Weekly Check-In - August 15

[requiressnacks]

Week/Team/Fruit:

Appointments this week:

Symptoms:

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

[tbonequeen13]

Week/Team/Fruit: 22/Pink/Spaghetti Squash or a pint of ice cream


Appointments this week:nope


Symptoms: dying of heat stroke....it's been over 90 degrees every day for 2 weeks and going outside make me super duper nauseous


Rants/Raves/Questions: So Mom and my sister have a serious shopping problem...ever since we found out that #2 is a girl, they've been itching to shop. I had them take out all the clothes DD #1 has outgrown this weekend so we could sort what we had into sizes and so that hopefully seeing exactly how many clothes we have would keep them from shopping....there is AT LEAST 1 full size storage container of clothes in every size from Newborn-2T (we're in 3T now) and some have another 1/2 a container...it's staggering how much they buy DD#1 (I've never bought more than 1 or 2 outfits in each size for her)....hopefully this will keep them from buying too much for #2 (at least until she's old enough to have her own style)


GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? If you're meaning exclusively, I couldn't pick (I get sick of things to easily)..if you're meaning we have to have this one food but could add in other things, it'd be cheese...it goes with every meal and it doesn't have any carbs.

[requiressnacks]

tbonequeen13, I commiserate on the heat stroke. It's been so nasty here in the northeast.

Week/Team/Fruit: 24/Boy Girl Twins/Eggplants

Appointments this week: Thursday! I am having a growth scan so I can't wait to see how the babies have grown in the past month.

Symptoms: Tired, cankles and general sluggishness. I feel SUPER pregnant this week.

Rants/Raves/Questions: I have so much to do and I just want a nap. And this is my first day back at work after vacation. Grr...

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Pizza, if I could change up the toppings I don't think I'd ever get sick of it.

[hmr11913]

Week/Team/Fruit: 23 weeks tomorrow - team green - size of grapefruit (which is smaller than last weeks spag squash?)

Appointments this week: Thursday -- Just a regular 4 week check up... then my next check up will be the GD test already! Despite what horrible things you may have heard about the test, I actually really liked the drink. It tasted like orange kool aid to me. YUM!

Symptoms: I've been noticing a kink in my left back hip, mainly if I'm sitting/laying for awhile; lovely heartburn that feels like it's going to burn a hole in my esophagus; tiredness; having to pee at least 1-2x a night. Is that all???

Rants/Raves/Questions: None really.... yet!

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? I'd say mac & cheese...... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.


I also feel the heat here lately... well, more so the humidty.

requiressnacks, so awesome that you get to see the babies again!!!! ahhh! I'm jealous!

[requiressnacks]

hmr11913, I did a one hour glucose test and I didn't mind the drink either!

[WineNChocolate]

Week/Team/Fruit: 21W1d and over the hump for real! Team BLUE. Fruit and Endive...will look for one at the store.. I feel like I have seen one..lol

Appointments this week: None!

Symptoms: Pelvic/tailbone ugh the pain is a lil annoying like it hurts. Not to mention now my hips are starting to jump on the bandwagon as well. I will say I feel like this lil one is sitting lower that DD was. My tummy now rests on the top of my thighs when I sit. I feel like this is soon! Oh and my BOOBS are so sore and DD loves to try and climb on me and just pierces them with her lil hands and elbows..brutal.

Rants/Raves/Questions: This one is going to be long ready..here we go

1. I FEEL HUGE-  I feel so big like I try and kind of suck in my stomach to see if its just that I am eating all wrong. It goes in a lil and then I relax and out we go. I sit down and realize I am separating my legs so my belly will rest between them and the waddle. OH sweet baby jesus...felt it this weekend and nipped that in the butt! I am only half way and the waddle is creeping on me! NOOO...

2. So I am still running every other day and well Shin splints have started to plague my life so I thought "Lets go get better shoes and inserts" I SPENT 250 dollars FML. These damn shoes better be heaven. But I don't want to stop my activity because that tummy between the legs thing and waddling will def happen. Because this monster in me craves all hellishly evil sweet things on this planet! On vacation I bought 3 SLICES of FUDGE; Double chocolate, Salted carmel double chocolate and Chocolate. WHY the hell do I need 1 lb of fudge who the hell knows. I might of also bought the damn salt water taffy BAG of it. sigh

3. I rode a bike with the DH and DD on the Island this weekend 8.5 miles and I think I broke my butt bones.

So those were all rants. I have no raves except for my fattie talking and saying the fudge is amazeballs and totally worth the waddling. Which I don't agree with her... 

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Caveat to the this...AND not gain weight...if that is a part of this question. THEN it would probably be Pasta, pasta of all TYPES AND ALL TYPES OF SAUCES! but when you say one food...like one item that I would be okay with...ugh that's hard cause of course you are going to regret this in like 3 days. OPPS and a life supply of Metamucil. LMAO

tbonequeen13, OH Man I am so jealous of you having another girl...I have so many clothes and it kills me that I am not going to be able to use  them. OF COURSE I would have a boy after being so good about saving DDs clothes. I wish someone wanted to go crazy with clothes for my new one. Is it sad I am like hey mom go shopping...I KNOW she loves to shop. I think next time I visit her that I will go shopping with her and the clothes will just happen. I have kind of started and I am getting the Side Eye from DH. Due to not knowing what kind of size we are having. Meaning clothes not getting used like DD. I am sorry the heat is so BAD!! I am in MI and luckily we have a week of 80s. FINALLY. I am hoping its says hey fall is coming. It might not but I am praying.

requiressnacks, I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE BACK! I am glad you had an awesome trip, Cape Cod right? Per usual Jeally of beng 24 weeks!! ONE day I will be the mom having a child in the beginning of a month. But I will take 21. SECOND feeling huge..I just feel so big. I am scared to go to the Dr and them be like "Oh he is measuring big" I am hoping for a 5lber. Are you planning on 4D scan with your two lil ones. The twins in 4D scan always amaze me at how much the snuggle and cuddle..so cute.

[requiressnacks]

WineNChocolate, thanks! Wish I could say that I'm happy to be back, but that would be a lie. I am in awe that you are running still. You look amazing, despite how large you may feel. I don't think I'll be getting a 4D scan, unless there is an issue. My twins are actually in a different sacks with totally separate placentas, so they don't have the opportunity to cuddle very often. They do kick each other though, and that is funny to watch.

[tbonequeen13]

WineNChocolate, i feel huge this time too! I don't remember feeling big with DD#1 until right at the end...I'm kinda scared how big I'm gonna get if I'm only just past the 1/2 way point and feel this big....

requiressnacks, hope your day goes fast...the first day back after vacation always sucks


hmr11913, i'm pretty sure it's actually the humidity killing me...it stays around 80%-95% around here and it's just plain nasty

[Winnifred]

Week/Team/Fruit: 23 + 1/Pink/Mango - how does that even make sense if she's 11 inches long?

Appointments this week: Regular OB Check in tomorrow. I'm really hoping he'll have positive things to say regarding our A/S, since he wasn't there to review it. Everything seemed great but you just never know...

Symptoms: Nausea last week, which totally surprised me. Otherwise, not much - just feeling large and baby is moving around a ton.

Rants/Raves/Questions: This humidity is killing me. I've had enough!! I also noticed a line going down my stomach so I'm kind of bummed about that, but I know it's totally normal. I'm having some success picking up little odds and ends for the nursery and our crib is up, so it's starting to feel pretty real.

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Definitely thai food. But I'd be sick of anything within a day!

[Winnifred]

tbonequeen13, I totally get you on the shopping frustration! I'm not a huge shopper myself and I just don't get why people have this desire to compulsively buy baby clothes for other people. I've heard about some of my husband's aunts buying clothes and I'm dreading seeing what they've picked out... Can't they put their $$ into something you actually need??

requiressnacks, I hope your vacation was super fun! And GL this week at your scan!

WineNChocolate, Sounds like you were at Mackinac this weekend?? I could seriously go for some fudge right now... I hope you start feeling better and that your shoes help you get some great runs in!

[kaydee0402]

I've heard the glucose test isn't bad if you can get the orange or lemon lime. Unfortunately, my OB only carries the fruit punch and it's sickly sugary. Not looking forward to that again!

[kaydee0402]

Aug 15, 2016 10:46:34 GMT -5 Winnifred said:

Week/Team/Fruit: 23 + 1/Pink/Mango - how does that even make sense if she's 11 inches long?

I really want to know where the people determine these produce shop.  A mango that's nearly a foot long, holy crap. 

[tbonequeen13]

Winnifred, that's just it...we don't NEED anything other than diapers...we saved everything except the infant car seat from DD#1 (and only b/c that one was in a wreck and we had the insurance replace it with the one she uses now) and I already got a new infant seat during Amazon Prime days...Mom is now retired and sis lives on disability so I'm not sure why they feel the need to spend money they don't really have on stuff we really don't need, but I learned a long time ago I cannot get them to listen to me when it comes to shopping and spending. They just know my rule is that if they buy it and I don't like it/don't have room for it, they have to figure out where to keep it at their house

[hmr11913]

WineNChocolate, omg...... elbow/foot/etc into the boobs...... that hurts SO bad, especially if it's on your nipple. G will do that sometimes to me if we're laying in bed and if I wasn't already laying down I think I'd fall over in pain. LOL.

[Lucy]

Week/Team/Fruit: 22/Pink/I dunno

Appointments this week: None! I'm looking forward to a fairly quiet week all around after a crazy busy week the past few weeks

Symptoms: The leaky boobs have started

Rants/Raves/Questions: I can't believe how high this baby is kicking already. This morning I was waiting to get kicked in the ribs. I swear with my first I was only feeling and seeing kicks around my belly button at 25 weeks. This baby seems to have something to prove. She's been kicking up super high on my left side all morning -- a good 4 inches above my belly button.

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Do sandwiches count? I am Joey from Friends when it comes to sandwiches. Based on the past few weeks though, the answer would probably be apples in any form -- I've eaten more apples/applesauce and drank more apple juice than I care to admit. I'm kind of sad that I won't be able to drink "real" apple cider this fall -- I love it normally, but now IWANTITINEEDITGIVEITTOMENOOOOOW. Pasteurized just won't be the same. There is this apple orchard close by that we go to every year that has the best cider and billions of varieties of apples. We always buy a few dozen different ones then have an apple tasting of apples we've never heard of. I can't wait to go!

[lola]

Aug 15, 2016 11:15:50 GMT -5 tbonequeen13 said:

Winnifred , that's just it...we don't NEED anything other than diapers...we saved everything except the infant car seat from DD#1 (and only b/c that one was in a wreck and we had the insurance replace it with the one she uses now) and I already got a new infant seat during Amazon Prime days...Mom is now retired and sis lives on disability so I'm not sure why they feel the need to spend money they don't really have on stuff we really don't need, but I learned a long time ago I cannot get them to listen to me when it comes to shopping and spending. They just know my rule is that if they buy it and I don't like it/don't have room for it, they have to figure out where to keep it at their house

I'm dealing with this too. Thankfully my mom has excellent taste, but she isn't in a financial position to be going nuts with the baby stuff! I've tried to talk to her about it twice now, and she just blows me off. I'm trying to realize that she's an adult, and she can do what she wants with her own money. Hopefully my dad will keep her in check. But it's hard to ignore those twinges of guilt when she texts me a photo of the cutest thing ever that she just had to buy!

[WineNChocolate]

Winnifred, you win a slice of fudge! I def don't need all of it! I WAS at Mackinac Island! I will probably devour some of it when I get home.

tbonequeen13, thank god I am not the only one..I mean I wish I would of measured with the first like with a sewing tape measure just to see if I am bigger this time around.

hmr11913, OMG you know my pain literally...Its usually when I am laying down..and I just want to cry. I try and not get upset cause that is the amount of pain that happens like anger just shoots up. I try and change her diaper and now its lets kick the crap out of moms boobs and stomach.

requiressnacks, I appreciate the praise but as said previously by others..wait till I get this one out. You might not be rooting for me then..lol. You might be calling CPS. (JK, I would totally not use the hose on my children...unless it was necessary)

Lucy, YES.. to apples! I bring one to work everyday and I am like omg what is in this apple..its fantastic. Normally I mean I would be like ehh apple. I am SO looking forward to fall season with pumpkin patches and apple cider. THE CIDER DONUTS!!! I might start baking this holiday season cause you know what it sounds fun and well an excuse to eat it all!!

kaydee0402, I am thinking they mean GMO food. haha

[hmr11913]

WineNChocolate, OMG - I am literally LOL'ing at you...... G does the same thing.... let's kick me and laugh! I keep telling her "no kick" and will hold her legs down and say "BABY!" and point to my belly lol... not sure she gets it, but maybe after a few months she will. Now I just have to be sure that I sit far enough away where she can't kick me while doing that.

Of course they think everything is funny at this age... so unless she gets a stern "NO" she thinks you're joking and will laugh at you!

[lastnamewithheld]

Week/Team/Fruit: 22/BLUE/Papaya (I think that's what the ticker says!)


Appointments this week: n/a


Symptoms: Nothing to really complain about!


Rants/Raves/Questions: n/a


GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? And not not gain a shitton of weight? PIZZA. FOR SURE.

[Becca]

Week/Team/Fruit:22w6d/purple/bunch of grapes

Appointments this week: Normal four week appointment Thursday

Symptoms: baby girl is jabbing me all over the place, not lookong to her brother getting as active

Rants/Raves/Questions:like many of you this heat is killer! We took a last minute trip to Nova Scotia last week where it was high 60s/low 70s the entire time. Returning home to the 90s was not fun. This heat better disappear before school starts next week. I do not want to be teaching in a non air conditioned classroom.

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Could I just say fruit?

[mrsp121308]

Week/Team/Fruit: 24w2d/PINK/Eggplant

Appointments this week: We get our second elective 3D ultrasound on Saturday!

Symptoms: I am pretty sure my ligaments and muscles in my pelvis are ripping apart. I really do not remember this pain from either previous pregnancy so this just sucks. I've also kind of started feeling crummy again, not really nauseous just not good.

Rants/Raves/Questions: Our house is a damn disaster thanks to a bathroom redo and redoing the big girls' closet/bedroom so I'm really stinking ready to be done with that. Then DH decided we should put new carpet in our room and redo our closet, so that's up next. I am just hoping he remembers we are on a deadline here so he can't piddlefart around forever with these projects. We bought baby girl a coming home outfit while in Tennessee last week and it's so cute, it's really starting to feel real that she's coming!

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Pizza bites, I freaking love pepperoni pizza bites.

[WineNChocolate]

mrsp121308 , teehee "piddlefart" you made me smile.

[Deleted]

Week/Team/Fruit: 20w4d/Pink/Baby bok choy(I think)

Appointments this week:Nothing
Symptoms: So sweaty, especially down there. Yuck.

Rants/Raves/Questions:


GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? I dunno, can I have gluten back and not be sick? Cuz I would just take that as a category and be a happy camper. Otherwise, potatoes.

[requiressnacks]

I can't believe you haven't seen bebe since week 7, W! I hope your week goes by fast.

[kaydee0402]

Week/Team/Fruit: 22/Green for now/Spaghetti squash

Appointments this week: None until September 1.

Symptoms: So many baby kicks! And some braxton hicks here and there.

Rants/Raves/Questions: It's so damn hot. Pregnancy and heat do not mix.

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Either pizza or Mexican.

[sheepish]

Week/Team/Fruit: 23/Blue/a box of mac and cheese

Appointments this week: Nothing until after Labor Day

Symptoms: Super tired this week, but I think that is probably more related to the fact that we have been working hard every day at painting, etc. in the nursery and guest room. I've been feeling lots of kicks and movements for a couple of weeks now, but in the last few days baby has turned to face my back and seems to have wedged himself pretty far down in my pelvis, so I'm not getting as many big jabs up around my belly button- definitely feels weird when he kicks or jabs towards my bum! I'm also getting some pain up around my belly button - my mom reminded me that I had an umbilical hernia as a child that never fully resolved, so I'll have to ask the doc about that next time I go in.

Rants/Raves/Questions: My parents are in town and bought us our travel system (it was on sale for $55 off, and we thought they might not have it again at such a good sale between now and November). We got the Graco Modes Jogger - it is a little heavy/bulky, but we wanted something that we could easily use when walking the dog in our neighborhood without sidewalks. I also like that it can be used with just the infant car seat and that both the car seat and the toddler seat can face either direction. We also started our registry, which was fun.

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Soup! I love soup.

[lola]

Week/Team/Fruit: 23/Pink/Buche de Noel

Appointments this week: Yes! Tonight we go to the hospital to meet all of the doctors and hopefully choose a new one, since mine is leaving the practice. I also have a regular appointment tomorrow morning.

Symptoms: Besides the recurring nosebleeds every morning, I mostly feel good. Occasionally while laying down I feel like I can't really breath, so I've been trying to change up positions to help with that.

Rants/Raves/Questions: I've started getting the unsolicited advice, mostly from people with opinions on our registry. I appreciate the input, but ugh.

GTKY: If you had to eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Type of food? Mexican for sure. One specific food? Rotates, because they're versatile.