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March 2015 Moms
lawsonellis
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It's 4am, H is snoring, and LO is having a dance party. Sounds like Random Time!!
lawsonellis
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Tuesday Randoms!! Ready, set, go!
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Re: It's 4am, H is snoring, and LO is having a dance party. Sounds like Random Time!!
I woke up thinking- hey- that's not a bad idea!
So make sure you like your avatar- just saying.
I don't have many randoms yet.
I go to tour my hospital on Friday. Need to figure out if I can get the TDap here (or the equivalent?). So much more, on my 'to do' list.
Should we sign up to go to the Handball World Championship this weekend? Can't decide, so probably won't do it
I'd say if you would be comfortable, go while you can!
@DragonflyDreaming what's handball? And yes, I'm aware I sound pretty dumb asking that, lol.
Afm- I'm seriously stressed out, to the point of not being able to sleep at all in over 24 hours. After having our move in date pushed back 3 times, we got the call we officially get to move in this Friday! Que a scrambling to find a babysitter to watch the kids while we move stuff from house to house, getting utilities figured out, and the mad dash to pack because if I don't do it before dh gets home Thursday, he will throw everything in one box. He also won't label what's in the box. It feels like the more I pack, the more I have left to pack which makes no sense. Also, dd#2 figured out how to climb out of her crib and tries escaping into the garage every chance she gets. So she has to sleep with me and dd1. Bring on the major jealousy from dd1, who doesn't like sister in the bed or sharing mommy.
@sweaver93 - that's nuts! I hope your moving goes well.
My random is I'm totally starting to freak out that I'm running out of time before LO arrives. I've got 7 weeks left but I'm like OMG we still need to pick the nursery color, paint it, put together the crib, move the crap out that's currently in that room, 2 weekends will be consumed by all day birthing classes, my registry is only about 10% done (this is really my shopping list, I don't need much but do need to identify what I still want ), and I'm floundering at work - just so tired and I have a ton of deliverables that need to get done in the next month (just in case I go early). As a STM I've been pretty laid back like oh I don't need to worry about anything and it's like I just woke up over the weekend like Oh shit!!
Add to that we took DD out of daycare and got an au pair which has been great so far, but it's been a challenge trying to develop a schedule/curriculum for her at home and I've been struggling to come up with lunch and dinner everyday for the adults (as well as a balanced day menu for LO).
Sorry for the long post. maybe I'm just having hormonal jitters.
@sweaver93 Yeah, I don't know much about it. Doha is into bribing and paying off sports to come here, basically. So we've had the squash world championships, a major tennis championship, and now the Handball World Championship, since I got here. There is also a ridicule number of people upset about the soccer world cup being held here in 2022 (originally it was scheduled for May, but now they're talking about pushing it back to Oct/Nov since it's around or over 50 degrees Celsius in May).
Since I know I have low fluid now I'm also really, really nervous. I have this feeling I just can't shake now like I'm even more worried about the baby. I keep imagining him just running out of room in there and something going wrong. I'm going to be so freaking diligent about drinking water all day long and every time I feel him kicking I'm all the more grateful. I'm just getting to the point where I cannot wait for him to be outside, where I can see him any time I need to check and make sure he's ok.
I'm ALSO worried since there's low fluid that he won't be able to flip head down and I won't be eligible to try most things that get him to flip. I'm trying to embrace the idea of a c section but I'm really struggling with the idea of missing out on a vaginal birth. I know there's still time for him to flip and I really hope he can do it on his own.
I was up at 3, finally fell back asleep on the couch at 5 and one of my cats decided that was a good time to come and start throwing stuff off the coffee table to get my attention. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper. RJ decided to have a major dance party around 4 too, that seems to be here favorite time lately! Go M'15 dance party babies!
@meowkitten it may not be true, but I have heard that new babies like to keep the schedule they were 'sleeping' in the womb. I hope not ... because I swear my baby likes to dance all night long. She's a night owl, at the moment.
@Jlr025 Glad that all is going well!! I hope that you get the all clear.
@jennypm Everything down there is too hard, now, haha! My hair growth was driving me nuts. Had to get hubby to help trim it, since I couldn't see and was scared of snipping myself. I don't think he minded though, lol! Wiping and peeing in a cup ... yeah ... that's all a losing battle. I'm just starting to get used to pee, really.
@adouces06 Hope you get good news at the ultrasound (and that the placenta moved! ). I know what you mean about time! I have a cabinet that doesn't match that I wanted to paint. Half of my baby supplies (or more) don't leave until tomorrow, and won't get here for 3-4 weeks. It includes most of the baby clothes, cloth diapers, sheets, and wraps. All of which need to be washed and taken care of. Hope thay your cramps have subsided!
As for the baby flipping, I have my appt this Friday and I'm gonna ask what my options are since my fluid is low and I don't think something like a version will be okay for me. H and I were reading the spinning babies website last night so hopefully I can try some of those exercises! I'll definitely keep everyone updated.
AFM -- had a dream that H & I separated and I decided to end the pregnancy. (WTF??!!!!!?????) Afterward I kept alternating between being 2nd tri with a girl (from a new boyfriend) or not being pregnant at all. Either way, for the 2nd half of the dream I was crying and full of guilt/regret because I missed my baby boy.
Not cool, pregnancy dreams. Not cool.
Sounds like I'm not the only one having trouble sleeping. I am having major pregnancy insomnia. I went to bed around 10pm and I was definitely tired and ready to sleep. For some reason, my body would not sleep. I was exhausted, relatively comfortable, and my mind was not racing, but I still was awake until at least 3:30am!
Then, DS (2) woke up at 4:30 crying hysterically, which was waaaaayyyy uncharacteristic of him. I don't know if he had a bad dream or what, but he fought like a rabid mongoose when I tried to put him back in the crib. Then he tried to climb out and actually hooked a leg over and started to pull himself up before falling back into the crib. I just threw a bunch of blankets and pillows on the floor by his crib and after 20 futile mintues of trying to calm him down, went back to bed where DH was snoring. I can't believe he didn't wake up.
I was so close to calling in to work this morning, but I sucked it up and came in. Each sick day I take now is a day I might not get paid on my maternity leave. It sucks.
So we went to my in laws for the weekend and my charger broke when I went to charge my phone in the car on the way down there so my phone was dead ALL weekend.
On the plus side of that my sil taught me how to arm knit & crochet!
At the risk of sounding creepy, I had a dream last night that @katydid2014 and her husband invited C and I over for dinner. She prepared bear stew. Like she and her husband went out and killed a bear and made stew.
I have absolutely no idea where that came from! Hello bizarre pregnancy dreams!
I'm impressed at your crock pot skills. You post it a bit, that you use one. I admit I've never tried, but the idea of a crock pot is a bit intimidating to me, haha!
And the pregnancy dreams are getting crazy.. In my dream, I went to the hospital to give birth, even though it wasn't my due date, and everyone was telling me that it was my aunts due date. (She's a 50 year old empty nester lol) suddenly I'm holding my baby, it's a boy. But I can't remember giving birth. The architect that's working on our apartment (IRL) said he was surprised that I came to deliver without my own Dr.. I asked who delivered the baby, and he said he did!! Lol. I woke up laughing, and my H thought it was the funniest thing.
We had our maternity shoot on Saturday and it was so cold out, but really sunny. Can't wait to see the pics! Good luck with your shoot and the game @katydid2014! Also, I think our babes are in the same position.
My baby is head down, back facing the left side of my tummy, butt right up under my left boob, hands and feet punching on the right hand side. And the babys butt nudges out so far that it hurts sometimes. My dr said they don't worry about position til about 35 weeks (I'll be 30 tmw) but once my son was in this position, around the same time, he stayed there til the end. I hope this one follows in his footsteps. But I did feel less movement yesterday, and this kid has been a constant mover. But he or she made up for it late last night big time. I was laughing out loud because the nudges were so wild, almost like the baby was shaking in my belly. Probably running out of room.
This made me LOL. What does he have against corn? My random today is that tonight is our second birth class, I don't want to go. I'm so not confident in speaking French and I feel so dumb when they put us in "groups". I just want to be by FI. He doesn't care how much his French sucks though and just speaks. I wish I could be more like that.
@kcbizme Ah! I clicked the Pregnant Chicken link and was startled! You might want to put a "maybe NSFW" warning on it. That's a lot of boob in that photo.
AFM - I think LO has had a growth spurt in the last day or so. I feel him farther down and higher up than I did just Friday or Saturday. I think he's going to move into rib kicking territory soon. I also FINALLY ordered our car seat and base today. It will be here in about two weeks! I probably could have gotten it sooner if I had ordered directly from Nuna's website, but DH and I really wanted to buy from the local babyshop that let us try out carseats and generally provided really good customer service. I also sent off the email to DH's aunt with all the info for ordering our crib and changing table from the same local baby store. The furniture won't be here until after baby, but we'll have the pack and play, so we'll make do!
I also need to pack my bags today. I have a follow up dr appt on Thursday and seem to get admitted to L&D every time I go to the doctor so I am going to try and be prepared this time.
I have not been able to find a doctor to take me for a second opinion. I had a long talk with my mother last night - she who had 3 perfect pregnancies and beautiful med free vaginal births. She said I need to stop worrying about being induced, having a c-section, and the baby coming early. At this point I have a pretty high risk pregnancy and the worst thing in the world would be if I have a stroke - much worse than if I have an unnecessary c-section at 34 weeks. So I need to just do what the doctor says, hope for the best, ask questions, but trust the doctor and the hospital. This is very hard for me- but facing the risk of a stroke vs the risk of an unnecessary early c-section (worst case - the dr being overly cautious) I decided I will continue seeing my doctor and perinatologist, stay on bedrest, and plan to deliver at my hospital - which does have the best NICU in the area if it's needed. I'm not happy about my decision - I don't know if it's best decision - but given my circumstances I am comfortable enough that it's not wrong. A 40+week /vaginal birth isn't completely off the table so I need to stay optimistic.
Last night DD said the cutest thing. Baby girl had hiccups and I told DD. I said should I scare her and say boo to make them go away? She said no mommy, I can't let you scare my sister. Seriously, heart melted. Also DH brought me Mexican sweet bread because I mentioned I was craving it. Last night was kinda great.
MC: 2/19/14
@flmama622 E rarely STTN and is almost two...I hear ya.
I have only read page one! On to the next..
AFM: Good things about the appointment today - she thinks he has flipped YAY YAY!! But wants to make sure and is sending me for a positioning u/s. Also,there are now ekg monitors available if the external doesn't work for me, so that makes it less likely I end up with an internal (kiss of death).
Bad things- protein in urine and high BP so had to do a blood draw, more urine collection and go back in to check BP. She knows that I seriously JUST got over being sick. As in, today is the first day I feel normal...and she thinks this could be related to having been ill, but she wants to be sure, which is good, obviously, but I'm nervous. I had to do a 24 hour urine catch once with E and all was well and I sometimes get false high BP readings so I'm hopeful it is nothing. Also, TMI, but I'm wondering if I might be more likely to have an infection? But she didn't check for that and I didn't think to ask. I know that can mess with protein results. So FX for no bad news from the blood draw and urine collection and that my BP is good Thursday.