~*~*~ 2nd & 3rd Tri Check-In 10/6 ~*~*~

[tbonequeen13]

How far along are you?

What are you doing this week to prepare for baby?

What is your current pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)?

Any updates/news from last week?

QOTW: What's one thing that scares you most about after your LO is born?

[tbonequeen13]

How far along are you? 29 weeks

What are you doing this week to prepare for baby?We went and created a small registry Mon night since my BFF insists on throwing us a shower again this time...we also put the crib back together in the new nursery.

What is your current pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? She is so active lately- I love it! Feeling her wiggle around in there is about the most reassuring thing ever for my PGAL brain. Also, the fact that I look very obviously pregnant this time. With DD1, I just looked fat until right at the end.

Any updates/news from last week? nope

QOTW: What's one thing that scares you most about after your LO is born? DH will only have maybe a week of PTO once DD2 is born. I'm terrified of being left with 2 LOs at home by myself for the remainder of maternity leave. I'm also terrified how it will go when DD1 is sleeping and DD2 wakes up- I keep envisioning 2 screaming kids..

[oldbaylover1024]

tbonequeen13 - Parental leave is a joke in this country. FX YH can work out some arrangement to be home more after LO arrives. Maybe using some sick or vacation time? I assume (hope) that the week off is paid paternal leave, not his personal/vacation time.

renegadewhit - FX your house sells. The unknown is always scary.


How far along are you? 21w tomorrow

What are you doing this week to prepare for baby? I started a registry on Amazon. It's private and I really did it so MH and I could keep track of what we need. But I also have a feeling my family will want to do a shower of some kind. It feels weird to have a shower...

What is your current pregnancy joy (other than being pregnant)? I've felt baby move more the last few days. I have an anterior placenta, so that explains why I haven't felt much movement. I love feeling him wiggle, and MH felt him from the outside yesterday!

Any updates/news from last week? We had our a/s on Tuesday and it went smoothly. LO is healthy and happy in there Thanks for all the T&Ps, ladies.

QOTW: The sleep deprivation. ::: LC mentioned ::: J was a horrible, horrible sleeper and I'm afraid this one will be, too. J didn't STTN until 18 months. I can't imagine this one waking her up and having two kids awake every night.

I'm also having this baby during the peak of my busy season (I'm a tax preparer) and, while my boss is super family-friendly, I feel pressure to return to work sooner than I like. I'll probably be home for 12 weeks, but I'll work from home probably starting about 6 weeks after LO is born. But MH has 16 weeks of paid paternity leave (a new policy that just became active this year), so he'll be home with me. That should make things a bit easier. But I'm panicking over it. I make 60-65% of my annual income in the first 4 months of the year... ugh...

[tbonequeen13]

good morning, renegadewhit. I hope your house sells fast so you can get everything settled before LO arrives.

oldbaylover1024, that week is all the sick/vacation time he'll have built up between now and then - his company doesn't give paternal leave (mine doesn't either, but I build up time off faster than he does). He *might* be able to borrow up to 2 additional weeks of PTO, but that's up to his supervisor's discretion. He may also be able to get them let him work from home some, but that will still pretty much confine him to the office upstairs for 7 hrs.

I had an anterior placenta this time too, so it took longer to feel movement. Thankfully, it doesn't seem to be an issue anymore b/c she moves A LOT.

[oldbaylover1024]

Seriously, tbonequeen13, paternal leave kills me. My firm doesn't have a set maternity leave policy, so I have no idea what my paid time off will look like. I can take my vacation time so I'm guaranteed paid for some of it, but that's only a few weeks.

MH's company is a unicorn in terms of leave. I mean, 16 weeks of paid time?! Unheard of! And they're PUSHING him to take it! The HR woman he spoke with said they fought hard for the new policy, so they are begging parents to take advantage. That's all he had to hear LOL