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Name: ROBYN | Date: Jul 22nd, 2008 4:31 PM
Stef - i answered your question on the infant care forum. JEN- love the name makes it feel real now. I havent skimmed the rest of the posts been busy with attorneys all day. UGGH. Anyway need to catch up on the old posts. ↑
Name: cyndilea1973 | Date: Jul 22nd, 2008 5:04 PM
Leslie--I am so happy to hear that you have such a tough little man! He will grow like a weed every day. JEN--I am SO glad your appointment went so well and I adore the name and it's meaning made me tear up! FRANCES--OMG Sunday night starts ABJ's entry into the world. I am SO excited for you and it sounds like you are getting your work straightened out (poo on the cleaning, get Dh to do it!) KATHY--That is awesome that you had a night out and Gavin had some good sleeping afterwards. KATIE--It was so good to hear that your appt went well and your dh got to see the hb on the screen. Your 8 week appt should be a better blob (LOL) and a good loud hb. I am so surprised there weren't 2 in there! ALLIE--in the 2ww...the next 12 days or so will DRAG..but we will all be here cheering you on! *Had a 4 week check-up today. Pee, weigh, yada yada. I had gained another 4 lbs (yikes) and decided to buy a pregger workout dvd (doc gave the ok on it though he said 8 lbs so far isn't earth shattering..too him maybe LOL). My BP was great, I thought it would be high as I have white coat syndrome, but it was spot on. Doc had student in the room with us, he did the doppler and found peanut straight away. HB was good and strong. He then went to his computer to type in all the info and asked the student to find the HB. Poor girl tried and tried, doc tried again and baby had moved to the other side of my tummy! Doc laughed and said we have a "good mover". And of course, I cried! I go next Thurs to the high risk doc for another u/s and I can't wait! Hope all of you lovelies are doing wonderful.+++Cyndi+++ ↑
Name: Tory1980 | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 6:55 AM
Copied and Pasted!! Oops! Morning ladies! Stef, if you haven't already gone to appointment do not worry about her. the feeding continuously is normal but once she is asleep you do need to take her off the breast. if you can hear definite swallowing then she is still feeding. if her mouth is just moving it means she is using it for comfort. Logan STILL makes the same movements when he is tired and he hasn't been breast fed since he was 10/11months! It is around now that she will hit a feeding frenzy and then she will calm down and it will happen all over again. Just make sure you don't take ehr from the breast too soon otherwise she will only be getting the fore (thirst quenching) milk and not the hind (high fat content) milk but with seeing a lactation consultant you probably already know that. She is sleeping (well was!) well, eating well and pee'ing and poo'ing so all is fine. Just remember to really make sure you can get as much wind out of her as you can. Imogen does most of her burping while asleep! LOL! There is different ways to get it up - what have you tried so far? Kathy, sounds like your problems are only beginning LOL! Sod's Law always says they will show up just as you want to feed or are half way through. People have a sixth sense when it comes to things like that. How is everyone else doing? Thread has been awfully quiet. ↑
Name: FrancesM | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 9:33 AM
Morning all...Cyndi Congrats on a great appt. Glad you heard a good heartbeat and that your bp was good. That is cool that the doc said you could do the video. I think working out helped me a lot. I made it to 34 weeks then my body was telling me to stop. Be sure to pay attention to what your body says...Katie, glad you had a good appt too. I know you are excited about your next appt so you can get a clear shot of your bean. Robyn, sorry you are dealing with attorneys. I hope you guys can get all of that figured out. As for me, I am so sleepy today. I had to make myself get up and get a shower. I foresee a lazy day today...I need to get eat so I can get ABJj moving around this morning. We seem to be in sync right now with our sleep habits but I am sure that is about to change! I hope everyone is having a good morning. It is getting kinda quiet around here. ↑
Name: ROBYN | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 12:01 PM
Morning ladies. FRANCES - you might luck out with a good sleeper they say alot of times what babies are in utero they are similar to the outside world and Justin is pretty much like that. I remember him much more active during the day and at night he would be sleeping kick or jab around 11 and 3a and that seems to remain a similar pattern to this day. SO... i think my baby is some sort of child genius already LOL so we have a fisher price rainforest soother in his crib and when he wakes from his naps i have been showing him where the button is to turn it on/off. So last night around 4am we hear music from the monitor i see all these lights coming from under his door i walk him hes staring at his monitor he had turned on his monitor. So i thought ok this is funny i shut it off he wasnt making a peep just staring at it and i walk out of the room shut the door and go back into bed. Within a second i hear him turn the monitor on again and he listened to it till it was done he never made a peep he put himself back to bed so talk about self soothing it was too funny. ↑
Name: stefkay | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 1:51 PM
CYNDI, Congrats on the wonderful appointment! TORY, I have been burping her either putting her over my shoulder or sitting her on my lap and holding her chin/chest. I pat in the upper part of her back and try stroking upwards as well in between patting. She burps a lot of the time, just not all of the time. If she doesn't burp in like 2 minutes or so I usually give up and go back to feeding. ↑
Hello Lovely Ladies! It's been crazy at my house! I've had family staying for a month and literally the next day after they left Bethany has come over to stay with us for a month! We sold the house in the UK and literally haven't had time to breathe since we got back. I feel good vibes in here! Congrats to all. Been bd'ing at O time the last 2 months. Nothing, yet. Dogs barking ... gotta run!
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Question: My cycle days were bang on 28 days every month until March. April was 26days, May was 29 days, June was 28 days, and this month was 26 days. Also, since April, my bleed time has been shorter. What'd ya make of this? ↑
Name: saramcg | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 4:12 PM
FRANCES_-- so it's MONDAY!!! wow- i bet you can't wait!!! how cool!!! I am very excited for you! and I agree with robyn that it is a good thing that he seems to be asleep at night. Anna also sleeps right now VERY much like I felt her move before she was born. Unfortunately for me that means up a lot at night!!! KATIE and CYNDI---awesome news on your appointments!!!keep up the good work mammas! STEF- have you and ava settled in a routine yet??? I am having a difficult time myself...she is so small and sleepy that it is getting hard to nurse consistently. ALLIE and JENNA---good luck in the tww!!! when are the big testing days??? .......as for me, it has been quite a "fun" time without dh around this week. It probably wouldn't be that bad, it's just that I am not used to 2 kids yet, let alone having them 24-7! I don't know how single moms do it!!! OH and I took Anna to the docs yesterday and she is not gaining enough weight. she was 6-5 at birth 5-11 when we brought her home, 5-14 3 days later, but 8 days after that (yesterday) she was only at 6-0! That was only 2 oz in 8 days!!! She seems to be eating a lot and has plenty of wet and poopy diapers, but the docs have me all nervous. I am trying to get her to eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hrs, and if she won't wake up, I have been pumping and kind of "forcing" the bottle in her mouth and she will eat. Has anyone else had this problem with a small baby??? What did you do??? I have to go back on Friday and if she's not gaining weight, I'm not sure what they will have me do! ↑
Name: april baby | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 9:28 PM
Jen Congrats on the baby girl!!! That is so exciting and I love the name. Leslie thanks for checking. It is great news that your little guy is doing well and is nice and strong. It is also great that he is breathing on his own. Frances I cannot believe it is your turn that is great. I am so excited for you and cannot wait to hear all about it. I am sure you are so busy right now getting everything ready. Sorry you are so sleepy today. Katie I am happy that your appointment went well and you had a nice hb. Cyndi I am glad you had a great appointment also. Sounds like everything is the way it should be for you. Robyn that is a great story about Justin putting him self back to sleep. Stef I see that you are enjoying motherhood. I am so happy for you. Sara it sounds like you are busy also with one kid and a newborn. I have heard that it is normal for babies to lose weight after they have been home. My friend was really worried about it also but everything turned out okay. She ended up having to feed the baby formula and nurse. She eventually gave up on nursing and went to the formula. I am sure everything is fine. Allie where are you in your cycle? You must be at about 7dpo today I think. I am on CD 16 and 6dpo. Unfortunately dh and I did not get to bd before O this time around because dh cut his eye and we had to go to the emergency room for a few hours and neither one of us were in the mood after that. We did bd on the day I O and got my positive opk and I had ewcm. We also bd the next day so I think we still have pretty good chance. I got some of the blood test back from the dr office yesterday. Everything at this time looks normal. The tests they did on me were cardiolipin antibody screen, protein C, Protein S, Lupus, PTT-LA and PRVVT. I guess there are at least one or two more tests that I am waiting for results back. I am wondering if I should maybe do baby aspirin. Could someone please let me know what this is for and when it should be taken? After three m/c and a year later I am ready to try anything. Also if I do get pregnant this cycle my due date will be the same as the first pregnancy that I had. I really want an April Baby. Sorry this is so long but I needed to catch up. I hope you have a wonderful evening. Jenna ↑
Name: stefkay | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 10:24 PM
Sara, it sounds like you and I are having the same breastfeeding issues. My little one always is sleepy when feeding! We are not in any kind of routine really yet, but I am hoping to move into that direction, lol ;) JENNA, I would totally take baby aspirin because there really aren't any harmful things about it. It can only help if there is something undetected or borderline in you. ↑
Name: stefkay | Date: Jul 23rd, 2008 10:25 PM
Girls, I put up new pics on my piczo site! Also I'll be at my mom's tomorrow through Sunday so if her internet connection is belly up as it sometimes is, then that is why I'm not posting. If it works I'll post as usual and will have some relaxation time because grandma will want to play with Ava :) ↑
Name: Tory1980 | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 7:42 AM
Sara, don't panic just yet. One thing to check for is the scales. As stupid as it sounds if they aren't 100% correct it can put the weight off a lot. Even the digital ones need to be tested so if she appears to be eating and poo'ing and pee'ing ask for a different set to try as a second opinion if she still isn't gaining weight. I had this problem with Matthew. it was a bloody nightmare and in the finish they had to put a tube down his nose into his stomach but I was still in the hospital for it. This is the finish of breastfeeding for me. The hospital insisted he be fed every two hours whether he was awake or not so he rarely if ever woke for feeds. In the finish i stopped doing it because if I left him he was waking every three hours. A child who isn't hungry won't eat so why they wanted me to do it this way was beyond me. If you can DO NOT supplement with formula - keep expressing and feed her that. How is the jaundice? All of mine have been jaunidced - all with very high levels although Matthew was the only one requiring lights - and they have all had problems with feeding the first few weeks. The fact she has gained so much in such a quick succession could just mean she is levelling off or using up what she has already put on. Imogen put on 12oz in a week and they the following week only 5oz (upon the health visitor insisting she was practically at deaths door!) then 2oz the week later (she demanded I go to hospital with her, I told her to bugger off) and then nothing for a week (I was starving her) before gaining again. You know your baby so if you think something is seriously wrong get her checked but weight isn't always the problem Doctors try and make it. Matthew was discharged after the hospital forced my hand and he went onto formula. He was discharged at 5lb 1oz and it took a week to put on the extra ounce for his birth weight! I could have carried on BF'ing afterall but they got that arsey about it I just gave up. I know better now! LOL! If she is still jaundiced they may get in a strop too but if you are BF'ing it can be prolonged, same with different blood groups etc. Matthew was jaundiced for about a month (even after lights), Joshua 8 days, Logan 11weeks and Imogen 7ish weeks. Just keep her out of the hospital. What they will do there you can do at home - even if it is tube feeding. Stef, how'd the appointment go or are you still to have it? Another thing that could be causing her to wake is reflux. Maybe trying Gaviscon could help. If she has wind you should hear it by lifting her to her ear and shaking her gently. I have had 4 little 'coconuts'! If it is colic I found Infacol to be one of the best things ever invented although sugared water works wonders too. Only a tiny amount off a teaspoon ot approx 1ml and it should settle her tummy. ↑
Name: Tory1980 | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 7:51 AM
Sorry read the post wrong Sara. Basically in 11 days (?) she has put on 5oz? The general rule of thumb is an oz a day in a new born. She is half that but it could just be the way she will gain. Half an oz a day is STILL weight gain. Not dramatic by any means but she is still GAINING which is the main thing. i would imagine they are going to dixcuss testing for this, that and the other and I really don't think you need to do that. Strip her down to her nappy for EVERY feed, wipe her face with a baby wipe or wet cloth and every time she appears to be slowing in her sucking tickle her feet or poke/stroke her cheek and see if that doesn't get her to pay a little more attention. If she is still jaundiced then make sure to keep her under a window as much as possible while you aren't holding her or feeding her. If it is hot strip her and put her under the window so as much of her skin as possible can soak up the rays. Did they not discuss anything with you anyway? If they were that worried they would have brought you in already. ↑
Name: cynnababy | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 10:13 AM
Hello, everyone! It's been a crazy week for me at work, and that;s the only time I can login to check on you gals! I don't have time to reply to everyone, sorry!!
I saw Sara's post, and I just want to tell you that I am so sorry that you are going through this. Jaz had the same problem in the first 10 days too. She was the same birth weight as Anna, and drop more than 15% at the hospital. The hospital forced me to supplement with formula since my milk still hasn't come in, plus she was jaundice. I didn't use bottle to feed her though. I use tube and syringe. Tape the tube to my boob, and let her still nurse while I push the syringe. I then replaced that with my expressed milk once it came it. At my 1 week checkup to recheck her bilirubin number, she gained about 3 oz in 8 days. They want to see at least half oz per day weight gain. So,I was super worry, and super sad. The NP and LC told me to keep feeding her, and keep pumping and give her my expressed milk right after I fed her. I did that for another 5 days, and re recheck her again. She gained more than 1 oz per day since the last checkup. Babies grow in spurt! Maybe she hasn't reach the spurt yet. As long as she is gaining at least 1/2 oz per day. relax! Like Tory suggested, remove their clothing helps. It helped Jaz to stay awake. Also, wipe their face, rub their back, etc... I used to change the diaper when I switch side to wake her up. Try that!! If you need someone to talk me, email me at yeesinchan (at) gmail (dot) com ↑
Name: ROBYN | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 12:36 PM
Hey girls, Sara - seems like you got great advice i dont b/f so i have none to give. But i do know that they are supposed to gain like 1 -2 ounces a day but like Tory said she just might gain the way she does and as long as shes gaining thats important. Justin really really really slept the thru the night like this was the REAL thing LOL for the first time. He went to bed at 715 his normal time and woke at 6am for a bottle then fell back to sleep till 730 we were in shock i am praying that this might be something new or maybe a fluke we will see. My AF arrived today and once again its just awful i am doubled over in pain so it looks like 3 days of misery then it will slow down to some normalcy. But my periods are religiously 30-32 days now amazing i am 39 years old and it took this long for my periods to completely regulate. OH we leave for vacation next week cant wait. Jason starts vacation this Saturday so its Justins first vacation hopefully he will do well. My mom and dad are coming with us for 3 days and then we will be along for the remaining 4. Hope everyone is doing well. Well Justin just woke from his whopping 30 min nap (love these) i will be back later. xoxoxoxo ↑
Name: saramcg | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 2:29 PM
Hi girls---thank you all for the information about Anna's weight...it has me kind of frazzled...I go back tomorrow and I am praying that she has gained her 3 oz in 3 days! TORY- I think I may ask for her to be put on the same scale as last time just to get an accurate measurement. You are right that a little bit off can mean A LOT. Cynn and Robyn, thanks for your info too. She is not jaundice anymore (well at least not enough to do anything about it) but I don't understand how she is still so light. I have been REALLY trying to wake her up these past few days, and it is working a little...the washcloth is a winner too!!! she hates it, but it gets her up! She has been pooping and peeing A LOT so hopefully that is a good thing? CYNN- they want me to pump the rest out and give it to her after a feed- but only if she was really lazy during it. there have been a few ime I just couldn't get her awake enough and I had to pump the whole thing and force it in there... I hope they don't make me do formula...(well maybe my boobs would like it? lol) ROBYN- you need to send me some of your vibes for getting baby to gain weight...I am sure Justin has a few ounces to spare! OH and tory, you were right on you second post. I t was 5 oz in 11 days that she gained and she still has 5 more to get up to her birth weight...this girl is giving me a headache....anyways on a lighter note, dh comes home today! YEAH! so after he got plenty of sleep while away, he is going to have to help out for a while! I think I might go to the salon?!!!! STEF---- have fun at your moms---staying at grandmas is sometimes such a break, b/c they WANT the baby all of the time!!! so RELAX! and I think we are dealing with similar feeding issues...although I think from what TORY wrote, Ava has a little gas? I haven't had to deal with that yet, not even with mikie...right now Anna farts like a trucker!!!! Sometimes I hear her from across the room!!! ALLIE and JENNA----good luck to both of you! and Jenna...sometimes when you least expect it, things work out, so don't give up hope this month yet! well, you two are down to your one week wait!!!! It will be exciting next week! Alright, gotta run...Mikie is down for a nap so this is about the only time that I will be able to shower today! and it's my FIL's birthday and we are going to Famous Dave's ( I think they are all over?) so I am excited... I love that place...I hope all of you are well and I'll be back later!!! Hi to all I missed......OH .....and FRANCES, have a great last few day being pregnant!!!! enjoy it and your little man will be here soon!!! Did you pick out a name yet???? or did you say it already and I missed it? anyways ---only 4 more days to go!!!! ↑
Name: ChattyKathy | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 2:46 PM
SARA, Gavin didn't gain any weight at all in two weeks. We took him back a week later and he had gained a good amount that the doctor was satisfied with. If she is making enough wet diapers I wouldn't worry too much, she might be just gearing up for a growth spurt or something. Hopefully the next appointment goes well! --- Yesterday I had my post partum appointment. It was not a pleasant experience. I am still VERY sore down there, the speculum hurt so bad. And then the doctor said I had a skin bridge where my labia healed together at a part. I could have left it alone but I chose to get it cut and cauterized. It HURT once the numbing medicine wore off. I'm still a bit sore today and just trying to take it easy. ↑
Name: FrancesM | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 3:50 PM
Hello all. I am sorry I am not able to catch up right now but I am up to my eyeballs cleaning. NO I am NOT nesting, I have no choice. I will catch up later. All is well here, just getting ready for ABJj... :) ↑
Name: julie2007 | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 5:02 PM
hi girls - i have had 2 sick kids for 48 hours and i am exhausted beyond belief. sorry i haven't caught up on everyone. LESLIE congrats! i hope your little guy comes out of the NICU soon - any idea when you can bring him home? --- SARA - i had feeding issues too - and all they said was i ahd to feed more or i'd have to supplement formula cuz he was a preemie - but he was 7lbs as a preemie - and the constant feedings helped the jaundice too - so did the putting the baby under a window like tory said. otherwise i believe we'd still have issues. KATHY -- i hear you on the post partum visit - i had mine yesterday too - my OB will be on vacay next week. and i was super sore there too. he said i am still pretty swollen but the uterus is still shrinking - whatever - it was uncomfortable to have the speculum in there. FRANCES _ OMG _ this is your last weekend as a "free" woman. see a movie - get a pedi - enjoy the quiet time - it goes away quickly. before you know it you'll be holding and loving abj jr -- do we have an actual name yet??? - i 'm not one to talk - it was 4 days before we named nicholas....... STEF nicholas is pretty gassy too - so much so that it causes him discomfort - we have tried mylicon and gripe water - and now we are back to nothing. i am just modifying my diet - i have completely eliminated dairy - and it seems to be helping him - but boy i miss my milk, ice cream and cheese. my pedi said that sometimes their little digestive systems just need time to mature. i hope that is all it is. which piczo did you update? email me the site please.... i dont' have it. ROBYN - please help me teach my child how to sleep and self soothe - i'd love that. you're doing so well with justin's sleeping! and growth!! have fun on your vacay. . . . . ALLIE - so glad you are getting to move back to NJ - not sure if i said that already - when do you move? does this mean you'll have your old job back? or do you & dh have to look for new ones? i hope all is well with you JENNA too - maybe this will be "the month for you guys" i am hoping and sending you lots of baby dust....ok both my kids are sleeping i have to get the rest of the birth announcements sealed and mailed out today - i hope you are all doing well!! ------- oh and is kristin preggers? i didn't remember seeing anything when i skimmed. (although sleep deprivation can do amazing things to a person - i may be missing a lot!!) ↑
Name: julie2007 | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 5:04 PM
JEN - i LOVE the name - i got your email & will get the stuff together 4u. i am glad the girl is sinking in now! and wow clay will be home before you know it! enjoy the quiet time! ↑
Name: Tory1980 | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 5:19 PM
Sara, don't supplement her unless you really have to. She is GAINING that is all you need to worry about. The sleepiness will go when the jaundice has completely cleared and she is a little older. I honestly think there is nothing to be concerned over as she is doing everything she should anyway. She is just doing it slower than they may like. you can't rush a child. like I said Matthew didn't put on the final ounce they wanted for 8 days AFTER he left the hospital and was on FORMULA!!! He was having 3-4oz every 3 hours so imagine the amount of bottles and milk he was getting and he didn't gain. Babies do their own thing - we just have to wait around and watch them do it! I hear you on the 'bum windies' as Joshua calls them. I may have had a girl but she is certainly no lady! Robyn, I hate you. Hate you I say! LOL! I WISH Imogen was still sleeping through the night but she is still up at least once but it is STILL the 5am kind of feed - too early to get up properly and yet too 'late' in the night for it to be worth going back yo sleep - however it is purely habit. She isn't awake and cries simply because she thinks she needs to. Bloody children! Kathy, WHAT?!?! They did what to you? Oi if the pain of childbirth wasn't enough! LOL! NEVER heard of that being done and I have NEVER had a speculum up my hoo-ha for a post-natal appointment. The ONLY time they go investigating is if there has been a lot of tearing etc to make sure you have healed or some other trauma (not including a baby coming out of there!) that would need to be checked. Other than that they leave it up to the woman to say if there is a problem. OUCH! Oh the things you ladies go through! ↑
Name: Tory1980 | Date: Jul 24th, 2008 6:04 PM
So Julie, all sunshine and light in your house at the minute? Sleep depravation is DEFINITELY a form of torture and I don't envy you one bit! Be glad they are sick together though - it's worse when they take it in turns and then swap backwards and forwards! LOL! The doctor got you too? OUCH! Ladies seriously. has the word 'NO' ever crossed your mind? Tell the doctors to bugger off! My legs would have been so tightly crossed it would have taken the jaws of life and a very sexy fireman to get them uncrossed again. N-O ladies NO!!! LOL! Sorry I missed your post Julie - was posting and reading. That will teach me to refresh once more and look after I have posted. Glad to hear you are fighting fit though! Frances, it is an hour away from Midnight here and so I am now counting (almost) three days to IOL Day!!! You are SOOO nesting but I think more for nerves than actually baby coming! LOL! I didn;t have everything ready for Imogen simply because we ran out of time. it didn't help it was bloody Christmas either! We may have a house ladies! 4Bed and we are gonig to view it tomorrow. If we like it we will be signing for it! Whoo hoo. It feels so great to have everything falling in line for once. Seems we have been hit from pillar to post for the past few years. it would be nice to have some things work out for once. ↑
Name: Tory1980 | Date: Jul 25th, 2008 9:05 AM
Okay, where is everyone? Helloooo!!!! Wow it has gotten quiet. i have a house ladies - signed for it today, get keys on Tuesday! WHoo hoo! ↑
Name: ZenGirl | Date: Jul 25th, 2008 10:14 AM
YEAH for the new house, TORY!!!!! is it alot bigger than the one you are currently in? How exciting! We need a bigger house but I will stick with my mortgage payment, thank you very much! ...FRANCES- not long now!!!! do you have your bag packed? camera? laptop? coming home outfit? bring a pillow from your house and a couple pairs of socks. they will get ruined but your feet will get cold. Since Leslie has had her baby early, who does that put up next? I know on the pregnancy tracker page it has me but i think at least Cindy is a couple days ahead of me. either way, we still have some time to go....Hope everyone is having a great Friday!! ↑
YAY on the house TORY!! FRANCES--This is your last Friday before your little man comes. I agree with Julie, get a mani/pedi, see a movie, get your hair done, pamper yourself before little ABJ comes. The countdown begins....Wow, since all of you other lovely ladies have had your lil ones, it has really slowed down in here! We have had sucha baby boom in the past month and now we will be waiting until December for JEN (When is CSCindy due?) and then January for my little peanut to arrive. I was reading in my pg book last night that lil peanut is the size of my fist, that truly is amazing . It is NO wonder I can feel the lil one squirming around in there. I felt it yesterday after lunch while I was talking to my mom and I can always count on feeling the lil one after dinner when I sit on the couch. It just makes me feel SO relaxed to know this lil baby is thriving and doing well. i hit 15 wks today. My tummy is really poking out there and there is no more trying to suck it in. My workout DVD's arrive today by UPS and I can't wait to start working out every morning. I wish I could get onto Piczo to post u/s pics and belly pics, but we are still being thrifty and not getting internet at home. We will have to break down eventually once it is closer to time for the baby to arrive so we can email pics out. My Mom called me yesterday to tell me my Sis in law is being induced today (she had BAD swelling and is a week early) and that Quenten Daniel will be here sometime today. This is my mom's first Grandbaby and she is over the moon! I sent a nice flower arrangement with a keepsake photo frame and a bunch of balloons since I can't make it up to Tennessee until September (can't fly standby until all the kiddos go back to school after Labor Day) and I still have 3 weeks 2 days of vacation left to take this year! Sorry I am SO rambly today, how are our 2ww ladies...I can't wait to hear you announce your BFP's. LESLIE--Hope you and lil man are doing well! Have a great weekend.+++Cyndi+++ ↑
Name: FrancesM | Date: Jul 25th, 2008 1:18 PM
Hello ladies. Just a few more days and ABJj will be here. Woo Hoo and Yikes all at the same time. Had my last nst today and all was well. They did not check me for progress I guess since I will be in in 2 days! Tori, I did not know you were looking for a house. Congrats! When do you move? Cyndi, so glad you can feel your little one moving around. I am going to miss that. He was crazy last night. My stomach was jumping all over the place. John and I were watching. It was kinda freaky! LOL You are moving right along and that is amazing! Hey Jen, how are things with you? Yep, I am packed and I have Bean packed too. I need to iron my coming home shorts. I need to throw in some socks. I have the camera , my phone charger and something for him to come home in as well as Johns clothes so I think we are ready! You are coming up fast! Time is flying by way to darn fast!! Julie, so sorry your bunch has been sick. Do you have any hair left on your head?? You seem like you are feeling better and I am so glad. Sorry you are sore down there. I am sure not looking forward to my first post baby visit. I doubt I will make it for a pamper day. I have too much to do around here and not as much help as I need. I did my own toes the other day .so they are good to go LOL .Kathy, sorry you are sore down there too. How is Gavin doing with his sleeping? Any better? Sara, how was Famous Daves? I have been there before and it was good. How is Anna? Is she eating any better? I hope she gets a good report from the Dr. She will get into the swing of it. She was early and maybe that is why it is taking her a while. Hang in there. I am glad DH is home and can help you some. Sounds like you have everything under control. Jenna and Allie, when are you girls going to test? Allie, let me know via text if some +'s come in while I am out...Hello to everyone else. I have a few things to do at work before I change my voice mail and set up my email saying I will be out. I hope everyone is having a great Friday! ↑
Name: FrancesM | Date: Jul 25th, 2008 1:19 PM
Someone asked about Kristin, no she is not pg. Mia, I totally forgot to tell you welcome back and I am glad to see you post. I don't know what to tell you about your cycles...sorry! ↑
Name: ROBYN | Date: Jul 25th, 2008 1:43 PM
Afternoon ladies, FRANCES - OMG 2 days from now i cannot believe how many births we have had on here in the past few months actually few weeks. Amazing. TORY - woo hoo congrats new house tell us all about this how many bedrooms/bathrooms is it new?? The housing market SUCKS big time over here i know Florida especially our house has dropped over 120 thousand in value since we built it 1 1/2 years ago. Its worth NOTHING basically. We are stuck for a few years we might have to rent it out but even that good luck finding decent renters and ones that could cover a mortgage payment that we have. Jason even suggested that maybe we are better off paying off the house and owning it outright then going and buying a new house. This way if we are forced to rent it out then it might not be as difficult who knows its just so ridiculous right if we waited we could have had our dream house instead we got stuck with a money pit. Right now the builder is sending a plumber because 2 of our bathrooms backup when we run the washing machine. Since its 3 stories everything runs down so its probably construction debris so they have to send cameras into the pipes to see whats in there. Also in our master bathroom shower it leaked thru to our 2nd floor causing a flood this has gone on since March. We didnt know the builder covered this and we had originally contacted our homeowners insurance. Well its another builder error they forgot to put a "drip pan edge" around our shower so fast forward a year it can no longer handle water and it went thru the ceiling to the 2nd floor. So now they are fixing that are re-tiling our bathroom and fixing our ceilings. Its disugsting. At least they are fixing everything but we havent showered in our bathroom in months and we use Anthonys bathroom. OH and now Anthony woke with pink eye so Jason had to leave to work to take him to the doctor. So we are freaked that Justin is going to catch it i have cloroxed the whole freaking house and have anthony walking around with antibacterial gel in his pocket to clean his hands over and over. Plus we leave next week for vacation. The doc gave us extra prescriptions for us and the baby if we get it. FUN FUN. ↑
Name: ChattyKathy | Date: Jul 25th, 2008 8:30 PM
I feed Gavin as we are going to sleep at around 9 or so and he'll wake up to eat two more times between then and 9 am where he'll wake up and want to get out of bed. I'm usually awake the whole time he's nursing but it doesn't bother me as much since I nurse him while laying down at night. but MAN there have been a couple of night where I'll get up in the middle because I get so hot, which I never used to do before I got pregnant. FRANCES, I am so excited for you! Soon your little one will be here. I am with Robyn, its amazing to think of where we all started and now we're in the midst of a second baby boom. Hopefully the rest of our ladies will have a bit of babydust and we can celebrate their healthy new additions. It will happen! How many more days until testing to go? ↑
