=== Grad Check-in: 3/7/16 ===

[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, 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: Which would you prefer: a large house on a small piece of land or a small house on a large piece of land?

[jwinct]

Hi there!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 9 weeks/grape

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? My energy is starting to come back. The constant hunger and queasiness is going away. I'm feeling pretty good overall.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? A friend gave me three bags of maternity clothes from various seasons and I started going through them this morning and there is some really cute stuff in there. I'm glad to have some cute summer stuff lined up already.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I have my first prenatal appointment tomorrow. And thus starts the peeing in a cup and getting weighed regularly. I was told the doctor will be talking to me about the cell-free DNA test, NT scan, anatomy scan, etc. It's too early to hear a h/b using a doppler, so I probably won't get to hear it for another month.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Not at this time.

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!! None yet.

QOTW: Which would you prefer: a large house on a small piece of land or a small house on a large piece of land? This really depends on how small and large we're talking. I don't need a giant house, but I would not be able to deal with living in a tiny house. And I need some sort of yard. I know, this is a cop-out answer. LOL

[lennonkdc]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable? 16 Wks, Dill Pickle

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Good! Energy is back, I'm sleeping well and the pregnancy rage has subsided for the most part.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? DH and I picked out some of the bigger ticket items and started the registry, as MIL was bugging us about picking a crib.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Nothing till the end of the month...

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? I'm good for the moment

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

This is from 15&3 its starting to look more bump than bloat



QOTW: Which would you prefer: a large house on a small piece of land or a small house on a large piece of land? We have a normal sized house on a smaller lot right now, I'd like a *slightly* larger lot, but both are just the right size for what we can keep up with.

[bazinga]

ladystrat, I'm glad the right beta number was a good one and hope you didn't have to wait too long to get the good news after the original message!

[URMySunshine77]

sleepymonkey , thank you for hosting! FX for you in the TWW.

ladystrat , I'm so relieved for your good news.

Hugs to all TTC > 35 regs and grads. You ladies are the best.

KirstenAlecia I'm excited about your baby's growth progress!

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How far along are you? 34w2d, cantaloupe

How are you feeling? Pretty good. My sinus infection is finally gone. Phew. Now my only complaint is that I am not comfortable sleeping and my hips are out of alignment. Acupuncture helps a lot. I'm a skeptic about chiropractics.

Other Updates? I have a nagging fear that she will come early. I just made an emergency bag for my son, and now I have to make a hospital bag for me. I interviewed some mother's helpers last week, so at least I will have some extra hands around if my MIL and mom aren't here yet. My online classes are wrapping up, so I won't have much work during the last full month. DS has reached the terrible threes. I had no idea this age was such a strain. I had to put him back in a stroller when we walk the dog because he pulls me every which way.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? We have another ultrasound on Thursday; then my OB wants a weekly stress test/ultrasound in case there are any placental problems.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Please send positive sleep thoughts.

QOTW: We are simple people and try to minimize belongings, so I would vote for a small house on a large piece of land--preferably with some woods and a stream on the property.

[pittpurple]

ladystrat, that same thing happened to me when I was pregnant with my daughter! Was having some spotting and had betas done and they read them to me as 47 so I spent the whole weekend at a friend's wedding waiting for the worst (and perhaps indulging in some champagne!). Called on Monday to see what I should do and they had read them wrong and it was 471. Worst/best day ever.

URMySunshine77, My daughter is about the same age and is either a delight or a total nightmare, sometimes within a few moments. The purposeful obstinance is exhausting. Had this ridiculous conversation the other day after she was being naughty. 'LO, don't be bad.' 'I can be bad if I WANT TO'... not really sure how to respond to that one, she's not wrong! I'm also just too tired to deal with any of it in a constructive way so have been relying on the TV for childcare at times :-P

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable: 24 weeks!!! Viability!!!

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Exhausted and exhilerated. I feel like I've been pregnant for my entire life, this has been pretty miserable so far for me (though the baby looks great!) and I'm just shattered.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Am very, very excited to get to 24 weeks. Am still having really irregular movements (anterior placenta and I'm overweight anyway so it's not consistent at all) so I'm still playing horrible PGAL mind games. But 24 weeks is when everything really starts looking like it might happen so am so excited to get here.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Have I mentioned that I reached viability? ;-)

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just that I continue to feel better. Had two weeks without getting sick (minus yesterday!) so it seems I might be getting out of the hideous never ending morning sickness phase. Fingers crossed!

QOTW: Which would you prefer: a large house on a small piece of land or a small house on a large piece of land? This is a tough one. I am a natural city person so we currently have a small house on a small piece of land (it's a townhouse with a small garden) and I really like it. But I would really like a 4th bedroom. So as long as the land was big enough to sit in the sunshine with some wine and let my child(ren!?) play I'm happy. I hate yardwork a lot.

[KirstenAlecia]

Thank you sleepymonkey for the check in

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable Tomorrow will be 32 weeks. Baby will be a large jicama.

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? oh you know. Exhausted. Emotionally I am a roller coaster still. I was at my last ?NST and they ended up keeping me for a time because I was contraction every 2 minutes. I didn't even realize it at first. The ran some tests and confirmed I was not in preterm labor and the contractions where causing no cervical change. Now that I know what they feel like though I am realizing they are happening a lot. Usually at the end of day or in the evening. Baby had a growth spurt (not sure i mentioned it last time cause i forget when it was actually) she is now in the 20th percentile however I traded an IUGR diagnose for a Gestational Diabetes diagnosis. If its not one thing its another. My Dr. believed the GD was actually brought on my my extreme diet change in an effort to get baby to grow. It worked though. She is estimated at 3lbs 1 oz at last growth scan. much closer to average for her gestational age. Trying my best to enjoy whats left of my pregnancy with the 2-3 appts I have weekly. lol.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Our shower has a date and my sisters have started planning! We are still on the hunt for curtains for the nursery. but for the most part we have the bare necessities.....except a car seat. H wanted to buy it last week but I made him hold off. My parents usually purchase a big ticket item and he will take that away if he does so. I told him if they choose to buy something else we can go get it.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I have a Dr. appt today as well as 2 NSTs so only 3 appts this week. lol.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? jsut that everything continues to go well. No preterm labor please! lol

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

QOTW: Which would you prefer: a large house on a small piece of land or a small house on a large piece of land? Yeah I'm with jwinct on this. Depends on how small/big. We already live in a small house and no yard. It is too small. I wouldn't want something massive......but then again. I would love a home large enough to dedicate studio space to.

Don't mind the dirty mirror or my white trash Barbie grown out roots.....lol

[jess9802]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable Baby Henry was born on March 3, 2016, at 2:41 PM, the day before his due date. He is five days old and sweet as can be. He weighed 8lbs, 13.4oz and was 21.5" long at birth. Labor was a bit under 11 hours from start to finish, but this time I only pushed for eight minutes, so that was awesome.

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Physically I am feeling pretty good, though I'm a bit sore from my episiotomy and kind of overdid it yesterday. Emotionally it's a mixed bag - my parents were in a car accident two weeks ago and my mother suffered a traumatic brain injury. She has been in the hospital ever since with a very uncertain prognosis and recovery. It has totally changed our child care plans for after my return to work, she has essentially missed the birth of her third grandchild, and I miss her terribly because she can't talk and we don't know how much she understands, recognizes, or remembers.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Just enjoying our time with the baby.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? It's probably time to start planning his baptism.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Just for my mom's recovery.

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



QOTW: Which would you prefer: a large house on a small piece of land or a small house on a large piece of land? Big house on small piece of land (essentially what we have now). Taking care of a lot of land doesn't appeal to me, but having a lot of space and room inside does.

[URMySunshine77]

jess9802, Congratulations on Henry's birth. He is beautiful!

Sending peace and healing thoughts to your mom. I hope that she recovers quickly. I know these injuries take time.

Hugs.

[sleepymonkey]

jess9802, Congratulation on the birth of your beautiful Henry! And I hope your mother recovers soon and can enjoy her new grandson. Sending lots of healing thoughts and prayers!

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jess9802, Congratulations on your dear son; continued thoughts of comfort and healing for you and your mother and family.

[lennonkdc]

jess9802, congratulations on the birth of your beautiful son! And I will continue to keep your mother in my prayers.

[lickwed]

jess9802 Congrats! Sending prayers for your mom.

URMySunshine77, pittpurple, We are almost a year into the threes. The tantrums of the twos I could handle, but the attitude, defiance, and whining of the threes are trying. I swear she cries more than the baby.

URMySunshine77 trust your instinct and plan accordingly. I knew the plan was to induce me at 38 weeks, but I just had this nagging feeling he would come earlier than that. I started having early labor at 36 weeks and he came at 37 weeks.

[agpjt413]

Congratulations jess9802!! Baby Henry is gorgeous!! Been thinking of your mom and still keeping her in my thoughts and prayers.

[agpjt413]

Sorry I've been MIA ladies - MH was down with a cold, which he gifted me a couple of weeks ago. Then, after he got back from his business trip last week, he had a terrible stomach bug and was down for a few days. Well guess who caught that too?! It was awful - especially while pregnant! I promise to catch up and update during our next grad check-in