FYI I just added a bunch of you on instagram, including G22 , cactuscookie and maybe King26 ? 2 beers and this is what happens. If you see a blonde creeper, that's me.
ETA: You can blame Awick because I was going through her follow list.
boiler717 , he is such a cutie! You must be relieved about all those new words. I know you were a bit worried there. Come to think of it, 'explosion' is the right way to describe it. A hasn't had any new words in a couple of weeks, but (after the initial 'mama') I felt like all her words came at once. I figure she's either gearing up for more, or concentrating on the physical stuff. She crawls like a boss now, and is starting to pull up a bit.
Despite many conversations like this:
Me: Can you say mama? H: Papa. Me: Papa's at work. Can you say mama? H: Papa. Me: Mmmmammmma. H: Papa.
I think I'm officially calling H's first word "ball". (She says papa and dada, but they're just sounds with no relationship to DH.) She also said 'bird' and 'bye-bye' over the weekend, but I'm not sure she knows how to use them. And 'ball' is more like 'beh', while 'bird' is something like 'beu'. She hasn't figured out how to make consonants at the end of a word.
So still not much of a talker, but she's standing independently for longer and longer and taking the occasional step to get from one cruising surface to another.
I would count it! T has several things that aren't exact but are similar and consistent, and I count all of them. Truck = dack Earth = Earf Orange = ora Yellow = lelo Blue = beu Ball = ba Duck = dack (but slightly different than the truck "dack" sound)
FYI I just added a bunch of you on instagram, including G22 , cactuscookie and maybe King26 ? 2 beers and this is what happens. If you see a blonde creeper, that's me.
ETA: You can blame Awick because I was going through her follow list.
Yay! That explains the blonde creeper!
H looks great in pink too.
DH bought her Barbie-sized Jyn Erso and Rey dolls, which I fully support.
For Christmas, I asked for board books with female main characters, and ended up with a book about Minnie Mouse and her friend shopping. Oops! Not quite what I had in mind.
Omg, I slipped on the stairs today while carrying the baby and he fell and hit his head. He bumped it on the banister and made a little dent. Which quickly faded to just a red mark. Thank goodness he only fell the height of a couple stairs as I managed to hang on to him most of the way. We have a health hotline we can call and speak to a nurse who advises you whether to go to the hospital or what else to do. She said not to go to the hospital because of the short distance he fell and since he didn't lose consciousness or get a goose egg. So I just had to watch him for any sign of odd behavior, and rouse him gently every hour for the next six, if he napped or went to bed. He was almost instantly back to his normal self and I did rouse him and everything seems ok. But oh, that was scary!
FYI I just added a bunch of you on instagram, including G22 , cactuscookie and maybe King26 ? 2 beers and this is what happens. If you see a blonde creeper, that's me.
ETA: You can blame Awick because I was going through her follow list.
I'm friends with awick on Facebook but apparently not following on instagram. I can PM my username if anyone wants to connect there. And I'm not even drinking now, haha
FYI I just added a bunch of you on instagram, including G22 , cactuscookie and maybe King26 ? 2 beers and this is what happens. If you see a blonde creeper, that's me.
ETA: You can blame Awick because I was going through her follow list.
I'm friends with awick on Facebook but apparently not following on instagram. I can PM my username if anyone wants to connect there. And I'm not even drinking now, haha
Sure, PM me! I'm friends with her on FB too.
boiler717, now that you've added me I'm sure you can see her on my following/followers list.
Post by cowgirlcutie on Jan 5, 2017 9:49:38 GMT -5
I followed and requested a few of you (I think!?) on Instagram too. The cow avatar should give it away lol.
We're in a frigid deep freeze here this week. It was -40 with the windchill yesterday. I'm not used to being cooped up like this. It is slightly warmer today so I might attempt a quick walk to the mailbox with baby in the stroller bundled up.
Post by thoseareradishes on Jan 5, 2017 9:59:49 GMT -5
Ugh you guys I'm really struggling. I'm just so anxious about this pregnancy. I feel like there is constantly something I'm worrying about - did I cut off her circulation during yoga? Did I move around enough on the airplane? Am I drinking enough water? Last night I got a salad from the grocery store, ate most of it, then read the ingredients and saw that the blue cheese was made from raw milk. Fuck. It's always something. My next appt isn't until Wednesday, and my anatomy scan is the end of the month. I need maternity pants, but I'm scared to buy them before the scan, which is stupid because most likely she is fine. I'm just dreading having to deal with this worry for the next 4 months.
Hugs thoseareradishes. I think it gets a little easier once you are feeling movement every day, so that should help you get through the time. Try not to think that every little thing you do is going to hurt her. If something was going to go wrong, chances are super high that you would already know, and there is very very little you can actually do to mess this up. Cheese itself doesn't hurt her. If you got off the plane and you are still fine then she is still fine.
I get it though. I allowed myself one pair of maternity pants around 14 weeks, but wouldn't unpack any of my other stuff til after the anatomy scan. Wear more dresses, lol. Be kind to yourself.
thoseareradishes, I hear you 100%. I had prime rib that was rare and FREAKED the fuck out. Every night I cry myself to sleep thinking I did something else wrong. Even today after we heard the heartbeat I was like "ok, I don't want to book the anatomy scan yet because who knows if it will last." It is a terrible feeling and I am so sorry.
Post by thoseareradishes on Jan 5, 2017 11:43:41 GMT -5
Thanks mpc and shauni27 . I'm trying to calm down but it's so hard. I think I might finally break down and ask my friend if I can borrow her doppler. Maybe it will help a little.
I hope your appt goes well today shauni27 , big hugs for you (heart)
I hear you thoseareradishes, and shauni27, PGAL sucks. Yesterday I felt good all day and worried it's because something happened to the baby. Every time I go to the bathroom I'm worried to see blood. I'm flying next weekend and I'm scared that will do something to hurt the baby. It sucks.
Also, about flying, should I still go through the scanner? or do I request a pat down and tell them I'm pregnant?
Post by thoseareradishes on Jan 5, 2017 17:22:33 GMT -5
King26, I went through the metal detector but if they directed me to the body scanners, I would have asked for a pat down. I've opted out of the scanner before, and did not find the pat down to be bad, but I'm not particularly sensitive about those things. I did not do any research before hand on any of this though.
Post by thoseareradishes on Jan 5, 2017 17:24:41 GMT -5
So I decided to suck it up and go to Old Navy to see if they had maternity jeans. I'm glad I did, because I got a pair for $4. All the maternity clothes were in the newborn section, which I thought was a little odd though.
King26 , I went through the metal detector but if they directed me to the body scanners, I would have asked for a pat down. I've opted out of the scanner before, and did not find the pat down to be bad, but I'm not particularly sensitive about those things. I did not do any research before hand on any of this though.
Yeah that's what I'm thinking. I knowo one of the airports only has the scanners but I think the other has the metal detectors.
Post by cherryvalance on Jan 5, 2017 19:35:51 GMT -5
thoseareradishes, I'm so sorry you're struggling. I keep thinking when I get to X point, I'll feel better, and then I get there and am still an anxious mess. Lots of hugs to you and I hope you feEl better soon.
shauni27, I'm having such strong cramps this week. I'm not glad you did, but your thread made me at least feel not alone. Tonight's been the worst and I keep expecting to see blood.
I hear you thoseareradishes, and shauni27, PGAL sucks. Yesterday I felt good all day and worried it's because something happened to the baby. Every time I go to the bathroom I'm worried to see blood. I'm flying next weekend and I'm scared that will do something to hurt the baby. It sucks.
Also, about flying, should I still go through the scanner? or do I request a pat down and tell them I'm pregnant?
I went through the detectors and would have asked for a pat down if directed to a body scanner. Also, no need to tell them you're pregnant. You can opt out for any reason and you don't have to say why.
cherryvalance, it has been worse since my doppler yesterday because she was really kind of pushing hard to find the heartbeat. But yeah; we are just so used to periods when we feel discomfort and pain like this, plus our fears of loss--it freaking sucks.
But I do feel a lot better knowing it is "normal."
Hi ladies & happy 2017! It’s been forever since I’ve had a chance to really catch-up and say “hi”.
I’m so excited to see more TTC ladies here & see more babies being born!!
The best word to describe my life right now is chaos – sweet E is 6mo (and I’m still BFing – yea!) and her big brother is 4 - my house is untidy, we eat way too many “quicky” dinners, and laundry is piling up, but I’m loving every moment and feel so incredibly lucky. E is sitting up on her own and starting to eat solids – she is a wonderful, happy baby when being held (but that is a monster I’ve created). She still hates tummy time and just puts her head down and cries – at this point I don’t know when she’ll start crawling – lol.
Her brother absolutely LOVES being a big brother – I was worried that he’d be jealous or act out, but he’s absolutely smitten with her – always entertains her, constantly kisses her (to the point I have to ask him to back off, but he’ll tell me he can’t help it – he just loves her so much), and is so gentle and sweet. I’m so happy (and tired) – just loving life!
Post by cowgirlcutie on Jan 6, 2017 11:13:34 GMT -5
King26 I didn't have any issue with the scanners but DH was freaked out about me going through them. So I just asked for the pat down anytime I flew. He definitely didn't do any research so take that as it is lol.
King26, I flew frequently when I was pregnant last time. My OB just said the scanner was fine and also to make sure to get up and walk around like once an hour or so to help with regulation. I was also told dramamine would be just fine, since I get really sick when I fly.
spearmintleaf, whodey, A absolutely hated tummy time. She was really only sitting independently (without support) at 7-8 months, and didn't crawl until just shy of 11 months. She also didn't roll over until 7 months, and it's only now that she's crawling that she'll roll back to belly since she previously hated being on her tummy and had zero motivation to roll.
And for those that haven't added me to Instagram, my name there is similar to my name here just instead of the "wick" part it has my real last name. A(last name)14
Well since my company is paying for the flight and the weekend my friend and I just decided to upgrade. It was only $70 each way so for $140 I can be comfortable on all 4 flights which is good with me. Plus I'll have more leg room and can get up and move around more.