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January 2025 Babies
kamays54
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Weekly Check-in, w/o July 15th
kamays54
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EDD / Weeks + Days:
FTM/STM/TTM+:
Baby is the size of a (an):
Team blue/pink/green:
Baby is the size of a (an):
Team blue/pink/green:
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?
Re: Weekly Check-in, w/o July 15th
Baby is the size of a (an): Navel Orange
Team blue/pink/green: Blue! Got the NIPT results back. Also all the results came back low risk!
How are you feeling?: I'm starting to feel a lot better. I'm still tired a lot and had some bad round ligament pain this weekend but the nausea has gone away and I haven't had any dizziness or light-headedness in a while.
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be? The At Home store. I love home decorations. My husband is more of a minimalist but he lets me have fun.
Baby is the size of a (an): Lemon
Team blue/pink/green: I want to know so bad lol
How are you feeling?: anxious
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?
Mall of America. Hands down. If I had to pick a specific location, I'd like to bring Baby'sRUs back so I could buy everything I needed for the nursery. Why is everything so expensive??
EDD / Weeks + Days: Jan 2, 15 weeks, 5 days
Baby is the size of a (an): hass avocado
Team blue/pink/green: green
How are you feeling?: Most days alright. Planning to tell my other kids after my apt Friday and will probably announce shortly after that. Will feel better not "hiding" it so to speak.
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be? probably somewhere lame like target or walmart, that way I could get all sorts of different kind of items, clothes, and also food. Living in Africa definitely makes me miss the ease of a one stop shop so to speak.
EDD / Weeks + Days: january 20th! 13w1d
Good luck to everyone ❤️💙 wishing you all a happy and healthy pregnancy!
Baby is the size of a (an): lemon
Team blue/pink/green: we are so ready to find out now! Did the NIPT test. Hopefully getting our results later this week!
How are you feeling?: I’m feeling better and better. Still a little extra emotional and fatigued at the end of my work day, but I’m generally cheerful. Very excited for the 2nd trimester
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?
Honestly I’ve been getting a kick out of making our amazon registry. If I could load up that shopping cart with everything I need (and don’t need) and click the order button with $0 to pay, they’d have to dedicate one or two Amazon trucks to my order alone. That would be a fun day
Baby is the size of a (an): Post-it Note
Team blue/pink/green: NIPT confirmed we're expecting at least 1 boy!! (twins)
How are you feeling?: Very relieved that the 12 week scan and NIPT went well! Still so tired.
Baby is the size of a (an): avocado
Team blue/pink/green: blue 💙
How are you feeling?: Hanging in there! Feels like you replace one symptom for another so just managing my mental health and emotions! No more nausea which is great but the exhaustion is so severe!
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?
Gosh, I love shopping and already do a ton of damage online. I don’t go to stores very much anymore because the variety and ease of being online is so great! That said, I’d probably go to one of our great malls here in So Cal! I wouldn’t limit myself to one store, take on the whole mall!! 😂
To those who mentioned malls and Amazon, so smart! I didn't even think of those lol. Oh and @kmtz89 I love Target and Walmart. Definitely not lame and similar to the mall idea!
@ndthornburg no real advice here. I'm so passive especially with my in-laws. Well at least I have been but these hormone have been bringing some big feelings to the surface. I usually let my husband handle things with his family but this baby might change that. That is a tough situation but also really sweet that she is so excited.
@kendyb77 how amazing! Look at those two! It really is amazing. I'm not sure if you are feeling them yet but I always find it weird when you see them moving around a lot but you don't feel anything.
@jojosesame again, no real advice just moral support! Buying a home in general is stressful so give yourself some slack, you're not stupid! When you find the right house it will all be worth it.
Baby is the size of a (an): orange
Team blue/pink/green: pink
How are you feeling?: so much better. I’m still waiting for that second trimester energy I’ve heard rumors about, but the nausea seems to have passed and I’m so grateful for that.
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be? I feel like I should say something more glamorous but probably Target. They have it all! And it’s extra exciting to go now that I’ve unlocked a new section to shop in. Hello cute baby stuff.
Baby is the size of a (an): lemon
Team blue/pink/green: pink
How are you feeling?: way better lately. Nausea is starting to taper off, I’m not as tired, getting in workouts. The only down side is that I’m also more cantankerous and have less patience with people in general including my husband and son.
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?
Home Depot for Sure!! I have a huge list of projects and eventual upgrades I’d like for our house including an all season room addition off of the kitchen, so I could majorly do some damage if I didn’t have to stick to a budget!
Baby is the size of a (an): lemon
Team blue/pink/green: pink
How are you feeling?: a little nervous today. We haven’t had confirmation she is progressing appropriately for 5 weeks and so tomorrow will be a real test. Physically I can’t complain at all. A little tired but weirdly I have less reflux during pregnancy than is baseline for me…it’s so random. It’s also crazy to watch a little bump begin to show up.
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?
Jumping on the Amazon bandwagon. I’m not proud of it, but they have EVERYTHING and I’m just a practical lady lol
Baby is the size of a (an): Lime!
Team blue/pink/green: Just found out Monday that we are TEAM PINK!! So excited to be having another girl!
How are you feeling?: Still pretty tired and my nose is stuffy but other than that pretty good.
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be? The grocery store 🙃😂
Baby is the size of a (an): navel orange
Team blue/pink/green: still green
How are you feeling?: I am feeling pretty good! My clothes are starting to feel pretty tight as my belly grows. I have dealt with some disordered eating and body dysmorphia in the past. So having my stomach get bigger has made me feel pretty uncomfortable in my body. I am hoping that once the bump looks more "bump-like" I will feel more comfortable.
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?: the housing market lol My husband and I live in a tiny 700sqft 1bedroom shotgun house that we love (her name is shotgun Sally and she is 123 years old) but we are feeling a little worried about having a baby in this house for various reasons. But the housing market in our city is WILD. The cost of homes in our area has increased by about 40% in the last 2-3 years and we are feeling pretty priced out!
Separately, I am wondering if others are interested in adding a few more categories to the Weekly Check-Ins as I'm finding it difficult to keep track of everyone's background. Ex: Location, Estimated Due Date, AMA (for my own selfish purposes, would be nice to know who else is AMA, especially over 40)
EDD / Weeks + Days: 15 weeks + 2 days
Baby is the size of a (an): Navel Orange, according to The Bump
Team blue/pink/green: it's a boy!
How are you feeling?: I thought 2nd trimester would be an overnight switch to how I felt pre-pregnancy (some girlfriends shared with me) - turns out that's not the case for me lol. I have some good days and some bad days. I unfortunately gag every time I eat, and still need more rest than usual. Definitely better than the 1st trimester, but still have some lingering symptoms. . .
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be? I am totally with those who mentioned home decor and home buying! I love pottery barn, west elm, interior define, crate and barrel, Anthropologie, and more (love home decor!) - - and we are also house hunting in this crazy market with crazy interest rates.
As for the clothing, I bought maternity leggings and I still had some maternity jeans and jean shorts from the last time. I have a few cute T-shirts that I bought last time but most of my tops that I have work fine. Just a few that don't have much stretch are going to the back of the closet lol. I will say that I wore the maternity pants for a while after my daughter was born. I had a c-section and it was just so much more comfortable to wear those.
@peacefuladventures welcome! I can absolutely add those to the check-ins. I think we have a good amount of moms that are both AMA and FTM so you are in good company.
Baby is the size of a: peach
Team blue/pink/green: blue
How are you feeling?: Better in some ways, worse in others! My energy is better in the first half of the day, but I've been hitting a major wall around 2-3 pm every day over the past week. I haven't been as ravenously hungry recently, so I'm wondering if I haven't been eating enough. I just have a hard time figuring out what sounds good, and I get full quickly so it feels like enough in the moment - but maybe not!
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be? I have to join the Target people in this one. It's too hard to choose otherwise, but they have everything I could possibly want! Also they have the best sour gummi watermelon candies, if that's your thing.
@peacefuladventures I'm a fan of the Plus+1 app by Stronger By the Day/Megsquats. It's lifting programming along with a ton of resources, created specifically pregnancy, plus there's a postpartum program. I haven't actually been using it because I've been too tired lol but I've done their regular person programming and it's always fantastic.
EDD / Weeks + Days: January 29th, 12 weeks and 2 days
Baby is the size of a (an): an avacado
Team blue/pink/green: pretty sure blue based on last ultrasound but will confirm in august.
How are you feeling?: so much better. The last two days i haven’t taken my medicine because i forgot but I've been doing good so hope i can just quit taking. Im almost 17 weeks and thats when i start feeling normal in the past so 🤞🏼
GTKY: If you could go on a shopping spree anywhere, where would it be?
also to answer a question i saw above, i highly recommend Mommastrong for workouts. She also has “fix-me” videos which have been so helpful for my many aches and pains i get during pregnancy. I showed some of the videos to my physical therapist and she prescribed me to do mommastrong at least 3x a week and said i didnt need to come back to her unless i felt like i needed to😅 mommastrong is way cheaper than PT (only $14 a month) so i appreciated my PT being honest.
@ndthornburg re: over excited grandparents
I get not wanting to burn bridges because truly I appreciate generous grandparents but its also stressful. I’ve made myself a rule that i cant get mad about something that i didnt say anything about. My MIL has chilled since we now have two kids and dont need much but there’s been lots of small conversations throughout the years. One of them being, if she buy toys that are not for birthdays or christmas, they have to stay at her house. We live in a small house and already i feel overrun with toys. As far as clothes, i started sewing and now try to sew a lot of my girls clothes. Or if im buying something i only buy it if they really need it or i can buy matching for them. My MIL knows this and tries to do the same with buying matching or asking me my opinion before buying. My MIL is observant though so these mini conversations have helped. Had they not i probably would have to be more direct and i hate confrontation💀 one thing ive never said anything about is when she knits things for the girls in styles that are just…funky😬 or in ugly colors. I have told her “right now the girls have lots of clothes/knitted items(sweaters, hats, mittens, etc) but if they’re needing more i’ll let you know!” Then i intentionally will find a pattern and yarn color i like and place my order. I hate asking for her to buy things but i also know she really wants to spoil the girls and its my job to show her how in ways that can bless the whole family and not be a burden. Or if i don't, I can’t have the right to complain. Ive also had to just relax and accept that spoiling my kids is her job and one of her love languages is gifts so she’s doing exactly what she should be doing.
enjoying everyones posts in the meantime!
and… Nice to meet another AMA FTM! 🤍