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August 2021 Moms
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Weeks 1-2 (8/1-8/14) Check-in 2/28
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Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days:
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 your biggest pet peeve?
Re: Weeks 1-2 (8/1-8/14) Check-in 2/28
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Aug 12 - 16w3d
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding Out March 19!
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Baby is as big as an Avocado
Upcoming appointments: Next appointment is March 19. Somehow once a month appointments seem so spread out!
How are you feeling?: Good! All my first trimester symptoms are gone, my energy is back. I even went for a run last week. It was a slow run but still a run.
Rants/Raves: Not really a rant or a rave but my MIL and SIL want to throw me a virtual shower. That's super nice of them. But my husband and I are super introverted we have a very small circle of friends. And I don't know if my mom is going to want to throw a shower too. But if we have to split our friends into mine (for my mom) and his (for his mom) then it's like 1 or 2 people to invite to each one. And we're not really close to extended family so that doesn't really increase the guest list at all. Idk...I guess I just feel like it's embarrassing to be offered a shower and only have like 2 people to invite.
Oh small rant - I just feel fat. I don't have a cute bump, just look bloated.
Questions: No questions
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? Loud chewing. I hate it so much. Being able to hear someone chewing makes me want to scream. My husband will snack in another room if he's eating something crunchy because it bothers me so much.
Oh and also my students who clearly don't watch the weekly overview video I post every week because they email me with questions that were very clearly answered in the video. That drives me up the wall.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 17+4/Aug 4
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: 💚
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Pomegranate
Upcoming appointments: March 16 AS
How are you feeling?: Pretty good, falling asleep on the couch every night though.
Rants/Raves: We have mice! 😡 or at least one. I thought I saw a single poop a little bit ago but it also looked like the poppy seeds off my bagels. Anyway put some traps out and was woken up to a very large rattling at 330 this morning. Hopefully we catch them all.
Questions: NATM
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? Ugh when people complain about stuff that they can change, or always complaining about the same thing. MH is famous for this.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Aug 1st 18 weeks
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Green
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: an artichoke
Upcoming appointments: Anatomy scan should be in about 2 weeks
How are you feeling?: mostly better. I think I relaxed too much on eating in the morning because I've gotten sick a couple times this week when I didn't eat first thing after waking up. But otherwise I'm feeling better, and trying to get back into physical activity.
Rants/Raves: I also just feel fat right now. And I'm struggling to find any maternity clothes I like. I know have time, but im trying to think about what I'll wear to my maternity photos. I can't find anything I really like!
Questions: NATM
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? Hmmm...I really don't like group text messages. I think it's because of some past toxic work situations, but they always make me feel like I'm obligated to respond and the interactions just feel fake.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 8/10, 16 weeks + 5 days
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Pink
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Baby has apparently developed taste buds!
Upcoming appointments: 3/5, for monthly check-up
How are you feeling?: Good. Very happy to be done with first trimester woes. I've had a few twinges of sciatic pain but am trying to go to yoga and stretch regularly.
Rants/Raves: I'm getting impatient waiting to qualify for a covid vaccine. I should qualify soon either in my home state due to pregnancy or in the neighboring state where I work, but I don't know any details about the timeline.
Questions: natm
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? Not sure if this is really my biggest pet peeve or just something that came up recently, but I hate it when someone says "people are saying x," because they are too cowardly to express that they have that opinion.
think they’re so obnoxious. My family insists on having one but I just mute it.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 8/6, 17w2d
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Pink
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: Pomegranate
Upcoming appointments: Mid-march
How are you feeling?: So many headaches. Tired. Back pain. Had a killer migraine yesterday, probably from the vaccine. Worth it, but I'm still exhausted.
Rants/Raves: @shoogapoff I feel the same. I'm happy I can wfh right now and not have to feel too self conscious most of the time.
I'm so burnt out. School can't be over soon enough. Literally looking forward to mat leave as a break where I'll only have to care for kids instead of also having to work and be a full time student.
Questions: Nada
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? So many lol, but today's is that an acquaintance keeps spelling my wife's name with a Y where it's an I despite me correcting her multiple times. Names matter. It's annoying.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 17 weeks + Due Aug 6th
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: Finding out soon!
Upcoming appointments: 2 on March 22nd: a phone appointment with my OB (they're trying to limit in person appts due to COVID) and the anatomy scan.
How are you feeling?: OK. I've actually been queasy in the morning which is odd since I had thought my morning sickness had gone away. Bad hip pain at night that's lingering through the day. I had an awful charlie horse a couple nights ago. Overall, more aches and pains than I thought I'd have this early.
Rants/Raves: We ordered our first CSA box since we haven't been able to go to farmer's market as often anymore. It's been a hit with the kids. They're trying fruits and veggies they'd never attempt before.
Questions: Anyone have this returning morning sickness?
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve?
People who don't put their grocery carts away. People who preface statements, "No offense, but..." "Not to sound racist but..."
I've had some moments over the past couple weeks. Still mostly when I don't eat soon enough after waking up or go to bed hungry
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: 16 weeks today
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: baby girl
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: chipmunk!
Upcoming appointments: i still need to schedule the AS sometime in the next couple of weeks, ultrasounds make me so nervous, it's exciting to see her but i've got some high risk issues so i also kind of dread exams which makes me feel incredibly guilty
How are you feeling?: pretty good, i am tired to the bone but i'm unsure how much is academia, baby, pandemic fatigue, etc
my low back hurts when i don't sleep with pregnancy pillow already
Rants/Raves: we're taking pictures for our announcement this weekend and i'm so excited, a lot of our friends know because one person guessed and then when we confirmed she contacted other friends to start planning our baby shower! which is incredibly sweet and i'm grateful and she felt soooooo guilty for assuming people knew, so might as well just tell the world! i think if i were earlier in my pregnancy i'd be upset but feel more comfortable so it didn't bug me too much. we're avid hikers who met leading hiking groups, so we're taking pictures with our boots and a tiny pair of baby boots which look so adorable next to my SO's size 15s!
Questions: not for now
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? devil's advocates, like just say things from your chest, don't hide behind a fake intention of discourse
@shoogapoff I love group texts! Guess love is a strong word but I’m a part of a bunch of them and they make things a lot easier.
Estimated Due Date/Weeks + Days: Aug 10/17+2
Team Green/Pink/Blue/Finding Out: 💙
Interesting Baby Fact/Baby is the size of: pomegranate
Upcoming appointments: 3/17 for AS
How are you feeling?: Feeling pretty good, no complaints other than not being able to keep my eyes open after 8pm.
Rants/Raves: I’m really struggling with body image issues this pregnancy.
Questions: My doctor treats the AS as an appointment this is new for covid. Not sure how I feel about it because I appreciate the one on one time with my OB
GTKY: What is your biggest pet peeve? I cannot stand people who do not follow through and complete what they say they are going to do. I’ve had a few people really leave me hanging lately and I’m so over it.
my SO and cat both steal it