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Punkin, is the pill you have to take called Glyburide? Don' t worry about venting here. I don't have a lot of friends right now either since I can't work, so you all catch the brunt of my anger, etc.... Well, apparently in Finland, they don't have baby showers either, because my mom showed up to mine yesterday with gifts from her friends, but nothing from herself.....not even a card. I thought that was just rude. Your own mother not making an effort to get her grand baby anything, but showing up to eat the food???? Sometimes I just don't get that woman. I was very disappointed. I don't even feel like talking to her right now. I got shafted at Christmas, shafted for my birthday, and now shafted for the shower. I think she's being pa__sive aggressive. I can't get into all the details of why, we'd be here for days, but I really believe that's what it is. My sisters are never forgotten, but seems like I am a lot lately. I have a shower for a friend to go to today. I am excited to go because I think it will be fun, but when I see what normal mothers are like, it makes me a little emotional. I know her whole family is in town. I'm glad someone has a good, nuclear family. At least my sisters called me last night and wished me a happy baby shower day over the phone. DH's side of the family has spoiled this baby so far, and my side, well.....not so much! Doesn't seem like my family recognizes the struggle we went through to get here, nor the importance of what this means to us. His family gets the picture.

hi all! Had a busy weekend, with DH's mom and sis arriving last Friday night. They left early this morning. The shower yesterday was very fun and we got a lot of great baby stuff! I'm feeling much better about the stuff... mostly now we need the diapers/accessories, crib mattress/cover/sheet, and some small stuff. We got some beautiful presents included some handmade quilts and blankets and original artwork. I think everyone had fun and the food was great. TRACY, sorry about your mom. Maybe she has plans to get you something and just didn't bring it to the shower? My mom didn't send anything in time for the shower - I guess she's planning on bringing something when/if she comes up after the baby is born. BTW, stretch marks are definitely a bummer! I've had them on my bbs for a while, and just last week noticed I have them below my belly b___ton. Lovely! LB, how are you doing? That baby must be planning to show up any day! PUNKIN, sorry about your friend situation, that must be rough. My closest friend just moved away last week. I'm pretty bummed, but I know this year is going to be crazy busy so that made me feel a bit better. HOPEFUL, I don't know if your pain is a sign of impending labor... hope you are doing well! I have a dr appt and u/s today... hopefully we'll figure out if the baby is in position and why I'm measuring big. Hugs to all...

Good morning Ladies, Well I saw my doctor today and I am 2 cm dialated. He has decided to induce me Wednesday morning at 6am, so by wednesdsy night I will FINALLY be holding my little boy! I just can't wait!!! Wish me luck.. my son just woke up,. I will try and catch up later Take care for now!

Oh my gosh, Loved I cannot believe the time has finally arrived! Make sure you post and tell us as much as you can about your experience when all is said and done, and you have a moment to yourself of course! Good luck and you know we will be thinking of you! Punkin, I am also sorry about your friend. I have also called my "best friend" in the past and gotten the royal b__w-off too. I know she doesn't intentionally forget to call me back....she just doesn't prioritize me at all. Val, good to hear you had a fabulous weekend and shower! I really only need a few more things as well, then everything else is icing on the cake. I have not really received a lot from other people, most of what we have I bought myself, but every little bit helps huh? I know my mom has no plans to buy anything for the baby, and when she finally does ask what I want or need, I have decided to say, "We have everything we need." I don't want anything from her at this point.....truly, ever again. I know she's my mother, but this was the straw that broke the camel's back. Val, sorry your buddy just moved away. You are right though, you are going to be so busy that perhaps it won't be such a b__w after all.

Well, the u/s was good yesterday. There's a little extra fluid (but not abnormally extra) and his head is larger than average, but the fundal height measurement is back down to within a couple weeks ahead. Found out that he's still head up, so I need to encourage him to flip! I actually think he had his head down for a while but changed positions a few days ago. Got some great u/s pics, including our first 4-d one. Man, those are kind of weird-looking! He had a food and hand partially in front of his face so we had a hard time getting a good view. LB - wow - tomorrow is the big day - very excited for you! TRACY, sorry about your mom...I think I need to lower my expectations about my mom's behavior... everytime I get my hopes up that maybe she's changed, they get dashed. I'd better run... have to make us lunches and open up a baby present that arrived yesterday... it's like Christmas every day around here lately! :-)

Lovedblessings - I'M SOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!!!! Woweeeeeeeeeee - you're the first on the thread to start the ball rolling. I can't WAIT to hear your news (but, as the others have said, take your time in posting and enjoy your time with your little one and some well-earned rest too - if you can get it!!! LOL!!!) Good Luck Good Luck Good Luck to you both!! (and thanks for your friendship throughout your pregnancy!!) Who will be next I wonder? Who's supposed to be next? I can't remember everyone's EDDs - mine is the 26th (although it was the 21st on one occasion so who knows?!?!?!?!) so let's do another check on dates shall we? ********* Tracy - I'm so sorry to hear your mum still isn't being the support you need her to be. Try not to let it take over your thoughts too much and remember to enjoy the pregnancy whenever you can. You've had a really rough ride and we are all behind you here - I hope that helps somewhat. I'm glad your shower was a fun time. (Glad you had some cake and treats too - I'm really looking forward to Easter Day so that I can eat chocolate with an excuse!!). How much energy did you have for your friend's one though? I was exhausted after mine!! Re. names - I'm pretty convinced that we won't find a name for our Bean straight away either. We've a short list and a long list and, if our child is anything like us, it'll take a while for it to decide what name it likes!! Not to mention that it's likely to be a Taurus and so will be pretty bullheaded if we choose the wrong one!! Oh the pressure and responsibility! I really hope that it'll just pop out with a tattoo (temporary of course!!) of it's name somewhere on it's body so that we're in no doubt as to what to call him or her. (If only things were that simple!) LOL!!! Punkin - sorry to hear about the whole MIL and DH friends thing. What horrid things to have to deal with when you really need support from your husband right now. Can you speak to him openly about it or does he simply get defensive? Feel free to vent here any time you need. That's what we're here for!! Val - great to hear that your shower was such a success. I love the fact that you got some handmade stuff - me too!! - as it makes it all so much more personal doesn't it? Good that your checkup went well too and that the doctors are all happy. So if you're measuring a few weeks ahead, what week are you in now? Perhaps there's still time for the baby to turn (I think it can usually do this anytime up to the 36th week as far as I know). Hope so anyway. ******* As for me? Well I went to my first acupuncture on Monday. I've never had it before so wasn't really sure what to expect but it was fine. I have no idea whether it has done its job (it's supposed to soften the cervix and loosen the pelvic area) but I'm sure I'll know more when labour starts!! I've got my next session on Tuesday so maybe I'll be more aware of its effects after that. Tomorrow is another checkup with OB/Gyn where I hope she'll tell me that the head is engaged. The reason being that the hospital has stated that if your waters break before the head is engaged then you have to go straight to the hospital in an ambulance and I really don't want that to be the start of my so-called natural and relaxed birth. Know what I mean? So, other than that, I've just been helping DH do repairs and improvements to our business (handing him the tools and keeping him company while he hammers and bangs!!) and we've also been setting up stuff for the Bean's arrival (putting in car seat, trying to work out how the buggy functions - !!!! - installing new washing line etc etc etc!!) I'm also trying desperately to keep the place clean but it gets hard some days and so I don't get much done. (Must see if there's someone who'd like to help me on that front when Bean's actually here.) Anyway, that's all from me. Hope everyone is well today and that anyone who's been MIA gets a chance to update soon. (In no particular order..........Tylersmommy? Sann? Babymakes5? lovemy3, Dunne and TTC#3 and, of course, dearest Col - Hope all is well with you! Sorry if I've forgotten anyone!) Big Hugs to everyone!! TTYL XOXOXOXOX

Hi ladies! LB - have a great birth today!!! im so excited for you. I actually got chills thinking about that.. I posted before & I got kicked out!! UGH i hate when that happens. I wanted to say good luck to you guys coming close with your births of your babies.. WOW.. Can't believe you all are so close.. I drop by every day & read up!! Good luck to all TTC - cd 12

TTC#3.....what do you mean when you say you posted and got kicked out? Hopeful, I was exhausted after my shower, then exhausted after my friend's shower, but even when I'm pooped I just keep going because with RLS, I have no choice. Last night I finally got a decent night's sleep. Thank the universe!!! Ok, have to go to the doc now for my FFN and ultrasound. A little worried that he's going to say it's time! I have not been in bed one bit. I'll post after lunch.

(Val - EDD: 5/28/07) TRACY - I'm hoping Savannah doesn't make her appearance today! Crossing my fingers that the doctor will just send you home... :-) TTC#3 - glad to hear from you. HOPEFUL, I hope your dr appt goes well today also. And good luck on the housecleaning front. We went on a cleaning/de-cluttering tear last week and I'm trying to keep up with putting stuff away right away, rather than letting things pile up again. Tomorrow is my day to sort through and organize the presents from the shower. Got a ton of plastic bags so I'm going to wash and sort all the baby clothes and pack them in the baby dresser. Might also get started a__sembling the co-sleeper... it's still unopened in its box! Ok, hope everyone has a good day. SANN and COL, updates???

Hi all. Loved..thinking of you today..post soon with your birth story! Wow. tracy..hope your appt was good. Hope everyone else is well too! I can't believe all this time has gone by since you all got your BFP's. I am cd36 and still showing a BFN, so stay tuned with that. Big Hugs to all!

My appointment went well. The doc said he wants to see me weekly now (been there every week anyway). He said my cervix is thin, but not dilated. he did not do the FFN test because he said there really is no point in doing them anymore since she is a good size. She is five pounds now. Her head is super low. The tech had to use the intrav____al U/S just to measure her head because she couldn't see it with the belly one. LM3.....good to hear from you woman!

Good morning. Last night was a good night for sleep again. I got up a lot to pee still, but slept off and on for about 9 to 10 hours! That is unheard of for me. I think having RLS for 3 months and losing all that sleep is catching up with me now late in the third trimester. I still have RLS, just didn't have it bad enough the last two nights to interfere with resting. HOPEFUL, how did the appointment go yesterday???? Val, I think I am going to put all my stuff together now too. I received the ba__sinet by UPS yesterday, so I can put that together, and I have the stroller and bouncy seat that can be removed from their boxes. I think I'll just do the ba__sinet to start with and wash the clothes as well.

Tracy - glad you are getting some sleep. It's funny, for me the nights seem so long since I wake up so much. But I'm still getting a lot of sleep (even though I wake up to turn over like 8 times a night) so I can't complain. I'm looking forward to sorting through baby stuff today!

hey tracy....glad you finally got some much needed rest.....i on the other hand only slept about 3 hrs last night and maybe 5 the night before that......my DD was up and down all night wanting to play she got her sleep messed up and she wants to stay up late which is kinda OK but i was trying to get her back on a decent schedule and we put her to bed at 9 pm and she was back up 1 1/2 hr later back to sleep in an hour or so then she was back up around midnite wanting to eat and get a drink so we did and then she wanted to play until around 3 and she finally went back down and at 5 she had pooped so she woke up again (couldnt blame her on that one) so she laid back down in her bed and i thought she was asleep and i dozed off only to wake up and she was playing and had got my gla__ses from my bedside table and bent them to hell and back ....so i was not happy but she is only 17 months too......i am proud of her too today marks one week without paci....i gave her one last thursday nite before bed and just as she put it in her mouth i noticed what appeared to be a hole so i took it back to look and she screamed....sure enough a hole was in it so i tried to explain it that it had a hole and it could hurt baby and we needed to throw it away....and she cried when i put it in the trash can and grabbed it out just as quick ( it was only papers) so i kept telling her she was a big girl and we could throw it away well she cried and cried then she took the paci and put it in the trash can and waved bye bye and said "bye bye paci" and walked off so i gave her another one she took it and put it in the trash and waved by bye again and said "bye bye paci" and went to bed no problem....the next morning she seen the paci and started to cry and i told her she was a big girl now and baby brother needed those paci's she didnt and she said "bye bye paci" as she waved once more and she has not said a word about one since....i am so proud of her......just had to share with yall........loved cant wait to hear how your babyboy is doing......tracy how is your GD doing? i am taking my meds and watching what i eat but mine is hovering around 110-120 i am so scared he will put me on insulin.....it was so good until just a few weeks ago.......even with my DD i was real good except for my sweet tea and i couldn't stop it i did cut back but i still had one gla__s a day but i could control other things (diet and exercise) and kept it under control well i am sugar free now and watching the carbs and still its no good!!!!! let me know how yours is doing.......will check in later

Well, I put the ba__sinet together only to realize that I really want to wash everything except the canopy thingie, so tomorrow I think I will un-do all the snaps and hand wash it. It's really pretty, I think. Then I sorted all the clothes and towels for washing, only to realize that this girl has a b___tload of pink stuff! There is pink everything!!! I have 3 separate loads of varying pinks! Punkin, my sugar levels seem to be ok. Like I said before, I am always within range after a meal if I follow instructions on balance and carb intake, but the morning level is still minutely high. The OB saw my chart yesterday and truthfully he did not seem concerned. He just wants me to restrict any carbs before bed, and take my med with a protein snack right before bed. He isn't worried because my baby weighs exactly what she should for her age, my fluid level is good, and the number is not usually too far past the 95 mark. It has been about 100 to 110 and that's just because I've had some form of a carb not long before bed.

Oh, also meant to say, cute paci story. Those little milestones are precious!