Weekly Check-In w/o Dec 1

aisleofviewtwo

EDD / Weeks + Days:

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated:

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green:

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: December is here! Babies are arriving left and right! What's the biggest thing you've sworn you were going to do but procrastinated on this pregnancy?

mthomas9689

EDD / Weeks + Days: Dec. 8/ 39 weeks

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: Blue

Upcoming Appointments: I have an appt today. Wednesday we are going in to "try to flip him". I have a septum uterus so they aren't going to try too hard to get him to flip. I will have a spinal or epidural before they try and since the doctors are giving us a 20-25% success rate they are just going to go ahead with a c-section. 

How are you feeling? Feeling pretty good. My husband doesn't like that I'm more or less going in for a c-section because he had to help his sister after her's and knows the recovery is not fun but he also understands why we need to. We are both that nervous/ excited right now but I think we are as ready as we are going to be. 

Rants/Raves: I really don't have anything to rant or rave about. The only thing I'm slightly annoyed with is my in laws wanted to come pray over us the night before we go in. While my husband and I do attend church and will be raising our son in the church we are not as strong in the faith as his parents and they are acting like I'm going to die or something awful is going to happen. *knock on wood it doesn't* I get where they are coming from and I know this is more of a comfort thing for them then it is us but its still a little annoying. I'm one of those people that if I don't see people freaking out, then I'm not going to freak out. 

Questions:

GTKY: December is here! Babies are arriving left and right! What's the biggest thing you've sworn you were going to do but procrastinated on this pregnancy?

I have been making freezer meals for us to enjoy after baby gets here and but there is a ziti recipe that has been sitting on my counter that I have not gotten around to making yet. I looked at it yesterday and realized how easy it will be to just make it and be done with it but its just the final bit of motivation in me is just gone. Same thing for a really easy sloppy joe recipe. We have some of it made but we were going to make another quick batch. Again both recipes are VERY simple to make, its just the lack of motivation.  

thatbaintforbetty

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12-26 / 36 + 3

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 3rd

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: blue 

Upcoming Appointments: Wednesday -OB and GBS swab! NST on Friday. 

How are you feeling? Sore, tired, like I want my body back. Also pregnancy rhinitis sucks so much. 
L&D did confirm what I was assuming were actual
contractions are the real deal (but very sporadic)👍 I also had the nurse tell me that I am not allowed to do anything crazy to try to get labor going yet, she actually said see you in 2 weeks when I left the hospital. 

Rants/Raves: it’s been crazy and I need a nap like I need air but it’s Monday and I will NOT be getting one anytime soon. ☹️

We had to cancel our Thanksgiving day plans when DD1 got a fever the day before. Did get to have a make up yesterday but at our place which resulted in a giant mess I had to deal with and was ultimately reminded why I said I did not want to host again anytime soon. 

Had an NST scheduled Friday afternoon only to find my car wouldn’t start. It turned out that DD2 didn’t close the door all the way and drained the battery, called my dad to come over and confirm/charge and now we are all good. But I had to call MFM and they
told me under no circumstances am I allowed to miss my NST so I had go to L&D over the weekend to get it done. 

Questions:

GTKY: December is here! Babies are arriving left and right! What's the biggest thing you've sworn you were going to do but procrastinated on this pregnancy?

My Christmas shopping isn’t done. My tree isn’t up. The back of my car isn’t cleared out. The car seat isn’t installed. The bassinet hasn’t been built yet. Baby’s laundry isn’t finished….

My sister just brought over the bathtub she bought us yesterday. lol. I swore with all the complications and knowing I’d go early I would have things done way ahead of time. But reality said nope! 

virginiaham

@iwantcookies and @bridgiebee82 thinking of you ladies and hoping you’re both snuggling your LO’s ❤️

GTKY:  My office is still not cleaned out from our homeschool materials and I haven’t trained our puppy to stop barking or to walk on a leash 🙃 The barking thing is the only thing I still really care about at this point it’s just going to take a lot more consistency from all of us (read training my family and not just the dog lol).

caffeinatedandtired

@virginiaham my dog barks at everything and anythjng that goes by the outside of our house, I’ve considered putting up a privacy film on our windows so he can’t clearly see out. But also training myself (always) that my yelling at him to be quiet is almost worse than the barking 🤦🏼‍♀️

caffeinatedandtired

EDD / Weeks + Days: 12/18, 37w4d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 💕

Upcoming Appointments: Wednesday 

How are you feeling? Kind of over it, lol. So thankful for a healthy pregnancy and that my body is capable of this, but the swelling, hand pain, carpal tunnel, etc have got to go. Just so ready to have a baby in my arms instead!

Rants/Raves: I wish I had a job where I could work from home these last couple weeks of pregnancy. 

Happy December, everyone! Congrats to those whose babies have made their debut already and hoping for smooth deliveries for everyone else!!

Questions: Not at the moment

GTKY: December is here! Babies are arriving left and right! What's the biggest thing you've sworn you were going to do but procrastinated on this pregnancy? 

A luxury thing, but I wanted to have my car detailed inside and out. It’s almost 10 years old and the seats could really use a good shampoo. The world will not stop turning if it doesn’t happen and I’m sure my newborn won’t judge stains on my car upholstery (and will probably contribute a few more!) Also have not bought any curtains for the nursery and the blinds are broken in there… 

dogmom5

EDD / Weeks + Days: 37w

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: 6TM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green:green

Upcoming Appointments: today

How are you feeling? Good! Tired but good! Achy at times if I don’t slow down.

Rants/Raves: I wish I could work from home full time but I’m hybrid. It’s getting exhausting the days I have to go into the office though.

Questions: NATM

GTKY: December is here! Babies are arriving left and right! What's the biggest thing you've sworn you were going to do but procrastinated on this pregnancy?

Organizing the house! It is very hard with 5 active kids though. 

With the long weekend, we did start a painting project we had put off and we are working on that and should be done painting the dining room, kitchen and hallway this upcoming weekend I also finally switched my kids rooms around and am in the middle of switching out clothes in their dressers which is such a project. All of this hoped to be done this past weekend but now the goal is to be finished this upcoming weekend lol.

thatbaintforbetty

@dogmom5 the clothes swap to bigger sizes is always so much more work than I think it will be. I just did this with the girls and ugh. Actually I can’t remember if I actually finished the clothes hanging in the closet. I swear there has to be a better system but my younger one hates giving up certain things and will try to argue it really does still fit when it very clearly doesn’t. 

brookejay06

@dogmom5 @thatbaintforbetty Kids clothes!! Keeping on top of what fits, what’s too big but could fit next month, what’s too small but they’re not ready to part with, etc etc OMG it’s so much work

aisleofviewtwo

EDD / Weeks + Days: Dec 24, 37w2d

FTM/STM/TTM+/it's complicated: FTM

Team Finding Out/Blue/Pink/Green: 💚

Upcoming Appointments: weeklies yesterday and Thursday 12/11, then pre-op appointment on Tuesday 12/16 (see below)

How are you feeling? Disappointed but mostly at peace. Babes is still frank breech and seems very firmly and comfily nestled in my pelvis. Had a good talk was the very kind OB we got (I’ve been meeting a new practice member at every appointment in hopes of having built rapport with whoever will be on call when I deliver) and ultimately decided an ECV attempt carried more risks for us than we were comfortable with. So unless this kiddo decides to reconsider which way is north or kicks off spontaneous labor, we’ll be welcoming them into the world via scheduled c-section at 39w0d on 12/18.

Rants/Raves: Did you know when you schedule a c-section you get to choose which provider will do it? I was so flustered when they asked me to start naming names. One of my favorites is already booked in the OR all day but the other was free, and despite my disappointment at how this pregnancy is going to end I’m actually really pumped she’ll be the one to announce whether baby is a boy or girl and place them in my arms 🥰

Questions:

GTKY: December is here! Babies are arriving left and right! What's the biggest thing you've sworn you were going to do but procrastinated on this pregnancy? Oh, so many things. (I may or may not have chosen this GTKY just so you’d all help me feel better about myself.) I’ve had the pantry ingredients to make a casserole for the freezer since probably September. I bought a cat door to install for the basement so we’re not negotiating their access while we try to do laundry but it’s still in the box. I got a whole box of cloth diapers as hand-me-downs that haut need to be washed/dried/prepped but they remain untouched. And most importantly, I’d love to give the house a big, thorough, deep cleaning to get postpartum off on the right foot. If anybody knows where to find the motivation and energy for that at this stage, I’m all ears…

thatbaintforbetty

@aisleofviewtwo the extent of my nesting this pregnancy is the desire to create a literal nest of blankets and nap extensively in it, lol. 

I remember dreaming about organizing with DD2
the nesting was so bad. But this go around it’s very much trying to fake it till I make it…with lackluster results. 🤷‍♀️

We are almost birth date buddies 🤣 we can wait it out the next 2 weeks together, it feels like forever! 

aisleofviewtwo

@thatbaintforbetty Seriously! 11 days and counting. We can do it.

It is funny tho how having an “official” date rather than just an anticipated due date has made this baby feel 1000% more real. Like, I knew they were coming eventually. But somehow knowing the actual birth date just hits different.