March 2016 Moms
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Weeky Ticker Change 11/2
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Weeks/Size:
Team (pink/blue/surprise):
What's new with baby?:
Appointments?:
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?:
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings:
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind?
Team (pink/blue/surprise):
What's new with baby?:
Appointments?:
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?:
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings:
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind?
Re: Weeky Ticker Change 11/2
Team (pink/blue/surprise): blue
What's new with baby?: I'm sure something cool is happening this week.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: planning nursery
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: all weekend long I craved a stupid hard apple cider. No clue why. I never drink them when not pregnant. Oh, and full fat chocolate milk. Everything else tastes like dirt though.
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? I love to read or surf the internet. When not pregnant I like a glass of wine with those activities.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): blue!
What's new with baby?: my babycenter email says he has eyebrows now. This is all I can picture:
Appointments?: Another ultrasound on 11/24 to check on the SCH
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: thinking about names endlessly, making lists of what I need to buy
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: feeling pretty good other than the sciatic pain and exhaustion
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Netflix binges and Pinterest humor boards
Weeks/Size: 19 today! Baby is the size of a mango, which has me constantly thinking of this:
Team (pink/blue/surprise): We should find out next week!
What's new with baby?: Baby's working on its 5 senses. Hopefully no creepy Sixth Sense a la Haley Joel Osment.
Appointments?: Next Wednesday
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: I am starting to feel bad because every week this is nothing...After our A/S I am hoping to feel a little more inspired.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: Feeling pretty good! No complaints, but it's only Monday so give me time.
Questions?: I have a friend that can get discounts on anything Playtex for a very limited time (he is working on their account and is almost done). He wants to know if I want anything - anyone have anything Playtex they love?
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? A large glass of wine or if it was a really bad day a vodka soda lol. But for now, a long walk or curling up with a book.
Me: 29 DH: 31
Married 10/13/12
TTC Since 8/2016
Team (pink/blue/surprise): blue
What's new with baby?: FINALLY felt baby from the outside!!! This anterior placenta is really being a joy kill, but I guess it makes feeling baby from outside that much sweeter. Oh and he's really getting close to my ribs. Seems like he might be sitting higher than DS2, so might get the rib kicks a lot with this one.
Appointments?: Next Tuesday
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Hahahaha that's a good one. Baby #3, we still have tons of time to prepare. Talk about names? Nah, do it on the way to the hospital, right?
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: Just lots of pelvic/sciatic pain.
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? When not pregnant, large glass of red wine. I'm finding my new favorite way to destress/unwind is my giant bath tub. That thing is amazing!! I also love cooking/baking as my destressor.
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
Team (pink/blue/surprise): blue
What's new with baby?:
Appointments?: we have our level 2 ultrasound scheduled for the 11th to see what's going on with these choroid plexus cysts and what it means for our baby.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: we were preparing DS1's new room but that's put on hold until we know if these cysts are normal or trisomy 18. I don't want to have him switch rooms until we know if we are bringing this baby home or not.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: having a decent amount of Braxton hicks which is starting to be a little annoying.
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Working out. I feel like I can channel everything I'm feeling into that.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Blue
What's new with baby?: His kicks are stronger, and he can hear.
Appointments?: next Tuesday
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Just resting up
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: I am bigger.
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Listening to death metal, classical, or a meditation cd.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): blue.
What's new with baby?:
He's growing, swallowing, also this kid is extremely active! I don't remember my daughter wiggling so much.
Appointments?: Thursday
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?:
nope not particularly
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings:
tired, always tired and hungry.
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind?
Nice bubble bath and Netflix. (I bring my laptop in the bathroomand sit in my tub for a good hour) if I wasn't pregnant I'd probably bring in a nice cold beer or glass of wine.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Blue!
What's new with baby?: he's been moving around like craaaazy.
Appointments?: not til the 22nd.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: cleaned out the spare room. going to do registry at BRU this week/weekend.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: I've been suuuper emotional since week 20. so many things have almost made me cry that normally wouldn't have. as for rants, I'm tired of how much people are saying "holy crap you've gotten huge! that came out of no where!". like, yeah thanks.
Questions?: n/a
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? i agree with @Cherries2005 - a nice bath & netflix goes a long way. i like to play Sims too. good way to escape reality for a little while.
@flowerpower5838 its making me think maybe you and I will be team pink. I find out this Wednesday. Isn't the wait driving you nuts!?!
Team (pink/blue/surprise): another team blue
What's new with baby?: nothing new to report...
Appointments?: next week, just a check up, thank goodness... after that I have to do the glucose testing thing.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: what's there to do?
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: Starting to feel big... people keep telling me in an amazed/genuine voice, "Wow, you look so good." makes me wonder how terrible I looked with my other pregnancies... I mean thank you for the compliments, but it's kind of weird...
Questions?: What should I be doing to get ready (second kid?)
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? sleep or read the internets.
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Pink!
What's new with baby?: Kicking a lot more these days. Hubby and DD were both about to feel her kicks this week
Appointments?: Tomorrow, normal checkup
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: I just ordered a bunch of cloth diapers! I'm so excited to cloth diaper this time around. For anyone who hasn't considered it, I urge you to go look on youtube at ObbsandLala, she breaks it all down and is fun to watch. I'm also thrilled about how much money we're going to save by going this route!
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: Feeling pretty good these days! Not much to complain about.
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Warm bath, hands down.
Team- Team Blue
What's new- His kicks are getting stronger, but DH has not been able to feel them yet.
Appointments- We go on the 18th for our "20" week ultrasound but I'll be 21 weeks by then.
Anything new for baby- This is my first baby and we have nothing, but with the weird spotting/bleeding I've been having its hard to get in the mood to make any purchases. So we've done nothing yet and probably won't for a while!
Symptoms/Cravings- Mexican food which is hard to get in Key West, so I've been trying to deal with Cuban food instead. And pasta salad the kind that Pioneer Woman makes. Still spotting/bleeding for no reason, and still dry heaving every other week or so.
How to unwind- Relaxing in hammock and numbing my teacher brain with Netflix binge watching on weekends. Ready for my DH to get a few days off work so we can enjoy the boat before the weather gets yucky and wintery.
Questions- Any one in Key West also due in March? None of our friends have babies yet and my teacher friends from school have toddlers/older children.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Surprise
What's new with baby?: baby is the size of a banana... 6.5" I can occasionally feel him/her wiggling around in there.
Appointments?: A/S TOMORROW!!! Follow up with ob (have a/s finding explained) Friday and checkup.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: CLEANING!! My house just feels gross all around...
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: still not having many (if any) cravings. Wtf... I thought pregnancy was supposed to be all about food!! Glorious food!?! Movies have lied to me.
Questions?: is it Wednesday yet?!
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Usually running or baking. But baking doesn't smell good lately and my mile splits are depressing. I'm going to opt for reading...
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Team blue
What's new with baby?: He's moving around a lot more. He's growing like a weed and developing vernix.
Appointments?: Next appointment is 22 weeks, November 25th. Not much will happen, though. Next big one is my "growth" ultrasound at 28 weeks.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Finalizing nursery plans, picked out the newborn cloth diaper rental service, and telling more people about him.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: CRAVINGS: Cream-on-top whole milk, eggs, eggs, more eggs. SYMPTOMS: Hemorrhoids suck, headaches suck, nausea at 19 weeks sucks.
Questions?: None this week.
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Usually a big glass of bourbon on the rocks, but lately it's been a cup of tea with honey and binge watching Downton Abbey.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Team Green!
What's new with baby?: Baby is the size of a pommegranate and is producing meconium. Nice.
Appointments?: centering oregnancy group tomorrow (including weigh in -
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: DH is convinced we're having a boy and has started testing out various names including one at the moment that I'm not gone on...
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings:
Bad heartburn yesterday but may be unrelated to pregnancy. Hungry as a hippo. Bump is unhideable now, even when I suck in with all my might I have a gigantic pooch! And I love it!
Questions?: nope!
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind?
A glass of wine or a vodka soda back in the good old days (S/O to @flowerpower5838 !) Now I like to walk in the woods, chill with DH on the couch and sing! (I liked to do all those before the BFP too though!)
Team (pink/blue/surprise): looks like we're team pink!
What's new with baby?: as big as a mango! She's also kicking a lot
Appointments?: had our a/s today, but the midwife couldn't get good enough pics of baby's head so we go back nov 19th. However she was not concerned and everything else looked great! And as staded above LO seems to be a little girl
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: nope
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: starting to get SPD, not cool
Questions?: none
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind?
Team (pink/blue/surprise): blue
What's new with baby?: he is a kicking machine! I had an anterior placenta with Ds and never knew how much I was missing.
Appointments?: 11/17 doctor visit and glucose test.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?:
We sent out baby name bracket, but I am mostly focused on our sick little Ds.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings:
So hungry!!! All the time! Craving everything!
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Hot shower, walk/jog, or a good book. When I am really out of sorts i watch either Harry potter or friends they never fail to ease my anxiety.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Pink!! Woot Woot
What's new with baby?: She has a uterus and eggs
Appointments?: Next one is Nov. 25
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Trying to agree on a name and gathering ideas for her room
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: KFC and a good steak
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Working in my craft room
March '16 February Siggy challenge- After Pregnancy hopes
March 2016 siggy: babies - expectation vs reality
Brian's Whovian wife (5/'09)
Autism mama!
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Still don't know...
What's new with baby?: Baby? Random kicking... Mama? Lightening crotch from The Bowels of Hell!!!
Appointments?: 11/17 Anatomy scan
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Well trying to find a house still....
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: I had the worst blow up at Fiancé earlier because he didn't make me breakfast... I just feel like he never does anything to help out around the house and wanted some domestic pampering. Kinda feel bad about it now, but c'est la vie! Definitely craving all the salt in the universe too...
Questions?: Any good book suggestions? Not pregnancy related...
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Reading. Sex... Mostly sex. (Tmi?)
Team (pink/blue/surprise): pink!
What's new with baby?: kicking much more noticeably but DH has yet to feel from the outside. Thanks anterior placenta
Appointments?: 11/24
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: started cleaning a bunch. Next is clearing out the guest room to make room for baby!
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: sciatic/ hip/ pelvic pain. Depends on the day if it's present. Most days I feel fine.
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Either a great cup of coffee in the morning or Ben and Jerry's ice cream in the evening while watching Netflix.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Team pink and blue!
What's new with baby?: I'm starting to feel them move a lot more.
Appointments?: 4 between now and Thanksgiving (3 ultrasounds and an OB appt)
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: I just ordered a Mamaroo and our monitor
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: I would kill for a good night's sleep!
Questions?: Twin moms - did you have to cut back at work?
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? My husband travels a lot, so just being with him is my favorite way to unwind.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Pink
What's new with baby?: She has nipples... thanks for the info bump
Appointments?: Yesterday. Everything looks great, heartbeat is strong and weight gain is on point. I was advised to set up and appointment with my Orthopedic Surgeon though
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Nursery theme decided headed to Houston to buy some furniture in two weeks. Fighting quite literally with registries (see WTF Wed post)
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: My arm is falling asleep on the regualr and i have the constant throbbing in my elbow again like when I found out i had a herniated disc, pinched nerve and bone spurs two years ago. OB said I need to see my Ortho ASAP and he supports surgery if that's the decision. I was told I was too young to have the first surgery and that I would be back to resolve the disc between the c6-c7 vertebra. I am very upset at this. At this point i get no more than an hour and a half of sleep at a time between the constant pain (imagine that ache that comes with whacking your funny bone, but it never stops and your wrist and hand being so asleep that you would welcome pins an needles over the dull numbness that exists) and night time peeing dude to little butterbean leaning on my bladder.... 3.5 months left
Questions?: Why now?
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Art. Doesn't matter if it's painting, sculpting, paper crafting, drawing or generic crafting, Art is my therapy. Now we can all giggle at the irony of my dominate hand having no feeling and this is my stress relief. 3.5 months....
Team (pink/blue/surprise): BLUE
What's new with baby?: He is developing nipples now. Lol. Also moving around so much now.
Appointments?: Today
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Buying clothes
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: Rant- sleeping schedule! I want to sleep ALL the time. But I can never get in a full nights sleep. For example, went to bed at 12 last night, woke up at 4am and been up ever since. Took two naps yesterday. Plan on having my iron checked at DR today.
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Love when my fiancé gives me a massage
Weeks/Size: 23 weeks- the size of a grapefruit (but at 10.5 -11.8 inches, that is one big grapefruit)!
and Baby is kicking me left and right! I am actually enjoying the 3AM snack sessions- I eat and baby kicks with every bite 
if this is what it will be like with night time feedings, I think I will be ok. After all, I'm already used to not sleeping, when I have to feed myself! I wish I could go buy things for baby but I can't when I don't know if its a boy or girl! Soo jealous of everyone that got to find out 
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Still team green! 6 days left until we get our 3rd ultrasound. I really want to know, but I'm not putting much hope into finding out though, since my children want to be stubborn!
What's new with baby?: My uterus is finally above my belly button
Appointments?: 11/11- 2:30 ultrasound, and 3:30 injection appointment. Praying we can finally find out if baby is a he or a she- I hate calling baby "it".
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: We started a new target registry on Saturday, and got a $20 gift card! Woot woot! Going to use that to buy some bottles I think. Or maybe wait and get our diaper bag...I have so many choices!
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: I am finally beginning to get a little uncomfortable, usually in the afternoons before I head home. By time I get home and eat dinner, I'm ready to lay down for the night and I unfortunately fall asleep about 7:30 pm. However, I get back up by 9:30-11 or midnight, then up again about 3-4, then up again 5:30 for the day. Kinda sounds like I already know what my wake/sleep pattern is going to be when baby gets here lol. I think now that baby is above my belly button things are starting to get pushed up into my rib cage. I feel like a whale this week
Questions?:
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? When I'm not pregnant- wine lol. Or exercise...
Now? SLEEP. Or I cuddle with my pup and my daughter, watch movies, etc...
Team (pink/blue/surprise): surprise still!!
What's new with baby?: baby is making meconium
Appointments?: next appointment is 11/16
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: not this week
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: No morning sickness all week!! Woohoo!
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Bubble baths, Netflix binges, a good cry!
Team (pink/blue/surprise): not sure will know 11/13
What's new with baby?: better developing senses
Appointments?: next appointment is 11/9
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: not yet, waiting to find out gender first
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: Nothing sounds appealing to eat, still have a bit of morning sickness
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Go for a walk or take a nap
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Will find out at Thankgiving
What's new with baby?: Developing a slimey coat ha ha, and hopefully some hair
Appointments?: 11/11 Anatomy Scan :-)
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Not really, I started making our registry and making it as gender neutral as possible.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: I'm absolutely starving lately, I need to start making healthier food choices.
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Binge watching tv, and when the cats cooperate work on my jigsaw puzzles.
DD1 - BFP 7/23/15 (EDD 3/31/16). "We believe in you rainbow" DOB 4/2/16
DD2 - BFP 2/9/18 (EDD 10/19/18). "Grow baby grow!" DOB 10/24/18
BFP 11/16/20 (EDD 7/31/21). "Round 3 FIGHT!"
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Team blue. It's our second boy
What's new with baby? I am feeling him a lot more consistently. Hubby can feel him, too. I'm also starting to see patterns in his active / non-active cycles.
Appointments? November 20th. Just a regular pre-natal check.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby? I'm looking into maternity sessions. Never did it with our first and I sort of regret it. Also, thinking about names. And I suppose I should start on my registry so I don't forget anything we may need.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: The only thing I ever crave is citrus (pineapple, grapefruit, oranges, etc.) Other than that, still have some food aversions (coffee is one and anything sweet is another).
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Probably go outside for a walk or a run. Although, if money was no object, it would be a spa treatment with a massage, or laying on the beach of an ocean reading a book (no oceans in Minnesota), or both. I also looove to cook / bake.
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Team pink
What's new with baby?: my hubby finally felt her kick for the first time last night
Appointments?: Had an OB appointment today to follow up from my anatomy scan on Monday. Everything turned out normal.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Not really, I bought a few outfits since we found out baby is a girl on Monday.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: Still tired, leg cramps. Rants: my dad's reaction to me having a girl was crappy. Also, when my husband falls asleep on the couch and snores when I'm trying to watch a movie, I kind of want to either scream at him, or throw a pillow at his face and tell him to knock it off.
Questions?: Is anyone else's baby in the 36th (ish) percentile for weight? My OB says its graded on a bell curve, so she's technically within normal limits, but it sounds low to me.
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Watch Netflix, read, long hot shower
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Our family of 5 is complete!! Love our boys!
Weeks/Size: 22
Team (pink/blue/surprise): Blue!
What's new with baby?: He's moving pretty much all the time now. It used to be I'd only feel the strong kicks or the big somersaults, but now I feel him just shifting around in there all the time (in addition to the bigger movements).
Appointments?: On the 19th. I'll listen to his heart again.
Are you doing anything new to prepare for baby?: Well, we found a baby bath by the side of the road that said "Free" on it, so we grabbed it. We'll clean it with bleach and it'll be all good to go! It's even PINK! Hahahaa! But who cares, seriously--the baby won't.
Symptoms/Rants/Raves/Cravings: The hunger never ends. Second breakfast has become part of my life now.
GTKY: What is your favorite way to de-stress/unwind? Veg on the computer, read, video games, or take a nap. I want to take a nap right now, actually.