Friday Ticker Change 11/10

jlemons-2

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?

2) How are you feeling?

3) Any appointments this week/last?

4) How are baby preparations going?

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: Are you savoring this last few weeks before baby comes, or are you dying to get baby out? What will you miss most about being pregnant, what are you most looking forward to once LO is here?

jlemons-2

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
35 weeks, a pineapple! 
2) How are you feeling?
I'm feeling okay. I have a pretty bad cold and my blood sugars are steeping up. I hope it's just a result of the cold and not because I need more insulin. 
3) Any appointments this week/last?
I go every Monday for my appointment and NSTs every Monday/Thursday. I'm so ready to be done. 

4) How are baby preparations going?
Well I started off strong but lately I haven't done a thing! I still need to get my breast pump and find our car seat in storage. 
5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
The end is really hard for me. Especially with all these meds and finding the right combo. 
6) GTKY: Are you savoring this last few weeks before baby comes, or are you dying to get baby out? What will you miss most about being pregnant, what are you most looking forward to once LO is here?

I am kind of in-between. I really want to hold my boy but I'm also enjoying the last few weeks with just DD. I will miss feeling him bopping around inside me. 

thunderbunnyhunny

1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 36 weeks a papaya

2) How are you feeling? Actually feeling pretty good,a little tired and overwhelmed at times but still.

3) Any appointments this week/last?
Just had my appointment yesterday, got swabbed for gbs. LO has dropped finally and is head down but not engaged.

4) How are baby preparations going?
Finally got the room cleaned out just waiting on the crib to get here MIL is bringing it from Illinois.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: Are you savoring this last few weeks before baby comes, or are you dying to get baby out? What will you miss most about being pregnant, what are you most looking forward to once LO is here? Kinda want him here but am going to miss feeling the wiggle in my belly and people telling me I look cute, not to mention DH helping me with simple things.

kyrwyn

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
37 weeks.  Lettuce.

2) How are you feeling?
I'm okay. Baseline discomfort is creeping up, baseline grumpies are creeping up as well.  My BP is borderline at most of my appointments, but not enough to cause panic yet. "Yet." Mentally, the hyper-monitored but low information state of things is driving me crazy.

3) Any appointments this week/last?
All of them.  2 NSTs/week + U/S this week. 2 NSTs + Diabetes counseling next week. Repeat until delivery. I feel bad that I mostly want this kiddo to come so I can get out of the constant appointment rotation, eating schedule, meds regime, etc.  I also don't understand how I can generate so much data for my health provider and they can still have nothing new to tell me every week beyond "we'll see."

4) How are baby preparations going?
They've massively slowed down, even though I know I have little-to-no time left.  I ordered some nursing clothes so that I can pack my hospital bag.  We can finally anchor the furniture in the nursery to the wall this weekend, and then I plan on getting the dresser organized and (I say this every weekend) the thank yous from my work shower finished.  I know there's so much to do left, but I can't seem to get it done.  I need to find a cleaning service to deep clean the house, because I can't work with the chemicals and DH's idea of "deep cleaning" is to find the dog toys stuffed between couch cushions and call it good.

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
I am super grouchy, even when I try really hard not to be. I hope this softens a bit when baby's here, or the holidays are going to be a problem. 

Whinging follows:
I'm also really upset about Thanksgiving this year: it's my favorite holiday and every year I have hosted or helped my mom host since I could stand with her in the kitchen.  She's super excited because my brother is coming home, so she's making all of his favorites -- sweets, carby things, extra potatoes, etc -- and has decided to skimp on the veggies, etc, (basically anything I can eat right now).  So I'll be bringing brussels and green beans to Thanksgiving the year I'm supposed to "not lift a finger" because otherwise all I'll be able to eat with GD is turkey and gravy and the world's smallest portion of sweet potatoes -- with the toppings scraped off.  She keeps emailing me recipes, like it is any other year, and asking if I want to help cook and I feel so bad that I can't reciprocate, but also annoyed because I'm struggling with cravings I can't indulge even when I'm not being asked to compare pecan pie recipes.

6) GTKY: Are you savoring this last few weeks before baby comes, or are you dying to get baby out? What will you miss most about being pregnant, what are you most looking forward to once LO is here?
Both? I have six days left at work, and I really love our team. I also don't know if the company will be there to go back to after my maternity leave (startup life issues).  These might be the last 6 days that I work with these people EVER, or it may be the last 6 days I work with them until March.  I want to string that out as long as possible... but I am also so done with antenatal testing, meal plans, finger sticks, etc.  And after so many years of waiting to be a parent, there's an impatience to waiting these last three more weeks -- while also not really being able to leverage them the way I'd like with DH. No sleeping in (rigorous testing schedule), no fancy meals (restricted diet), no Fall excursions (combination of too much to do, needing to pee all the time, nowhere to eat in our favorite Fall locales, etc).

Marley629

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
35 weeks, pineapple (A really big one lol) 

2) How are you feeling?
Exhausted.  I cannot sleep - so uncomfortable and last night my dog decided to break down the baby gate keeping her from upstairs and jumped into bed with us. She insisted on laying on me no matter what I did so I tried to go sleep on the couch which did not go so well. Running on fumes and my toddler is not understanding that. I feel so bad for him but i just cannot adult right now. 

3) Any appointments this week/last?
Had a growth scan this morning. He's measuring big at 6lbs,4oz and they are putting me on a long acting insulin to try to slow his growth even though my sugars have been good

4) How are baby preparations going?
pretty good! Going in am to get car seats installed properly (moving DS1 to the middle of my back seat) and will put up pack and play and baby swing tomorrow. All baby clothes are washed - and I bought the things I needed to buy so just have to put my bag and diaper bag together for hospital and pack a bag for DS1. 

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: Are you savoring this last few weeks before baby comes, or are you dying to get baby out? What will you miss most about being pregnant, what are you most looking forward to once LO is here?

a little of both.  I want to savor the last few weeks with my son and I want to make it past 11/25 as I got he and I Polar Express tickets but I'm just overall done. I'm uncomfortable and anxious and just feel like I will feel better overall when LO is in my arms.   I will miss the little kicks and am most looking forward to seeing DS1 be a big brother. 

dkizz82

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
35 weeks. Had my growth scan yesterday and she’s measuring 6.8lbs

2) How are you feeling?
just so tired (and constipated)

3) Any appointments this week/last?
I had my growth scan yesterday and normal appointment.  I am on weekly appointments now until my c section (12/8). 

4) How are baby preparations going?
completely finished!!!! Just waiting in her arrival. 

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

6) GTKY: Are you savoring this last few weeks before baby comes, or are you dying to get baby out? What will you miss most about being pregnant, what are you most looking forward to once LO is here?
I am savoring the last few weeks with DD. I am excited for dd2 to be here but I will miss sleep so much. Haha. This isn’t more than likely my last pregnancy but I don’t like pregnancy so I’m not savoring being pregnant, just time for our family of 3 to continue a little longer. 

PoeMasque

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
36 + 2! Growth scan almost a month ago measured at 5.5lbs....

2) How are you feeling?
just so over being pregnant. I’m done sharing my body with this guy, he takes up so much room! I have all the symptoms (BH, some real contractions, pelvic pain, not sleeping, constantly going to the bathroom, and even switched from constipation to looser stools) that tell me things are gearing up for labor, so at least that’s good. 

3) Any appointments this week/last?
I start weekly OB visits tomorrow. 

4) How are baby preparations going?
we are as ready as we can get with the bathroom reno and no washer/dryer. I keep telling myself, we have what we NEED if baby comes today, it’s just not where we want it yetx 

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Amen to the grumpiness!!! I’ve been such a raging jerk to my fiancé and even though he says I’ve been “fine” when I apologize, I know he’s had some hurt feelings.

6) GTKY: Are you savoring this last few weeks before baby comes, or are you dying to get baby out? What will you miss most about being pregnant, what are you most looking forward to once LO is here?
I am dying to get baby out! Not just because this part of pregnancy is the worst, but because I can’t wait to meet this little guy! I won’t miss anything about being pregnant. Haha

evreka

1) How far along are you? How big is baby?

33 weeks and 5 days. As big as a pineapple.. Lol.. 

2) How are you feeling?

Hating heart burn and my back is killing me other wise just extremely emotional

3)Any appointments this week/last?

Next appointment is on Monday the 20th November
4) How are baby preparations going?

Not going so great as my partner believes it is bad luck to get everything before she is here.  (Italians drive me crazy)

5) Rants/Raves/Questions?

Is it normal to have so much pain in my lower back especially the left hand side.  How do you sleep in finding it so difficult due to been uncomfortable and heart burn.

6) GTKY: Are you savoring this last few weeks before baby comes, or are you dying to get baby out? What will you miss most about being pregnant, what are you most looking forward to once LO is here?

I'm just taking it day by day what I'm going to miss the most is when I have a conversation with her or feeling sad it feels as if she moves to let me know that I am not alone and that she is here for me..