3rd Trimester Check In Week of July 17

latershrader

This is a weekly check in for the mamas  who have made it to the 3rd trimester!!! If you are in week 28 or past, feel free to join in on the weekly fun.

If you're just joining us please post a: 
•Mini synopsis in your first post with your EDD
•How many babies you are pregnant with
•If you know the gender(s)
•How you have been feeling in your 3rd tri
•Any upcoming or recent appointments you may have had

Feel free to share pictures of your bump, nurseries, baby gear, and of course those babies when they arrive! 

QOTW: 
What's your favorite summer activity? Have you been able to enjoy it this summer so far while being pregnant?

3rd Trimester mommies and their little bundles:
@MicronesianMamma EDD 7/21/17 with a little boy
@byrneme EDD 7/25/17 with a little surprise bean
@ARB425 EDD 7/30/17 with a little girl
@persnickity EDD 8/5/17 with a little girl
@JWatt5 EDD 8/13/17 with a little boy
@Stars2016 EDD 8/24/17 with a little boy
@tiffanyw1783 EDD 8/30/17 with two little girls!
@oxinfree EDD 9/3/17 with a little boy 
@omarismyhomeboy EDD 9/8/17 with a little girl
@latershrader EDD 9/12/17 with a little boy 
@Kp214 EDD 9/25/17 with a little boy
@EmilyE13 EDD 9/28/17 with a little girl

Congratulations to @mjacks16 on the birth of her perfect little boy! 

latershrader

31+6 today with one little boy. I have my first weekly MFM appt today. They are checking placental flow and baby's growth. I'm excited to see what position he's in. I cannot tell what is a kick and what is a punch. We have our first of 2 showers tomorrow. This one is being done by my work-besties. I'm excited and some items have already started arriving at the house. I am so lucky to have such a great work environment!

oxinfree

33 weeks with baby boy! Can't believe in a short 4 weeks we're "early term" (or whatever you wanna call it). Nursery is all done and feeling so happy with how it all turned out. It's a smaller space but how much room does  a baby reaaaaally need!? haha. 

Eric and I have been having conversations about our seemingly never-ending to do list. We've been feeling like our weekends of quality time together just the two of us are just dwindling away so quickly and we're wasting them on errands all the time, so were going to start trying to do more during the week so we can just enjoy each other's company come sat/sun. Next weekend we have our maternity photoshoot, and then the weekend after that he's away for a golf weekend, the weekend after that we have a little RnR getaway to San Antonio and then we're officially in the final countdown. I'm starting to get nervous about a 3 hour drive while 36 weeks pregnant... my OB just said to stop frequently for pee breaks and leg stretches but am I crazy to be out of town that close to my due date!? Tell me honestly...  

QOTW: It's funny because in Houston, summer isn't a time to really get out and enjoy as it can be soooooo hot haha. But I mean, in general when it's comfortably warm I like laying poolside, or doing outdoor sports like golfing or beach volleyball. Obviously (being pregnant) the pool is about all I'm able to do, which truth be told is lovely for relieving all that pressure and weight. 

persnickity

@oxinfree I don't think you're crazy to be out of town that close. I was a 2 hour drive away at that time. Just pay attention to your body and come back early if you think you need to.

@latershrader Enjoy the showers!! I couldn't tell what was a punch vs kick either. I only know now because of location. They feel the same.

AFM, 37 weeks and 2 days with my little girl. I'm now at weekly ob appointments and at this point, just waiting on labor to start. Still need to pack my hospital bag, but that's really not important here. My hospital basically has everything and you just bring what you want, if you have a preference. Otherwise, I need a going home outfit for both of us and the car seat.

QOTW: Summer has felt like it never really started and is now over. Lol. We did go to some outdoor free concerts and an outdoor movie, but I also usually sunbathe on weekends and I haven't done that this year. 

byrneme

Morning ladies! I'm 38w6d pregnant and just got back from a position check u/s - Baby B is breech No plan as of yet, we will discuss at my appointment on Wednesday. Pretty bummed but I know ANYTHING can change - especially b/c starting at 35w they were pretty convinced the head was down so... I'll be spending a large part of this work day googling how to flip a baby and looking into Spinning Babies and acupuncture/chiropractors. Sigh. I guess I have been SO lucky with such an easy pregnancy that a challenging delivery should be expected ;D

Good luck at your appointment @latershrader !

@oxinfree, the nursery looks ADORABLE! I promise you that your to do list eventually ends and then you feel lost without it! As for your trip, if you were going somewhere remote and rural I would honestly say that would concern me but you are going to San Antonio where if, god forbid, you went into labor there are reputable docs to help you! I would take your birth plan with you and maybe even your bag? Just peace of mind. 

QOTW - most of my summer activity love involves sitting on a patio drinking wine so that has changed! I was really good with walking every morning until 36 weeks and then it just got too hot. It's been too warm for me to golf as well which is a shame - I've always heard that being pregnant can give you the best swing of your life!

JWatt5

@latershrader - have fun at the showers!! So nice of your co workers to throw one for you!!!

@oxinfree - I don't think you are crazy at all. Just listen to your body and gut. I was feeling fine on Friday and said that's it, I'm going to the cottage and went to the Muskokas for the weekend. 3 hours from home, 1 hour to the Barrie hospital if I needed it. My OB had said as long as you feel fine and have a plan/know where you can go.

That being said though, I don't know if it's the same in the US for you gals, but at 36 weeks we start carrying a copy of our pregnancy chart with us, a carbon copy of what's at the OB's office. It's always in my purse along with the L&D phone number we just call to let them know we are coming. That way, whoever is treating you (including L&D) has your pregnancy history and doesn't have to wait for it to be sent over by the OB. We also have to fill our the pre-op form and carry it with us incase we go to a different hospital.

@byrneme - one of my best friends, her boy stayed breech the whole time, never flipped for her. So she had a c-section scheduled. He flipped 3 days before the scheduled C, she went into labour and then after a few hours he flipped back breech! They tried turning him but no luck. As she was sending me a message saying they are getting her ready for a c-section because he won't move, he flipped back again on his own and was born vaginally 30 mins later. Needless to say, Miles is the most active, full of energy baby I've ever seen lol. He keeps his mom on his toes!

36 weeks with our little boy. Still...feeling good. We think a bit of carpel tunnel has set in on my left side/hand. The knuckles are pretty sore, little swollen. When I wake up, it's really sore, takes some cold water and trying to curl and extend the fingers to get them moving again but basically my left hand is always a bit sore, especially to curl my fingers. Should go away after the pregnancy though.
Little guy is a mover - always moving it feel like all day, luckily quiet at night though. We got the car seat out, decided it'll be installed in the centre and the Nuna is super easy - automatically level in our CRV which is great. This weekend will be freezing some food that we can (we eat a lot of fresh foods so that's hard to prep) and getting a few of those padsicles made up.  

JWatt5

Forgot the QOTW
QOTW: 
Going to the cottage!! It's my happy place - just being there - family, our neighbours, swimming, canoeing, campfires (and usually an afternoon rum hehe Not this year). I was soooo happy to be up there this past weekend, I didn't think I would be up at all after the May long weekend until Thanksgiving. If he comes early or on time, I think I'll be able to do a September weekend (maybe, hopefully).

byrneme

@JWatt5 thanks for the words of encouragement!! I'm hoping something similar happens. Untill then I'll be doing birth ball exercises and odd yoga poses My first thought (well, second - the first thought was not rated PG) was 'What am I going to do with all these padsicles'?

JWatt5

@byrneme - haha I bet, I'm only making a handful just in case myself. Baby isn't breech until they come out that way/c-section. There's still time! 

Kp214

@latershrader that's so nice of your coworkers.  Have a wonderful time!

@oxinfree love the nursery!  It's so cute!

@byrneme there's still time. But I would also be on google too.  

@JWatt5 it's great that you're doing freezer meals. Would your parents or inlaws be willing to do some also?  My MIL has been wonderful about cooking for DH while on bedrest. He's even able to freeze some stuff. 

Afm, 30 weeks today!  Wahoo!!  Had some contractions today, but they gave me some medicine that stopped them. I was moved to a room with a view of the street, not just a wall. It's wonderful to see cars and trees. 

QOTW: my favorite summer activity is working in the yard, planting things, watering them, picking produce from the garden, and sitting on the patio looking at the yard. 

ARB425

Hi ladies! Just trucking along over here at 38w1d with our little girl due on July 30th! So crazy to think we've come this far. I have an appointment with a covering OB on Wednesday. My lower back and pelvic bone had been pretty sore the past 2 days so I think she's moving downward. I've been trying to take naps when I can. I'm totally pooped out after work but I really want to try to work up until the day she's born. 

QOTW: I love to sit on our patio with a nice glass of wine or mixed drink(not this year!) with friends or go kayaking(again haven't been able to go this year). I also love to go hiking with my dog but I won't go alone being pregnant and it's not my hubbys favorite thing to do. Plus our dog is getting older(he's almost 9) so energy wise he is slowing down and only able to hike for 30 minutes or so...we used to go for 2 hour hikes when he was little! 

@kp214 thank goodness for a room with a view! That has to make the day by a little faster than staring at 4 walls! Glad to hear you and baby are doing well!

@byrneme hopefully baby turns on his/her own. The dr I work for had the inversion done and she was bruised pretty badly and said it was fairly uncomfortable .!..unfortunately it didn't work for her but my OB said it works about 50% of the time if you have to go that route! I've heard great things about spinning babies and using a chiropractor to help as well!

@oxinfree love the nursery! As long as your Dr is ok with you traveling and you have a back up plan I think it's ok to travel. Can your dr give you a copy of your records in case you would go into labor just in case? 

@latershrader enjoy the showers!

omarismyhomeboy

@oxinfree Love the nursery! Congrats on getting it done!
@byrneme Sorry to hear about the breech but you still do have time....I do hear some yoga/acupuncture/inversions can help?? Possibly...

AFM...I am 32 weeks + 4 days with my little girl. We had our baby showers this weekend....here's a pic of me hitting a piñata, for fun, with everyone staying out of my way

Anyway, I had a check-up last week and my GD diet is working! My fasting glucose was 12 points lower. I also haven't gained weight in about 2 weeks, which really makes me think that this diet is changing everything....My girl is almost 4 lbs (as of last week) and is head-down. 

QOTW: Vacation and drinking! Is that okay to say? Haha. I'm clearly not doing the latter and the former- we did go on a babymoon a month ago, but now I am staying put (outside of work travel this week). 

byrneme

@omarismyhomeboy this picture makes me giggle! Such joy on your face!! I've got a few yoga poses from my crash course on google and a friend who is an OB nurse gave me some tips. I've come to terms with the 'it is going to be what it is going to be' part of a possible c-section. Don't get me wrong, I'm still disappointed but I'm trying to find the bright side of it - like 2 more weeks of STD pay and saving my lady parts

omarismyhomeboy

@byrneme agree! Two of my close friends just had c-sections in June...they went well, recovery wasn't too bad. The important thing is that you and baby will be be healthy

persnickity

@Kp214 yay for a window with a slight view! Congrats on making it to 30 weeks. 

@omarismyhomeboy love the picture!! Your dress is gorgeous.

EmilyE13

@oxinfree the nursery looks great!
@latershrader I hope you have fun at your shower today!
@JWatt5 sorry to hear about the carpal tunnel. Does ice/heat help?

29+5 with my little girl. Today was my glucose test, and choking down the lemon-lime glucola was truly a vile way to start the morning. I've been pouring sweat and queasy since then, and my heart was racing while I waited for the blood draw. On a better note, she's measuring right on track at 30 weeks. My first baby shower is this weekend at my in-laws' place, so I'm really looking forward to that!

QOTW: Like @byrneme and @ARB425 I have definitely been missing out on the patio-with-wine/cocktail time this summer, although my other favorite activity is lounging by or in the pool, which I'm still enjoying as much as possible. The heat is really starting to get to me these days, though. 

MicronesianMamma

Hi ladies! 39w5d with my little man and he's still hanging tight. I was hoping he'd come a few days early but our central air stopped working on Saturday and won't be fixed till tomorrow so now I'm hoping he hangs tight till his due date on Friday (and preferably not much longer) I officially started leave this week and sitting around waiting is making me anxious but I can't leave b/c I'm afraid to lock up my poor furbabies inside without air conditioning. If I don't go into labor by Friday, I'm sure there will b a discussion with my OB regarding induction, which I'm hoping to avoid. Keeping my FXd i go into labor or at least show more progress at my appt Friday. I'm having a ton of BH contractions and more pelvic pressure but that's about it. 

QOTW: Favorite summer activies are reading at the beach and, of course, day drinking with friends down by the beach. Drinking I obviously have not done, and unfortunately haven't gotten down there for any lying out and reading either. I worked up until last week and weekends were so busy preparing. Plus i was told by OB to avoid long periods in the sun b/c of my fluid levels. Hopefully we can get in some family beach trips with baby Soulik before weather turns

ARB425

@micronesianmamma hopefully your AC is fixed soon! That's just miserable to have happen during the summer! Fingers crossed for progress at your appointment!

Well I'm on the no progress train as well. Saw the OB today no dilation AT ALL! I was super disappointed but on the bright side her head is still down! I was holding off on scheduling a massage and acupuncture but I'm definitely going to schedule a massage and strongly consider acupuncture. Hopefully next week I'll have some progress! Found out they will let me go to 41 weeks but it will be discussed more at my appointment next week if everything looks good. 

JWatt5

@EmilyE13 - I don't know just yet. I'm just spoken with the OB's office about it - I go in for my appt tomorrow and I'll see. Cold water seems to help and just getting my fingers moving again. It's only really really bad when I'm laying down so I've been trying to get to sleep on a different side each time I get up to pee lol

@Kp214 - I think the freezer meals with help too! I'm sure that my mother or MIL would make us food - the only problem is we don't eat the same so it's hard for them to make us stuff/know what to make. DH and I don't eat beef, pork, dairy products from animals etc. (it's really helped my endo and our health). But - I'm sure they can definantly help with chopping up lots of great fruit and veg when they first come to visit - that would be a ton of help for us. I spend a couple hours each week on food prep!

@omarismyhomeboy - you look so cute! haha Glad you had a great time!

@MicronesianMamma - so close to the due date! Hope your AC gets fixed too - so much better for sleeping!

My Postpartum order just came in - have mesh underwear and peri bottles delivered just made it really real lol. I'll complete my bag this weekend! Work is not getting it, that in two weeks I'm done work - they keep asking if I can start new projects that have no possible way of getting done, even properly started, before I go - which hasn't given me time to complete the transfers for them either since they decided they didn't need a temp to fill in. They keep talking about policy changes we need for January 2018 - my return to work date is in August 2018 so...not sure what you want me to do haha.

byrneme

@JWatt5- how frustrating with work! I would just smile and nod. They'll figure it out in January lol. 

EmilyE13

@MicronesianMamma ugh I'm so sorry to hear about the busted AC. It's in the 90s in my city all this week, and if I didn't have AC I would lose it. 
@omarismyhomeboy love the shower pic, and great job with the GD diet!

AFM, just got the call today that I failed my 1 hr glucose test. Got 146 and threshold is 140. Close but no cigar, I guess. So now I have to do the 3 hour, which I am absolutely dreading. 

Kp214

@ARB425 sorry about the no progress I'm sure you're ready to meet your little one. 

@MicronesianMamma ugh!  No AC?!  I hope it's fixed soon. 

@JWatt5 that would be helpful to have them chop and help with food prep. I'm glad you've found a diet that helps with your endo. That's terrible about work.  I wish they were more understanding and helpful in lightening your load in preparation of your leave. 

@EmilyE13 sorry about the glucose test. It doesn't necessarily mean you have GD.  When do you have to go for the 3 hour test?

EmilyE13

@Kp214 I haven't scheduled it yet. Work is really burying me right now (to the point of me being on the verge of tears at the moment, in combination with obviously being upset about the test), so I need to see what I can work out. Based on what my schedule currently looks like, I am leaning toward a week from Friday if that isn't too far out. 

Kp214

@EmilyE13 I'm so sorry about work and the test. 

latershrader

I had a really great shower from my work friends! Lots of super cute clothes but I also got a pack-n-play! What your thoughts on the pack-n-play. We live in a small townhouse, so I was hoping to just use the rock-n-play in the livingroom...but maybe the pack-n-play will last past infancy? Is it truly portable?

@oxinfree Your nursery is SO adorable! I love the dino theme! I'd go out of town if you get the chance. It's going to be a while before you can do it again!
@persnickity Hoping for some progress for you! Fingers crossed!!
@byrneme Sorry to hear about the babe being breech. I will also keep my fingers crossed for you!
@JWatt5 I've been having similar problems, sore joints in my hands, wrist and elbow only on the left. I'll be interested to hear what your OB says! Hope work-people catch a clue about your maternity leave soon!
@Kp214 Well, it's the little things right? A room w/ a better view will hopefully help keep your spirits up!
@ARB425 Keeping fingers crossed for dilation! (FYI: Things you never thought you'd hope for an internet "friend/stranger". LOL!)
@omarismyhomeboy You look great! And you seem to have had LOTS of fun at your shower!
@EmilyE13 Enjoy your shower! I'm sorry about your GD test, hoping for better results for the 3hr test!
@MicronesianMamma I have no idea how you are surviving w/out AC!! I'd die! Hope it gets fixed VERY soon!

oxinfree

Hey ladies... feel like I fell behind a bit this week.

@latershrader - so glad you had a nice shower. I am using a pack n' play in our bedroom for the first while as his crib. Because we're so tall (I'm 6', Eric is 6'7) we're guessing our little man will outgrow any bassinet way too fast to justify buying one and we figure a pack n play will get well used in the future especially going away to visit family or on vacation. It's not portable enough that we'd move it around the house for naps, I think you'll still want a rock n play or swing or whatever... 

@EmilyE13 - So sorry to hear about you failing the glucose test. They're not fun to begin with and then to have work stresses on top of that... ugh. Hope the 3 hr goes well for you and it's all just a false alarm. Hope you have a lovely shower this weekend!!!

@JWatt5 - haha... wowwww, if it hasn't clicked for them, they're in for a rude awakening. I like @byrneme 's suggestion... smile and nod We're also planning on doing freezer meals as much as we can but with the diet it can be tough... not like we can just throw a lasagna together haha... it's gotta be a GF DF meatless lasagna, so I have to get creative. Like you, my parents don't eat remotely like me, and seem to constantly forget that I don't eat wheat or dairy (I mean I know I have a lot more going on with my diet than that, but those two should be pretty easy to keep straight haha). I like your idea of having them help with prep. I spend a lot of time rinsing veggies & fruit and organizing them for the week. That should help. 

@ARB425 - so sorry you're not progressing. I'm sure that's beyond frustrating. I just know I'm going to be so impatient by that point. I feel like part of me is already like, "are we there yet!?" haha Good that baby is head down. Hope you enjoy a massage... makes me wanna go get one

@MicronesianMamma - ugh, last thing you want right now is for the air to stop working. I wish we could just have a little talk with our babies and compromise on their arrival haha. One can dream righ@Jwatters07

@omarismyhomeboy - oh how fun your shower looked! Great pic! Glad to hear diet is going well and baby girl is head down. Things seem to be going great for you, I hope it keeps up! 

AFM - A story of anxiety to share if you're bored and feel like reading ...  Last couple of days have been a bit rough if I'm being honest. Starting sometime on Tuesday I was just feeling off... really fatigued, sort of light headed. Didn't think too much of it, figured I was dehydrated or just not sleeping well or whatever. I did notice a little decrease in fetal activity but not too bad. Yesterday was a tough day though as baby Beau decided he was going to sleep all day. Cue the panic. I tried everything I knew to try and get him moving but nothing was really working. I'd give it time, try again. Took me over an hour to get 10 very light "kicks" (or movement at all) which is really not usual for me, so I finally caved and called my OB near the end of the day thinking I should probably go in to get checked. Low and behold they close early on Wed (ugh... website showed 5pm... annoying). So I was going to have to head to the hospital (fyi ... HATE hospitals, so was not excited about this). Eric rushed out of the office, I grabbed our hospital bag that's already semi-organized adding a few things in case we had to stay overnight and waited for Eric to pick me up. Of course once I sit back down Beau starts wiggling again. Still not as active as usual but now I'm thinking I'm crazy for thinking of going in. Eric gets home and we decide to try one last time and we get 10 movements in about 16 minutes. PHEW. Tried again before bed and we were up to 10 movements in 8 minutes (which is much closer to our "normal" ... his nickname has been Wiggle Monster after all). So all a big false alarm. Today he's back to usual so I have no clue what was going on. Maybe I was just under the weather and he was feeling the effects of it!? I dunno. Anyhoo... not fun.

persnickity

@MicronesianMamma Hope the ac gets fixed soon! It's 96 and crazy humid here. Not sure I could make it long without the ac.

@ARB425 I would be frustrated with no progress too. Especially with everything you're doing to try and help. It's good to hear that you can go longer if you need to, but hopefully you don't need to! I asked by ob not to tell me the status of my cervix, because I didn't want to get frustrated from lack of progress.

@latershrader Glad you had a fun shower! We decided not to get a pack n play, but we did get a baby Bjorn travel crib. We wanted something simple we could almost use as a play yard in the future.

latershrader

@oxinfree Low to no movements gave me a panic attack a few weeks ago. It's so scary, more so for IF mamas. I'm SO glad he started moving again!! Hope you plan to talk to your OB about it and let us know what they say! Shame on them for changing their hours though!

persnickity

@latershrader I realized that might have come out wrong on the pack n play. Lol. While we didn't get that brand, we got something that has similar uses. We think it might be helpful at different stages, not just infant.

oxinfree

@latershrader @persnickity - whoops... I clearly don't know the difference between a pack n play and a travel crib/playard... to clarify, we bought the Nuna Sena Aire (just to remove any confusion haha)

byrneme

@oxinfree - yikes! That whole lack of movement thing can be so so scary. I'm glad Beau perked back up and hope he stays true to his nickname for you!

ARB425

@latershrader we didn't get a pack n play because we honestly just don't have the room and I didn't see a big need for it. My SIL gave us her arms reach cosleeper that we will use for the first few months before transferring her to the crib. It folds pretty small so we are planning on taking it to D.C. With us for my cousins wedding in September. 


@oxinfree sorry you had that scare the other day! Our anxiety can really get the best of us sometimes. Has it been especially warm where you are? You may have just been slightly dehydrated. I had a similar situation happen to me a few days ago and the tears just started flowing til I found her heartbeat with my Doppler.

Thanks everyone for the encouraging words. I told myself last night that I just need to try to relax, labor could happen anytime. This past week has really gotten to me. Im exhausted and the heat/humidity has been brutal. I'm ready to be on maternity leave and meet our little girl. After struggling for so long, it's a good portion of all I think about is finally being a family. My last day at work is scheduled for next Friday so it's not too far off. As much as I am trying to avoid an induction, I'm at peace with what will be. 

Kp214

Julian was born on 7/20 at 4 lbs, 2 oz. and 17.25 inches long. I had been in labor since the night before. I had to have an emergency c section due to him being in distress. He is precious. He only has a cpap in as far as breathing apparatus. I'm alright.

byrneme

@Kp214  - congratulations! I know you were hoping for Julian to stay put longer but those stats seem very promising for how early he is! I'm so happy for you and your family and wish you well!

Joslynj11

**lurking** @Kp214 What a surprise but Congratulations on finally getting to see and hold your baby boy! 

kelrauh

@Kp214 congrats!! Julian sounds like he's a warrior. He is big and sounds like he is doing well. Hopefully your nicu stay is uneventful and he gets off cpap soon. 

JWatt5

@Kp214 - congratulations!! Hoping everything continues really well for you both!
@latershrader - so they didn't give me much further advice after I told them what I was doing - trying to keep my arm straight/hand straight when I fall asleep. Since I have it both sides I alternate sleeping sides each time I get up to pee. Cool water and moving them gets them going for the day pretty fast still. Just have to stick it out for a few more weeks and then after he's out, it should stop.
@oxinfree - Food prep is paramount with this diet eh! I think on top of whatever I can think of freezing I'm going to do a large dried goods prep. Portioning nuts, dried fruit, order a few boxes of healthy granola bars (I usually make my own) and things like that. We're going to freeze portioned smoothies too so we just have to take them out and defrost over night for the am. Sorry to hear about the scare - it's interesting - I think quite a few of us have had it around that same mark in pregnancy. It's not fun to go through but shows you are paying attention and I felt like my OB and L&D really appreciated that.

We got a pack n play more so for traveling/cottage/going to grandmas. They can use it for a few years. (we got this one https://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=80467896) Then we have the Halo bassinest for beside the bed. I think once they can roll over that may not work anymore and if we still want him in our room at that point (which they do advise now) we'll either cram that pack n play in our room and deal or we'll get a smaller one (love the Nuna - wanted that but my mother got me that other one a loooong time ago when she bought one for her house). 

Put my foot down at work - I had to start saying no, because I can't keep this up. Full term at this point so it's really not in my hands that I will be working until the 3rd sooo...no more starting stuff that I can't finish or easily pass on. They seem to be handling it well but...I did cave and said I'll come in/work from home a bit - pending a health and happy baby/self - in the New Year for a very short period of time. My mother lives 5 mins and will be able to provide child care. 

tiffanyw1783

@Kp214 congrats!! I'm so glad he's doing well!!

latershrader

@Kp214 Congratulations! I hope he continues to do well! He seems to be quite strong and healthy! Keep your chin up and let us know how it's going in the next few days!

omarismyhomeboy

@Kp214 Congratulations! I know this didnt go as expected, but I also know the stats seem great for Julian. Awesome to hear how well he is doing keep us posted. 

@oxinfree UGHHHHHH having days like that is a fear of mine. And not really knowing what to do about it- I'm glad he perked up but I'm sorry you went through that. We got the Nuna Sena too!

MicronesianMamma

Congratulations! @Kp214 so glad to hear you are both doing ok. He sounds like a strong little guy despite his early arrival.