Week of 5/1

[shauni27]

hello, ladies. How is everyone this week?

It was beautiful here Friday and Saturday, but then Sunday and now the rest of the extended forecast show rain and clouds and a high of about 60. NOT the May weather I want! We still have to use our fireplace at this point because inside the house is about 63 degrees. Frustrating.

Started some minor work on the nursery and hope to do the rest in the remainder of this month. Had a few people comment on my belly asking when I was due while out doing errands this weekend, which made me happy. I know some people don't like the comments or belly rubs, but I feel like I have spent so much time and energy to get here that I am fully embracing it, haha.

[knx9211]

Hellooooooo.

I'm feeling really nauseous this morning. Don't make me sick, kid.

33 weeks today. Had our shower this weekend, which was amazing. Nursery was tidied and is now exploding again. Our furniture didn't come in time for my ILs to bring it up, so they're coming this weekend to set up the crib and changing table. I am so very excited to see it and also to get some stuff put away. I want everything neat and tidy.

shauni27 - Belly rubs have NEVER bothered me. I have no idea why. I've only had one person touched me who made me uncomfortable, but that's because he's generally a total creep. I had my BIL, MIL, and BIL's girlfriend all sit there this weekend with their hand on my belly for like 10 minutes at a time, and it did not bother me in the least. It was nice of them to ask before doing it, but I have no idea why it hasn't bothered me. haha

[knx9211]

shauni27, I forgot to say I'm also that crazy woman who if I'm talking to someone (who I'm close enough with that it won't creep them out, of course) and he starts to move, I'll grab their hand and be all "HEY YOU HAVE TO FEEL THIS" and smash their hand to my stomach.

[pooh8402]

It's not a good day for me. CD2 After only a 10 day LP which has never been this short, DH and I are in a fight, E hasn't been sleeping, I think I have another sinus infection, and I need to finish my final paper for school. I'm just ready for 2 weeks from today when I can meet the new RE and get a game plan.

I hated when people just put their hand on my belly without asking. If I initiated, or if people just had the fucking courtesy to ask first, then belly rubs were fine.

[awick14]

((pooh8402))

We had a great time camping this weekend. As I mentioned in the other thread though DD got her first sunburn. 😞 I feel so bad that I never put sunscreen on her, it just wasn't really sunny out. But from now on she will be sunscreened even if there is no sun out.

Today we will be doing laundry all day to get the campfire smoke out of everything and I also have to do a load of diapers. So 4+ loads of laundry. Urg...

[boiler717]

I'm sorry pooh8402. That's rough!

[boiler717]

T is sick AGAIN, although I think it's allergies. He needed several neb treatments over the weekend. He threw up at Gymboree so that's awesome. I think it was just from all of his post nasal drip. He has an allergist appt at the end of the month so hopefully we can figure out what is going on.

[mrsgoontz]

Weather was wonderful for us this weekend and we got so many chores done around the house. We have company coming in Wednesday through the weekend so it's going to be a full house. I can't wait to see the nursery all done shauni27!

I still just look kind of fat (16+4) but if you know I'm pregnant then its pretty obvious. I dont think i'll like random belly rubs but who knows.

Hugs pooh8402

[konapoppy]

Hugs pooh8402.

We sent my RE and her office a thank you bundt cake display and she called to say thank you and check on me. She and the office were so appreciative. It was great to hear her voice again! I am excited to hopefully see her again with babies in tow when they are big enough.

[shauni27]

konapoppy , I want to send our RE a gift basket as well, but I am waiting until baby is here because I am nervous I will jinx things. I love that you did that and that they called to say thank you <3


mrsgoontz, I just started to look for sure pregnant and not "too many tacos" chubby.

[pooh8402]

I sent our RE a birth announcement with a thank you note. She had a board of baby announcements in her office, like at the OB.

[King26]

Almost 24 weeks so V-day in on Wednesday! I can't wait. I'm totally looking pregnant though the kids at school still haven't said a word and I haven't told them.

Got home today to a huge package. DH was not too happy. I'm like it's our crib! My parents bought it for us isn't that awesome? I'm thrilled but he didn't want it this early since the nursery is not yet a nursery...it's still a guest room but we need to get on it. I have about half the stuff cleared out of there. I need to get the rest out and paint but my goal is the end of June for having the nursery ready. So right now the huge crib/changing table box is in the corner. Anyhow, it's our first piece of furniture and a major one so I'm happy to have it.

As for belly rubs I'm firmly in the don't touch me camp. No one but family has tried to touch it and everyone but my mom has asked. I totally don't want people touching it but I did let my family touch it. The only person I don't mind rubbing my belly is DH. This may be due to a body image problem in general but I hate it.

I need to look at our registry again and finalize it before our showers. I just don't know what to put on it. It would be easier if we had the nursery ready and I could set stuff out but that's not happening this month. May is insane here.

Otherwise, only pregnancy issue is swollen feet. everyday for the last week I've come home with swollen, achy feet. It's killing me. I wore tennis shoes twice last week to work and wore active slip ons today which helped but they are still sore.

I got to talk to one of my IF nurses on Friday. She called due to a billing issue that she didn't understand (probably because the billing office was clueless). She was so excited to talk to me, asked about the baby, told me that she missed us but couldn't wait to meet the baby. They are seriously the best there and I miss them (but not the treatments)

Hope you feel better knx9211,
I'm sorry you are having a rough day pooh8402, I hope you feel better and things start looking up after your appointment.
I hope he feels better soon boiler717,
konapoppy, That was nice! I gave my office a cake at our last appointment and as we were leaving everyone was in one of the offices eating it.

[grover]

King26, when's your last day of school for the year? Yay for v day!

I took A with me to my dental appointment. The dentist was surprised she slept through the drill noises.

We then went to visit my school. Most of the kids didn't see us, which is what I wanted as I was there to see my coworkers this trip. I'll take her back to see all the kiddos on graduation night at the end of the month as then she'll have had her 2 month shots. I did have to tell her not to learn anything from this group- one student drew a smiley face on the bathroom wall in poop. Yep, these are middle schoolers. So freaking gross.

[loira]

Nobody ever tried to touch my belly except H. Not even my own mother (I would have let her though). I have a pretty serious bitch face and used it to my advantage. But I also didn't like anyone asking about my pregnancy - my loss history and complications pretty much ruined the whole experience for me.

[Chrysanthemum]

I had mixed feelings on the belly rubs. On one hand, it's so weird to have people touching you, but on the other I worked so hard to get pregnant. Infertility definitely tainted the pregnancy experience, though.

Congrats on V day, King26 ! Huge milestone!
I sent my RE nurse a thank you card at the beginning of the 2nd tri and then a birth announcement. I definitely had a fear of jinxing it, too shauni27
Sorry your boy is sick boiler717 .

C got his ear tubes in last week. The whole experience went pretty smoothly, actually. He won't have post surgery hearing tests for another couple weeks though, so I'm holding out for that before feeling totally relieved. He's also been doing this weird 3am wake-up the last few nights. And for a baby that's been sleeping 8-10 hours straight for the last 2 months, it's a little peculiar. Regardless, not a day goes by without my husband or I marveling over being parents and how much we just love the hell out of him. This month marked a lot of IF milestones for us--FET day, first ever + pregnancy test, 4 years since starting TTC. So much has changed. (heart)  

[thoseareradishes]

I never really got far enough for belly rubs

E is doing well, almost 5 pounds already. Girl is having no problems gaining weight, knock on wood. I need to talk with the doctor today about her 2 month shots. I'm nervous because she is still so small and the nurse said they often see the micropreemies have a little set back on their breathing after getting vaccinations. I want to make sure I understand all the side effects and what to expect, so I don't start freaking out about anything.

[King26]

grover, Last day is June 5th which is really early for us and I'm looking forward to it. That's fun you got to take the baby to school with yoU!
That's great that she's almost 5 pounds thoseareradishes, She sounds like she's moving right along!

[shauni27]

King26 I too have body image issues so it has been a very weird adjustment going from hating my stomach to loving it. It is still weird sometimes when I have H rub it or something and I am like, normally he is NOT allowed to touch my stomach at all! Also, June 5 is so early. Our kids here are in until the 20th.
thoseareradishes, I cannot believe she is up to 5#! I literally talk about you to so many people to explain how amazing modern medicine is and what a trooper you and baby radish are. I would want all the information about vaccines as well in this instance. Like, yes, she is 2 months, but can you wait a little longer to give her the shots for her safety? Also, any progress with bottle or breast feeding?

[icedcoffee]

When I was pregnant no one dared touch me. I have to much of a resting bitch face. LOL

I tend to forget to check in on this board these days. It's crazy because TTTC was such a big part of my everyday for so long and now it just feels so far behind us. DS is turning 6 months and these months have flown by. My H and I were just reflecting because 6 months in IF world felt like a lifetime and I was in such a bad place a year ago mentally. I'm feeling all sorts of emotions the past few days because I feel so lucky to have the little guy. Even if he is a sick, not sleeping mess this week.

We have his baptism this weekend. We invited a million people expecting them all to decline and they did not. So.....I really need to get my house together for all the visitors but my sick baby wants snuggles!!

[lms]

I hope things are better today pooh8402.
awick14 I'm sorry she got a sunburn. I hope it's not bothering her too much and that it's going away quickly.
I hope T feels better soon boiler717.
Yay for V-day King26!
thoseareradishes I don't know if it's possible or not but can they spread the shots out over a couple of days?

King26, shauni27 - you might think June 5th is early but DD is done with school on May 26th! They do start back in early August though (next school year her first day is August 7th) but she's never been in school past Memorial Day.

Out in public nobody touched my belly but at work, everyone did. I didn't mind though because I've been here so long that they are all like family anyway. DH loved to just rest his hand it.

We had a great time with my parents this past weekend. I so wish we lived closer to see them more often. The only exception to the great time was the service we received at the restaurants we went to for dinner. One took forever and then some of the orders came out wrong and the other night we ended up walking out because it was taking so long. It was a little ridiculous. My mom text me yesterday that my Grandma is back in the hospital. She spent the weekend before last in the hospital because she passed out. The only thing they can think is that caused it is a couple of her medications not working well together. I don't know why she was put back in the hospital yesterday but apparently she's doing alright.

Now Thursday we have my MIL coming into town for the weekend. I love her and can't wait to see her but after Atlanta, then Charlotte and her visit, I'm ready for things to slow down. We aren't used to having so much planned in such a short amount of time.

[pooh8402]

A little better, thanks lms. I hope your grandma is alright. My dad was in the hospital last fall for medication issues too--he thought he was having a heart attack. It turned out some of his blood pressure meds messed with his electrolytes and gave him a weird heart rhythm.

DH and I are not fighting, E woke up at 5:30 instead of 4, and my allergy meds are finally kicking in.

I did spill my entire fricking tiramisu latte all over my front seat. I burst into tears (thanks PMS and sleep deprivation) and it was really good too! DH gave me his drink, the sweetheart. I just finished cleaning it.

[shauni27]

lms, sorry about grandma :/ Could she have a UTI? when my grandmother would get sick a lot, 80% of the time it was a UTI. She would just fall asleep at any given moment and was ramble-y and incoherent. It was an easy thing to correct but it really seemed to affect the elderly in a drastic way.

[thoseareradishes]

shauni27, they try to keep the preemies on the same schedule as full term babies. I'm okay with her getting her shots, I just want to know what to expect. I think we have another week before they start evaluating her for readiness to eat from breast or bottle. She's been pretty awake at her care times, so that's a good sign, plus she does show some feeding cues.

lms, spreading them out a little is something I need to talk to the doctor about, apparently it is an option.

[lms]

Thanks shauni27. I didn't realize a simple UTI could cause so many problems in an elderly person. I think they are more worried about her heart right now and making sure that is stable. And hopefully they'll keep her a little longer this time to try to figure it out.

[grover]

shauni27, how early do your schools start? we end May 26th! (but go back around Aug 15th or so)

[loira]

thoseareradishes, that is a great size! I totally get your nervousness about the vaccinations, but they will be so good for her. Hang in there!

Sorry about your gran, lms.

boiler717, poor T! I really hope things become clearer when he meets with the allergist. Also FYI I'm back on my Canadian phone so not receiving US texts.

[shauni27]

May 2, 2017 11:41:42 GMT -5 grover said:

shauni27 , how early do your schools start? we end May 26th! (but go back around Aug 15th or so)

right around labor day. Some schools the week before, some the week after.

We had a lot of snow days this year. Last year we had none and if I recall correctly the kids got out around June 10 or so.

[mpc]

I struggled with even my H rubbing my belly. Everyone else was a definite no. So now I'm almost 3 weeks post partum, I've lost 30 of the 45 lbs I gained, and I still look quite pregnant. All i want is for my stomach not to stick past my boobs by the time I go back to work It's probably too early to start dieting, right? I am so famished all the time from breastfeeding.

[knx9211]

As breezy as I am about having my belly touched, my mother jumped FAR over even MY comfort level. When I was newly pregnant, she would walk up to me, lift my shirt, and put her mouth on my bare stomach. I FUCKING HATED IT. I'm too big of a wuss to say anything (I wish I was more assertive on shit like that) but I wanted to whack her in the back of the head. My kid didn't like it either, because once she put her face all up on my stomach and he kicked her in the head. Thanks, kid. She's stopped doing that, thankfully. She'll get a little too close for comfort and talk to him, but at least there are layers of clothes between now.

[kristind3]

WTF knx9211 that gets a big hell no from me. I already have body image issues and hate for DH to touch my stomach so I can't imagine I'll enjoy it once I start showing.