Weekly Check In Week of 6/27

LaceyBee522 · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days:

Baby is the size of a(n):

Team blue/pink/green:

Upcoming Appointments:

How are you feeling?:

Rants/Raves:

Questions:

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday?

LaceyBee522 · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 5 weeks 5 days

Baby is the size of a(n): Dot Snail

Team blue/pink/green: Green

Upcoming Appointments: Have my first scan tomorrow. Super anxious.

How are you feeling?: I'm having some terrible lower back pain. It started on Saturday. It seems to wrap around my left side and go down into my butt/leg. I'm sort of freaking out because I obviously Googled it.

Rants/Raves: Rave: so excited to see so many new members joined over the weekend! Second rave: The twins tested negative for COVID last night, so they got to go back to daycare today!! Woohoo! Rant: Sorry to be the board police again, but the one-off posts were getting O to the C.

Questions: Nothing right now.

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? I really hope to have chickens, goats and bees in my backyard someday. We were supposed to start bees this summer, but I started fertility treatments instead. A mom from my other BMB has chickens and bees and I'm so jealous of her.

tessiesmom26 · June 2022

@LaceyBee522 I started to comment on the one offs, but then had to leave for my dr appt. Thanks for always helping out! I will try to catch more too so you don't feel like your policing. I would be so scared to have bees! I'm such a baby when it comes to that stuff lol.

EDD / Weeks + Days: Feb 1st/ 8w5d

Baby is the size of a(n): Gummy bear!

Team blue/pink/green: Still undecided on finding out

Upcoming Appointments: Just had an US this morning! Next appt is my nurse intake on July 7th

How are you feeling?: Still so very tired. I am also achy and feeling "large and in charge." Having waves of morning sickness, but otherwise feeling okay.

Rants/Raves: My rave for today is it's the last day of school here (yes, I know super late compared to other parts of the country) and we are closing my office at lunch to go have lunch and then go home early! I work in the Superintendent's office and we usually do lunch at the end of the year, but always have to come back to the office after so I'm glad we get the rest of the afternoon off!

Questions: None today

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? Not really crazy activities, but crazy travel. I want to go to Egypt and see the pyramids, go to Antarctica and prance with the penguins, those sorts of things lol.

LaceyBee522 · June 2022

@tessiesmom26 thanks for the reassurance! I always worry I'm going to hard, but we had so many! Also, Antarctica is on my husband's bucket list, so we want to do that too! Did you know there are cruises you can take now?

tessiesmom26 · June 2022

@LaceyBee522 Yes! I am a travel agent on the side and my agency went on the first exhibition for Adventures by Disney to Antarctica and I followed along on social media, solidifying that I neeeeeeed to take that cruise one day!

LaceyBee522 · June 2022

@tessiesmom26 whaaaaaa!? OMG, that's so cool! I didn't know Disney did one too!! Slight pivot: I'm desperate to take the kids to Disney, but MH is super anti-Disney. I was thinking a Disney cruise might be the best way to dip our toes in - what do you think???

runningyogimama · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 2/6 - 8w

Baby is the size of a(n): wild strawberry

Team blue/pink/green: staying team green

Upcoming Appointments: 12 week NT scan and NIPT bloodwork is 7/28

How are you feeling?: SO TIRED. Nausea has good and bad days, but this exhaustion- I want to cry by most afternoons because I’m so tired.

Rants/Raves: mostly about the exhaustion- I almost want to announce to our families before I go back at 12 weeks, just so I’ll have a reason to get out off all of these get togethers over the summer

Questions: Have you announced? Any cute announcements to your partner or family or kids? Since this is our 4th, I truly just want to send a text to family, lol!

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? I don’t do crazy, lol. I do realistic and well planned out. But we did move from the suburbs of a mid-sized city to 6 acres an hour away fall of 2020 (Covid made me consider the crazy since I felt so trapped in our tiny house with 5 people!). I actually don’t love it, so my crazy dreams are the housing market calming the f down so we can eventually move home/back to civilization….

tessiesmom26 · June 2022

@LaceyBee522 I think a Disney cruise is a great idea! We actually had our first scheduled back in May of 2020 and that never happened and we never rescheduled. I want to try it sooo bad! We've been to Disney, with DS, two times so far. I am dreaming of the day we get to bring him back now that he is getting older and loving rides etc.

kristinl492 · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 5ish. I think maybe 5w3d/4d

Baby is the size of a(n): no idea, something extremely small 😂

Team blue/pink/green: in theory, I would love to be team green. Unfortunately, I have zero self control and will definitely find out. I have a sneaking suspicion I’ll be team blue for the 3rd time

Upcoming Appointments: first OB appointment today

How are you feeling?: Tired. A little anxious. Occasionally a little sensitive to smells/queasy.

Rants/Raves: not sure it’s really a rant, but I really don’t feel like going to the OB today. I’d much rather they just sent me the scripts for bloodwork and US to get that done first. Instead of this brief appointment where I’ll wait forever for a quick physical exam and for them to give me the scripts.

Questions: none at the moment!

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday?

I have dreams of traveling eventually. I didn’t really get around to doing much of that before kids and now I’m too anxious to travel with my kids this young (4&2), so hopefully when they’re a bit older.

ladykaty91 · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: Feb 5 - 8w1d today

Baby is the size of a(n): raspberry

Team blue/pink/green: Hoping for blue, but really just want healthy and happy!

Upcoming Appointments: Just had my first appointment today, so 12w appointment in one month!

How are you feeling?: Finally feeling like it’s real! Had my first ultrasound today and saw my little nugget 🥹 Now to tell friends and family!

Rants/Raves: Can cravings be both a rant and a rave? Lol. I went grocery shopping today (by myself! 🙌) and snagged some goodies for myself that sounded soooo good. Jamaican Jerk potato chips FTW! But spending an extra $$ on snacks was less than ideal 😅

Questions: How is everyone staying hydrated?? I feel like I can’t get enough water in, but if I drink too much I get nauseous.

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? Hmm… it’s not super crazy, but I’d love to go parasailing or hang gliding sometime 🪂

nwshay · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 5+1

Baby is the size of a(n): Dot snail??

Team blue/pink/green: Not sure yet. I would love to be team green, but my husband is too much of a planner, so I doubt that will happen!

Upcoming Appointments: I have a phone visit next week, and my first U/S on the 10th

How are you feeling?: Sore boobs, thats pretty much it! Anxious.

Rants/Raves: I just hope the next two weeks go by quickly. I am sick of looking at the toilet paper everytime I wipe. This anxiety suuuucks

Questions: None so far

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? Oh gosh. I am not much of a thrill seeker, but there are certainly lots of places I would love to travel to still

justamuggle · June 2022

@LaceyBee522 I have always wanted goats. We have chickens and I thought goats would make a cute addition. Hubby said no though. We have bees on the property that I work at and they are just fascinating to me! Go for all three one day!

@ladykaty91 I am having the same issue. I have been trying to go for a flavor sparkling water which seems to help.

EDD / Weeks + Days: 7 weeks

Baby is the size of a(n): blueberry

Team blue/pink/green: undecided

Upcoming Appointments: not until July 13th

How are you feeling?: tired, nauseous and sore boobs

Rants/Raves: I have got a lot going on outside of pregnancy and my coping mechanism is always baking. So I have been baking up a storm and then eating all the treats. I need to slow down on the sugar.

Questions: n/a

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? I want to flip houses one day! My husband and I built our current home and did most of the work ourselves and are about to start building our forever home. We're both pretty handy and I think we could make some good money off of it. One day.

emeraldisle17 · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 8 weeks, 1 day

Baby is the size of a(n): raspberry

Team blue/pink/green: green

Upcoming Appointments: July 19th for 12 week appt (with a new OB)

How are you feeling?: Not terrible honestly! I saw the heartbeat at my first scan last week which settled my nerves. Tired and nauseous if I let myself get hungry, and bouts of insomnia at night, but so far I've really been faring better than my first 2 pregnancies at this stage in the game (FX)

Rants/Raves: Feb seems to be a rough due date in terms of pregnancy timing; found out on MDW which guarantees a booze-less summer that extends through the holidays....at least we're not ginormous in the heat of the summer but man I'd love to enjoy some rosé by the water!

Questions: n/a

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? kristinl492! DH and I have taken some big trips before we had kids, and for that I am grateful. We've also visited all over the continental US for weekend weddings which were always a blast. But now that I have young kids (3, 1, #3 in the oven) I have literally no desire to get away. I look forward to traveling more when the kids are older and more independent (both with them and without!) but I feel like I need to be (and want to be!) home with the kids at this stage of life. Plus the logistics of leaving them behind in someone else's care is just more work than I care to think about.

emeraldisle17 · June 2022

ok idk why my last response got cut off but just said I am not a thrill seeker at all but look forward to exotic trips in future life chapters!

angbaby83 · June 2022

@LaceyBee522 police away. It gets way too overwhelming if we get too many threads. Also good luck at your scan tomorrow!

@runningyogimama we've told several people (way more than I am comfortable with but oh well) probably not going to have a special announcement.

@kristinl492 i'm the same with traveling. My husband went through some pretty serious health stuff prior to marriage and kids so we didn't get to travel and then I was in grad school. I would love to take trips but I find taking my kids to a weekend with the in-laws who are only 3 hours away being a lot of work so I think I would feel more comfortable if the kids were a little older.

EDD / Weeks + Days: 7 weeks

Baby is the size of a(n): very small

Team blue/pink/green: we will be team green but my husband was kind of waffling on that. we were team green for the other two.

Upcoming Appointments: 7/6 is my first appointment. ultra sound and then meeting with the doctor.

How are you feeling?: so awful. The nausea is killing me.

Rants/Raves: I started my new job this week which is awesome but also I have a lot of anxiety. I don't want them to find out until I have things confirmed more but not sure how I am going to get through this nausea. My previous job I was alone in an office by myself so I had some downtime. I'll be in a hospital around people all the time now.

Another rave is that my son who has been delayed in his speech has been talking so much more and it makes me so happy. He gets so excited and is so much more talkative.

Questions: none at the moment

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? oh man. I am probably one of the most boring people you will ever meet. I am a rule follower, and I am super cautious and hate taking risks. My husband is the complete opposite and sometimes I think it drives him a little bonkers. He usually tries to push me to do so things so if he wants to do something crazy I might be convinced to do it with him, lol

cpk3535 · June 2022

@LaceyBee522 I have to police, too. The board just turns into an f-ing mess and I get sooo overwhelmed. Again, maybe my annoying OCD/organized communications work thing, but I want to read the board in one pass and not miss or bury stuff

@justamuggle I’m in a similar boat, lots going on outside of being pregnant, so I’m trying to enjoy this time as best I can ❤️

EDD / Weeks + Days: 7W

Baby is the size of a(n): Raspberry?

Team blue/pink/green: We’ll find out as soon as we can. I’m not one for surprises- Tom Petty’s “The Waiting” says it all, lol- it’s the hardest part!!!

Upcoming Appointments: First office visit will be in about two weeks- switching medical offices, so things are a bit up in the air…

How are you feeling?: …and on that note, I’m a little edgy and nervous and thinking of going to a free pregnancy clinic in the meantime to just get a confirmation US. I’m feeling sick pretty much constantly, always thirsty and having a hard time feeling like I’m eating enough, especially at dinner time. My little one took a late nap/early bedtime yesterday and then I had to go to bed with a full-ish belly feeling like I was going to puke. Plus it was HOT 🥵

Rants/Raves: I feel like I already ranted a lot, so l’ll say something pleasant, lol. I’m really glad to have Hint water and a cooler full of ice ready to load drink cups whenever I need it. I’m also excited that my little one is favoring Daddy time a little more, giving me some breaks.

Questions: Has anybody ever used a pregnancy clinic just for peace of mind to hurry up the ultrasound process?

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday?

My crazy/zany thoughts are travel related, too! I would love to take my girls on a road trip cross country. I’d love to leisurely see everything in an RV without budget/time concerns. On the other side of that, I would love to see Egypt and parts of Europe with my family, too. I think the pyramids in particular would just take my breath away!! I could actually see my family living in Europe doing the countryside cottage life, too ❤️😊

LaceyBee522 · June 2022

@kristinl492 how was the OB appointment? Worth the visit? I totally get what you mean!

@ladykaty91 I mentioned this on the eating thread (I think), but I've been living on a half/half mix of coconut milk and raspberry lemonade (sometimes with club soda). It is the only thing I want to drink and I think it is helping a lot.

@nwshay if you can convince YH to be Team Green, it is so fun!! We were Green for my last pregnancy, which was twins, and my family started betting pools the day I went in for my emergency c-section. Only my Dad got it right!!!

@justamuggle I went to bee keeping camp last spring and they really are fascinating! I would have pulled the trigger on purchasing two nucs from a local bee keeper, but decided to put the fertility treatments first. Now that I have the contacts, though, I definitely plan to do it next May.

@emeraldisle17 so glad you're feeling a little better after seeing the heartbeat scan. Also - I didn't even process how many big "events" we'll be celebrating sober this year! Ugh...

@angbaby83 thanks for the support.

Also - re the scan thank you. I'm so nervous. How old is your kiddo who has been improving on his speech delay? One of my kiddos also struggles with a speech delay and he made crazy strides over the past preschool year. He just turned 4 in May.

@cpk3535 thank you

When are you going in for your scan?? I totally understand needing that peace of mind. I've also been struggling with late afternoon/early evening nausea. I usually can't eat dinner.

kristinl492 · June 2022

@LaceyBee522 nothing too exciting, as expected. I was due for my annual exam, so I got a physician exam/pap smear. So that livened things up a bit 😂. Script for betas that I’ll get done this week and US that I’ll get done in a week or two. I was a little unhappy to see that I’m kicking off this pregnancy a solid 5-7 pounds heavier than my normal weight, so maybe next time I’ll just not pay attention on the scale lol!

St0v3s · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 2/28 5 weeks I think

Baby is the size of a(n): a fresh no 2 pencil eraser

Team blue/pink/green: don’t know yet

Upcoming Appointments: medical imagining on 7/19

How are you feeling?: nauseous

Rants/Raves: Teaching summer school is a terrible idea, and I’m not sure how being a behavior teacher is going to work out this pregnancy. I’m sure I’ll make it work but teacher tired plus pregnancy tired sucks!!

Questions: nothing right now.

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday?

sky diving for sure

St0v3s · June 2022

@emeraldisle17 I didn’t even think about the holidays. My 12th wedding anniversary is in January and we were planning on going out the country this year 😬😩

seeds_of_joy · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 2/21 6 weeks today

Baby is the size of a(n): a sweet pea

Team blue/pink/green: unknown

Upcoming Appointments: none yet

How are you feeling?: Generally good but a little nauseous at various times of the day/night and tired

Rants/Raves: I don't really have any today

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? I'm not the most physically adventurous type. Maybe write a book about something crazy that went down instead.

lolly-pop · June 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: Feb 13th / 7wk 3d

Baby is the size of a(n): blueberry

Team blue/pink/green: Team "I'm impatient!"

Upcoming Appointments: OB intake on July 5th, 1st US on July 18th

How are you feeling?: Like utter sh*t. But hey, I'm only throwing up 5 times a day, so the meds are working.

Rants/Raves: The world feels like it is going to hell in a hand basket and my anxiety just can't cope right now!

Questions: Not right now

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? DH and I would love to be able to say we've lived on all 7 continents. (Though, Antartica may be a bit too cold for my GA raised husband...and probably me). I'm on my second content, he's on his third, and we are hoping to move to our 3rd/4th next summer!

Paturkey · June 2022

Hi all! I've been away.

DD / Weeks + Days: 2/18; 6w4d

Baby is the size of a(n): ladybug

Team blue/pink/green: team finding out

Upcoming Appointments: Early scan booked for July 5th and I can't wait

How are you feeling?: Exhausted. Just so damn tired. A bit achy, but otherwise not bad.

Rants/Raves: I have a lot of work to do and I'm stressed about it.

Questions: natm

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? There aren't a lot of things I'm keen to try that I haven't already. I've been skydiving which was awesome but I have no interest in bungee jumping. Maybe some epic back country ski thing? Like where they drop you off in a helicopter. That would be pretty sweet.

Puddlewonderful · July 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 5w6d

Baby is the size of a(n): hole of a straw

Team blue/pink/green: finding out asap!

Upcoming Appointments: first u/s on 7/14…only 2 more weeks! 😬😭

How are you feeling?: very tired. Sore boobs have faded a little which makes me nervous. I never get MS with any pregnancies. My only comfort is to stand up real fast and feel that RLP stab to reassure me my ute is stretching 😂

Rants/Raves: um, we told my parents in strict confidence last week and my mom already told her 3 sisters. I was pissed, mostly because it doesn’t come from a genuine place of love. She needs to brag. I hate it so much.

Questions: none today!

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? I’m not very adventurous hahaha. I would love to travel more when the kids are grown! My husband loves British history and has never been to England so that’s our #1 bucket list trip.

ttc3y · July 2022

EDD / Weeks + Days: 6 weeks starting tomorrow!

Baby is the size of a(n): sesame seed

Team blue/pink/green: green.

Upcoming Appointments: I just had one today. The next one is 2 weeks from now.

How are you feeling?: thrilled with the outcome of our ultrasound today but also in a lot of pain from the incessant progesterone shots that I have to take. Walking, climbing stairs, and changing positions hurt.

Rants/Raves: Today we saw our little miracle and saw it’s heart beat with a healthy rate of 99. We couldn’t ask for a better 1st ultrasound post transfer outcome. According to my doctor, the chances of miscarriage is 5% now. We are thrilled, relieved, and excited with this pregnancy.

Questions: How are you searching for the right OB or midwife to support your pregnancy and labor and delivery?

GTKY: What crazy activities do you dream of trying someday? I want to travel and touch every continent in this world. I’ve been to 5 of 7 with Oceania and Antarctica left to visit. But we hope to travel to Morocco in a year or so which would mean we would be traveling overseas with an infant.

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