**Sunday Ticker Change 7/20**

mrscurlygurl

Getting close! Only today and one more Sunday left in July! How many inside babies do we still have?

What week, fruit/veggie/thing are you, or how old is your outside baby?

Vents or celebrations from the week?

Any OWTs you're trying to get baby to come out?

QOTW: What sport/hobby (such as music) do you or your SO hope your LO gets interested in some day?

alyss0nl

Dylan is 18 days old today! It feels like forever ago I was in the hospital... Celebrations: Dylan is sleeping longer chunks at night, 11:30pm- 5:00am!! He's starting to take 3oz at some of his feedings, so this makes me happy, since he was having some constipation/gas issues. The pedi suggested enfamil reguline and he's doing so much better on this formula. Qotw: Dylan has very big hands, so it would be neat to see him get into basketball or football. Ds1 is already very interested in baseball, so I have a feeling my house will be all sports. I'd like to see at least one of my boys learn a musical instrument. The music teacher at my school gives private lessons and I'd like one of them to try it.

ARogers26

What week, fruit/veggie/thing are you, or how old is your outside baby?

Watermelon. 39 weeks 5 days

Vents or celebrations from the week? Trying to be patient. It is not my strong suit.

Any OWTs you're trying to get baby to come out? Not really. DH mowed around our big pasture so we have been walking.

QOTW: What sport/hobby (such as music) do you or your SO hope your LO gets interested in some day? We hope he wants to continue with our farm. Also I hope he picks up his dad's musical talent. (Among other things I hope he gets from his father). Sounds cliche but I like my husband and think he is a good man.

First time responder to this post but nearing the end and just feel like sitting in bed. Blah. 2 days till my due date. 9 until my dr induces.

mrscurlygurl

Baby girl is 17 days old!

Nursing is going very well. We have a super loose routine right now. I'm a firm believer in the "eat, play, sleep" philosophy, but I think she's still too new for that as we don't always get much play time between the eat and sleep periods. 

Vent: just dropped a large chunk 'o money on amazon using the completion discount and stil didn't buy everything I wanted. I guess my vent shouldn't be the cost since I know kids aren't cheap. I am annoyed that several of the things I wanted didn't qualify for the discount...what's up with that?

QOTW: DH is super into sports so he'll want them to do something I'm sure...especially baseball cuz he'll want to coach at some point. I was a swimmer and would love for them to get into that. It'd be fun if they had a musical interest too. I don't want them to be over extended, but I think a couple organized activities are good for kids.

mrscurlygurl

Oh...and to AW a pic from my first solo trip outta the house with both kiddos this past week

beff12

Inside baby here! 39 weeks, so a watermelon.

Vents: I'm just crazy uncomfortable! Two different doctors at my past two appointments have said I'm literally out of room for little girl. I believe it.

Celebrations: DH has been excited about our baby all along, but it really hit him yesterday that labor and delivery could happen at any time now. He just grinned all night and talked about how happy he was and I love it!

Not trying any old wives tales yet, but if I can find some bellyache free time, I'd love to take more walks and whatnot.

QOTW: DH is athletic and I'm not, but we're both musical - him on guitar, me on piano. We'd love our little girl to pick up on music!

knitsandgiggles

40 weeks and a jackfruit

Celebrations: 40 weeks pregnant and just enjoying these last days of DD as my only baby.

OWTs: Bedroom activities, spicy food, pineapple, walking, and bouncing on the ball

QOTW: We would love it if our LOs showed interest in our hobbies a bit. Wonder what they will end up enjoying though - can't wait to see!

mrscurlygurl

Bahahaha...bedroom activities wishing labor thoughts for you @knittylady and @soontobehuskermom‌!

ariel8200

Gabby is 15 days old.

Celebration: We got her tongue tie cut and now she nurses great, thank goodness.

No vents today.

Qotw: If DH has his way she will be a soccer player.

The picture is what happens when we try to swaddle her, she has broken out of every swaddle we have put her in, including the Swaddleme.

shortstack930

39 weeks and a watermelon, ugh.

Vents: had my OB appt this week and still no dilation or effacing . Doctor thinks I'll go till the bitter end.

Celebrations: this is finally my last week of work! Working has gotten a lot tougher the past week or so and I'm very glad to start my maternity leave at the end of the week.

OWT: had some spicy food for dinner last night, took a super long walk today, and had some sex this morning. Bring on labor!!

QOTW: I was really into singing and theatre growing up so I'm hoping she has some musical interest but I would also like her to do some sort of sport too. Maybe baseball since my dad would love to coach her.

Monicalynnsd

I've got a pumpkin here at 38 weeks and 3 days pregnant, I'm not due until the 31st!! I've always felt way behind most of you girls!

I'm feeling good, other than bad varicose veins on one leg and the super crowded feeling in my stomach. Compression stockings help with the veins, but my fiancé pointed out today that I look like a pregnant hooters girl when I go for my walks! Baby girl measured an estimated 8.2lbs at 37 weeks, I'm 80% effaced and dialated to 1 and the doctor thinks she will come early, yay!!!

I'm walking 5 miles most days, pre-natal yoga 3 times a week, spicy food, pre-natal chiropractor twice a week, and after reading your posts I will remember to pick up some pineapple tomorrow! I have to go to work tomorrow for meetings and to set up my classroom for my sub, after that I will be ready for baby girl to get here!! I'm getting super excited for the birth, and I feel super grateful to have such supportive families on both sides who are equally as excited!

She will be a scholar and an athlete, whatever sports or activities she chooses are fine with us!

ADC1979

Another 40 week jackfruit here representin'.  Still have an inside baby, though I think he and I have both now agreed that there's not a lot of room left in there.  He keeps trying to kick his way out.

Vents:  99% of my shoes no longer fit comfortably, whether they are sandals or not.  The only thing that feels remotely comfy are my super ugly blue crocs.  They are so very ugly...but feel so very wonderful on my feet.  I didn't start to have swelling feet till week 38 so it didn't seem worth it to go buy new shoes.  

Additional Vent: Baby, I know you can't exactly see the calendar very well in there but...it's time. Let's do this thing.  We've both agreed that you don't have any more room to stretch in there.

Any OWTs we're trying:  Not really.  Walked a lot yesterday (by my current standards) because we had to go to the grocery store and Target.  Walking's really tough because my feet are so swollen it really hurts after a while.  

QOTW: I was personally never big on sports, but hubby is big on soccer.  So playing soccer would be okay.  Seems a little less dangerous than football.  But whatever sports or hobbies he chooses will be fine.  I was always a little sad my parents never supported my desire to take horseback riding lessons, so I don't want to be like that to him.

ADC1979

@soontobehuskermom Sending 'em your way, too!  And for Knittylady!  These kiddos need to get the memo that it's time to hang out in the outside world with the other J14 babes!

alyss0nl

kam3100 said:

Gabby is 15 days old. Celebration: We got her tongue tie cut and now she nurses great, thank goodness. No vents today. Qotw: If DH has his way she will be a soccer player. The picture is what happens when we try to swaddle her, she has broken out of every swaddle we have put her in, including the Swaddleme.

Lol cute! Nathan broke out of every swaddle he was put in. Dylan loves being swaddled on the other hand.

brewbecks

Still have an inside baby...
39 weeks - watermelon

Vents: been dilated and 3 cm and 100% effaced for some time now. Very uncomfortable and heartburn so bad I can hardly eat anything!

Celebrations: DH and I were in a wedding this weekend 2 hrs from the closest hospital and were a nervous wreck the whole time, everything went extremely well and we are finally home patiently waiting for baby!

OWT: long walks (even up hills & stairs) ball bouncing, primrose oil, red raspberry leaf

QOTW: we will be supportive in whatever she chooses. We both played soccer so I suspect she will do that. I would like to see her play basketball too

earichar23

Adelinde is 2 1/2 weeks old already!

We are finally getting her latched on well so BF has gotten much less painful the last couple of days. And she slept 4 hours straight followed by 3 hours straight last night!

Not exactly a vent but my mother has been with us for the last three weeks and she has been a real help assisting me during feedings and changing diapers and watching Adelinde while I get in a nap in the mornings but she is leaving tomorrow and I'm feeling a bit panicky.

QOTW: DH is hoping to get her interested in music or art like he is and tennis so he can teach her. I'd love it if I could share my crafting hobbies with her!

kwh33ls

Sadie is three days old!

Celebrations: she nurses like a champ! The pediatrician today said she's gaining weight at a surprising rate for a BF baby. That made me feel like the nearly hourly feelings last night were worth it

Vents: nope. I'm in baby heaven. And so glad not to be pregnant anymore.

QOTW: I think she has a good chance of being musical, and little chance of avoiding some kind of science aptitude (DH and I are both scientists). I can't wait to see what she's into, whatever it is