Weekly update 7/3

[linz]

Hope everyone has a good 4th!


19 weeks tomorrow which is half way for me. HolyShit. I feel like the first 4 months went so slow and now it's flying by.

I'm wearing maternity capris for the first time. They're comfy but I think the full panel will take some time to get used to. It's right below my boobs but I'm sure as I get bigger it'll be better. They were kind of a pain to get on and I keep wanting to pull them up but I think they need to stretch a bit too.

The last week I feel like my stomach doubled in size. But I'm also glad that I'm starting to look more pregnant.

[picksthemusic]

Happy 4th of July Eve!

33 weeks and change here. Braxton Hicks are kicking my butt this week, but I'm not really surprised. I've basically been on the go since Saturday with almost no breaks except to sleep. I'm at work all day, have to wrangle a toddler when I come home, try to unpack some things, clean, have to fit in eating somewhere, and try to get into bed before 11pm so I can get up at 5am. To say I'm exhausted is an understatement. LOL

I also think Bambino has dropped. I feel like it's a little early for him to be dropping, but I have a feeling he'll be showing his face earlier rather than later. Which, I guess in my case is good. My OB is hoping for earlier, too, since it should make the VBAC easier (and they won't be worried about a big baby or anything).

[catscatscats]

6 weeks and 5 days, here. We saw the heartbeat yesterday! It was such a relief.

I'm looking forward to the long weekend!

[persa]

14 4/3 today. I go see the OB today so I'm excited to see the babies. If everything looks good today, we're going to tell DD that's it's two babies. She'll be excited cuz we had randomly ran across a "big sister Dora" book on her Kindle in which Dora's mom is having a baby and surprise! it's twins. She thought it was so awesome so we'd get to say that it's like her book.

Oh, and I finally broke down and bought some maternity clothes to get me through. I was disappointed with the fit of the different pant options I bought from Loft maternity but the gap ones and the dresses I got might be OK.

[FastHands]

30 weeks today! That number totally starts with a 3. Hooooly crap.
I still haven't heard anything about my GD, so I think I can safely assume I passed! HOORAY!
I'm starting to feel so so overwhelmed with everything we need to do before this baby gets here. We had a good early push of purging and organizing, but we stalled. [ETA: That totally sounds like I'm talking about labor. lol] Now there is just crap EVERYWHERE (Christmas tree in the middle of the foyer? SURE! All kinds of shit piled in and around teh crib? WHY NOT?! Stroller in the dining room? YEEEAH BUDDY!), and it's making me really anxious. And I'm kicking myself for not doing this shit sooner, because my stamina has seriously tanked.

This weekend will be dedicated almost entirely to working on painting the nursery furniture. Having that done (or at least like halfway, lol) will hopefully make me feel better about where things stand.

[luv2rn4fun]

16w5d

Pretty much nothing new here. I'm in the waiting game until our apt on the 14th (a/s). I still have nausea every night, still tired and taking naps, and now my latest symptom is my feet/ankles swelling. Other than that, last night I realized that I hadn't felt much movement the past couple days (if any movement) and was starting to go down the PGAL panic path when little peanut decided to bless me with some kicks as I was laying in bed at 4 am this morning!

So happy to hear that everyone is doing well! FastHands- you've got this! Just take it one day at a time and maybe make a list (short) of things you want to get done each week. Good luck!

[genet313]

10 weeks, 4 days.  No ultrasound this week, which of course makes me nervous, but I'm feeling OK otherwise.   We go to the OB next week for the first time and I'm really looking forward to it.  We've already heard the heartbeat twice, everything's on track, but PGAL brain still makes me nervous.   And my damn fibroid, OMG.  my belly is huge, way too huge for 10 weeks.  i'm pretty sure everyone at my office knows, i am busting out of half my clothes.

I'm feeling good though. My food aversions are worse, but my nausea is better, so that's a good tradeoff.   I haven't been able to eat meat all week, and we're going to a steakhouse tonight, so that should be interesting.  Mostly it's just chicken turning me off.  Hopefully I will not waste an expensive steak!   

[bk1]

8w5d here. Nothing new. Next u/s on the 14th.

We might tell some more family on Saturday when we are getting together. Not sure. Sometimes I want to, sometimes I don't. I think more then anything I feel like I have to tell some of them, which is stupid because I don't. Guess we'll decide on Saturday.

[KaraOrNot]

I'll be 26 weeks tomorrow.

I am feeling good, although I went for a walk last night and my hip was killing me.

I posted this on GP, but I had my third A/S and they finally got all the measurements. But they found fluid on the baby's kidney. So I have to go back for another ultrasound in a few weeks, to monitor it. Yay for another peak of baby, but I hate that I still have something to be nervous about.

[azurely]

I'll be 21 weeks on Sunday. I'm so glad to be halfway through! I feel pretty good, my only complaint is a sore belly button thanks to my growing belly. I'll take it though, I'm glad to know my babe is growing and my uterus is moving up.

I ordered our crib bedding this week, and I'm so excited to get it so I can start picking out paint colors and thinking about decorating the nursery. I got an amazing deal on it too--we found an adorable owl themed set from Dwell Studio that we liked, but it was going to be $400, which is outrageous for something my kid is going to poop and puke on. I found the same brand new set on eBay for $150, score! It comes with the crib skirt, two crib sheets, comforter, and decorative pillow. It's only missing the bumper, which I wouldn't be able to use for a while anyway. I'm probably more excited than I should be about this crib bedding

[azurely]

I hope everything turns out ok KaraOrNot. I'm glad your doctors are being proactive and keeping a close eye on things.

I hope you can get some rest this weekend picksthemusic!

[bk1]

Jul 3, 2014 20:32:51 GMT -5 azurely said:

I'll be 21 weeks on Sunday. I'm so glad to be halfway through! I feel pretty good, my only complaint is a sore belly button thanks to my growing belly. I'll take it though, I'm glad to know my babe is growing and my uterus is moving up.

I ordered our crib bedding this week, and I'm so excited to get it so I can start picking out paint colors and thinking about decorating the nursery. I got an amazing deal on it too--we found an adorable owl themed set from Dwell Studio that we liked, but it was going to be $400, which is outrageous for something my kid is going to poop and puke on. I found the same brand new set on eBay for $150, score! It comes with the crib skirt, two crib sheets, comforter, and decorative pillow. It's only missing the bumper, which I wouldn't be able to use for a while anyway. I'm probably more excited than I should be about this crib bedding

I LOVE the bedding you picked out. Gorgeous!!! 

[MrsAggie]

14 weeks and now in second trimester!! Woo hoo!

[anna7602]

azurely, I have been looking at that crib bedding, too! Our crib is light green and light blue in color and I'm not sure if it would match nicely or be too much overall.

As for me, I am 36 weeks and some days and feel like A LOT has to be done in the next week or two. (I delivered at 38 weeks with DD, so have set that "deadline" for myself.) DD's crib is sitting in pieces on the floor of our guest room. The baby will sleep in a co-sleeper in our room at the beginning anyway, but it's not exactly convenient to have the entire floor of another room in my house covered in pieces of furniture. Especially since I have the changing table set up in there and also want to nurse in there.

We also have a piece of IKEA furniture half-assembled in our front hall. It would be nice to not trip over that when I come home with a baby in my arms.

On the not-so-important task side, I need to get my brows threaded, get in another pedicure and get a hair cut as well. I am also pushing DD to finish as much of her summer homework as possible before the baby is here. (She was given THREE huge packets of homework, WTH?)

[thatgirl2478]

Jul 3, 2014 19:17:50 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

I'll be 26 weeks tomorrow.

I am feeling good, although I went for a walk last night and my hip was killing me.

I posted this on GP, but I had my third A/S and they finally got all the measurements. But they found fluid on the baby's kidney. So I have to go back for another ultrasound in a few weeks, to monitor it. Yay for another peak of baby, but I hate that I still have something to be nervous about.

I'm sorry I missed this update .  Hopefully it will be nothing to worry about in the long run.  If it's just on one kidney it's not usually as big a deal as when it's on both.

26 weeks here too.  I go for my glucose test this week - yay.  In a month I go in for my 2nd level 2 ultrasound to see if there is any change in my DDs kidney issue (fluid on it as well) and then we'll have a consult with the pediatric urologist to find out what procedure/treatment plan they'll recommend.

[Muddled]

Jul 3, 2014 19:17:50 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

I'll be 26 weeks tomorrow.

I am feeling good, although I went for a walk last night and my hip was killing me.

I posted this on GP, but I had my third A/S and they finally got all the measurements. But they found fluid on the baby's kidney. So I have to go back for another ultrasound in a few weeks, to monitor it. Yay for another peak of baby, but I hate that I still have something to be nervous about.

I hope everything is just fine. Please update.