TTGP Weekly Check-In Week of 11/28

berg · December 2016

We're a day behind but that's okay!

1. How far along are you?

2. How are you feeling?

3. Anyone have an appointment this week?

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers?

ETA: forgot to change the GTKY

berg · December 2016

1. How far along are you? 11w3d Finally giving into my EDD being 6/21 and not 6/19, even though it's definitely 6/19...

2. How are you feeling? I was feeling stellar yesterday! I got home all pumped that the baby looked like a baby and all jazzed up. I ate my chicken salad sandwich and some Chex Mix (original) and then proceeded to vomit. *sigh* one of these days will be good. I can feel it.

3. Anyone have an appointment this week? YES!! Yesterday, we had our NT Scan and blood work. The ultrasound was amazing. The baby looks like a baby and not a blob. DH got all teary and that was just... all the feels. That poor guy is an emotional wreck and I really love it. But everything looked good. I get blood work back in a week. Next appointment is just a check-up in January. Or 2017... or the year we are all having babies.... eeeek!

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms Cat's out of the bag now. I have to travel for work for the next two weeks. I assume that by the time I get back (14wks), it's going to be more obvious than if my coworkers saw me every day. Now they all know. It's mostly men so I wanted to avoid the awkward, we can't ask bc we don't want to offend you but clearly you're bigger, innuendos. I also told my previous co-workers today. So everyone knows and it feels wonderful.

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers? He leaves cabinets open. Drives me up a wall. Every morning I get up and there is a cat in our cabinet with the lazy susan. I don't know why he can't close things. Probably for the same reason I can't just put my clothes away instead of leaving them in a pile on the floor...

Side note: Has anyone heard from @mrlight? I haven't seen her on the boards lately and was just getting a little worried... I hope everything is okay.

NamelessAria · December 2016

1. How far along are you? 13w today.

2. How are you feeling? Pretty good. I'm still kinda fatigued and still somewhat bloated. The constiptation struggle is real. I've been doing the fiber gummies, taking colace everyday and trying to stay really well hydrated and I still haven't pooped in 4 days. My diet has a lot of whole grains and other natural sources of fiber so I wasn't really expecting this.

3. Anyone have an appointment this week? December 7th. Not sure how to count that. I guess if we're doing Friday to Friday that would be this week.

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms I got a stability ball to start working on core strength since I'd really neglected that pre-pregnancy. I think I overdid it because now I'm in so much pain when I do... pretty much anything. Like rolling over in bed is suddenly the worst. Or trying to pee. Trying to pee gives me all the sharp, stabbing pains. I've done some Googling and I think it's either bad RLP or pelvic girdle pain. I'm definitely going to discuss it with my OB at my next appointment in a week.

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers? I have no idea how to narrow this one to just done thing so I'll just use the 3 that feel pretty tied for first right now.
* He has this really bad habit of picking up really shitty friends. Like if we meet a nice, normal couple that I think we could be friends with he'll think they're boring and have no interest in seeing them again. If we meet a couple that I feel like are super childish and annoying he'll just instantly bond with them. And a lot of how he bonds with new people is by talking shit on me. "Oh my wife is so stupid! You wouldn't believe the stupid things she has done and said lately. Hahaha she's so cute. Just the other day she <insert embarassing story here>" or "Oh my wife is so antisocial and weird. She says the strangest things, ya know, when she finally decides to talk. Just pretend she's normal. She grew up under a rock.

" No sorry DH that isn't cool. I don't degrade you in front of people in an attempt to bond. If you can't bond with them without trash talking me then maybe they're not good friend material. And then surprise surprise his friends really dislike me. They think I'm some antisocial, airhead bitch because of course they do. And then anytime we have a disagreement he'll drag his friends into it like "I'm in the right here. Everyone knows how weird, overly sensitive and bitchy you are. All my friends agree." Oh yeah? Well fuck you and your friends. They only think that because that's all you tell them about me you asshole.

* He considers anything at all I spend money on to be "for fun" spending. "Hey last week you wasted $300 dollars on things for fun. You need to start budgeting better." And I'm like "uh no they weren't "for fun" things. I spent $120 at the grocery store buying groceries because I cook every night and I spent $180 at Costco buying things we need like contact lens solution, body wash, tooth paste, floss, hand soap and garbage bags." But then he'll go spend $1000 on computer upgrades for a computer he just fully upgraded with the nicest parts on the market only 6 months ago. There is abolutely no way he needed those computer upgrades. But it's totally cool and I'm not supposed to be upset that I can't spend $50 on maternity clothes without him getting all whiney over how I'm wasting money but he can drop money on tech stuff like we're made of money and it's totally fine.

* Our free time is all about him. Like we share some of the same hobbies and interests. And if we're doing those things that we're both equally interested in it's fine. But when it comes to doing something one of us likes and the other doesn't it'll always be us doing what he enjoys. And while I'm watching some tv series/movie or playing some video game or whatever else that he enjoys and I'm hating every minute of it I have to pretend it's great or he gets super whiney about how wonderful it is and I only dislike it because I'm trying to dislike it so I can start drama over it. HOW does that make any sense? HOW?! No I just honestly dislike it. But if I ask him to watch a show I like for once he'll complain the entire show "this is so stupid" "the acting is bad" "This is boring" "how can you watch crap like this?" Yeah OK I get it. You don't like Downton Abbey. Guess what? I don't like South Park. And I don't like watching 3,000 different documentaries on the solar system. I literally cannot hear another word about Saturn right now. It was interesting the first week but after watching several nearly every night for a year I just can't with another space documentary. But oh no, let's watch one of those and I'll be miserable the whole time so you don't have to watch one single episode of something I enjoy for a change. I'm so inconsiderate, I know.

I may be in a bad mood today...

delujm0 · December 2016

I haven't been over to TTGP today...is there a December grad check in yet?

1. How far along are you? 12 weeks (by O date and dating ultrasound, but my doctor continues to use LMP which would make me 12+4. Decided I will consider my due date 6/16 because I know it's the most accurate, but i'll let them believe it's 6/12, so that if I wind up needing to be induced they'll do it earlier...haha)

2. How are you feeling? pretty normal other than tired and continuing lower back pain.

3. Anyone have an appointment this week? NT scan was today. Already got NIPT back but it was good to see her moving around. She was REALLY moving around. My placenta was anterior last time and I didn't feel DD until about halfway through...placenta is posterior this time and I suspect i'll be feeling her in the next few weeks. She was going nuts.

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms Got an adorable ultrasound shot where it looks like the baby is sucking her thumb...DD is a huge thumb sucker. Think i'll send that one to my family as a text announcement. I really don't want to tell them, my mom was SO overbearing and annoying with my last pregnancy, but DH's entire family knows now so it's time.

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers? Just one? haha. The biggest one is the snoring, my god the snoring. He also refuses to wash DD's bottles/sippy cups. Like he will do every other dish in the sink and leave those for me. We have the easiest models with the fewest parts and i'll never understand it. He's been threatened with certain death if this continues once the baby is born.

NamelessAria · December 2016

@delujm0 I lurk over there a lot and I haven't seen the grad check in yet.

berg · December 2016

@delujm0 your US sounds so cute!!! Sorry that you are apprehensive on telling your family though. That stinks!

ClaireCF · December 2016

@NamelessAria NOT cool that he talks about you like that to his friends! As if you're then going to want to go be social with them? Let it out girl.

1. How far along are you? 11 weeks!

2. How are you feeling? Ebbs and flows. I had a stomach bug over the weekend that really set me back. I had been feeling pretty good for a couple of days and then after throwing up every 30-45 minutes for 12+ hours I could not keep anything down. Really hard to recover when you can't eat or drink anything. On Wednesday I had thrown up everything I had eaten that day and I was so frustrated and DH was naming things he could go get for me to try and everything made me gag and I just had a complete and total meltdown. Soo then I gave in and called the doc for meds. Feeling much better today! Amazing what keeping down some food will do for you.

3. Anyone have an appointment this week? Well I was supposed to have my next appointment on the 6th, but my NT scan is on the 14th and my doc said we could just do it all at once so I don't have to come in twice. So I'm sad not to have an appointment next week but good for my time off work I suppose.

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms I am getting so excited for my appointment on the 14th with everyone on here saying that they saw baby bouncing around in there. That is so amazing!

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers? He has this unbelievable habit of only finishing like 93% of any chore or task. Like he'll bring the laundry basket downstairs and leave it just outside the laundry room, or collect the dog poop from the yard and leave the poop bags like 10 feet from the trash can. It is the most bizarre thing.

Sirius37 · December 2016

Hey all!

@NamelessAria I feel irrationally angry at your DH now. You don't deserve any of that! Just know that my services to rain down a ginger fury storm upon him are always at your disposal.

@delujm0 That sounds like the best US ever!

@ClaireCF I'm glad to hear that the meds are giving you some relief! DH currently has a bug and I'm hoping so hard I can avoid it at all costs.

1. How far along are you?
11w2d (@berg what up buddy!)

2. How are you feeling?
Every time I think the nausea is beginning to wane it comes back, but I'm having days where I feel pretty normal again so that's a start. Occasional headaches and still tired. I think I might already be starting to get stretch marks on my boobs! It's weird though: it's these trails of blood spots, almost like bruising....has anybody else had/are getting these?

3. Anyone have an appointment this week?
Next Friday! I am so excited to see Sticky Bun again! 5 weeks seems like forever, and this time it'll look more like a baby and maybe it'll be moving around.

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms
I found out I won a pregnancy contest I entered today: hooray for free stuff!
Also, I want all the hot chocolate. it's snowed about 6 inches here and it's December and that means it is hot chocolate month.

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers?
I don't like him constantly playing computer games, but he's been making an effort and it ebbs and flows. If I were to choose something he consistently does, it would be leaving dishes in the sink even when the damn washer is empty. JUST CHECK. It is not difficult to confirm if the dishes are clean or dirty in there.

Lazy mofo.

MotherofDragons · December 2016

1. How far along are you? 13w3d

2. How are you feeling? Tired. I don't think I'll ever not be tired again.

3. Anyone have an appointment this week? Not until 12/19

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms: some of the recent one off posts have me biting my tongue so hard.

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers?

I don't really know. I'm really particular so the things that drive me crazy are completely irrational. Oh, he never puts the bread away. Ever. Just leaves it on the counter. The last time he did that I put the bread on his side of the bed. Told you I was irrational.

MotherofDragons · December 2016

@NamelessAria girl, you got me all worked up over here. Here, give me your earrings, have at him!

@berg I also noticed I haven't seen hookemnelson lately. I don't think she was a ttgp grad but I was wondering if she was ok. I don't want to tag in case I missed something.

Elyse1384 · December 2016

1. How far along are you? 12w2d

2. How are you feeling? OK, but my fatigue has really returned the last few days. Today was a random bad day for nausea, but overall that had been better.

3. Anyone have an appointment this week? I had my NT scan today. LO looked great and this was the first pregnancy where the baby actually cooperated for the tech. Could I possibly have a LO that is chill???? Oh my... I'm giddy at the thought of a calm child even though I know that is a long shot.

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms We're getting our Christmas tree so I'm beyond psyched. I decorated today rather than accomplishing anything I actually took the day off from work for.

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers? One? Oh crap... difficult to narrow down. I'm torn between him constantly biting his nails and passing out on the couch nightly. I wouldn't mind him passing out so much if he actually took care of his share of the household chores beforehand. But no... I do all of mine and then relax. He relaxes before doing a thing, gets mad when I wake him up 10x before I go to bed (he insists he "isn't asleep), finally wakes up in the middle of the night and then is too tired to do anything he said he would (like the dishes).

swanbrooner · December 2016

@berg I haven't seen her. I've been wondering anout @BitterBetty12 too. I don't think I've seen her since her BFP post.

@NamelessAria That made my blood pressure rise! We must have a "what do you love about your SO" next week so we can all cool our jets on your DH.

1. How far along are you? 13+3

2. How are you feeling?
I just posted this on the randoms thread, but I had the worst "sick" day of my pregnancy so far yesterday. I woke up and began vomiting/dry heaving and had several close calls all day long. I gag daily, but this was next level. Am I not supposed to be getting over this at the tail end of the first tri?

3. Anyone have an appointment this week?
I had my NT scan on Monday. Baby Rattlesnake had the sweetest dance moves already.

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms
Hamilton mix tape!!!!

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you crazy?

He can be really passive aggressive. I would prefer him just to be straight forward and tell me when something is bothering him or when he wants me to help out with something. It leads to the same and only fight we ever have because he isn't the best communicator.

NamelessAria · December 2016

@swanbrooner @BitterBetty12 is active on the TTCAL Graduates private group. She's doing really well.

She's 11 weeks now and waiting on the results from her NT scan and NIPT. She's been worried over the results since her betas were a bit wonky with doubling times early on but otherwise she's great.

As for my husband: I know right? Next week we definitely need to do "favorite things about your SO" or something like that I agree. I've been super cranky lately and the things that don't normally bother me that much are just peeving me more than usual.

swanbrooner · December 2016

Thank you for that update on her @NamelessAria!

NamelessAria · December 2016

The grad check in thread is up on TTGP. I think I tagged everyone but in case I missed someone I'm also posting here to let you all know.

sevenn · December 2016

Better late than never? Sorry, ladies

1. How far along are you? 10w6 today

2. How are you feeling? meh. I posted in the Weekend Chatter that I sustained second degree burns on my palms as the result of falling on wood stove, so that has been occupying much of my time and energy. They're better, though. I also missed a dose of my b6/doxylamine through the excitement and paid for it the next morning so definitely not ready to stop that. Otherwise just exhausted.

3. Anyone have an appointment this week? Nope - NT next week!

4. Rants/Raves/Randoms see #2. And I need to get working on my crochet project... not sure how that's going to go with my bum hands.

5. GTKY: What is one habit that your SO or DH does that drives you bonkers? My husband leaves wet towels EVERYWHERE. He cannot hang them up on the rack.

ClaireCF · December 2016

Thanks @NamelessAria!

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