Weekly Check-in *** Week of 9/7

whitealbum29

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:

FTM/STM/STM+:

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out:

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:

Upcoming appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet?

carleym93

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 1/20, 20+6

FTM/STM/STM+: STM+

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Blue

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: A banana

Upcoming appointments: Monday the 14th with MFM and OB 

How are you feeling?: Generally okay. Sorry for being MIA, last week’s ultrasound showed even more shortening and we decided to do a cerclage. I had it placed Thursday night and so far everything is going okay. But I had a lot of pain following the procedure and spent the weekend in bed. Hoping for good news on Monday! 

Rants/Raves: I’m tired guys. I wheeled myself all over Target looking for long sleeve shirts for DD. She wears a uniform to school and when I checked the weather app, the temp goes from 81 degrees today to 52 degrees tomorrow. WTF! I thought I had more time to buy her all that stuff (its normally not that temp here until late Oct/early Nov) and she didn’t have any leggings or shirts she could wear to school. But I found 2 in her size so that will have to do. 

Questions: None this week 

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? No I never have, but I’d meet Tom Hanks. He seems so sweet. 

aels12

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 1/20, 20+6

FTM/STM/STM+: STM+

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: PINK!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a banana

Upcoming appointments: sept 28

How are you feeling?: pretty good, almost normal minus the heartburn. Pepcid is helping but I still have to take tums when it gets bad. 

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? I ran into Samantha and Christian ponder when we were tailgating once, she wanted to get a picture with my dogs! I love Julia Roberts, I’d love to meet her!

@carleym93 fingers crossed the cerclage does the trick! 

amm126

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 1/28/19 weeks 5 days

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: team Green

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Zesty Zucchini

Upcoming appointments: Thursday for my Anatomy Scan

How are you feeling?: Pretty good. I've been stuffy and congested the past few days and have a headache today. We had a major shift in weather the past few days, so I think it's related to that.

Rants/Raves: We have new policies everyday at work that only my department follows and it's starting to wear on my team. Morale across the whole building is super low and it's draining going into work everyday.

Questions:

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet?

briemo

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 1/16 

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: 💙

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
 a pomegranate & baby’s palm is the size of a dime!

Upcoming appointments: sitting in the waiting area now! 

How are you feeling?: pretty good the gym is back open @ 10% capacity..so happy! I was super active before covid 🙃

Rants/Raves: Rave -happy hubby got a new car and everything worked out ☺️ 

Rant- my PGAL brain kicked in overdrive last week and I forgot to submit my first assignment for the semester 🤦🏼‍♀️ So upset I *almost* cried 

Questions: 

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? I saw Josh from “drake and josh” in a Cali mall once and Melissa Ethridge was on the same place once. I feel like their C list at best 😂

lavenderclouds

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 23+1

FTM/STM/STM+:  FTM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out:  Green

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:  Bunch of grapes

How are you feeling?: More gas/back pain this past week. That's the worst pain I've been having this pregnancy and when the back pain hits it's pretty rough. But otherwise, I'm feeling pretty great. Having some really interesting dreams. In the one last night, it focused on a fashion style that I'm super into upon waking, but have to wait until post-pregnancy. It involves a mini skirt and that's one of the only things that would look absolutely ridiculous with a pregnant belly. 

Rants/Raves:  Even though it's covid and we all (no doubt) feel a bit jipped on not being able to socialize with friends and family (in person) as much through our pregnancy, I'm still finding opportunities to connect with friends/family. It's a little sad as my belly grows and I can't go grab coffee with my mom fortnightly as I had originally dreamed of (she refuses to see anyone). And I won't have the experience of strangers on the street coming up and rubbing my belly (maybe that's a good thing?). But I'm trying to make the most of my first pregnancy. I'm not huge into sharing photos or anything (still haven't shared on social), but the times I'm able to video chat are nice and the most important thing is I'm feeling supported. I wonder how everyone else is feeling about their pregnancy and "making the most of it" during these strange times? 

Questions:  Where did everyone go? The board is extra dead these days. Labor Day week fun?

GTKY: A few when I was living in NYC. My fave was literally running into (well, I stopped myself face-to-face) with Hugh Jackman getting out of a car outside of the backdoor at Jazz at Lincoln Center. I was running for the subway and really almost slammed into him as he was exiting the car. The timing was priceless. 

carleym93 oh no! Thinking of you. Hoping for good news on Mon!
aels12 I've been getting heartburn too but my default is to pop some tums. I honestly have never taken pepcid, so in my mind pepcid is for when it really gets bad? But now seeing that you have it flipped, I'll have to investigate which is stronger. 
amm126 new policies every day? That sounds like a headache.
briemo yay for the gym opening up! I had to edit my workouts. Running became too high intensity and my ankles were giving out, so now working out indoors. It really does help, I agree. 

jumpy57

@lavenderclouds 😂 sounds like the start to a good romantic comedy

I don't know where everyone is 🤷🏻‍♀️ I try to check the board daily but there isn't much action, likely because others are just doing the same

krisspy22

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 20+1

FTM/STM/STM+: STM 

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: just found out we’re team pink! 🎀

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Banana

Upcoming appointments: just had the AS today. Go bCk on 10/8

How are you feeling?: Surprisingly well. Sciatica is still there, but otherwise I feel good. Hey-o second trimester! 

Rants/Raves: Rant: stupid housing market is so slow to close...

Questions: None ATM. 

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? DH and I sat next to Stephen King at a musical he co-wrote with John Mellencamp. So we had a lovely conversation with him, his wife Tabitha and later John Mellencamp. DH being an English teacher and a HUGE King fan almost died. DS is actually named for a King character! 

krisspy22

@lavenderclouds Yea, it’s super quiet! I almost wish for one of those random knotties to come in with a nub theory post just to liven things up! (Kidding) 

briemo

@lavenderclouds
im sorry your mom is still not seeing you. Mine is already planning another trip out here 🙃😂 she just left in July and coming back October 
I was a germaphobe before covid popped off so I’m happy people are distancing I wouldn’t be happy if a random person touched me 🙅🏼‍♀️

i also haven’t shared any photos on the gram just here (I don’t have FB) I’ve snap chatted my cousins and close friends the belly

But I agree as a FTM it sucks DH can’t come to appointments etc
cant wait for 3D ultrasound to experience that special time seeing baby’s face together!

HappyFeet34

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:
1/4 22w 2d

FTM/STM/STM+:
stm+

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out:
blue

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
a grapefruit

Upcoming appointments:
not until 9/22

How are you feeling?:
physically fine. I broke out of Covid isolation today, 10 days in our master suite alone was not easy. I missed my babies. Now I know why isolation is a method of torture, and I had all the technology at my disposal. 

Rants/Raves:
still don’t have taste and smell, I know I’m really lucky that was the worst of it, but gosh I took those senses for granted. 

Questions:
nons

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? Hmmm I’ve met a few C list when I was the programming director at our college. I’ve spotted / run in to quite a few at the airport, part of living in Nashville. 

msjaay

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 20+0

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Team Green

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Sweet potato/Banana

Upcoming appointments: Fetal echo on 9/23. Everything looked good at the anatomy scan so hopefully this won't show anything to worry about.

How are you feeling?: Still pretty good. I've been extra tired this week. I think I'm not feeling that surge of 2nd tri energy b/c I didn't really have many symptoms during the 1st tri. I just notice that the baby is getting bigger and bigger which brings on some aches and pains haha

Rants/Raves: Still the housing market  We couldn't get the close to line up so we have to move out in 2.5 weeks and into an apartment. I'm not thrilled with the idea of paying to move twice and paying for a storage unit but I'm hoping it benefits us to buy during a slower season (if we can actually find a home!). 

Questions:

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet?

supersara2

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 1/10; 22w3d

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Pink

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Coconut

Upcoming appointments: 9/23

How are you feeling?: Fine; getting harder to hold my toddler, though, who is going through a "I want up [just to the next room, or to the fridge, or to this shelf in the pantry, or I'm so tired from all this walking outside and I know my stroller/wagon is right there but I don't wanna]" phase. I know I need to hold her on my hip but that's not too comfortable either. It's not painful or anything; just feels a little uncomfortable after a while. 

Rants/Raves: I had a stye on my eye. My eye doctor prescribed eye drops and also recommended a heated eye pad. It's improved so much and is barely there anymore but I can't wear contacts yet and I miss wearing them.

Questions: 

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? Rosie O'Donnell when she played Rizzo from Grease on Broadway. I also saw Richard Kind at a speakeasy in NYC; he was with other celebs; I want to say Neil Patrick Harris was among them. I also saw Seth Rudetsky after a play he was in. 

@carleym93 I hope the cerclage works and you have good news on Monday!
@happyfeet34 I'm glad you were finally able to break out of isolation. That sounds so hard. I hope your senses come back.

whitealbum29

@carley93 Oh no, so sorry about the continued shortening! I hope the cerclage works.
@amm126 Hope you feel better soon and that things calm down at work!
@lavenderclouds I just had the thought yesterday that it would be nice to go into a store and have someone fuss over holding the door for me since I'm pregnant....but I rarely ever go into any stores and if I do everyone is staying far away so it's just not part of the experience! 

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 1/8, 22+6

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Pink

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: corn on the cob, hearing is getting better.

Upcoming appointments: 9/29

How are you feeling?: Okay physically at the moment...my belly has been kind of itchy! It seems like that would just be from stretching skin but Ovia is being kind of alarmist about it and saying I should mention to the Dr. if it persists... Also having some crazy dreams lately including some pretty intense and scary ones about being pregnant and in unsafe situations. 
Rants/Raves: Rave - I just got Zoe Organics belly butter to go with the belly oil and it feels very spa-like to spend time putting then both on before bed. Rant - Feeling super sensitive/borderline paranoid about any little bump in the road/disagreement at work and just had a cry-fest over it yesterday. I think I partially just needed to get some tension out and it was cathartic!

Questions: nope

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? A bunch when I lived in NYC...some coming to mind...Michelle Williams let me cut her in line at a coffee shop. Alec Baldwin came to my old office and asked me where the men's room was. Saw Julianne Moore and John Leguizamo (not at the same time) walking around. I also worked in TV news for a while and mostly met writer/political type people but did see Jon Stewart when we interviewed him. 

jumpy57

@msjaay oh no, sorry you will have to deal with moving twice, I hope you find a really great house though

krisspy22

@whitealbum29 I certainly don’t want to sound like an alarmist, and itching due to growing skin is very common, but look into PUPPS and make sure the itching you have isn’t that! I had it with my son. It didn’t show up until 30+ weeks but was the most miserable thing I had to deal with until many doctors visits and finally getting put on steroids. I wanted to share my experience so you knew what else to look for and because it took many doctors far too long to figure out my problem. 😖

whitealbum29

@krisspy22 Yeah I think I read about that when I googled but didn't look too much into it yet! Ovia mentioned Fifth Disease I think. I'll definitely put PUPPS on the list to mention to my dr this month especially if it continues! Thank you!!

whitealbum29

@krisspy22 yay team pink!
@HappyFeet34 OMG so glad you got out of isolation!! And that your symptoms were/are mild. Hopefully you feel totally normal soon!
@msjaay Ugh so sorry you have to move twice! I hope you find something you love soon. 

savykay

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 1/28 20 weeks

FTM/STM/STM+: STM+

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Blue

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Paper Airplane

Upcoming appointments: Next Friday with MFM (9/18?)

How are you feeling?: Pretty great! I get headaches a couple times a week, and I am generally tired all the time, but I’ll take it. 

Rants/Raves: Rave:Got some family/maternity pictures  done this week, and I got a sneek peak, so now I can’t wait to see the rest!
Rant: Sending kids back to school/distance learning has been tiring for me, not them, they’re just happy to see people again. It’s definitely a source of my exhaustion, but now that we’re getting into the swing of things hopefully I can make an appearance here more instead of collapsing into my bed at night and immediately falling asleep. 😂

Questions: None

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? I saw Matthew Perry (Chandler from Friends) in a frozen yogurt place once, and watched him steal and eat a cookie. 🤔

lacroixliz

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 1/28. 20+5

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Blue!

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: banana

Upcoming appointments: My anatomy ultrasound was yesterday (everything looks great!) my next OB is 10/7

How are you feeling?: pretty good, my appetite is hit or miss, nothing sounds good until I'm starving and then I want it all

Rants/Raves: the ultrasound tech had a student with her yesterday so we got lots of time looking at baby! He was super active. I'm feeling more confident about this baby being a real thing after yesterday so feeling better about shopping. I ordered a crib last week to take advantage of the Target gift card deal and even that made me nervous. Going to a big baby consignment sale on Friday so I can get some things checked off my list.

Questions: none today... sorry I haven't been active much. I get really annoyed with the bump site / app

GTKY: Have you met/had any run-ins with any celebrities? Who is a famous person you'd like to meet? I can't think of any true celebrities I've met. I'd LOVE to meet Chrissy Teigen and have her cook for me