Happy New Year! We are official less than 1 month from baby day and should be out of the pre-term window by the end of the week! Yay!
1. How are you feeling?
2. How did this week's appointment go?
3. Have you had all your showers/ purchased everything you need?
4. Random thoughts of the week?

older siblings: ds 16 dd 14 ds 13 dd 11 dd 7
Re: 36 weeks edd end of Jan - Feb 4 week of 1/1
2. Appointment this last week went really well. Met with a different midwife in the practice who I ended up really really liking. She was informative and professional without being pushy, but was also concerned enough to ask a lot of questions and listen to all of mine. Her only major concern was my weight loss so far. Still 4lbs down from pre-pregnancy weight. Goal is to incorporate more protein.
3. One more shower with co-workers on Jan 9th. Only purchase we still need to make is a baby monitor, although I may be able to talk my fiancé into splurging on just one new item- a dockatot. Besides the car seat and crib mattress, all other big items have been second-hand.
4. I have exclusively been mobile bumping until I got an iPad for Christmas, and man, bumping on the web is so much better!
2. Have a MFM appt this afternoon. My fasting sugars have been a few points high so hopefully they'll give me a pass cuz of New Years again (like they did for xmas).
3. One of my coworkers mentioned throwing a work shower. I'm not close to many coworkers, and don't have a staff/dept that would throw me one so it feels kinda unnecessary. I will appreciate it of course, but I think I'm good to go.
4. Only thing we haven't packed for hospital bag is going home outfit. It's going to be cold -- will a normal onesie but with a carrier cover be warm enough? DH has a Bruce Lee onesie he wants him to wear lol.
older siblings: ds 16 dd 14 ds 13 dd 11 dd 7
1. How are you feeling? I am definitely at the uncomfortable pregnant woman phase. I know it's just a month to go now, but I am getting worn out pretty easily, not sleeping well, heartburn like crazy, and just achy.
2. How did this week's appointment go? I just went to my 34 week appointment today. This was the last "quick" appointment. 36 week has a growth ultrasound, NST and dr visit. Then weekly NST / dr appts til the RCS. I got another chat about ending the pregnancy at a positive weight gain (I'm still about 5lbs under). I'm not restricting and I'm trying to add in protein rich snacks, but I really feel like with the water I've been trying to drink and a smaller stomach capacity that I'm just not as hungry.
3. Have you had all your showers/ purchased everything you need? My friends threw me a sprinkle on Saturday, which was awesome. I still have a work shower/sprinkle on 1/12. There are 2 other women who are pregnant/due at the same time so they are doing a big cake for all 3 of us. I'll probably get a Target gift card or something, which always comes in handy! For the most part I have everything. I have like little odds and ends that I would like to get but we have all the major stuff to keep a baby alive when we bring her home.
4. Random thoughts of the week? I am proud of myself for successfully reattaching the car seat padding to my infant seat. It was in dire need of a cleaning, so DH took it off and I washed it/air dried it and I was low key worried that it wouldn't go back on. After reading the manual and watching a YouTube video, it's all clean and back on the seat.
DS: 5 years old
TTC #2 since August 2015
July 2016: Testing cycle with 100 mg Clomid = BFN
August 2016: 50 mg Clomid + IUI = BFN
October 2016: IVF#1 - 13 retrieved / 12 mature / 9 fertilized / 2 blasts
November 2016: FET#1 = chemical
January 2017: FET#2 = chemical
March 2017: IVF#2 - 18 retrieved / 18 mature / 16 fertilized / 5 blasts
May 24, 2017: FET#4 - BFP! - Beta #1 151 - Beta #2 503 - Due date 2/9/18
tired - joys of pregnancy insomnia.
2. How did this week's appointment go?
NST, US and appointment all went well - basically have NST and OB appointments every week up to delivery and growth US at 36 weeks.
3. Have you had all your showers/ purchased everything you need?
No showers as this is #3 for us - we only did a shower for our first. We've taken down the holiday decor and started setting up nursery. Aside from what we already have I also ordered a ton of diapers, wipes, butt paste...online that will be arriving this week - to have everything ready.
4. Random thoughts of the week?
Can't believe how close it is getting - we're excited!
DS: 5 years old
TTC #2 since August 2015
July 2016: Testing cycle with 100 mg Clomid = BFN
August 2016: 50 mg Clomid + IUI = BFN
October 2016: IVF#1 - 13 retrieved / 12 mature / 9 fertilized / 2 blasts
November 2016: FET#1 = chemical
January 2017: FET#2 = chemical
March 2017: IVF#2 - 18 retrieved / 18 mature / 16 fertilized / 5 blasts
May 24, 2017: FET#4 - BFP! - Beta #1 151 - Beta #2 503 - Due date 2/9/18
older siblings: ds 16 dd 14 ds 13 dd 11 dd 7