Weekly update, 7/18

[FastHands]

How's it going, ladies? July is halfway over!

[luv2rn4fun]

WOOHOOO! Cannot believe how fast time is going these days!

18w6d

Had our a/s scan this past week and am feeling so relieved and happy to be having a little baby boy! DH and I still haven't told his parents (we were going to do a gender reveal get together for immediate family. It got too complicated and burdensome so I cancelled it on Monday) so we are heading up there tomorrow to tell the good news and celebrate with them. Then we are going to BRU and starting the registry process!

[linz]

21 weeks today! Had A/S yesterday and all looked good. Baby A gave us a thumbs up H couldn't come but after they did measurements they put in a CD to record so I played it for H last night. I think he enjoyed that they look like babies and we could see their faces up close. I did find it funny that where I feel the most movement is where their heads are. I assumed I was feeling kicks but I guess it's head and arms punching away.

Cribs are put together and we got the dresser but H hasn't taken it out of the box yet. I also bought a storage cube that I'll put together this weekend. Then furniture is done and I really have nothing left till my showers. I keep saying I want to deep clean the house but funny how that gets pushed aside

[sassafrass]

10w4d here! I feel like I could sleep forever. I have my Panorama blood test next week and then my 1st trimester screen the following week. I feel like I might be able to relax after those are done. I'm so impatient. I want to know the sex ASAP!

[anna7602]

38w2d. I had DD at 38w3d. Neither my doctor nor my acupuncturist think I am anywhere close to having the baby, but I feel pressured to stock the fridge and do all of my laundry just in case. And if I make it to 38w4d, it will be a weird milestone I never reached before!

I finally got around to buying DD a t-shirt that says "Big Sister" today, so really, I am fine with having this baby whenever he/she makes an appearance.

[awick14]

I guess I'll play.

I am 6w2d so still early.

We had an ultrasound at exactly 6 weeks and didn't get to see the heartbeat but the doctor was still very optimistic as this is normal for being 6w.

I am nervous and trying to be excited about this but it's hard.

[awick14]

@meepmeep thanx!

[azurely]

I'll be 23 weeks on Sunday.

I had a spotting scare last weekend, but got into the doctor on Monday morning and all was well. It's been a pretty uneventful week pg-wise other than that, and I couldn't be more thankful.

We haven't bought anything new for the babe this week and still need to clean out and organize the nursery. I'm going to a consignment sale in August so I'm hoping to get lots of stuff there, then register for what else we need.

[azurely]

So happy to see you here awick14!

[awick14]

azurely- I glad you got in to see your doctor and everything is fine.

Thank you.

[picksthemusic]

Um, I'll be 36 weeks tomorrow.  Like... this baby could come any time now, and I'm NOT READY OMG. Just let me get to the first week of August, okay?!

We have a housewarming party tomorrow, and while it'll be fun, it'll be exhausting! And M/FIL were supposed to take DD for the week so DH and I could have a Babymoon of sorts, but she somehow hurt her neck/arm, and can't do anything, and since FIL is good for some stuff, but not detailed child care, they can't take her. Which is fine with me, since I feel like we need to make these last weeks with just having DD special for her, not send her away. But I think it'll be fine either way, and we'll have fun. We want to take DD to a nearby farm that has rides, a petting zoo, and fun things to do as a "You're Going to be a Big Sister" last hoorah with us, and this will help give us more time to do that.

But we're mostly moved into our house, at least for now it's liveable, and once this weekend is over, we can focus on baby stuff. Yay!

[genet313]

So glad to see so many good updates!  I'll XP this vent from GotP.   Frustrating NT scan, but not any bad news yet, so ultimately, all good.   I'm 13 weeks tomorrow, so as far as I'm concerned, that's the end of first tri!  So glad about that.


XP:
This baby isn't even born and it's already not cooperating with me!!!!!!!!!!! I went in for my NT scan today, and the baby would not freaking flip over. On its belly the entire time. The tech punched me in the gut with the wand at least 30 times. She's turning me on my side, making me cough, we stopped for a while and I went back a second time, and nada.
 He/she switched from facing one side to the other, but never off his/her belly.


Yes little baby, I see you moving your legs and arms, but that is not helpful. Move over. Roll. No. Doesn't want to roll for mommy. Nothing. If this is a sign of things to come, I'm screwed.



The only good thing is that at least from what she could see, it doesn't look like there's an issue (other than my huge fibroid growing and even more now apparently), so fingers crossed the blood test confirms that!

[FastHands]

I'm 32 weeks now! Woop!
I think most of you are over on GotP also, but I'm now considered "at risk" for pre-eclampsia, and the Dr. thinks that I will likely end up on bed rest at some point, though it's impossible to tell how fast things will go. My aim is to prove her wrong and be thankful for every healthy day I get, but I admit I'm scared. I don't want to be induced at all, and I certainly don't want to be in a situation where I don't even make it to 37 weeks.

I'm feeling the baby more these days, but it's not really kicks. It's just like I'll feel something weird, and then touch my belly and realize there is SOMETHING there, who knows what body part he's stretching.. But it's nice to feel that a few times a day as a reassurance that he's ok. I still think it's so weird that he is SO much more chill than other babies. "Kick counts" would be totally useless -- it would take me 4h for him to get to 10 movements/kicks/stretches!

I should finish up the furniture this weekend, which means I can finally put it back into the nursery! And if we get a storage chest this weekend too, we can get a lot of random crap out of the crib area, and I think I'll feel a lot better about where things stand. Then I can just worry about getting the house cleaned up and try to keep it presentable since I know bed rest could come at any time! All I can do is embrace whatever comes, since there's not a darn thing I can do to change it!

[bk1]

Feeling good this week!! 10w6 days

We had an u/s on Monday and everything went perfect. HB of 173. It was so fun to watch the baby move around. I really liked the new doctor. He said everything looked perfect. I loved hearing him say that. Now just gotta wait until 14 weeks for another u/s.

[catscatscats]

Had our 8 week appointment on Monday and saw and heard the heartbeat. Now I'm just waiting two weeks for the next one! I wonder if I will ever be able to trust this and be fully excited without being nervous it's not going to last?

[catscatscats]

awick14, I'm thinking of you and sending all my good thoughts!

[KaraOrNot]

28 weeks today. It is still unbelievable!

Tomorrow is nursery painting day! We did a ton of prep today and my mom and MIL are coming tomorrow to help. I am tired just thinking about it, lol!

[FastHands]

Jul 18, 2014 21:22:53 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

28 weeks today. It is still unbelievable!

Tomorrow is nursery painting day! We did a ton of prep today and my mom and MIL are coming tomorrow to help. I am tired just thinking about it, lol!

Woah! You're brave!! Good luck!

[linz]

Jul 18, 2014 21:22:53 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

28 weeks today. It is still unbelievable!

Tomorrow is nursery painting day! We did a ton of prep today and my mom and MIL are coming tomorrow to help. I am tired just thinking about it, lol!

Oooh show us the after when its done!

[Poeticxpassion]

I will be 37w tomorrow! I can't believe time has gone by so fast. We finished the letters for the nursery and are in washing/organizing mode. We went to Buy Buy Baby yesterday with my mom and she purchased everything left on our registry. We got the city mini gt stroller, a swing and a bunch of little stuff.

OMG! I can't believe this is really happening.

[jewel]

I'm 33.5 weeks! It is the strangest, most surreal feeling.

This crazy little boy rolls around, kicks me in the ribs, punches my vagina, and gets the hiccups several times a day. He likes to lay in this weird diagonal position, so my belly looks totally misshapen most of the time.

My body still feels terrible, but it's not getting any worse, which I'm thankful for. Still sleeping really well at night, especially if I'm careful about my liquids right before bed. My stamina is really, really low though. We walked around Costco and Target on Saturday, and it felt like I ran a marathon.

We are both ready, yet wholly unprepared for a baby. I have a co-sleeper assembled and 16 cases of diapers in the closet. I've been saying that as long as the baby has a place to sleep and a place to shit, then what more do we need? LOL. Which is good, because that's about all we have ready to go, right now.

[rachelgreen]

I'm 17wks and some change now. I can't believe it. I think I started to feel baby ever so slightly but I could be totally wrong. I've def started to pop now too. It's not just fat kid belly fat lol.

Next week I have my normal every other week heartbeat appt and then after that I will be scheduling the anatomy scan. I can't believe I'm almost at the halfway mark already.

[MrsAggie]

I'm 16w5d. I *think* I felt some fluttering and a little thud a couple of days ago. I have a routine OB appointment next week and I'm supposed to do some blood test. I can't even remember what it is. Quad maybe? I should be scheduling my A/S at that appointment too. Crazy! Over the course of the first 14 weeks of my pregnancy I lost 12-14 lbs and I haven't gained anything since. I'm trying not to worry about it because I was overweight to begin with, my belly is getting bigger, and baby's measurements have all been normal so far.

I still get nauseous occasionally

[thatgirl2478]

28 wks... And currently riding out a listeria scare... Waiting for blood cultures to come back in the next day or so.


Baby h is rolling and kicking like a champ though. Feeling tired all the time and supposed to go on a girls trip this weekend ... Other than all that I'm ok. We go back to the MFM DR in August to see how her kidney is doing.

[azurely]

Jul 23, 2014 18:29:51 GMT -5 thatgirl2478 said:

28 wks... And currently riding out a listeria scare... Waiting for blood cultures to come back in the next day or so.


Baby h is rolling and kicking like a champ though. Feeling tired all the time and supposed to go on a girls trip this weekend ... Other than all that I'm ok. We go back to the MFM DR in August to see how her kidney is doing.

Glad you got in to see your doctor about the listeria scare. Hope you get your results back asap!