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January 2013 Moms
landosmommy
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BFP #1:10/31/10 DS born 6/22/11BFP #3:4/24/12 DD born 12/31/12
****Team Green Mama's Check-in!****
landosmommy
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How are you ladies doing? Still holding strong on your team green decision? I just realized that the "It's a...." threads don't seem to get to me anymore. (as in I don't get jealous that others are finding out right now). I'm finally 100% fine with not knowing the sex of LO. 
Has anyone started on their nursery or have ideas on what they want to do? I'm leaning towards a grey & white themed nursery, and once LO is here we can add a Pop of color to the room (i.e. blue/pink).
Anyone have friends/relatives that are trying to convince you to find out the sex of LO? I still have some family that don't understand but they are just impatient. :P And my OB is still trying to convince me to find out! LOL.
BFP #1:10/31/10 DS born 6/22/11BFP #3:4/24/12 DD born 12/31/12
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Re: ****Team Green Mama's Check-in!****
So not giving in! The "it's a..." actually make me kind of sad for them that they already know! I've waited this long and I'm more than willing to wait for a 5 more months... Thankfully, DH is completely on board too.
Over the weekend, my dad was making fun of us for not finding out. Saying things like, "You're so old fashioned. All this new technology and you're not even using it..." (Um, you do realize we HAD to use that new technology to get here, right!?) And, "You're no fun." To which my husband replied, "Actually, it's more fun this way!" Other than my dad, everyone is completely supportive (at least to our faces) about us waiting.
Nursery: We are doing a Mother Goose theme with mostly yellow and green. Here's the link to the bedding we ordered. I only got the crib skirt, window valance, and a blanket to throw over the rocking chair.
https://www.babybedding.com/yellow-nursery-rhyme-toile-crib-bedding
Still team green. DH doesn't care either way so I am the one getting pressure from family to find out. Thankfully, my OB is very pro team green so she cheers me on.
We have pretty much decided to put off much in the nursery until after LO arrives. He or she will be in our room for the first few months.
I'm still happy that we're team green! It will give me extra incentive during labor. Some people think we're crazy for not finding out the sex, but a good number of them are supportive.
We haven't started the nursery yet, but we have begun registering. We are going with cream and brown. We can add color accents if we want after the baby is born.
Stay strong greenies!
my mother in law has requested that at our a/s that we look away from the monitor so they can print out a picture showing everything so that she can find out what it is
she said it with a bit of a laugh....i just laughed it off, but i don't think she was entirely kidding....
we're standing strong! i really hope the tech doesn't say anything that gives it way....i'll be very disappointed.....
BFP #2 11/6/13 - EDD 7/14/14 - blighted ovum discovered @ 7w - natural m/c @ 10w3d
BFP #3 5/25/14 - EDD 2/1/15 - Hoping this is our 2nd little owl
A/S findings: Baby is a girl! EIF found on heart
but maternit21 came back neg for chromosome disorders!!
Holding nice and strong on the Team Green train too! I've actually gotten more positive responses than I expected-- most people comment "that's so fun!" or "good for you!" when I tell them. I know we'll have zero regrets
I think we are going with aqua and yellow for the nursery, with white furniture. A couple Pinterest pins have definitely helped me visualize it better. The room is already pale yellow so I bought aqua curtains and am hoping to accent with both. For bedding I don't think we're going to go with a set-- I think I'm just going to try to piece together sheets/blanket/crib skirt with what I can find. Etsy has great stuff as well.
My DH is staying so strong about our team green decision. I somtimes waiver! I'd really love to know but really do want the surprise once the birth is over. So yes, I guess you could say we are staying strong overall!
As for the nursery, the wall color is already cream so I think we'll run with that and just add some multi-colored accents. I'm not planning to do too much green and yellow, but just keep it pretty neutral.
Most of our family members are thrilled we are waiting to find out, but my friends are shocked as i'm such a planner. Mostly, I'm looking forward to that last moment of anticipation during the birth and the "It's a ____ !" moment.
We're pretty strong about it - sometimes I do check in with DH to see if he's changed his mind, but he's pretty set on not finding out. I'm really curious to see if my intuition is right, but I'll wait until Jan. to find out.
As for a nursery, I honestly have not thought about it too much as the baby will be sleeping in our bedroom for the first several months. We were gifted a bassinet secondhand that fits in perfectly with the rest of our furniture - I'm sure I'll look for a mobile or something decorative, but generally we're keeping things like that to a minimum.
How are you ladies doing? Still holding strong on your team green decision? Yes, but there hasn't been any pressure yet. Waiting for the call to schedule my a/s.
Has anyone started on their nursery or have ideas on what they want to do? Probably no nursery since #1 and #2 will share a room once this one is a few months old. Plus we rent. A lot of the big stuff we already have and is gender neutral.
Anyone have friends/relatives that are trying to convince you to find out the sex of LO? My bff is insisting that she know, even if it means the tech writing down the sex and us mailing it to her. I'm not onboard with that plan and have said that she can wait with the rest of us. None of the rest of my family really knows our Team Green status, so no pressure from them yet either. We'll see Labor Day Weekend.
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We are staying strong! I actually thought more people would say "why don't you want to find out?!", it's been about 50% I'd say. I just keep envisioning that moment where DH gets to go to the waiting room to announce, "it's a ___!" (not that I'll get to see that moment happen, I'm just excited for him to get to make the big announcement!).
We have been able to somewhat please our family members who want to know the sex by telling them our baby name picks for a boy or girl.
For the nursery we are going with an ocean theme, and have already painted the room a pretty light blue (I don't believe that blue is only for boys!) and we'll add in some orange, purple and teal accent pieces.
My biggest worry is that the U/S tech will accidently let the gender slip, but I'm hoping that won't happen!
So strong here!!! I am the one who waivered last time and completely regreted finding out with #2. Since we already have a boy and a girl no one else really minds that we are team green again. We were with #1 and we got a lot of "you're crazy", "don't you wanna know" recactions.
No real nursery plans. We just moved DD into DS's room this past week to prep them and just get them used to it before preschool starts in a few weeks. The baby will be in with us for a month or so then will move into the crib in DD's old room. Honestly....colors etc aren't changing until we put the girls/boys in one room etc.
We're still team green here. We go for our a/s on the 27th. I have no desire to find out. I just keep remembering how awesome it was to hear that news when DD was born! That moment in the room was amazing.
We aren't changing the nursery, but we are going to move DD out. The nursery is a perfect shade of green with classic Winnie the Pooh (my favorite). I bought a bunch of neutral sheets. After DD was born I bought 1 girly sheet. We have started looking at paint for her room. I've started looking at furniture. There is SO much to do to get her room ready!!!
No one is really trying to convince us to find out. My mom will mention how it drives her crazy not knowing and part of me thinks she may mention it more this time around. Some people I talk to love the fact that we're going "old school" and not finding out. Some people talk about how strong we are for not knowing.
How are you ladies doing? Still holding strong on your team green decision?
Doing great!!!! Had our a/s and baby was healthy and doing great! Still holding strong, that was our last u/s so theres no changing our mind now!
Has anyone started on their nursery or have ideas on what they want to do?
We still have 2 gender neutral rooms bc we were team green w/ our other two LO's.
If anyone is looking for ideas, we did a really cute room for DS when i was expecting! it was pale yellow walls (which also make it easier to paint over if we wanted) and did a whole bumble bee theme, with lil bees and the matching crib set, its so cute. and then once she was born, we added some daisy's and girly theme oriented decor to her room to give it a "girls" touch! i still love it so much we havent changd it!!
Anyone have friends/relatives that are trying to convince you to find out the sex of LO?:
Actually in our families, no one has ever found out! we have all been team green, and my sis in law is prego too and she is also team green!!! so it deff makes it easier!!
How are you ladies doing? Still holding strong on your team green decision?
Still holding strong! We have our a/s in two weeks!
Has anyone started on their nursery or have ideas on what they want to do?
I actually just started looking at bedding...no real ideas yet...or too many ideas!
Anyone have friends/relatives that are trying to convince you to find out the sex of LO?
Family is supportive. My best friend is trying to convince me to let the doc just tell her
Not going to happen!
How are you ladies doing? Still holding strong on your team green decision?
Still holding strong, although DH says he's not looking away at our a/s scan next week. We're telling the u/s tech we don't want to know, so I think that will help.
Has anyone started on their nursery or have ideas on what they want to do?
I am going with a grey and yellow nursery. No theme...and I want to leave some accessories for after LO comes to personalize it.
Anyone have friends/relatives that are trying to convince you to find out the sex of LO?
I'd say it's 50/50, either people thinks it's great or that we're crazy. MIL originally said how will I know what to buy for? and my response was something that will work for either.
BFP #1:10/31/10 DS born 6/22/11BFP #3:4/24/12 DD born 12/31/12
i was talking about this with my dad this morning...and i realized we hadn't had this discussion before....but he said that there was nothing more exciting to him when my bil handed over their first son saying "meet your grandson" and then "granddaughter" for their 2nd....and i know the first is always so exciting, but i know that he'll be just as elated when we "introduce" him to his next new grandson/daughter
i just don't understand how my il's are so anxious to find out what it is....besides my co-workers and friends (who don't really count) i don't understand why they don't get it.....there was one point where dh was thinking maybe we should just find out...but no..we're not
it won't make any difference to anything for us if we know ahead of time anyway...we're not very good planners...the room is blue...no big whoop..my room was blue growing up...and if we knew it was going to be a girl, i'm sure we'd buy the paint, but never get around to painting it....and we'd most likely register for gender neutral items anyway just for when we have a 2nd child and it's not the same sex....and really, i took all my nephew and niece's old clothes, so we have plenty for when it's born....so the argument of having the right clothes for it is moot....
we'll probably do what my sister did and buy a boy outfit and a girl outfit for going home in, and then just return the one we don't need....