2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? Night sweats are gross. Almost half-baked!
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? I usually have a huge sweet tooth but with both boys I've just wanted salty things. I can kill a jar of pickles ridiculously fast.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? I already have!
2. Not appointments until next week but our bedding came in, so that's exciting. Our dresser from IKEA also arrived but it was damaged so now I'm back to waiting.
FWP: SIL had given me all her maternity clothes but now she's pregnant so I had to give them back and go shopping for cold weather. I'm so happy for her but don't feel like spending money since this will be my last pregnancy. Ohh well.
3. Nope, just loving carbs.
4. Late November or early December but this year I'm going to try and get everything done in early November.
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week?
Um, I think my thighs have outgrown my mat jeans. Is that an AW? Feels like a fail.
We moved into a place with a dryer so my previously only hung to dry mat jeans shrunk a bit. Still able to wear them but it's uncomfortable at times. I guess I only have 6 to 11 more weeks of this...
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying?
Nope. Junk food almost always sounds good though. And I've been out a few times recently and had a small glass of Prosseco and it has been SO GOOD. Better than anything else I would want to indulge in.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping?
November. If I want to send stuff back home I should probably shop in October. We don't do a lot of gifts but because of where we live I have to order most things online. I thought DH and I were going no gifts this year but he's already hinting about a few things he wants.
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I finally announced on FB last week. Also, we are finding out the sex at our next appointment on Wednesday!! Woot woot!
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Nothing too special right now. I still can't eat Chinese from my DH's favorite place. I found that out last night.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? I'm a planner.. so I usually have by now. I'm not even thinking about it at the moment though.. too much going on.
3. Chocolate milk and pickles. Together. I loved that combo for a week, and now the idea makes me want to vomit. I am still eating/drinking them, but separately.
Um yes, I saw the pic..and commented on it, LOL. I want Oberweis dammit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. How far along are you this week? 27 weeks today. I've got a rutabaga!
I have the Baby Center ap on my phone and according to my push notification, I've got a rutabaga today too! But since I'm two weeks behind you, maybe mine is the baby rutabaga, LOL. Gotta love the differences in aps/tickers/sources. Happy co-ruta week to you!
1. How far along are you this week? 16 weeks! 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? It sound weird, but I want to look pregnant. People don't believe me when I tell them I'm 16 weeks along because I'm not showing at all (I'm really tall and the doctor chuckled when I asked her and said "there's lots of room in there, you may not show until 7 or 8 months!). I shouldn't complain, but it's a weird feeling. 3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? The strangest thing is what I haven't wanted to eat. Not into coffee at all, normally love it. Not really into sweets (which should be a good thing!) 4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? I've bought one thing so far, I like to be done by early December if I can
Welcome to my world, friend. I still don't notice my own bump, and people around me are just starting to. Plus I feel no movement yet (Thanks, Anterior Placenta!) so I barely even feel pregnant. It makes me feel like a stranger in a strange land!
I hated that stage. I felt like I was just fat. Its one thing I love about my stomach now is its obvious.
Post by luv2rn4fun on Sept 15, 2014 12:42:35 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week? 27w2d
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? OB appt and glucose test tomorrow. I'm excited for the appt but dreading the glucose test. I don't have to be fasted but would almost prefer to be...just not sure if it's possible since I will wake up at 3:30 am for work and the lab doesn't open til 8:30 (appt is at 9). AW- we (or I should say mostly DH!) made great progress on the nursery this weekend! He painted the wainscoting while I was at my cousin's baby shower...came home to it painted and the dresser assembled! Sunday we put the crib together and rearranged all the furniture how we want it (this took awhile sinc the room is so small it was hard to find something that fit well and was functional). It's such a huge relief to have this part done! O
h, and I also signed up for a 1/2 marathon on May 3, 2015. C will be just under 5 months old and I will have about 4 months to train (assuming I don't need a c/s)...either way, I'm just excited to do a race with my dad and have a goal in mind for getting back into shape!
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Nothing too abnormal, mainly just my usual cravings...sushi, beer, mexican food, bagels, etc. For the most part I don't indulge in my cravings (no sushi, beer, and rarely bagel and mexican food). The weird part for me has been my aversion to chicken...pre-pg it was all we ate (DH loves chicken too)...now I can tolerate it (couldn't the first 18w) but it never sounds good.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? Usually the first part of Nov. This year should be pretty easy...we will be doing a newborn photo session at the hospital and will give the grandparents/great-grandparents photos. We will also do something in addition to that but at least we don't have to come up with some grand gifts this year. Christmas will be all about C this year considering his EDD is 12/13.
Post by kballerina on Sept 15, 2014 13:52:26 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week? 18w4d 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? AW (pdq photo) I'm in Cancun this week!! First vacation in more than 2 years 3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Enjoying chips and salsa at the resort 4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? Usually right after Halloween.
Post by scribellesam on Sept 15, 2014 14:41:34 GMT -5
1. 36 weeks. If I went into labor today, no one would try to stop my baby from being born! 2. I've been venting about the heat all over the place. It's been in the high 90's-low 100's for days now and will continue to be through Thursday probably. It's just miserable while I'm this pregnant (we don't have central AC at the house either). Hurry up, fall! 3. Mostly just fresh fruit/raw veggies and ice cream for this pregnancy. Nothing too weird that I can recall. 4. Usually around mid-November.
Post by feistypants on Sept 15, 2014 16:19:52 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week? 12 weeks on Wednesday! I can't freaking believe it. MaterniT21 testing is Thursday!
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I'm starting to not fit into some of my clothes, even though I've lost 10 pounds.
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Apple juice. I love me some apple juice these days.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? Usually November. I might try to be a little more proactive about it this year and start earlier. We'll see.
1. How far along are you this week? 34 weeks tomorrow!
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? We finally got the crib set up and my daughter's "big girl" bed all set up too. She saw an owl pillow at Target and had to have it so she has an owl/woodland bedding set now and some cute decals on the walls (my husband's idea and a very cute one too! They had a great time putting all the decals up together).
I'm super annoyed with these braxton hicks that just won't quit. They're in the morning/afternoon now and I don't think it has anything to do with water because I'm consistently drinking 12 glasses of water a day. My poor bladder!
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Not really weird, but I did crave chocolate milk for a while. My daughter loved that one! I usually don't drink much milk so this was a little weird for me. I've been craving way more salty things than I usually do. I can't get enough guacamole on things and jalapenos on pizza or in burritos or salads. I hardly ever ate them before this pregnancy.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? I usually start in November and am done a week or so before Christmas. I did a lot of my shopping online last year and I'm thinking that's what will happen this year too with the exception of my daughter's gift to her dad. I promised her we'd go out by ourselves to go look for something for him. I'm trying to plan these little dates so I can insure I have time alone with her after the baby comes.
Post by Monica Geller on Sept 15, 2014 17:46:44 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week? 12 weeks
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? overall feeling pretty good, and it's making me nervous... like maybe I'm just getting fat?! My work pants are so tight; even with one of those stretchy-bands so I can leave them undone. We have our NT scan on Thursday; I'm getting anxious to see the baby.
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Not really weird, but I don't normally like sweets, like cake, cookies, etc. and lately that's all I want. I've mentioned this before. So it's weird to me, but not weird in general.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? For all of my type-A tendencies, I don't usually start shopping til December. But then I have a list. And dammit, don't mess with the list!!
Post by cowboyjoe on Sept 15, 2014 17:57:38 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week? 37 weeks. I'm terrified. We still don't have a vehicle to bring baby home in. We have a sports car and single cab truck.
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I finally took a look at my doctor's online health portal, and I learned that I have an anterior placenta. I find this so confusing because I consistently felt the baby move before what is considered normal. The nurses had also commented on how easy it was to find her heartbeat early on.
They also had me down as being Hispanic, which I am not. I wonder if they confused an appointment of mine with someone else's?
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Nothing unusual. We did eat at China Palace three times last week though. I wanted to go a fourth time but DH vetoed.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? December 1. I've already started for the baby though.
1. How far along are you this week? 12 weeks 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? Trying the cocoa be putter thing 3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Pretty much anything a person mentions, but that us not much different then normal me 4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? First week of December
2. I'm at a 2-day review course for NICU nurse certification thing and the very experienced lecturer keeps bringing up stories about how babies ended up in the NICU or crazy happenings in the NICU. I have enough to worry about, I don't need to think about my son ending up with a pulmonary hemorrhage from a seat belt in an accident. I should have waited to do this certification after I gave birth.
3. I ate mashed potatoes and apple sauce for dinner the other night.
4. I've actually already bought my parents' gifts and know what I'm getting H! Normally it's October-November though, I'm just on the ball this year.
1. How far along are you this week? 23 weeks. The time remaining is starting to make me panic. 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I have an anterior placenta, so until last week I couldn't feel much movement. But now it's every day, even from the outside. I'm in love with this baby. 3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Still in Russia, so I've been eating tons of borscht and kasha (like a buckwheat chunky couscous). Yum. No particularly odd cravings, though. 4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? Last minute! But this year we'll have to start earlier, since I won't be able to travel for christmas. We will need time to ship all the gifts.
1. How far along are you this week? 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? 3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? 4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping?
1. 29 weeks 2. We got a good start on doing a bunch of cleaning/organizing that needs to happen in order for the nursery painted. We also picked paint for the nursery, and our crib is here, as well as the glider (waiting to be picked up at BBB). It may not seem like it yet, but things are starting to come together! 3. Right now? Not anything too crazy. Melon is really delicious. 4. Usually while we are on vacation the last week in October, because there is a huge arts and crafts fair where we vacation. But, I'll be too pregnant for that trip this year so I've actually already started putting stuff on lists on Amazon and Etsy. I do 99% of my shopping online. I make up for my laziness by being fancy with the wrapping, so ideally that will be done before baby makes her appearance.
Post by busterpup on Sept 16, 2014 15:17:16 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week? 11w3d
2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? I changed my NT scan to this week, so I'll be going on Thursday. I'm nervous. I'm also getting the bloodwork, so I think I'll be finding out the sex soon which is exciting.
3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? Waffles. All waffles all the time. Also, I've been eating a ton of pickles. I'm just ignoring the sodium content.
4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? I already have things for DD because I just pick them up as I see them (small things, nothing major). And I really don't buy for anyone else. We are going to Disney World this December, so I have a feeling DH and I won't be getting each other anything.
Post by cheeseandcrackers on Sept 16, 2014 16:10:18 GMT -5
1. How far along are you this week? 12 w + a few days 2. Pregnancy-related AWs/vents/randoms for this week? eh, nausea, cramping, and tiredness 3. Have you had any weird cravings or combinations of foods that you've been enjoying? smoothies 4. When do you usually start your holiday gift shopping? late november early december
I got to see the baby today! such a relief! he (or she?) was even measuring ahead several days, it already looks cute!