PG/Mom Check-In -- week of 8/4

[aegis2005]

Pregnant
Kim (kimandross) due 8/12/2013 (Team Blue)
Sara (sara76) due 11/19/2013 (Team Blue)
Kathy (mrsjason) due 11/26/2013 (Team Green)
Lauren (lauren9317) due 12/31/2013 (Twins - Team purple!)
Mayette (etteyam) due 1/15/2014

Moms
Liz (aidensmom) mom to Aiden (1/25/2008)
Kim (kimandross) mom to Quinn (2/25/2008)
Kathy (mrsjason) mom to Macy (12/8/2009)
Danielle (dvroxy) mom to MacKenzie (4/10/2010) and Madeline (7/23/2012)
Jennifer (jennifer8080) mom to Kennedy (2/19/2011) and Caleb(8/6/2012)
Chelsea (mrschelseap09) mom to Lila (3/11/2011)
Mayette (etteyam) mom to Sophia (5/3/2011) and Juliana (11/14/2009)
Marissa (amellis2) mom to Amelia and Abigail (6/4/2011)
(lovethesun) mom to Mason (7/22/2011)
Sara (sara76) mom to Amelia (12/27/2011)
Meghan (mrsmew) mom to Ellie (3/29/2012)
Melissa (mellis74) mom to Mia (4/27/2012)
Shawna (mrsshawanab) mom to Blake (5/22/2012)
Jen (jen812) mom to Dominic (5/31/2012)
Angela (loskadoodle) mom to Drew (6/28/2012)
Janelle (dearselah) mom to Selah (6/29/2012)
Krystal (krystalskitsch) mom to Cannon (9/9/2012)
Kara (April17) mom to Ethan (9/14/2012)
Carolyn (moonstone523) mom to Samantha (9/30/2012)
Stephanie (surfbetty530) mom to Lauryl (10/14/2012)
Terri (may07wedding) mom to Cooper (1/17/2013)
Kate (mskateb) mom to Lily (7/26/2008) and Brendan (1/23/2013)
Heather (aegis2005) mom to Shane (2/18/2013)
Jen (mrsjenrn) mom to Zoe (2/17/2011) and Jack (3/12/2013)
Aly (alzi) mom to Alexandra (3/18/2013)
Lauren (babybchbum) mom to Triston (8/8/2011) and Owen (5/1/2013)
Tasha (tashaandsage) mom to Annabel (5/30/2013), Maisy (3/22/2011) and Beckett (1/28/2008)

[mrsjason]

I am doing good theses days. Up 18 lbs and I'm starting to get the dark line down my belly. I was hoping to avoid it but it's starting to faintly show up. Othe than that not much else is going on with this pregnancy.

Macy starts school next Wednesday. It's bittersweet but it will be good for her (and for me!). Although she has decided twice today that she would pee on the floor. I am thinking its because she knows school is starting and we used school as incentive when potty training. But she is starting to get anxiety abut starting school. Recently she has starting crying out of no where because she won't be able to take her blankie (which she is attached to) with her or suck her thumb. While th blankie thing is true I have tried to assure her she still can suck her thumb. Ideally it would be great if she kicked her thumb sucking habit but I don't want to overwhelm her with all the big changes coming up. She really likes when we talk about her as a big girl/big sister that I think we might have over done it the last few months. I have to remember often that she is only just three and still needs to be babied from time to time. Poor girl, I hope she adjusts well to school!

[kimandross]

Please come out baby. That's pretty much all I can say these days.

[etteyam]

I'm 17 weeks today and up 10 lbs! Overall, I'm feeling okay; I just have this constant back and sciatic pain. I might have to start going to the chiro soon. I also started feeling movement...just little pops in my belly. We have our a/s scheduled for 9/3, so I can't wait for these weeks to fly by!

DD2 started potty training and after a week, she's daytime PT'd! I can't believe how quickly she learned. I guess it helped that she has a big sister who was very willing to help. I couldn't have asked for a better timing since she starts preschool in 3 weeks.

[sara76]

Tomorrow is one week from the day I got fluids and I feel exactly the same as I did that day. I seriously need to start feeling better. I'm going in for my follow up and hopefully urine is ok or I may need more fluids and the first round did a number in my arm. It looks worse in person.

[mrsjenrn]

Zoe is learning to recognize letter of the alphabet and loves counting!

Jack is rolling over from him back to belly and is still BFing like a champ.

I am completely stressed out in all aspects of my life right now.

Kim, I hope to see you soon! Is the baby's head down now?

[amellis2]

Aug 7, 2013 19:36:43 GMT -5 sara76 said:

Tomorrow is one week from the day I got fluids and I feel exactly the same as I did that day. I seriously need to start feeling better. I'm going in for my follow up and hopefully urine is ok or I may need more fluids and the first round did a number in my arm. It looks worse in person.

The most recent stomach bug that my friend had (got from her son who was in an on base daycare for 4 hours) felt totally awful for a week. you will back to normal soon!
Keep your head up!

The girls are doing well. They sing most of the alphabet, can count correctly to 7 (or 10.)

They also sing Happy Birthday (if they even see a picture of a cupcake.) And "Itty Bitty Spider."

They saw their first (And DHs first) Delta IV rocket launch (our town house is acrossed the river from the launchpads and VAB.

Abby thinks that vehicles belong in three categories: "our car/daddys car" "nanas car" (anything that is a jeep, an SUV, or is tan) or "firetruck."

We watched the garbage truck come today, that was fun. It, too, is a fire truck

We went swimming yesterday at the Y. They did well. I will sign them up for swim lessons next year. I would do it now, but swim classes before age three are parent child swim classes and there are 2 of them and one of me. So, no.

Since the m/c and subsequent removal of my Mirena in January, we jave been TTA with NFP. Which has worked, but I am tired of freaking out that I did something strong every month (Egads, esp last month when my phone broke for a few weeks and since I use that for tracking. My back up phone didnt have the same background info as my old phone and it was saying a I was fertile the week before my body was saying it was fertile. Almost died of anxiety.)

Luckily, me and my body was right. Whatever? I am done witj trying to be natural. I am going to talk to a Gyn on Tuesday and decide if I want to try an IUD again or if I am going to go back on the pill again. The only benefit the pill would offer is weight loss and supressed ovulation. Supress all the eggs!!

[babybchbum]

Amellis. Implanon is fantastic !