We're a day late because of the holiday, but let's get rolling.
1. How far along are you this week? 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? 3. What reaction to your pregnancy announcement has been most surprising/your favorite? 4. What is a memory that makes you laugh?
1. 9w and some change 2. My exit appointment at the RE was great today. Lots of hugs and my doctor said I now have less than a 2% chance of miscarriage. They also send a very nice Gymboree gift card if you update them when your baby is born so they can complete their records. And he said he can't wait to see me for #2. That just blew my mind. For two years, I wondered if I'd be a mom at all, and now we're talking about a second one! 3. My aunt was so happy for us. It was very sweet. My mom was over the moon, but I knew she would be. I've been so happy with how connected and interested H already is. The baby gets a goodnight kiss every night and he signed up for the Baby Center weekly alerts. 4. As kids, we watched "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" on Nickelodeon and LOVED it. One night the episode was about this ghost and my dad took a giant white teddy bear with a white t-shirt and dangled it outside the family room window with a fishing pole. My mom and brother shrieked, and my dad and I were dying with laughter. My brother was only four, so in retrospect this was probably pretty mean.
1. How far along are you this week? -38+1 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I say I'm ready to go, but I'm semi freaking out too. I am planning a med-free birth at the birthing center, and I'm feeling anxious about it. I am going to have the midwife check me Thursday, 2.5 weeks ago I was only a fingertip, I'm hoping at least a centimeter or TWO! 3. What reaction to your pregnancy announcement has been most surprising/your favorite? My cousin was here when I told H. She is my very best friend, and before I could get the words out she knew what I was going to say & started crying. (My H was not upset over this) 4. What is a memory that makes you laugh? I have several memories laughing w/ my cousins & brothers. We always have a good time together. Nothing specific comes to mind.
Post by nextbigthing on Sept 2, 2014 17:12:44 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week? 14 weeks, yay 2nd trimester! 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I'm starting to feel pretty good, hope this sticks around. We are also so so excited this baby is a boy! 3. What reaction to your pregnancy announcement has been most surprising/your favorite? My dad got teary eyed which was adorable, and FIL said it was the best news since the end of World War II which cracked DH and I up. 4. What is a memory that makes you laugh? It's stupid but I slipped on a snowy hill in college and my best friend and I laughed until we were crying as I lay there covered in cold mud. We still laugh about it 15 years later.
Post by Teachermama on Sept 2, 2014 17:15:30 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week?
29 Weeks 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week?
AW - I had my baby shower this weekend and got A LOT of awesome stuff! Rant - I am over heartburn! 3. What reaction to your pregnancy announcement has been most surprising/your favorite?
My parents were probably my favorite. They were in disbelief. My sister was comical too. 4. What is a memory that makes you laugh?
There is one where my husband was attempting to scare the crap out of my sister and ended up scaring my sister and the dog. The dogs reaction was PRICELESS. He started barking until he realized who it was, This dog LOVES my husband! Once he figured it out he was all over him.
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I feel like I'm starting to pop, although I had someone else tell me today that you can't tell at all.
3. What reaction to your pregnancy announcement has been most surprising/your favorite? I have two. First, my grandma. This was our third pregnancy (so third announcement) and after the first two resulting in m/cs everyone seemed hesitant when we told them this time. My grandma was the only one who was just as excited as the first time. It felt wonderful. Second, my niece. She is 7 and I just told her a couple weeks ago. She is fascinated and always wants to be with me now. She keeps asking to talk to to the baby to tell it "I love you" and wanting to play with the baby. (heart) (heart)
4. What is a memory that makes you laugh? I was playing with my nieces (ages 4 and 7) a couple weeks ago. All three of us were on the floor with our feet touching making a circle and rolling a ball back and forth to each other. My older niece kept telling me "Let the baby catch it!"
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I am feeling really good after my return to work this week. My coworkers have been really complimentary and it's making me feel less like a gigantic pregnant lady.
3. What reaction to your pregnancy announcement has been most surprising/your favorite? My MIL was texting us hours after finding out to tell us that every time she thought about us having a baby, it made her cry happy tears. A close second was my students' reaction. I wish I could have their cheers on tape.
4. What is a memory that makes you laugh? I can't think of any in particular, but when I think of the times we've spent with our closest couple friends, I always smile.
1. How far along are you this week? 20 weeks 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? Had the as today and everything looks perfect. We are team green and it's driving my ILs crazy. 3. What reaction to your pregnancy announcement has been most surprising/your favorite? Dh said no shit, we had been trying for 2 years with no luck. 4. What is a memory that makes you laugh?
Post by kballerina on Sept 2, 2014 22:50:58 GMT -5
We're a day late because of the holiday, but let's get rolling.
1. How far along are you this week? 16w5d 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I am so excited to feel some baby movements! I thought I was havin weird gas, then figured out what it was. I am just so tickled. 3. What reaction to your pregnancy announcement has been most surprising/your favorite? Definitely my 97 year old grandpa. He had a terrible blood clot in the spring and wasn't expected to make it through surgery but he did, and we were so overjoyed. This will be his first great-grand baby. 4. What is a memory that makes you laugh? My mom tells this story of how her mom rescued an injured squirrel and brought it back to health. But every time she tells the story, she does an impersonation of the squirrel and it slays me. I am laughing just writing this.
3. My grandma fist-pumped and said, "I'm going to be a great-grandma!" It was hilarious and heart-warming
4. When I brought my oldest dog home to my parents' house when she was 8 weeks old, we cautiously introduced her to their mean beagle. We were afraid the beagle would snap at her because she bit everyone. As soon as we put them together my 4 lb puppy chased the terrified 30 lb beagle around the room. I laughed until I cried. So much for being a defenseless puppy!