Weekly Check-In 9/12

NeonNoon

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby?

2) Age at delivery? (optional)

3) Any other children? Furbabies?

4) How are you feeling?

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves?

QOTW:  (I lifted the first question from TTC>35, thank you @URMySunshine77 )

Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out?

NeonNoon

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
March 2015, 14W, Lemon

2) Age at delivery? (optional)
35

3) Any other children? Furbabies?
Nope

4) How are you feeling?
Over the last few days, the MS has gone down and my energy & motivation levels have gone up.  I'm feeling quite happy.

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves?
I was expecting my Verifi results this week but the OB's online system wasn't showing it.  I called and the front desk said they had it but couldn't disclose it and that a nurse would have to call back.  The nurse said, "everything looks good."  But when I asked for the gender she said they'd have it in a few days.  So, now I'm not sure which results she was looking at since I had two tests sent to the same lab.  In any case, there's nothing worrisome, so I'll just wait till the she calls back.

QOTW: Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out?

I like 'You are My Sunshine'.  Not so sure about 'Three Blind Mice' with the tails being lopped off.

mattandlora

 

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
Due 4/5/14, 10 weeks, prune. We graduate to a lime on Sunday.

2) Age at delivery? (optional)
35
3) Any other children? Furbabies?
We have a 15-month-old DS and 2 black labs
4) How are you feeling?
Some days I feel like my energy is coming back. Then other days I crash at 6:00 and realize that nope, it is not coming back yet. And don't get me started on the M/S. I am maxed out on 3 different meds and finally stopped losing weight. (Not that I'd mind a little weight loss under normal circumstances. Huh).
5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves?
Our nuchal cord screen is coming up on the 26th. The doctor hasn't mentioned anything about bloodwork. I'll ask at the 12-week visit. Rant? I had a migraine yesteday and couldn't take my normal meds due to the pregnancy. I had to resort to Tylenol, which works about as well as M&Ms on my migraines. Raves? I hate to say this, but I'm sort of glad that a certain famous royal has hyperemesis gravidarum. Because now everyone is talking about it and I don't feel quite so isolated in my suffering.
QOTW:  (I lifted the first question from TTC>35, thank you @URMySunshine77 )

Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out? Oh wow. I don't remember at all. I don't remember my favorites as a kid, but I have some preferences now for my own kids.  I always thought rock-a-by(e) baby was a little creepy. And when I was older, I found out a lot of those songs were about much more horrible things, like starvation and the plague and such. I'd copy a link here, but my work computer blocked it.

anonymousmotley

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
2/16/2015, 17w4d, Onion
2) Age at delivery? (optional)
43
3) Any other children? Furbabies?
1DS, 1DD, 2 dogs, 2 cats
4) How are you feeling?
FAT!  I still lack energy, although I have a little more than the 1st trimester.
5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves?
Next appointment is 10/1, which is the anatomy scan.  I'm feeling her move every day now which is a nice reassurance that everything is ok since I still have PGAL brain!
QOTW: Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out?
I don't remember that far back, however, I sing Hush Little Baby to my daughter every night since she was born.  We have also thrown Rock-a-Bye Baby into the mix lately, but we use different words.  I'll just say that it's called Rock-a-bye poo poo in my house...hehe.  The kid loves potty humor, what can I say!!

topaz7777

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby? 4/13, 9 weeks and change

2) Age at delivery? (optional) 35

3) Any other children? Furbabies? 1 DD who is 2

4) How are you feeling? vomiting a lot.

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves? MFM on the 29th.

QOTW: (I lifted the first question from TTC>35, thank you @URMySunshine77 )

Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood? Which ones didn't quite work out? I sing a lot of songs my parents used to sing.  None of them are really common, mostly folk songs.

Samuelismomma

1) due date, how many weeks? Fruit? I'm 21 3-4 days! Over half baked! Pomegranate or butternut squash!
2) age at delivery? 42( still feel 22 does that count? Hahaha!
3)any other children? Fur babies? One ds almost 2 1/2 one rescue mixed named pearl
4)how are you feeling? Feeling pretty good! Glad fall is coming so things slow down though..
5) upcoming appts,milestones,rants or raves? Appt Monday the 15th. Hopefully uti and bv is cleared. Got to ask about bed rest etc:(
Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood? I sing a lot of folky songs too and Jesus loves me and I say good morning to ds the same way since he was born! Now he expects it!

mdogan29

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby?

3.18.2015, 13w2d, Peach

2) Age at delivery? (optional)

38

3) Any other children? Furbabies?

FTM, Bella - 6yo dog, Cleo & Spencer 15 & 14yo kitties

4) How are you feeling?

Hmm... well, today I feel all right, I've been able to sit @ computer and work, some days still have nausea and stomach irritation, but always tired.

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves?

Next appointment isn't until 10/23, which is my anatomy scan @ 19wks.  My OB told me to cancel my genetic counseling appt since I've already had Mat21 test and everything is fine.

I finally announced my pregnancy on Facebook (mostly high school/college friends, business associates and some extended family who didn't know) and got great reception. Not one person said anything about being too old!

QOTW: Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out?

Hmm... I had to change this, recently I recalled a memory about singing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" with my brother (who is ~4 years younger than me), I'm guessing we learned it from either our parents or grandparents! I love "You Are My Sunshine" and have already been practicing singing that one out loud .. I'd like to learn some more though!

NeonNoon

Congrats on your announcement @mdogan29

boxermamax2

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby? April 1, 11w2d, Lime

2) Age at delivery? (optional) 43

3) Any other children? Furbabies? 26yo stepson, 2 boxers and a cat

4) How are you feeling? Feeling pretty good - only symptom still is large, sore boobs and exhaustion.

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves? Met with the genetic counselor this week and did the blood draw for the Verifi test, so awaiting those results. Very anxious about the results as the baby we lost tested positive for Trisomy13. Have NT screening in 2 weeks so that is an ultrasound in the middle of the 5 week gap which will make me feel so much better to know the baby is still doing good. The EDD of our angel baby is Monday so that is hitting me much harder than I expected it to. Rants - not really just in an all around shitty/depressed/emotional mood today and missing my mom and my husband terribly.

QOTW:  Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out? I always loved the itsy bitsy spider and humpty dumpty

mdogan29 congrats on your FB announcement! If all goes well with Verifi test results and NT scan we will be announcing in a couple of weeks

NeonNoon hope you get complete results back soon - mine aren't even in yet and I'm going nuts!! 

Lady2010

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
Jan. 24, 2015; 20 wks, 6 days; Banana

2) Age at delivery? (optional)
37

3) Any other children? Furbabies?
Nope!

4) How are you feeling?
OK - still throwing up a little a few times a week - this better go away once the baby arrives!  Other than that not too shabby.  As I guess is to be expected I am starting to have a harder time sleeping/being comfortable - but I think that is part of the whole pregnancy package.

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves?
Going back on Weds (17th) for follow-up a/s... our little one wouldn't cooperate so they couldn't quite get all the measurements.  I finally am starting to tell more people - sent an email to 12 or so b-school friends to let them know (we are keeping the news off FB).  Next weekend we have a family wedding - so I think I will be surprising some people there (pretty sure 2 of my cousins don't know since they haven't called/e-mailed... but their parents know since I told them)

QOTW:  (I lifted the first question from TTC>35, thank you @URMySunshine77  )

Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out?

Hmm - I honestly can't recall any off the top of my head... but I love the Rockabye baby CDs/MP3s - so we will likely get some of those.  Agree with others that some of the words are actually kind of creepy - like those to Rock a Bye baby (cradle falling, etc).

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

NeonNoon

The nurse called back.  I have to go in for another blood draw on Monday.  She claims the lab screwed up something but I think it might just be an inconclusive result and she misunderstood.

gremaud07

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby? Feb 5, 19 weeks, mango
2) Age at delivery? (optional) 37
3) Any other children? Furbabies? 5 year old son and 1 yr old chiweenie
4) How are you feeling? Pretty good just alittle tired
5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves? Glucose test next week
QOTW: (I lifted the first question from TTC>35, thank you @URMySunshine77 ) Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood? Which ones didn't quite work out?

mandyreads

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby? Jan 16th 22 wks today! Papaya

2) Age at delivery? 36

3) Any other children? Furbabies? 3 girls (14, 12, and 7) and a doggy and hamster

4) How are you feeling? eh. ok. just learned I have GD and now have to see a High Risk Dr. So that has me a bit nervous.

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves? I was supposed to go back to the Dr on the 24th but now that I am changing I am not sure when I will go.

QOTW:  Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out? I would always sing Bye Oh My Baby to the girls when rocking. I had a whole mixed set of songs that I compiled together into one. I bet I could still remember it if I thought long enough. 

BeckyP005

@NeonNoon‌ glad things are easing up for you. @mattandlora‌ so sorry about how sick you are. I did get a chuckle out of the M&M's comment
@boxermamax2‌ sending big hug hugs to you FX everything is looking good.

1. 2/22/15. 16w6d. Avocado

2. 46

3. Cat

4. Feeling good but I want to sleep at night lol.

5. Nothing going on.

QOYW: Hmm not sure. My parents came over from Yugoslavia when my mom was 6 months PG with me and I'm sure the songs were all sung in Serbian.

Three Blind Mice is strange! I love the All the Pretty Horses lullaby. I can't wait to play that for baby!! I did all the basic ones like Wheels on The Bus, This Old Man, Itsty Bitsy etc when I nannied.

JilliansMoma

NeonNoon said:

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby? 10/29/14, 33 weeks, 3 days, Fruit is the Durian (which my mother-in-law loves to eat and my hubby can't stand the smell!) All I have to say is that I'm glad my baby isn't that pokey!

2) Age at delivery? (optional) 40

3) Any other children? Furbabies? My little ladies and our lab.

4) How are you feeling? Feeling like I'm ready to not be PG ever again!!!  Unless it's another girl and my DH catches me in a weak moment and we use one of our frosties to try for a boy!  My luck I'd end up with twin girls and have 6 daughters!!! LOL!!!

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves? I've had to start weekly BPP to measure fluid and monitor baby's heart rate. I kinda like seeing baby every week so I was glad I get to do this again.  All because I'm over 40!!  I get to go to the opening game for the 49ers at the new stadium tomorrow so I'm really excited for that!!  Hopefully we kick some Bears buns!!! LOL!!

QOTW:  (I lifted the first question from TTC>35, thank you @URMySunshine77 )

Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out? My mom sings all the songs to my girls that my great grandma used to sign to my cousins, brother and I.  My favorite is "She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain" because Grammy would bounce us on her knees like we were riding the horses!  I made up a "Relax" song that I would sing to the girls.  My oldest still requests it if she's upset or overly tired.  I have no idea why but every time I would sign "Don't You Cry Tonight" by GNR my girls would settle right down.  I still sing that one to them.

@boxermamax2 I will be thinking of you on Monday

@NeonNoon good luck with the re-test

Have a great week ladies!!!

JM

marijaa333

1) Due on May 15; I'm at five weeks, so, according to the Internet, the embryo is akin to a tadpole-shaped sesame seed.

2) I'll be 36 at delivery, if all goes well.

3) This is my first pregnancy. Would love a dog but husband thinks it would be unfair to the dog in our current apartment and with the amount of travel we both do, which is all probably true...

4) Feeling great, for the most part. On occasion, I forget I'm pregnant for a minute. Then the mild cramps remind me or I walk by a mirror and see the giant acne. 

5) My first OB appointment is on October 3, when I'll be just a day short of eight weeks. I'm still trying to psychologically adjust to the idea that I am pregnant. I don't feel ready to tell anyone yet, and although my husband is very supportive this has also caused him to worry about the future and he doesn't initiate a lot of conversation about it, although he doesn't avoid it either. In sum, I feel a little bit on my own at the moment.

QOTW: My mother sang me opera, despite not having an amazing voice. I still loved it.

jcdorsey74

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby?  April 2015, 10 weeks, It's a prune!

2) Age at delivery? (optional) 41

3) Any other children? Furbabies? DS is 2.  2 dogs and 2 cats.

4) How are you feeling? Not too bad actually.  Sunday was a bad MS day, but yesterday and today have been okay.  I am wearing my seabands religiously until I go to bed at night.  They seem to be helping.  I have just been keeping busy and trying to keep my mind off of it and drinking lots of water.

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves? Next appointment is October 2nd.  Received the prenatal lab blood work and urinalysis results in the mail yesterday.  Everything is normal.  Yay!  Waiting for the call to set up all my old pregnant lady tests (NT scan/blood work and additional tests...if we choose to do them).  My numbers went from 1/36 chance of Downs to a 1/4300 chance (and that was the smallest jump) after the last NT scan and blood work with DS that we opted out of all other tests.  He was fine.

QOTW:  (I lifted the first question from TTC>35, thank you @URMySunshine77 )

Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out? Which ones didn't I like?  We sing them all to DS.  I purchased a book that has tons of them in it.  Some I had never heard of, but it came with a disk, so we get the melodies right.  He loves it and we love it.  I think my all time favorite was Georgie Porgie!  Ha!  If he would've tried to kiss me, he probably wouldn't gotten socked in the nose!

MsMacual

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby?
October 13- 36w1d

2) Age at delivery? (optional)
36

3) Any other children? Furbabies?
DS- almost 3, furbaby puggle- 5 1/2 mo

4) How are you feeling?
Overall, very good.  I'm pretty tired, but that is normal at this stage.

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves?
I had an appointment yesterday- everything looked great, got my flu and TDAP shots, and had my strep b test done.  I will be going every week until I deliver now.

I have been searching for a new contract or job and yesterday I was offered an amazing opportunity.  It doesn't have a start date attached so there still is some uncertainty, but hopefully, they will need me in late November or early December when I'm ready to get back to work FT.  I also have a decent amount of contract set up as of yesterday/today so I should be busier than I've been from now until later in the fall.  I am feeling quite thankful that things are finally coming together after several months of searching!

QOTW:  Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood?  Which ones didn't quite work out?  My mom was really into nursery rhymes so we knew all of them and I can't say I had a favorite.  I have not really used lullabies or nursery rhymes with our son- we read books.  My favorites when he was little (and I got to choose) were the Hungry Caterpillar and Duck for President. 

jab9371

1) Due date? How many weeks are you? What size is baby? March 22, 13 weeks, peach

2) Age at delivery? (optional) 43! I too feel 25!

3) Any other children? Furbabies? Just a handsome Golden Retriever, Hunter, who I have promised I will always love best (sssshhh, don't tell anyone!)

4) How are you feeling? Great! New running bras help my sore boobs when running with Hunter! Little bloating but manageable. Just keep drinking water. I just received my button expanders in the mail, but don't need them yet! :-)

5) Any upcoming appointments, milestones, rants or raves? Received Maternity21 test results back a few weeks ago, all healthy and baby girl!

QOTW: (I lifted the first question from TTC>35, thank you @URMySunshine77 )

Which lullabies/nursery rhymes are your favorite from childhood? Which ones didn't quite work out? Jesus loves me

BeckyP005

@jab9371‌ congrats on a healthy baby girl!

jab9371

Thanks @beckyP005 I can't believe how lucky I have been with the ease of this experience. Praying it stays this way!