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February 2018 Moms
precious88
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Wed Ticker Change 10.11
precious88
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I haven't seen this today, so I guess I'll start it. Stealing Tuesday's questions.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
2) How are you feeling?
3) Any appointments this week/last?
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Re: Wed Ticker Change 10.11
2) How are you feeling? good!
3) Any appointments this week/last? nope
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
rave: I LOVE the barista at the Starbucks on campus. There are always looong lines in between classes. She sees me in line, knows my usual order (decaf mocha), and puts the cup in for me before I get to the register. She's fabulous.
rave: It feels like fall today!! hooray!!! I can finally wear something other than that *one* warm-weather maternity dress that I've basically been living in!
rant: I've had no time to exercise or do yoga in the last couple of weeks, and am feeling kind of sluggish, and am starting to worry that it will adversely effect me in labor... I really need to get moving again. As soon as midterm grading is over, I swear...
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? I've been fortunate to travel quite a bit (the UK, Ireland, China, various countries in Latin America, Tanzania), but I've never been to continental Europe. I'd love to plan a family trip by bike along some of the extended routes in France, Italy, and Germany when my kids are older. I'd also love to hike the Camino de Santiago in Spain (again, when kids are older).
bonus rave: I look forward to this post + reading everyone else's check-ins each week
makes me happy it's Wednesday!
Baby#2
DD#1
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
23 weeks - grapefruit
2) How are you feeling?
Overall I'm good the heartburn is slowly getting worse, I'm moving a little slower than usual, and it's getting difficult to get comfortable at night. Can't complain too much though
3) Any appointments this week/last?
I had my monthly this past Monday. Baby is doing wel, growing on track. My OB is supposed to be putting in the order to get my c-section scheduled so I'm looking forward to that call.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
I had two ladies at work try and touch my stomach yesterday. It's never happened before. One I was able to deter, the other was a sneak attack. Grrrrr
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
22 weeks. Baby is as big as a coconut or a Nalgene bottle!
2) How are you feeling?
Physically, I'm feeling fine. Emotionally? Now that's a different story. I just finished reading meatball's blog and I'm heartbroken. I cried reading it. I can't imagine what her and her family are going through.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
Nothing this week.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Raves: We started our registry this week! It was exciting to actually put things down that we would like to have. Now I just want to buy it all and start nesting already!
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I know this sounds so cliché but I want to go to Paris one day. I took French for 5 years and want to actually practice the language. Scotland would be an awesome place to visit, see where some of my heritage comes from!
1) How far along are you? How big is baby?
20 weeks. My turn for the weird banana size
2) How are you feeling?
@jenniferjoy37 I just read it and feel so heartbroken for her as well. Praying for her and her family.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
Nope
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
DH started a new job this week and has new hours. He used to get home around 4, which was perfect because he and DD had time to play before dinner and bedtime routine. Now he gets home around 5:30. DD's bedtime has been around 6, 6:30 for about 6 months now, and we're trying to push that later so he still gets to spend time with her each day. It is not going well. DD has just been losing it by the time he gets home, and then she is so excited to see him but so tired that she gets overexcited and then can't sleep. Last night she went down a little after 7 and was then crying and making noise until 9. Way out of normal for her, since normally she just goes right to sleep. And then of course she's cranky all day because she didn't get enough sleep. I'm exhausted and feel at a loss. We're going to keep trying the rest of the week to see if she will adjust, and then I guess talk about it this weekend... but I don't really know what we can do about it.
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
I went to Pompeii after I graduated high school. I studied Latin, and Pompeii, in high school specifically so I could go there and read everything without needing the translations. It was an absolutely amazing experience. One day I'd love to go to Herculaneum as well, and to go to the top of Mount Vesuvius. We just didn't have time on my trip and I had to prioritize. I dream about taking DD1 and DD2 there with me, maybe after they graduate high school. That's assuming they turn out to be nerds like their mom22 weeks -- coconut! Seems like a big jump from endive (which I found to be even weirder than banana)...
2) How are you feeling?
Overall, feeling well. Every few days there seems to be a random new thing bothering me though (insomnia, heartburn, mild lower backache). But nothing seems to stick around long enough for me to really be able to complain about it. Except the constipation, ohhhhh the constipation. Emotionally, also super down after catching up with meatball's updates.
3) Any appointments this week/last?
Nada. Routine appointment toward the end of the month.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
Raves: So much baby movement, now visible from the outside and DH and my mom have been able to feel him wiggle and kick. This of course comes with the rant of hating when he has a lazy day and I start wondering if he's okay. Other rant is that like @katefb17 I've fallen off my exercise habit the last two weeks or so with travel, work, and plain old fatigue getting in the way. Trying to remotivate this week and get back on track. I've missed the Fit Mom Friday updates (and find them to be motivating), but they didn't seem super active and someone actually said they didn't like them, so I haven't been posting there.
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
So many places I'd love to see, but Morocco and Egypt are at the top of the list.
2) How are you feeling? Physically I have been SO TIRED but I had a busy weekend with tons of early mornings and a lot of driving so I think that is why. I am completely emotionally drained, I have cried multiple times a day for the past week. DH is in the Middle East so we can only speak at certain times and I feel very alone. Monday I had my normal prenatal check up except we spoke about my complete previa and what will happen if it doesn't move. I also was SUPPOSED to be on pelvic rest and no activity, but no one at the US told me that. I had just returned from a yoga retreat where I did regular vinyasa (not prenatal) and some fairly rigorous paddle boarding, and was just so freaked out about the what if's.I am just so nervous about everything now and DH not being here is making it worse.
3) Any appointments this week/last? see above
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? I booked a prenatal massage this weekend which I am super excited about. My mom and sister are also sending my shower invites out and my registry is pretty much finished!
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? I want to go hike/camp/paddle at some crazy mountain range you see in adventure Instagrams, like Finland or the Italian Alps or Alaska.
How much longer is he over there @MrsJ2410? That sounds pretty sucky.
1) How far along are you? How big is baby? 23 weeks. Baby is a grapefruit which seems smaller than the coconut he was last week.
2) How are you feeling? Ok except the heartburn is ramping up and he is kicking me enough to keep me up at night. Like everyone else emotionally upset for meatballs. I can't imagine what she is going through right now. Was crying at my desk reading her blog post.
3) Any appointments this week/last? Monthly next week as well as another scan with MFM. Hopefully my last with them. We took the breastfeeding class at the hospital this past Saturday. I know a class is no substitute for the real thing but I feel less panicky about it now. Watching all the men in the room squirm uncomfortably when the frst video played and the mom's breasts were on full display was worth the $30 class fee alone lol.
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? Finished the registry bc invites for our shower go out this week. We are almost done cleaning out the office so we might paint this weekend. It's starting to get so real!!!!
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Australia, Italy or Tahiti
20 weeks!!! Half way there!
2) How are you feeling?
Pretty good! Starting to have some aches and pains but nothing crazy! Just growing pains!
3) Any appointments this week/last?
I had my anatomy scan yesterday!!! Everything looked good and baby girl cooperated 100000x better than my first did!
4) Rants/Raves/Questions?
My hubby was out of town all week last week for work so I was exhausted from single momming it all week! He’s back and it’s been soooo much better!
Oh yes and I’m finally feeling baby girl move more regularly! I love it!
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Spain or Greece
Baby#2
DD#1
@MrsJ2410 I hope your DH comes home soon! That's got to be so difficult. I hope that massage helps out a little!
@psm2462 I feel like the constipation will never go away!
2) How are you feeling? First of all, just so sad for meatballs. I sat and cried reading the update this morning, and again reading her blog this evening. I can't even begin to imagine. Physically, I'm feeling fortunate to be feeling as well as I am. Definitely have some heartburn going on this week, which is newish. I'm feeling her move around a LOT more lately, and am thankful for that.
3) Any appointments this week/last? Nope, nothing until the 25th (monthly appt)
4) Rants/Raves/Questions? Like a few others, I know that my shower invites are going out, and I've more or less finished my registry. I'm sure I may tweak it here and there, but it's done enough. Things have already been purchased, and I am already feeling so grateful!
We are working on the nursery, too. This weekend, we emptied the room (formerly a guest/craft/storage room with essentially no real function). It wasn't messy, but it's all stuff that needed to be relocated, which most of it has been. We have some paint chips hanging on the wall, and think we've decided on a shade of navy. DH is working on some DIY tree-themed shelving, which is super fun, too!
5) GTKY: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Definitely Alaska, maybe also Iceland? I'm not a huge traveler, to be honest, and prefer to stay closer to home (I have anxiety, and I think this definitely plays a role in this). Currently, we are happy traveling to places where we can drive to and bring our pup, too!
@psm2462 I wondering what happened to FMF too. I liked it... I found it motivating especially on those weeks I did nothing. Maybe it was the name fit that wasn't liked?! (I know I'm not exactly fit hahaha) I'm not creative though so I've got no suggestions.
@MrsJ2410 mine too!!!
for my first I had mine in November. My due date was Feb 3rd and I am too much of a control freak lol