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July 2019 Moms
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Group 3 Check-In: EDD 7/17-7/24
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Est Due Date / Weeks + Days:
Baby is the size of a(n):
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Upcoming Appointments:
How are you feeling?:
Rants/Raves:
Questions:
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower?
Re: Group 3 Check-In: EDD 7/17-7/24
Baby is the size of a(n): footprint is the size of a AAA battery
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: checkup on 4/30
How are you feeling?: If I had a dollar for every time I heard that
Rants/Raves:
Rant: I think I had my first hit of lightning crotch when I was falling asleep last night
Rave: So excited for gardening season! I'm dedicating the bed under the nursery window to be "baby's garden"--larkspur for the July birth flower, baby's breath, and something red since July's birthstone is ruby.
Questions: Nope!
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? I've always loved the look of hyacinths. Daylilies remind me of my childhood home. I fell in love with alliums when visiting English gardens. I moved into my house in the fall and was pleasantly surprised to see peonies bloom in the spring! (My peony bush is my profile photo.)
Baby is the size of a(n): Cantaloupe
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink
Upcoming Appointments: Going to do my glucose test this week... next OB is 4/30
How are you feeling?: Big! Also now hear a popping noise in my back when I walk LOL! Was on my feet most of the weekend, so they would swell by the end of the night, plus it was actually in the high 70s this weekend which I'm sure didn't help with the swelling
Rants/Raves: Our closet upgrade was finished this weekend! I only cried once during the process LOL!! Now I'm loading the closet back up and trying to get it all organized so that it looks nice! I'll post a pic later. I'm in love with it.
Questions: How many of you have done your glucose test already?
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? I love penoys! @hestia14 I am super jealous you have these growing in your yard!! I also love dahlias.
@jennm0724 Not til May 1.
Baby is the size of a(n): Almost an acorn squash
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Blue
Upcoming Appointments: Glucose May 1
How are you feeling?: Fuck awful to the point my boss is telling me to go home. So I probs will soon. I can't get good if any sleep. Zzzquil isn't really working anymore. I'm so tired I'm nauseated and my blood pressure/sugar keeps dropping randomly and making me dizzy. I can't imagine 3 more months of this. I'd rather than bronchitis again like I did with M in third tri.
Rants/Raves: See above for my rant. No real rave as DH leaves for Africa for two weeks for work tomorrow.
Questions: How setup are you nurseries so far?
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? I LOVE DAFFODILS. My absolute favorite, followed closely by lily-of-the-valley. Everything else pales in comparison, but I do love spring here in the D.C. area. Cherry blossoms, forsythia, red buds, dogwoods, magnolias, azaleas, everything blooms! Granted, my allergies are haywire due to the pollen and pregnancy, BUT SO PRETTY.
Daffodils from my yard
@foodislove I'll definitely post a pic once it's done! The garden center has nothing right now, so it'll be at least a few weeks. I love gardening and DH is going to rebuild my vegetable garden bed this spring. I'm only going to plant about half of what I normally would. I really hope I can keep up with watering and harvesting once baby is here! Or maybe DH can install an automatic watering system...
Our nursery has been painted and we have the crib. but need to put it together. We're going to order new blinds soon.
I'm sorry you feel so crappy.
@jennm0724 I've been doing glucose monitoring the past week, to avoid the sugar drink test. My numbers have been bad but they may just pass me straight to a GD diagnosis and skip the hassle of the 3hr test, which I will likely fail.. currently awaiting a call on that.
@foodislove I haven't really a nursery per se, but the room is almost setup. Its our guest/office/flex space and I've got a bed for me, the bassinet, and lastly we just need to put together the changing station and storage setup when it's time. I'm sorry you're feeling so bad
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 7/19, 25w+3d
Baby is the size of a(n): Baby weighs as much as an ipad
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Green
Upcoming Appointments: I have an appt next week, but maybe this week too.
How are you feeling?: I don't even know where to begin, emotionally I'm pretty overwhelmed. There have been a lot of bumps in the road for my little family the past 6 weeks and to top it off, it looks like I have GD. The limits to the GI diet are really getting to me because I'm still having spikes when I shouldn't and combined with the MTHFR diet, I'm struggling to find food that I can eat.
Rants/Raves: It would seem that my GD was caused by taking progesterone during the 1st tri, and although I can't do anything about that in hindsight, it just feels like a real kick in the pants.
Questions:
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? I've always loved peonies, but since moving to the PNW I love the abundance of crocuses, magnolias and cherry blossoms.
@hestia14 good to know! The nurse told me if I like to eat cereal, don't eat any that morning or I'd probably fail due to the extra sugar. I think I'm going to try to go do it first thing in the morning and hopefully can manage my diet during the day to offset all the sugar.
@mamanbebe I'm sorry you're having a tough time! I hope that you can find a diet that works for you! Nothing worse than having so many food restrictions!
Baby is the size of a(n):
Prairie Dog
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):
Green
Upcoming Appointments:
April 24, another U/S to check on Placenta movement (praying its moved up!)
How are you feeling?:
Not bad ... waddling more and more.
Rants/Raves:
The snow is ALMOST all melted in my front yard. Its pretty messy and gross outside but spring is in the air!!
Questions:
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower?
I love a beautiful garden or bouquet! Peony and hydrangea have always held a special spot in my heart. I can't wait to see things blooming.
Baby is the size of a: napa cabbage
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out):baby girl
Upcoming Appointments: end of month I think for my last monthly ob before moving to every other week
How are you feeling?: good. Slightly jealous of the ladies in group 1 that are hitting third tri 😊
Rants/Raves: So tired of the same people at work telling me I still don’t look pregnant. Part of me wants to replying with a really dark comeback to make them back off, and the other part is a teensy bit worried about karma so won’t
Questions:
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? Gerber daisies. They always look happy.
Est Due Date / Weeks + Days: 7/18
Baby is the size of a(n): cauliflower
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): green
Upcoming Appointments: end of April glucose test. I really don't mind the drink. Plus my Dr said I don't need to fast so I plan to eat and drink normally.
How are you feeling?: Terrible insomnia. Maybe the lack of sleep is causing irritability but I've been a total jerk to people. At work I'm pretty distracted by constant kicking and just irritated in general.
Rants/Raves: I took about 3ml of kids Benadryl last week to try to get some rest. This is like 1/3 of a child's dose. But I had a terrible feeling the next day! Seems like I just can't get sleep.
Questions: @foodislove our nursery is inhabited by a toddler! So I'll have the baby in the guest room with me for a while. I took the rock n play out of storage recently so we are set! I have a dresser in the guest room with burp cloths, I'll wash the newborn clothes, and that's really it.
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? Hm.... Guess I'm not really a flower person. I'll say Carnation bc no one else likes them so I take pity on them.
Baby is the size of a(n): as long as a standard sized brick
overall still feeling pretty good, pretty normal. feeling like im starting to waddle a tiny bit. also starting to feel a bit more hungrier than before. 
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Blue
Upcoming Appointments: @jennm0724 did my glucose test last friday. should get the results at my next midwife appt on Apr 16th. unless they need to call me in before that.
How are you feeling?: like @hestia14, if i had a dollar for every time someone asked me lol. on the weekend i saw a bunch of people i haven't seen in a while so that was the #1 question.
Rants/Raves: i think spring is finally here to stay!
on the rant side, my bosses boss is annoying me with work travel expectations. she has no kids and is single so i feel like she has ZERO clue about anything. prior to getting pregnant i would travel whenever and to wherever, but now i've expressed concern with travelling (driving) far distances 3+ hours, and also that if they want me up north one more time before i take time off it has to be in april (bc i'll be flying). i've told my direct boss and he agrees with me, so he supposedly spoke to her. we'll see. i'm still waiting to find out when they want me up north for a few days, but the longer they wait ... then i might just have to say no.
Questions: none.
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? like @canuckmomma i like peonies and hydrangeas. i also love tulips.
@hestia14 love your garden idea! i have a black thumb so i can't even. i kill any plant that comes into my home lol. should be interesting this year, since our (new) home has an amazing garden that was done up by the previous owners lol.
i really hope you feel better soon @foodislove
i hope things start looking up for you @mamanbebe
@finnflan ughhh that would annoy me too, like wtf. why is that even a comment, even IF that's the way they felt they just shouldn't say ANYTHING then. just keep it moving. ugh. im annoyed for you and want to slap them. lol.
Baby is the size of a(n): prarie dog
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue
Upcoming Appointments: iron infusion friday
How are you feeling?: better, this will be my 3rd iron treatment and im starting to have more energy and less out of breath.
Rants/Raves: still waiting for our house to close... might be pushed till begin of may. Feeling stressed because i wont have much time to get the house livable before baby
Questions: GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? Roses, my middle name is rose
@mamanbebe whats the MTHFR diet? i have that mutation and i only have to take an extra folbic vitamin daily for life
@blackrosevamp If you don't mind me asking, was your anemia really bad to require an iron infusion? My doctor just called me and told me I was slightly anemic and should take an iron supplement. I've been out of breath too and I'm wondering if the anemia is part of it.
@jennm0724 Love the closet! I wish we had a walk-in. And hi doggo!
@finnflan its always something right? Either you don't look pregnant or you look TOO pregnant. people suck and should shut up!
@Cbeanz taking pitty on the carnation LOL! That one made me laugh for sure. I hope you can figure out something to help you sleep without being so drowsy the next day.
@mixitupmel I hope your direct boss did have that conversation so you don't have to travel so late! Otherwise stand your ground.
@blackrosevamp I hope your house closes soon! I remember going through the escrow process almost two years ago for the first time, its so damn stressful. I couldn't imagine doing it while pregnant, I'd be a hot mess!!
@hestia14 I love our walkin, we got really lucky with this house. That's Gunner, my first baby LOL. I always tell him he is still my baby boy no matter what.
@blackrosevamp For the most part, it involves eating non-acidic foods. I had leaky gut issues leading up to the MTHFR test and diagnosis, so I was already put on the diet during the summer. It can be impossibly hard to follow, but for the most part avoiding gluten, dairy, sugar, caffeine, certain nuts, corn, heavy starches, cornfed meats, farmed fish, spinach, and the list goes on. For supplements during pregnancy I also do an MTHFR-friendly prenatal + extra methylfolate and methyl b-12. I was in much better health after following all of that, but in carb-craving pregnancy there have been so many allowances.. which now have to stop due to GD
@hestia14 actually the previous owners were SO organized they left us a diagram of the garden and planters and what they planted in there. I gotta get that folder out soon so i can reference what's left there. to prepare for the winter we had someone come and winterize the garden and rip out anything that wasn't a perennial. but from what i recall they did mention it was relatively low maintenance. *crossing fingers* might have to get some lavender to your point, there is one rabbit that loves to come do his business in our garden lol.
Baby is the size of a(n): cauliflower
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): blue
Upcoming Appointments: 23rd for my glucose test
How are you feeling?: pretty good minus allergies
Rants/Raves: were supposed to have a blizzard tomorrow and I’m so done with snow. I also think my allergies might be more of a sinus infection.
Questions:
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower?
I love getting sunflowers but I love my rose bushes. We cleared out more space to plant another this year. We normally have to wait until after Memorial Day to plant because of late snow.
Baby is the size of a(n): Tarte Tatin
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): Pink!
Upcoming Appointments: had an ultrasound yesterday, all seemed well with baby! Glucose test in 2 weeks.
How are you feeling?: Stressed and moody, although physically ok.
Rants/Raves: I wish I didn’t have to work FT and could actually enjoy my pregnancy with walks in the woods with my dog, yoga, etc. Instead I’m commuting by subway every day.
Questions:
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower. My favorite flower is the tiger lily. 🌷
@foodislove I hope you feel better... that sounds awful! Our nursery is 100% set up... for the kid already in it haha! We made it gender neutral and don't plan to change anything. We are also keeping DS2 in it for a good while longer (probably until fall). I was just thinking about starting to go through clothing and at least pull out some gender neutral stuff. I'm going to either put something in my closet for baby 3s clothes or clear out my half of the dresser. And the pack and play is already set up in its spot, but full of toys lol.
@mamanbebe sorry you are feeling so down... can you talk to a nutritionist that might be able to help you get a good list of foods going for both diets? I can imagine that would be really tough!!
Baby is the size of a(n): baseball glove
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): green
Upcoming Appointments: regular prenatal the end of April
How are you feeling?: I'm tired and grouchy... DS2 is some type of awful sleep regression and it's been absolutely brutal. It's hard to sleep train when you don't want a toddler to wake up, but we are doing our best! I was having some bad heartburn, but it has let up the past two days! Lastly, the sciatic pain is really setting in!
Rants/Raves: It's spring and we have weather to match it!!! My days are so much better now that the kids can play outside! We also got new neighbors back in December but are just now getting to know them and turns out they are expecting in July also!
Questions: None for me!
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower? I love peonies, zinnias, daisies, and anything wildflower looking!
Baby is the size of a(n): cereal box
Team (Green, Blue, Pink, Finding out): pink
Upcoming Appointments: my next is April 27 I think. Gotta go do my repeat 3 hr GDT.
How are you feeling?: Im pretty ding dang relaxed right now. I’m sitting on the lanai of our room in Hawaii. Waiting for breakfast to open up. I’ve probably had a little too much sugar this week, so going to cool it today. I’m usually a major over-planner and haven’t done that for this trip, which has been really nice. We go do a small activity in the AM and then just wing it the rest of the day. I’m also eating ALL THE PINEAPPLE.
Rants/Raves: Rave is that this has been an awesome trip for my hubs and I. I am so thankful we had the means to be able to do this. It was desperately needed for both of us. And I feel him bonding more and more with the baby and getting excited about her joining us on our future adventures. It is going to be really fun!
Questions:
@foodislove we haven’t done anything yet for our nursery. Hoping to get that tackled in the next month. But getting a little worried about all I have to do.
GTKY: In honor of spring, what's your favorite flower?
I love Gerbera Daisies. I am obsessed with peonies. I love orchids but can’t keep them alive to save my life. I love lots of flowers. I actually have a tattoo on the side of my foot that is all Colorado wildflowers growing out of the Ground.
Sorry for the awkward angle on my foot but I can’t reach. The back 2 inches need to be retouched soon, but can’t do that when preggers.
@ccmama3 They haven't called to say I failed, so I'm guessing 1 away like you said is still a pass!!
@hakele Super jealous of your vacation, I'm glad you and DH are enjoying it!! Your tattoo is super cute!
Group 3 / Group 4 check-in (July 17-24 & 25-31) w/o 4/15
Group 3 / Group 4 Check-In (July 17-31) w/o 4/15.
I think that covers it! And I'm happy to have Group 4 in ours!