^^^ Grad Check-in: 7/11/16 ^^^

[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, bazinga, summergirl1211, tiresiastheblond


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: What is your favorite comfort food?

[jwinct]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable I'm 27 weeks today. According to babycenter, the baby is the size of a head of cauliflower. According to Ovia, the baby is the size of a Fennec Fox. However, at my u/s last week, he was measuring big at 2lbs 10oz, but who knows how accurate that is.

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? I am exhausted because I don't sleep well at night. I wake up to pee 1-2 times a night (sometimes more, but I try to limit my fluid intake in the evening to avoid this) and I almost always have trouble going back to sleep. Between worrying about what's going on with my placenta after last week's u/s and my allergies being crazy, I don't get a lot of sleep. Otherwise, I feel great and can't complain.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc?

Upcoming milestones or appointments? I found out this morning that I passed my glucose tolerance test with flying colors - yah!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Yes, please... that my placenta accreta is only accreta and is not percreta and invading my bladder. (I have both placenta previa and suspected placenta accreta, which means the placenta is growing into my uterine wall.) The MFM doc at the hospital was rather vague about what he thinks is exactly going on with my placenta/bladder, but kept looking at the bladder area and showing me that part of my placenta and saying that he's mainly focusing on my bladder at my next u/s and the results of that u/s will determine when I will need to have my c-hyst, so to me that implies that he's concerned about placenta percreta. I was alone and overwhelmed and didn't think to ask him to explain specifically what his concern is with the bladder, so of course I'm assuming the worst. They will not let me go past 37 weeks, but if things don't look good at my u/s at 32 weeks, I will have to deliver at 34 or 35 weeks. I am really hoping that everything looks "okay" and it's nothing more than accreta, so that I can wait until 37 weeks to deliver. And I'm praying that I don't have any bleeds before then. My OB's office finally got a copy of the u/s report this morning, so the doctor is supposed to read it and call me sometime today and hopefully she can answer some of my questions and ease my worries a bit.

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


QOTW: What is your favorite comfort food? Ice cream. I need to have a bowl of ice cream every evening or I act like an addict looking for my next fix. So, I am beyond glad that I passed my GTT. Because I don't want no sugar free ice cream! LOL

[radiantly]

Hi! A is 10 months today!!! She's trying to crawl but mostly just quickly slithers on her belly army crawl style. We are freaking a bit and need to baby proof faster than our current pace.

She's healthy happy and growing well. She starting to make more sounds that lead me to believe she is working on words. I try to get her to say mama but she mostly sticks with Dadada.



I am starting to think about number 2. While I want to have more time with just the 3 of us, I don't want to wait too long. I will be 39 in the fall.

[bazinga]

It's been a while since managed more than LTs so thankyou for this sleepymonkey!

How far along are you? 15 wks tomorrow. Baby is size of an apple.

How are you feeling? First tri was rough with all day nausea and feeling generally crap all of the time but I seem to have turned a corner in the last few days. Yay. Feeling hopeful after getting through our NT scan with low risk messages, but still cautious and haven't announced beyond parents yet.

Other updates, baby prep: Nothing yet...

upcoming appointments: check-up next week and anatomy scan on 8/3.

Thoughts and prayers? Not right now.

QOTW: Is a toss up between icecream and hot buttered toast...

[MissMusic]

ladystrat-- congrats...and your ticker is HILARIOUS!! Love it!

[MissMusic]

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? TIRED, dude. Freaking tired.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? Reflux seems to be getting better with the baby Prilosec! Sleeping is slooowly improving but good lord what I wouldn't give for 3 consecutive hrs of sleep...

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Just turned 3m!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? So far so good.

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!! Done and done.

QOTW: What is your favorite comfort food? Bruschetta? I don't even know if thats a comfort food...

[tiresiastheblond]

MissMusic, radiantly, What cute pictures!
bazinga, I'm glad you're feeling better, and congrats on your good NT scan!
ladystrat, Looking good! Yay for the minivan!
jwinct, I'm so sorry you got worrisome news about the placenta. Sending good thoughts that your OB sets your mind at ease and that you can go to 37 weeks.

AFM: Today's u/s (I'm 10.3) showed baby measuring 9.6 (right on track from last week) with HB of 176. I'm finishing with crinone tomorrow and signed paperwork to release info to OB, but RE is still being--herself. She told me that it was fine to stop crinone at this point because "if you lose the pregnancy, that won't be why," pointed out that I still had two more visits during which we might discover a miscarriage, and concluded with "one week at a time, right?" At this point, I honestly find her negativity...confusing. I asked the nurse if she was seeing something she wasn't telling me about, but no. Just the late-ish HB and the measuring behind. Hmmm. Anyway, only two more appointments. Yay!

[summergirl1211]

Thanks for the check-in sleepymonkey!

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 15 weeks 4 days, size of an orange

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? Feeling so much better now that I'm in second tri! I still get tired easily but I can't complain. I'm just anxious to find out the sex so I can start bonding more.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? I heard the heartbeat again which was a relief after 5 weeks of not hearing it. Time seems to be going quickly and slowly at the same time. We won't be doing any baby prep until we know the sex.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Anatomy scan on 8/19. I can't wait!

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? Not right now, thank you!

And as always, bump/baby pics are encouraged!! Not much to show yet. Just the smallest of bumps. Maybe next update!

QOTW: What is your favorite comfort food? Probably pizza. I LOVE me some pizza.

[beachdreamer]

How far along are you? Week/fruit or vegetable 9 weeks 4 days

How are you feeling (physically and/or emotionally)? After stopping the prometrium last week, I feel completely normal other than some still slightly tender breasts. It's nice on one hand, but it also makes me worry if everything is ok. We saw the little one yesterday and all was well. That will calm my mind for a day or two.

Other Updates? Thoughts, vents, baby preparations, etc? I think we are going to tell my parents this weekend.

Upcoming milestones or appointments? Had first OB appointment yesterday so next one isn't until 8/5. I need to decide which tests I want them to do at that appointment.

Do you need any thoughts or prayers? I'm ok right now.

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

QOTW: What is your favorite comfort food? Oh goodness...all of them?? I love pizza, fettucine alfredo, meatloaf, chicken pot pie...I could go on and on.

[MissMusic]

summergirl1211

I simply LOVE that you are in this thread. Love. LOVE LOVE LOVE.
I'm also glad 2nd tri is making you feel good. Did you announce to friends & family yet? I may have missed it.

Did I mention how happy I am for you?!

[summergirl1211]

MissMusic, aw thanks lady! You are too sweet. We've told most family and friends, but will be going "Facebook public" in a few days. I just need to break the news to my boss tomorrow before all of my co-workers see the news.

[theotherone]

Hi all! This is JimBobCooter with a new name. (because stupid drama I just don't have the whereforall to deal with, but I want to keep up with my fellow, mellow olds since we've all be around together for so long) sleepymonkey, you can tag me with the new name if you want. I'll keep reminding people who I am, if needed.

tiresiastheblond, I am stalking the hell out of you and am so over the moon. I'm still holding my breath a little bit but OMG! This looks like your take home rainbow, FINALLY!! But I wish your doc would STFU with the side comments. So annoying.

summergirl1211, Good luck breaking the news to your boss.


ladystrat, jwinct, you both look amazing!

radiantly, She is adorable!

MissMusic, Squeeee!!!

beachdreamer, I don't think I've told you congratulations yet. I can barely keep up with a once a week check in these days, so sorry I'm late.

Pearson is 13 months old now. Whaaaat?! This has been the fastest year ever.

Feels: I am starting to feel rested again for the first time in a year and a half. We were on vacation the last two weeks and I slept and slept and slept. My body is definitely trying to make up for all the lost sleep and it feels amazing.

Milestones: he has 7 teeth, walks/runs like a mad man, still waiting on words. He has said a few randomly but the only ones he says regularly are bath (Ba!) and Mama (which mostly means milk or I need attention, not me).

We did family pictures while on vacation and I can't post them individually but here is the link to our photographer's blog.

www.whimsicalyearsphotography.com/blog/beach-family-photo-session/

QOTW: Having just come back from Maine, I'm going to go with fried clams. We can't get them at home (not good ones) and I ate them 8 out of 10 days we were up there. I'm going to miss them terribly for the next two years until we go back again.

[tiresiastheblond]

summergirl1211, Glad you're feeling better! Your anatomy scan is coming right up--so exciting!
beachdreamer, Glad your first OB appointment went well and you're done with prometrium! Good luck deciding on screening tests.
theotherone, So happy to see you here! The pictures are beautiful, and Pearse is getting so big!