December 2017 Moms
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Saturday Ticker Change 6/24
blueskies17
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1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
2) How are you feeling?
3) Any appointments this week/last?
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
5) GTKY: What's on your summer "bucket list"?
Re: Saturday Ticker Change 6/24
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
13 weeks! Babies are the size of lemons
Feeling good! Nausea is basically gone and my energy level is SLOWLY coming back.
NT scan last week and it went well. They look good and have no signs of downs/etc. such a relief to see that they're both growing on track. I totally almost cried watching them move around and hear their heartbeats.
Ugh, this week has been quite the whirlwind. We bought a new house in my husband's home town about 30 minutes outside of the city. All of our friends live there and his whole family, so it'll be fun to be near them. But now we're selling our house and it's been crazy getting it ready for open houses next week. My realtor is having 5 days of open houses and expects 100 people each time. Oy that's a lot of people looking through my shit. I'll be thankful when that week is over! Then the fun begins...we're going to renovate the new house kitchen when the owners move out in September. We loooove remodeling though, so I'm looking forward to it. I'll be cutting it REALLYCLOSE to babies arrival. Serenity now!
To relax and just have fun. Go to Music festivals, swim, read books, and eat a ton of berries and melon. I want to go to Tahoe a bunch too!
@jackiesmom324 ah 24 hours! Hang in there!
Decluttering is no joke. I'll do what I can, but I have no where to stash all my extra crap! Good luck!
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@blueskies17 Decluttering does not sound like fun. I'm going to move into my SO's house sometime before the babies are born, but we're going to hire movers to pack and move my stuff, thank goodness.
@moonlady-2 I hope your house sells soon! June 27th is way too late.
Great! I felt so good yesterday and feel like I can have a life again LOL. I did throw up on Friday because I waited too long to eat, but I wasn't nauseous. My tailbone really hurts, but I'll take that over nausea.
So glad to see everyone is starting to feel better for the most part! And also good luck to you ladies who are moving and selling. We plan to move next summer and I'm really kicking myself and wishing it could happen this summer because our house is waaaay too small.
So much better. A little tired but I will take that over the crippling nausea!!
Well, right now I love to swim with the kids! I am trying to get as much color as possible so I won't be too pasty white in the winter lol. I would love to take the children to the beach but DH hates it so we will see!
@clovelyone Well just go to dinner or th movies or something for the weekday ones and then we'll probably head up to Napa for the weekend.
Our agent expects a ton of offers, so we'll be accepting one probably next Tuesday. I'm excited to see what we get
Im so glad your US went well. It's crazy with two in there, isn't it?!
@speach13 Yay for a great us for you as well! Yeah, a shower for a 3rd baby is really not necessary. I would tell your mom thanks, but no thanks. If she's insisting on a party, maybe she'd like to do a sprinkle instead? That's just a nice lunch with some friends and family and I don't believe gifts are required.
@speach13 I agree with @breezybee, maybe a sprinkle with a few close family/friends and no gifts.
ETA: FYI, I add a pic finally LOL (not of me though).
@breezybee - Man - you've got a crazy life right now! Good luck with the selling/reno/moving. Closer to wine country is a good bonus, if you have to give up the city.
@clovelyone - nice pic!!
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@breezybee @blueskies17 @moonlady-2 I give you ladies a lot of credit because buying / selling houses or moving sounds like a nightmare to me right now! I hope everything goes well for all of you!
@speach13 I'm with the others and would either have her throw you a low key sprinkle or maybe have her host if you do a gender reveal?
@Tennis11785 We need to declutter too. We currently have a bunch of crap stored in the half of the attic that we plan to make into the playroom and I'm dreading having to go through all of it.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
My stomach's been feeling off the last couple of weeks, mostly at night and in the morning. I have ulcerative colitis, so I think it's related to that. My back and neck have also started getting really sore lately. Has anyone else had that happen? And generally my energy level's been ok, but I stayed up a little past midnight last night for a bachelorette party last night and basically collapsed into bed and then was exhausted today too. I took a 3 hour nap and plan to go to bed soon, so hopefully, I'll feel more refreshed in the morning (right now I'm still in that groggy nap haze). Oh and I think my bump is about to pop because my stomach is definitely feeling expanded and I really can't suck in my gut much anymore!
My stepdaughter is coming to visit from UT from July 21 - August 6, so I'm really looking forward to spending time with her and spending some of that time with her mom (whom I've become close friends with). I'm also just looking forward to having friends over for dinner / going to friends' houses for BBQs, going to fun summer movies, taking my dog for hikes when it's not too hot out, and our annual family Lobster Fest!
I just want this move to be over 4 more days !
Spend some quality time with my husband on his August bday and hopefully finally have sex eventually
I want to do my mentions but I'm just so tired
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
This week I have been feeling great, the only exception is that a few odd times I have felt tired. And when I say 'tired,' I mean like hit-by-a-bus-TIRED.
Nope!
Rant - I'm still not showing at all, and it's kind of making me a little anxious. The HDBD thread is so simultaneously adorable and depressing! A friend if mine is just 12 weeks and has the CUTEST little bump! I'd at least like my pants to feel snug!
Rave - My DH is the best human on earth. He has been cooking, and cleaning a lot for us, and just taking really good care of me! Can't say enough good things about him!
Buying a house and moving is our number one priority right now, Lol - glad to have so many folks in similar positions all in one place!
Otherwise - camping, canoeing, and launching issue 6 of a magazine I make with awesome group of people!
@clovelyone @leilagphillips - that's exactly how I felt! I was so done with keeping it a secret, and it felt so good to tell everyone!
Glad to have you all to connect with each week! Hope you all have a really quick and easy week! Take care, see ya next Saturday!
@breezybee Good luck with the open houses, I hope you sell fast!!! .
@blueskies17 Could you rent a storage space? That's what we did when we moved. Our basement was basically our garage, since we didn't have a garage.
@Tennis11785 I am so excited to have a lazy summer, no weddings, maybe 1 grad party. Sounds pretty perfect to me.
@clovelyone I love Lake Michigan side, I've actually never been to Lake Huron.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 14 wks, Ovia says a Troll Doll!
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
Much much better, I have a bit more energy, and I'm not feeling nauseous or vomiting anymore... at least for now! My allergies are still bothering me, but I'm taking some new meds (rhinocort nasal spray) and trying to take it easy.
We did have a phone call with a really wonderful potential doula, and are meeting one more in person tomorrow.
I also found out the great news that a dear friend of mine and her wife are also expecting! They had a long journey to get here, and she's 10 weeks along with twins! I'm so excited to get to be pregnant with her.
Not that much besides moving through our checklist of things to do before December! I do hope to go to the beach at least once, and to be in water as much as possible on the weekends.
Due date 12/9
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@breezybee Good luck with the open houses! With all of those people surely you'll have a great offer quickly. I love remodeling too, doing your new kitchen will be so much fun!!
@blueskies17 Yay for a nursery in the new place! Good luck with the declutter; maybe nesting will kick in (I have no idea when that normally happens!) and will make it more fun to go through things.
@moonlady-2 Whew, that does sound like a challenging living situation at the moment! Hopefully an offer comes quickly.
@clovelyone Oh my god, all I've worn for the last week are the one pair of maternity shorts I've bought. I got some at Target that have stretchy panels on the sides rather than the fabric in the front which I like, I think they're cooler feeling than having cloth covering your stomach.
@speach13 That's sweet of your Mom, but I totally get why you're not into the idea. You could also suggest she have a get together after the baby comes? I think people call them sip and sees (I just learned that on here!).
@leilagphillips So glad the announcement went well! That's crazy people could say anything negative about twins, and I'm glad you didn't run into that.
@collectiveliving That's great you have a pregnancy buddy! I just found out that I have one too.
@shellac835 Yes, try to take it easy. My doctor told me not to ride a bike unless it's stationary. In second trimester, you can get dizzy easily and he thinks riding with others someone could run into me causing me to fall. To each his own and other doctors may have different opinions, but I've struggled with infertility so for me, I'm trying to stay on the safe side. Just thought I'd let you know what my doc said because I just knew I would still be able to Slow Roll.
Yay for feeling baby moves! 17 weeks seems so far away. I'm so excited for you. FYI someone here mentioned that leaking is normal, but I haven't experienced it.
ETA: I tried the Target full panel shorts, but they were saggy in the butt (I have a flat butt LOL). I wonder if the side panels would have a different fit?
I've heard that Lake Huron has some decent beaches on our side as well, hopefully one day I'll get around to checking them out.