April 2017 Moms
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Monday Ticker Change 2/20
MWoodside
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1. How far along are you?
2. How big is baby?
3. Team pink, blue or green?
4. Appts this week?
5. Symptoms?
6. Rants/Raves?
7. What did you accomplish this week to prepare for baby?
8. Are you nervous about any of the changes a new baby will bring for you, your relationship or your life in general?
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
Expecting someone new 4/17/17.
Re: Monday Ticker Change 2/20
1. 32 wks!
2. Jicama or Napa Cabbage.
3. Pink!
4. 2/23 routine prenatal. After that the appts go to every 2 wks.
5. My hips are hurting a lot. My BH continue to be very frequent and long. Some feel like period cramps at the bottom of my belly. I saw a couple stretch marks on one hip.
6. Rant- I am struggling with insomnia. It's not nearly as bad as it was with DD2 though, so that's good. Also, I am quite sure baby is once again transverse. I wish she would just stay head down already.
Rave- the weather here was so lovely this weekend so we got lots of outside time as a family.
7. We ordered 7 additional newborn cloth diapers & a few NB clothing items, the car seat (using 2 coupons), I created a BRU registry for a discount on the couple additional things we need to budget for. We didn't accomplish anything with regard to getting the crib set up b/c DH has a man cold and my girls had colds. I made a chiro apt for today and plan to go weekly until baby arrives.
8. I am wondering how this baby will integrate into the family. Will she be easy and slide right in? Will she be high needs like DD2 was and wreak havoc? Who knows. I am hoping that she slides right in bc adjusting to DD2 was SUPER hard on our marriage for like a year. Also, DD2 is an extreme mama's girl so I am hopeful that I am able to give her enough of me that she still feels like her cup is full once baby sister arrives.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
1. How far along are you? 32 weeks
2. How big is baby? Around four pounds and sixteen inches
3. Team pink, blue or green? Pink--Lucy with a middle name still up in the air
4. Appts this week? Thursday--routine bi weekly appt
5. Symptoms? Getting quite a bit of sharp stabbing ligament pain and lightning crotch. She's really starting to put more weight on joints and nerves. Back pain. Reflux. Abdomen is soooo tight. I can just really tell she's growing.
6. Rants/Raves? Rave: had my first baby shower and it was awesome! The weather was amazing all weekend! Rant: I never told anyone that I love purple far more than pink for this baby. I had hoped looking at my registry would make it obvious. Haha. But so much stuff at this shower and DH's grandma said she's "buying everything pink!" So....I'm not gonna complain about free stuff but I've never liked the color pink THAT much
7. What did you accomplish this week to prepare for baby? DH finally started painting in the nursery. We had our baby shower as stated above.
8. Are you nervous about any of the changes a new baby will bring for you, your relationship or your life in general? For me, I'm nervous about transitioning to SAHM. If my job was full time or paid more, I would try to stay. But it's a not for profit so they just can't pay me enough to cover childcare, and I get that. And ultimately I think I will prefer being home with her for her sake. But for mine? I like to be active and social and productive. So this will be a big change for me. And for DH and I to go down to one income, and just the stress of so much change, I'm afraid there will be some strain we will need to actively look out for and make sure we get away for dates and things. But babysitters aren't cheap either!
1. How far along are you? 32 weeks
2. How big is baby? Squash
3. Team pink, blue or green? Pink- Ms. Hailey Grace
4. Appts this week? Tuesday - routine appt (supposedly will be every 2 weeks from here on out)
5. Symptoms? My hips hurt more and more at night so that's leading to some awful sleep. Otherwise, just getting tired with lots of walking. DH suggested taking DS to the zoo this weekend and I looked at him like he was flat crazy. He laughed and said he meant to say he would take him with his parents so I could have a rest day. The immediate sigh of relief must have been amusing bc he died laughing.
6. Rants/Raves? Rave: Had our baby sprinkle this weekend (just family since I wasn't too keen on another shower) - lots of adorable outfits and handmade blankets for baby girl. So exciting! Rant: My house is a constant disaster - I just have no energy to clean. Oh well...
7. What did you accomplish this week to prepare for baby? I picked up some small items for the hospital bag and threw it all in the bag. Figure I'll organize it all at some point but at least if something happened, I have a few things.
8. Are you nervous about any of the changes a new baby will bring for you, your relationship or your life in general? Just concerned how DS will handle the change of no longer being an only child and how I'll be able to handle the hormone dip. With DS, I didn't have PPD but definitely had a bit of the baby blues - just not big enough to really say it was PPD. Plus DH travels a ton and I'm terrified of how I'll be able to handle a corporate management job and 2 kids when he's traveling. I barely make it work with 1 kid. Eek!
2. How big is baby?: Asparagus
3. Team pink, blue or green?: pink
4. Appts this week?: regular prenatal appointment, possibly the re-do of my 3 hour glucose test as well, on Sunday we have our labor and birthing class
5. Symptoms? I am SO exhausted beyond words. I can't even sleep anymore since I can't get comfortable. I've been in total zombie mode these past 2 weeks haha.
6. Rants/Raves? : rant: so tired of family drama. I'm not close with anybody on my side of the family, including my mom (and I never met my dad or his family). Nobody on my moms side gets along (I have 5 aunts and they all hate each other). I've been getting nothing but grief from my family about who was invited, who rsvp'ed, if this ones going I'm not going, etc. including my mom texting me out of the blue saying she's not coming because I invited people she despises (aka the rest of my family). This is her first grandchild so I was a bit taken back by it. She has also not once reached out to me this entire pregnancy since I told her I was pregnant at 15 weeks. I keep telling myself it's for the best. DH's family has more than filled the family void for me and I know my shower will be filled with love and support from people who are actually excited about the baby, rather than being concerned about the guest list
7. What did you accomplish this week to prepare for baby?: hospital bag is just about done! Also going to classes next week, so excited!
8. Are you nervous about any of the changes a new baby will bring for you, your relationship or your life in general?: I know it's going to be a huge adjustment, but I'm not too worried! Working from home while juggling life with a newborn is going to be rough, but DH is very supportive and hands on, so I'm sure we'll get by okay. We're very "go with the flow, roll with the punches" kinds of people
1. How far along are you? 34w
2. How big is baby? butternut squash they say
3. Team pink, blue or green? blue
4. Appts this week? tomorrow
5. Symptoms? the usual: can't sleep, can't get comfy, crazy child inside my belly hurting me, back pain, pelvic pain and discomfort, cramping. All that fun stuff ya know.
6. Rants/Raves? I'm extremely annoyed with ILs. It's too much to explain it all but in short they are completely ignoring my daughter bc they are so wrapped up in my SILs that they have completely taken over her two boys and NEVER have time, not even 2 hours/month to spend with my girl. She asks about them all the time and she gets rejected all the time. I can't tell you how ticked off I am. And whenever we try to approach it (in a very nice and respectful matter) they say, "well, we need to protect the boys, your DD doesn't need us like they do". There is a lot more to the story but there are a lot of issues we are dealing with bc of my SIL and things my DD was exposed to. I'm ready to shut them all out and move on. I'm heartbroken over what my sweet girl is experiencing bc of them. This is probably not appropriate for this thread but I had to get it out
7. What did you accomplish this week to prepare for baby? We moved the dresser into our room that is going to be for the boy's clothing. I still need to empty it out though, so not much. Oh we bought some more clothes, but that's about it. I'm already going with the assumption we won't be quite ready and will wing it. lol
8. Are you nervous about any of the changes a new baby will bring for you, your relationship or your life in general? I am a bit nervous, yes. I know everything will be ok, but it's always a bit nerve-wracking. I think it's the anticipation that's worse. Once you are in it, you just handle it.
ETA: Anyway, just wanted to say I am sorry you also feel this way. Just do what you need to for you and your kids.
DH: 30 year old pneumatic electrical engineer
BFP: June 25, 2016 and MC: July 3, 2016
DD2: April 16, 2017
BFP: November 30, 2018 EDD: August 14, 2019
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
1. How far along are you? 34 weeks
2. How big is baby? supposedly a butternut squash or pineapple
3. Team pink, blue or green? blue
4. Appts this week? I have 2 NST's/BPP's and a reg appointment
5. Symptoms? everything...lol. I'm so much more out of breath and achy all the time
6. Rants/Raves? Rant: DH and I got ready to go to the OB tour on Saturday around 8:50 a.m., but my blood pressure was 171/104. My Dr. said anytime I hit 100 on the bottom number I have to stop what I'm doing, lay on my left side and take my BP every 10 minutes. If it stays that high to go to the ER. By 10:20 I finally got up when my BP was at 137/88 so unfortunately we missed the tour
Rave: We rescheduled!
7. What did you accomplish this week to prepare for baby? Umm...I bought toothbrushes and toothpaste to put in the hospital bag that I haven't started.
8. Are you nervous about any of the changes a new baby will bring for you, your relationship or your life in general? VERY! I'm not good with change and the unknown. I am really cherishing the moments I spend with DH because it literally makes me sad to think that once little man is here, our relationship as we know it is changed forever. Obviously it will be so worth it, we are ridiculously excited, and DH will be an amazing father but I also know there will be a learning curve for both of us. I know there will be a lot of changes with finances, priorities, etc and I just want to be sure we focus on what's important and that the birth of our son strengthens us!
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
This too!!!
1. How far along are you? 31 Weeks (Down to single digit weekly countdown!!!)
2. How big is baby? I don't remember, there are too many different vegetables that don't make sense
3. Team pink, blue or green? Blue
4. Appts this week? None for another 2 weeks, but so far I'm not to antsy about it.
5. Symptoms? Not too much going on, heartburn/indigestion, and just being big. Oh, I do have something new, red small dots on my right thigh, I'm thinking it has something to do with blood flow.
6. Rants/Raves? Had my baby shower on sunday and it was amazing! I feel so loved and we got so much stuff
7. What did you accomplish this week to prepare for baby? Baby Shower!
8. Are you nervous about any of the changes a new baby will bring for you, your relationship or your life in general? I'm nervous about how involved my in-laws will want to be right away, and trying to manage my husband and I figuring out some stuff on our own first.
Married: 5/30/2013
DSS #1: 5/25/2007
DSS #2: 1/22/2011
DS #3: 7/8/2012
BFP: 3/14/2016 ~ MC: 3/19/2016
DS #4: 4/21/17
1. How far along are you? 33 weeks
2. How big is baby? Celery
3. Team pink, blue or green? Pink
4. Appts this week? I had one last week with a midwife instead of my OB, and from that interaction I think I'll request a midwife if my OB isn't available when I deliver. I feel like I got much more information from the midwife, although I really like my OB. We also have our Childbirth class this saturday
5. Symptoms? Upper back pain continues, it feels like my right ribs are spreading open which makes it hard to breathe.
6. Rants/Raves? Rave! They have finally figured out a replacement for me at work!
7. What did you accomplish this week to prepare for baby? We sorted all the gifts we received from the baby shower, and washed the clothes and blankets. We took back duplicate items as well.
8. Are you nervous about any of the changes a new baby will bring for you, your relationship or your life in general? I'm nervous about the sleep deprivation. Like most people, I tend to get crabby when I don't have much sleep- which makes me more annoyed with everyone (especially my husband).