Thursday Ticker Change 1/26/17

realgoodthing

For anyone with a due date of 7/6, 7/13, 7/20 or 7/27

How far along are you? 

How big is baby? 

Upcoming appointments this week?

Any new symptoms or changes?

Rants/Raves/Questions?

GTKY: What's your favorite way to work out?

realgoodthing

How far along are you? 16 weeks!

How big is baby? Cute little avocado!

Upcoming appointments this week? Regular OB appointment on Tuesday - getting the second trimester blood work done.

Any new symptoms or changes? Nothing too major, just getting slowly bigger!

Rants/Raves/Questions? My energy has been a little better, but when I crash, I crash HARD. I generally wash my face right before bed, but I've been too exhausted to do it. Now I look like a teenage pizza face, and it's not even directly hormones' fault 

GTKY: What's your favorite way to work out? I love Pilates - it makes me feel strong, but you don't sweat all that much. If I want to sweat, though, I love spin class. I haven't felt up to it during pregnancy and I miss it!

TRobinetteter

How far along are you?  16 weeks

How big is baby? An Avocado or an action figure

Upcoming appointments this week? Nothing until 2/16

Any new symptoms or changes?  
Feeling great!  Baby is moving around in there, and I love it!
Rants/Raves/Questions?

GTKY: What's your favorite way to work out?

When I'm not pg, I do t-25.  When I am, I just do a lot of stretching..

RunRestRepeat

@leilac and @TRobinetteter This is going to sound really creepy, but now I want an avocado!!!

How far along are you? 14 weeks

How big is baby? A kiwi, a beet, or a stick shift knob

Upcoming appointments this week? Not until 2/6... though I'm super tempted to call my midwife to see if I can stop by for my family to hear the HB while they are in town. I'll probably seem like the crazy patient!

Any new symptoms or changes? I think I'm finally starting to bump just a bit... maybe more like I'm just noticeably thicker. My back is still a mess, and I still have this weird lump just below and left of my belly button that only shows up overnight. I'm guessing it's my organs shifting around in my sleep.

Rants/Raves/Questions? My family comes in today to celebrate DH's (and my) birthdays! I love my in-law family, so I'm super excited to have them here for the weekend!

GTKY: What's your favorite way to work out? Running is still my number 1 - there is something so awesome about just zoning out on a long run. But it's closely followed by distance cycling. Not much beats a 80 mile Sunday ride!

Sassenach1743

How far along are you? 16 weeks

How big is baby? Baby is the size of a dill pickle or an avocado. 

Upcoming appointments this week? I scheduled my NIPT blood draw for today at 1pm... and the phlebotomist is actually making a house call to come to my home and draw it here! How cool is that? Results should come back in about 10 days (including sex results). 

Any new symptoms or changes? tummy is starting to firm up.

Rants/Raves/Questions? RAVE- first appointment & ultrasound yesterday!!! Everything looked good, doctor was happy. I measured on time, 15 weeks and 6 days and am keeping my due date at July 13th. Baby was moving around all over the place, it was bizarre to see since I can't feel any of it yet. We also could see the heart beating, but didn't hear it or see a heart rate. I had my first round of blood work (technically 2nd tri blood draw) done after my appointment. I'm also having NIPT blood work, which is happening today. Next OB appointment is 4 weeks from today, Feb 22. After that my A/S is scheduled for the next day, Feb 23.  

GTKY: What's your favorite way to work out? I have a treadmill that I workout on regularly. I love it. I use it to power walk, jog and run in intervals. I'm still working on building endurance, but also trying to take it easy now that I'm pregnant. I also enjoy yoga, which I do at home. I used to do yoga and barre classes but lost the desire to workout with other people... in LA it's just too hard because all classes are overcrowded and I don't like that. 

cssme13

@RunRestRepeat when is your birthday? DH has his tomorrow so we are going away for the weekend sans kids and I am super excited.

How far along are you? 14 weeks, officially in 2nd tri and hoping my symptoms get a little easier to handle!

How big is baby? The size of a peach

Upcoming appointments this week? Nope not until the 9th

Any new symptoms or changes? I'm still miserably sick, with my first two it dwindled after 12 weeks but nope this baby is out to get me.

Rants/Raves/Questions? I just got back to work after meeting with a former professor of mine. She is the head of a Masters in Education program that she has suggested I apply to. It is a great program but I'm overwhelmed. I wish I could've gone straight home to talk to DH about it instead of having to come to work. Which brings me to my rant, why the hell does the temporary-substitute art teacher have to be at parent teacher conferences?! I don't even give out grades for these kids report cards. I've literally been here two hours and have had 0 parents come talk to me, it's 1 and I am expected to be here till 7.

GTKY: What's your favorite way to work out? Not sure if it necessarily counts since it is more of a weekend hobby but I love to go hiking in the mountains. If I could do it every single day I would.

rachrach83

@RunRestRepeat 80 mile ride?!?  Where do you ride (residential/backroads/etc)?  Is it mostly flat or do you have hills (this question is coming from a Texas girl - we don't know what hills are)?

How far along are you? 14 weeks

How big is baby? Peach or beet

Upcoming appointments this week? I had one today!  

Any new symptoms or changes?  Nope

Rants/Raves/Questions?  Rave:  I got another ultrasound at the doctor's today.  I totally didn't expect one, so it was such a nice surprise.  The baby has grown so much and it was super active while we were watching.  The doctor printed off tons of photos too.  My mom flies in tonight, so I can't wait to show them to her.  

GTKY: What's your favorite way to work out?  I love to run with my dog when it's nice outside.  He always gets super pumped to go, he's an excellent run partner, and watching him conk out after the run makes me feel like the best dog mom in the world.  If it's not nice outside, I like doing some kind of class at my gym.  I'm super competitive, so being in a group of people keeps me engaged and trying my hardest.

rachrach83

@Sassenach1743 crowded gym classes are basically the worst...nothing chaps my ass more than when I get to a class early to get a good spot and then someone comes in and puts there mat inches away from my mat...

RunRestRepeat

@cssme13 DH's is today and mine is next Wednesday! Happy birthday to YH!
@rachrach83 Haha! I'm in Iowa so we don't have too many hills either, but there are more than I was expecting. We have 600 miles of trails that stem from the area we're in, so most of our long rides are on paved trails. It's one of my favorite things about living here!

Sassenach1743

@rachrach83, exactly! I would show up to barre class early and always choose a spot at the end of the barre, because I like being on the end, but still leave a few inches of barre... and someone would always show up at the last minute and jump right in front of me, literally 2 inches in front of me. The last time it happened I said "seriously?" and left! 

DarkSerendipity

For anyone with a due date of 7/6, 7/13, 7/20 or 7/27

How far along are you? 
17 weeks 
How big is baby? 
A pomegranate 
Upcoming appointments this week?
Not yet, next week 
Any new symptoms or changes?
More movement, more energy 
Rants/Raves/Questions?

GTKY: What's your favorite way to work out?

Lifting, but I've been lazy since I found out. No energy for it.