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August 2014 Moms
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~*Aug 2014 Weekly Check In*~
abirdd9
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Sorry it's late ladies.. Work was crazy this morning!
How far along are you:
How big is baby:
Weight gain/loss:
How big is baby:
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Food cravings:
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Maternity clothes:
Sleep:
Best moment this week:
Gender:
Movement:
Belly button:
What do you miss:
Labor signs:
What are you looking forward to this week:
Something interesting about this week:
This week's confession:
Stretch marks:
Maternity clothes:
Sleep:
Best moment this week:
Gender:
Movement:
Belly button:
What do you miss:
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What are you looking forward to this week:
Something interesting about this week:
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Re: ~*Aug 2014 Weekly Check In*~
How big is baby: a plum until tomorrow!
Weight gain/loss: +1, I think
Stretch marks: None
Maternity clothes: Yes please
Sleep: Terrible lately. two nights ago I had terrible nightmares all night long
Best moment this week: Will be tomorrow when we get to see baby for the first time!
Gender: I'm still feeling girl.
Movement: None yet
Belly button: Shallow
What do you miss: Decent sleep
Labor signs: None!
What are you looking forward to this week: Seeing baby tomorrow
Something interesting about this week:
This week's confession:
Stella - 7.7.11 | Ian - 8.6.14 | Isaac- 7.20.18
#4 due 4.22.23
How big is baby: Lemon
Weight gain/loss: +4
Stretch marks: No new ones.
Maternity clothes: My bloat has gone down so I am still mostly in my fat pants. I have worn maternity jeans a few times too.
Sleep: So far so good!
Best moment this week: Seeing baby again on the NT scan.
Gender: TBD
Movement: I may have felt some flutters, but nothing regular yet.
Belly button: In.
What do you miss: Alcohol. Pants not feeling tight.
Labor signs: Nope.
What are you looking forward to this week: Valentine's Day concert and party at preschool.
Something interesting about this week: We're almost done with our new kitchen floor! Just needs grout!
This week's confession: I could very likely polish off the entire package of lemon Oreos by myself today.
How big is baby: PPeach
Weight gain/loss: 0
Stretch marks: No new ones
Maternity clothes: None yet
Sleep: It's ok
Best moment this week: Seeing bean waving during the NT
Gender:
Movement:
Belly button: In
What do you miss: Alcohol
Labor signs:
What are you looking forward to this week: Appt on Friday
Something interesting about this week:
This week's confession:
How big is baby: lemon
Weight gain/loss: ~10lbs gained
Stretch marks: nope
Maternity clothes: I haven't given in yet, although I may have to soon - I hate shopping
Sleep: decent
Best moment this week: got to hear the heartbeat last Weds so that was exciting!
Gender: team green
Movement: not yet
Belly button: normal
What do you miss: not much
Labor signs: not yet
What are you looking forward to this week: watching the olympics
Something interesting about this week: Booked my anatomy scan for March 24th! (I'll be 20 weeks.. it was originally March 31st but I was able to move it up a week so yay!)
DS born 8.11.14
BFP #2: 9.14.16, EDD: 5.24.17
How big is baby:
Weight gain/loss: +2
Food cravings: subway, salads
Symptoms: mid afternoon exhaustion
Stretch marks: no
Maternity clothes: pants only
Sleep: ok
Best moment this week: stopping my progesterone!!!
Gender: team green
Movement: no
Belly button: in
What do you miss: a glass of wine
Labor signs: no
What are you looking forward to this week:
Something interesting about this week:
This week's confession: went to my first chiropractic appt. Been having hip pains and I already feel better!
How big is baby: a navel orange
Weight gain/loss: will find out Wednesday at midwife appt
Stretch marks: n/a
Maternity clothes: Put on the maternity pants today, hello comfy!
Sleep: normal
Best moment this week: My mom and sister squealing over my burgeoning bump at my nephew's bday party
Gender: no idea
Movement: n/a
Belly button: n/a
What do you miss: Not feeling queasy
Labor signs: n/a
What are you looking forward to this week: Doppler on Wednesday!!
Something interesting about this week: It's Valentine's Day and H and I still haven't made plans, oops...
This week's confession: none
How big is baby: peach (my favorite!)
Weight gain/loss: gained around 5 pounds
Stretch marks: not yet
Maternity clothes: yes - starting bust out the jeans and someone lent me a bellaband - also purchased a pair of maternity work pants since the hair tie trick isn't working well
Sleep: waking up thirsty/needing to go to the bathroom still… oh and last night I slept for about 12 hours (no joke)
Best moment this week: I have way more than one! I had my NT scan and got to see the LO. We told more friends and also my stepson. I then had my stepson tell my high school kids at musical practice (I'm the choreographer)… it was really cute!
Gender: not sure yet, but I'm feeling girl
Movement: I saw the LO moving all around on the NT scan, but I don't feel it yet
Belly button: normal
What do you miss: today, Advil!
Labor signs: none
What are you looking forward to this week: announcing to the world (aka Facebook)
Something interesting about this week: I have this coming weekend off, plus Monday!
This week's confession: Hmm… nothing yet
How big is baby: the size of a navel orange
Weight gain/loss: 3 lbs I think
Stretch marks: not yet
Maternity clothes: a few. i need more.
Sleep: I don't sleep at night very well, and I nap during the day when I can.
Best moment this week: Well it is Monday, but they changed my appt from this Tuesday to last Friday, and we got to listen to the heartbeat and scheduled my A/S.
Gender: I still think it is a boy.
Movement: none that I can feel, but I can't wait!
Belly button: still have one.
What do you miss: not having to get up in the middle of the night to pee
Labor signs: none!
What are you looking forward to this week: It is suppose to snow this week. I have a love/hate relationship with snow when I have to drive to work in it or find a ride.
Something interesting about this week: I'm trying to make a slideshow for some sort of an announcement...it is going slowly. I think I'm going to tell my parents in a Valentine's card and mail it to them.
This week's confession: I'm not looking forward to telling my parents. No good reason why.
BFP 2: 11/16/13 EDD: 8/3/14
Baby Brody born 8/1/14!!!
How big is baby: an avocado or 4.5 inches
Weight gain/loss: 10lbs...I'm disappointed in how much I gained while on vacation.
Food cravings: any kind of ice cream!
Symptoms: heart burn.
Stretch marks: no new ones.
Maternity clothes: yup! I do have a few sweaters that aren't maternity that I can still wear.
Sleep: crazy dreams, getting up once to pee, but most nights I sleep very well
Best moment this week: vacation with DH, trying new things, and the look on DS's face this morning when he saw me for the first time in a week. He was so excited!!
Gender:
Movement: I think I've felt a few flutters, but I'm not ready to say it is baby yet.
Belly button: in
What do you miss: Excedrine
Labor signs: nope
What are you looking forward to this week: my 16 week appt is on Wednesday!
Something interesting about this week: I tried cross country skiing for the first time and it was amazing!
This week's confession: I had dessert every night this week. We were on vacation so we ate out nightly, and I never order dessert at home. I gained 3 or 4 lbs this week...and now I feel guilty.
How big is baby: a peach!!
Weight gain/loss: +7-8 lbs
Food cravings: carbs and saltiness
Symptoms: headaches..sore boobies..tired
Stretch marks: no
Maternity clothes: none..need to give in soon
Sleep: off and on usually restless
Best moment this week: my appt tmw and seeing my babe!!
Gender: feeling boy but idk yet.
Movement: not yet
Belly button: innie
What do you miss: wine still! And a cold beer.
Labor signs: nada
What are you looking forward to this week: the appt tmw!
Something interesting about this week: im.announcing in fb on friday!
This week's confession: i hate work lately
Me 28 DH 30
After 4+ years TTC
How big is baby: Lime
Weight gain/loss: Up 4 lbs. I weighed myself today for the first time since BFP, apparently I'm just the most bloated pregnant lady ever, cause I thought I had gained 10 lbs. Seriously nothing fits.
Stretch marks: none
Maternity clothes: pants, cause nothing else fits
Sleep: Much better
Best moment this week: Breakfast with FI on Sunday.
Gender: Hoping boy
Movement: Too early
Belly button: Same
What do you miss: Wine, margaritas, my clothes fitting and feeling sexy.
Labor signs: n/a
What are you looking forward to this week: time off
Something interesting about this week: Five day weekend coming up- woohoo!!
This week's confession: I had a mini melt down last night because FI got a bag of burgers from Braums for dinner.. I ate 2 then proceeded to burst into tears and blame him for making me fat.
How big is baby: the size of an orange
Weight gain/loss: + 6
Stretch marks: none
Maternity clothes: a few shirts
Sleep: okay for the most part
Best moment this week: The sun finally shining!!
Gender: I don't know yet but I have an elective u/s scheduled for the 20th
Movement: I *think* I felt something the other day
Belly button: innie
What do you miss: some of the shirts that are getting too short and look silly with my growing bump
Labor signs: n/a
What are you looking forward to this week: I have my 16 week apt on Thursday... can't wait to hear the h/b!
Something interesting about this week: eh nothing too interesting except my apt coming up
This week's confession: I am not getting my husband anything for Valentines day except a card. I hope he doesn't get me anything either. We don't need anything.
How big is baby: a plum
Weight gain/loss: +0...which is good...I'm a bigger gal so the less weight gain the better
Stretch marks: my lovely "war wounds" from the last two kiddos and puberty have never gone away...
Maternity clothes: heck yes...put those bad boys on right after the bfp!
Sleep: sucks...between having to pee constantly and a 2.5yr old going through night terrors...I have insomnia
Best moment this week: finding out were actually 4 weeks farther than we thought and NOT miscarrying! It was a huge surprise and blessing
Gender: team green for now...didn't find out with the other two, but I think I've convinced my hubby that we are finding out this round!
Movement: nothing yet...although I'm beginning to wonder if my "phantom kicks" from before are real or just gas bubbles ;-)
Belly button: in
What do you miss: cold beer and bloody Marys
Labor signs: nothin
What are you looking forward to this week: hoping some symptoms start subsiding.
Something interesting about this week: finally got a call from the maternal fetal medicine drs (high risk this time) and they don't want to see me until I'm 19wks!
This week's confession: I eat lunch meat...a lot!
How big is baby: a lime
Weight gain/loss: +2ish
Stretch marks: n/a
Maternity clothes: just bought some dresses for work
Sleep: as much as possible
Best moment this week: hearing LO's HB yesterday
Gender: TBD
Movement: n/a
Belly button: still there
What do you miss: champagne
Labor signs: n/a
What are you looking forward to this week: it'll be one week closer to the 2nd tri!
Something interesting about this week: n/a
This week's confession: n/a
How big is baby: Lemon
Weight gain/loss: Not sure but I was +1 at my last appt.
Stretch marks: Same ones as ever.
Maternity clothes: YES stretchy pants and billowy shirts
Sleep: I sleep really well thank goodness.
Best moment this week: knowing my next appt is only 9 days away!
Sex: My husband still thinks it's a boy, I have no clue!
Movement: Nothing yet.
Belly button: Still the same and still pierced.
What do you miss: Not feeling guilty after eating a sub from Togo's. Red and white wine. Margaritas. Tuna!
Labor signs: n/a
What are you looking forward to this week: I don't have any milestones or appts or anything big this week, just chugging along. But I am looking forward to our Valentine's dinner on Saturday night, big time!
Something interesting about this week: one of my best friends from college who's also pregnant found out she's having a girl. Adorbs.
This week's confession: I ate an entire package of Trader Joe's gluten free macaroni and cheese (baked to perfection in the oven and covered in ketchup, Canada-style) last night and I regret nothing.