Moms to be Part 4

[TarzansKat]

Yeah, I just worked 3 nine hour days and decided that was it, I'm done. I had planned to work until Friday, but I'm just too pooped. Funny thing is, last night I slept better than I have in weeks. I wonder if going on leave eased enough stress that I could actually sleep.

Odd that you should say that, because I just basically decided that I'm done.

I'm going to work the rest of this week, but when I go in for my NST at the doc's office tomorrow, I'm having them fill out my FMLA paperwork and date for my next date of work (next week) which is Tuesday. I'll work Friday and Saturday, but that's it, it's time...

TK has left the building.

I hope what you're saying about sleep is right, I would LOVE to get a good night's sleep.

Cool! Thanks for the info! You guys are lifesavers! I never would have known if it hadn't of been for the discussions on this board. Now I'm thankful that so many of you are farther along than me.

No problem! Actually, I feel really happy to help, it's nice to share information and feel like I'm giving helpful advice.

Ladies I cannot focus on work. I am so jealous of you guys that are close enough to start leave already. Of course I have an absolute TON of stuff to get done in the next 38 weeks or so. Oh....but I am sorry that you are so miserable right now. I have just started being a little uncomfortable and having a little bit of swelling now and then.

Awww. I know how you feel, hon.

Tarzanskat: I just sit at work as well, nothing too strenuous. It is hard just to sit in a spot for so long though so I know how you feel. Sometimes I think maybe I could just stretch out and lie down on the floor for a while...then I see how gross the carpet is and change my mind!

have a great day everyone!

HA about the carpet! Ours is gross too, and I know if I tried to nap, they wouldn't be able to wake me up!

Hi Everyone -- I just wanted to introduce myself and join in the group! My name is Lauren, and I'm pregnant with my first baby. I'm due on February 4. I just had my first doctor's appointment yesterday, and she said that everything looks good.

Congrats, Lauren! Enjoy this exciting time.

I called my Dr office this morning. I had so much pressure I was feeling sick and nauseous. I have to go in for an ultrasound at 1:45 today. I am not too concerned. I think everything is fine and will feel better once we see for sure. Nevertheless, I am keeping my fingers crossed!

Good luck, hon!

Uhhhh..... I'm not sure how good of an idea staying home alone was. All I've done is eat all day. Cereal, giant fruit and yogurt smoothie. Then for lunch tortilla chips with melted cheese on them plus red & yellow bell peppers w/ blue cheese dressing, and now ice cream. Good god, I'm gonna gain another 10 lbs.

Don't worry, repeat my mantra.

I will lose the weight easily.

I will lose the weight easily.

I will lose the weight easily, therefore I may have ice cream every night.

My u/s went well. Baby is head down and appears to be about 4.5 lbs! My fluid level is on the low side of normal so they are repeating the u/s this Wed. I hope and pray it does not drop. I had the same problem with DD, but it was discovered later in the pregnancy and I was induced at 38 weeks. I am almost 33 weeks right now so I am really hoping that I don't get put on bed rest. Of course there are worse things but I have no idea how I will manage an active 3 yr old!!!

Good luck, fingers crossed!

 

[Pollito916]

I called the doctor's office today to set up appointments and this doctor does it different than my doctor I used with my son. Apparently, I'll meet with the nurse for all the tests @ 10 weeks and then the doctor @ 12 weeks. Last time around, they got me in as soon as possible...beats me.

Every dr is different. My last OB wouldn't see anyone until 12 weeks, unless there was a medical need for a sooner appt. My current OB wanted to see me as soon as I called, which was 4 weeks and 1 day!

Seems like too much work, but we are going to Hawaii in a few weeks, no kids except the one in my belly (for the first time ever), and I'd like to have something that's at least cute and maybe a little hot looking for that (and that keeps me cool in the humidity).

Have fun in Hawaii - I'm so jealous!

Oh I'm in love with my B's! I am going to be super sad when they are gone. May have to get manufactured ones.

That was one of the things I was happiest with after my last pregnancy - even though I lost all the weight, I got to keep an extra bra size!

Thanks for the kind words - Danielle's heart beat is going strong - doctor thinks i will feel her this week (although I have been thinking that for weeks). I have tried juice and sweets to get her moving.....I do feel much better having heard her HB yesterday and in 2 weeks Doc scheduled ultrasound to measure her.

So glad you were able to hear that hb!

Heya Things have been super crazy around here, I'm sorry I've been MIA.

Oh and I"m a little bummed, a little relieved. We've downgraded from the Poly to CBR for our Dec trip... saved $1k. I'm a little sad because the Poly is like my dream, but an extra $1k... thats a lot of money.

No worries, life happens! CBR will still be tons of fun - it's a beautiful hotel!

Had my 28 week appointment today. I'll actually be 28 weeks tomorrow, but its close enough. Passed my 3 hour glucose test. Baby is continuing to measure big at 31 weeks. Everything is looking great and we have an official date and time for this baby's arrival. Sept 16th at 7:30 am. Only 11 weeks and 2 days till he will be here. Wow!

Good news passing the glucose test! Sept 16th is my wedding anniversary! I haven't scheduled mine yet, but if my RCS goes as the dr first planned, I will be right behind you on Sept 21st!

Just heard the news that my SIL had the 2nd twin on Sunday. She survived for 9 hours before going to heaven. My SIL had been almost 24 weeks pregnant. Please pray for them.

So sorry to hear about their loss.

At least the new Dr. is cautious. Could be a LOT worse! Honestly c-sections aren't as bad as you'd think. That said, I was devastated when I was told I'd need one with DD... and now I'm dying to schedule my 2nd. My Dr. schedules them at 38-39 weeks so it doesn't hurt to ask! I think if they scheduled them at 40 weeks, they'd have a lot of emergency c-sections because a LOT of women go into labor before 40 weeks! I'm not wild about leaving DD for 4 days either, though. Oh well. Sh** happens.

I agree c-s aren't as bad as many fear, and I can't wait to schedule my RCS, which will probably also be at 39 weeks. Will you have a 4 day hospital stay? I only had a little over 2 days after DS was born via c-s.

I had my 16 week appt yesterday. All went well and the appt was short and sweet. They took my vitals, dr came in and chatted with us for a few min and then did the doppler on the baby. This time she found the baby almost as soon as she put the doppler on my belly! HB is in the 140's this time.

I have a private gender scan scheduled for Friday at 3:00pm ET. I can't wait!!

So all in all it's been a pretty good week for me so far! It will end with awesomeness and then next Monday I will be in WDW!!!

I was wondering if any of your dr's are measuring your belly growth? Is that something that they used to do but don't any more? Mine hasn't been measuring me. Not that I really care, I just thought it was something they normally do.

Sounds like everything is going well with you - can't wait to hear the gender results! Have fun in WDW! It will be extra fun picking out baby items. I think enough people have answered this already, but I'm pretty sure my OB started measuring my belly at 20 weeks as well. He took out the tape measure at the previous appt, then stopped himself and said I wasn't far enough to measure yet.

I'm seriously debating how much longer I'm going to continue working.

I plan to work up until the day before my rcs, but I have a desk job and can even work from home a couple days a week. I think if I was on my feet all day, it would be a different story!

Well I had my 20 week ultrasound this morning and everything seemed good. Of course the ultrasound person doesn't tell you squat, but everything seemed to all be measuring consistently and looked fine to my untrained eye. DD went and enjoyed it the first - oh 5 minutes - then got bored. The good news is she is still a she Although the tech did tell me to bring the baby by the day after she is born and he can tell me boy or girl with 100% certainty....funny guy.

Sounds like your u/s tech was a comedian! At least he enjoys his job and you were able to verify your baby is still a girl!

Yeah, I just worked 3 nine hour days and decided that was it, I'm done. I had planned to work until Friday, but I'm just too pooped. Funny thing is, last night I slept better than I have in weeks. I wonder if going on leave eased enough stress that I could actually sleep.

Doesn't it figure! I hope you are able to relax and get some rest before your LO arrives!

I am really uncomfortable today. Baby feels like he is putting a lot of pressure on me. My Dr said to call if I have more than 6 BH in an hour and a lot of pressure and they will do an ultrasound and make sure I'm not too effaced or dialated. Right now I am having 3-5 per hour, usually 1-2 painful. I don't want to look like an idiot by calling and having it just be normal discomfort...but I also don't want to try to be a hero and having something happen because of it. Then I would look even stupider. Right now I'm just waiting, hoping I don't get to six an hour!

We thought of getting just a regular carseat as well since we didn't want a travel system, but decided to start with the infant seat simply because it will be easier for somethings like going out to eat or to the store...we can just leave him in that if he is asleep!

I'm also a big fan of the infant carriers for the same reason. I hope your contractions don't increase and that baby stays in a few more weeks at least!

Hi Everyone -- I just wanted to introduce myself and join in the group! My name is Lauren, and I'm pregnant with my first baby. I'm due on February 4. I just had my first doctor's appointment yesterday, and she said that everything looks good. My husband and I have basically no experience with babies (although I do know a little bit more than he does -- he thought babies started to crawl when they were about 2 weeks old )!

Welcome Lauren! This is defnitely the friendliest and least judgemental board I have seen - such wonderful ladies here!

Didn't get to schedule my RCS. My OB had a death in her family so I saw the NP again. July 15th is the date to schedule now.

Sorta disappointing though I don't think I'll have any issue getting the morning that I want.

Sorry you didn't get to schedule your RCS yet. My next appt is July 8th, but I'm not sure if I'll get to pick a date then or not. I start having appts every 2 weeks after that! This pregnancy is going so fast!

Uhhhh..... I'm not sure how good of an idea staying home alone was. All I've done is eat all day. Cereal, giant fruit and yogurt smoothie. Then for lunch tortilla chips with melted cheese on them plus red & yellow bell peppers w/ blue cheese dressing, and now ice cream. Good god, I'm gonna gain another 10 lbs.

Sounds like you ate a lot of healthy things too, so that's good! I can smell my DH making home-made pizza now and it smells so delicious!

My u/s went well. Baby is head down and appears to be about 4.5 lbs! My fluid level is on the low side of normal so they are repeating the u/s this Wed. I hope and pray it does not drop. I had the same problem with DD, but it was discovered later in the pregnancy and I was induced at 38 weeks. I am almost 33 weeks right now so I am really hoping that I don't get put on bed rest. Of course there are worse things but I have no idea how I will manage an active 3 yr old!!!

You must be relieved to hear the baby is not breach. I am worried about managing my 3 yr old after this baby is born too, especially since I know I'm having an RCS. I have no idea how moms on bedrest keep up with active toddlers!

 

[Pollito916]

Last night DH was so funny. I don't know what brought it on, but he was "prepping" DS for any future boyfriends DD may have and how it will be his responsibility to "handle" the boys. We still have 2 months to go before she is born, much less how long it will be before she has her first boyfriend!

 

[TarzansKat]

Last night DH was so funny. I don't know what brought it on, but he was "prepping" DS for any future boyfriends DD may have and how it will be his responsibility to "handle" the boys. We still have 2 months to go before she is born, much less how long it will be before she has her first boyfriend!

That is too cute! Already enlisted for protective brother duty.

 

[TSRE]

Well ladies after debating skipping the infant seat and going straight to the convertible seat - only to find out the one I had with DD and loved really isn't suitable for a newborn and considering an infant seat again I think I have finally made a decision. I think I'm going to go with The First Years True Fit Premier for the baby. It will be perfect. The bottom slots are lower than a Marathon and the top slots are higher. It also has a 65 pound limit forward facing (which DD was too tall long before she ever outgrew her Marathons by weight - heck she could still use them by weight now) It has a 7 year life instead of 6 and is less expensive and really less expensive than buying marathons and an infant seat and multiple bases. I just have to run it by DH and then decide if I should go ahead and get one now and then wait a month or two to get the second one and then wait another couple of months (or longer) to get the third one for my mom's car. DH asked me about registering this morning and I told him we could do that anytime that even if we don't have a shower (which I'm pretty sure I will have one at work anyway) that the discount at the end would be helpful. I started one at BRU online, but don't have much on there yet. So far I have a breast pump - which I debated about because it's so expensive, breastmilk storage bottles, an Ergo Carrier along with the newborn insert and that's pretty much it. I need to go through all DD's things before we really do the registry. The above things are items I either rented or didn't have with DD and know I will need or really appreciate using. I can't believe I am at the halway mark already!

Carseat decisions are so hard. With my 10 year old we just went to the store and said "Uh, that one looks good". I am so much more picky now. Congratulations on deciding.

What is the discount at the end on the baby registry?

Hi Everyone -- I just wanted to introduce myself and join in the group! My name is Lauren, and I'm pregnant with my first baby. I'm due on February 4. I just had my first doctor's appointment yesterday, and she said that everything looks good. My husband and I have basically no experience with babies (although I do know a little bit more than he does -- he thought babies started to crawl when they were about 2 weeks old )!

I'm pretty lucky in that I really haven't had any morning sickness, but I am exhausted at all times. I've cut back my work schedule to 32 hours a week for at least the next month because I've been so tired. Yesterday I took a 2 hour nap in the afternoon after my appointment and still went to bed at 8:40! My hour commute to work doesn't help at all, but luckily the supervisors here have been so nice.

Anyways, I've been lurking for a few weeks, but I didn't want t join until I had my doctor's appointment. Everyone seems so helpful and non-alarmist. I looked at some other message boards, but they either seemed scary and full of doom or filled with teen moms. I'm sure I'll have tons of questions in the coming months.

Welcome and congratulations! The thing about crawling at 2 weeks will make a good story later . Husbands are so funny sometimes.

Welcome lspst8!

I called my Dr office this morning. I had so much pressure I was feeling sick and nauseous. I have to go in for an ultrasound at 1:45 today. I am not too concerned. I think everything is fine and will feel better once we see for sure. Nevertheless, I am keeping my fingers crossed!

Hope everything is okay!

Have fun in Hawaii - I'm so jealous!

That was one of the things I was happiest with after my last pregnancy - even though I lost all the weight, I got to keep an extra bra size!

Thanks - and I am jealous of you keeping the extra bra size! I went from a D at the beginning, up to big DD, then down to an A (!) then leveled out at a C over the last 10 years. I have spent more money on bras. Now I am worried it is going to happen all over again - it already is!

Oh, I was at Target today and they have a whole rack of the Carter's Just One Year summer baby clothes on clearance. They had a ton of boy & girl stuff, and still a great selection of sizes. I got a little onesie ruffly dress thing for next summer for $3.49. Very cute!

 

[irisbud]

all was well with the little guy at the drs today. he is firmly in place head down, but dr said looking at my cervical length there is almost zero chance of ds being born in the next week or so, but they can't tell beyond that. he doesn't want me back for 2 weeks and gave me a perscription for if the bh contractions get really bad. I feel better after the exam. well, physically the exact same but now not so worried. dr was really nice and said he would rather check than have me worry myself like that or wait until it was too late.

 

[skuttle]

Well, I guess I'm ready to join this thread. I'm still a nervous wreck and afraid that something is going to go wrong, but we finally told our parents and DS today, so I figure I'll join on here, too.

I've been a member of the TTC thread here on the DIS since May of 2006. I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and DH had some sperm issues as well. Last year we did 3 Clomid IUI's with no luck. In November, we went to the RE and was told our next step would be IUI with injectible fertility meds. We had a big WDW/DCL trip planned for June to celebrate our 10th anniversary, so we decided to take a break from TTC until after our trip.

AF was scheduled to arrive during our trip, so I was SO mad. My biggest concern was that AF would arrive on our Castaway Cay day! Well, AF never showed up during our trip. The night we got back from our trip, I took a HPT and a beautiful dark BFP popped up right away!!

Due to our history, I had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago and everything looked good. I had a second ultrasound today and everything looks good. I'm measuring 8.2 weeks, but based on my LMP I should be 9 weeks. We are keeping my due date as if I'm 9 weeks, even though I think 8.2 is more accurate since I usually O late. But I'll stick with 9 weeks. I was 6.2 weeks two weeks ago, so I'm growing on track.

Sorry, this is a rambling post, but I've been so nervous about everything since it's taken us so long for this to happen. But I know being worried and googling every little thing isn't good so I'm trying to accept that I'm pregnant and enjoy it.

 

[WDWorBUST]

all was well with the little guy at the drs today. he is firmly in place head down, but dr said looking at my cervical length there is almost zero chance of ds being born in the next week or so, but they can't tell beyond that. he doesn't want me back for 2 weeks and gave me a perscription for if the bh contractions get really bad. I feel better after the exam. well, physically the exact same but now not so worried. dr was really nice and said he would rather check than have me worry myself like that or wait until it was too late.

So glad you feel better and are less stressed....oh and that the doctor is confident you are good for now.

Well, I guess I'm ready to join this thread. I'm still a nervous wreck and afraid that something is going to go wrong, but we finally told our parents and DS today, so I figure I'll join on here, too.

I've been a member of the TTC thread here on the DIS since May of 2006. I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and DH had some sperm issues as well. Last year we did 3 Clomid IUI's with no luck. In November, we went to the RE and was told our next step would be IUI with injectible fertility meds. We had a big WDW/DCL trip planned for June to celebrate our 10th anniversary, so we decided to take a break from TTC until after our trip.

AF was scheduled to arrive during our trip, so I was SO mad. My biggest concern was that AF would arrive on our Castaway Cay day! Well, AF never showed up during our trip. The night we got back from our trip, I took a HPT and a beautiful dark BFP popped up right away!!

Due to our history, I had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago and everything looked good. I had a second ultrasound today and everything looks good. I'm measuring 8.2 weeks, but based on my LMP I should be 9 weeks. We are keeping my due date as if I'm 9 weeks, even though I think 8.2 is more accurate since I usually O late. But I'll stick with 9 weeks. I was 6.2 weeks two weeks ago, so I'm growing on track.

Sorry, this is a rambling post, but I've been so nervous about everything since it's taken us so long for this to happen. But I know being worried and googling every little thing isn't good so I'm trying to accept that I'm pregnant and enjoy it.

I've been waiting for you to show up over here. I still lurk on the TTC thread so knew it was just a matter of time. So glad you are here now and I did the same thing (waited until about 8 weeks to come over here because of nerves after having had a miscarriage). I love the support I have gotten here and am just so excited you are able to join us. I'm excited for everyone, but your story is just so touching and I can't wait to welcome our other ladies from the TTC thread soon too.

 

[kpm76]

Well, I guess I'm ready to join this thread. I'm still a nervous wreck and afraid that something is going to go wrong, but we finally told our parents and DS today, so I figure I'll join on here, too.

I've been a member of the TTC thread here on the DIS since May of 2006. I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and DH had some sperm issues as well. Last year we did 3 Clomid IUI's with no luck. In November, we went to the RE and was told our next step would be IUI with injectible fertility meds. We had a big WDW/DCL trip planned for June to celebrate our 10th anniversary, so we decided to take a break from TTC until after our trip.

AF was scheduled to arrive during our trip, so I was SO mad. My biggest concern was that AF would arrive on our Castaway Cay day! Well, AF never showed up during our trip. The night we got back from our trip, I took a HPT and a beautiful dark BFP popped up right away!!

Due to our history, I had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago and everything looked good. I had a second ultrasound today and everything looks good. I'm measuring 8.2 weeks, but based on my LMP I should be 9 weeks. We are keeping my due date as if I'm 9 weeks, even though I think 8.2 is more accurate since I usually O late. But I'll stick with 9 weeks. I was 6.2 weeks two weeks ago, so I'm growing on track.

Sorry, this is a rambling post, but I've been so nervous about everything since it's taken us so long for this to happen. But I know being worried and googling every little thing isn't good so I'm trying to accept that I'm pregnant and enjoy it.

Congrats and welcome!!! I am a total worry wart and one thing I decided to stop doing was to use google for pregnancy. Actually, I don't even get the babycenter etc emails giving you updates week by week because it was too much for me.....ignorance is bliss sometimes

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DH and I went to BRU for a double stroller but came away with nothing. The sit and stand will not work for our infant carrier (Chicco) because the Chicco does not snap in and there did not seem to be enough room for DD to sit if the infant carrier was in place. Anyone have any good recommendations???

 

[Nette]

Well, I guess I'm ready to join this thread. I'm still a nervous wreck and afraid that something is going to go wrong, but we finally told our parents and DS today, so I figure I'll join on here, too.

I've been a member of the TTC thread here on the DIS since May of 2006. I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and DH had some sperm issues as well. Last year we did 3 Clomid IUI's with no luck. In November, we went to the RE and was told our next step would be IUI with injectible fertility meds. We had a big WDW/DCL trip planned for June to celebrate our 10th anniversary, so we decided to take a break from TTC until after our trip.

AF was scheduled to arrive during our trip, so I was SO mad. My biggest concern was that AF would arrive on our Castaway Cay day! Well, AF never showed up during our trip. The night we got back from our trip, I took a HPT and a beautiful dark BFP popped up right away!!

Due to our history, I had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago and everything looked good. I had a second ultrasound today and everything looks good. I'm measuring 8.2 weeks, but based on my LMP I should be 9 weeks. We are keeping my due date as if I'm 9 weeks, even though I think 8.2 is more accurate since I usually O late. But I'll stick with 9 weeks. I was 6.2 weeks two weeks ago, so I'm growing on track.

Sorry, this is a rambling post, but I've been so nervous about everything since it's taken us so long for this to happen. But I know being worried and googling every little thing isn't good so I'm trying to accept that I'm pregnant and enjoy it.

Wow! Congrats and Welcome! DH and I have been trying since almost the same time period. We didn't go through any fertility treatments or anything though, we just kept thinking if it's meant to be.... Then, I made an appt w/ a specialist, because I was so tired of waiting... unbeknownst to me I was pregnant when I went to the first appt with him.

Glad to see you here with us!

Ladies... I just ate more ice cream sheesh! (And we had pizza and salad for dinner... so pushing the veggies, but eating bad stuff too... )

 

[TarzansKat]

Oh, I was at Target today and they have a whole rack of the Carter's Just One Year summer baby clothes on clearance. They had a ton of boy & girl stuff, and still a great selection of sizes. I got a little onesie ruffly dress thing for next summer for $3.49. Very cute!

Thanks for the heads up! The baby doesn't "need" more clothes, but I also have a SIL who's pregnant, so it certainly can't hurt to look!

And if I end up with a couple of outfits for him, it's okay, right?

all was well with the little guy at the drs today. he is firmly in place head down, but dr said looking at my cervical length there is almost zero chance of ds being born in the next week or so, but they can't tell beyond that. he doesn't want me back for 2 weeks and gave me a perscription for if the bh contractions get really bad. I feel better after the exam. well, physically the exact same but now not so worried. dr was really nice and said he would rather check than have me worry myself like that or wait until it was too late.

You know, a doctor with a nice bedside manner makes all the difference in the world. Like when mine told me, I know you're uncomfortable and it's not normal for you, but the swelling your experiencing is "normal" at this point in the pregnancy. They make you feel good while telling you someting potentially undesirable, it's a gift!

I hope you feel better and your BH aren't too bad.

Well, I guess I'm ready to join this thread. I'm still a nervous wreck and afraid that something is going to go wrong, but we finally told our parents and DS today, so I figure I'll join on here, too.

Congratulations! I'm so pleased to hear that everything is looking good!

 

[Piecey]

Welcome, skuttle!


We decided to flea treat our carpets last night (being overly cautious, got a phone call that fleas were found on a dog that was in our house a few weeks ago) and DH put the flea powder down in the hallway outside the nursery and essentially trapped us in the nursery while it sat. We put the time to good use and got the wall stickers up, the furniture arranged how we wanted it, etc... It's looking so good in there! I'm eager to finish it but I need to get stuff ready for the 4th so I'm avoiding it.. I know the cuteness will suck me in and before I know it I'll lose the whole day.
We moved the glider out of DS1's room and into the nursery, too. It was a bit of a sad moment for me and I know he was confused. He kept hugging the foot stool and trying to crawl into my lap, haha.


I still haven't gone through all the clothes from DS1... My MIL asked to come spend a few days with us and help me so I was saving some jobs (like the clothes) for her and she has now bailed. I didn't realize how close I was getting until everyone yesterday told me they don't think I'll even make it to 39 weeks (which they all said about DS1, too, and I did)... less than 8 weeks! Eeek!

We also still have no middle name. My mother keeps hinting to me that my dad's family always re-used their middle names (so my dad has the same middle name as an uncle or something) and how no one has used his middle name. While I'm not against that, I don't want to cause family issues with DH's family because DS1's middle name is my brother's name.
Then again, we were going to use my MIL's last name (she went back to her maiden name) as Owen's middle name and she told us she didn't like it. That just irritated DH to no end so we're back at square 1 again...

Sorry for my rambling book!

I hope everyone has a great 4th and eats lots of delicious, yummy foods!!

 

[WDWorBUST]

While on the subject of naming if my DH does not get on board with the name DD and I have picked for the baby I'm going to scream! He doesn't have any names he likes or wants to use...he just doesn't like the one we picked. Well the name we picked is a combination of his first and middle names and the baby would be named after him that way. (DD's middle name is my middle name, my mom's middle name, my grandma's middle name....you get the picture) It's important to me and I LOVE the name I came up with too.

This weekend we will be spending time building a storage shed to get some crap out of our house so we can finish some spaces that currently just house "stuff" and make our tiny house more user-friendly. But it will be a LONG weekend for me I know. Last weekend we spend Saturday working and I really felt it Sunday and I plan on hopefully accomplishing more this weekend. We currently have a backporch that is partially finished, but we need to finish the drywall, electric, lighting and get flooring put down. It just stores stuff though so we have to pull everything out to work on it and after last weekend I told DH that we just had to either rent a storage or go ahead and build the storage building we had been talking about building forever because it was such a waste of time to have to unload the room and then load it back up when we were done. We are making it into an eating area/playroom and then there is a large closet and the laundry room back there too. The eating area/playroom will be about 10X12 - so not big, but it will make it much more realistic having them share a bedroom if it's only for sleeping and dressing (although I will probably keep a bookcase in their room if I can make it fit for books for bedtime). Once we get that area done we need to finish out some cabinets in our kitchen (and refinish them all) and put in new countertops and new tile down. Then we will be putting in new tile in our entryway. So we are going to be very busy the next few months. I hope we are able to get most of it done before the baby gets here. We are doing it all to make it better for us, but also to make it more appealing for sale. We need a bigger house and will be building one, but it will probably be early spring or next summer now (at the earliest). That is if we are able to sell our house for more than we currently owe on it. Otherwise we will manage in it as long as necessary.

Wow....I just wrote a book...sorry to be so longwinded. I hope everyone has fun holiday plans (we do have fun planned for this weekend in addition to all the work) and be safe!

 

[Pollito916]

What is the discount at the end on the baby registry?
Oh, I was at Target today and they have a whole rack of the Carter's Just One Year summer baby clothes on clearance. They had a ton of boy & girl stuff, and still a great selection of sizes. I got a little onesie ruffly dress thing for next summer for $3.49. Very cute!

The BRU discount is 10%, so not much but better than nothing.

Thanks for the Target tip!

all was well with the little guy at the drs today. he is firmly in place head down, but dr said looking at my cervical length there is almost zero chance of ds being born in the next week or so, but they can't tell beyond that. he doesn't want me back for 2 weeks and gave me a perscription for if the bh contractions get really bad. I feel better after the exam. well, physically the exact same but now not so worried. dr was really nice and said he would rather check than have me worry myself like that or wait until it was too late.

Glad to hear all is well and you're feeling more relieved.

Well, I guess I'm ready to join this thread. I'm still a nervous wreck and afraid that something is going to go wrong, but we finally told our parents and DS today, so I figure I'll join on here, too.

Welcome Skuttle! So glad to see you are finally ready to join this thread! I hope everything continues to go smoothly for you during the pregnancy - you deserve it after all the trouble ttc!

Ladies... I just ate more ice cream sheesh!

Eating ice cream every day is one of the perks of pregnancy - with or without pickles!

We also still have no middle name.

We don't either. We agreed on a first name, after DS's deceased mother, but he wants the middle after his grandmother, and I don't think the names flow well together, so I want something else. I usually get my way (picked both names for DS, with DH's agreement), but he seemed really excited about the idea of using both names for DD, and I hate to take that away from him just because I don't like the flow of the names togehter.

While on the subject of naming if my DH does not get on board with the name DD and I have picked for the baby I'm going to scream!

This weekend we will be spending time building a storage shed to get some crap out of our house so we can finish some spaces that currently just house "stuff" and make our tiny house more user-friendly. But it will be a LONG weekend for me I know.

I'm sure your DH will come around when he realizes how important the name is to you. Sounds like you have a lot of work to do - or hopefully supervise!

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We don't have many plans for the 4th, b/c it is just too hot right now. Yesterday was 114 and it was still 105 at 9 PM last night. Sunday we're going to a pool party/bbq, so that should help with the temp, but otherwise it's too hot to do much of anything. There is a place that does fireworks almost across the street from us, so we can see them from our backyard or master bedroom windows if we want, but we probably won't go anywhere.

What are everyone else's plans? I hope everyone has a great holiday and stays cool!

 

[pixiegoose]

I haven't updated in awhile so I figured I probably should. I had my 35 week appointment yesterday and Squirt is still head down, with her body going up my left side, which explains the excruciating rib pain I had last night on my left side when I was laying down (ya know, trying to sleep!). As long as I'm upright, no problem but I just want to lay down and sleep! I'm still measuring right on and next week is "the labor talk" and gbs test appointment. The nursery is finallly almost finished now to just finish cleaning/organizing the rest of the apartment! And I did finally end up with the Dooney and Bourke diaper bag I wanted (my mommy bought it for me at the outlet!) so now we just need a "dad bag" for DH (he's not fond of my Petunia Pickle Bottom bag either!). I think that's all I've got for now. Hard to believe only about 5 more weeks to go!!

 

[skuttle]

Thanks so much for the warm welcome. So many of you are in the home stretch! Hopefully I'll feel okay putting a ticker in my signature soon. LOL!

I've tried to stop googling everything, because I know only the bad stuff gets put on the internet. The good stuff...people never write about that! I originally was going to wait to tell our parents/DS until after my next appointment, which is June 9th. But then I asked DH if he thought I'd keep pushing back the reveal after every appointment, and pointed out our new child would be 14 and I"d still be denying it. LOL! Unfortunately, I think he's right! So I decided to go ahead and take the plunge. DS has come up with the funniest questions, so I'm glad we told him.

My first real OB appointment is next Friday. I haven't seen my Dr yet...just had viability ultrasounds. I'll be 10 weeks and she should be able to hear the heartbeat with the doppler. I did hear it yesterday with the ultrasound. I had forgotten what a wonderful sound that is.

lspst8: My due date is February 3rd, so it looks like we'll be going through this together! With our DS, DH and I were clueless. I never did the baby sitting thing and never cared for babies. DS was the first diaper either of us had ever changed. Also, only the 2nd baby I had ever held. I was 24 when he was born! He made it ok and is now a great kid...talks too much in class, but is still a great kid.

 

[kpm76]

I've tried to stop googling everything, because I know only the bad stuff gets put on the internet. The good stuff...people never write about that! I originally was going to wait to tell our parents/DS until after my next appointment, which is June 9th. But then I asked DH if he thought I'd keep pushing back the reveal after every appointment, and pointed out our new child would be 14 and I"d still be denying it. LOL! Unfortunately, I think he's right! So I decided to go ahead and take the plunge. DS has come up with the funniest questions, so I'm glad we told him.

I miscarried in September and it really threw me for a loop. I was so very fortunate to get pregnant again in November but I was sooooo cautious and it was really affecting DH because he felt like he could not enjoy the happiness of it all. I didn't want to tell anyone and finally he said, you have to because this baby deserve it. He was right

 

[TarzansKat]

I hope everyone has a great 4th and eats lots of delicious, yummy foods!!

Glad to hear you got a lot done in the nursery, that always feels like such an accomplishment.

And sorry to hear about the ******* over the name. It's a touchy subject, that's for sure!

While on the subject of naming if my DH does not get on board with the name DD and I have picked for the baby I'm going to scream! He doesn't have any names he likes or wants to use...he just doesn't like the one we picked.

I had the same problem with my husband initially. He couldn't think of any name he was in love with, but he didn't like what I picked either.

When my got sick and passed, we knew that the cosmic reason we could never agree on a name was because we were meant to name him after her, so for us, it all worked out.

Oddly enough, the only thing we could agree on was a middle name, and we've had that pretty much from the start.

I hope everyone has fun holiday plans (we do have fun planned for this weekend in addition to all the work) and be safe!

Good luck with everything for your house!

Eating ice cream every day is one of the perks of pregnancy - with or without pickles!

Here, here!

We don't have many plans for the 4th, b/c it is just too hot right now. Yesterday was 114 and it was still 105 at 9 PM last night.

Oh. My. Goodness!

That is way too hot. I'm having trouble with it getting into the 90s here, I can't even fathom over 100 degrees!

Hard to believe only about 5 more weeks to go!!

Happy to read your update. Hopefully baby girl will move into a more comfortable position and let you get some rest!

I've tried to stop googling everything, because I know only the bad stuff gets put on the internet. The good stuff...people never write about that!

This is one instance where I have to say the internet is not your friend. With my first pregnancy, I read all the books, looked everything up online, generally...stressed and drove myself nuts.

This time, I'm sort of happily clueless. I mean, I've done it before, but as long as the doc says I'm okay, and I feel relatively okay, it's all good. I get one pregnancy update email that tells me where the baby is in terms of development and that's it.

My first real OB appointment is next Friday. I haven't seen my Dr yet...just had viability ultrasounds. I'll be 10 weeks and she should be able to hear the heartbeat with the doppler. I did hear it yesterday with the ultrasound. I had forgotten what a wonderful sound that is.

How wonderful! I'll be thinking of you and hoping that all goes well.

 

[TarzansKat]

Happy Fourth of July weekend, ladies!

I'm working today, but it is my last day!

I decided that enough was enough. And thank goodness. My feet still feel swollen from standing so much yesterday, so I'm glad that I'm going to take this time before the baby comes and relax a little bit.

They'll be starting story hour at the library again soon, and I'm so excited to be able to take my son to that, make some playdates, maybe even do a few short day trips before baby arrives.

And on the list of treating myself, I'm seriously thinking about a pedicure this week. Part of me feels guilty for spending the money on that, and the other part of me, 1: wants pretty toes for that delivery room LOL! and 2: thinks, hey you're the only girl in this house, it's okay!

Anyway, I had an NST at my doc's office yesterday, and it went very well. BP was a little bit higher than the past couple of weeks, but not out of my realm of normal, so that's good. Also, I didn't realize it was time for them to start doing internal exams (and the strep culture at this one) so I was a little surprised.

I was even more surprised when the doctor told me I was 1 cm. Now, I know that you can hover around that for quite a while, but qiute frankly, I was shocked I'd actually progressed that far!

We don't have any specific plans this weekend. My grandmother opened her pool and I'm hoping to get to use it on Sunday because it is going to be hot, hot, hot here.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

 

[vettechick99]

Well, I guess I'm ready to join this thread. I'm still a nervous wreck and afraid that something is going to go wrong, but we finally told our parents and DS today, so I figure I'll join on here, too.

I've been a member of the TTC thread here on the DIS since May of 2006. I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and DH had some sperm issues as well. Last year we did 3 Clomid IUI's with no luck. In November, we went to the RE and was told our next step would be IUI with injectible fertility meds. We had a big WDW/DCL trip planned for June to celebrate our 10th anniversary, so we decided to take a break from TTC until after our trip.

AF was scheduled to arrive during our trip, so I was SO mad. My biggest concern was that AF would arrive on our Castaway Cay day! Well, AF never showed up during our trip. The night we got back from our trip, I took a HPT and a beautiful dark BFP popped up right away!!

Due to our history, I had an ultrasound 2 weeks ago and everything looked good. I had a second ultrasound today and everything looks good. I'm measuring 8.2 weeks, but based on my LMP I should be 9 weeks. We are keeping my due date as if I'm 9 weeks, even though I think 8.2 is more accurate since I usually O late. But I'll stick with 9 weeks. I was 6.2 weeks two weeks ago, so I'm growing on track.

Sorry, this is a rambling post, but I've been so nervous about everything since it's taken us so long for this to happen. But I know being worried and googling every little thing isn't good so I'm trying to accept that I'm pregnant and enjoy it.

Welcome, Skuttle! We are always on these threads together. I hope you have a H&H 9 months!