Grad Tuesday 9/20

[daisy818]

Hi grads! Come play and share pics!!

[Rama]

queenofcats bibliothecary Fearsy mrsrexmanning TrickyJedi GoBigOrGoGnome powerofbacon Cythe frankenboom bunnyfungo ameliabird youdontsay joy euphony treble hobbesgal

[teraiin]

On our way to DS's 4 month appointment will update when I get back! 😄

Hope to see lots of snuggly baby pics when I come back!

[treble]

Heyo. Wow. I don't think I've done this in over a year. (Or two maybe?)

J is now 3.5 years old. He is a true to the definition toddler. Crazy, loud, messy, and stubborn. He's wonderful though. Perfect kid for someone OAD.

AFM, my divorce was finalized last week. I'm just a big ball of awesome, living at home in my childhood bedroom and dating.

I have no idea how to PIP on here anymore. I'll work on that.

[dashook]

Hi GKU! Thanks for starting, daisy818!

I'm 31+1 today. Tomorrow marks exactly 2 months until my EDD!! Over the weekend I started just feeling really pregnant. We hosted a big party at our house and I overdid it a bit and am still feeling the after-effects in my back and hip joints. Oy! Otherwise I'm feeling good. The nesting instinct has started to kick in a bit and it's manifesting as anxiety/terror of all the stuff I need to do in the next +/- 9 weeks to get ready for another baby. My Amazon registry completion discount kicks in tomorrow though so maybe after doing some shopping, I'll feel a little better. It couldn't possibly hurt, right?

Bump pic from yesterday at 31 weeks:


I am always lurking in your bushes!

[chad5285]

We're working on trying to walk but prefer to stand in the middle of the room then crawl to our preferred destination. She says, hi, dog, and Dada. Waves, claps, points, and is working on "gentle touches" with the dogs. She turned one on September 1st
Tapa won't let me PIP so I'll come back later when it's not being a twat

[joy]

Hey! Baby I is three weeks old. She has learned to miss me so I can't leave her in the swing and work across the room anymore. She fusses until I go over and start talking to her. So, now we spend a lot of time dragging the Rock N Play all over or having her in the carrier. She's happily smiling away next to me right now.

Otherwise, I'd say things are normal. I have ups and downs. We have good days and bad ones. But the ups and goods far outweigh the bad.

Two pics because I can't help myself (please don't quote):


*poof*

[joy]

Hi Stranger!!! treble

[dashook]

LadyNymeria get in here!!

Also singingsea, Ray, littlelion, BabyStandish, jwinct, pippacricket, penguin129, mikaela20, jags8, SheilaTheTank, onesweetworld, mosdub, peaseblossom55, ugaqueencity, W, emilie, danib, jubilantsquirrel, starbuck27, cookswithwine9, icedtea, macaronmama, kleigh, @led, setsuna17, ellabee, bazinga, thelittleredm, britta, requiressnacks, wildflower810, hangry, sanibel21

[treble]

Sept 20, 2016 9:10:53 GMT -5 joy said:

Hi Stranger!!! treble

Hai.

What's good, joy?

[peaseblossom55]

joy, she is beautiful!!!

[bunnyfungo]

Sept 20, 2016 9:09:27 GMT -5 chad5285 said:

We're working on trying to walk but prefer to stand in the middle of the room then crawl to our preferred destination. She says, hi, dog, and Dada. Waves, claps, points, and is working on "gentle touches" with the dogs. She turned one on September 1st
Tapa won't let me PIP so I'll come back later when it's not being a twat

I have a picture! Oh, heyyyyy. G and G met each other yesterday. They're name twins and are adorable. My G is also working on trying to stand, but isn't as graceful as Chad's G. Oh, and she has a tooth now!

[joy]

Sept 20, 2016 9:12:39 GMT -5 treble said:

Sept 20, 2016 9:10:53 GMT -5 joy said:

Hi Stranger!!! treble

Hai.

What's good, joy ?

I'm no longer pregnant and can sleep on my belly again ::confetti::

[treble]

Sept 20, 2016 9:12:39 GMT -5 treble said:

Sept 20, 2016 9:10:53 GMT -5 joy said:

Hi Stranger!!! treble

Hai.

What's good, joy ?

Your kid is mega cute!

[peaseblossom55]

On Saturday I hit viability, to me that was a huge milestone. We are slowly working on the nursery, ceiling fan was installed, curtains will happen this week. Next weekend we may even go visit one of those baby store places to buy stuff for her. She is moving constantly and I love every every minute of it. I see the MFM next Wednesday for a scan. I haven't seen her in a month.

Always lurking for more BFP's.

[joy]

Sept 20, 2016 9:16:20 GMT -5 treble said:

Sept 20, 2016 9:12:39 GMT -5 treble said:

Hai.

What's good, joy ?

Your kid is mega cute!

Thank you!!  I'm sorry about your divorce and that you're back in your old bedroom, but I'm thinking it's all for the best, right?  Are you doing okay?

[icedtea]

Such gorgeous kids!

I'm about to hit 5 weeks, so not much to report yet. I go for another round of betas tomorrow with the RE. Still have to convince myself it's all going well.

[jwinct]

Thanks for the tag, dashook!

There are so many adorable babies! I can hardly take it.

I get to meet mine TOMORROW! I'm so excited to meet my son, but it's starting to really hit me that "holy shit I'm going to have a baby in my house again. We really are crazy." It's going to be quite an adjustment and I hope my girls do okay with it. They are 7 and 9, so I think they will, but my 7 year old is already worried that he's going to get all the attention and that we're going to love him more than them. She is super excited, despite that, and totally loves babies and is very maternal, so I have a feeling she will be doting on him all the time.

I've had two c-sections before, but I'm a bit more nervous about this one because of the small risk of accreta. Even though my last two scans didn't show any evidence of it, they said they won't know for sure until they're in there. I had pre-op bloodwork done yesterday to check my iron level and to confirm my blood type so that they have bags of blood on hold for me, just in case I need a hysterectomy. And I know that a lot of babies are totally fine born at 37 weeks, but I'm nervous that he's going to have to go to the NICU. I want him to be in my arms when they wheel me into recovery and then into my room, just like both my girls were. I'm more nervous about that than the actual surgery.

[mustloveerica]

Hi everyone!!

I'm 11 weeks exactly today. My due date was bumped up 3 days earlier because the twins were measuring ahead. I'm starting to get a "bump" but right now I just look fat. I switched to wearing belly bands over my pants and it so much more comfortable then trying to sausage myself into my skinny jeans.

I had my first midwife appointment last week. All went well. We "think" she was able to find both heartbeats with the Doppler. She found one then lost it right away then found another much louder in another spot. So I'm just telling myself she found both.

We have our NT scan and our first MFM appointment on Thursday so hopefully I'll be back with some pictures to share.


My mom and I went to a moms of multiples consignment sale and I scored a TON of great gear. Some of it was even new in boxes or with tags. It feels so surreal to be buying baby stuff. It's so exciting!!

Love and hugs to everyone ❤️

[bibliothecary]

My person is a year old.

[Cythe]

Um, hai guys! Thanks for the tags Rama and @amc25

So yeah, after 2.5 years and 2 IVF cycles I finally get to post in this thread! I started testing on Saturday and got a faint positive which made me think it was still my trigger, but a retest yesterday proved that to be a lie. Not a whole lot of excitement going on over here as I'm just 4 weeks tomorrow.

Ovia tells me that baby is the size of a speck of sawdust to which my husband replied "baby been making dem gains!", thanks H...thanks.

Anyway, thanks for having me! Betas on Friday and I called and got approval from Tricare to cover the 7 week u/s from my RE, so that's good.

[frankenboom]

Sept 20, 2016 9:36:57 GMT -5 Cythe said:

Um, hai guys! Thanks for the tags Rama and @amc25

So yeah, after 2.5 years and 2 IVF cycles I finally get to post in this thread! I started testing on Saturday and got a faint positive which made me think it was still my trigger, but a retest yesterday proved that to be a lie. Not a whole lot of excitement going on over here as I'm just 4 weeks tomorrow.

Ovia tells me that baby is the size of a speck of sawdust to which my husband replied "baby been making dem gains!", thanks H...thanks.

Anyway, thanks for having me! Betas on Friday and I called and got approval from Tricare to cover the 7 week u/s from my RE, so that's good.

I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying!

[icedtea]

Good luck tomorrow jwinct!

Congrats Cythe!

[peaseblossom55]

Congrats Cythe! So happy for you.

[joy]

jwinct - good thoughts for your tomorrow. Your situation would unnerve anyone. Do they think the accreta may have affected the baby? Or is the concern really just for you, bleeding, and the possibility of a hysterectomy?

::hugs:: I hope all goes well!

[ceejay]

Congrats Cythe!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rama]

I know you haven't been here for a long time, but if you're around packerfan4life, I know a bunch of us would love to hear how you're doing. :)

[caer]

Hi GKU! I haven't checked in in awhile but I'm always creepily lurking and cheering for all of you. Sending love and luck to everyone.

I'm 12w5d today. I have a tiny bump and I'm starting to feel a little better. We got our panorama results yesterday and baby is low risk for everything. And we found out we're team BLUE! We're very excited that DS is going to have a little brother!

[frankenboom]

AFM, Caroline is 10 months old today, and like the MOTY I am, I took her 9 month pictures yesterday. Sharing a video from that and a couple of other pics. She's still a tiny bug but is on the move and just the happiest kid in town.

On another personal note, I need to say I have never ever been happier for a pregnancy (other than mine and this one is super close) than I am for my first bump friend Cythe!!!

vimeo.com/183503007

[Deleted]

Ridley is 4 months as of Sunday!!! She's getting so big. She has her 4 month appointment this morning, so I'll update after with height and weight. She was 26.5 inches and 16 lb 13.5 oz!

Possible TW for scary.

Friday we had a really good morning. We went out and ran some errands and it was great. She was in such a good mood and had a great time because she loves riding on the bus. But then the day crashed and burned. She fell asleep in the ring sling just before we got home, so I took her out and let her finish sleeping on a blanket on the floor while I got a shower. After my shower I looked down the hall to see if she was stirring yet and she was still so I went and got dressed. When I came back out to check on her she was so so blue. Her face was really blue and her hands and feet were turning blue. She wasn't breathing and I had no idea how long it had been since she was. I was terrified. I tried to give her a few breaths but nothing happened. I called 911 and the operator talked me through CPR and she finally came to after a few breaths and chest compression. It was/is absolutely terrifying.



By the time the paramedics arrived she seemed fine. She even smiled. They took us to the hospital and kept us overnight for observation. Everything checked out. They said it might be due to reflux, but they really don't know and it's just one of those things that sometimes happens to babies. That it's kind of common. Though I would like to see some statistics because scary. But she's doing great now and I'm still scared to sleep. I've gotten maybe an hour a night since it happened. I've been living on sugar and caffeine since Friday. My clinician comes on Tuesdays, though. So I'll be glad when she gets here and I can really talk through it. I've already had to up my meds because of the stress of it all. DNW to end up back in the hospital because I'm not sleeping again.



But, now for the part you really came to see, pictures!


(Picture credit to the beautiful Rama)