Weekly Check-In 11/15

bkjade

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: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without?

kfry22

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 6w2d

FTM/STM/STM+: third time! 

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: green

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: sweet pea

Upcoming appointments: First appointment is December 18, so almost a month wait still

How are you feeling?: Ok-ish. Nervous to not have as many symptoms yet. And also still very excited 

Rants/Raves: My husbands birthday and our anniversary is tomorrow which means my mom watches my boys at dinner time for us to go out to eat!  

Questions: None really

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without?
I am not sure that I could live without having my own car. I know some families might share a car between husband/wife or if they live in the city not have one at all. Also we moved a year ago and went from one bathroom to three. Don’t take my extra bathrooms away! 

nopegoat

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7/23 4wks2d

FTM/STM/STM+: 6th baby

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: finding out for sure. 

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: poppy seed? 

Upcoming appointments: None yet. I'll call in a few days after the shock has fully worn off. 

How are you feeling?: Tired. Sore boobs. Slight nausea on and off. Bloated. 

Rants/Raves: My husband has been gone for almost 2wks and I found out today he'll finally be home on Wed! He's so excited about this baby and I can't wait to actually celebrate with him! 

Questions: Na. 

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without? A big back yard/land. With 5 boys and a husband that travels for work it's been the only thing that has kept me sane many days.

daisy528

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7/21 so 4w4d

FTM/STM/STM+: third baby!

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: still unsure, but leaning towards finding out

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: poppy seed

Upcoming appointments: ugh not until Dec 21, intake phone call the week before that

How are you feeling?: pretty good but the nausea kind of sucks. It’s pretty regular but tolerable for now.

Rants/Raves: I hate that time before telling family you are pregnant. Like I really want to tell them, but I also want to wait for Christmas since that will be really special.

Questions: NATM

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without? Internet. So many things in my home run on the internet!

ETA my GTKY 

tiggywiggles

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:  6+6

FTM/STM/STM+:ST+

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

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:

Upcoming appointments:  I just had a dating ultrasound yesterday, which I always find stressful but I didnt know my last visit with AF.  Happy they were able to see a little jelly bean with a flickering heartbeat.  See my family doctor on the 26th.  

How are you feeling?: exhausted all of the the time.  I'm always looking at my watch to see how close to bedtime it is 🤦‍♀️

Rants/Raves:  my puppy seems to be fully house trained, thank goodness for no more accidents.  

Questions:  I'm good

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without?
I have to agree with hubby and I having our own vehicles.  We live rural and I couldn't imagine having to share with where we live....not that theres anywhere to go or anything to do these days with covid. 

wanderlustsoul

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7/4 - 7 weeks 

FTM/STM/STM+: STM 

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: green 

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: blueberry!

Upcoming appointments: 11/23 for a video consult with my midwife and then 12/8 for my 2nd ultrasound (dating scan!) 

How are you feeling?: Awful. 

Rants/Raves: DS has started giving proper kisses and it’s adorable. He brings a Tupperware lid over and presses it against my face and kisses us through it then tosses it aside and gives me a proper kiss on the face. It’s the cutest thing. 

Questions: 

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without?

Hmmm. Probably 2 toilets. Ugh sharing 1 toilet room for nearly 2 years was awful. Now we have 2 again and it’s just so much better. 

Haha I have not driven a car since July 2018. 😬

DuchessOfCambridge

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7/24, 4+1

FTM/STM/STM+: Third time (I feel like there are a lot of TTMs here!)

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: I think team green this time! We found out for the other two. We have one of each so wouldn’t really need to buy anything and it might be fun to be totally surprised. We’ll see if I can actually be strong though 😂

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: waterbear

Upcoming appointments: none yet

How are you feeling?: fine, normal

Rants/Raves: none

Questions:

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without? This is hard! We have a big basement playroom that is making life a lot better right now 

@kfry22 yes hard agree about bathrooms

cammie0526

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7/19, 4+6

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

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

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a sesame seed

Upcoming appointments: Haven’t called the doc yet 

How are you feeling?: A little bit of the vivid dreams and waking up throughout the night has started, but I wouldn’t know I was pregnant if I hadn’t been trying/taken a HPT

Rants/Raves: My Peloton was finally delivered and I just took my first class! It’ll be interesting to see how long I can keep it up during this pregnancy 

Questions: Nope

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without? Central air, 100%

DuchessOfCambridge

@cammie0526 ooo so jealous, I want a peloton! Maybe a push present for myself 😂

bkjade

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: July 15th

FTM/STM/STM+: 4th kid

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: prob finding out

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: the M on an m&m lol 

Upcoming appointments: 11/20 

How are you feeling?: so tired I cannot function, sore boobs

Rants/Raves: SO excited for the holidays 

Questions: nope

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without? Having a car in the city has kept us sane through the pandemic. Also agree @akuzreve on the 🚽. We have two bathrooms for the first time (I thought “what a waste of good space” when we first saw the second bathroom 😆) and I never want to go back to one! 

pharmd93

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7-25/4 weeks

FTM/STM/STM+: FTM

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Green

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: a poppy seed

Upcoming appointments: 12-4 for first ultrasound/general appointment

How are you feeling?: Pretty good! Excited for now and nervous for symptoms to really start kicking in. 

Rants/Raves: MH has been so attentive and supportive thus far. I love that he’s so involved and excited too but I’m afraid he might drive me nuts before long. 

Questions: NATM

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without? 

I would probably say my smart phone. I use it all the time for work and personally. It’s basically glued to my hand. 

karacc18

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: July 1 7W5D (just had my ultrasound and they moved up my due date)

FTM/STM/STM+: third time (there are quite a few of us!)

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

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: blueberry

Upcoming appointments:had my viability ultrasound today at the RE so on to the regular OB! Waiting to hear back from them once my records get sent over to see when next appointments will be

How are you feeling?: tired, sore boobs, no food sounds good to me. Even though i just had my scan and everything looks great and right on track i am still so so nervous about making it through first tri... ugh

Rants/Raves: see above lol

Questions: none

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without? I guess multiple bathrooms and my own car, like others have said. 

canucklehead123

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 7/17 / 5+3

FTM/STM/STM+: STM

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

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: apple seed

Upcoming appointments: Have my dating scan on the 4th of Dec.

How are you feeling?: Actually feeling pretty okay, very tired but that's seeming to ease up a little bit although still going to bed at 8:30/9pm every night.

Rants/Raves: Just super pumped about this season of The Crown.  Have been diligently only watching one episode per night but it gives me something to look forward to during the work day!! 

Questions: None! 

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without? Most things... was recently reminded that many people in our country don't have access to reliable internet, that is definitely something I take for granted and could NOT live without! 

gadzooks_3

Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:  still July 8th until we know otherwise 

FTM/STM/STM+: 3rd

Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: we will find out, have had enough surprises.  

Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of:
 Average size of the two sacs was .78 cm at the ultrasound. So,  itty bitty. 

Upcoming appointments:
Dec 1 to find out if it was just to early to see. 

How are you feeling?: scared, overwhelmed, excited/hopeful, I bounce around a lot. Stressed.

Rants/Raves:

My goodness the morning sickness is intense this time!

Questions: not at this time

GTKY: What is something that is considered a luxury, but you don’t think you could live without

A fan. I need white noise to sleep, sleep is essential.  

Beckyf321

@DuchessOfCambridge, we had one of each and found out with them.  I forced my husband to go team green for our third and he admitted to me how awesome it was finding out at birth.  I totally recommend!