*Sunday* ticker change 7/30

Nxy

How far along are you & how big is baby?  

Upcoming appointments?  

Symptoms?  

Cravings?  

Rants/Raves/Questions?  

GTKY: as a child (or teen), what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing (or hard) way? 

Nxy

How far along are you & how big is baby?  38 weeks and the size of a rack of ribs 

Upcoming appointments?  This Thursday to talk about baby Rowans size and argue about an induction 

Symptoms?  Carpal tunnel still, my brace helps at night but it's getting bad in the day time too.

Cravings?  Seriously any and all of the food. I have to stop myself from eating all the time. I can't get full lately.

Rants/Raves/Questions  Rave: MY MOM GETS HERE THIS WEEK!!!!!!! Rant: my mom gets here this week and I've gotta clean the guest room still lol

GTKY: as a child, what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing way? I had an eyelash in my eye so I went to the mirror to investigate. I get the eyelash out no major issues. Looking at my lower eyelid I notice a black speck (that I know now are tear ducts) and tried to get the dirt out of my eye.. I went to ask my mom for tweezers. I was like 10, I'll never live this down.

Not as much about my body. I had a stuffy nose and wanted to sneeze and my Dad told me to go sniff some pepper. In my 7 year old mind that meant go snort pepper like a fat line of cocaine and omfg. My nose wasn't stuffed up anymore but I also wanted to die so not as effective as it could have been.

JWatt5

How far along are you & how big is baby?  38 weeks - a spaghetti squash

Upcoming appointments?  Thursday with my OB

Symptoms?  Carpel tunnel still - had no idea this was so common!! BH, discharge, feet always hurt

Cravings?  Still fruit but add fudgesciles  

Rants/Raves/Questions?  My DH is getting on my last nerves with "cleaning". Clean the WHOLE room not just what you might be able to see. His version on cleaning a tub was so gross - and then I fell when I went to do it again after like a dummy. Would also love for him to look a little more interested in putting baby stuff together. I'm still doing it all. Argh...

GTKY: as a child, what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing way? I guess this is a teenager but getting my period. My parents had dropped us with family friends for a week - and I got my first period, had no idea what was going on (my mother never prepped us for that or shaving our legs or anything really haha 3 girls and we just figured it out on our own). 

AbbeyH

How far along are you & how big is baby?  38 weeks. Ukulele---  or a T. rex if you ask my son. He says my belly is HUGE like a T. rex. 

Upcoming appointments?  Thursday 

Symptoms?  I feel so heavy. And sore- see rant

Cravings?  Chocolate 

Rants/Raves/Questions? Rant: I was stupid and over did it yesterday. I took a pretty good fall leaving me sore all over and with a twisted ankle and a sore foot (starting to add more weight to it so I'm pretty sure it's not broken) thank goodness I fell on my side and baby seems to be just fine. 

Rave: this is my last week at work before leave! 5 days--- I-can-do-it!!  Actually I'll be working up to the due date- but I work in a huge un-air conditioned warehouse setting (even though I'm rarely in the actual warehouse) so I'll be giving myself a break by working from home. 

GTKY: as a child (or teen), what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing (or hard) way? Travel constipation-- learned about that gem when I was 16 and didn't go for a week during a family vacation to Europe. A preview to maternity constipation I suppose. 

SpotConlon

How far along are you & how big is baby?  
38 weeks and a Pomeranian 
Upcoming appointments?  Tomorrow. I suspect it will be uneventful as always. 

Symptoms?  I think I'm getting some Braxton hicks. Discharge. Tiredness. 

Cravings?  Same with @Nxy I want all the food. 

Rants/Raves/Questions?  I'm down to all the house projects I've been procrastinating, which means the not fun ones. Organizing shelves in the basement is not my idea of a good time. 

GTKY: as a child (or teen), what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing (or hard) way? My periods were always a little random when I was a teen and I somehow always got my period on a school trip. For one of them, I had recently had surgery so I'm sure my cycle was extra out of wack.

I'd like to thank fellow teen girls for overpacking and sharing tampons and teaching me to always ALWAYS bring period supplies, even if you think it won't happen. 

Mango517

How far along are you & how big is baby?  
36 Weeks. He's a papaya.

Upcoming appointments?  
Mfm growth scan and NST plus regular check up. 
Can't believe I'm going to be on the every week cycle for both dr's now!

Symptoms?  
I am so hungry. Where was this appetite when I didn't have a baby jamming up my ability to eat copious amounts of food?

Cravings?  
Just large quantities of food. 

Rants/Raves/Questions?  
I feel like my belly is growing every single day. Every morning I'm bigger. I suppose that's normal for the third tri and these final weeks, right? Can't help but to have a small nagging voice in the back of my head worry that it's related to gestational diabetes, even though my sugar is well under control. 

GTKY: as a child (or teen), what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing (or hard) way? 

I learned about hot peppers and how they can burn the shit out of your mouth the hard way around 6 years old. My dad was cutting up a jalapeño and thinking it was just a green bell pepper I stole a piece when he wasn't looking. Two minutes later I'm running around the house screaming about my mouth being on fire. 

Took me basically 20 years to try hot sauce or hot peppers again. Now I love both!

PinkPrincessPiper

How far along are you & how big is baby?  35 weeks / Kid's Backpack 

Upcoming appointments?  Not until next week (and then weekly). 

Symptoms?  Aches & pain that just won't stop! 

Cravings?  Ice cream isn't my usual jam, but I've had it twice this weekend. Yum. 

Rants/Raves/Questions?  I can't believe in just 4 weeks, I'll have 4 kiddos. I never thought we'd have 4, yet here we are! Almost to the finish line. 

GTKY: as a child (or teen), what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing (or hard) way? I started my period when I was pretty young, at a pool party with my Girl Scout troop. I was 10. It was embarrassing, but the troop leader gave me a pad & called my parents to come get me. 

AdvoCyndi30

How far along are you & how big is baby?  

37 weeks...romaine lettuce

Upcoming appointments?  

Thursday I'll have an ultrasound and an appointment to check positioning. As far as I know, gen is head down and doing well, but they like to be extra sure!

Symptoms?  

Carpel Tunnel, sooooo tired, swollen, skin tags, and ligament pain down my right leg. 

Cravings?  

I'm not craving anything in particular, but my appetite has come back with a vengeance! Nexium for the win!

Rants/Raves/Questions?  

Nexium. Miracle drug. Positive: heartburn is GONE! Negative: I have an appetite again, so I gained too much weight this week. 

GTKY: as a child (or teen), what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing (or hard) way? 

In 7th grade I thought I still thought sex was kissing, while laying down, naked. Had NO clue it had anything to do with any other part of your anatomy. Until a friend told me. And then she told everyone else that I didn't know. 

JWatt5

@Mango517 - I feel like my belly grows everyday too!! I was consistently gaining a pound a week - then was told I lost two pounds at my last appt and that was hard to believe! (I think it's just cause I've been in full nesting mode = extra exercise & not eating quite as much) 

dma0389

How far along are you & how big is baby?   37+1 now. Size of a tackle box lol  or honeydew melon.

Upcoming appointments?  Thursday, 8/3 for my 37 week appt 

Symptoms?  Pelvic pain, back aches, insomnia, being moody, etc. 

Cravings?  smoothies!

Rants/Raves/Questions?   I'm still working out almost 4x/week at Pure Barre and even added swimming to help baby girl to get ready to make an appearance....if she goes to 40 weeks I will be in so much pain and she's estimated to be 9lbs if I go that far along. I hope it's soon like this week or this weekend! 

GTKY: as a child (or teen), what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing (or hard) way?  shaving my legs at a slumber party in the 6th grade, to end up with a cut. Didn't know how to shave my legs back then lol.

MetsGirl18

How far along are you & how big is baby?  
36 weeks - papaya 

Upcoming appointments?  
Checkup and pre-op appointment with my OB on Wednesday and hopefully my last appointment with the diabetes monitoring place on Friday.

Symptoms?  
Some pelvic pressure/discomfort when I walk and a combination of insomnia and exhaustion.

Cravings?  
Sweets especially ice cream.

Rants/Raves/Questions?  
We had a nice, busy weekend, but we got almost nothing baby related done.  Time is running out and I need to make better use of my free time.  I'm really hoping this baby stays put for another 3 weeks.

GTKY: as a child (or teen), what's something you learned about your body in an embarrassing (or hard) way? 
My mom used an electric razor to shave and never taught me how to use a real razor.  I eventually switched from an electric razor to a regular one, but I was so nervous about cutting myself that it took forever to shave the first time.  I figured it out pretty quickly after that.