Dudes. Grad Thread. C'mon now.

[Rama]

How is there no Grad Thread at 2pm WEST COAST TIME?!

GIMME ALL THE BUMPS AND BABIES, GKU!

[teraiin]

Hey!

DS is about 5.5 months old. We have six month photos later this week. Tomorrow he has yet another weight check. Booooo fx for us!

He loves standing and playing. He's getting more vocal. He always goes for our food so solids will be fun.

[dashook]

Hi ladies!

I'm 35+1 and every day it's feeling more real that this baby is going to be here, like, soon. Friday marks exactly 1 month until my EDD--yikes! My to-do list is still quite long but I am checking things off of it day by day, which is helping me control my anxiety a little. It's just starting to hit me how little time and thought I've had to devote to this pregnancy compared to last time when I had a BS job and no toddler to deal with.

Physically I am feeling pretty decent, though heartburn and sharp pelvic girdle pain do tend to flare up at random times each day.

Here is a bump pic from yesterday at my 35/35 milestone (35 weeks pregnant and 35 days til EDD!):

[mikaela20]

Hi Ladies,

I'm 20 weeks and half way there. That Jon Bonjovi song keeps playing in my head.

We had a good a/s last week and found out we are team blue!! All my screening came back good and everything is measuring on track.

Going for second a/s in a couple weeks because baby was facedown which made it hard to get everytime they needed.

[youdontsay]

Hey guys!

A turned two months old in Monday, where did the time go?? She had her two month shots and we both cried a lot. I tried to be strong for her but it was hard seeing her little leg get stuck with a needle!

We're moving to Tennessee the end of this month so that's scary and exciting. The only one who is packed is DD!

Here's her two month picture and a side by side from one month to two months!

Always lurking and rooting for BFPs!!!!

[titania]

Hello!!! It has been an age since I have updated, but I remembered today!

E is five months old and her personality is really starting to shine through! She loves to laugh (especially at the dog), the outdoors, and people watching. She is super "chatty" and is working on conquering sitting up on her own! She is so curious about the world around her and it is amazing to see. 😊

Here she is cheering on her favorite baseball team!


And making faces at the dog!


I'm always lurking and rooting for BFPs!! ❤️

[thelittleredm]

Congrats on Team Blue mikaela20!

[penguin129]

Hi all! I'm here. This will be my last Grad Check-in with an inside baby. I can't believe it!

I'm 38 +1 and my C-section is on Monday the 24th, less than 5 days now. I had my pre-op appointment today. I was told I can't eat anything for 8 hours before the surgery time (not the 12 hours I was told before). I will probably set an alarm and get up around 4 am for a middle of the night snack. I'm supposed to get a spinal block. They are doing a gentle C-Section and DD2 should be put in the warmer near the head of my bed and I can hold her and do skin to skin as long as there are no complications. I asked about the risk for post-partum hemorrhaging and he told me he is pretty sure what caused it last time is a combination of the long time I was in labor and getting the Pitocin. This time around I won't have any labor and I won't be getting Pitocin. He told me the complication I had last time rarely happens during a routine C-Section, but he couldn't say it never happens.

DH's school had a diaper drop for him yesterday and he came home with enough diapers to last us for months. Here's DD in front of his huge haul. PDQ

Always lurking and hoping more ladies get their BFP's.

[LadyNymeria]

Hi GKU! R is 5 weeks old today and got a clean bill of health at his 1 month check-up today. He's gaining weight a bit slower than the 1 oz a day ideal our peds office uses, but he's not too far behind and he is gaining so dr wasn't worried.

I can't believe he's already over a month old! We've started getting smiles in response to me or MH talking to him and he's been starting to coo too - both of which are adorable.

Here's a pic of him and my dog cuddling and a bath pic from this morning! PDQ

**poof**

[Deleted]

5 months today!!! Weighed in at 18lb 7.5oz!

[teachermomtobe]

penguin129, I can't believe you are getting so close! Can't wait for your next update with an outside baby! Wishing you a smooth delivery on Monday!

[penguin129]

Oct 18, 2016 19:24:55 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

penguin129 , I can't believe you are getting so close! Can't wait for your next update with an outside baby! Wishing you a smooth delivery on Monday!

Thank you so much for your wishes I can't believe I can say Monday and it means the very next Monday. I have no idea how I got here. LOL!

[bradysalon]

Sam turned one year old on Friday. So crazy! It's been a great but crazy year. I love this age too- I love that he is becoming a little person.

[peaseblossom55]

Today I had my 28 week appointment I"m officially in the 3rd trimester. I also had my 3hr GTT. I've been having some swelling the last week, but today at the OB the swelling was bad, my BP was high and there was protein in my urine. They sent me over to L&D for monitoring they were concerned about preeclampysa. My BP was fine while, there so was my blood work and urine sample. Duck was also looking great while she was being monitoring ( & kicking the monitors and avoiding them) They also gave me a steroid shot. They sent me home but I have to go back in tomorrow afternoon for the other steroid shot, some more monitoring and to give them my 24 hr urine catch. Otherwise my weekly BPP with the MFM are going well.

Our nursery furniture got delivered this weekend it looks great. I have a crib in my home, it feels so surreal. I'll try to add some pics. Still lurking and rooting for more BFP's.

[housecarder]

Hey guys! The girls turned 4 months on Saturday and are such happy babies for the most part.
We had their dedication at church on Sunday. They looked adorable.

[LadyNymeria]

peaseblossom55 - How has your water intake been? The one week my BP was up a bit/there was trace protein in my urine was a emotionally & physically trying week and I hadn't been drinking enough water.

[cnf2013]

Hi GKU.

E turned 11 months old on Sunday. She's trying to walk but is a little nervous and usually falls after only step. Close, but not yet. We're in party planning mode and also planning to start TFAS in December.

Anyways, have happy baby pictures!





And an AW, I ran a marathon last weekend! Ellie and H were out cheering me on all day.



Congrats to all the recent BFPs!!!

[peaseblossom55]

Oct 18, 2016 20:32:05 GMT -5 LadyNymeria said:

peaseblossom55 - How has your water intake been? The one week my BP was up a bit/there was trace protein in my urine was a emotionally & physically trying week and I hadn't been drinking enough water.

It's been ok, but not nearly what it should be.  I began drastically increasing my water intake yesterday though, so I hope the focus on that helps a lot. 

[kelle017]

It's been foreeever since I checked in here.

My big girl turned 3 earlier this month!  I had a hard time with it.  I was fine when she turned 2 but 3 seems so much older. 





The little one will be 9 months Saturday.   She's saying mama, dada, & what I think are hi/bye.  She waves, giggles more now, and is starting to pull up a little on toys and I've seen her get on all fours a few times (but then just flops back down).  

Still nursing but this girl loves real food.  I haven't found anything that she's not a fan of (raspberries, strawberries, noodles, mashed potatoes and taco meat are the biggest hits).  

We went through a spurt where bedtime took hours and all my sanity but it's gotten better.  She usually and by usually I mean always winds up in bed with me for some part of the night.  Naptimes are still bad, and I consider any length of time in the crib good. 

[mosdub]

Loving the updates and lurking for more bfps and other happy life stories!

I'm 16w3d, had an ultrasound yesterday for peace of mind and it went great. They were way more detailed than I thought they would be, and we found out we are having a boy!! I'm finally feeling more comfortable about this pregnancy, even though I'm sure the hesitation and fear of pgal never really goes away. I'm beginning to tell my coworkers which is exciting and scary!

*poof*

[penguin129]

Yay on your baby boy mosdub! I can't believe you are so far along already

[mosdub]

Says you penguin129! I can't wait to see pictures of your little gal! I hope the surgery goes along with no complications

[penguin129]

Oct 18, 2016 21:21:03 GMT -5 mosdub said:

Says you penguin129 ! I can't wait to see pictures of your little gal! I hope the surgery goes along with no complications

Thank you You know, I miss that little dog of yours... your old avatar.

[dashook]

Congrats mikaela20 and mosdub on Team Blue!!

[pismoduo]

Hi GKU!

Baby K is 5 weeks old! So hard to believe. She's starting to giggle and coo, and she smiles too. Mostly she just looks around at everything. She's fighting her daytime nap but sleeps pretty well at night, usually giving me either two 3 hour blocks and a short morning nap or a 4 hour and then 3 hour block. Last week she actually slept 5 hours straight.


This one is my favorite, she looks like she's doing a Wookie roar. I also got a video of her "talking" to the Chewy doll - whenever I would push the button on its hand to make it talk she would make noises back.

[LadyNymeria]

Congrats on Team Blue mosdub and mikaela20!

[Evelyn3]

Hi GKU!
Not sure how many of you will remember me, I posted mostly on the IF thread, but thought I'd play today if that's okay

24 weeks last Friday, team blue! (Sorry if pic is huge I'm on mobile)

[penguin129]

I'll share my costume for HDBD and DD1's Halloween Party I'm hosting at a playground this morning. There are 18 kids coming
I decided to go with Magic 8 Ball complete with responses in a storage container to shake and give real answers. Thanks Wikipedia!
ETA: 38 +2 with DD2

[thelittleredm]

Congrats on Team Blue mosdub and Evelyn3!

28 weeks and yay for third tri! I'm living in a state of permanent exhaustion, I guess. I'm pretty over working and I so have 3 months left. Oh well. In other news, DS is being much more careful around my bump and keeps kissing and hugging it saying he and baby are best friends. It's pretty melt worthy lol

[icedtea]

Congrats on team blue mosdub, Evelyn3, and mikaela20!

Good luck penguin129!

Love all the pictures, and I'm glad things are going so well for everyone. I'm trucking along, at about 9 weeks. We had an ultrasound Monday where I saw the bean move, which was pretty cool. Morning sickness is finally starting to abate, which is splendid.