/4 of one winter.

jaredsgirl Sorry to hear about your annoying coworker!

Our nursery furniture is in! Now, we just have go to pick it up. I can't wait to finishe up his nursery. :)

[kinaida]

Morning all,

TMI QOTD #1 -- I have had those pains once or twice recently. It really surprised me, I had no idea what it was! Glad to hear that it's somewhat common.

TMI QOTD #2 -- my bbs have been veiny since before I got my BFP. That's what really tipped me off that I was pregnant. They haven't gotten veinier, but they haven't gone away either (and I don't anticipate that they will).

jengen -- I have friends like your co-worker. It's annoying. I feel like saying "stop being such a know-it-all!"

jaycee -- hope your girl turned! You're lucky you get to see her again :)

[Cookie777]

MrsBuw ~

Great work on the nursery! I love blue. We're doing a bluish grey I think..but I have to wait for the bedding to get here so I can try to match one of the blues in it.

Religion ~

I'm Christian. My husband is Christian but wasn't raised in a church..just attended various churches with friends & hasn't ever gone regularly..but we plan to raise the baby with Christian beliefs & going to church.

Since we are out of the country so much, it's been a while since I've been to church. When we get back into the country we're so busy that I'm sorry to say I don't end up going. I'll watch either Hour of Power, Greg Laurie or Joel Osteen on TV on Sundays..but my butt needs to get going now! I actually want to start going to the church that I went to all growing up & it is actually now just 2 blocks from the house we just bought a year & a half ago. We plan to have our kids go to Pre-School all the way up to Middle School there.

We plan to have the baby dedicated there. :)

Minor Freakout ~

On 4 seperate occasions, the baby has done this weird movement that feels like a spasm or seizure! My appt is tomorrow but I finally called today because it happened again this morning. The whole office was in a meeting for the first hour..so I couldn't get through. Meanwhile I'm looking up things online (yeah I know..what a way to scare myself even more!)

Finally I get through to the Midwife... She says it's totally normal, she's had other women describe the same thing & they don't associate it with anything. PHEW! Let's hope she's right! :o

[mamax2]

TMI question ~ Um, yes, ALL.THE.FREAKIN.TIME!!! It's seriously my biggest pregnancy complaint. I think I've mentioned it on here a few times and although I'm sorry someone else has to experience it, I'm kind of glad I'm not the only one! It didn't happen to me until much later on w/my first pg. and even then it was more sporadic. Now, I describe it as being kicked in the crotch by the Olympic soccer team and/or being stabbed w/a knife. It's that bad. I've called a nurse on it and I asked my MW at my last appt. and both said it's normal. The nurse tried to convince me it's round ligament pains (since they can go down into your pelvis and even into your thighs), but my MW agreed w/me that it's not just that since it happens even when I'm not moving. She said it just the way the baby is positioned and pinching nerves and the way the blood flow is directed/blocked etc. from that weight.

[Camara]

kinaida Thanks for the idea about the gown. I'll bring it up to DH and hopefully MIL will be happy with that compromise.

Jaycee I hope your U/S goes well.

I hope everyone that's a little under the weather feels better soon. It's got to be miserable being pregnant along with getting sick.

TMI QOTD#1 I haven't had sharp pains down there. Mainly just pain in my belly sometimes.

TIM QOTD#2 Yes, I've had veins there for several months now. I hope they go away after the pregnancy.

Winter coat I'm due Dec. 9 and will probably buy something like a denim jacket or a heavier blazier. I'll look at Old Navy or Target for them and will hopefully find something for under $50.

We've been attending Childbirth class on Mondays from 7-10pm. It makes for a very long day when you're coming straight from work. Last week, they had the men hold a balloon that had frozen solid water in it. They had to wrap their whole hand around it and hold it for a minute and the instructor told the guys that's what a light contraction feels like. It was funny watching the guys struggle to hold it. I think my husband is starting to feel some more sympathy for me b/c last Friday he came home with flowers for no reason at all. He never buys flowers unless it's a special occasion and even that hasn't happened as often anymore.

[Mrsbuw]

Boohoo to all of us sickies, I hope we all feel better soon.

jaredsgirl What the heck is wrong with some people? The only co-worker/person who has acted that way is a 42 year old hippie weirdo women who has never been pregnant and complains about everything from mold in the bathroom (which there isn't) to the toxic water in the the water filter....she just got "layed off" oh too bad

Jaycee I hope your little missy turns around for you. You are lucky you get to see her again.

TMI QOTD #2 like kinaida , my veiny breasts were my first indication of my BFP. As the twins grow I have found they are getting worse along with the blue veins all along my belly

mamax2 you described the feelings bang on. I am glad that others have felt them too.

[JRPAGV]

Talking/Singing/Reading To Baby, etc: Have any of you started reading or singing to your baby on a daily basis? Are you doing anything else now that the baby's hearing is more developed? I haven't started reading to him yet, but plan to anyday now. I wonder why they recommend that if everything the baby hears sounds muffled in the womb. Oh well. I'll definitely try. :) I don't plan to sing to my baby often b/c I don't want to scare him. :D I'm not a singer. I wonder if I did sing to him if it would influence how well he sings in the future. I heard that babies pick up on their mother's tone/pitch of voice.

Just curious what you guys are doing regarding this topic. I thought to ask after sitting here listening to country music on my computer. I rarely listen to country music, but this little guy seems to like it. LOL. Everytime we go to a restaurant that plays country music, he starts kicking like crazy!

Baby Responding To Things: Speaking of my little man responding to country music, what does your baby respond to? Does he/she do something when you play music, eat a certain food, or drink something, etc.?