July 2019 Moms
blackhottamales
member
group 3 check in- july 17 to 24 - w/o 4/1
blackhottamales
member
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased?
Re: group 3 check in- july 17 to 24 - w/o 4/1
Baby is the size of a(n): Weighs as much as an NBA basketball
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Green
Upcoming Appointments: I have prenatal in a couple weeks
How are you feeling?: I'm feeling good but I've been uncomfortable this weekend. I've been really active the past few days + we finished assembling a big shed on Saturday, which took 6 hours, and since then my body has just been kind of off.
Rants/Raves: Ds has been really really frustrating lately. I know it's par for the course, encroaching 5, but he is really defiant and it's grating on MH and I pretty hard. Luckily we've got some support with OT, so I'm hoping we can persevere with a united front.
Questions:
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased? Even though it wasn't the most I've spent on myself, the biggest splurge was taking myself on a solo vacation to Costa Rica for a week and a half. It was kind of nerve-racking going to a new country by myself, but I had an acquaintance there who acted as a guide and it was pretty great trip exploring some places off a little off the beaten path along the Pacific coast.
Baby is the size of a(n): Grapefruit
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: Repeat AS today, then regular OB on Wednesday. Excited to see baby girl again today, hoping she cooperates and they get all the images they need!
How are you feeling?: Feeling my bump grew three sizes over the weekend LOL! Feel good otherwise, besides learning my lesson of over eating too late at night and waking up with bile in my throat.. Also think I bruised my heel or something.. get really bad sharp burning pain in my heel when I bend down without bending my knees, so I did something to a tendon I assume.. who knows!
Rants/Raves: Rant.. sorta... husband and I decide to drive 50 minutes to a specific Lowe's that had all our closet organizer things in stock on Saturday night. We get to the store around 8:30p (hubs worked all day Saturday) so we load up all the stuff we need on the cart, go to the register to pay, and our debit card gets declined.. they try it again.. declined.. I'm thinking WTF I know that we have MORE than enough money in the account because we were just joking about it.. so embarrassing to have it get declined. My husband gets a text from our bank saying they think this transaction is fraud, please reply that you are making the purchase and wait 5 minutes, try again. So we tell the cashier cancel the transaction that we need to wait 5 minutes. Of course all that is going through our heads is they probably think we can't afford to buy this stuff. We wait the 5 minutes, still doesn't work. Husband now calls the bank, waits on hold for about 15 minutes before anyone can help him, they go through the whole thing, we were told to wait another 5 minutes (now about 30 minutes total time at the register). Finally the card gets approved and we go on our way. While I appreciate the bank looking out for fraud, so flipping annoying!
Questions: none
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased? Not sure, I hardly ever splurge, I hate spending money LOL. I am about to buy myself a new monitor for my home office, a 32" curved, so I guess that is a splurge item.
@jennm0724 Oh Man--I totally feel you on the bank thing! What a pain especially after driving all that way. At least it finally went through. My CC was declined when i purchased over $1,000 of fertility meds at Walgreens last year. I was pissed and started crying, luckily i had a different card i could use. Once i get to the car capital one was calling to check because they thought my card was stolen. I get they are trying to be proactive--but you can't do that to a lady on all those hormones!
Baby is the size of a(n): bball (i don't think so...my belly is not that big yet, i mean my belly is but not the baby!)
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Green
Upcoming Appointments: Fetal Echo (My OB has all IVF patients have one) on the 18th.
How are you feeling?: Bad night's sleep again last night, but overall feeling pretty good. Too much sugar yesterday afternoon/evening i think. But that Sonic slushy was totally worth it...
Rants/Raves: We cleaned a ton yesterday and the house is starting to look organized again. Roommate moved out (mostly...) and the basement is almost done with construction.
Questions: Do you have actual cravings? I don't think i have the traditional cravings. I see things on commercial and that look good. or i always love carbs so pancakes, bagels, all the above sounds good to me.
GTKY: I bought a remote starter for my car. Part of me would say it a need for MN, but it's actually not and I love it so much. Next car--heat seats and steering wheel like MH's. I bought some personal training sessions last summer and I really liked that--but next time i have a better idea of who i want for a trainer, my person was ok but she was a super young college girl that I don't think pushed me as hard as i needed.
Baby is the size of a(n): canteloupe
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): finally the day has come! ................. team BLUE!!!
Upcoming Appointments: 2nd glucose test - April 5; midwife - April 16
How are you feeling?: Overall good, yesterday at our reveal i was on my feet a lot trying to be hostess so my back was hurting a bit by the end of the day.
Rants/Raves: So happy to find out we are having a little baby boy! Now i'll have one of each
Questions:
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased? Prob the same as @blackhottamales - a remote starter for my car. it surely came in handy this winter. beyond that, i would say furnishing my home office.
@blackhottamales i don't have strange cravings, more specific ones - like if i see mcdonalds for example, then chances are that day im having mcdonald's. one thing i do crave often is chinese food.
@jennm0724 awww man, that sucks. i hate when that happens, but at least you got everything in the end. but ur right, it's so embarassing bc of course the first thing people assume is you don't have the money. argh.
@mamanbebe SO awesome you went to Costa Rica by yourself! So many people say women should take at least one vacay in their life by themselves.
@blackhottamales I remember thinking when I was pregnant with DS that I didn't have cravings, more-so indulgences and aversions, but in hindsight I ate a whole lot of Thai, BBQ and ice cream. This time nothing seems noticeably to be a craving, but I definitely have aversions to most meat.
@mixitupmel Congrats on your little boy!!
@blackhottamales so frustrating when all you want to do is a make a purchase and that instant shame that comes with being declined! My husband had his other card with him, but then it became about the principle and he refused to use it until the bank fixed our debit card.
As far as cravings, I wouldn't say I have any.. like you I love carbs, so I tend to over indulge in them now. But I can see things on TV that look good, but I never have to go and get it.
@mixitupmel yay for team blue!! I'm so happy that you found out and the wait is over!
Baby is the size of a(n):
Cantaloupe
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Blue
Upcoming Appointments:
April 23
How are you feeling?:
Pretty good
Rants/Raves:
We have a family trip this month and I’m so excited and hoping it helps this pregnancy go faster.
Questions:
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased? I don’t really buy things for myself but we just splurged and bought into Disney vacation club. We have been talking about it for a bit and took the plunge.
Baby is the size of a(n): Loaf of Bread
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: Hospital Tour on Weds. OB on Thurs. \
How are you feeling?: Actually feeling pretty good the last week. A little soreness from RLP. A little crabbiness from hubby who can't really handle work stress all that well and they cut a bunch of people, but not him, and he is freaking out over nothing.
Rants/Raves: I have a couple of things that I need to get done this week to get ready to go to Hawaii. One of which is to get all the money moved around so that we can pay the taxes this year. Have some laundry to get done. I just hope I can get through the week with as little motivation as I honestly do have. If the rest of the week continues like this, it ain't gonna be pretty.
I've been working on this big testing project since Thanksgiving. We've compiled all of the results. I've given those results and my recommendations to the decision makers. They made all of these decisions last week. I sent over the final change proposal for sign-off before I send it out to our teams and disrupt their poor lives. And then today, at our last meeting, they went back on all of the decisions we made and are sitting stagnant. And I'm just sitting here banging my head against my desk.
Questions:
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased? In this pregnancy? That would be my trip to Hawaii. In my life? I guess my lovesactionals? Or maybe my bathroom with my 6'x3' soaker tub? I've spent some pretty big budgets on vacations in my life as well, so I'm not really sure what it might be.
Baby is the size of a(n): hand is as long as a Lego person
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink!
Upcoming Appointments: 4/4 check-up and glucose test
How are you feeling?: mentally, trying to get used to having DH put my socks on, pick things up off the ground for me, etc. I feel like such an invalid
Rants/Raves:
Rant: DH taking the bulk of laundry duty means that laundry sits in the dryer for days now. How hard is it to go downstairs when the dryer buzzes?
Rave: I just started using my pregnancy pillow and it's AWESOME!! My tossing and turning was getting really bad and now it's down to almost nothing (according to DH). I took an hour-long nap on it on Sunday
Questions: Does anyone else's belly change shape when baby changes positions? Baby turned sideways over the weekend and I looked/felt completely different. I panicked and thought I had diastasis recti
@blackhottamales - I don't have true cravings either: just foods that I eat regularly that I never did before. Like cheese and crackers with juice. Letting me loose in a grocery store is a bad idea, though
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased? I'm about to splurge on a maternity boudoir session for myself. I know if I don't get it done, I'll always wonder if I should have done it. I've worked with these photographers before (they're friends of mine) and I can't wait to get in front of the camera again!
Baby is the size of a(n): Demi-baguette (Oui oui!)
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): 💙
Upcoming Appointments: Today (everything was fine), and May 1st for Glucose.
How are you feeling?: TIRED AF. Always tired, can't seem to sleep, Zzzquil only lasts about 4-5/hrs and I don't feel comfortable taking it daily. Sadly the docs said that there isn't really anything to help, to just try to nap more if I can. Also tons and tons and tons of BH and while they don't hurt, they're sort of exhausting in their own way because I get them in long clusters, and they sort of wind me.
Rants/Raves: Rave for a date night with DH on Thursday before he heads out of country for work for two weeks. I think we're going to go see Captain Marvel.
Questions: Those of you who are working, are you working right up to the due date? Teleworking in the end? Taking off early? My scheduled c-sec (if Dibbun doesn't come on his own) is a Thursday, and I'm trying to think if I wanna take that Wednesday off, or the whole week, just to have time to myself and to nest & rest.
GTKY: What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased?
Er... Probably a spa day? Does that count as an 'item'? Honestly I haven't ever really spent a lot of money on clothes or makeup or accessories. And I'm guessing things like cars and stuff for the house don't really count. So I guess my Cricut and all the supplies to use it? I love my Cricut.
@blackhottamales I had serious cravings with M, but that only lasted the first tri and a little past - all I wanted to eat was mac'n'cheese and hotdogs. No real 'cravings' this time other than something looks good on the telly and I must have it now. Like that slushy you just mentioned, god I need one suddenly.
@mixitupmel CONGRATS ON BLUE!
@annewheeler2 DH and I briefly considered the Disney Vacay Club, at least maybe for a few years while the kids are younger, but he's starting to want to be able to branch out more. Are you going to be traveling a lot, you think?
@hestia14 Not yet this pregnancy, but again, all the time with M. SO lopsided. I figure it'll happen again as Dibbun gets bigger.
@foodislove yay for date night. captain marvel was good, took me a while to get into it, but by the end i liked it lol. at first i was going to work right up until my due date. but now im thinking maybe i want to take a week off before (if this little babe doesn't come before then). i definitely think you should at least take the wednesday off or that week off to just prepare and relax. i currently telecommute twice a week, but im hoping i can stretch it to 3 times or more (lol) closer to the day. my commute is 45 mins to an hour when i have to go in.
@annewheeler2 – yay for a trip! We have our little babymoon at the end of this month.
@hakele – so jealous of your Hawaii trip! Can’t wait to hear about it! OMG your work people would piss me off to no end!
@hestia14 – my husband is the same with laundry, his clothes will sit in the dryer for 2 days before I can’t stand it any longer and I put them in a basket and set it on front of the stairs for him to carry up. I told him next time I am going to hide them from him.
@foodislove – I am trying to figure out my work schedule, I will work from home all of July, just not sure how close up to the 24th I’ll go. And yes they declined the transaction an hour away, it was over $1k so I’m sure that’s why they flagged it, still pisses me off LOL! I
I'm with you on work, not loving the work right now, but the pay is really good and i have complete flexibility so i really can't complain. The problem is people need to just do their jobs and be competent. I don't know why it's so hard.
July 17
Baby is the size of a(n):
Prairie Dog
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Green
Upcoming Appointments:
Today... currently sitting in waiting room
How are you feeling?:
Good... getting pelvic pain still but manageable.
Rants/Raves:
Excited to celebrate our 7th Anniversary this weekend with a staycation ☺️
Questions:
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased?
Probably my MacBook. Or anytime I buy something at Lululemon... lol
My previous boss went into labor while she was interviewing a new hire. It was funny. He was a former Paramedic, so he was like, I’m gonna take a stab and say that you are in labor. He did get the job! Lol.
(I wrote this yesterday and didn't hit post. LOL.)
Also, found out at my childbirth class that my L&D unit offers Nitrous Oxide and I'm so ding-dang excited!
@jennm0724 that Hawaii trip is keeping me alive this week! I have plenty of other crap to get done, so that is the main reason that I'm banging my head against the desk. I made all of these process changes and they are just on hold until this decision is made. Ugh. But I've gotten a lot of little tiny projects done ALL week. Yay!
Baby is the size of a(n): GI Joe
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Green
Upcoming Appointments: Just had an MFM appt yesterday which includes an ultrasound... got some really cool 3d pics of the baby and it made me so excited! Baby is measuring around 1lb 7oz!
How are you feeling?: I'm honestly feeling sore and run down this week... I feel like my belly has gotten so big and yet it has soo much growing to do yet! I don't know if it's just baby pushing or if its braxton hicks but it's been a bit painful!
Rants/Raves: DH's company just announced a paid parental leave policy effective immediately!! It's only two weeks but I'm so excited I'll get some extra help from him without having to deplete his vacation time! Rant is my 13 month old hates me and was up every 20 min for two hours straight last night. His sleep has been awful since his surgery/hospitalization and I'm convinced I'll be getting up with two babies in July
Questions:
GTKY: (edit because there is a whole Thread on April Fools) What's your biggest splurge item for yourself you've purchased? I can't think of anything!!
@mixitupmel congrats on baby boy!!
@hestia14 how fun to do a maternity boudoir! I think you'll always treasure those photos! I've never done one, but I love my pregnant body and think a shoot like that would be awesome to do.
@jennm0724 yay for a great follow up anatomy scan!!
@foodislove hope you enjoyed your date night!
@hakele I'm also so jealous of your babymoon!! Hope it is an absolute blast!
@jennm0724 yay for a good AS this time around!