~*~ 2nd Tri Check-in (9/17) ~*~

southernyankeegirl

This is a weekly check-in for PAIF members in their second trimester. You can feel free to join at 14 weeks and we will bid you an excited farewell on your way to 3rd Tri after 27 weeks.

*** Someone pointed out that you can technically stay until your 27th week is DONE, whereas I've been wishing people farewell when they hit 27 weeks.  I guess whatever everyone else thinks or wants to do? I'll keep doing it, and use your 27th week as an overlap week? ***

If there are any newcomers that would like to be added to the list, post below and include your EDD.

- How far along are you this week?
- Any appointments or other updates?

Also, please let me know if I have your “team” listed correctly or if it needs to be updated.

QOTW:  What have you been craving, or what's your favorite food? Bonus for PIP to make me drool!


***Graduating to the 3rd Tri next week!!! Good Luck! ***

@kz’s_girlygirl –12/17/14

@orange1414 – 12/19/14 (Boy) - Glad to hear you found a practice that works well for you!  I switched early on and am repeatedly grateful.  It makes a world of difference to be in the care of medical practitioners you feel comfortable with.  Good luck in 3rd tri!

@freakyfast – 12/20/14 (Girl) - Good luck in 3rd Tri!  I'd be bummed without salsa in my life - hopefully baby learns to like spicy ;-)

@grateful&thankful – 12/22/14


December


@beachy6 – 12/24/14 (Girl)

@Irishlove16 – 12/25/14 (Girl) - Hope your appointment went well!  Did you schedule the glucose test?

@babydreams13 – 12/28/14 (Boy) - Congrats on V-Day!  That's a big one. Did you do your GD screening? How'd it go?

@Saintelizabeth – 12/30/14 (Team Green) - How's that Harry Pottery nursery coming along? Any pics?



January

@Viasatalyte – 1/3/15 (Boy)

@sparkles2040 – 1/6/15 (Boy)  - Funny you should mention not doing surprises - apparently my hubby can't either! While I was at work on Saturday, he unpacked all the gifts that have arrived so far and set them up in the nursery. Made my day, but we have to lie to my Mom that they're all still packed away until the shower, haha!

@txultrarunner – 1/6/15 (Team Green)

@dp21 – 1/8/15 - Hope the GD test went well!  What kind of car are you guys buying?

@mrsjoslyn16 – 1/9/15 (Boy)

@ksgsmu – 1/12/15 (Twin Boys) - Sorry you've been uncomfortable, hopefully your doctor has some suggestions. I know physical therapy was super key for me, but then again I'm not carrying twins - double trouble!

@wolfette139 – 1/13/15 (Girl)  - How's bed rest going?  Any updates?  How often do you have to get checked out by the doctor?  Rooting for you - we're almost to V-Day!  That's the first important milestone ;-)

@Southernyankeegirl – 1/13/15 (Boy)

@Itlavac – 1/14/15 (Girl)

@MkateG – 1/14/15 (Twins - Boy/Girl)  - Any update on the job situation?  I hope this week had brought better news for you and that you're feeling better!

@milagros315 – 1/18/15 (Boy)  - When do they have you doing the glucose test? I'm not looking forward to that bit.

@puzzlefuz – 1/19/15

@mrsrichey11 – 1/20/15 (Twins - Boy/Girl) - I hope things keep going so smoothly! Are the twins kicking up a storm?

@hopeby2015 – 1/21/15 (Girl) - I hope a/s part 2 went well!  Any pics to AW?

@tarala – 1/24/15

@lady2010 – 1/24/15  - How was that prenatal water class?  Did the follow up a/s get the rest of the results? Do you know boy/girl, or team green?

@mdiblasi10 – 1/30/15 (Girl) - Congrats on feeling better and being halfway! And yay for a good a/s!

@SKLH – (Girl) - Yay on a "boring" appointment! That's what we all want to have every time ;-)  Do you want to AW any of those cute ultrasound pics?



February

@WA1215 – 2/1/15  - Hope the urine results were good, and that the anatomy scan went well!  Did you find out the sex???

@Robeano – 2/3/15 (Girl) - Congrats on Team Pink!  Glad the a/s went well and that you have a bit more energy!

@Jaztastic – 2/7/15 (Boy) - Where are you? I miss you. 

@MissEm15 – 2/11/15 (Twin Boys)

@chickyclg – 2/13/15 (Twins)

@weansworld09 – 2/17/15 (Team Green) - Yay for Moms!  I get to see mine next week and am very excited.  Want to AW some of those nursery goodies? ;-)

@Neesey – 2/18/15 (Team Green) - I love the name Wesley!  Just for that, I hope you have a boy ;-)

@jaytee16 – 2/19/15 (Twins) - Yay for strong heartbeats! Do you have a date for the anatomy scan?
 
@Bellalux – 2/19/15 (Boy) - Congrats on finding out Team Blue!  Did you buy anything cute to celebrate your little boy? Any progress on nursery planning?

@Ecarabeo217 – 2/19/15

@runawaylaurel – 2/22/15 (Team Green)


March

@Ducky719 –3/8/15 - Congrats on 2nd tri!  I didn't realize how tired 1st tri made me until it was over, and now I feel like I have SO much energy! Hopefully it lasts for both of us ;-)

southernyankeegirl

Sorry I posted a day late!  I honestly was just kind of off this week - I kept thinking yesterday was Monday!

Also, I have been battling a stomach bug for two days now - every time I eat something, it results in a quick dash to the bathroom an hour or so later, where I miserably spend the next 30 minutes or so.  I think I ate bad scallops the other night.

All is well here - a week from Thursday I'll be flying up to go to my shower!!!!! So surreal and exciting.  Since it's long distance, most people are shipping gifts here and just bringing pictures of their gift to the shower, which I appreciate. 

However, the plan was to keep all gifts in their boxes in the nursery until after the shower - well, DH didn't like that plan, apparently! 

While I was working on Saturday, he single handedly dragged our queen sized mattress & box spring out of that room, disassembled the bed frame, put it all on Craigslist to sell (it sold yesterday).  He emptied the closet and moved all the boxes stored there (my art supplies) up to the attic.  Then he disassembled our glider/recliner that was in the living room, put it back together in the nursery, and then proceeded to open the gifts we've gotten so far and assemble those!  So we have the Pack 'n Play fully assembled where the crib will go, and it's all starting to look a lot more like a nursery!  It made me cry when I walked in, I was so happy and surprised.

He's promised not to open anything else, except he reserves the right to assemble the crib if it arrives (it's on our registry, and if no one buys it for next week, we're going to order it anyway).  Silly impatient wonderful man!

QOTW:  I've been having a thing for ice cream floats.  My tummy really doesn't like it at the moment with this stomach bug, but man are they delicious!

Most specifically, I've been having A&W Cream Soda with Haagan Daaz Vanilla ice cream.  Mmmmmm!!!!



There's something about the frothy creamy bubbles from the float, and the slight iciness to the ice cream that's left, that's just divine!

dp21

Thanks for the personalization!  We are buying the Subaru Outback, plan is to wait till end of the month and see if we can get any deals! 

I'll be taking my GD test tomorrow.  I'm nervous.  Hope it goes well. 

Other than that, we got the crib together last weekend and our wall decals for the nursery came yesterday.  Excited to put them up.  We still need to find a rug.  Didn't realize how difficult it would be to find a nice rug for the nursery!  We want one that not only looks good, but would be nice and soft for baby to lay on. 

Here is our work so far! 

Ok, going to try to insert a picture for the first time.  Read to host it on shutterfly, hope this works! lol  failed first time, lets try again.  I can't figure it out and never seem to be able to upload pics.  Help?! 


 
Thanks @southernyankeegirl Got the pic up  

sparkles2040

@Southernyankeegirl First reaction- that's awesome! Im proud of him. Haha. Hope you get feeling better- that's awful.Hope you have a blast at your baby shower. Happy, safe, and speedy travels to you both.

Im 24w2d now. I have an appt this afternoon. Im getting mentally geared up for the glucose test. Pretty sure I'll be given paperwork for that today. Im kinda worried, I feel huge. Ive gained 20lbs which I think is normalish, so we shall see.

Ive been craving french fries and homemade chocolate chip cookies. Ive acted on the fries but have held off on cookies. For awhile all I wanted was fruit and carne asada- so thankful I live in California. Peaches and burritos! Haha.

southernyankeegirl

@dp21 - I have had really good luck with RugsUSA.com - we bought a huge area rug for our living room, 100% wool, for $170 and I LOVE it.  We bought another big area rug for our dining room, polyester, and we also love it (super soft).  We're buying a smaller rug for the nursery from there! It freaked me out at first because I couldn't touch the rugs before buying, but with 100% wool at least I knew there wouldn't be tons of chemicals and such.

southernyankeegirl

Oh, and if you see a picture online you want to copy, just right click and "View Image" - then copy the URL (should end in .jpg) and then come back here, click the little icon that looks like a Polaroid picture, and paste it in.  Voila!

I like hosting my pictures on TinyPic.  I find it pretty easy and quick.

orange1414

It's my last week over here! Updates: I wound up in labor and delivery on Monday. I was having a lot of contractions Fortunately, all my tests came back ok and I was quickly released. I have a midwife appointment tomorrow, complete with my gestational diabetes test, so please send me low blood sugar thoughts! 

QOTW: I can't get enough Famous Amos cookies. Nothing else seems to settle my stomach so well (I'm still having some morning sickness). 

dp21

@southernyankeegirl thanks for the tip!  I haven't seen this website before.  We have looked at Lowes, IKEA, and Home Depot and couldn't find anything we loved. 

Neesey

18 weeks tomorrow. So crazy! No denying that I'm pregnant anymore. I have passed the point if being able to blame my belly on a big meal. DH us excited raft I'm showing but he's going nuts not knowing if we are having a girl or a boy. My anatomy scan is next Wednesday. Quad came back last week and all is looking great.
I've been craving fruit and sweets. Trying to focus in the fruit and not donuts!

southernyankeegirl

dp21 said:

@southernyankeegirl thanks for the tip!  I haven't seen this website before.  We have looked at Lowes, IKEA, and Home Depot and couldn't find anything we loved. 

Prepare to spend a whole day ;-)  It's addicting!

I do love that website.  Don't let the initial prices fool you - put it in your basket and add the code it tells you to for that specific rug.  A $900 rug instantly becomes $180 with the discount code!  With free shipping!  No joke.

Just be sure to read reviews if they have any, and double check the material of the rug.  I was told that wool is best for babies because (while not quite as soft as the polyester blends), it cleans up really easily, doesn't stain, and has fewer chemicals and off gassing.

Our wool rug sheds like crazy - fills a whole vaccum with fluff every time!  But It's really comfy and soft and I love it.  DH has already spilled a glass of red wine and it came right up!

We got THIS ONE:



The reviews warned the gray one looked more blue-gray than stone gray, which is absolutely true and I'm glad I knew that, but I love it a lot!

chickyclg

18 weeks 5 days

We had or A/S yesterday and confirmed a very active little girl, and a very passive little boy.  We were a little upset because the imaging center we were sent to wouldn't let DH in for the actual scan but brought him in and let him see the babies for about 10 min afterwards.  I am going in today for my OB to go over the results with me and for my regular appt. 

QOTW: My latest craving is french frie

ksgsmu

@southernyankeegirl now I want a float big time!!

I am doing great at 20 weeks 1 day.  I had both my OB and MFM appointments this week and the twins look great and I am doing well!   I am measuring 25 weeks! My bump is huge but I guess normal for twin pregnancy!

My glucose test is 10/15 at  my 24 week appointment then I start going in for every two week appointments- crazy! I am going to spend so much time in waiting rooms I need to download some new games on my phone!

QOTW:  I have been craving milk pretty much the last few weeks.  It has to be ice cold. Ice cream is also a craving but I am trying to just stick with a glass milk! 

southernyankeegirl

@ksgsmu - Have you tried making your own ice cream using milk?

I mix whole milk, vanilla extract, sometimes a little cocoa powder or mint extract or almond extract for flavor, and a little maple syrup.  No processed sugar.  It's delicious!

With this ice cream maker:

https://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-ICE-21-Frozen-Yogurt-Ice-Sorbet/dp/B003KYSLMW

ksgsmu

@southernyankeegirl  sounds delish! I will try it! thanks!

freakyfast

- How far along are you this week? 26w4d - I guess this is my last post.  Wow where did the time go?? Good luck to you all and see on 3rd tri. 
- Any appointments or other updates? I leave you with no updates My next appointment is the 3rd of October.  Other updates, I woke up with a stuffy head and runny nose yesterday and today it is a sore throat and grouchy attitude. I just want to be in bed, eating the food I am craving. 

QOTW:  What have you been craving, or what's your favorite food? Bonus for PIP to make me drool!  NACHOS!!  (Not sure if that pic is showing up or not) 

jaytee16

@southernyankeegirl - hope you feel better soon!  Have a great time at your shower!!!

@dp21 - GL tomorrow at your GD test!

@orange1414 - glad your tests came back ok, and GL with the GD test!

@Wolfette139 - sending so many good vibes to you and your butterfly!

@Ducky719 - we're doing the room purge now too!  I want to get going, especially with twins and the upcoming holidays!

AFM, I'm 18w tomorrow, wut?!  The bump is making it's presence known, haha!  H & I booked a last minute babymoon, we are off to San Francisco next week and I'm so excited!!  One last trip just us two  A/S was booked for Sept 29, right after we get back - I'm also glad to have a seriously awesome distraction to make the time go by!  I'm a tad nervous, praying babies both look healthy but also eager to find out who's in there!

My cravings range from the mini vanilla cupcakes I just HAD to have this weekend, to yummy salty kettle chips!  And fruit, fresh fruit, especially pineapple is amazing right now.

mdiblasi10

20w5d today and feeling great! DH and I were able to feel her kicks from the outside the other night. It made DH's day I have my monthly OB appointment on Friday. I can't believe how fast things are going now. My only request is for some Fall weather... it's been in the 100's this past week, ugh.

QOTW: Cereal! I have been rotating through different kinds, but it's always my go-to when nothing sounds good.

runawaylaurel

Hi everyone! 17w3d over here. I go in for a midwife appointment today, just blood pressure and a heartbeat check. I was on vacation and I fell a couple times (we were hiking) so I have been really anxious to see how the little one's doing. Today is also the blood draw for the quad screen. We will hopefully be scheduling our anatomy scan very soon too! 

QOTW: First tri I had a ton of cravings, now I just want cheese! Specifically (don't judge me!), a cheese quesadilla from Taco Bell!

MissEm15

@southernyankeegirl Have so much fun at your shower!! You're DH sounds so sweet!! & I LOVE your rug!! Can you vacuum it w/ out pulling the wool out?

@jaytee16 I loved San Fran!! It's one of my favorite places. Def. ride the ferry to Sausilito (sp?) if its a nice day.. its beautiful.

@ksgsmu I'm 19w and my belly measured 24w!

AFM: I am 19w1d today. I met w/ my new OB yesterday for the first time. She was super sweet and spent 45 minutes w/ me. She had a little handheld doppler w/ what looked like an iphone attached to it. So I got to see the little ones for a minute. It was so great. I just started to feel them move around/kick this past Monday. Now I feel them all the time, it's amazing. Probably the best feeling ever. My next apt. is tmr for a cervical length check (weekly) & then my a/s is next Friday! DH hasn't seen the babes since 8w so I am sooo excited for him to see them moving around. He might cry lol.

QOTW: I really don't have any cravings. I'll say I don't crave chocolate like I used to. Although, chocolate milk does sound amazing any time of day!! I just bought the carnation milkshake things to get some extra protein and calcium... yummm.

jaztastic

Hi ladies!! 

19wks 4days! I had my last anatomy scan yesterday and this little boy is so active. Its amazing to me how much he looks like his dad. The doctors office gave us a bonus 3d session and its was so cool to see Dolce make expressions that remind me so much of hubby. And how about I just found out that Dolce means Sweet. HA!! Im so ready for my little guy to be here. Im so in love. Next up is the fetal echo and that is scheduled for early Oct. Gosh I love getting sneak peeks. 

I just signed up for Bradley classes (and I plan to take Hypnobirth classes as well). Those start in October. I cant believe this is really happening!

QOTD: I dont really get cravings that much. I just know what I dont want, and that makes life really bad for DH. lol... poor thing gets run to the store quite often.

@SouthernYankeeGirl I've missed you too!! Being on different BMBs makes keeping in contact so much more difficult. Glad to see everything is good. Go team blue! 

@jaytee16 You've been quiet lately. How's it going? 

jaytee16

@jaztastic - sounds like an awesome appt, so glad you got to see your little guy!  

I've been good, just busy!  Our pup is having some noise phobia/agoraphobia like issues that we're trying to work through, it's been very stressful but we want to address it now so hopefully there's some good improvement before the babies get here!  I've been trying to work on stuff around the house, making space for the babies, work has been stressful - I've been ok, just having a hard time keeping up on TB!  I lurk and love tit, but I haven't had the time to jump in to comment quite as much lately.  And now we're planning a super last minute trip, so lots to do, but I'm not complaining, we are so excited for this getaway!  Thanks for checking in, hopefully after our trip next week I can get back to bumping more!

hopeby2015

@southernyankeegirl‌ - ur dh sounds so sweet! Can't believe he did all that in 1 day! Hope you feel better!

AFM: I'm 22w today. The a/s last Thurs went ok. B/w the doc and tech, they were able to get the rest of what they were looking for but this girl is so stubborn or tired (she yawned in the middle of the appt - so cute!) and wouldn't move to get this last pic of the heart they wanted to get. So, they want me to come back but I don't know when yet or if I'll go. It's like I wanna c her again but I don't really wanna take another day off .. so I gotta think about it.

Also lately, she's been moving around a lot at night! And I love it! She's even woken me up 2x so far and it's great, really. My dh (now that he can feel her) seems to have his hand permanently on my stomach when we're in the same room - even if I'm sleeping. Lol! It's cute for now but I know at some point I will be like please stop.

Anyway, next appt is Oct 10 with OB.

Here's the pic (idk what I'm doing either - I'm trying to copy n paste from phone - I can't seem to get it .. )

QOTW : Chips and salsa or if I get bad heartburn, anything sweet. I want some chips now tho.

hopeby2015

Nvrmnd ... i figured it out .. guess I gotta learn to read ..

mrsrichey11

22w1d today!! Ohhh my lanta they are kicking like crazy!! Its an amazing feeling! Things are going really well! I've been having trouble with sleep, but I suppose that comes with the territory =]

QOTW: ALL THE THINGS!! Right now its lasagna and tater tot hot dish...and that's only because my co-workers had that for lunch while I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. So I'm making tater tot hotdish for dinner tonight and putting a lasagna together for tomorrow night's dinner. Oh, and sour gummy worms. I've been snacking on those all day though!

mrsrichey11

@southernyankeegirl -- That is so sweet!! Have fun at your shower! 

beachy6

Hi ladies!

Today I am 26 weeks! I can't even believe that I'm almost in the 3rd tri. Time is going so fast now!

I have my 26 week appointment with the glucose test tomorrow. Instead of drinking the nasty drink, I get to eat a candy bar. That might be the highlight of my entire week! Sad, but true! DH and DS can feel the baby move and it freaks both of them out. They like watching my belly move, but would rather just watch. DH thinks she's hilarious with all of the ninja moves.

QOTW: I am craving milk like crazy. I am lactose intolerant and don't let myself have a lot of dairy because of my endo flaring when I do, but I've found the lactose-free milk and I've had more of that this trimester than I've ever drank in my entire life!

Milagros315

@southernyankeegirl - I'm sorry that you haven't been feeling well. I hope that it's all cleared up before you have to travel again. I think our showers are going to be the same weekend!

@dp21 - We got the same crib. I love it! Your room looks great so far!

@jaytee16 - I'm sorry about your pup. I've been thinking about her and wondering how she's been doing. I hope that starts feeling more like her old self soon

I'm 22 weeks 3 days today. Baby Boy and I are both doing pretty good! I just had an appointment on Monday. Mostly it was fine. I was a little anxious because it looked like I gained 5 lbs between then and my last appointment which was only two weeks ago. I also had swelling in my lower legs and feet that night. The nurse said it was a bigger gain then they like to see and pretty early for swelling, but my blood pressure was perfect and there was no protein in my urine so for now we're just calling it a growth spurt and keeping an eye on it. It's funny how I went from worrying that I wasn't gaining enough to worrying that I'm gaining too quickly.

We set up my 1 hour glucose test for my next appointment. I think it's around the 3rd week of October when I'll be 27 weeks. I picked the orange flavor. Yay. I also have to go to the hospital to get the rhogam shot between 26 weeks and 28 weeks. 

QOTW: I'm always craving French Fries. The cajun fries from Five Guys would probably be my top choice right now.

ajlmom

I'm sticking around this week cuz 3rd check-in doesn't take newbies till 28 weeks!

I'm 27w2d today.  It's my birthday and DH and I just returned from our babymoon in FL!  We had an amazing time.  We did some DIY maternity pictures and went for a 3d ultrasound.   It was amazing seeing baby's cute little face.   Next appt will be 30 weeks but I go back next week for glucose test and Tdap shot. 

QOTW: I love anything sweet, cake, ice cream, chocolate, love them all!  I actually had an aversion to sweets in my first tri but thank goodness that is over!

I will be moving onto 3rd tri next week and I just wanna thank our check-in leaders for their hard work and wish everyone good luck. 

And a pic of LO's 3d US!

babydreams13

southernyankeegir Thanks about V day! As for your question: Did you do your GD screening? How'd it go? I FAILED!!! WTF???  I'm a normal weight pre pregnancy and haven't gained much weight with this pregnancy.  I rarely eat sugar.  I can't catch a break.  3 hour test next week.  

24 week sono went well.  Baby is in the 30 something % for weight.  I go back at 28 weeks for another growth sono.  We'll see what happens with the 3 hour GD test.  Fingers crossed I pass.  Can't believe I am 25 weeks already....so surreal.  

Hope you all are doing great!  

As for cravings- chips and salsa.  

Lady2010

Wow - lots of updates this week.  Hope everyone has a wonderful end of week and weekend.

Thanks for the personalization @southernyankeegirl.  Hope you are feeling better.

AFM: I am now 21 weeks, 5 days and feeling good overall.  Follow-up scan was yesterday afternoon - he/she was very active but overall cooperated and they got all the measurements they needed.  We are TEAM GREEN! 

The water class was actually pretty good - and a good workout!  Going back today, and am likely going to start doing laps once a week to get some more cardio in.  

Heading to a family wedding this weekend - more distant relatives but we kind of all grew up together - but haven't seen each other much since as we have all scattered.  I actually don't think a lot of people there know I am pregnant (though the parents know - I just haven't heard anything from the kids - which my sister pointed out was unusual if they know).  So it should be interesting!  I am the last of our generation to have kids.

WA1215

How sweet of your hubby, @southernyankeegirl‌ ! I hope you feel better. Thanks for asking about the urine test, it went well! 217 was my number, and not near or over 300 so I'm ok We had our AS last Friday and it was amazing! We found out that it's a GIRL!!! She was moving so much, we have to go back for another ultrasound. They took an image of her face peeking through the placenta, and her mouth opened up like a smile. She is so beautiful and amazing. We celebrated by going to dinner at the same restaurant we celebrated our engagement and had our RD, and DH surprised me by having the waiter bring us strawberry shortcake with a pink candle. Then we shopped! It has been an amazing week Hope everyone is doing well! ***sidenote, if anyone knows how to space out my jumbled together paragraphs on a mobile/kindle, please let me know how. I'm sure it's annoying for you all to read my responses***

southernyankeegirl

I had to pop in and AW... I was up all night worried about regular-but-not-quite-urgent Braxton Hicks. I had my appointment today and mentioned it and the doctor pretty much said if it happens again to get checked out. That wasn't good enough for DH, who asked what the worst case was, and when he heard cervical shortening he asked for a way to confirm everything was okay. So they sent me right in for an ultrasound!

Cervix is "very long and closed" and there's plenty of fluid. Thank goodness! Then the u/s tech showed us our boy! I kept saying it was okay, as long as I knew he was okay, I didn't expect pictures. I didn't want anyone to think I was trying to milk a free ultrasound by faking BH concerns (I have a hard time with stuff like that). She was so sweet and said I was a worried Mama so she was going to give me a little reward!

So here's my son going, "Doh, Mom, don't worry so much!"

Lady2010

Very scary @southernyankeegirl - but so happy to hear that your cervix is nice and long and closed. 

weansworld09

Happy Friday ladies!
Thank you for the personal note @southernyankeegirl I will definitely AW the nursery when I get some more fun things together. We ordered our dresser/changing table topper yesterday. It's on backorder through October, which is of course not an issue for us.
Had a regular OB appt yesterday & she said my weight & BP looked good. I was relieved bc my weight jumped between weeks 10-14 & she said we would have to watch. I'm only 5'2 and have a petite frame, so I was happy to hear I'm back on track.
Anatomy scan is scheduled for Wednesday @ 9:15am. I will be happy when it's over, I get too worked up over those kind of appts.
My cravings are all over, but I mostly love salty snacks. Mmm those french fries look delicious up there!

Ecarabeo217

Late post...was out of town with sketchy internet service. 18w 3d today. We are team blue! Had anatomy scan last week and baby was making absolutely sure we knew he was a boy lol! Just ordered nursery furniture and trying to get myself in gear to empty out the closet in the baby's future room. Also trying to plan a baby shower for early December. My OB (and best friend!) will be out of town first week of January and I'm afraid doing later will be cutting it too close. With the holidays in between, we figure that's a safe time. QOTW: I have been wanting nothing but fettuccine Alfredo for the last 3 days.

Saintelizabeth

Hi ladies! Sorry for the late post, my youngest sister got married this past weekend and so last week was filled with a lot of working late to make for the hours I was going to take off for the wedding and then the wedding itself consumed my entire weekend.

 

I’ll be 26 weeks tomorrow, 2 more weeks until I begin the final trimester!! I feel like this pregnancy is flying by! Tomorrow I have my final second trimester OB appointment followed by the dreaded 1 hour glucose screening. I’m also been going to physical therapy for my lower back and hips. These past few weeks the pain has slowly been worse and with working my M-F followed by my freelance job every weekend I haven’t been getting much sleep. The pregnancy pillow doesn’t help anymore and the sleep number bed doesn’t help either. So my OB recommended I go to PT once a week. I’ve only had 1 appointment, but so far the stretches and tricks my therapist gave me to relieve the pain have been helping a bit.

 

DH and I haven’t really been working on the nursery too much the past few weeks, but now that things are calming down we are going to start making the finishing touches over the next month. I’m hoping to have pics of the final results of our Harry Potter nursery around Thanksgiving.

 

I did attach a picture of some gifts we’ve received from family and friends so far and some little knick knacks we’re compiling to place around the room. The Nimbus 2000 was a present a friend hand made a few years ago and we are going to mount it on the wall above the dresser.

 

QOTW: DH says you can tell I’m pregnant with an Irish baby because my only craving has been potatoes.  Doesn’t matter what kind of potato or how they are prepared I’ve been inhaling them in mass quantities!