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[WineNChocolate]

Morning Ladies!

Its two days after the election and to be honest I was a lil concerned that I had to explain to 3-4 people the power of the electoral college and that majority vote did not win this election and why. I am not trying to bash anyone but people really forget what they learned in Civics Class in 9-11th grade. I have a lot of friends that I realize are up on their candidates platforms but not really aware of how our election process works. @cahistoryteacher I am assuming you might of had this convo with a few.

Thumbs in the middle kind of day...we get tomorrow off so this is my Friday. But to be honest I am in a gloomy mood..not because of politics..just in general. It might just be hormones...and me being done with where I am in pregnancy right now.

How about you ladies!!?!?

[mrsp121308]

Thumbs up, photographer shared two more pics from our newborn session and I'm in love with them. I cannot wait to see the rest.

Thumbs down, today is DH's first day back at work and I'm going to have to go to the doctor because I'm pretty sure I have a uti or bladder infection. :/

[hmr11913]

OMG mrsp121308..... SOOOOOO adorable!!!!!!

WineNChocolate, I am feeling pretty "done" also.... ugh. I haven't had much of an appetite lately (I lost 2 lbs at my last check up) and I've been having to go to the bathroom a lot... at least the plus side of that has been that I've been at home all week so I don't have to worry about the lovely public bathrooms at work.

And thumbs up to today being my Friday also!!! I figured I didn't know how long the BPP would take tomorrow, and DH wants to go out for lunch, so I took the day off. Yesterday was our anniversary, but we celebrated at home with papa murphys pizza.. ha. G is still adjusting to the time change, and DH doesn't get home until 6:30 lately, and we live 45 min from the nearest "nice" restaurant so pizza it was. He loved it anyway.

[kaydee0402]

Not my Friday, but it's a short day! 34 week appointment at 1, so I'm leaving at 12:15 Then home to clean my floors and prepare for this weekend! My mom drives up from Florida tonight, so I'm excited!

I may also stop at Chick-Fil-A since spicy chicken sandwiches with extra pickles are my weakness during this pregnancy.

[hmr11913]

Good luck at your appt today kaydee0402!!

We don't have a Chick-Fil-A here, but there's a gas station around here that sells a lot of food that has spicey chicken sandwiches and you can put your own toppings on them ---- soooo good with pickles and mayo!

[WineNChocolate]

mrsp121308, THOSE PICTURES!! WHAT THE WHAT! Ugh fantastic.

kaydee0402, they don't have chickfila in MI unless your in a college or up north, WHOMP WHOMP damnit.

[kaydee0402]

mrsp121308, love those pictures! She is adorable.

[littlelion]

mrsp121308, so pretty! I love her face in the first pic!

[littlelion]

Jealous of you who have a short day/week. 

My boss asked for report due today. Today. Instead of the usual Friday deadline. And my CW in training is doing it. She's soooo slow.  I planned to work late tomorrow not today.  It is going to be a stressful day.

On a good note, I felt baby having the hiccups. Pretty sure it was hiccups since it was rather rhythmic.  I'd like him to get a bit more active though, I had a big glass of oj this morning.

[Winnifred]

mrsp121308, OMG!

Those are SOOOOO cute! I think I officially need our photographer to take some holiday photos. Your little one looks absolutely precious!!

[Winnifred]

kaydee0402, they are building our first chick-fil-a here and every time I drive by I get sooo excited to see the progress on the building. I LOVE a good chicken sandwich and nothing compares to theirs.

WineNChocolate, if/when you visit the west side soon you'll have at least TWO options!

With the election news and how busy I've been at work, I'm really just trying to take things one day at a time over here. I'll have so much less on my calendar next week, so all of the things I just can't get to right now will hopefully be taken care of by next Friday. Our weekend/next week is also shaping up to be busier than I'd like... so I'm trying to take some deep breaths and hope baby girl stays put until closer to her due date.

Lots of BH lately, and some super painful baby movements last night. I have no idea what she's doing in there, but OUCH.

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mrsp121308,I love the pictures! Are your other girls blonde like you and she's got brown hair like your hubby?

I'm so glad it's my Friday. DH has to work tomorrow so I'm going to make my freezer meals while he's at work. I had one of my extra duties at work last night supervising the band concert. That will certainly shake you out of any funk your in. They are so bad it's funny. Luckily the band teacher warned the supervising teachers otherwise I would have lost it trying to stifle my laughter. Some years she has prodigies, other years they just think they're prodigies.

[kaydee0402]

Winnifred, as baby runs out of room, prepare for more painful jabs and kicks! It's almost over

[littlelion]

Carters still has a 50% off sale going on.  FYI

[mrsp121308]

@cahistoryteacher, all three girls were born with dark hair. DD1's turned blonde around a year, DD2's stayed brown but is lighter. It'll be interesting to see what this one does.

[hmr11913]

Anyone stock piling on things before the baby comes??? DH and I are going tomorrow... here's what I have so far, missing anything?

Laundry det. (Regular, Dreft & Snuggle)
Toothepaste
Kleenex
Paper plates
G diapers (bought so many little ones, forgot to be buying hers LOL)
Shampoos/Condit.
Dish tabs/soap
Cat food/litter

Our dog food gets delivered right to our house (thank you chewy.com!) so I think I have most of the necessities covered??? We live 45 min from town, so I'm not thinking that with a newborn and a 17/18 month old I'll be wanting to make too many shopping trips for awhile.

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hmr11913, toilet paper and paper towels were high on my list.

[hmr11913]

How could I forget good ole' TP lol! Thanks @cahistoryteacher

@kc295905, your house looks GORG!!!! Don't you just love chewy??? With 2 dogs, it comes in handy not having to go and buy it all the time and you can't beat free shipping!

[Winnifred]

kaydee0402, ha ha, thanks for the reminder! We were watching my stomach bounce like crazy last night, and I laid flat for just a minute when she had slowed down... I saw DH's eyes get HUGE because he could see a large lump right at the top my ute, and I could see it too. I think I was just super stretched out since my feet were still on the ground. Totally nuts!

hmr11913, the only downside to having a full grocery store about 1.5 miles from my house is that we're ALWAYS running there for stuff. I should probably be a bit better about stockpiling those things I don't want to run out of at first (especially TP!)

[WineNChocolate]

@kc295905, lol is it weird that I am contemplating DD getting a bath everytime she gets home from school when the new on comes home. You know disinfect her. lol

[catherineoctober]

Baby Jane is 6 lbs 10 oz. Testing good on growth and NST. I'm ready to get her out but they say no way. So I'll try to be more patient. Next Dr appointment is Tuesday maybe I can wear down my dr.

[hmr11913]

catherineoctober, look at those cheeks!!! So cute!!!!

When my DR mentioned possibly inducing at 37/38 weeks, I said YAYYYYYYYYYY and he wasn't thrilled. Lol. I think they like to keep baby in as long as possible. Hang in there!! I've been on the other side of having a baby too early too, and that's also scary... so she will come when she's ready!

[WineNChocolate]

catherineoctober, yeah for baby pics..boo for having to wait lol.

hmr11913, DD was not on time she was late and to be honest I would like to try the other way...early. I would not be upset to start Christmas early.

[Lucy]

mrsp121308, She's so beautiful!

catherineoctober, yay for baby pics I love getting those, even if mine do look like alien babies since they're pulling the picture through the placenta at this point and it distorts things. I still love getting them.

My OB's office called with lab results yesterday. I don't have any pre-e signs, but my potassium levels are low, which can cause a rise in blood pressure. It's not super low -- it was 3.2 and normal levels are 3.5-5.0, so they said to eat more potassium rich foods and we'll continue to monitor the BP.

[mrsp121308]

Nov 10, 2016 11:58:35 GMT -5 WineNChocolate said:

@kc295905, lol is it weird that I am contemplating DD getting a bath everytime she gets home from school when the new on comes home. You know disinfect her. lol

Our pedi said to have our big girls change their clothes (pants and shirt), wash their faces, and hands before they come anywhere near Hazel. School germies are no joke.

[lola]

Thumbs up. I'm working from home, and I have a 35 week appointment this afternoon. Then hoping to finish things up in the nursery. Last night I returned a bunch of stuff we didn't like/need to Target, BuyBuy Baby and Carters (and I may have also eaten Chick-fil-a for dinner). And I got our girl the CUTEST poncho for baby girl next fall. I've never been in a Carters before, and I was dying over their clothes. So adorable. And their sale rack was awesome. I can totally see myself stocking up, once we have a better idea on her size.

Poncho: www.carters.com/carters-baby-girl-tops/V_127G174.html

mrsp121308, Those photos are absolute perfection.

Winnifred, I'm also getting the painful movements. It's like she's closer to the surface, so the moves hurt!

@cahistoryteacher, Love it! My parents still talk about how long and painful my first band concert was. Each instrument played 3-4 songs, so it lasted FOREVER, and we were... not overly talented as a whole.

catherineoctober, Adorable babe!

[lola]

Nov 10, 2016 17:00:51 GMT -5 W said:

Thumbs down: I've gotten several more stretch marks over the past two weeks. I've had many body issues in the past, so I'm struggling with this. I know I couldn't have prevented it, I know they're signs that I'm carrying a life, but I'm still struggling.

I'm with you on the stretch marks. I know they're inevitable for most, but it was a big blow to my ego when they started showing up. I'm still struggling with it too, even though I already had some from puberty.

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Baby has been punching me in some nerve in my hip all day. It hurts! I can't seem to find a position where she won't do it, she's done it while I'm sitting and standing.

[lola]

Had my 35 week appointment and GBS test today. Quick and easy. Still no discussion of baby's positioning. She did however go over labor signs, just in case, and also told me it wouldn't hurt to pack my bag. 😳

Now we're down to weekly appointments, and this is all getting very real. We also made a lot of nursery progress tonight. We still need to order a few things, but we're holding out until Black Friday/Cyber Monday. And I have one more load of baby laundry to do.

[Winnifred]

crimpgirl, I'm sorry you're struggling! I hope things improve both at work and with your hormones - It's impossible to keep it together sometimes and I'm glad at least that you have someone above you who understands.