/// Grad Check-in: 2/8/16 \\\

[sleepymonkey]

Hello GRADS!!!

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, caer, jwinct


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: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial?

[jwinct]

I still can't believe I'm part of this list. It doesn't even seem real yet.

It's still so early that I don't have much to report. I'm 5 weeks today and my baby is the size of an apple seed. I feel fine, other than occasionally getting a bit of an upset stomach after eating certain things, though I haven't determined exactly what triggers it.

I don't have an appointment until 3 weeks from tomorrow.

I watched some of the Superbowl. I fell asleep shortly after the halftime show, which I thought kind of sucked. I wasn't impressed by any of the commercials, really. DH and I were cracking up at the car commercial with Kevin Hart; he's a funny guy.

[sleepymonkey]

jwinct, I was disappointed by the halftime show as well. With the talent they had there, it could have been so much better! I really liked the Kevin Hart commercial and I also likes the Acura commercial with the old astronaut and the David Bowie song. And I laughed at the avocado commercial because it was so random (Scott Baio!). So many people are saying how funny the puppy-monkey-baby commercial was but I just thought it was weird and a bit creepy.

[jwinct]

Feb 8, 2016 10:38:49 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

jwinct , I was disappointed by the halftime show as well. With the talent they had there, it could have been so much better! I really liked the Kevin Hart commercial and I also likes the Acura commercial with the old astronaut and the David Bowie song. And I laughed at the avocado commercial because it was so random (Scott Baio!). So many people are saying how funny the puppy-monkey-baby commercial was but I just thought it was weird and a bit creepy.

I forgot about the avacado commercial - I loved that one! The blue/black/white/gold dress and Scott Baio cracked me up! I wish my eyes could unsee the puppy/monkey/baby commercial. That was terrible. I didn't see the Acura commercial you mentioned. I'll have to look it up.

[agpjt413]

Thanks for the check-in sleepymonkey!!! Love seeing our grad list grow!! C'mon BFPs!!!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 13w3d // Meyer Lemon

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Ok for the most part. More tired on some days than others. Nausea has dissipated by quite a bit, but I still have some food aversions.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? We are going to tell my mom sometime this week!!!!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Next appointment is on 2/25 - Doppler.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers?Not at the moment, thank you.

QOTW: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial? We DVR'd it for the commercials! Traditionally, we have it on in the background while running Turbo Tax but this year we went to the movies instead. I did catch a preview of some of the commercials on a special CBS aired a few nights ago & included that puppy monkey baby Mtn Dew commercial and it was just goofy and weird!

[lennonkdc]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable? 12wks 1 day, clementine

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? good! MS is fading, energy is coming back and the chiropractor is really helping with back and leg pain.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Friday we got the results of the free cell DNA testing, all tests came back negative for abnormalities and we are officially team PINK! We had a fun time telling our parents, we took pink balloons over to each of their houses this weekend. Today I had my NT scan, and it was our first time seeing our little girl. She looks great and is measuring right on track!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Next MW appointment is 2/16 and anatomy scan is set for 3/28!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? all good at the moment.

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

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No real bump yet, but I have this cute picture from the US today... 

QOTW: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial? We watched it, I was not impressed with any of the commercials but I loved the half time show.

[caer]

Thank you so much for the check-in sleepymonkey. I'm lurking daily and cheering everyone on!
Love that ultrasound pic lennonkdc!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable: Five weeks today. jwinct is my due date twin!

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Fine so far.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? i don't feel pregnant yet which makes me a little anxious. Who knew I'd actually want a little morning sickness!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Feb 29 is my first appointment.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Not this week.

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

QOTW: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial?
I did. I also liked the avacodo commercial. And add me to the group surprised by the puppy monkey baby love.

[jess9802]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable
36w3d

 
How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)?
Physically, very ready to be done. I'm feeling the contractions more than I did last pregnancy, plus dealing with more pelvic pressure and pain than the first time around. I also get tired far more easily. Emotionally, I'm fine - getting excited. 


Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc?
Nursery is almost done! We have a few things to put up on the wall. We also still need to buy a car seat for DS (we'll be passing his convertible down to the baby), but otherwise all of the big stuff is done. I spent the whole weekend washing all of his old baby clothes and folding and sorting everything in the nursery.


Upcoming milestones or appointments?
Appointment tomorrow - I'm on the weekly checkups at this point.


Do you need any thoughts or prayers?
No more than usual :-) 


QOTW: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial? I did - the only commercial that made me laugh was the Meet the Ketchups commercial with the dachsunds dressed up as hot dogs. 

[mom2boxers]

Congrats to all the new BFPs. Very exciting to see you all in this thread.

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable - 34w2d/cantaloupe

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? - Slowing down. Definitely feel it at the end of the day. My patience is being tried especially by #1. I think it's a combo of my hormones and his age.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Set up the new bed for #1. DH transferred him there from the crib and I've only had to move him back to the top once. Buying another bumper to close in the bottom. Then to focus on getting rid of/finding a new home for all the stuff that came out of the room. Once we do that we can start resetting the nursery for #2.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Had a growth scan yesterday because at my last appt. she thought I was measuring a bit small. LO is on track and is head down. Next appt in 2 weeks and then I start weekly ones until delivery.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just to get through the next few weeks uneventfully.

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

QOTW: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial? I tried but it fell during bedtime. So I didn't catch all the commercials or the halftime show. It was disappointing this year though what I did see.

[KirstenAlecia]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 27 weeks, day 6. Baby is a Cauliflower!

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Physically I am very very uncomfortable. I have a small torso so my uterus is already up at my ribs and its amazing how such a little baby (according to the ultrasound) can kick me in the rib and the hip at the same time lol Its the strangest feeling. I don't know how i am going to deal with this for 13 more weeks if I am already this uncomfortable, Sleep...yeah, hard to come by. Emotionally I am still up and down and Im hoping baby has started to grow and will be back above the 10th percentile when we peek in. I finally gained some actual weight! I gained 5 pounds this month. Till now I had gained only 8 pounds with no gain last month and only a pound the month before. I feel like this is promising and maybe baby had a growth spurt!

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? The nursery is painted, has new floors, and baseboards have been cut and laid, but need to be nailed in. The crib is built and has a mattress and a sheet and bumper! I need still to find a cute blanket or quilt. Im not doing a "theme" I am finding mix and match things and putting it together that way There are a few little baby outfits hanging in the closet and diapers stocked up on the top shelf. We are starting to get ready.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I have an appointment tomorrow at Maternal Fetal Medicine in the hospital for a doppler study on the placenta and umbilical cord to make sure that still ok and its not the reason for our teeny tiny baby. Also a scan to check and see where we are falling as far as growth. Really praying for some improvement here! 3rd Trimester starts on Wednesday!!!!!! OMgosh....I can't believe it!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? I would love some good vibes and prayers that baby is above the 10th percentile!

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!! The last one I tried to take my kitten jumped up and clung to me.....I will take one tomorrow and come back and post!

QOTW: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial? We did and H is happy his Broncos are the Super Bowl champs. I loved the Doritos commercial with the family getting the sonogram.

[pittpurple]

caer, careful what you wish for! I had no symptoms at all until 6 weeks and was super stressed about it. Really should have appreciated that time more!
mom2boxers, how old is LO2? I have a 3 year old and she's driving me insane these last few weeks. I know I have a shorter temper but wow, this age is dramatic!
KirstenAlecia, sending tons of vibes for your scans!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable: 20 weeks today

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Still so sick it's ridiculous. Weirdly though I had a couple days where I felt less horrible so we actually had a lovely family morning out on Saturday for the first time in months. All back to normal now though unfortunately.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Having fun talking about names. As per last time, we do not agree on anything!

Upcoming milestones or appointments? A/S is tomorrow (or 28 hours from now...) and I'm really nervous. I'm always nervous but I had a friend get horrible news at her A/S last year and I think it's affecting me. Will be going on my own so just crossing everything that it's good news and I can claim a team!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Tomorrow please!

QOTW: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial? We live overseas so it's on at stupid o'clock. DH taped it and we had it on in the background yesterday afternoon. I usually watch the commercials online but haven't heard it's worth it yet!

[mom2boxers]

pittpurple - almost 2 so he's starting to exercise more independence and wants to make choices - adds 20 minutes to the routine, but I'm trying to remember this is part of him learning skills and to count to 10 and breathe.

And you just reminded me of names. I have a list, and my faves, but we won't discuss until she's here and we can see her.

[caer]

pittpurple - I was deathly ill last time - to the point where I wasn't sure I wanted another child - so I get it! Believe me, I never thought I'd be looking for symptoms. I'm sorry you're still sick - it's seriously the worst. Hope it passes soon.

[pittpurple]

caer, yeah. To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure we would have tried for a 2nd if my first pregnancy had been like this. Am just totally debilitated by it. Am really fortunate to have lovely doctors and my boss has been fabulous but I'm genuinely struggling more than I thought possible. It's just funny to think about how nervous I was to have no symptoms for the first few weeks!

[caer]

(((Hugs))) pittpurple. I remember that so well. I'm glad you have a good support system but I really hope it gets better soon. Good luck at your A/S tomorrow too!

[KirstenAlecia]

pittpurple, thank you! I am a wreck today and will be till my 2:30 appt time!

[sleepymonkey]

pittpurple, I was so incredibly sick with #1 that I swore I would never go through pregnancy again. Luckily it was only bad until @ week 13 but I do know how it feels to feel so hopelessly sick. It takes away from the excitement of the pregnancy and it sucks. I have heard many women are more sick with #2 so I am trying to prepare for that if I am lucky enough to get pregnant. But I don't think you can ever truly prepare for it. I hope you can get some relief soon. I think it's a good sign that you had a little time where the sickness waned a bit and you could be on your way to having more good days than bad days.

[aswedishbee]

Hello, ladies! Thanks for continuing to tag me sleepymonkey ; it's great to see everyone's progress (I'm reading even if I don't get a chance to reply).

Keeping those with upcoming appointments in my thoughts, as well as hoping you guys start to feel better.

QOTW: I also really liked the avocado commercial. Even though my #2 team was playing (Panthers), I thought the game, commercials and halftime show were crap.

I am trying to enjoy all Sadie moments since I go back to work at the end of the month, but I hope I get some naps in soon. We had family visiting from overseas and I am pooped! Plus we had her 2mo checkup today (read: shots) and we have to drive 2.5hrs tomorrow to start the process of setting up her dual citizenship. Thanks to the visitors, we were a little late in taking her 2mo pics - I believe my Insta tag was #beterlatethannevergram =)


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[URMySunshine77]

sleepymonkey , thank you for hosting this check-in each week. I'm always stalking to see positive updates from you.

pittpurple , I'm so sorry that you have had to put up with being sick for so long. Have you been diagnosed with HG?

KirstenAlecia , please share an appt. update when you have time. Hugs.

Sending hugs to all grads and regs on TTC > 35. I can't wait to see more BFPs.

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How far along are you? W30d3, zucchini

How are you feeling? I have been having frustrating wheezing issues. I have asthma, and it very rarely bothers me, but this pregnancy has really unearthed it again. I've been more sensitive to allergins, and this respiratory virus I've been fighting really makes me wheeze--especially at night. My OB and GP say that it's fine to use my rescue inhaler, but I always have this terrible feeling that I'm harming the baby since some medication crosses the placenta (it's Class C). But the doctors say that it's worse to deprive the baby of oxygen. I've contacted my GP to see if he can prescribe me a Class B inhaler (Pulmicort).

Other than the wheezing, I feel like the baby is lower recently because I have to go to the bathroom all.of.the.time now. Also, my belly and bladder are sensitive to tight maternity bands.

Other Updates? My worries about Zika have faded because DH found that the Panamanian cases are pretty much on the Caribbean coast. We visited Panama City.

As usual, DH and I can't agree on any potential names. I've given him at least 20. Evidently he has disagreeable coworkers with many of the names (sigh).

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I just had a good routine appointment last week, and we have my 30 week ultrasound on Thursday. I"m excited about that and hope we get a good face appearance. DS always used to hide from us during ultrasounds.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Please send positive thoughts that the measurements are good on Thursday.

QOTW: Did you watch the Super Bowl? What was your favorite commercial? I didn't watch the Super Bowl because DS was super sick that night and I was trying to entertain him. I would just watch the commercials if I could.

[KirstenAlecia]

UPDATE:

Things look to be pretty much the same. No palcenta or cord issues that I was told and I am assuming there was none since they didn't sent the Dr. in after. Seems like baby has stuck with the 6th percentile. I am guessing that means growth is steady......didn't fall behind nor did we get a growth spurt. I will take that over falling even more behind or even off the scale together. The tech did say we aren't quite at viability weight wise yet.

I have a prenatal appt with my Dr. tomorrow morning and I am sure that she will go over the whole thing in more detail. Mty guess is we go back in another 2 and a half weeks again.

Here is a new photo of Nugget!

[pittpurple]

I am soooo happy. Just got back from my a/s and it was all perfect. Every measurement exactly right or slightly ahead (apparently have a chubby baby with a big head!). And... it's a boy! Not really sure how boys work so it will be a bit of a learning curve for sure. Am so, so relieved and finally getting excited :-)

[sleepymonkey]

Yay for a healthy baby boy, pittpurple!!!

[beachdreamer]

**lurking**

Congrats on the boy, pittpurple!!! I only have the one, but so much fun!! (I would be fumbling along if I ever had a girl, lol) Glad all as well with your scan.

[URMySunshine77]

We had our 30 week ultrasound today and the baby's size came through OK. Her head measurement was fine. The ultrasound doctor said that they like to do ultrasounds every four weeks in the third trimester for women who've been to Zika-affected countries. I think this is overkill, but I'll guess we'll have another in four weeks.

The technician verified that baby girl's head is down low now. She's supposed to be in a good position if she stays that way. And supposedly she'll be 7.5 lbs at birth.

Thanks for sending positive thoughts, all.

[agpjt413]

Glad to hear your u/s went well URMySunshine77 - been waiting for this update! I love how they are taking precautionary measures with an u/s every 4 wks - look at it this way...you'll get to see your little girl again soon!!

[lickwed]

DS is 2 months old. He has started to babble and blow bubbles. He is still a peanut weight wise, but is staying on his curve so his pedi isn't worried. DD has gotten better. We are working on how she talks using a nice voice right now.

Here's our little man sleeping through our Super Bowl party full of excited Broncos fans.



I loved the sheep commercial because I am a huge Queen fan and that is one of my favorite songs they were playing.