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June 2016 Moms
mrsschmity
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GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it?
Thursday Check-In
mrsschmity
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How far along are you:
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
What are you doing to get ready for baby?
Questions?
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
What are you doing to get ready for baby?
Questions?
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it?
Re: Thursday Check-In
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Nothing to rant about today! Rave: Last night DH and I had our Christmas since we're swamped the rest of this week/weekend, and next week we're heading up to my parents. He surprised me with an entire day at the spa - complete with a massage, facial, mani, pedi and haircut. A fully day of pampering. Oh that man knows just what I needed. As far as symptoms go: I'm having some serious lightning crotch, RLP, constipation and what I believe to be muscle spasms in my belly.
Questions? I don't think so.
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? I have a lot of nicknames, but the two most common that I get called are "Lou" and "Mrs. Schmity" (hence my screen name).
16+1
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Nothing new to report
What are you doing to get ready for baby?
Not a thing
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it?
My parents and extended family call me Nicki (uggghhhh), DH calls me "Cakes" (shortened from Baby Cakes, which is what I originally called him, but he stole it), and I get Nic from random other family (my brothers and SIL) and a good friend who's like a sister.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: No symptoms today. Rant: My boss is coming to supervise my therapy sessions with my client today which means I'll be at work late
What are you doing to get ready for baby? Hubby and I are struggling to think of a name for our baby girl, we are both so picky.
Questions? None today.
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? My full name is Kimberly but most people call me Kim.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: It seems yesterdays return of morning sickness was not a fluke. Hoping it only hangs around for a few days like last time ms reappeared. Otherwise I just feel like I want to sleep all day.
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it?: my first initial and maiden name. A friend in high school saw my school given username and thought it was so much better than hers because it sounded like a nickname, not a generic username. It stuck with my school friends and then when they met my college friends is got passed on. Doesn't make quite as much sense now that I'm married but it has stuck.
I love the tradition of your DH's family when it comes to names! That is actually pretty cool.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: so ready to say goodbye to the first trimester
What are you doing to get ready for baby? House hunting
Questions? Nope
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? Rach or rachie - nothing exciting lol
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: I slept awful last night so I'm too tired to rant
What are you doing to get ready for baby? Researching things we need and trying to name this baby. I think we're set on a girl name but we haven't made any progress on a boy name
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? The most common nickname I have is Tee a lot of my friends and family call me that. My grandpa has always called me Tessa which is sweet because it's his special nickname for me. DH only calls me by my full name or dear ha
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Nothing new symptom-wise. I do wish I had more energy. That's getting pretty old. Excited for only 2 more days of work though!
What are you doing to get ready for baby? Just reading up on stuff. DH and I might go to target to add more stuff to our private registry, but we are still researching products.
Questions?
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? My family just calls me an abbreviation of my first name with some calling me by my username. DH calls me baby or smallz, haha.
DD born June 2016
Second due August 2020 (team green!)
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Most of my symptoms are gone or going away! Yay! Boobs are still crazy sore, not expecting that to go away any time soon. Def some round ligament pains going on.
My current rant is trying to figure out who I want in the delivery room with me! I am so lost on who it should be. My husband won't be there and I live in Germany and don't know very many people here (and not super close with anyone). I feel like it may be too expensive to ask friends to fly over. Have any of you ladies delivered or know anyone that delivered alone? Is that a thing?
What are you doing to get ready for baby?
Tomorrow we find out the sex so I am certain this weekend I will be registering for all the things I have held off on! So excited!
Questions? Just the above- is it possible (although not ideal) to deliver alone or do you think you simply could NOT have done it alone?
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? I'm not a fan of nicknames, my name is short- Alicia, so I don't think it's too much to ask for people to use my full name. Ironically I am already thinking of nicknames for our baby! Ha.
MrsB8214 Hope you aren't getting sick! Lots of vitamin C? Our immune systems are so wonky right now I feel like getting at least a head cold is inevitable unfortunately
DD born June 2016
Second due August 2020 (team green!)
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Slightly less nausea, some food aversions are going away.
Questions? Is anyone else getting numb arms when they fall asleep? I am normally a tummy sleeper so I'm trying to get used to sleeping on my left but I keep waking up with tingly arms. I assume this is just due to more blood volume?
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? I've never gone by my legal name, so my "nickname" is de facto my real name.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Sneezing, runny nose, scratchy throat....I'm getting a cold! Aaah! Lots of honey and lemon tea and rest (ha!) in my future.
What are you doing to get ready for baby? Started looking on Etsy for a pregnancy journal. I'm not normally a journaller, but I like th idea of keeping a record for my child to see one day.
Also staring to look up baby consignment stores around to look into maternity clothes and baby gear.
Questions? Not today.
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it?
When I was little family called me "carebear" or "doodlebug". DH typically calls me "babe".
@mrsschmity: What an awesome gift from DH!! Enjoy it!!
@jerseygirl9090: Glad your headache is gone and yay for no MS!
How far along are you: 13w3d
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rant: WHY ISN'T IT FRIDAY YET?! This is my main rant Mon-Thurs. haha. Other than that, a little headache and still a bit sick but getting better each day. Rave: U/S today! My NT scan is this afternoon and DH will be able to join. Can't wait to see baby again! Symptoms: Heartburn quite a lot recently, sore nips/boobs, tired, random RLP, vagina pains, etc.
What are you doing to get ready for baby? I think I will start a list of everything we need and what we want to buy/put on a registry and start looking at cars this weekend. Maybe start packing up the stuff in the soon-to-be nursery? I keep all my sweaters/work clothes in there...where the heck am I going to put all those clothes now?? Oh well, not a bad problem to have
Questions? None today
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? DH calls me Baby Bird. My oldest brother still calls me Amanda Panda. And I have one coworker who calls me Mandy. That's about it.
Me - 33, DH - 33
Married - May 2014
DH - Low Count/Motility/Morph - Varicocele vein x 2 - surgery (8/11) - success!
BFP - 10/10/15, EDD - 6/20/16 - It's a BOY!
Baby #1 - 6/29/16 - Lucas Christopher, 10 lbs 3 oz, 22.25 inches
Baby #2 - TTC May 2017
BFP - 9/10/17, EDD - 5/26/18 - It's a GIRL! - RCS May 22nd
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Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Seriously... how is it STILL not Friday!?! I woke up late this morning, remembered that I was driving an hour to go to one of our plants, and decided that being late didn't matter. I showed up, nobody even knows that I'm here yet. Should have slept in more. My symptoms haven't changed, nausea (which seems to be limited to the morning and late evening now!), exhaustion, crazy strong sense of smell...
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? Growing up, most people either called my by my last name or I was Kare-bear, which is funny because my new last name is Ballew (like the bear in Jungle Book) and one of our friends calls me Kare-bear and my DH Ballew-bear.
12 + 5
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
RLP. Ouch!
Also, still sick. WTAF?!
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it?
DH & a few friends call me "Dee" & one of my best friends calls me by my maiden name "Jackson" ...which is funny, since that's our top boys name, too.
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Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Last night I thought I felt my baby move but then 10 minutes later I let out a burp that sounded like it came from Satan himself, so I don't think it was baby moving. I agree @Kballew10 and @BakerBird525 this week is SERIOUSLY dragging. I'm so ready for next week because it's a short week.
Questions? Nope.
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? Alex, which is just short for my whole name. Apparently Alex is still too long for some people to say because over the years my family has shortened it further to "Al" which I loathe.
@Sgoldberg247 I hope you feel better soon.
@BakerBird525 good luck with your appt!
How far along are you: 13w5d
Rants/Raves/Symptoms:
Rant: our announcement cards have reached my in town friends. Got a call from one who proceeded to bitch me out because she had to "find out about the pregnancy from some stupid card". Gee! Thanks!
Rave: bought new windshield wipers. They are amazeballs.
What are you doing to get ready for baby?
Apparently making stupid cards. See above.
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? No, but DH calls me Biscuit. It means bitch.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Restless leg syndrome... all night... every night. Rave - pretty much everyone with the exception of work knows now so that has made my life less stressful and more exciting to talk about it!!
What are you doing to get ready for baby? NT Test in 1/2 an hour! So excited to see baby!!
Questions? None today
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? In high school my nickname was Cheetah (i have freckles)... but that hasn't really carried over into adulthood... DH calls me Pook.
Also I'm awake enough to rant now so here goes: over the summer I had 2 weeks off from school so DH and I went to Canada for vacation. The day before we were leaving I woke up sick (side note I'm an NP student so I was around sick people the whole semester and never got sick until I was on break from school WTF?!) Now I am starting to feel like I might be getting a cold and we leave for vacation with my family the day after Christmas. Seriously my body hates me and doesn't want me to have any fun on vacation!
Also, ditto to all of the "How is not Friday?" questions!
How far along are you: 15+5
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rave - Today is my last full day of work! Half day tomorrow, then Christmas Break - glorious Christmas Break.
What are you doing to get ready for baby? Trying to sell DH on my favorite girl name. He loves my #2 choice, but I feel like it's a distant second to my favorite - which hasn't vetoed, but isn't totally in love with (yet?)...
Questions? None today.
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? I have a super common name, so growing up, I went by my initials. It's just not working for me as an adult / in a professional setting, but some people are never going to get used to my real name...Oh well.
@Sgoldberg247 so sorry your still battling through nausea! As for names, DH and I have been set on a girl name since before conceiving, so of course we are having a boy lol. I think we are now set on his name though.
@hockeyfan42 exactly what @ahernandez16 said. That person needs to gtf over themselves. Yeesh!
How far along are you: 13+6
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: have a cold. I got vertigo last night. I've never had it before and it scared the crap out of me to see the counter falling. I realized the counter couldn't fall and grabbed something. Not sure if I was actually falling but the fun house effect really pissed me off (well scared me and I don't like being scared). It hasn't happened again. I'm positive it's just a virus but called and left a message with the OB anyway.
What are you doing to get ready for baby? Not traveling for the holiday. Ok, that's for me, but baby grows better when I'm not dealing with crazy ILs, am I right?
Questions? Anyone have vertigo with a cold before? Did it go away on its own?
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? DH calls me Honey Badger due to my temperament. I love it Bc he gets the real me.
@mrsschmity I am jealous of your gift! Can we also use that internetz machine of yours to go with you to the spa day?!?
How far along are you: 15+1
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rants: Super tired and thus super cranky. Suddenly everyone is really annoying, haha. Raves: Just told my boss I'm pregnant and it went well despite me feeling anxious for no reason! Symptoms: Cold symptoms! What is with this sneezing?! UGH.
What are you doing to get ready for baby? Shopping around online and making a secret baby registry that I haven't even told DH about yet! Sent out our announcement Christmas cards on Tuesday so I'm thinking the local people should be getting them soon. Hoping for some fun phone calls. Will likely post on FB tomorrow or Saturday.
Questions? Is it really just Thursday?
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? Not really. My name is Candice and some people have tried to call me Candy but that generally doesn't go over well!
Edit: Spelling is difficult, apparently!
*Edit because words are hard
@catherinekate hooray for less nausea. Mine has been either absent or HORRIBLE this week so I'm loving a day of eating and feeling stable in the belly. Long may they last.
@crdo NOooooo having a cold and being pregnant is such a drag. Hope you heal quickly. Anything special you're doing to take care of it? Hard when there's not much we preggo ladies can take, medicine-wise. I was getting a sore throat but it seems to be at bay just now.
How far along are you: 12w 5d
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Feeling a lot better right now than I have for a few days so that's good! I had a terrible sleep last night so I'm drowsy but I'll take that over keeling over at my desk.
Rave: Going out for dinner with my hubby and our best couple friends who we haven't seen in months. Even though I know it'll make me even more tired I am sooo jazzed. My BIL is babysitting. Rock on.
Rant: Rant-free today and loving it! All sunshine and rainbows here
What are you doing to get ready for baby? Trying to envision how to best rearrange furniture in our apartment. We're eventually going to turn our big bedroom into the kids' room and sleep in my daughter's small room. It'll be a fun family switch-up. I love my neighbourhood, local friends, everything at my doorstep etc. so I deal with having a small living space.
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: Rave- last night at church we had fried chicken, macaroni, green beans, and cake and guess who got to go home with all the leftovers? Yours truly. So blessed! lol Symptoms- occasional lightning crotch (Thank goodness it's not more often), some RLP, nasal congestion and post-nasal drip like a mofo, fatigue and headaches. Not sure how much the latter two symptoms are pregnancy vs work stress...
What are you doing to get ready for baby? We got approved for our home equity line of credit so now we're looking into having someone come out and draw up plans to finish the garage and add room for baby!
Questions? Not right now...
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? DH usually calls me babe or baby but recently has been calling me little momma
Edited to add that I hope all of you that are still having MS start feeling better soon!!
@DeePaddy24 @ @MrsB8214 I love the name Jackson! Two ladies from my last BMB called their boys Jackson and I love them both.
How far along are you:
13 and 1
Rants/Raves/Symptoms: I forgot to take my MS meds last night. BIG boo boo. I am dying today. Sciatica still causing trouble and why does RLP have to be such a jerk. I fear sneezing, coughing or moving in bed. Rave my H bought me a necklace with DDs birth stone for Christmas. Safe to say he is in the good books today.
GTKY: Do you have a nickname? What is it? A lot of my family and friends call me "Doll" based on my first name.
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I only know two, both are 29+!! I had no idea either...