How are you feeling?: Good! I’ve been getting Braxton Hicks though. They come mostly at night.
Rants/Raves: I’m pretty certain I’m feeling him move now. I felt some very strong jabs last night. Love those.
Questions: Has anyone started buying things for LO? If yes, what have you purchased?
GTKY: Tell us about your first date with H. Our first official date was going out to dinner. We got engaged at that restaurant since we had our first date there.
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink, hopefully confining that at AS
Upcoming Appointments: 2/18 AS
How are you feeling?: Mostly good! I’ve been getting randomly bloated lately, and she is also poking out more so it’s kind of hard to tell what’s going on! Allergies have been awful because it was 70 degrees for five days in a row, and now it’s 30. 🤷🏻♀️
Rants/Raves: Sleeping at night! Ugh! Tossing and turning and waking up with backaches!
Questions: None
GTKY Tell us about your first date with H: This is hard because we were literally best friends before we dated, so we would get lunch/dinner all the time and we even went to the movies once. We also played in a quartet together so we had that as well. By the time we finally were both single and on the same page, there was already a lot of tension there lol, so I feel like things moved pretty fast as far as becoming “official” and that sort of thing, since we had already spent 1.5 years getting to know each other. For those of you that remember my first post about him last week, we were in the same music program in college and played the same instrument so we literally saw each other EVERY DAY during that 18/19 age period.
I honestly can’t remember what the first “official” thing we did together was. I know one of the first things we did was see The Nutcracker since it was late November when we started dating. He also took me to a super nice restaurant because my 21st birthday was a couple weeks after we were official.
Upcoming appointments: Feb 28th for both my midwife and my specialist appointment to check my placenta
How are you feeling? I have a terrible cold, I’ve been coughing non stop for about 5 days, day and night. I’m getting some cramping and chest pain today which I’m sure is from all the coughing but anytime I have cramping I get worried. As far as pregnancy symptoms just dealing with sciatic pain, leg and hip cramps in the morning and food aversions.
Rants/raves: it snowed last night and I’m kind of annoyed H didn’t clean off my car at all before leaving for work. I usually don’t mind doing it but with the double whammy of being pregnant, sick and also having to take our 3 year old out with me this morning it was kind of irritating.
Questions: pregnancy safe cough remedies?
GTKY: first date with H We met at a party and hung out all night, then we decided to do a movie a few weeks later which I guess would be the first official date. It was actually not great, I feel like he was nervous so he was just acting very blah. Then we had a coffee date that also didn’t go great but for some reason I decided to try a 3rd and from there we really hit it off.
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink, just found out on Saturday
Upcoming Appointments: March 8
How are you feeling?: RLP and random pains here and there depending on where the baby is moving.
Rants/Raves: I'm feeling movement now. After having my ultrasound on Saturday, I understand why. This little girl would not stay still.
Questions:
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H. Out first official date was walking around Downtown Chicago for the day. We had been friends of friends for a long time prior and had gone to lots of concerts together in the past too.
@mama_bear19 - Since we found out this weekend what we are having, I have now bought LO some clothes. The only other things I have bought otherwise is a new diaper bag and a new travel system. This is #3 for us, and we have a boy and a girl already. However, my oldest are winter babies, so clothing and seasons are not going to line up too well.
@mrscammack - Saltwater gargle, Honey if it is too severe for those cough drops are safe. There is some over the counter things available as well. Cough drops have helped me the most when I was sick.
@key33 my first was also a winter baby so I picked up some summer clothes too. I also got sheets, a play mat, sunglasses, wall decals, and a security blanket. I have to admit I asked this question because I felt like I may have gone overboard so I wanted to see what others have done so far. 😬
@mrscammack I think the otc list from my ob has something for coughing, but I don’t remember what it is.
Upcoming Appointments: AS is today! I know I'm not the only one today, good luck @Panaceia@Ashers423@tsa208
How are you feeling?: Amazing! Never thought I'd be saying that on here, not sure if I'm feeling great so I've been working out or I've been feeling great from working out - either way I'll take it!
Rants/Raves: Baby is moving and I am knowing it's him! That's been amazing, DH even felt him once on Sunday!
Questions: None this week!
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H. Which one? Haha oh boy - first date #1 I was 13 and we had a group date at the movie theatre. First date #2 I was 20 and we went out to dinner, I was ready to hook line and sinker him ten minutes in. First date #3 I was 25 (they do say 3rd times the charm) we went out to a beer garden, then out to dinner since we weren't ready to be done, then over to my apt and talked on my couch for god knows how long. Poor DH I've been torturing him for years, but he's always been there waiting for me.
@mama_bear19 I haven't but my mother (first grandchild) has already supplied a full wardrobe for him. Everytime I see her she has an ikea bag full of clothes and there is nothing I can do to stop her. I will say I'm anxious to start purchasing and get the nursery going.
Baby is the size of a(n): some sort of puff pastry I have never heard of before
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: AS today (thinking of you today too @gbud630 ) and OB appt tomorrow to go over the results.
How are you feeling?: OK. Still a little stressed about today BUT I'm pretty sure I've been feeling baby the past few days. I guess today will confirm it. Otherwise I'm still nauseous, and m hips are still sore, but feeling better over all.
Rants/Raves: I'm officially over half way. They won't let me go past 39 weeks so I've got another 19 weeks at the most. I've also felt well enough to start walking and doing light excerise again so that's helping a bit. If 8 could just stop throwing up now that would be lovely!
Questions: Can't think of anything right now.
GTKY: We went to an Irish pub and then we walked around my old University campus (SO went to the same school just a decade earlier). It started snowing and it was silent and beautiful. I don't remember much about the date its self but I remember us walking in the snow.
@mama_bear19 - I still have a lot of stuff left over from both my kids. I need to unpack all the baby boxes in the basement and see what I will need. I plan to start buying the things we need as I see them on sale, etc.
@mama_bear19 I bought a few summer outfits since DD was a winter baby so seasons will be off in terms of clothing. But I'm hoping I can make most of it work. I'm holding off on buying the car seat and bassinet until closer to 30 weeks...but only because of my own crazyness. I have a brand new Ergo Sport that I bought before and never got a chance to use. I also bought myself a bunch of nursing tops and a nightgown and robe for the hospital. Does that count? We still have everything from DD so I'm trying not to spend too much money this time.
@Panaceia we’re also trying not to spend much. When I went through clothes it looked like we could make seasons/sizes work without buying anything for all but 3 months. There are some things that wore out or that ds is still using so that’s what we will buy. I also ordered a robe and nightgown for myself. I also got high waisted compression underwear and a nursing bra. I plan on getting some nursing tops later on. I don’t know what I’m waiting for. I’m also waiting til over 30 weeks to get a car seat... Partially bc of my craziness and partially for the completion discount.
@mama_bear19 We haven’t bought anything for him ourselves, but we did get some clothes for him at DD’s birthday party. Also, our daycare asked us if we wanted a bunch of boy clothes they were going to donate, so of course I said yes. I still need to wash and sort through them.
@mrscammack You can take Mucinex (lowest dose and not DM) to help with the cough. Maybe that will help a little. When I was sick I had some robitussin as well, but it didn’t help me at all. I hope you feel better!
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 19+1 due 7/7
Baby is the size of a(n): mango/zucchini
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue
Upcoming Appointments: AS on 2/21
How are you feeling?: I’m feeling good. SI Pain has decreased, but it’s still there.
Rants/Raves: I’m starting to feel him move on a more regular basis. This is the part of pregnancy I missed. I love it!
GTKY: Tell us about your first date with H. DH and I went to a restaurant, ended up spending 5 hours there just talking and eating. DH didnt finish his dinner, which is a testament to how engaged we were because he’s 6’7” and ALWAYS finishes what he eats. We didn’t really want to leave, so we went across the street and saw a movie. Held hands, all that stuff. As he was walking me back to my car, he actually asked to kiss me. I thought it was super respectful. He’s such a good guy!
@mama_bear19 All the baby clothes are at MIL's house which is the only reason I haven't gone through it all yet. I did spend the day yesterday reorganizing DD's art room and rebuilding and reconfiguring our bunny enclosure. I desperately want to tackle my parents' junk room...but I'll leave that for March break. We'll be at my parents' house for the next 2 years still so it's hard to be able to organize when I can't just throw out whatever I want or move things wherever I want. Gah.
@Panaceia that stinks that the clothes are elsewhere and you can’t throw out whatever you want! At least you made some progress! I’m so anxious to get the nursery ready. I remember feeling so happy to have the nursery put together for ds. Just going into his room after it was done made me joyful.
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink - AS to confirm on Wednesday
Upcoming Appointments: AS on Wednesday
How are you feeling?: My back is killing me, I am still not feeling what I can be 100% is movement, I finally got my fetal doppler and cannot find the heartbeat with it, and it is the 3rd anniversary of my mother's death today. I am not in a good place.
Rants/Raves: See above, not in a good place. But I think we are done with the old house and I should not have to go back.
Questions: Anyone else still not 100% on is that movement? Is it just me. I am having a quiet breakdown over here most of the time.
GTKY: Tell us about your first date with H. So... I am not totally sure we ever had a real "First Date". We went on a 10 day long road trip with a friend of mine less than 2 weeks after we meet. I spent the night at his house (no sex) talking and literally sleeping with him 2 days after we met. We moved in together less than 2 months after we met. I have a vague memory of going to a cheap movie (one of those 2nd run theaters where the movies cost about $3) somewhere in that time frame, but nothing definitive.
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 19 + 5; you guys, this whole time I thought I was due on July 4 because that’s what the doctor said at my first appointment, but at my scan today they said the 3rd! So we’ll just say due on or about July 3.
Baby is the size of a(n): zucchini
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): girl
Upcoming Appointments: March 6, but I just had my AS today!!
How are you feeling?: I’m starting to notice this little baby lump a lot more, so I feel much more cumbersome than usual.
Rants/Raves: my sister gave me all my niece’s baby hand-me-downs, so I spent the weekend digging them out of storage. Everything was put away and labeled by age 😍 My sister is so on top of it!
Questions: No Qs right now so I’ll answer @mama_bear19 : I’ve bought a jogging stroller and three onesies, but I’ve taken possession of everything else I can think to want or need from my sister. I felt weird about buying the stroller, tbh; I don’t know if it was superstition or impostor syndrome or what, but it did feel...presumptuous, maybe? If I hadn’t inherited all these baby items, I’d probably be waiting way too long to buy, then sending my husband out during labor or something, lol.
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H. Well, I told you last week that we met on vacation, but we were actually living in different parts of the world at the time. We kept in touch during two months or so of strategically-timed phone calls before deciding to meet up again when I went to visit my sister in China. I knew it was going to be either really good or really awkward; fortunately, it was really good! We had a ten-day “first date” and got engaged two months later. And married two months after that. I guess sometimes you just know!
@indulgentgypsy I hope the anatomy scan comes quickly for you and that it brings some peace. I’m sorry about your mom and that you’re having a difficult time.
@pizzaplz before I buy something I’m all excited and then after I buy it I think l, uh oh did I buy it too soon?! But at the same time I’m all about being prepared so there’s no way I could wait super late to get ready.
@mama_bear19 my midwife said any cough medicine with DM only in the name is safe, the only one I’ve been able to find doesn’t work great but anything at this point is a relief.
I feel like I’ve gone a little overboard on buying. We have most stuff from DD like the crib, dresser, car seat, stroller, baby carrier etc. We bought him a bassinet, and I’ve purchased some clothes, a few things new and some second hand to try and save a bit of money.
I must be nesting too because last week I brought down all the vacuumed sealed storage bags of DD’s clothes to see what we could reuse, a lot of the newborn stuff was gender neutral so I managed to sort a few things out. I can’t seem to bear to part with DDs stuff yet so I just resealed what we couldn’t use and put it back in storage. We plan to be done after this baby boy but I just can’t make that final decision quite yet.
Baby is the size of a(n): Four-toed hedgehog Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Green Upcoming Appointments: Feb 15 - 20w ultrasound How are you feeling?: Quite good - can't complain! Rants/Raves: We are finally making some progress on our home renos! Winter generally sucks all the motivation from us but it was a good weekend for moving forward. GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
We date our relationship from our first kiss (we were friends for over a year prior) which happened after a group outing to a fairground. Everyone was sleeping over at my house that night and we ended up being the last two still awake. We decided to go for a walk and the rest is history.
Our first actual date was probably something like watching a movie at his house without a group of friends around (but we probably ended up chilling with his parents or his little brother anyway )
@mama_bear19 I've not yet bought anything for this baby (still have everything left over from our son) but I was totally already buying things at this point with my first! I think we had our jogging stroller, co-sleeper, and some clothes, books, and toys all before our 20w ultrasound. However, we also ended up being those parents who needed my SIL to buy us newborn diapers on her way over to see the baby after he was born
The AS went great. Baby was moving like crazy and is super cute. She looks nothing like DD (who is a clone of SO) but looks a lot like my sister so it will be interesting to see how different or alike they end up being. I also found out I have an anterior placenta again which explains why I still feel nothing except the occasional tap to the bladder.
@indulgentgypsy I am also still feeling nothing definite at 20+0. There are some taps to the bladder where I think it might be baby but honestly could just as easily be gas. They told me today I have an anterior placenta again so that explains it. I'm guessing it will be like DD again and I won't really feel anything until after 26 weeks. And don't let the doppler freak you out. At 16 weeks my OB almost couldn't find the HB. I'm guessing I wouldn't be able to find it myself either even now. I haven't touched mine since I tried it at around 14 weeks. It is too much stress for me. I am certain your AS will be perfect and your baby girl will be putting on a show for you in there:)
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Finding out
Upcoming Appointments: I'm trying so hard to schedule with a new practice because of a change in my insurance, but my previous practice only sent over half of my records last week. I am getting anxious about getting this month's appointment scheduled at the new practice... Not to mention wanting to get the AS scheduled as well. Why is this so hard? ☹️
How are you feeling?: Feeling good... Not sleeping as well. Getting better at mitigating the tailbone pain but get up off my bum more often
Rants/Raves: I just want to get my medical records transfered, please
Questions:
GTKY: Tell us about your first date with H.
We hung out quite a few times as friends, and he likes to say that he was "sneak dating me" because it took me a while to realize that we weren't just friends anymore. I figured it out when he got us tickets to a Broadway show. It was a lovely weekend in the city, and then I turned him down when he decided to have The Talk. He didn't speak to me for a week afterwards (I don't blame him for that), and I knew as soon as I got home that I had made a big mistake. Luckily, he was still open to the idea of us when I reached out to talk about it again a week later. Sometimes I'm just a little slow...
@keebler6elf we were sneak dating for a while, too! My hubs finished his honors thesis and he asked me to go to a nice dinner with him to celebrate. I said sure. Then I asked, “So, is tonight, like, a date?” Buahaha. My hubby was the slow one. This was in April. I already knew I was going to marry him two months earlier in February that year. Hahaha.
Upcoming Appointments: OB thurs and a/s next Thurs.
How are you feeling?: Great!! Still don’t want to eat but energy is up.
Rants/Raves: Not really...
Questions: No....
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
We met working at a summer camp so it’s hard to say what our first date is. We took the camper’s to a movie and he and I “pretended” we were on a date as a joke. I think he wondered if it wasn’t a joke... but it was to me.
Then there was the night I got drunk and tried to kiss him on the bus back to camp. And he wouldn’t.
Then finally for sure one one of our last night’s of camp. Chatted at the bar, walked back to camp alone and decided to give it a go.
@mama_bear19 - I haven’t because I want to move before the baby comes. But my h came home from Target with some cute onesies from him and DS on Sat. Sooooo cute.
@mrscammack, My OB said Plain Robitussin which wasn’t easy to find. And when I did, I don’t think it did anything except that was the first night I slept.
Upcoming Appointments: just had our AS last week so nothing until March
How are you feeling?: was feeling really great. Still taking my nausea meds. But this morning had a fluke of throwing up once! I’m hoping it’s not a sign of things to come again
Rants/Raves: my MIL constantly tries to touch my stomach. Please! Personal space!
Questions: don’t think so
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
i guess I would consider this our first date... we worked together and his brother and wife just had a baby so he asked me to go to kohl’s with him to find a baby outfit to give as a gift. I went and the rest is history
Kind of gross since the weather has been terrible here and I have not made it to the gym in weeks. Other than that, fine. Going to bed earlier and earlier these days it seems like.
Rants/Raves:
See image below. It's more snow, another snow day. (literally fourth Tuesday off in a row). We are going to be in school forever.
Questions:
Anyone else cry when they get dressed these days? I have nothing that fits me. It's good, but yet still depressing. Another note, is that I am really curious about everyone's actual names. Not sure if that is shared somewhere or not. I am Christine in the real world.
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
OMG. You really asked this. OK so no judgment as again we were young- in college and pretty stupid. Actually I made a lot of really dumb decisions before I turned 21. So basically if anyone remembered my story, I met the H at a bar (ha ha to my mom who said I would never meet my husband at a bar). Anyway, when he called to ask me out on a date, I couldn't remember what he looked like at all, as he basically tried to inundate me with mixed drinks, and I guess I gave him my phone number. Anyway, fast forward to the date. He arrives to to pick me up and I am literally sitting on the stairs in my apartment wondering if I should even go with him, as he could be some psycho serial killer. But against my better judgment, I decide to go. He takes me to the restaurant at the Radisson and we have a good dinner, conversation, etc. Then of course he has plans to go out that night with his friends and asks if I want to go. I decide to go along and he brings me to his friend's house. Now we live in a college town and my husband is from here. Because I was not a local, my directionality was very limited. I had really own been on campus and maybe a little bit further, but not all over the outskirts of town. So he drives me to this house that happens to be on a farm and is literally in the middle of nowhere. We have been back since then and I would still call it in the boonies. We go inside and there are about six guys there and only me. So first kind of awkward moment as I am alone in a house on a farm with a bunch of strange guys. H tells me he will be right back and goes back to another bedroom with the other guys, leaving one out with me. So then this creepy guy turns on the TV and puts on a Girls Gone Wild video and is legit basically putting his hands down his pants while watching this video. At this point, I just want to leave, but have no idea where I even am. If I called a cab, I would not even know where to tell him to go. I decide to ignore the creeper who is now in full fledged horn dog mode and wait it out. Anyway the future H finally comes out and I pretty much lay into him. He then tells me that he was going to the back room to smoke a joint with the other guys and was not sure if I would be into that, so left me out there. I told him that basically anything would have been better than being alone with that D-bag. Now old me is wondering why I did not tell young me to ask for the address, call a cab and just go home. But dumb a@@ 21 year old me not only accepted that as a reasonable excuse, got into the car with him (after he "expanded his mind") and then went out with him to the bars. Then I even went back to his uncle's house with him (where he lived). We did not seal the deal that night, but I did run straight into his naked uncle getting a midnight snack as we were coming in. What a way to make a first impression. So that was our first date, and incredibly it will be 20 years from that special in a few months. Maybe we can recreate it and I can give that creepo guy the smack upside the head that he deserves.
@xtinecatherine I asked that question just because I needed to hear that story! And the snow in my yard looks like the snow in yours. We're in the middle of our 2nd ice storm in 2 weeks:/ At least I have another day off. Here we don't make up school days that are missed so bring on ALL the snow days!
@sarahtram2018 I felt better for about a week but am back to throwing up all the time again:/ I hope this doesn't happen to you too!
@Happyin14 I was a little annoyed that SO didn't even try to kiss me on out first date. I feel like if I had tried to kiss him he might have been scandalized. He and I are sooooo different!
@xtinecatherine I always wonder what everyone looks like in real life. My real name is nothing like my screen name. My name is a French name and starts with an S:)
@Panaceia our superintendent has told teachers they have to start coming to school on snow days as we have more contractual days to make up. We were support to report today, but two hours late. But they told us to stay home because the weather was so bad. So here's another day added in June. Another school district around here is adding 10 minutes per day to every remaining day, which is keeping them from going over. I think that's a pretty good idea and would be on board for that.
@xtinecatherine 2 teachers from our board died in a car accident trying to get to work during a snow day around 30 years ago. Since then in our board teachers stay home when kids stay home. I can't imagine having to make up days that are missed! I hope you guys don't end up having to be there into the summer!
@xtinecatherine So the very rural district I was in last year - we ended up closing school for "water days" because there was no running water to the school for 21 total days. Teachers were required to come in, so we did. Then the school board (demanding their "pound of flesh") said we had to have Saturday school for 2 months to make up the lost days. >:( I would have much rather added 10-30 minutes to every school day than come in on Saturdays for the last 2 months of the school year. It fucking sucked.
@Panaceia that is awful! Very tragic. Our teachers are also concerned about driving in inclement weather. I fortunately only live 10 minutes away from school, but other teachers live 45 min-1 hour away. Right now we're above eight days over where we were. The snow just needs to stop.
@indulgentgypsy I have been on a social media break for a few months.. While I love it, I do miss connecting with people and seeing what is going on.
I had my 20 week u/s. Baby is still a boy and everything looked perfect with him! He was sleeping, so we got some nice profile shots. Funny how much he looks like the other kiddos. So at this point, I feel like the last big testing hurdle has been crossed.
Re: Group 1 Check In (7/1-7/8) w/o 2/11
Baby is the size of a(n): mango
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue
Upcoming Appointments: EOM
How are you feeling?: Good! I’ve been getting Braxton Hicks though. They come mostly at night.
Rants/Raves: I’m pretty certain I’m feeling him move now. I felt some very strong jabs last night. Love those.
Questions: Has anyone started buying things for LO? If yes, what have you purchased?
GTKY: Tell us about your first date with H.
Our first official date was going out to dinner. We got engaged at that restaurant since we had our first date there.
Baby is the size of a(n):
Mango
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Pink, hopefully confining that at AS
Upcoming Appointments:
2/18 AS
How are you feeling?:
Mostly good! I’ve been getting randomly bloated lately, and she is also poking out more so it’s kind of hard to tell what’s going on! Allergies have been awful because it was 70 degrees for five days in a row, and now it’s 30. 🤷🏻♀️
Rants/Raves:
Sleeping at night! Ugh! Tossing and turning and waking up with backaches!
Questions:
None
GTKY Tell us about your first date with H:
This is hard because we were literally best friends before we dated, so we would get lunch/dinner all the time and we even went to the movies once. We also played in a quartet together so we had that as well. By the time we finally were both single and on the same page, there was already a lot of tension there lol, so I feel like things moved pretty fast as far as becoming “official” and that sort of thing, since we had already spent 1.5 years getting to know each other. For those of you that remember my first post about him last week, we were in the same music program in college and played the same instrument so we literally saw each other EVERY DAY during that 18/19 age period.
I honestly can’t remember what the first “official” thing we did together was. I know one of the first things we did was see The Nutcracker since it was late November when we started dating. He also took me to a super nice restaurant because my 21st birthday was a couple weeks after we were official.
Baby is the size of a mango
Team: Blue 💙
Upcoming appointments: Feb 28th for both my midwife and my specialist appointment to check my placenta
How are you feeling? I have a terrible cold, I’ve been coughing non stop for about 5 days, day and night. I’m getting some cramping and chest pain today which I’m sure is from all the coughing but anytime I have cramping I get worried. As far as pregnancy symptoms just dealing with sciatic pain, leg and hip cramps in the morning and food aversions.
Rants/raves: it snowed last night and I’m kind of annoyed H didn’t clean off my car at all before leaving for work. I usually don’t mind doing it but with the double whammy of being pregnant, sick and also having to take our 3 year old out with me this morning it was kind of irritating.
Questions: pregnancy safe cough remedies?
GTKY: first date with H
We met at a party and hung out all night, then we decided to do a movie a few weeks later which I guess would be the first official date. It was actually not great, I feel like he was nervous so he was just acting very blah. Then we had a coffee date that also didn’t go great but for some reason I decided to try a 3rd and from there we really hit it off.
Baby is the size of a(n): Mango
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink, just found out on Saturday
Upcoming Appointments: March 8
How are you feeling?: RLP and random pains here and there depending on where the baby is moving.
Rants/Raves: I'm feeling movement now. After having my ultrasound on Saturday, I understand why. This little girl would not stay still.
Questions:
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H. Out first official date was walking around Downtown Chicago for the day. We had been friends of friends for a long time prior and had gone to lots of concerts together in the past too.
@mrscammack - Saltwater gargle, Honey if it is too severe for those cough drops are safe. There is some over the counter things available as well. Cough drops have helped me the most when I was sick.
@mrscammack I think the otc list from my ob has something for coughing, but I don’t remember what it is.
Baby is the size of a(n): banana
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Blue!
Upcoming Appointments: AS is today! I know I'm not the only one today, good luck @Panaceia @Ashers423 @tsa208
How are you feeling?: Amazing! Never thought I'd be saying that on here, not sure if I'm feeling great so I've been working out or I've been feeling great from working out - either way I'll take it!
Rants/Raves: Baby is moving and I am knowing it's him! That's been amazing, DH even felt him once on Sunday!
Questions: None this week!
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H. Which one? Haha oh boy - first date #1 I was 13 and we had a group date at the movie theatre. First date #2 I was 20 and we went out to dinner, I was ready to hook line and sinker him ten minutes in. First date #3 I was 25 (they do say 3rd times the charm) we went out to a beer garden, then out to dinner since we weren't ready to be done, then over to my apt and talked on my couch for god knows how long. Poor DH I've been torturing him for years, but he's always been there waiting for me.
@mama_bear19 I haven't but my mother (first grandchild) has already supplied a full wardrobe for him. Everytime I see her she has an ikea bag full of clothes and there is nothing I can do to stop her. I will say I'm anxious to start purchasing and get the nursery going.
Baby is the size of a(n): some sort of puff pastry I have never heard of before
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: AS today (thinking of you today too @gbud630 ) and OB appt tomorrow to go over the results.
How are you feeling?: OK. Still a little stressed about today BUT I'm pretty sure I've been feeling baby the past few days. I guess today will confirm it. Otherwise I'm still nauseous, and m hips are still sore, but feeling better over all.
Rants/Raves: I'm officially over half way. They won't let me go past 39 weeks so I've got another 19 weeks at the most. I've also felt well enough to start walking and doing light excerise again so that's helping a bit. If 8 could just stop throwing up now that would be lovely!
Questions: Can't think of anything right now.
GTKY: We went to an Irish pub and then we walked around my old University campus (SO went to the same school just a decade earlier). It started snowing and it was silent and beautiful. I don't remember much about the date its self but I remember us walking in the snow.
@mrscammack You can take Mucinex (lowest dose and not DM) to help with the cough. Maybe that will help a little. When I was sick I had some robitussin as well, but it didn’t help me at all. I hope you feel better!
Baby is the size of a(n): mango/zucchini
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue
Upcoming Appointments: AS on 2/21
How are you feeling?: I’m feeling good. SI Pain has decreased, but it’s still there.
Rants/Raves: I’m starting to feel him move on a more regular basis. This is the part of pregnancy I missed. I love it!
GTKY: Tell us about your first date with H.
DH and I went to a restaurant, ended up spending 5 hours there just talking and eating. DH didnt finish his dinner, which is a testament to how engaged we were because he’s 6’7” and ALWAYS finishes what he eats. We didn’t really want to leave, so we went across the street and saw a movie. Held hands, all that stuff. As he was walking me back to my car, he actually asked to kiss me. I thought it was super respectful. He’s such a good guy!
Baby is the size of a(n): Mango / Heirloom Tomato
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink - AS to confirm on Wednesday
Upcoming Appointments: AS on Wednesday
How are you feeling?: My back is killing me, I am still not feeling what I can be 100% is movement, I finally got my fetal doppler and cannot find the heartbeat with it, and it is the 3rd anniversary of my mother's death today. I am not in a good place.
Rants/Raves: See above, not in a good place. But I think we are done with the old house and I should not have to go back.
Questions: Anyone else still not 100% on is that movement? Is it just me. I am having a quiet breakdown over here most of the time.
GTKY: Tell us about your first date with H. So... I am not totally sure we ever had a real "First Date". We went on a 10 day long road trip with a friend of mine less than 2 weeks after we meet. I spent the night at his house (no sex) talking and literally sleeping with him 2 days after we met. We moved in together less than 2 months after we met. I have a vague memory of going to a cheap movie (one of those 2nd run theaters where the movies cost about $3) somewhere in that time frame, but nothing definitive.
Baby is the size of a(n): zucchini
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): girl
Upcoming Appointments: March 6, but I just had my AS today!!
How are you feeling?: I’m starting to notice this little baby lump a lot more, so I feel much more cumbersome than usual.
Rants/Raves: my sister gave me all my niece’s baby hand-me-downs, so I spent the weekend digging them out of storage. Everything was put away and labeled by age 😍 My sister is so on top of it!
Questions: No Qs right now so I’ll answer @mama_bear19 : I’ve bought a jogging stroller and three onesies, but I’ve taken possession of everything else I can think to want or need from my sister. I felt weird about buying the stroller, tbh; I don’t know if it was superstition or impostor syndrome or what, but it did feel...presumptuous, maybe? If I hadn’t inherited all these baby items, I’d probably be waiting way too long to buy, then sending my husband out during labor or something, lol.
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
Well, I told you last week that we met on vacation, but we were actually living in different parts of the world at the time. We kept in touch during two months or so of strategically-timed phone calls before deciding to meet up again when I went to visit my sister in China. I knew it was going to be either really good or really awkward; fortunately, it was really good! We had a ten-day “first date” and got engaged two months later. And married two months after that. I guess sometimes you just know!
I feel like I’ve gone a little overboard on buying. We have most stuff from DD like the crib, dresser, car seat, stroller, baby carrier etc. We bought him a bassinet, and I’ve purchased some clothes, a few things new and some second hand to try and save a bit of money.
I must be nesting too because last week I brought down all the vacuumed sealed storage bags of DD’s clothes to see what we could reuse, a lot of the newborn stuff was gender neutral so I managed to sort a few things out. I can’t seem to bear to part with DDs stuff yet so I just resealed what we couldn’t use and put it back in storage. We plan to be done after this baby boy but I just can’t make that final decision quite yet.
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Green
Upcoming Appointments: Feb 15 - 20w ultrasound
How are you feeling?: Quite good - can't complain!
Rants/Raves: We are finally making some progress on our home renos! Winter generally sucks all the motivation from us but it was a good weekend for moving forward.
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
@indulgentgypsy I am also still feeling nothing definite at 20+0. There are some taps to the bladder where I think it might be baby but honestly could just as easily be gas. They told me today I have an anterior placenta again so that explains it. I'm guessing it will be like DD again and I won't really feel anything until after 26 weeks. And don't let the doppler freak you out. At 16 weeks my OB almost couldn't find the HB. I'm guessing I wouldn't be able to find it myself either even now. I haven't touched mine since I tried it at around 14 weeks. It is too much stress for me. I am certain your AS will be perfect and your baby girl will be putting on a show for you in there:)
Baby is the size of a(n): Mango
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Finding out
Upcoming Appointments: I'm trying so hard to schedule with a new practice because of a change in my insurance, but my previous practice only sent over half of my records last week. I am getting anxious about getting this month's appointment scheduled at the new practice... Not to mention wanting to get the AS scheduled as well. Why is this so hard? ☹️
How are you feeling?: Feeling good... Not sleeping as well. Getting better at mitigating the tailbone pain but get up off my bum more often
Rants/Raves: I just want to get my medical records transfered, please
Questions:
GTKY: Tell us about your first date with H.
We hung out quite a few times as friends, and he likes to say that he was "sneak dating me" because it took me a while to realize that we weren't just friends anymore. I figured it out when he got us tickets to a Broadway show. It was a lovely weekend in the city, and then I turned him down when he decided to have The Talk. He didn't speak to me for a week afterwards (I don't blame him for that), and I knew as soon as I got home that I had made a big mistake. Luckily, he was still open to the idea of us when I reached out to talk about it again a week later. Sometimes I'm just a little slow...
Baby is the size of a(n): ping pong paddle
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: OB thurs and a/s next Thurs.
How are you feeling?: Great!! Still don’t want to eat but energy is up.
Rants/Raves: Not really...
Questions: No....
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
We met working at a summer camp so it’s hard to say what our first date is. We took the camper’s to a movie and he and I “pretended” we were on a date as a joke. I think he wondered if it wasn’t a joke... but it was to me.
Then there was the night I got drunk and tried to kiss him on the bus back to camp. And he wouldn’t.
Then finally for sure one one of our last night’s of camp. Chatted at the bar, walked back to camp alone and decided to give it a go.
@mrscammack, My OB said Plain Robitussin which wasn’t easy to find. And when I did, I don’t think it did anything except that was the first night I slept.
Baby is the size of a(n): banana
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue 💙
Upcoming Appointments: just had our AS last week so nothing until March
How are you feeling?: was feeling really great. Still taking my nausea meds. But this morning had a fluke of throwing up once! I’m hoping it’s not a sign of things to come again
Rants/Raves: my MIL constantly tries to touch my stomach. Please! Personal space!
Questions: don’t think so
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
i guess I would consider this our first date... we worked together and his brother and wife just had a baby so he asked me to go to kohl’s with him to find a baby outfit to give as a gift. I went and the rest is history
Baby is the size of a(n): Sweet Potato
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): BLUE
Upcoming Appointments:
Anatomy scan tomorrow 2/13!!!!!
How are you feeling?:
Kind of gross since the weather has been terrible here and I have not made it to the gym in weeks. Other than that, fine. Going to bed earlier and earlier these days it seems like.
Rants/Raves:
See image below. It's more snow, another snow day. (literally fourth Tuesday off in a row). We are going to be in school forever.
Questions:
Anyone else cry when they get dressed these days? I have nothing that fits me. It's good, but yet still depressing. Another note, is that I am really curious about everyone's actual names. Not sure if that is shared somewhere or not. I am Christine in the real world.
GTKY: Going from @xtinecatherine 's idea: Tell us about your first date with H.
OMG. You really asked this. OK so no judgment as again we were young- in college and pretty stupid. Actually I made a lot of really dumb decisions before I turned 21. So basically if anyone remembered my story, I met the H at a bar (ha ha to my mom who said I would never meet my husband at a bar). Anyway, when he called to ask me out on a date, I couldn't remember what he looked like at all, as he basically tried to inundate me with mixed drinks, and I guess I gave him my phone number. Anyway, fast forward to the date. He arrives to to pick me up and I am literally sitting on the stairs in my apartment wondering if I should even go with him, as he could be some psycho serial killer. But against my better judgment, I decide to go. He takes me to the restaurant at the Radisson and we have a good dinner, conversation, etc. Then of course he has plans to go out that night with his friends and asks if I want to go. I decide to go along and he brings me to his friend's house. Now we live in a college town and my husband is from here. Because I was not a local, my directionality was very limited. I had really own been on campus and maybe a little bit further, but not all over the outskirts of town. So he drives me to this house that happens to be on a farm and is literally in the middle of nowhere. We have been back since then and I would still call it in the boonies. We go inside and there are about six guys there and only me. So first kind of awkward moment as I am alone in a house on a farm with a bunch of strange guys. H tells me he will be right back and goes back to another bedroom with the other guys, leaving one out with me. So then this creepy guy turns on the TV and puts on a Girls Gone Wild video and is legit basically putting his hands down his pants while watching this video. At this point, I just want to leave, but have no idea where I even am. If I called a cab, I would not even know where to tell him to go. I decide to ignore the creeper who is now in full fledged horn dog mode and wait it out. Anyway the future H finally comes out and I pretty much lay into him. He then tells me that he was going to the back room to smoke a joint with the other guys and was not sure if I would be into that, so left me out there. I told him that basically anything would have been better than being alone with that D-bag. Now old me is wondering why I did not tell young me to ask for the address, call a cab and just go home. But dumb a@@ 21 year old me not only accepted that as a reasonable excuse, got into the car with him (after he "expanded his mind") and then went out with him to the bars. Then I even went back to his uncle's house with him (where he lived). We did not seal the deal that night, but I did run straight into his naked uncle getting a midnight snack as we were coming in. What a way to make a first impression. So that was our first date, and incredibly it will be 20 years from that special in a few months. Maybe we can recreate it and I can give that creepo guy the smack upside the head that he deserves.
SNOW GO AWAY!
@sarahtram2018 I felt better for about a week but am back to throwing up all the time again:/ I hope this doesn't happen to you too!
@xtinecatherine I always wonder what everyone looks like in real life. My real name is nothing like my screen name. My name is a French name and starts with an S:)
@xtinecatherine So the very rural district I was in last year - we ended up closing school for "water days" because there was no running water to the school for 21 total days. Teachers were required to come in, so we did. Then the school board (demanding their "pound of flesh") said we had to have Saturday school for 2 months to make up the lost days. >:( I would have much rather added 10-30 minutes to every school day than come in on Saturdays for the last 2 months of the school year. It fucking sucked.
I had my 20 week u/s. Baby is still a boy and everything looked perfect with him! He was sleeping, so we got some nice profile shots. Funny how much he looks like the other kiddos. So at this point, I feel like the last big testing hurdle has been crossed.