August Check In

[bonzo2012]

It's the second week of August already! How did that happen?

How is everyone doing?

We had a great road trip in July, and now work is starting to pick up for me again as we head into the fall season. I have a bunch of different plays I'm working on between now and February, so I'll be keeping very busy!


missjenniebean toratoratori pittpurple kaeguri agpjt413 lecky11  ombradellarosa 

[agpjt413]

Thanks for the check-in bonzo2012!!!! Yay for road trips! Where did you guys head to? And how exciting about these plays! I bet they definitely keep you busy!

I am 39w4d today and baby is not budging lol! I mean I'm getting a TON of movement, just doesn't seem like LO wants to meet his/her parents! I have my 40w appt Friday w/ a BPP & if there's no sign of baby coming soon, we will be talking induction dates. Due to being AMA and baby's weight (OB guesstimated around 8ish lbs by Friday!), she doesn't want me to go past 41w so we will probably pick a date NLT 8/16. Will definitely keep you gals posted! I started EPO over the wkend as a natura inducer so we shall see how it goes. MH is already on paternity leave so we are putting the finishing touches on the nursery. Who knows - maybe this will cause me to labor on my own (FX'd!!!!)

Can't wait to hear what you other ladies have been up to!!!!!

[bonzo2012]

Aug 9, 2016 11:56:29 GMT -5 agpjt413 said:

Thanks for the check-in bonzo2012!!!! Yay for road trips! Where did you guys head to? And how exciting about these plays! I bet they definitely keep you busy!

I am 39w4d today and baby is not budging lol! I mean I'm getting a TON of movement, just doesn't seem like LO wants to meet his/her parents! I have my 40w appt Friday w/ a BPP & if there's no sign of baby coming soon, we will be talking induction dates. Due to being AMA and baby's weight (OB guesstimated around 8ish lbs by Friday!), she doesn't want me to go past 41w so we will probably pick a date NLT 8/16. Will definitely keep you gals posted! I started EPO over the wkend as a natura inducer so we shall see how it goes. MH is already on paternity leave so we are putting the finishing touches on the nursery. Who knows - maybe this will cause me to labor on my own (FX'd!!!!)

Can't wait to hear what you other ladies have been up to!!!!!

Wow, I can't believe how close you are! I hope all goes smoothly for you, and LO makes an entrance soon!

Our road trip took us back out to CA, we spent a week or so in the bay with family. Then we drove down the Central Coast, spent a few days in SLO. Then Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, then home. It was a ton of fun, and the perfect length vacation for me.

[kaeguri]

Hiiii! It's been a minute since I was here. We finally got moved and settled, the drive cross country wasn't too bad! E just slept or played by herself almost the entire time and really only got fussy the last 20 minutes before we stopped for the day. Left SC Friday, got to NM Monday, stayed there til Thurs, and got to AZ Fri to close on our house. It was 118 here the first weekend. Other than unpacking and exploring our new city, not much going on here. E just started actually walking, so we got her first pair of shoes. Went shopping yesterday and she pretty much walked the whole time. So many feels. She just turned 1 last week. How has it already been a year??? Cue emotional random crying. Ugh.

bonzo2012, that road trip sounds amazing! We're about 4 hours from the Grand Canyon, so can't wait to get up there. What was your favorite stop on your trip?

agpjt413, you're so close! Ahhhh! Are you ready? So there's this supposed food that will send you into labor, not sure if it works but I made the recipe and ate it and that night my water broke. Haha. Few other mamas from my BMB tried it and it did nothing soooooo it's probably just baloney but if you like eggplant parmesan, it's really good and makes tons of leftovers. It's here if you want to try. Can't hurt, right? Eggplant Babies

[agpjt413]

Glad to hear the move went well kaeguri!! And Omigosh - I can't believe E is already 1! I bet she can really take off now that she's gotten up and is going!! And thanks so much for the recipe! I may give it a try this wkend if baby still decides to not want to budge yet. The recipe sounds super tasty and the story behind it is hilarious! Would you mind my sharing this with my current BMB? We still have several August mamas still baking - we had a huge baby boom towards the end of July though!

[agpjt413]

Aug 9, 2016 12:10:12 GMT -5 bonzo2012 said:

Aug 9, 2016 11:56:29 GMT -5 agpjt413 said:

Thanks for the check-in bonzo2012!!!! Yay for road trips! Where did you guys head to? And how exciting about these plays! I bet they definitely keep you busy!

I am 39w4d today and baby is not budging lol! I mean I'm getting a TON of movement, just doesn't seem like LO wants to meet his/her parents! I have my 40w appt Friday w/ a BPP & if there's no sign of baby coming soon, we will be talking induction dates. Due to being AMA and baby's weight (OB guesstimated around 8ish lbs by Friday!), she doesn't want me to go past 41w so we will probably pick a date NLT 8/16. Will definitely keep you gals posted! I started EPO over the wkend as a natura inducer so we shall see how it goes. MH is already on paternity leave so we are putting the finishing touches on the nursery. Who knows - maybe this will cause me to labor on my own (FX'd!!!!)

Can't wait to hear what you other ladies have been up to!!!!!

Wow, I can't believe how close you are! I hope all goes smoothly for you, and LO makes an entrance soon!

Our road trip took us back out to CA, we spent a week or so in the bay with family. Then we drove down the Central Coast, spent a few days in SLO. Then Grand Canyon, Santa Fe, then home. It was a ton of fun, and the perfect length vacation for me.

Thanks so much! And your trip sounds amazing! I love it when vacations end up being just the perfect time away - not too many or not enough days!

[kaeguri]

agpjt413, don't mind at all! I can't believe she's one. Timehop has been showing me her newborn pics, and I've been lurking you guys in Aug 16 and it's giving me so many emotions. If I recall, we had a ton of moms give birth before Aug 10 and then the second group came the last week of August into September lol. At least you've only got a little over a week left, max! I think one of the moms in A15 went to 43w and some days.

[bonzo2012]

kaeguri, I'm glad your move went pretty well! Those temps though, ugh! I don't think I would be happy in the desert, I'm miserable enough when we get to the 90s here!

It's hard to pick a favorite part of the road trip! Our time in SLO was great, and sentimental since that's where we went to college and met. And we ate so much delicious food there, and spent time at the beach every day. I loved the Grand Canyon, and wish we had been able to spend more time there. I'd love to go back, and it's only about a 12 hour drive from us so I think we might try to camp there sometime in the future. Santa Fe was great too, though I felt very satisfied with just 2 nights there. I'd enjoy going back, but it's a fairly small town, so you don't need a whole lot of time unless you're doing a lot of hiking (and it was too hot for desert hiking IMO).

So, about the only place I wouldn't list as a favorite place was our overnight in Needles on the way to the Grand Canyon!

[agpjt413]

Aug 9, 2016 15:17:32 GMT -5 kaeguri said:

agpjt413, don't mind at all! I can't believe she's one. Timehop has been showing me her newborn pics, and I've been lurking you guys in Aug 16 and it's giving me so many emotions. If I recall, we had a ton of moms give birth before Aug 10 and then the second group came the last week of August into September lol. At least you've only got a little over a week left, max! I think one of the moms in A15 went to 43w and some days.

Thanks!! Holy smokes - I cannot imagine going beyond 43 weeks!!

[lecky11]

bonzo2012 that road trip sounds fun! I was born in CA, but left when I was 2 so I don't remember anything of course. I hope to get out there one day soon. Sounds like you'll be very busy the next few months.

So exciting agpjt413! Hopefully not too much longer. Please keep us updated.

kaeguri I'm glad you guys are getting settled in. I can't imagine the heat you're dealing with. I feel so bad because I can't remember the last time DD1 played outside, but it's 90 degrees by 11 am here and the heat index is over 100! One year old already?! I think I remember you saying you didn't like being pregnant either. Are you guys OAD if you don't mind me asking?

As for me, just trying to stay cool and sane most days. Haha. DD2 will be 4 months on Friday and I want to get serious about starting potty training with DD1 because her poopy diapers are so disrespectful to the nose. Lol It will probably be a few more months before she's ready though.

[bonzo2012]

Good luck with that potty training, lecky11! I'm sure it will be nice to only have one in diapers again.