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mamatowildones

Happy Wednesday!!!! I didn't see one yet so I hope I didn't jump the gun. 

How far along are you? 23 weeks. Wow!

How big is baby? I think a grapefruit. 

Any appointments this week? Next Thursday to check placenta position. Praying the thing moved!

Symptoms? Headaches still but mostly every other day rather than daily. So that's something. Still feeling really moody. I hate it! 

Cravings? Way bigger appetite. I'm seeing the scale creep up now. 

Rants/Raves/Questions? Just annoyed with the headaches. I know they're baby related but I'm a worrier so I'm convinced there's something wrong with me. I do this most every pregnancy and also when I'm not. Trying to control my worries and enjoy baby.  

GTKY: what are some things you want to do before baby gets here? (Stolen from Tuesday.  I think I really just want to soak up my boys while it's just the two of them. We haven't started preschool yet but we will in 2 months and I want to soak up our lazy mornings together. I always seem to rush rush rush to get to Trader Joe's or target or somewhere that doesn't require such urgency. I need to learn to just sit and enjoy them. This phase is so short lived. 

mamatowildones

How far along are you?

How big is baby?

Any appointments this week?

Symptoms? 

Cravings?

Rants/Raves/Questions?

GTKY: what are some things you want to do before baby gets here? 

achays11

@mamatowildones Thanks for getting this started early! 

How far along are you? 20 weeks. Halfway there! 

How big is baby? The size of a banana. 

Any appointments this week? Next Tuesday. 

Symptoms? Symptoms have all but disappeared.

Cravings? Crap. I just want salty, bad for me food. I brought a large bowl of spinach to work today to make me feel better about my eating habits. 

Rants/Raves/Questions? Still feeling pretty nervous and can't wait for Tuesday's appointment. I haven't felt any big movements and still barely look pregnant. Tuesday will hopefully ease my mind. 

GTKY: what are some things you want to do before baby gets here? Clean out DD's room since they will be sharing and go through her millions of clothes to downsize a bit. We are also planning a big family trip for DD's birthday to make her feel extra special before this LO gets here. 

rebecca517-2

How far along are you? 23 weeks. 

How big is baby? Grapefruit

Any appointments this week? Friday. Just a check up. 

Symptoms? The worst Carpal Tunnel. I hate it. 

Cravings? I'm always hungry. It's annoying.

Rants/Raves/Questions? I'm starting to feel the baby a bit more and grow attached to it. It scares me a bit but I also love it. 

GTKY: what are some things you want to do before baby gets here? Clean out the house! I have to make room for baby. 

WombThereItIs

How far along are you? 20 weeks

How big is baby? Paper airplane

Any appointments this week? On Monday I have my 20 week appt and my anatomy scan. In that weird order. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

Symptoms? The crazy has finally subsided which is. Not so nice? My pelvic bones feel like they are moving far away from each other, like into different zip codes. My crotch feels like it got hit with a sledgehammer. 

Cravings? Nothing too particular. 

Rants/Raves/Questions? Looks like I will have gained 3 lbs between 16-20 weeks. I am pretty pissed about this. Really didn't want to gain yet. 

GTKY: what are some things you want to do before baby gets here? Uh PCS (move?) slim to no chance of that happening though so whatever. Still debating if I'm even going to buy anything before the kid is born and after the move. Second baby problems. 

cclaineDC

22 weeks, coconut-sized.
No appointments.

Symptoms? My belly and boobs itch a ton. Still queasy if I don't eat regularly, but I'm never hungry. No cravings either. Lots of kicks and movement.

Rant: My stretch marks have officially arrived. Womp womp.

GTKY: I have so much to do before May. We did some house/apt hunting and concluded that we'd rather stay in our tiny 1br apt than move to any of the places we saw. Maybe we'll keep looking, but whatevs. Planning to get baby stuff for a small place makes things less stressful, at least for now. 

MrsFreeman2010

How far along are you? 22 weeks

How big is baby? A sleeve of 6 bagels

Any appointments this week? Nope

Symptoms?  Just tons and tons do movement. It makes me a little nauseous. Feels like my stomach is always dropping

Cravings? Fruit! Mmmm! But then the citrus gives me heartburn. 

Rants/Raves/Questions? We got hit by a snow storm which is incredibly weird for us (the last one was 100 years ago!) so we have a foot of snow right now and then it's supposed to drop into the teens right tonight. I just don't want to fall or anything. It's an automatic 6 hour admission at my hospital

GTKY: what are some things you want to do before baby gets here?  I would love to have a start date for our house remodel or even be underway. We are just in the early stages of contacting people so we will see! 

IvyMagic828

How far along are you?
20 weeks

How big is baby?
banana

Any appointments this week?
had anatomy scan today, next one in 4 weeks

Symptoms? 
itchy feet, intermittent sacroiliac pain on one side

Cravings?
not really but I did eat way too much crap over the holidays.. feels like I'm gaining too much weight too fast this second trimester already

Rants/Raves/Questions?
Anatomy scan was good in that everything seems normal and healthy as far as baby goes.  So that's great to hear.  We also found out we are having another boy (will be our 2nd).  This will most likely be our last kid, so I found myself feeling a bit bummed that I will most likely never experience what it's like to have a daughter.  I know I will love this baby boy and am so glad/lucky that he's healthy but I need some time to adjust to the idea of how things are going to be.

GTKY: what are some things you want to do before baby gets here? 
clean out our office so he has a room and get that room furnished, possibly transfer kid 1 to a big boy bed so we'll have the crib available when we want it, figure out what items we might need for kid 2 that we don't have already or that we need two of, get clothes and car seat ready to go, stuff like that.. but much of that will probably wait until sometime in third tri

SKZW

IvyMagic828 said:

Rants/Raves/Questions?
Anatomy scan was good in that everything seems normal and healthy as far as baby goes.  So that's great to hear.  We also found out we are having another boy (will be our 2nd).  This will most likely be our last kid, so I found myself feeling a bit bummed that I will most likely never experience what it's like to have a daughter.  I know I will love this baby boy and am so glad/lucky that he's healthy but I need some time to adjust to the idea of how things are going to be.

@IvyMagic828: I'm in the same boat, preg with baby boy #2, not planning to grow our family beyond this. I want you to know that no matter about the all the discussions of gender disappointment (is it real, is it right or wrong, etc.), you are not alone and I gave myself a few days to adjust to the news. For me, it was a mix of many emotions! You are totally allowed to feel however you feel and it's all okay, really!