Weekly Check In - July 11-17

[requiressnacks]

Week/Team/Fruit:

Symptoms:

Appointments This week:

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat?

[requiressnacks]

Greetings from the Jersey Shore!

Week/Team/Fruit: 19/PURPLE!/mangoes

Symptoms: hip pain while sleeping.

Appointments This week: none!

Rants/Raves/Questions: I don't want to make you guys jealous, but this is the halfway point for me.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat?

I love vanilla soft serve with rainbow sprinkles. A classic!

[hmr11913]

requiressnacks, is purple the mix between having both genders??? Ahhhhh. I still can't believe it - you are so lucky!!!!! (Especially because I think you mentioned once this may be your only pregnancy?) I am so, so happy for you guys. And I loved your announcement!



Week/Team/Fruit: 18 (tomorrow) - Team Green - Sweet Potato (didn't know that was a fruit lol)

Symptoms: None really... starting to get heartburn again though. Oh joy!

Appointments This week: None - my a/s next Friday!

Rants/Raves/Questions: Really struggling with names... I know that we have a ways to go yet, but I wish I had some inkling on names. My husband ONLY likes the name Oliver, which I'm not a huge fan of. Why are names so hard.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat? PIRATES BOOTY.. omg, I think I ate like 10 gallons of this while nursing on maternity leave ha ha.

[requiressnacks]

Yes, boy / girl twins! hmr11913

[mrsp121308]

Week/Team/Fruit: 19w1d/PINK/Zesty Zucchini

Symptoms: RLP when I sneeze or move too fast, some heartburn

Appointments: nothing until August

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm already annoyed by the "are you going to try for a boy?" questions. What's wrong with 3 girls?!

GTKY: I don't like really cold foods. I have a fake front tooth and what nerves were left in it are super sensitive and cold food really irritates it.

[hmr11913]

Jul 11, 2016 8:44:26 GMT -5 mrsp121308 said:

Week/Team/Fruit: 19w1d/PINK/Zesty Zucchini

Symptoms: RLP when I sneeze or move too fast, some heartburn

Appointments: nothing until August

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm already annoyed by the "are you going to try for a boy?" questions. What's wrong with 3 girls?!

GTKY: I don't like really cold foods. I have a fake front tooth and what nerves were left in it are super sensitive and cold food really irritates it.

That would be VERY annoying..... I already have been asked "do you hope this one is a boy??" since we have a girl. Since we're not finding out what we're having, I've just been replying with "a boy or girl!" when asked if we know what we're having lol.

[requiressnacks]

Jul 11, 2016 8:44:30 GMT -5 @kc295905 said:

requiressnacks where on the Jersey shore are you??

Wildwood. My first time here, it's cute.

[mrsp121308]

hmr11913, it's super annoying. I just don't understand why it matters to people so much. Who cares if you have a boy or girl?! If its healthy, I call that a win.

[requiressnacks]

Jul 11, 2016 9:42:07 GMT -5 mrsp121308 said:

hmr11913, it's super annoying. I just don't understand why it matters to people so much. Who cares if you have a boy or girl?! If its healthy, I call that a win.

I'm one of 3 girls and it's awesome. I can't imagine life without my sisters. Try to ignore the haters.

[WineNChocolate]

Week/Team/Fruit: 16 weeks, Avacado, BOY - BLUE!! New territory for me.

Symptoms: We are doing pretty good no real symptoms. So I am a happy camper.  Wait I lied...my pelvic girdle hurts so bad when I get up from laying down or sitting on the floor. Which makes playing with DD hard. And everytime I stretch back it hurts and pulls a muscle in my stomach..its annoying. I am also eating everything...which is not going so well at not gaining silly amounts of weight.

Appointments: July 25th, my anatomy scan with my Dr.

Rants/Raves/Questions: Nothing really. Raves my appointment my lil man was just a moving on the screen yesterday and DD pointed at the screen and I said baby and she said it back. It made me excited for her to be a big sister. I am dying to know what he is going to look like.  DD is brown eyes and red hair, looks a lot like daddy. Maybe lil man will look like me??!?! Kind of praying for blue eyes...from daddy.

GTKY: What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person- what's your favorite Frozen treat? Omg this is a hard question. I love Mint Chocolate chip, but then there is Chocolate Malts and then there is soft serve chocolate with rainbow sprinkles. Oh and then strawberry ice cream with sprinkles..

requiressnacks, I don't mean to rub it in your face that I am half way there and you ladies pulling up the rear have to wait...lol. OH YOU WANT TO MAKE US JEALOUS. Not to mention that you have twins so they will probably induce you early right?

mrsp121308, Zest zucchini...love it. People are asses they just talk without thinking.  THERE is nothing wrong with all girls, hubs and I were kind of rooting for another girl we love DD to death. I am sorry that you are have heartburn and RLP.  It sucks cause you know things usually get worse as we get bigger. OH if there wasn't a baby at the end of this...

hmr11913, Your such a trooper waiting till you have lil one to find out...it would drive me bonkers! Pirates booty I thought that was cheese puffs my DD loves. Please explain..is it Ben and Jerrys? Also name choosing is the worse ever. I am kind of glad we are not trying to decide for a girl..cause DD was the worse. Hubs and I used to battle over her name. Boy, we were always going for William Jospeh III, we will be calling him Liam..cause Grandpa is Bill and Daddy is Billy/Will. It would be so confusing at family events and me having  to call one from the other at home.

@kc295905, I have never experienced TMJ but I was around when my GF went through it and it was so sad to watch. I am sorry your going through that. Yeah A/S, are we finding out??

[tbonequeen13]

Jul 11, 2016 9:42:07 GMT -5 mrsp121308 said:

hmr11913 , it's super annoying. I just don't understand why it matters to people so much. Who cares if you have a boy or girl?! If its healthy, I call that a win.

I am one of those "hateful" people who likes to make people feel uncomfortable for asking stupid questions...when people ask us if we want a boy since we already have a girl, I like to tell them that I don't care what it is as long as my body lets it live long enough to be born, unlike the last 3...I like the confused and/or stunned silence look I get in return (insert evil laugh here)

[tbonequeen13]

Week/Team/Fruit: 17/still a secret/pear

Symptoms: the RLP is still there, though not as bad, and my boobs are still randomly sore

Appointments This week: Nope...nothing till Aug 3

Rants/Raves/Questions: ugh..I feel like death warmed over. I think DD had a cold and now I have it, and although I HATE taking meds while pregnant, I've had to suck it up and take tylenol sinus..i don't think it's helping, it's just making me extra sleepy...i am so tired of my sinuses feeling like Fat Albert is sitting on my face...

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat? I love mint chocolate and vanilla, but being Type II they don't love me back....I have found a brand called Artic Zone that makes decent frozen treats that are low carb enough for me to eat.

[hmr11913]

WineNChocolate, you MUST try some... They just recently changed the name to "Pirates Bounty" ... maybe had some complaints? But now I need some... damn you!

It's basically like a caramel ice cream with oreo chunks and m&ms.... sooooooo good.

[babycowbell]

Hi guys!

Week/Team/Fruit: 19 weeks/TBD/zesty zucchini

Symptoms: not much, just belly popping out finally, so now I'm worried about gaining too much weight too fast instead of two weeks ago when I was worried about where is my belly?!?

Appointments This week: OB tomorrow and anatomy scan on Thursday! Eek!

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm wearing my first maternity shirt this week! Still making my normal pants work, they're mostly stretchy anyway, but am sick of all my tight tank tops that I normally wear under my normal tops sliding up over the bump. I need some good long tank tops, no spaghetti straps, and maybe with a little bra/support built in. That's my current quest.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat? Always vanilla base and some sort of birthday cake or funfetti or cupcake type theme for the flavor.

[Deleted]

Week/Team/Fruit: 16w3d/Avocado I think

Symptoms: Feeling pretty good actually. I popped out of bed on Saturday with a ton of energy.

Appointments This week: None until the 29th which is the anatomy scan.

Rants/Raves/Questions: We got the nursery painted this weekend. We did a light grey and then I'll decorate based off the gender in a few weeks. We announced on FB last week, but only because MIL kept texting Dh asking if she could post and was getting frustrated that she had to keep the secret so long. She is driving me up the wall, I think DH thought it was cute at first how interested she was in everything, but he's back to ignoring her now daily calls and texts.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat? It used to be Cookie dough, but I can't have that anymore. I had Hagen Daas Belgian Chocolate the other day and that's my new official favorite(which of course I can't find anywhere).

[Lucy]

Week/Team/Fruit: 17/PINK/Pomegranate

Symptoms: No appetite. At all.

Appointments This week: None!

Rants/Raves/Questions: I want fall. Now.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat? Ben and Jerry's Oatmeal cookie something or other. It's amazing, even though I'm not 100% sure of the name. It might not even be made anymore... Cold Stone's Cake Batter is a close second.

[emilie]

babycowbell good luck this week!
tbonequeen13 sorry you're not feeling well
@kc295905 I have TMJ as well. it sucks sometimes. sorry.
mrsp121308 how rude. like the sex of the kid has anything to do with what kind of person they are going to be.

Week/Team/Fruit: 16/pink/dill pickle!

Symptoms: unless playing too much Pokemon Go is a pregnancy symptom, I'm good these days

Appointments This week: nothing until the end of the month

Rants/Raves/Questions: my only rant this week is hating most maternity clothes. I have ordered so muuch stuff from multiple retailers and have sent most of it back. I feel like I need to find somewhere to shop in person, especially for pants. The elastic band/bellaband combo isn't going to cut it for much longer

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? mint chip. the best.

[mrsp121308]

emilie, have you tried H&M? Their stuff is my favorite out of what I've bought.

[wherethelightis]

Week/Team/Fruit: 18w 2d/pink/bell pepper

Symptoms: constipation....nothing new

Appointments This week: nothing until 7/25 and that's the anatomy scan and my regular 20 week check up

Rants/Raves/Questions: My husband "accidentally" revealed one of our top name choices and my mom of course made a face.  This is EXACTLY why I do not talk about my name choices with others.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat?  Give me all the ice cream!!!  Mint chocolate chip, strawberry, chocolate shakes, oh the chocolate shakes.  That was my downfall last pregnancy and probably the reason I gained more.

[tbonequeen13]

Jul 11, 2016 19:39:38 GMT -5 wherethelightis said:

Rants/Raves/Questions: My husband "accidentally" revealed one of our top name choices and my mom of course made a face.  This is EXACTLY why I do not talk about my name choices with others.

DH did that with DD #1 so I have sworn him to a vow of secrecy this time...I have a feeling my family won't like the name we've chosen, but I also don't care because I do...but I'm sure we'll get some flack from it...

[requiressnacks]

Jul 11, 2016 19:39:38 GMT -5 wherethelightis said:

Week/Team/Fruit: 18w 2d/pink/bell pepper

Symptoms: constipation....nothing new

Appointments This week: nothing until 7/25 and that's the anatomy scan and my regular 20 week check up

Rants/Raves/Questions: My husband "accidentally" revealed one of our top name choices and my mom of course made a face.  This is EXACTLY why I do not talk about my name choices with others.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat?  Give me all the ice cream!!!  Mint chocolate chip, strawberry, chocolate shakes, oh the chocolate shakes.  That was my downfall last pregnancy and probably the reason I gained more.

Annoying! I hope he can keep his mouth shut in the future. MH also has loose lips and I've made him swear not to say anything. We will see how long that lasts.

[lola]

emilie, I've had the same experience. Almost everything I've ordered has been returned because it's fugly. The only things I've kept so far are basics like jeans, shorts and work pants.

So far, here's what I've learned. For basics, Old Navy (plain shirts, plain dresses, side panel jeans and shorts for the early days) and Gap (more basics) are closest to my style. I'm pretty much a solid color or stripes person, in navy, black, grey, etc.

From the maternity-only mall stores, Jessica Simpson brand is the only contemporary, not old-ladyish option I've seen. The secret fit belly seems to be the most secure of all the brands I've tried. I haven't looked at Seraphine or Pink Blush yet.

I haven't tried H&M, but I just got some basics from ASOS that I love. (black leggings, black midi pencil skirt, pink silky work top).

It's so hit or miss! By fall/winter, my plan is to wear lots of cardigans, kimonos, vests or scarves that I can wear after baby with basic tops and pants.

[Becca]

Week/Team/Fruit: 19 weeks today! Half way there

Symptoms: RLP and my nipples are starting to leak- anyone else with me there?

Appointments This week: We had our Anatomy appointment today. Boy/Girl twins!!
Rants/Raves/Questions: Today during our scan they asked if a med student could watch, I said yes. It was great. The tech was going extra slow and explaining everything in extreme detail for the student. They then let the student practice on me while they brought the scans to the Dr to look at. We got to spend almost a full two hours looking at our babies- it was so much fun.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat? Black raspberry with peanut butter sauce on top, so yummy!

[littlelion]

@rebeca congrats on having such an awesome scan! & on finding out the sex! Have fun planning for both a girl and a boy!

[Deleted]

You guys! Haagen Daz has a flavor locator on their site. Got me some Belgian Chocolate ice cream for tonight!

[requiressnacks]

Becca, congrats on boy/girl twins and a great scan! I can't believe we are halfway. Although I have a feeling the 2nd half will go slower for me than the first. HAha

[lola]

Week/Team/Fruit: 18/Finding Out/Croissant or Sweet Potato

Symptoms: Mostly good, despite some RLP. Second trimester lured me into a false sense of security, but my body made sure I was reminded on Monday that if I over-exert myself or don't get enough calories in, I'm in trouble. So I've been making sure to snack regularly even when I'm not hungry. And I'm going take it easy at my barre class tonight. DNW to feel that way again.

Appointments This week: No, but anatomy scan on Monday!!! I am so freaking excited to see this baby again and find out what team we're on. Then the planning can begin in earnest.

Rants/Raves/Questions: We had a work event from 1-6 p.m. yesterday with no snacks or meals and only water to drink. WTF? I need my snacks people! Thankfully I planned ahead.

GTKY: what's your favorite ice cream flavor? Not an ice cream person - what's your favorite frozen treat? I love ice cream, and gelato even more. For ice cream, I go with Cookies 'n Cream and for gelato, Straciatella or Salted Caramel. But my all-time favorite is a warm chocolate chip cookie in a skillet with ice cream on top, like the Pizookie at BJs or the Cookie Monster at Cheddars.

[emilie]

Becca that's awesome that you got to spend so much time looking at the babies! and yay for b/g twins!