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*****Weekly PG Check-In*****
~*Weekly PG Check-in*~
To join or update this list, please post here with your Nestie name, EDD, and prediction of baby's sex, actual sex if you know, or if it's a surprise!
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Thoughts and prayers for AustinBride06!
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Question of the week:
What is going to be your first post pregnancy indulgence?
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Updates: How is everything going? Please share any updates you might have, including a recent bump pic!
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D6u23e11 ? 6/23/11 (boy)
Jml5q ? 6/29/11 (boy)
NoVA-grl ? 7/2/11 (girl)
Caglebaby-7/18/11 (girl)
Mavsmom711 ? 7/26/11 (boy)
PrincessBrideSarah ? 8/8/11
Brooke152 ? 8/9/11 (surprise)
Blondie6ft ? 8/9/11 (girl)
Kmarsh23 ? 8/12/11 (girl)
AlieSlavin ? 8/14/11
BoxerMomma ? 8/17/11 (girl)
MrsNole ? 8/27/11 (girl)
SarahPLiz ? 8/27/11 (boy)
Jgiles ? 9/2/11 (boy)
Jennifer*L*923 ? 9/4/11 (boy)
El_twirpo ? 9/19/11 (boy)
Chargermama ? 9/20/11 (girl)
Smb29 ? 9/23/11 (boy)
Ebat ? 9/24/11
Colleenor ? 10/14/11
Txbabs111 ? 10/24/11 (surprise)
Keribells ? 11/1/11 (girl)
Duckie07 ? 11/14/11 (girl)
Romigu ? 11/26/11
Mrslaquinta ? 11/30/11 (surprise)
AdamsKitten ? 12/9/11 (guess is girl)
LauraR326 ? 12/22/11 (guess is boy)
Amyliisa ? 12/22/11
Ricola ? 12/27/11
Mrs.Froggianna ? 2/6/12
Jess.O ? 2/7/12
Balihaigirl ? 2/13/12
Here are the current standings: Team Blue: 8, Team Pink: 9, Team Green: 3
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Re: *****Weekly PG Check-In*****
big hugs to austinbride06!
QOTW: not sure what i'd indulge in. a good mai tai? all the raw sushi that i want? roller coasters? i think i'll be pretty pooped out postpartum, so just a comfortable night of sleep would be nice (without any back pain or leg cramps).
Update: i had another big belly growth spurt since last week, and i can't believe i'm already starting my 3rd trimester. we are barely just getting started with the nursery, and i guess my to-do list is become more pressing. need to bring over all the baby stuff we're inheriting, create a registry, choose a pediatrician, get closer on deciding on a name, visit more daycares, etc. etc.
this coming week, we're going to a childbirth class, then a breastfeeding class, and then i get to do the glucose test for my 28 week appt.
T&P to AustinBride
Question of the week:
What is going to be your first post pregnancy indulgence?
Probably a margarita or a beer if I'm home and have the craving. I feel like work has been so stressful lately and I can't even go home and have a drink....but I don't mind the sacrafice so much.
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Updates: How is everything going? Please share any updates you might have, including a recent bump pic!
Everything is great...except that my daughter's name sounds like a porn star! lmao....I'm still in shock that she said that. My feelings aren't hurt at all..I'm just embarassed for her. I'm excited to be getting the nursery and registries going...I can't wait to pain and get the room officially cleared out! The spreadsheet that one of the bumpies sent is helping so much! Spreadsheets take me to my happy place...hehe I'm not good at the bump pics...I'll work on that this week to have one to post next week.
(((Hugs))) to AustinBride06!
QOTW: Sushi and a beer! DH better have both for me immediately after I give birth.
Update: I finally have a baby bump! A couple of people at work have already noticed, which is funny because one was very nice and complimentary about it and the other was trying to be but it came out not so nice. Still feeling random movements, and trying to remember that I won't feel anything consistently for a while so that I don't worry myself to death. My anxiety has been a little worse than it had been for a while this week, not sure why. We're still pretty excited about our last u/s--we're very happy to have a healthy baby growing and that she's a girl. Don't tell, but I was actually relieved that we wouldn't have to have the circumcision discussion.
We've been struggling to come up with a name list though. At least we still have 19 1/2 weeks to think of something!
So many hugs, prayers, strength, and support for Austinbride. I am truly sorry for your loss.
QOTW:
What is going to be your first post pregnancy indulgence?
Margaritas!!!! I am dying for a margarita in this heat and even though it will be November, I am making a friggin margarita.
Updates:
Things are going really well still!! I have my bouts of paranoia but my doppler has come in handy for those. My brother and his family are in town and its been so great to spend time with nephew and test out my parenting skills.
Here is my first bump pic!!
hugs to austinbride06. i'm so sorry.
QOTW: I want a little bit of champagne to celebrate at the hospital. i've put david's best friend in charge of bringing it. after ruby was born and we were home, my mom made my favorite seared tuna steaks, as i had requested. i'd love to eat that again this time. yum.
update: i feel big and sweaty. but i'm doing ok. i had like a two week burst of energy, but my nausea reared its ugly head again this week. i'm still taking large doses of zofran and expect i'll need it until the end. i've been reading up on my med-free pain coping techniques and getting freaked out about giving birth again. guess there's nothing i can do about that now, she's got to come out eventually
and a belly pic, from about a week ago.
continued ((hugs)) and t&p sent to austinbride.
QOTW: probably a glass of wine.
Updates: feeling super crummy. i don't remember being this sick last time around. it's super hard to make it through the day and to put on a happy face at work because i feel pretty miserable most of the time. but i'm telling myself this is temporary -- and hope i start feeling better by the second tri like i did last time.
i have my first appt on friday, which i'm pretty excited & nervous about. i was supposed to go last week but had to postpone because DS was sick that day and i spent the day home with him. i hope to see a heartbeat and hope that all is well.
QOTW: I am not really a drinker, but I think I want a Blackberry Fizz from North. DH had 2 last Friday when we were there, and my mouth was watering. It looked so refreshing.
Update: Not much is going on, just getting bigger and slower. I have no idea how to post pictures here because TB's little clicky tree button is different from TK's, and not as easy to use, so no bump pic. It is quite large though, as is the rest of me, and that's a little disconcerting. Our last Bradley class is this weekend, and even though I enjoyed it and learned a lot, I'm happy to have our Saturday mornings back to get other things done. Like El Twirpo, I have no idea how to pick a pedi and no time off from work to go around interviewing people. I don't know what to do. I hate calling people.
On the upside, a coworker gave me a rec for a home daycare near the office that has 3 openings in the fall, is half the price of the centers we looked at, and took really good care of her preemie grandson. I seriously need to call that lady and go talk to her.
t&p's to austinbride. i'm so sorry.
QOTW: definitely a margarita. frozen, with salt. yum, i can almost taste it now!
Update: 1 week until my due date. woo hoo! i'm feeling really good, i dare say even better than my last pregnancy at this point. i'm fully preparing myself to go overdue again, so i've probably got a little over a week to go, but it's getting close! i actually had a brief wave of sadness last night when talking to DH about my last week of pregnancy, thinking that this could possibly be my last week pregnant, ever. So i'm going to try to fully enjoy the kicks, uncomfortableness, getting up to pee a thousand times a night, crotch pain, and extreme hotness while i can!
T&Ps to Austin Bride
QOTW: Probably missing sushi and wine the most. Don't think I'll be getting either from the hospital bed, but definitely want to have some when I get home.
Update: The BH are still driving me insane and I am so HOT. I usually need a sweater in our office and I have to wear sleeveless shirts pretty much all the time now. Other than those two complaints just chugging along. Really looking forward to this weekend, we are having a mini babymoon while one of my in laws watches M. I'm probably going to gain 5 pounds with all the rich food I plan on eating.
*~*Hugs and prayers to AustinBride*~*
QOTW: A margarita. I say that now, because it's summer and hot, but by the time I give birth it will be winter, so maybe a white russian. Or spiked eggnog. Or peppermint schnapps and hot chocolate. Anything, so long as it's got booze in it. And then I'll probably want some sushi.
Plugging along. Feeling large and already swelling (which is not surprising really, because I tend to swell a bunch in the heat anyway). Tomorrow I'll officially be in the 2nd tri! I've already started feeling more energetic, and haven't had any nausea in a couple of weeks. And, I actually spent some time last week looking at nursery inspiration!
We got the results of the NT scan back (w/blood results) last week, and even though I'm 38, I have the same odds of a having a baby with Trisomy 13/18 or Downs as a 20 year old. That's good enough for me, and we've opted for no further testing. We just have the anatomy scan/ultrasound on July 28, so hopefully we'll find out the sex then.
When 3 Became 4
QOTW: Hmm, either a margarita on the rocks with salt, or a nice big Guinness, or a lemon berry slushee spiked with sweet tea vodka ;-)
Update: I can't believe my due date is next week!! My parents are coming into town tomorrow and my dr is out of town until next Tuesday, so I'm waiting to do any 'tricks' until next week ;-) I'm fully prepared to go overdue again though. At my appt this week I wasn't dilated at all. I'm really hoping I can go into labor this time on my own and not have to be induced again (twice!) - ugh!
Lots of continued hugs and T&P to AustinBride.
QOTW: Definitely prosecco and sushi, although raw oysters will be consumed as soon as I can get to Quality. I would take some delicious blue cheese, too. And a margarita. I want it all!
Updates: I finally had my first bout of true uncomfortableness (whatever) yesterday. Bambino's butt was all up in my ribs and I was wearing jeans for some insane reason. The combo made me pretty unhappy. Otherwise, not much to report, feeling great aside from yesterday. I felt like I had a long way to go at 32 weeks but now that I'm 33 weeks, it all seems just around the corner and I'm kind of starting to freak out a little. The nursery is pretty much organized but now we need to do a little decorating.
Big hugs to Austinbride. You are in my thoughts.
QOTW: A big cold White Russian.
Updates: My NT scan last week came back great, which was a big relief! I just got the b/w results yesterday and all looks good. Tomorrow I have my next appointment for the regular check up every 4 weeks and our a/s is scheduled for July 27th.
Hugs and prayers for AustinBride.
QOTW: A big glass of red wine. Yum
Updates: Morning sickness is kicking my butt. I'm lucky because I know I don't have it as bad as some but it's still rough. I'm so thankful that I'm off during this period because it would be really hard for me to teach while feeling so nauseous. Next appt is July 6. Can't wait to hear the heartbeat!
QOTW: Probably a good margarita from Z'Tejas. Mmm...even with the m/s that still sounds good.
Updates: Still feeling hungover most of the time, and still really really tired most days. But things are starting to feel differently than when I was PG with Luke. The nausea is at a minimum, but I still have this icky hangover feeling. And I'm tolerating more than just mac & cheese and sausage biscuits. (Which is a good thing for the whole house.) I don't remember feeling this exhausted with Luke, but maybe that's because I was sitting at a desk job for 9ish hours a day and not chasing a toddler around. So with things being notably different this time around I'm going to say my guess is girl. We'll see in a few months!
Oh and we have our first appointment next Friday. I can't wait!!
What I will indulge?
I have no idea.
Connor is doing very well! We had an ultrasound last week and he weighed 2lbs 13 ounces. So excited to reach 30 weeks on Friday!! Besides swelling I'm doing well
Dx with endo & blocked left tube - TTC #1 for 29 cycles before miracle BFP, #2 - Surprise!!
My TTC/PG blog / Panda Phenomenon Explained
T&P to AustinBride.
There is a place in town that makes a Vodka slush and I already told DH I want someone to bring me one at the hospital (cause, you know, you can get drinks to go here- 1 point for Louisiana!)
No new updates, still cruising along through the 2nd tri. Baby is moving a lot more and I think we may have narrowed our name choices down to 1 of each. Coincidentally, baby will have the same initials whether its a boy or girl.