Friday Friday Friday

ACleanLife24

Week: 

What's new with baby (size, development): 

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: 

Rant/rave/symptoms: 

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"?

ACleanLife24

Week: 7+5

What's new with baby (size, development): We got the basic parts and are finishing them off with specialisation

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby:  Telling the grandparents tonight!  

Rant/rave/symptoms: Aches, exhuations

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"?  It used to be goats cheese, red wine and shit TV.  Lately it has been my garden, organizing (aka binge cleaning and throwing things out) and planning my DIY for Aug and Sept when I am off from work

Rabbitheart15

Week: 5w4d

What's new with baby (size, development): Appleseed. Cookie crumb?

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: This one's exciting: getting a new bin (for diapers, but not a special diaper bin) for in the bathroom.

Rant/rave/symptoms: Yay! Vacation starts today! Although I've been doing mostly chores today.

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Binge watching! Listening to music and singing along.

EmeraldSea

Week: 7w4d

What's new with baby (size, development): blueberry snd working on those limbs

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: still house hunting!

Rant/rave/symptoms: I get rear ended yesterday! The woman was totally not paying attention and slammed into me at a looooong stop during rush hour. I get out of the car FUMING and she says I don't see any damage. Turns to get back in her car and I yelled you better hope I don't have a fing miscarriage! In retrospect I prob overreacted but I was so shook up ! Doc appt Monday

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Lay around and watch bad TV.

Rabbitheart15

@EmeraldSea - I'm so sorry that happened! If it helps, accidents like that in this stage don't cause miscarriage. That's what my doctor said when we had a big accident when I was 6 weeks with my first (on the highway, we were hit by an idiot truck driver, no one was hurt though). But it was so scary, I've spent the weekend shaking! So, creepy internet hugs for you.

EmeraldSea

Thanks! Yeah I sort of figured as much I think I was more concerned that my stress level spiked! Not a fun way to start the day!

Rabbitheart15

I know, I really spiralled back then, I was in shock, and then I started stressing about having a miscarriage over that, and then things got out of control. But you'll be fine!

SparkE82

Week: 5

What's new with baby (size, development): Baby is about .13 inches long and will double in size this week to about the size of an Appleseed.

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby:  I have started researching different cribs and gliders online. THis weekend I might go out and start comparing prices. The next goal is to get the "office" room here at home converted to a nursery.

Rant/rave/symptoms: DH gave me his summer cold, I tire super easily, and my breasts feel like some one used them as punching bags...other than that pretty good so far. I have been drinking my kombucha (very small amounts) and it really seems to be helping with lack of energy and bloating/constipation issues.

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Read, play pool, train my dogs.

katy0990

Week: 6 w 1 d

What's new with baby (size, development): size of a sweet pea

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: carpet in the future nursery

Rant/rave/symptoms: super tired and bloated

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"?
Watch Netflix or read

I am freaking out because I ate a microwaved hot dog. I totally forgot about the nitrates and listeria until I was 3/4 of the way done and I stopped. Should I call my doctor?

amorcito27

Week: 7w2d

What's new with baby (size, development): blueberry

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: Counting down the days to my first doctor's appointment which is next Wednesday!!

Rant/rave/symptoms: My boobs stopped hurting and I haven't been as tired as I was before.  I'm sure everything is fine, but just want to have my first appointment and hear that precious heartbeat.  On the bright side, I had the most amazing dream last night that we had a beautiful baby girl - only weird part was that the doctor pierced her ears and put these huge earrings on her, not sure what that is supposed to mean, but I loved the dream anyway!

Questions for the Group...

What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Run, yoga, cook, shop

jy725

Week: 5+3
What's new with baby (size, development): Appleseed
What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: Nothing yet!
Rant/rave/symptoms: No symptoms yet, feeling good.

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"? I don't have too much alone time but I like to paint my nails and watch Netflix.

EmeraldSea

katy0990 said:

I am freaking out because I ate a microwaved hot dog. I totally forgot about the nitrates and listeria until I was 3/4 of the way done and I stopped. Should I call my doctor?

I'm sure you will be fine. If you feel sick (beyond normal morning sickness like with a temp or uncontrollable vomiting) then call. Otherwise I wouldn't stress. I've had cold cuts and may have a hot dog next weekend at my daughters bday. It is not like you accidentally chugged three beers.

KMKaiser07

Week: 6w4d

What's new with baby (size, development): sweet pea

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: Nothing

Rant/rave/symptoms: finally over my head cold but my fatigue is still there. 6 days until we see our gummy bear!

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Napping, having a chance to eat a meal without my toddler wanting to share and catching up on shows I missed.

MrsJP20082015

Week: 5w 1d

What's new with baby (size, development): Still a little apple seed. but were growing our major organs!

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby:  Started taking bump pictures. I ordered something to take them with & they came in yesterday so i had to test them out

Rant/rave/symptoms: My boob tenderness has went away some what which is nice. we've been so slammed at work the past few nights & my body is really feeling it. I've been so exhausted throughout the day but once it comes time to sleep i just lay awake which sucks. Rave: We are telling both sets of parents today I'm so excited. Keeping secrets like this is so hard.

Questions for the Group... Anyone else doing monthly/weekly bump pictures??

What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Honestly. I love to pinterest. or just straight up veg out on the couch & look at stuff on the internet.

jy725

@MrsJP20082015 I did with my first and likely will again. I started them at 13 weeks after our NT scan. I still look through them occasionally. They are really fun! I only shared a couple on FB but every week my H would take them and I would get to work and add the week to them and then include the bump week update link in an email to him, so he could see what was happening with baby. We enjoyed it.

MrsJP20082015

that's so fun! I want to do it so i could look back at my growing bump. I've always tried to imagine myself with a big ol pregnant belly so i think it will be fun to watch it grow by the weeks. Im also keeping a pregnancy journal so i plan to print & tape them next to it so i can look back! @jy725

skruhmin

Week: 6w2d

What's new with baby (size, development): sweet pea

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: Saving my sanity and  going on an anniversary overnight in a hotel and nice dinner with my husband.  /sigh it's been way too long and living with the in-laws is starting to wear on us (we have a great relationship with them but we are so overly ready for our house to be completed).  Plus my other two kids are sick so we need a break (thankfully grandma gives amazing snuggles).  OOH we also bought a new pack n play with bassinet insert - I don't really want to buy a second crib (our second is still in his crib since he just turned one) so hopefully the PNP will work for a while.

Rant/rave/symptoms: Praying the nausea doesn't get in the way of a fun time tonight - yup I'm one of those weirdos who LOVES pregnant sex. 

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"? What's this "alone time" you speak of?  Ok it ranges from binge watching Food Network/cooking contest shows (like Master Chef).  I could spend an entire day in the kitchen just making food.  If I had a weekend of alone time, I would probably binge read a book.

aeh8810

katy0990 said:

I am freaking out because I ate a microwaved hot dog. I totally forgot about the nitrates and listeria until I was 3/4 of the way done and I stopped. Should I call my doctor?

My doctor says it's fine to eat hot dogs so long as they are fully reheated/cooked to 160 degrees.

AuntBB22

Week: 6+2

What's new with baby (size, development): Sweet little pea

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: Saving the $$ and trying to decide how to merge the guest room and office to free up what will be the nursery.

Rant/rave/symptoms: My morning sickness hasn't arrived today which is sooo nice! I just need to figure out the heartburn.

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"?
Binge watch bad TV. Well it's good to me. Haha. Or read a good book.

katy0990

MrsJP20082015 said:

Week: 5w 1d

What's new with baby (size, development): Still a little apple seed. but were growing our major organs!

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby:  Started taking bump pictures. I ordered something to take them with & they came in yesterday so i had to test them out

Rant/rave/symptoms: My boob tenderness has went away some what which is nice. we've been so slammed at work the past few nights & my body is really feeling it. I've been so exhausted throughout the day but once it comes time to sleep i just lay awake which sucks. Rave: We are telling both sets of parents today I'm so excited. Keeping secrets like this is so hard.

Questions for the Group... Anyone else doing monthly/weekly bump pictures??

What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Honestly. I love to pinterest. or just straight up veg out on the couch & look at stuff on the internet.

I started weekly pictures week 5. I think I'll be glad I did it later on, but now looking at them makes me feel huge already lol

yodapup

Week: 5 +4

What's new with baby (size, development): appleseed

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: not much today

Rant/rave/symptoms: little bloat, acne getting much better! Thank god

Questions for the Group...

What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Usually just binge netflix or hulu. I'm so exhausted by the time I get alone time.

@AuntBB22 - Tums worked amazingly for me with #1

Kristin712

Week: 6w4d

What's new with baby (size, development): Sweet pea is developing a spleen.

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: figuring out how to rest enough and hide my pregnancy all weekend as I stand up in one of my best friend's weddings.

Rant/rave/symptoms: I've been spotting brown for almost 48 hours. I'm assuming and hoping it's normal. I have an u/s on Monday morning so I'm going to keep monitoring it and only call the doctor if something changes (color, consistency, etc).

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Lay in bed and watch tv, read a book, catch up with friends.

mrspepper05

Week: 5w, 5d

What's new with baby (size, development): apple seed

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: I had an ultrasound yesterday after 3 days of spotting when I first got my BFP. I've had two miscarriages before and was terrified that they wouldn't find anything, but there was a definite sac with a little blob in it! And I could see the heart beating! Amazing! I had an ultrasound at 7 weeks with DD2, but I didn't think I'd be able to see much at 5w,4d with this one. I was so surprised I could see the flickering of the hb that early! The tech said its heartrate was 102, and the Dr. told me once you see a baby with a strong hb on an ultrasound, your chance for miscarriage drops to like 3%, so I'm finally starting to get excited that this is really gonna happen!

Rant/rave/symptoms: Just intense exhaustion. But I also just finished a week of teaching preschoolers at VBS for our church. Mad props to full-time preschool teachers. I'm dead on my feet after spending three hours a day with the crazy kids.

Questions for the Group... 

GTKY: What do you like to do with your "alone time"? Read, Netflix (I'm watching Friends right now. The fashion! Oh my.), Pinterest. 

AlphabetFish

What's new with baby (size, development):
Timtam's sweetpea-sized now!! Woo! 6 weeks!

Rant/rave/symptoms:
I'm starting to feel a little off my food... This morning, I had the choice of some delicious leftover pasta or a sandwich on croissant bread (I LOVE croissants!) and both sounded totally gross to me. I had a bunch of tater tots for breakfast. Sometimes I'll think "OMG I'm so hungry" and take one bite and be like "Eww, eww, no no no!" My stomach doesn't know what it wants.

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"?
Video games, reading, drawing... And, lately, napping. :P

bheatz22

Week:  3 weeks 6 days
What's new with baby (size, development): Poppy seed
What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: Just getting ready to meet with my doctor for the first time on Tuesday. 
Rant/rave/symptoms: I have never peed so much in my life! Also, I don't understand how I can be starving and nauseous all at the same time. 

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"? I write and watch netflix. Also too much pinterest. 

Stormiewinter

Week: 7.2

What's new with baby (size, development): little pea

What's something new you are doing to get ready for baby: getting ready to tell grammie and grandpa tonight. I bought count down blocks for when I was pregnant with ds and I think I am going to take them from grammie shelf and set it on the table with the weeks set for when they come home tonight.

Rant/rave/symptoms: Ugh nausea until about 3pm everyday. Definitely putting a damper on vacation. But I am sucking it up and trying to make the best of it.

Questions for the Group... What do you like to do with your "alone time"?
Read a book with a cup of tea, or play something on the wii.