~~~ Grad Check-in: 5/9/16 ~~~

[sleepymonkey]

Congratulations to our newest grads, bazinga and summergirl1211!

sonpetitlapin, Divefrog, winogirl, radiantly, @jimbobcooter, beckyp005, flippinchica, colinsfebmommy, Maggie0424, lucylulu, flyliceandcoffee, cml112, sunni1, b0710, manderslvt, meredithcarole, aswedishbee, mdogan29, lickwed, scorpioscuba, jess9802, zombiesquad, mom2boxers, MissMusic, luvmyponies, URMySunshine77, KirstenAlecia, rnmommy, bgkc4, pittpurple, agpjt413, lennonkdc, mamafesto, jwinct, ladystrat


How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)?

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc?

Upcoming milestones or appointments?

Do you need any thoughts or prayers?

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!!

QOTW: Do you have any special talents?

[KirstenAlecia]

sleepymonkey, thank you for the check in!

Hi ladies!!!!!!!


How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable Well, I am officially past due! 40 weeks and 6 days baby is small pumpkin sized. And this sweet little pumpkin must love her mamma cause she does NOT want to come out!

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Honestly I feel great. I have only gained 12/13 pounds this pregnancy so I am not in with the majority of women who get miserably uncomfortable at the end of pregnancy.......I am enjoying it to tell you the truth. The only thing is If this little pumpkin doenst make her way here by Thursday I am an automatic Csection. VBAC is only allowed to happen naturally.....nothing invasive allowed like inducing. I had a membrane sweep that didn't work. I am at the moment 3cm dilated and 70% effaced......but nothing.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? I REALLY don't want a csection!!!!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Csesction planned for Thursday morning

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? PLEASE send thoughts and prayers that I go into labor before then......PLEASE!!!!!!!!

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!! I will get back with one!

QOTW: Do you have any special talents? LOL!!!!! Yes. I am a pretty good pole/exotic dancer. Pre pregnancy actually...I taught classes for some time.....super fun!

[bazinga]

Thank you sleepymonkey!

I hope things happen for you soon KirstenAlecia!

How far along are you? Week/ fruit or vegetable.
I'm 5weeks 5 days, size of a peppercorn.

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? I'm super tired and feeling a little nausea throughout the day but nothing to bad yet. Apart from the fact th hat I cried several times today for no good reason, I'm doing ok!

Other updates? Last week's betas all looked good so it looks like this one landed in the right place and so far it's doing well...

Upcoming milestones or appointments? My first u/s isn't until the 25th so just keeping our fingers crossed until then.

Do you need any thoughts and prayers? Nope, not right now.

By the time I have a bump or picture to share I promise I will learn how to post pictures...

QOTW: Do you have any special talents? I have a selective photographic memory. Not sure how to describe it, but when I want to memorize text or a picture I can do so easily and forever, but I have to consciously decide to do so.

[rnmommy]

How exciting, KirstenAlecia,! Fingers crossed baby decides to come on her own!

[summergirl1211]

Thanks for the check-in sleepymonkey!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 6 weeks 2 days, size of a sweet pea

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Sometimes I get sad and overwhelmed, thinking about the transition from 1 to 2 and how it will affect our DD. But overall I'm excited and I know she's going to be a great big sister. Besides nausea here and there and some serious pregnancy brain I'm hanging in there!

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Nope, not yet!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? First appointment/ultrasound with my RE is scheduled for the 24th so I'm just waiting until then. Otherwise I'm hoping to be released to my regular doc after that.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? T&P's are always welcome for a healthy, sticky baby!

QOTW: Do you have any special talents? Hmm... Not that I can think of.

KirstenAlecia, I have everything crossed you go into labor naturally!

[KirstenAlecia]

ladies O think todaY MAY BE THE DAY.

I have been contracting a lot since yesterday afternoon. I was able to sleep last night but this morning they are coming on again and stronger!!!! Been at it all morning Looks like every 5 minutes for the last hour

[summergirl1211]

May 10, 2016 12:55:39 GMT -5 KirstenAlecia said:

ladies O think todaY MAY BE THE DAY.

I have been contracting a lot since yesterday afternoon. I was able to sleep last night but this morning they are coming on again and stronger!!!! Been at it all morning Looks like every 5 minutes for the last hour

Good luck!!! I hope this is it for you!

[rnmommy]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 37w3d - winter melon

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? I'm suddenly very exhausted again and my pelvic pain which was much improved is bad again.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? We finally got all of our baby stuff delivered last Thursday. I just need to install the car seat (and move the other 2 car seats)

Upcoming milestones or appointments? My next (and last) appointment is next Tuesday. The following Monday (the 23rd) is my c-section.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Continued prayers for a healthy baby are always appreciated.



QOTW: Do you have any special talents? I can touch my tongue to my nose and tie a cherry stem into a knot with my tongue - are those talents?

[URMySunshine77]

sleepymonkey, thank you for hosting.

KirstenAlecia, so excited for you!

summergirl1211, I don't remember if I congratulated you. I'm SO HAPPY for you.

I'm sorry that I haven't been around much. I usually reside on Tapatalk. Our daughter E.ll.ie was born on her due date, April 16. The birth was pretty smooth and the team was really respectful of our birth plan even though my OB wasn't able to be there. (I had a Richard Gere look-alike stand-in. Not too shabby.) Here is my birth story: goodbyecb.proboards.com/thread/100428/urmysunshine77s-birth-story

DD seems like a sweetheart and is already smiling periodically at me and my mom at three weeks. Sleep is pretty terrible, but she has started out some nights with a four-hour stretch, so that is awesome. She has been gaining weight very well so I've just stopped setting my alarm at night. DS is very gentle with her even though we are dealing with some frustrating defiance issues.

As you can see from my love-tits, I am always lurking and cheering for you all. Sending hugs to all who need them.

[pittpurple]

Congrats URMySunshine77! I'm sorry your son is having a rough time, I'm really worried about this as well. I obviously don't have any real advice yet but friends who have been through it say that getting the older one involved as much as possible has been helpful and making sure he still has some 1:1 time with either parent whenever possible. Obviously both suggestions might be terrible but just in case no one else has said them! I hope things settle down soon.

Fingers crossed KirstenAlecia!!!

So excited to have bazinga and summergirl1211 joining us!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable: 33 weeks!! Size of a hippo I assume.

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Still struggling. Fortunately this is my last week of work and I can just give up. Cannot believe that I'm still getting morning sickness, I really thought the never-ending morning sickness stories were urban myths! The baby has totally moved down in the last week and it's really, really uncomfortable to be upright. It's just all a mess. (Usual caveat that I feel lucky and excited and happy, but my body is really taking a beating)

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Realised that if this goes like it did with my daughter, we could have a baby in 3 weeks! So finally starting to get serious about this prep. Bag is sort-of packed and baby clothes are everywhere. DH has to go into the attic and get the TENS and moses basket and try again to find the swaddles that seem to have disappeared but he keeps putting it off. I think he's in total denial that we're so close. He also has to go on a business trip for 4 days when I'm 36 weeks pregnant. He swears he'll cancel or come home early if need be - but given my daughter was born 20 minutes after getting to the hospital last time, it seems like a big risk. So I've set up a million friends who can rally around if need be.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? See my midwife tomorrow and she'll see if he's engaged yet!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Always welcome prayers for a healthy baby.

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!!
DH took a bump photo this week but I look so truly terrible I can't bring myself to share it.

QOTW: Do you have any special talents? I'm a really fast reader which has been surprisingly useful in life.

[wannabmama]

URMySunshine77 omg! I've been waiting to hear your beautiful baby joined you on the outside I wish you so much happiness and love. It makes my heart so happy to hear happy updates from you! xoxo

[meredithcarole]

@kirstenalecia Good luck!

URMySunshine77 Congratulations, Momma!

sleepymonkey, thanks for continuing to tag me even though my participation is paltry at best.

DS is 5.5 months already, he will be 6 months on the 20th. My 37th birthday is tomorrow and I am feeling my age a bit (might just be the lack of sleep, though....). I am worn out, but DS is a sweetheart and generally does pretty well over night so I can't complain much.

I am so happy to see so many TTC35+ moms-to-be here and doing well. I hope everyone has a great week!

[lickwed]

KirstenAlecia I hope your next post is about your rainbow.

AFM,

DS is 5 months today. He talks constantly and smiles all the time. The amount of tantrums from DD has died down but the whining would give put Cailou a run for his money. She is very imaginative, loves to read and sensitive, so everything balances out.

QOTW: no special talents but I an a pretty good cross stitcher.

Here we are on Mother's Day. PDQ!

Poof!

[summergirl1211]

URMySunshine77, thank you!! I'm so happy that your sweet girl was born and things are going relatively well. I hope your DS starts adjusting soon. I can only imagine how stressful that must be for all of you. To be honest, that's my biggest concern since our DD has been the only child for so long (she'll be almost 4.5 when I'm due) that I'm sure it will rock her world. Thinking of you and hope things calm down quickly!

[jwinct]

KirstenAlecia - I hope you are snuggling your new baby right now, and I hope your VBAC went well!
Congratulations, URMySunshine77! Hopefully your son will start adjusting and the behaviors will diminish with that soon.

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable As of today, I'm 18w2d and the baby is the size of a bell pepper or a sugar glider.

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? I feel great, for the most part. I occasionally get restless legs at night and I'm not always comfortable in bed, even with my pregnancy pillow. It's not bad, though.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Nothing really.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Not this week. My anatomy scan is a week from tomorrow, though, so I'm looking forward to seeing my little boy again and hoping that all looks good.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? No, thanks.

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!!

Here I am in my ugly work bathroom again. I went back and looked at pictures of my baby belly from my first pregnancy and I didn't look like this until I was 30 weeks with her. It's so crazy!


QOTW: Do you have any special talents? No. I am boring!

[radiantly]

@kristinalicia can't wait to hear your birth story, I'm just catching up and see you were in labor on the 10th!

Little A just turned 8 months and I'm back in the swing of things at work after 6+ months of maternity leave. I've got her with a nanny Mon/Tue and daycare Wed-Fri which is working really well.

She's so cute and getting cuter! She has 8 teeth at 8 months, well ahead of curve and I'm super lucky and grateful that she isn't a boob biter. I'm still nursing and have more than enough milk I stashed it up before going to work and now I pump about 10oz which Is the same she has been drinking. I've had a great experience with nursing - almost no pain in the beginning after the first few days where she and I worke on her latch. My left side tends to let down later than my right but she works it out.

She's almost crawling but maybe she will skip it and be an early walker, I've been told. She plays peekaboo and Loves food. Chicken soup is her favorite and cheese, prunes, pesto pasta, bread, spinach quiche - anything goes! Lucky on that front.

Here she is enjoying touching the tree leaves

[hooligans4]

Congratulations URMySunshine77 I'm so happy to read your birth story. I hope DS has settled down by now.

@kirstenalecia is still in my thoughts.

It's nice to see your update radiantly, your daughter is beautiful.

Edit: tag fail