PG/Mom check-in -- week of 8/11

[aegis2005]

Sorry I don't have the list, but my laptop died and I can't copy and paste from my phone

[lauren9317]

Congrats to Kim on baby H!

I hit 20 weeks today I feel so lucky that I am still feeling good. Just hope it continues. We have started sharing their names- Natalie and Nathan. I've always wanted to name my future daughter Natalie since I was like 10 years old. And we both like Nathan a lot.

Question: We're going to look at nursery furniture this weekend. I know pretty much what to look for, but any recs on what stores we should look at? I know buying online is a big possibility but I wanted to try and look in person first. Was wondering which stores I should check out first, next etc. Start with the baby stores?

[sara76]

Lauren I can't believe you're 20 weeks already! That went fast! I love love the names you picked! And am very happy to hear you're still feeling good.

I can't BELIEVE I have 14 weeks left!! As I suspected, #2 is much harder for me. I just can't eat right and worry about the babys nutrition and I'm exhausted. I was still feeling really good at 26 weeks last time. At least time is flying:)

[lauren9317]

Thanks, Sara! Yeah, time is definitely flying- 14 weeks left for you, wow!

Omg, I forgot to say that I also scheduled my last day of work-- it's gonna be Friday, Nov 1! Can't pretend that I'm not excited! My "new job" will be much more difficult but I am so ready and happy to move on!

[amellis2]

Congrats Kim! I love his name!

I love the names, Lauren! We toyed with Natalie, but it didn't feel right for either of the girls! They are great names. And I am glad to hear you are feeling good. My only pregnancy with twins and I felt AMAZING. The other times we only saw one embryo and I felt like craaaaap.

Sara, do you feel like you are eating less than healthy foodz or that you aren't able to eat at all? Don't worry so much (I know easier said than done). He will get everything he needs from you.

The girls love singing. We are full on potty training, letting them take it at their own pace. So far we have changed 4 diapers a day, I think. Abby is really good at telling us when she has to go potty. Amelia has gone back a little, but if you offer, she will go. I think we'll be buying panties soon! I was going to buy pull ups, but 1) I would rather do laundry and 2)JEEZY CREEZY they are more expensive than diapers.

BTW: I have decided to CD any potential baby #3, because I cannot keep spending $50/month on freaking diapers.

And in a follow up to my Drs appt last week: We decided to go with Mirena again. He feels like getting pregnant on the Mirena was a fluke, because I went 18 months w/o getting pregnant. We talked about pills, but I don't like the error margin on them (esp. since there is more human error in that I would have to remember to take the pill everyday. I get pretty busy and I don't think I would be able to keep up.) We talked about Implanon, but 1) he said he would have to cut my arm to remove it and 2) It is only good for 3 years which doesn't fit into the Family Planning timeline. We talked about Depo, but since I will be 32 when we revisit the family talk, he said that it can take up to a year to regain fertility, and I don't want to have to wait a year to start ovulating. SO. YES. In about 3 weeks, I get IUD'd again. FX is keeps working this time.


The girls are old enough for preschool. We don't make enough to send them to PS, with me not working, but I am looking for work so that they can go. It will be about $450/month, but I would be excited to start working again (I want to have a coffee and get a haircut once in a while ) Plus, you know buy a house and all that grown up jazz

[mrsjason]

Marissa- Good luck finding a school We just enrolled Macy and to be honest, it is pushing us to borderline broke. Her school is $500 a month and the only reason she is attending private school vs public school is because she does not meet the PreK 3 requirements of being low income or Spanish as a first language. We are planning on moving her over to public school next year when she will be allowed to attend (I guess the requirements are only for PreK 3). Anyway, I would still look into preschool - you may qualify.

Lauren - I love the names! I have been trying to convince my H to name the baby (if IT'S a girl!) Natalia but he won't bite Oh well, but I love it with Nathan. Very classic names

Sara - you know what's funny, I feel a MILLION times better this pregnancy than last. It really is true, each pregnancy is completely different. I contribute my success this time around with eating healthy, working out 4-5 times a week and keeping my weight gain in check. I tried to do that with Macy, but it just wasn't happening. I feel your pain.

As for me, I am doing good still. I was thinking of doing a VBAC since I can't have my tubes tied at the time of a C-Section but I have decided that without a doubt I will go with another c-section. I am having a lot of pain in my pelvic area and my doctor can't say for certain if it's my pelvic floor muscles or my c-section scar or a combo of both. And since the baby is measuring big I am scared of not being able to hold my bladder after all is said and done. Maybe I am silly for worrying about that but to be honest, I didn't mind the recovery for a c-section. I really anticipated it would be much, much worse but I was surprised at how quickly I bounced back from surgery. So it seems like a no brainer. Plus an irrational fear of mine is to have my vagina torn to pieces, LOL. Chances are that wouldn't happen but it did happen to my mom when she had me. It took her two reconstructive surgeries to get her vagina back in shape after I was born. She said she was never the same afterward but her story has always scared me.

In other news, Macy started school today! It was bittersweet for me but she did great. She couldn't care less when Jason and I left her there for the day so that was a bit of a relief. And she is such a sweetheart! When we dropped her off there were a few kids crying for their mom and without missing a beat she went right up to them, tired to hug them, hold their hands and tell them it would be ok. The kids really had no desire to pay any attention to her but I was proud of her for trying to comfort some of her other classmates. I have been fighting back tears all day. I miss her and I'm looking forward to picking her up this afternoon at 3! Judging by the 2.5 hours she's been gone I am soooo looking forward to the new baby arriving. Obviously I want the baby to be full term but I am going to be bored outta my mind for the next 3 months!

[amellis2]

My friend is sending her son to the local First United Methodist PS and it looks great. Do they have scholarships for PS? I know about school readiness but I am not sure Iif the preschool takes it. Clearly I have more research to do, lol.

[mrsjason]

Aug 14, 2013 11:45:14 GMT -5 amellis2 said:

My friend is sending her son to the local First United Methodist PS and it looks great. Do they have scholarships for PS? I know about school readiness but I am not sure Iif the preschool takes it. Clearly I have more research to do, lol.

The private school that we are sending Macy to does have scholarships.  However, I have no idea what the criteria is.  I would definitely check it out if I were you!  That would be awesome if you could work something out!  Good luck

[etteyam]

Lauren, I love those names! Like Kathy, I tried to convince my H on the name Natalia if we have a girl but he's not sold on it. Right now, we really don't have any front runners in the naming game

Kathy, I'm glad Macy did well on her first day of school. I think I'm gonna be a wreck on Sophia's 1st day, which is in a couple of weeks.

Not much update on this pregnancy. I'm feeling more and more movement. My DDs are doing good; I'm amazed at how bonded they are to each other. They still fight a lot, but when they get along, they get along really good. And they can play for hours and entertain each other. Their favorite pretend play right now is one pretends she's a baby, and the other is the mommy lol! DD1 has really blossomed with her reading skills. These past few months, H really worked on teaching her how to read and now she's able to sound out the letters and read simple words. The other day she even read "government"!