Me: 32 | DH: 33
Met: 2005 | Started Dating: 2009 | Married: 2013
January 2019 Moms
Whitmore1027
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How are you hanging in there second (or more) time moms?!
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones?
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
Second Time Mom+ Check in 5.3
Whitmore1027
member
How are you hanging in there second (or more) time moms?!
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones?
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
TTC#1: 06.2014; BFP: 12.2015; DS Born: August 16, 2016
TTC#2: 12.2017; BFP: 02.26.2018; CP 03.02.2018
BFP: 04.26.2018 DD Born: December 26, 2018
Surprise Pregnancy #3; BFP: 01.11.2020; Due Date: September 19, 2021
Surprise Pregnancy #3; BFP: 01.11.2020; Due Date: September 19, 2021
Re: Second Time Mom+ Check in 5.3
I'm 4+3. I have one DD who is 18 months old.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
I mainly am excited for DD to be a big sister because I know she's going to rock it. However, that may take some time because she doesn't like to share my attention (like when I hold other babies or children). She has gotten better so I hope by the time LO is here, she will love the "bebe" as she says. Also, selfishly, I'd love to potty train before LO arrives.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
Being that she's 18 months, she doesn't get it lol. I pointed to my belly and told her there was a baby in there but that's about it. We will just keep talking about the baby so she knows.
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? Super excited to be able to give DS a sibling. He LOVES other kids so much! I feel like he is going to have a blast with a little brother or sister. He is at such a fun age right now. And he is sooo smart! Just names of colors of everything he sees, he points out airplanes, the moon, the train near our home, and just a ton of other stuff. He can also count to 3 and loves to count shoes. He talks so well and understands almost everything I tell him to do. I am one proud momma!
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? I have told him he will be a big brother and momma is having a baby, and he repeats "baby" a lot. He loooves pictures of babies!
Met: 2005 | Started Dating: 2009 | Married: 2013
Surprise Pregnancy #3; BFP: 01.11.2020; Due Date: September 19, 2021
1. I am 5w2d and have 1 DS who turned 5 in December.
2. I never thought how hard it would be getting through the 1st tri with a high energy 5 yr old. I am constantly exhausted by the time he goes to bed at 8pm and I noticed I have a much shorter fuse with our morning routine! DS has been asking for a baby brother or sister for 2 years so I can't wait to see how he reacts. We actually got him a puppy right before his 4th birthday to buy us some time
3. We haven't told him yet - he is super smart and understands things a little too much so we don't want to tell him until we have an actual "picture" to show him. And he can't keep secrets AT ALL so we can't tell him until we're prepared for the world to know!!
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? She is doing great but I'm still in disbelief that I am going to hopefully have two under 1.5! I'm a little sad that I am taking away some time with DD before she is really old enough to understand what it means.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? I mean. I could. But she would just babble some jibberish back to me!
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP #1: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
BFP #2: 10/06/16: 6 - EDD: 06/20/17
DD Born 06/23/17
TFAS: April 2018
BFP #3: 03/21/18 - CP
BFP #4: 04/23/18 - EDD 01/04/19
2. They are great, they are such a funny little duo im excited to add to the mix!
3. I won’t say anything until we see the heartbeat. However, my DD has randomly started talking about twins the last few days and its freaking me out a bit! Im older, they run in my family, and I am definitely more sympatic earlier than previous pregnancies. I don’t know where she is getting it from but has said something about our ‘twins’ several times now!
@BitterBetty12 I think the cool thing about them being close in age is that they will developmental be closer and will like to play with similar things!
@bradleysmommy28 You will get that exercise without even trying this pregnancy! Haha!
@emmaaa I started telling my 20 month old that there is a baby in my belly, then he lifted his shirt and said "baby"...hahaha! And regarding potty training...that would sure make things easier for you! I am terrified of the potty training stage though, and I want to wait until DS is SUPER ready and showing every sign of being able to succeed. Plus apparently it takes boys longer to learn that girls. Bleh!
Met: 2005 | Started Dating: 2009 | Married: 2013
Surprise Pregnancy #3; BFP: 01.11.2020; Due Date: September 19, 2021
I want to potty train but I also don't lol, because lazy. But she's been telling us when she is going to poop and tells us pee or poop after the fact. She also sits on her potty and says pee pee any time I sit on the toilet too lol
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
1. I am 5w3d and have a 5 year old DS
2. DS is doing great - he still doesn’t get it even though he’s been asking for a baby brother for ever
3. See above
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
I'm 4 weeks 4 days. I have one DS. He turned 10 months yesterday.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? I'm so absurdly tired this time. Just so tired. I can't imagine how tired I'll be in the coming weeks. DS is awesome. He's just such a good baby and I'm nervous we're in for it this time.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? I mean I have but he doesn't know what's going on. He doesn't even know what his belly button is.
3 weeks 3 days, 2 daughters who are 5 years old and 21 months old.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
I'm cautiously optimistic because it is so early and I have had 2 mc before. I am excited about DH being around for this pregnancy/first year because he was gone for 7+ months on deployment with DD2. I have not come to the realization that we are going to be outnumbered but i am sure that will hit me at some point.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
Nope. DD1 who is 5 will tell the whole world. I want to have a special announcement for them when I am further along. I think a water gun fight gender reveal would be fun for them. We will see.
5+1. This will be #3. Brian will be 3 in September and Theia is 9.5 months. We wanted a #3, but weren't planning them to be this close.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
My son has been super aggressive with his sister lately and it's driving husband and I batty!
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
NOPE! My son has incredible communication skills and memory, he will blab to everyone! I probably tell him when I get some announcement pics in a few months.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? Not really at this point yet. Hoping this pregnancy takes after my first which was much easier compared to my second. Kids have no idea yet.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? No we haven’t yet. Not sure when we will. Probably after the 8 week ultrasound
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones? 4+1, My DS is 2 1/2, (+14 and 18-year-old bonus sons)
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? It's killing me that I can't tell anyone about this pregnancy yet. I'm having a lot of anxiety, and worry, and have to keep it inside for now. My LO is sweet, and finally sleeping through the night. But now it's time to wean.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? Not yet. The little one is oblivious, and I won't tell the "bigs" until we are in the safe zone.
5w, DD is 2 next week
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
We're potty training and have been for a while. She actually started telling us and going on the potty at 14m. Life happened and we definitely stepped back. She's doing well again if she's naked. She'll go on the potty all day if she's got no bottoms. But with a diaper / underwear on, all bets are off. Any advice how to take it to the next level of training?
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? I've told her she's going to be a big sister and mommy is going to have a baby. She said "no". I don't think shell understand until I have a big belly.
4 weeks 5 days. I have a 3 year old DS who is my twin!
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
Only rant is that I’m exhausted and I’m ready for school to end. DS is doing great. I feel like a slacker that we haven’t tried potty training but we will train him this summer.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
DS is oblivious even though I mentioned there’s a baby in mommy’s tummy. After my first ultrasound I’ll probably talk about it more but right now he just wants to play with monster trucks lol
2. My LOs are doing great, they are very busy and I’m exhausted by the end of the day!
3. We have not told them yet. My almost 5 year old will for sure not be able to keep it secret. We are thinking of telling our parents on Mother’s Day though so we will probably tell them that morning
4+1, and I have one other daughter that's 15 months
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
So far it's been pretty normal, just more tired in the mornings. Thankfully she sleeps through the night, but it'll be hard when we go back to newborn sleep styles. LO is doing great.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? Yes, but she doesn't understand at all. We'll see if she understands more once my belly gets bigger, but I'm afraid it'll be a shock when suddenly we leave and bring back a baby.
Married: 8/11/2007
DD: Born 2/3/17
BFP#2: 5/3, EDD 1/10/19
3+5 DS is 2.5, will be 3 in September and DD will be on on Friday
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
LO’s are great. Me very tired. DS refuses to nap but luckily DD takes a great afternoon nap so DS and I usually have a lot of quiet time. We are also potty training DS right now so that’s fun.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? Well they were there when I told DH, I put DD in a Big Sister shirt. DS knows but doesn’t really care at the moment. I think once I have a real belly it will click in his head.
2. LO up early this morning...worried how she is going to sleep when there’s a baby. Not a great sleeper in general. Planning to potty train in a few weeks.
3. We have talked about a baby but DD has no idea what’s coming. She does not want a baby to live at our house and calls herself the baby, so we have some work to do.
DD- 11/2016
2. He’s both awesome and absolutely exhausting. We have lots of battles. But he’s also adorable and hilarious. I’m hopong four is easier than the end of three has been.
3. **TW**
we haven't told him yet. We had a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks in December. We told him at 6 weeks and then had to tell him what happened. He was very sad and still asks when another baby will be in my tummy and where the baby went. It was really hard on me so we’re waiting until at least 12 weeks this time if we can help it. He’s going to be so excited when he finds out. He loves babies. He’ll say to random mom’s “oh I like your baby!”
DD- 11/2016
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
I'm either 6 or 7 weeks depending on the app lol... My fiance has a 13 year old daughter that I've been in her life for nearly 6 years now. And we have an almost 4 year old little boy together.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
Just super tired of throwing up. I have zero energy to do anything else and I'm super OCD. My house is getting gross, which makes me more nauseous lol. 13 year old is excited that school is almost out (this is her last week) but not me lol because that means she will be here more and will totally notice my vomit fests. My SO isn't wanting to tell yet. . my 3 year old is doing good. He's probably wanting to get out more , but he's been super sweet and rubbing my back when I'm sick and telling me I shouldn't eat so much candy (which makes me laugh because I haven't eaten any)
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
No. I'm wanting to because I don't like lying to them .I know they will be excited. . I've MC before though (although I didn't have MS with that... And I've had it bad with my son and now with this pregnancy). I guess it depends on if I can keep them from finding out. We are going on a beach trip when I'll be about 10-11 weeks...I'd love to tell them at the beach .... But I'm supposed to go CAMPING for the fist time ever this weekend. ... in the rain. In a tent. I may die you guys. So it will most likely come out then so they don't think I'm the biggest wuss (more so my mother in law and her mom lol)
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones?
3w4d -
I habe one daughter, she was born Feb15, so she is 3. I nearly died giving birth from hemmorhage and uterine inversion, so it has beem a long road for me to be mentally ready for kid 2. I always wanted 2, but I had PTSD after the delivery (literally, I was diagnosed) and fir a while it didnt look like I was going to have another. That's a whole long story by itself.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
Nothing yet. I am glad DD is potty trained because I could not handle the poppy diaper smells right now.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
We have not told her yet, but we asked her back in Jan if she wanted a little sibling and she said she did. Trying for 2 was a family decision, as much as a toddler can be involved in that decision. We will probably wait to tell her until after the 12 wk scan. She has a big mouth (lol) and would spill the news before we are ready for people to know.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? Not yet but I’m pretty sure people will make comments like how they hope this one is a boy bc we need one of each (*insert eye roll here*). My LO is obsessed with taking care of her baby dolls and stares at random babies when we’re out in public so while she may be a bit too young to understand what’s going on, I think she’ll be so excited when new baby comes (or at least I hope, lol)!
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? We told her that she will be a big sister but being the 22 month old that she is really could not care less what that meant
1. How far along are you and how many other kids do you have? How old are your other little ones? 4 weeks 6 days, according to my LMP. I have one DS, who is 2 1/2 years old.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing? Not really. We tried for so long to get pregnant that we are just over the moon to be pregnant. DS is from my late husband, who passed away during open heart surgery. I'm happy that he's not going to be an only child.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to? I have told him there's a baby in my belly. I'm not sure how much he understands, though.
4 weeks. I have a daughter who will be 2 in August.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
I really really hope this one is a better sleeper than DD. I don’t know what I’ll do with two high energy, strong-willed kids.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
I’ve mentioned it and she didn’t respond. It’s hard to tell what she understands. I’ll think she doesn’t get something and then she’ll spontaneously bring it up later.
Eta: Looks like she at least sort of gets it. I was telling her not to jump on my stomach and she responded “Baby in the tummy.”
I'm 5 weeks + 5 days. I have a daughter who is 6, a daughter who is 4, and a son who is 2. As one relative put it, we're very "consistent". This will be our last baby, so I am trying to savor every second of it!
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
I'm trying to cram in as much special time with the kids as possible, and trying to take them on adventures. If I get hyperemesis like did with all three previous pregnancies, I am going to be out of commission for a while. The kids don't know yet, so they are trucking along in their own little worlds. The girls keep asking for a new baby.
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
We haven't told them yet, because we aren't ready to tell the rest of the world.
2. Any STM related rants or raves? How are your LO's doing?
My LO is so messy. I am about to go deep clean and organize her room and I wish there was a system for organizing that seemed to work. Nothing works with her, she just dumps everything out when she wants to play. If you have any great organizational tips for toys I am all ears!
3. Have you told your little ones yet? If not, when/how do you plan to?
We have not told her yet. She will want to tell everyone so we will wait till we want everyone to know. She has been asking for so long and it is so hard not sharing with her because she will be so happy. I am planning to buy her a big sister book and shirt. But not sure exactly how we will tell her.