Saturday Ticker Change 2/14

[downtheshore]

amanda33758, petrichor, mpiemont, @enchanted, Smootiepie, fourthtimesacharm

Another week! Happy Valentine's Day! Feel free to join if you start a new week on Saturdays.

Weeks / Fruit / Due Date:
Team:
Any updates, news, appointments this week:
How are you feeling - physically and/or emotionally:
QOTW: Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day?

[downtheshore]

Weeks / Fruit / Due Date:
31 weeks, head of romaine lettuce, April 18

Team:
Pink

Any updates, news, appointments this week:
I finally got an appointment with a gastroenterologist to discuss my heartburn - my OB said he preferred I see a specialist. So after a frustrating week of phone-tag, I got in, and the specialist told me to take...Zantac! I pretty much expected that but my PGAL brain wouldn't let me take it until my doctor or a doctor officially gave me the green light. So, I have now had two nights without vomiting or choking on acid, and I am starting to feel more like myself!

How are you feeling - physically and/or emotionally:
Tired from days of not sleeping well but otherwise okay. DH promised to go to the gym with me and I think that a little exercise will restore my spirits. I barely did any this week.

QOTW: Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day?
I was supposed to be in Boston this weekend for my friend's bridal shower but I had to cancel as they are expecting a blizzard and I didn't want to be driving in dangerous conditions. So, because I planned to be away, DH and I didn't make any plans. But that's okay. Just relaxing with him is nice.

[amanda33758]

Weeks / Fruit / Due Date:
35/3.21.15

Team: Pink

Any updates, news, appointments this week: I had an appointment Monday. Measuring a week ahead. Friday the 20th I start my weekly appointments! My mom came over yesterday and helped me finish LO's room so now all I am waiting for is her dresser!

How are you feeling - physically and/or emotionally:
I'm feeling okay! Emotionally great and physically run down and have a cold again. My OB told me to sleep at an incline on my back because of my hip and tailbone pain and that is helping a lot.

QOTW: Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day? Eh we don't really do Valentine's Day. Usually DH and I do pizza and beer for it but this year I think I'll just rent a movie and make dinner.


Now I'm going to be a total AW and share some pics of my baby shower

[downtheshore]

amanda33758, I meant to ask you for shower pictures! It looked so sweet. Those cupcakes are adorable! Did you get lots of cute stuff?
Wow, weekly appointment time! Just over a month to go! So exciting. When you finish the room, AW some pictures!

[amanda33758]

downtheshore we got so much amazing stuff. I was truly touched by all the sweet things we got for baby Alice! Those cupcakes were made by my sisters best friend(they were AMAZING). I will definitely AW some nursery pics when I finish!!
I am happy to hear you are getting your acid under control!

petrichor. Two months! LO will be here before know it! That's so awesome they gave you a teddy bear with his heartbeat recorded!!

[downtheshore]

petrichor, wow, two months to go! So do they adjust your due date? Such good news that baby is looking so well at your scans and the extra monitoring from 32 weeks on will hopefully keep you reassured.

Does it start going faster now that we are getting closer? Or slower? I can't believe I'm already 31 weeks.

amanda33758, is your baby girl going to be called Alice? Maybe you already said that? What a sweet name. My shower is March 7 and I am so excited!

[amanda33758]

Feb 14, 2015 12:18:46 GMT -5 downtheshore said:

petrichor, wow, two months to go! So do they adjust your due date? Such good news that baby is looking so well at your scans and the extra monitoring from 32 weeks on will hopefully keep you reassured.

Does it start going faster now that we are getting closer? Or slower? I can't believe I'm already 31 weeks.

amanda33758, is your baby girl going to be called Alice? Maybe you already said that? What a sweet name. My shower is March 7 and I am so excited!

Baby girl is going to be named Alice! I think now that we're all getting so close it goes by a little faster. Most people have told me the last 4 weeks seem the longest so we shall see.

[amanda33758]

Feb 14, 2015 13:30:05 GMT -5 @enchanted said:

6 weeks

First trimester slapped me in the face this week. Meat aversion has kicked in and I'm exhausted. I'm so glad my kid still takes a nap every day.

Mentally, I'm still just kind of detached.

First appointment is March 2nd.

QOTW: We have a dance to go to tonight. It's our monthly dance with a V-day theme.

I cannot eat red meat. It makes me depressed I get super sick whenever I do :-(

[mpiemont]

Weeks / Fruit / Due Date: 28/eggplant/5-9
Team: Pink
Any updates, news, appointments this week: Glucose test & anemia blood work at my midwife appt on Tuesday
How are you feeling - physically and/or emotionally: Random awful RLP even when I'm laying completely still, really uncomfortable varicose veins "down there" ugh, Emotionally pretty good- trying not to be paranoid every time I haven't felt movement for a bit
QOTW: Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day? My parents are visiting for the weekend and we're celebrating my "baby's" 2nd birthday. I can't believe he's 2!!!!

[downtheshore]

Feb 14, 2015 15:12:06 GMT -5 amanda33758 said:

Feb 14, 2015 13:30:05 GMT -5 @enchanted said:

6 weeks

First trimester slapped me in the face this week. Meat aversion has kicked in and I'm exhausted. I'm so glad my kid still takes a nap every day.

Mentally, I'm still just kind of detached.

First appointment is March 2nd.

QOTW: We have a dance to go to tonight. It's our monthly dance with a V-day theme.

I cannot eat red meat. It makes me depressed I get super sick whenever I do :-(

I usually eat a lot of seafood, but I had it once, early in this pregnancy and...never again. I hope my appreciation for it returns when I am no longer pregnant.

[downtheshore]

Feb 14, 2015 15:37:42 GMT -5 mpiemont said:

Weeks / Fruit / Due Date: 28/eggplant/5-9
Team: Pink
Any updates, news, appointments this week: Glucose test & anemia blood work at my midwife appt on Tuesday
How are you feeling - physically and/or emotionally: Random awful RLP even when I'm laying completely still, really uncomfortable varicose veins "down there" ugh, Emotionally pretty good- trying not to be paranoid every time I haven't felt movement for a bit
QOTW: Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day? My parents are visiting for the weekend and we're celebrating my "baby's" 2nd birthday. I can't believe he's 2!!!!

Happy birthday to your baby! Have fun! Sorry about the RLP and veins. I hope you get good updates on Tuesday.

[taisree]

Oh! May I join?

21 weeks / size of a cantaloupe / due June 27

Team blue!

Just had a check in with my doc. Baby is perfect. I had a million paranoid questions but my doc was very reassuring and patient. Possibly transferring from GP to OB now. Glucose test next, oh joy

Feeling good! Right now anyways... Loving these moments as I feel baby more and more every day.

Valentine's: meh, not a huge fan. But appreciate flowers or something simple.

[downtheshore]

taisree, welcome! I'm glad that your appointment went well and baby boy is looking good! The glucose test is pretty gross, good luck!

[fourthtimesacharm]

downtheshore, I'm only about an hour from Boston (if there's no traffic) so I'm getting the blizzard too. Are you outside of the blizzard zone? Glad you're heartburn is getting under control.

amanda33758, your shower pics look great! Mine is tomorrow, I'm very excited but nervous about the blizzard we're getting.

Weeks / Fruit / Due Date:
33/ 4-4

Team: blue

Any updates, news, appointments this week:
Had our first BPP on Thu, they estimated he is 5lbs and 76th percentile. Measuring 10 days ahead. My fundus height was normal though. BPP and appt every week now because of GD.

How are you feeling - physically and/or emotionally:
He is really stretching out tonight, for the first time it's become uncomfortable, feels like his foot is against my right lung.

QOTW: Are you doing anything special for Valentine's Day? Dh bought me flowers from him, chocolates from the dog, and a teddy bear from the baby. Had my nails done and then dinner at home.

[downtheshore]

fourthtimesacharm, so sweet and cute that your DH got you Valentines from the baby and the dog! I really hope the snow doesn't impact your shower too much. I live in NJ. I'm up now, early morning insomnia, and we have a few inches of fresh snow and the wind is roaring. I can't believe Boston is getting slammed again. Stay safe and, like I said, I hope most of your guests can still get to your shower today!

[fourthtimesacharm]

downtheshore, Thank you. I'm north of Boston, in NH. It seems like we're getting less than originally predicted (which was 12"-18") so that is a nice surprise. Stay warm.