Grad thread <3 12/13/16

[PepperPottsJ]

Show us the bumps and squishes!!!



I can't help my love of Tom Hardy winking...

[easilyunamused]

Hey GKU!

I actually never thought I'd get to post on this thread as a grad;) Not too much to update, as I'm only 7+3, but at my appointment last week we found a heartbeat! A nice 127. A small SCH was found above the sac, but my RE isn't worried just yet.

I'm exhausted everyday, but morning sickness has been at a minimum luckily. My PaIF brain has been all over the place, so for now I focus on each milestone ahead of me. Last appointment with my RE is on the 29th, and then hopefully graduate to an OB! Which I'm researching now...

Always lurking and rooting for you ladies!

[BabyStandish]

Hi GKU!!

I'm 16w4d today. I have a normal check-up this Thursday. I've started feeling movement these last few days so that's been cool. Nothing consistent yet though and no big kicks. Just small flutters here or there.

I ran my marathon on Sunday! It was pretty rough. But I made my goal of running the first 20 miles straight (not counting my many, many bathroom breaks) and then ran/walked the last 6. It definitely didn't feel too good towards the end. My big right toe was feeling funny too and I later found out after the race that I have a pretty nasty blister so that explains that. But I'm proud of myself for completing it. I'll probably stick to half-marathons and shorter from here on out.

PDQ

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*poof*

Always lurking and rooting for more BFP's.

[Deleted]

Ridley is almost 7 months! How did this happen?!

Out for a walk in the new stroller.

Playing in the water.

[teraiin]

Hi guys!

I really don't have much of an update. Ds has decided he is going to crawl or else. (Spoiler: he can't crawl) so his days have been him attempting to crawl and getting ticked that he can't. His sleep has been horrible the last two nights because all he does is try to crawl in his crib.

Fx he learns soon and sleeps again lol



I call this his zoolander face:

[thechickencoop]

That's amazing BabyStandish!! Congrats on finishing your race!!!

[BabyStandish]

Dec 13, 2016 13:17:02 GMT -5 thechickencoop said:

That's amazing BabyStandish !! Congrats on finishing your race!!!

Thanks! I made sure not to share the photos that my husband took when I didn't see him. You could pretty much see the strain on my face lol. 

[dashook]

Hi ladies!

D is 3 weeks and 4 days old and still chunking up like crazy. She's been giving us a hard time at night, being extremely noisy and not wanting to be put down, but otherwise she is an awesome, super-sweet baby and I can't get enough of her. MH goes back to work next week so that should be an interesting adjustment.

Here is a pic of my angelic LO from her christening over the weekend (PDQ):
*poof*

I've been lurking more than ever and may graduate to love titting soon. Rooting for lots of holiday BFP's!

[thelittleredm]

Loving all these baby and bump updates

I'm getting ready to head to a belly check and ultrasound in about a half hour so I'll update then

[jubilantsquirrel]

DS2 is 2 weeks old! We had his 2 week appointment yesterday and he's already grown an inch and a half! DS1 is adjusting well, thankfully. He's gone from just wandering around the house saying "nooo" over and over to running up to the baby and giving him hugs and saying "baby Owen" over and over.

Here's DS2:



And for fun, here's DS1:

[goldenlove3]

Hi GKU!

C is 6 weeks old now! He's growing so fast and starting to get really active. He's also been very smiley lately which is amazing. I've temporarily gone back to work for a couple weeks and it's been hard being away from him. I'll be going back on leave after New Year though so I'm looking forward to that.

Here's a picture of C playing with his dinosaur wubba while wearing his dinosaur PJs!

[PirateCat]

Hey guys!

I am 16 weeks today and growing a small bump (I have yet to take any photos but I guess should start!). I had some light bleeding last night which seems to have stopped for now and the MW didn't see anything concerning but I am on pelvic rest for two weeks. The baby had a strong heartbeat though and was moving around a lot (or so the MW says), which was a relief to hear. We have the anatomy scan in 3 weeks so we'll see if I could make it to that appt without any more incidents.

[pismoduo]

Hi GKU!

K is 3 months old as of yesterday! She's still working on rolling over, but I think she's close to being able to sit up. Right now she's at a point where if you sit her up with the boppy propping her up a bit, she can keep everything from shoulder blades upward steady and upright for a minute or more. Just needs some more core strength and she should be able to do it on her own. It's her favorite thing to do, for sure. She's also discovered her feet and legs in the last week. Whenever she's sitting up she likes to stare at them and grab at them. She's getting quite good at grabbing things too.

Her sleep schedule is gradually getting better. She usually does at least 8 hours with one wake up around the 6 hour mark. On a few occasions she's slept for a full 8 hours, so I have hope we will be STTN soon, maybe after the new year.

Here she is obsessing over her feet:


Checking out her doll:


And all dressed up to go out to dinner:

[cateyes]

Hey all. We are 14w2d and feeling good. H has started really planning for the future and invested in making sure we write in the baby book and do "keepsake" things. We even picked out our ornament and without my prompting, he find one that is an "We're expecting". So fun to see him so excited and feeling confident. We also borrowed a doppler from a friend and are pretty sure we finally were able to find the heartbeat two days ago so that was super exciting. Next appointment is not until the 27th but we are inviting our families to come to an elective US this weekend as a surprise and to get to see Bug moving and in real time.

Always lurking and cheering for you all!!!

[peaseblossom55]

pismoduo, where did you find that doll? It is adorable, as is she.

[pismoduo]

Dec 13, 2016 16:09:56 GMT -5 peaseblossom55 said:

pismoduo, where did you find that doll? It is adorable, as is she.

Thanks! I'll have to ask my mom, she bought her an outfit that came with the doll. If I had to guess, probably Walmart. But I think it's a Carter's.

[cnf2013]

Holy cow BabyStandish!! Congrats on running a marathon while pregnant! I thought doing one 10.5 months pp was hard, but that sounds so much harder! You're a rockstar.

[cnf2013]

Hi GKU!

Eleanor is 13 months and growing way too fast. She's a walking maniac who gets into everything. Sleep is hit or miss but she's so dang happy all the time that I don't mind. We're starting TFAS this cycle too, so that's pretty exciting.


Helping daddy shop.



I'm starting to play around here as much as I can. Hopefully I can start jumping in more often. But im.always here to cheer for BFPs!

[mcktymck]

Hey there! Sam will be 5 months old next Monday which I can't believe at all. The past week has been really rough sleep-wise with him waking up 5 times a night, so last night we decided it was time for him to move into his nursery to see if it might help. He only got up 3 times so it's a step in the right direction! His personality is really coming out, he's such a silly little boy. He finds the most random things hysterical and squeals with laughter, "talks"/blows spit bubbles/makes fart noises with his mouth constantly and is so smiley. He's got this thing he does where he gives you a smirk and wiggles his eyebrows, he's going to be so much trouble very soon haha. He noticed his bare feet a few days ago and was so intrigued by them, which is what's going on in this pic. 





I'm so excited to see the recent BFPs, I hope more are right around the corner for all of you lovely ladies!

[wildflower810]

Hey! So many cute babies and bumps. I'm picture challenged, sadly.

30 weeks tomorrow! I had a spotting scare last week and so I'm constantly worried when I feel any dampness now, which is all the time. BH are also picking up and I'm having to scale my activity back a bit, which is interesting with a toddler and a house to run. We are traveling over Christmas and my midwife is nervous, though okay with me going. I'm going to be doing a lot of sitting down and drinking water while we are there.

My biggest to-do at the moment is figuring out a name for this baby! H and I can't agree on anything.

[thelittleredm]

wildflower810, H and I can agree on some names but I just can't settle with any girl names. I'm really struggling to find something that makes me go "That's it!"

[wildflower810]

thelittleredm, oh, I have so many girls names I love. Both DS1 and DS2 (this pregnancy) have had girl's names well before the a/s. Then nope, it's a boy!

[thelittleredm]

wildflower810, I have a lot that I really love but I just can't come up with a first name and middle name combo. Plus, H doesn't really have the same taste in names as I do. He's all about the Ashley and Kimberly and I'm....not.

[JustJudy]

All these babies are adorable! And running a marathon, damn I'm impressed!

I'm 7w1d and hoping to get off bedrest after my Thursday appointment. I haven't bleed in 6 days so I'm feeling good about it. However, all day nausea can go F itself. So over that. I can't wait to see our little girl again in a few days!

[akraus2015]

Heyyy friends!! 9 weeks over here and I'm finally actually for real this time graduating from the RE, but she let me come back for one last ultrasound today. Baby was moving around and wiggling its little arms and it was SO COOL!

I'm finally starting to feel like a human again and totally ready for a few boring weeks ahead!

Love you guys! Can't wait to see some more BFPs!

(The labels are for my mother, who couldn't figure out what she was looking at.) 😂

[thechickencoop]

Omg that face budders! He is like, dafaq is this chicken??'

[thelittleredm]

Ok, updating!

I'm 36 weeks tomorrow. The countdown is in the home stretch. I feel more anxious this time around than last and with no reason why.

Our ultrasound is showing this baby measuring a week ahead. Same goes with my ute size. Fluid levels are on the high end of normal but still normal. We didn't get to see much of baby because it was all curled up and not moving its arms and feet out of its face. We got a couple profile shots of its face but not very good ones since it was smooshed up against my uterine wall, placenta, and cervix. Speaking of cervix, the tech said that as far as baby's really low and head down position, she figures the baby could come at any time but of course, to take that with a grain of salt. Pretty sure she just jinxed us into a late baby.

I declined a cervical check at my belly appointment right after but had my GSB test done. I appreciated that my midwife warned me that we wouldn't hear back about results since my appointments are now weekly.

.....Omg. Weekly appointments. Breathe self, breathe!

Anyway, had H take a picture to mark the start of our final month.

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[LadyNymeria]

Not much to update this week but my little dude is 3 months old today!! He's starting to really laugh, not just baby giggles, and has started raising his arms when you go to pick him up.

Here's my guy! PDQ
**poof**

[icedtea]

All the squishes! I love the facial expressions.

I'm 16w6d and have an appointment later today (just a check-in). I'm hoping we'll schedule the a/s then. I'm about 91% sure I'm starting to feel movement, though as a ftm it's hard to tell. I'm still feeling pretty rough as far as heartburn/nausea/etc., but I've reached zen about it

Wishing hard for more bfps, and I hope everyone's holiday season is going well!

[kleigh]

Hiya GKU!

A&A will be 6 weeks on Saturday (not to rush it) and me and H are learning their habits which has made the past two weeks significantly less stressful than the first two. H will be home with me through the end of the year but I'm already dreading him (and me) going back to work. I'll need to stalk Starbuck, Snacks, and Housecarder to figure out how exactly one cares for twins without a second pair of hands.

The babies are good, Adeline had some reflux issues that she was put on medicine for and Alec cries every time he pees, farts, or poops but otherwise we are all good. They have both started smiling and having more identifiable sounds/cries. I was cleared by my OB on Monday. I am admittedly missing the TTC (even the RE?)/pregnancy/labor/delivery aspects since these may be the only two we have.

I wish you all BFPs for Christmas ❤️❤️