Hello Kiza. Im glad that you and little Mia are home and that all is going so well. I cant believe she is already sleeping 7 hours. It took Aidan almost 7 months to pull that off :-) I hope that you are getting lots of help and lots of rest. I know that is easier said than done with 4 children, but try :-) How long is your dh home with you? LB - happy bday. Dont forget 30 is the new 20, so that does make you about 22 :-) Denise - Im so glad that your ultrasound went so well and that you were able to hear your baby's heartbeat. That is such a reassuring sound. Cons and Jess...you girls have been quiet lately. Hoping all is well with you and that you are feeling ok. Liezel - I never received the pictures either. We have also been renovating our house. Like Denise said some days I love it, others I hate it. I would say that I hate it the days we are doing the work, love it when I get to enjoy the end result...but it is nice to be able to personalize it. Denise - arent you an interior designer? I may need to send you a couple of pics to see if you can give me some design tips. Allie - Isnt it cute to see them walk behind those toys. Aidan has started walking with one as well and he is so proud of himself. He walks around with this big smile. I love your duckey party idea...great summer theme. Waggz - any news on your husbands interview? Cer - how is your dh liking his new job? Aidan had his 9 month checkup yesterday. I was a little surprised when they said he only weighed 17lbs 9 ozs. They said that put him in the 8th percentile which sounds low to me, but they say it is still within the normal range. I was concerned but the doctor says that he is fine...just going to be a slim guy. He is tall though, 29 inches and the 70th percentile. I have been trying not to pay so much attention to the numbers but its hard ...The great thing about the 9 month check was NO SHOTS...lol. That was a pleasant surprise. Well off to do laundry and get to bed. If I dont get to check back again...I hope everyone has a great weekend. ↑
Hi girls, it's me again. denise, so glad to hear your u/s appt went well, and that you got to hear that beautiful heartbeat again :) I too have a really good feeling about your little bean. Allie, after I read Mico's post I remembered that you had posted about the rubber duckie themed party for rachel- I had totally forgoten, but that sounds like such a fun little party for her! Mico, thanks for asking about my hubbie's interview, no he hasn't heard back yet but they said they would let him kow by the 11th- they had to push it further out coz they had an internal applicant, and they get first precedence, so we're still waiting. I am sure Aiden is very healthy even at his low weight, but that weight does drop off pretty steaply at this stage coz they are soooo mobile, and must burn calories by the ton! so if your doc is ok with it then Aiden must be doing just fine. LB, still battling that nasty cold, huh? sorry to hear that. and poor Ava :( a cold and popping teeth all at once!? no wonder she is cranky, I hope she feels better soon. I forgot to tell you girls that dh and I checked out a day care for joshua starting this fall when school opend for us coz it's getting to be too much with the hand-off deal, plus dh might be starting that new job. so anyway, the daycare lookes great! they have a really good ratio of kids to teachers(7:1 for toddlers, 4:1 for infants) the whole atmosphere was just right, and they have a good reputation. I really liked it and so did dh. so we'll be trying it out together (joshua and I) some time next week, but I can totally see myself bawling the first time I have to leave him there coz I know he's going to be scared and all :( and lately he has developed such an independent sense of self coz he is throwing tantrums whenever he's not allowed to do something, or whenever he wants his way. I know about the 'terrible twos' but no-body mentioned anything about the TERRIBLE ONES!! haha, I know I've really got it coming with him coz he is soooo like me :) I hope being around other kids and having to adhere to a structured environment will maybe help?? we'll see I guess. Love to everyone. I'm going to log onto the chat room for about a half hour so if anyone is online we can chat. ttyl! ↑
Oh Liezel, I forgot to say that I didn't get that email with the pics either. I'll check on piczo to see if you posted the pics there. when are you leaving for your vacation? ↑
Hi girls, couldn't sign on to the chat room for some reason. anyway, I sent everyone an email with some of Joshua's pics that we got taken a few weeks ago, he looks soooo deliciously cute! even if I say so myself :) ↑
Hey girls, Denise I can't tell you how happy I am that you got to hear that precious h/beat. It's a nice fast one too, couple that with the m/s & you could be baking yourself a beautiful little princess in there.--------Allie I hope Rachel has a ball at her b/day.--------------Waggs, my twins were 2 when I put them in childcare once a week, they had an absolute ball, it was great for them to begin how to learn about sharing & group play, I'm sure he'll be fine.Good luck to DH for the job.------------LB congrats on Ava's tooth, I do hope you are feeling better.-------------Mico, don't stress too much about his weight, before you know it he'll have another growth spurt. It all even's out in the end, he'll let you know if he wants more too eat.-------------Cons, hope you are feeling alright lovey, same goes for you aswell Jess, I must say though that's the part of pregnancy I certainly don't miss-----------So DH was only home for this week as he did his back in whilst I was in labour & needed to rest against him LOL, poor baby. That's what my back has felt like for the past bloody 6 months LOL. So he goes back to work for one rotation, which is 4 days, then he is off for three weeks, YAY! I love having him home. Mia's actual B/day is August 1st, sorry I forget about the time difference aswell. She is just such a wonderful easy baby, I must admit all mine have been little champions. I'm totally breastfeeding, no formula's or bottle top ups & when the midwife called in yesterday she wasn't too happy with me for letting her sleep so long overnight, but when she weighed her she had put on 145grams in 2 days, so she shut up pretty quick after that. I fed her at 7.30 pm last night so she went to bed about 8.15pm by the time we did nappies and whatever & I heard her stirring at 3.40am. She doesn't cry she just lays there & sucks her hands, she is so cute. So I fed her then & put her back down & I had to wake her at 10.00am to feed again cause we needed to go out. So I am feeling truly blessed that after the past horrid 4 years of losses & heartaches, I have been given the gift that helps so much with healing a broken heart. Anyways, I hope everyone has a brilliant weekend & I'll pull my finger out & plug my camera in to upload those piccies, DH didn't take any photo's of when she was just born, just video so I'll try & load a clip of that up aswell, & spewing cause I forgot to get my last belly shot LOL. Luv Ya's Kiza xxxxxxxxx ↑
Hi Everyone!!! I'm back my life has finally slowed down and it is so nice. I am for the first time able to truly enjoy life again and am truly begining to feel the joys of motherhood. I am still working but Avery is now my priority which feels really nice. He is doing well he will be 10 months on Sunday and crawled for the first time tonight!!! He is really small 27 inches and only 15.5 we have been to the Dr every month trying to figure out why he isn't growing but everything seems fine he is just little. It's hard to not compare hearing about all of your big healthy kids but he's doing great. Wow such great news!!! Kiza - Mia is beautiful and I am so happy for you and your family. Congrats to Consy, Jess and Denise what a wonderful surprise!! Denise I am so glad you are back. Waggzy I am sorry you got your hopes up I know its hard. I took a test a couple months ago and no matter what its a little sad. Mico - was this your second miscarriage since Aidan? You had one before right? I have hypothyroid and was hoping I wouldn't have anymore but you never know. My girlfirend just miscarried on friday and my other friend is a carrying a baby that has less than a 10% chance of surving out of the womb and it really make me think whether not I even want to risk having another when it took 3 yrs and many broken hearts to concieve the first time but ofcourse there is that little voice wanting a bother or sister. All of my friends are on number 2 and its hard not to feel the pressure. We will just wait and see. Waggzy good luck with dh's job and thanks aagin for the adorable pics of Joshua I could just eat him. Headed to picso to check out all of the cuties. Jess good luck with the appt tomorrow. I have really missed you guys and can't wait to catch up. Luv ade ↑
Good Morning girls. Kiza - It has definitely been a long road for you but Im so happy that you now have Mia...she truly does sounds like a dream. Waggz- I absolutely love the pics of Joshua. They are so cute. I had to laugh when I saw the piano ones....I have never seen that set up before and he actually looks like he knows what he is doing...lol. Ade - Welcome back...Glad to hear things are finally slowing down for you and congratulations on Avery's crawling milestone. I can relate to how you are feeling about Avery's weight as Aidan is on the small side as well. I guess our guys are just little peanuts. I have also felt the way that you do at times around trying again as I have had about 5 miscarriages in total now but I am hoping to get some answers and from there decide what we should do. At least now that I have had Aidan I know that my body can carry a baby to term, but Im hoping that this appt this week will tell me why I have had so many losses. This was a big weekend for Aidan...He took his first unassisted steps and has added two more words to his vocabulary. This little boy is so determined to be mobile...I caught him actually taking a couple of steps to get around the room. There are spaces between the furniture so he would take a couple of steps to get from one piece to another but he still isnt that confident as he is definitely rushing to grab on again. I also noticed that he definitely is calling us when he says mama or dada...he also now says ball and no...At first I thought I was hearing things, but he was using No correctly all weekend. When he doesnt want something he pushes it away and says no no...and he says ball when he wants his ball or sees one in stores. I cant believe how fast he is growing up. As much as I am loving watching him turn into a little boy, it is a little hard realizing he isnt going to be a baby for much longer. I hope everyone had a great weekend. TTYL. ↑
Hi Everyone! Thanks for the well wishes about Rachel's birthday! Her actualy birthday is August 9th. Which was Saturday. I was hoping it would be absolutely beautiful weather like all of last week was, but it was a little cloudy and it rained a little bit. We had the party at a park where there is a nice shelter....so when it rained, we just stayed in the shelter..... The ducky cake turned out amazingly well! I made a flat sheet cake then frosted it in blue, and then I had 2 three dimensional duck cakes that I frosted yellow with orange beaks and then used chocolate chips for the eyes! It was awesome! Rachel dove into her ducky cake! I will have to post some pictures!!! However, whenever I log into our piczo page using internet explorer, my page isn't there! It has everyone else's but not mine..... Hmm... I'm going to download firefox so I can view my page. Anyway, Consy, Jess, please update us on your pregnancies... Jess, isn't your ultrasound today or sometime soon??? PLEASE let us know! Denise, congrats on the wonderful ultrasound... Mia....I didn't know you had another m/c.....I'm so very sorry. It must have happened when I was without a computer and couldn't read our posts. I'm sorry. ADE, glad you're back! Don't worry about Avery's size, your a pettite person too, aren't you??? :) I have to run guys, but just wanted to check in! OH, wagz, it sounds like that daycare is awesome! ↑
Hi ladies. I had my ultrasound today and we have a baby!!! According to the u/s, I'm 7 weeks today. The heartbeat was 138. Mira's was 140 at 7 weeks so I'm taking that as a good sign. :) I was so happy when I saw the little bean, tears just starting streaming down my face. The tech had to remind me to breathe normally so she could get the pictures. LOL. Anyway... we are very happy. :) I am soooo relieved. Now I can start thinking about names. LOL. My due date is somewhere between March 27 and March 31 - it depends on if the doctor uses my lmp or the u/s. I think the u/s is closer so it would be the 31st. So Mira's birthday was Friday, and it was great. We had dinner with our family Friday night, a BBQ for my family on Saturday, and a party for her friends on Sunday. Talk about a crazy weekend!!! She had a lot of fun though. I can't believe she's a year now!!! Ok, I gotta run. I feel SO bloated and that's making me even more nauseous. I forgot just how much fun the 1st trimester can be. :) I'll check in again soon. xxxx ↑
Hi everybody! Ade good to hear from you and glad that things are settling down a bit. Don't worry about avery's size he sounds just fine and adorable. Every baby is different and grow at their own rates. It will drive you mad to compare your baby to others. I know i do it with ava too, I think holy crap i am going to have a girl over 6ft tall the way she is going! but i know that babies go through spurts at different times. You may just have a basketball player yet! Jess congrats on your ultrasound! how fantastic for you and hearing all your excitement makes me want to have another one real soon! although i can't(promised dh) that i would at least go back to work for enough time to build up enough maternity leave again, so we don't go into the poor house!lol. Happy birthday Mira! holy cow all the babies are turning one! Mico, aiden sounds like he is striving for independance and soon he will be running! watch out i hear that once they are walking they don't stop! Waggzy love love love the pics of josh! what a cutie( the piano one reminds me of a garth brooks video don't ask me why but it does,lol. I know i have missed some people but i hear ava and gotta go get her. TTYL ↑
Happy Birthday to Mira and Rachel! Im glad to hear that the party's went well. Jess - Congratulations on your ultrasound. I still cant believe we have a second round of babies on this thread. This is so exciting :-) I am starting to get nervous about my appt on Thursday. My bday is Saturday so dh and I are going away for the weekend so Im hoping they dont tell me anything too upsetting so I can enjoy our little get away. Sounds like Aidan is waking up...Ugh..teething...he is back to waking up every couple of hours. Gotta run. ttyl ↑
Happy Birthday, Rachel & Mira. xxxxxx Congrats Jess on the u/sound. I'm thrilled for you.Just a quick post as Mia has just woken for a feed. I have now updated piczo with some photo's.Will post properly later. TTYL.xxxxxxxxx ↑
Oh, JESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm SO THRILLED for you! :) Wow, I can't believe all of these second bubs! What a wonderful feeling of seeing that heartbeat! You can relax a little! Keep on coming morning sickness! Can you post a photo of your ultrasound? Kiza and Mico, thanks for the birthday wishes.....Mico, GOOD LUCK at your appointment. I have a feeling you just need progesterone, sweetie! I'm the same way....I lost two babies, then I had progesterone from 12 dpo through 12 weeks and I had Rachel. I'm sure I'll need it for every pregnancy. Can you take 1 baby aspirin a day as well??? I took one 81 mg aspirin EVERY DAY for my entire pregnancy. I hope they will run tests on blood clotting disorders too as those are sometimes the culprit for recurrent miscarriages. Didn't you use progesterone with Aidan??? I think your doctor just needs to give you a prescription for the suppositories so you can take them as soon as you know you're pregnant. See, that's what I'm nervous about next time! I have a doctor now who is a high risk guy, but he didn't see me until 10 weeks last time (I had a different doctor before then).....the different doctor gave me the progesterone, so I hope my doctor now will give them to me too because I don't want to keep miscarrying either!!! Keep us posted, Mico, we love ya.....Happy Birthday! Liezel, how's the house stuff coming along? Kiza, I"m so happy that Mia is such a great nurser and sleeper! I want to post some pictures of Rachie's birthday, but I have to get the piczo site to load right for me. Ade, glad you're back! Wagz, big hello!!! Hi to Vicky, Denise, Tam, Consy (where is she? Oh yeah, Fiji!), Cer (hope the job is going well), and LB!!! LB, I hope Rachie isn't 6 foot either.... my husband is 6'7" tall....so, I hope she's not over 6 feet. ↑
Everytime I go to our piczo page my page isn't there/ :( It doesn't say RyanswifeAllie anymore.....Did anyone delete my page accidentally? I'm bummed. Can you see my piczo page? ↑
All right, when I logged in to edit things, then the page showed up, but in the regular homepage (not the edit view) I couldn't see it. Oh well. I posted some new pictures! They aren't of her birthday yet, but you'll see that she's changed! ↑
Hey girls.... okay sorry it took so long, but the photo's are up on piczo of the house. Nathan is teething really badly today.... it looks like the bottom 2 are about to pop through, so I gotta run and see to my screaming child......hugs to all, I'll try to check in later. ↑
As i said last time i really need to check in more often. Kiza congratulations on the birth of baby Mia. Jess and Denise congratulations on your new beans. Good luck for the coming 8 months. Ade i'm pleased to hear that things are finally smoothing out for you. Cons how are thingsgoing with you? Jack is fine. He can now roll over and giggle. We moved him into his own room last week but he hasn't been sleeping too well since. I'm definitely jealous of those 7-8 hours Kiza. ↑
jess that is fabulous news.... I am so happy your little bean is growing so well. Kiza...Mia sounds like a little angel and you so deserve her and all the happiness she brings. Vicki, that is so great that Jack is rolling..... give it time with his new room, he will adjust and soon you will be getting that 7-8 hours of sleep as well. Nathan now goes to bed between 9-9:30 and Eddy wakes him at 6am for a bottle before he leaves for work.... then Nathan puts himself back to sleep and wakes up for Mummy between 9 &10.... I have to admit I am really liking all of the sleep I am getting....but during the day for the last 3 days he has been SOOOO cranky and crying/ screaming because of his teeth. Poor little guy, I can't wait till those 2 bottom ones pop through so that he can have some relief. He is usually such a happy pleasant baby. So girls it is finally happening.... I am starting to miss the feeling of being pregnant. I keep telling myself I must be crazy, but I guess it is normal to feel this way :) . Waggzy that daycare sounds awesome, I am still trying to figure out where I am gonna put Nathan come January. Allie, your ducky party cake sounds great, can't wait to see pics. Rachel looks like such a big girl in those photo's. I can't believe how quickly all the little ones are growing. Lynn, I am so jealous your little one has teeth already. I really wish Nathans would pop through.... I hate seeing him in pain. You have to take some pics of those little teeth so we can see. Oh and my little guy is finally crawling.... problem is he isn't using his hands really..... its more of a pushing with his feet and using his head on the ground to balance him....haha.... I am so worried about when he will finally have crawling down....he is gonna be all over the place. I am hoping I can hold him off until we get to the new place and I can baby proof properly.....but I doubt that since we only will move the end of October....I can't wait. I am so tired of living in a building and having to wait for elevators and then getting stuck in them with smelly people...lol. Okay enough rambling for me. I am gonna go have some mommy time and have a bubble bath (haven't had one in over a year, always quick showers) then veg in front of the tv. bye for now girls :) oh and Ade....glad to have you back. Cer....hope peyton isn't keeping her mum too busy. Cons, hope you are feeling well, little ones not giving their mummy too much trouble and good luck with your appointment tomorrow Mia....fingers crossed it will all go well. ↑
just wanted to add.... Jodi... I just seen your video.... Peyton is adorable! I love how she isn't even interested in the toy.... the bow and ribbons were her favourite part...well now you know what to get her for her first birthday...lol....Nathan would probably do the same thing :) ↑
Hi gals. Happy belated birthday Mico! hope you had a good one. You girls are all so young! Kiza Mia is so adorable, makes me want another baby so bad, I can almost feel the urge to throw out the pills! All your kids are gorgeous and of course dad looks in love with his new little princess. Liezel the house looks fantastic! I know it will look even better when you renovate to your liking but honestly it doesn't look like it needs much work, you should see my house,lol it is an older 63 year old and in need of some upgrades for sure but we are holding off because we have 4.5 years left on our mortgage and I think we are leaning towards building a house instead of buying one. That way we will have exactly what we want and the location we want. We are thinking of buying near the water because I love love the ocean and watching the waves splash on the rocks. Good thing about living on the coast plenty of lots by the water, expensive but it will be our dream house, the one we grow old in so it has to be perfect. Vicki so glad to hear jack is doing so well. Time flys doesn't it? Allie I can see your page no problem on piczo, not sure what is going on there for you. Well ava has popped her second tooth and liezel becareful what you wish for, because now that ava can crawl she is non stop all day and is always falling down when she climbs onto things, gotta watch her like a hawk! well going to get some tea, hello to all! ↑
Hi Girls! Kiza....Mia is just beautiful and the image of her Mummy. All of your kids are adorable, they have grown so much since the first photo on your page. I am so happy that Ava has made up for all the heart ache you have sufferd over the years. Take care of yourself and love that baby to pieces. Mico....happy birthday, God I am sooooooo old compared to all you young chicks. I turned 39 in June ;-) Yes to your question about help with some design layout etc. I would be more than happy to do so. my email is deno_newgrangeatyahoo. Jess.......I knew you would get good news, I am so happy you can relax now. How is your nausea? Ade & Vicki..... so good to hear from you. Vicki, try post some pics of Jack, would love to see how he has grown. Ade, Avery is so adorable. Try not to worry about his size, my son has always been on the small side. I was exactly the same as a kid and his body is a carbon copy of mine. He has never been a big eater and you can't force feed. But I have always tried to give him healthy food, that's more important. Allie...Rachel is a little dote, she has grown so much. I think she will be tall. LB...Ava is a beautiful child, I think she is going to be a stunner. Wagzy...Joshua is as cute as can be. He is a great mix of you and dh. Liezel.........the house is lovely, I really love the brick and style of house. You will love it, especially with that nice en suite to enjoy. Nathan is adorable, lovely blue eyes. Consy...FIJI!!!!!!!!! I am so jealous, I always wanted to go there. You have not told us a whole lot about this pregnancy, so fill us in when you get back. As for me, I went for another scan today and all went great. Baby was moving all over the place, it had grown so much in one week..amazing!! little feet and hands, face profile. I was relieved. I am 10 weeks today. Will have the nuchal scan around week 12. Hope I didn't forget anyone!!! ↑
Hey girls, Denise my heart just lifts everytime I read that your scan went well. I know how much this little bean means to you.------------Mico, Happy Birthday.---------Cons hope you guys are well, I'm sure you are feeling the difference with this pregnancy & having a little one to look after.------------Ade, great to hear from you again.-------------Vicki, congrats on the rolling. Jack will soon get used to his own room. Does he have a blankie or anything like that? With my kids I used to pop there blankies down my top whilst feeding then it had my smell on it & it would go to bed with them. Worked a treat for settling, or you can just whip off the top you are wearing & throw that in. It's worth a try.----------Liezel, I am about to pop over to piczo to check out the new dwellings, goodluck with the teeth.------LB, glad to hear all is well with you guys---------Cer, hope everything is cool with you.-----------Allie how frustrating with your piczo page. I have never had trouble there but if I open this page up with internet explore I can't log on, I have to use mozilla fire fox. AAARRRGGGHHH!-----------Waggzy, how is everything with you & you little man?-------------Jess, hoping that the M/S is letting up for you. Like Cons I'm sure you are noticing the difference this time round hugs ****** All is still great here. Mia is beginning to focus on us now, & she just melts my heart when she meets my glare. I didn't think I could fall any deeper in love with her, but everyday it happens. Sorry for any typo's but I'm doing this one handed as I have my beautiful little girl asleep on my chest, keeping me cosy & warm. LOL. I am so spoiling her rotten. ttyl. xxxxxxxxx ↑
Hi girls ;-) Well my little boy is now officially walking...everywhere! And it is soooooooo much fun, he is so excited and wants to walk and not be carried now, which is kinda a relief as i am getting a little bigger these days. I am 18 and a half weeks now, which really is unbelievable, and h-o-p-e-f-u-l-l-y we will be finding out next thursday what I am having but i am still working on Dh for that one. But I am starting to think girl, because I am still so sick, and there is a permanent metal bowl next to my bed because most nights i wake up vomiting. And of course, I am due a girl according to liezels theory. But here is the thing...i think i have prenatal depression ;-( I am not so much depressed as overwhelmingly exhausted, and I have been having these insane mood swings where I yell at dh. Last week i even stormed out of the house, got in the car and screemed off. Then after about 10 minutes i was like 'what am i doing???? i have to go home, i love my husband, i love my son' so i dunno. But yesterday I had this major meltdown in the afternoon and I was crying so much that matthew got upset and started crying, and then i cried even more. So today I am ringing around clinics just seeing what i should do. I don't know whether its just because I am sick and losing so much weight with this pregnancy (i have lost 10kg, which is about 22lbs - best freaking weight loss i have ever had!!), or that I have bronchitis (again i know, i had it with matthew), or that me being so sick means matthew isn't sleeping thus i am not sleeping. So maybe its just a long list of things that are preventing me to cope, of if there is a greater problem. Matthew is a real shining light, I am so glad he is walking now cause it means I can take him to the park down the road and he is in his element and i can sit on the bench and vomit into a bag. Anway, because I am so sick we have decided to scrap Figi and play it safe and go to singapore. Its only a 4 hour flight from here, and its really child friendly so my 2 children (matthew and dh - when we go to amusement parks its kinda hard to tell them apart lol) can go and do the fun things and I can sit by the pool. Jess loving the ultrasound results, you will love being pregnant this time round. As hard as this pregnancy has been on me, I have to admit i am so much more 'in-tune' with this baby than matthew, mostly because I know the blessings he/she will be. I had a dream the other night that the baby was about 18 weeks (so what it is now) and it was in this IV drip bag hooked up to a metal stand, but it was totally fine and growing, and I was watching it move around and it looked a lot like matthew and i was like 'oh wow, the baby looks so much like matthew its beautiful'. So heres to a healthy 7 months! And great news for you too Denise, cute little bubs dancing around! Have you told your ds yet? And are you starting to get bigger? With this baby I was in maternity jeans by 12 weeks, whereas with Matthew i was ok until about 17 or 18 weeks. Kiza hugs to you and Mia, you will be recieving a little package for Mia from all of us next week some time so keep your eyes peeled! Ok girls gotta keep doing the research but will check in later on. Have a good weekend ;-) ↑
Consy, you poor thing. I can't believe you are still so sick. No wonder you are feeling depressed etc. you are EXHAUSTED!!!! it is so hard to function when feeling so bad. Mine has tapered off some. Some days I want to vomit more than others. But the first few weeks, I got sick all day long. I am feeling very run down right now, ye know nothing looks good on me and I hate my hair. But that is normal for 1st trimester. I was never sick with my ds. So it is true when they say every pregnancy is different. I have not told my ds yet, I want to make sure the baby is okay before telling him. I am not sure if I am popping out yet, although my dh says I am. In fact we took my ds out for a bike ride the other day and he went ahead of us. He stopped, looked back and as I got closer he said "Momma I think you have a baby in your belly, because your belly is fat on top and it was skinny before". Gulp!! I just looked at my dh and he said "told ye". Of course I keep telling myself it is gas from constipation LOL I never showed until 5 1/2 mths with my ds. ↑
okay that posted before I finished!! Consy, has your doctor prescribed anything for the nausea? is it all day long? You are having a girl for sure. Kiza...Mia sounds like a dream. You sound so in love and you deserve every bit of it and more. She is a beautiful baby. I am thrilled for you. ↑
Hi Everyone! Denise, I'm so happy to hear of your beautiful ultrasound!! I remember having one at ten weeks too and it made me feel so good..... You and Jess need to post some ultrasound pictures of your little beans! Although, yours is probably not a bean anymore, it's a little baby!**Liezel, I haven't looked at your house pics yet, but I'm so happy for you! How fun! Don't worry, I veg in front of the TV too and then I always feel guilty about it. Ha ha.....Nathan will get his teeth soon enough...>Rachel didn't get any until 10 months! **Consy! I can't believe you're nearly 19 weeks. OH man. It seems like you just announced you were pregnant. WOW! Are you feeling baby moving all the time??? I miss those feelings so much. Sorry you don't feel good. The other night I had a little stomach bug and I kept thinking, "Man, I'm glad I'm not pregnant right now because I would be feeling like this ALL THE TIME! I was sick all the time and I had a little girl. :) I'm glad Matthew is walking! I'm glad to know that he was a little over a year before walking too....because Rachel can't walk by herself yet ......Hey, quick question, I noticed yesterday Rachel has little red bumps all over her belly!!! Not anywhere else, just her belly. LIke little red pimples.....what could that be? The other night I know she peed all over and unfortunately slept in it all night. Could that have made her break out with a little rash?****Mico, HOW WAS YOUR APPOINTMENT??? I've been thinking about you a lot and hoping it went well and you feel encouraged. Did they say anything about progesterone??? UPDATE us soon, sweetie. Kiza, glad Mia is doing well!!******Rachel is such a great little girl. She sleep so well! Every night it's about 7:30pm to 7:30 am.....and she takes great naps too.....she gets tired, so I give her a pacie, cuddle her up for a minute, put her in bed and she goes right to sleep. I gave her whole milk for the first time yesterday! She likes it! I still nurse her right in the morning when she gets up. She loves squealing and talking. She says, "Mamma, Dadda, Duck, Book, Ball, hi, and I think she's starting to say, Dog..... She goes "wooof woof" when she sees animals (mostly dogs), so that's cute! :) Trying to teach her kitty... I heard "kee" once.... so that was close! We've had a crazy week as we're getting our house sided....ripped off the wood siding and they put up vinyl siding.....so it's been SUPER loud and sometimes I just put Rachel in the car and drove around so she'll still nap! Take care everyone!!!! ↑
Mico - how was your appt? I am curious what they will say. I told progesterone, asprin and have been on hypothyroid medication to have Avery and it worked I just don't know if I have to do it again. Well I just have a little bit while Avery is sleeping and the paper work has piled up. I will check back in this weekend. Good luck to everyone. Mico if you find out the solution do you think you will try for another? ↑
Hi everyone! wow, so much great news! Denise, I am so happy for you that you had a great u/s and got to see your little bundle, hands and all! and kids are very intuitive, aren't they? they can really pick up on a lot. a friend of mine was about 10 weeks along when her 2 year old put her hands on mummy's tummy and said "baby", no-one had told her that mummy was going to have another baby. Kiza, you sound soooo in-love with Mia, I am sooooo happy for you! she sounds like a sweetheart, I will be headed over to piczo to check out her pics, I am sure she'll melt my heart :) Liezel, so sorry to hear Nathan is having such a horrible time with his teeth :( hopefully he gets some relief soon when they pop. congrats on the 'almost crawling' milestone, Nathan must be in that awkward stage where he wants to crawl but he can't quite figure it out, but he will master it in no time and be all over the place! btw Nathan sounds like such a good sleeper, what a lucky mummy you are! LB, your dream home sounds perfect, like you could vacation right in your own back yard. Ade, so glad that your work-load has finally lightened up, and you can spend more time with Avery, and with us too :) it's good to hear from you. Cons, I can't believe you are almost half way thru!! I am so, so sorry to hear that you are feeling so blue. those hormone surges can drive anyone nuts! but coupled with exhaustion and under-nourishment coz you are always either nauseated or puking, no wonder you feel they way you do :( hugs to you sweetie, I hope you get some answers soon, and some relief. if you can, maybe you could take a whole day all to yourself and have yourself pampered, away from Matt (difficult, I know) and dh and your house, and just sleep and rest and rejuvenate. and also, when MS is as bad as yours sounds, shouldn't your doc give you some nausea meds? I hope it atleast lets up soon. Oh, and your trip to singapore sounds great, hope you all have lots of fun :) Allie, sounds like Rachel had a blast at her birthday party, and the cake sounds so creative! can't wait to see some b-day pics. about the rash, Joshua will get some tiny little rash on his neck and back once in a while and I think it's like a heat rash, when he sweats or something. it doesn't hurt, and usually goes away after a couple of days. does Rachel's rash itch or hurt when you touch it? I hope it is not serious and goes away soon. and Rachel is such a good sleeper as well! 12 hours straight sounds like a dream! Jess, yaaaaaeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! I am so, so, so happy for you that you heard a good, strong heart beat, I know how worried you were, you must be so relieved now. I bet your pregnancy will fly by too and soon you will be finding out the sex! let us know what names you come up with :) Vicki, it's good to hear from you. moving into a new room is always hard for bubs but he will soon adjust and be sleeping those long hours so you can get some rest too. Joshua has been sleeping well lately, he'll get up once at night about 3 times a week, and when he does, he sleeps in in the morning so I can't complain. he can now say hi, bye (altho it sounds more like "ba"), baby, dady, and I think that's about it that he can fully pronounce, other words he just imitates their intonations like aunty, wow, hallo, the other day I said "Joshi let's go outside" and he went to the patio door and stood there to wait for me, so he is starting to understand commands too. he amazes me so much, I can't believe how fast he is growing. He walks everywhere too just like Matt. last week he had an ear infection (poor thing, I was bawling coz he was so miserable) and one night he was up about every hour! but he is sooo much better now and is almost done with his antibiotic. anyway, the whole thing set him back a little and he was not as steady walking as he was 2 weeks ago but he is getting his strength back and is all over the place again :) so now that he is sooo not a baby any more I am missing that stage and feeling like I wish I was having another already, but I know the time is not right for us right now. waves to Ceru and anyone else I may have missed, I think I have posted a novel this time around, i am exhausted, just going to drop into bed! ttyl ↑
