Weekly Check-in (2/7)

[BabyStandish]

1. Weeks/due date?

2. Baby's size?

3. How are you feeling? Updates?

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it?

[jennyelf]

1. Weeks/due date? 28 weeks, early May

2. Baby's size? 2.5 pounds? wow.

3. How are you feeling? Updates? Pregnant... Caught kiddo's norovirus, fortunately a light case, but enough such that I had dehydration contractions and lost 4lbs... Feeling better now at least. Twenty-eight week appointment and GD test this Friday. Also first appointment with the midwives. I had an OB and hospital birth last time, but this time I'm planning to give birth at the birth center across the street. Went to the info night about it last night, and I think it's the right thing for me. I had an un-medicated birth with kiddo #1, and relatively complication free (just meconium), so my OB thinks that I'm a good candidate.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? Sorta, mostly we make a nice meal. Probably going to invite another couple over and have fondue since that's a lot of fun to do with friends. Our kids are close enough in age and will enjoy playing with each other.

[katie0919]

1. Weeks/due date? 26w 3d - due May 13th!

2. Baby's size? Head of lettuce

3. How are you feeling? Updates? I feel okay, a bit sore but nothing too crazy. I feel like crap more so sick wise and I can tell allergy season is just around the corner and I'm dreading it because I pretty much feel like sh*t every day for weeks on end. And I really don't want to take allergy medication everyday. I know it's "safe" but I like to avoid taking anything daily, if I can absolutely help it! Also, can someone please come teach my 15 month old how to sleep? He has been up ALL night the last couple nights and we've gotten desperate and brought him in our bed which is something I said I would NEVER do - and we can't make it a habit, because when the baby comes he will be in our room and I'll be nursing throughout the night in my bed. I am terrified! Gotta get this boy sleeping!

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? Since kids came along? Not really - sometimes we go out for dinner on a night before of after V-Day (don't like to actually go ON V-Day since the restaurants are so jam packed. So, my mom might come over Saturday afternoon so we can grab a nice lunch or early dinner.

[BabyStandish]

1. Weeks/due date? 24w5d/May 25

2. Baby's size? GI Joe? I think that's what it was. I don't check my Ovia very often.

3. How are you feeling? Updates? feeling good for the most part. I wish I had more energy, but oh well. Had my 24 week appt last Thursday and I go back in early March for my GTT.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? Not in any big way. We usually just exchange cards and this year we have a date night the Saturday before, but we would've had this date anyways. I think we will probably go out to dinner somewhere. I don't have anything planned for the actual day. In theory I'd love to make him cookies or something, but I'm not sure if that's what we need right now lol.

[lupincat]

1. Weeks/due date?
24 weeks, May 28

2. Baby's size?
Eggplant I think!

3. How are you feeling? Updates?
Well I've got a cold which is making sleep even more elusive. So basically, I'm so so tired and feeling crummy.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it?
We don't really do much since Christmas was not that long ago and both of our birthdays are in April. Seems silly to just keep throwing money around on gifts......but I do like to hit up the candy on sale the next day!! I may get some steaks and make them for dinner for something a little more fancy.

[rosesquared]

1. Weeks/due date? 24+4 / May 26

2. Baby's size? Atlantic Puffin

3. How are you feeling? Updates? I have my 24 week appointment this Thursday. Mostly feel ok just lots of pelvic, RLP, back, and sciatic pain. Some heartburn but I can't figure out what my triggers are. I'm getting ready to go on a sugar (and some carbs) cleanse because I need to get some healthy eating back on track! I'm getting really close to the max weight I wanted to be at EDD so that is upsetting me.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? We normally go out to dinner. This year (and we did this like 2 years ago I think) we're going to see 50 Shades lol. I know we're super weird. We missed out on getting the tickets to the really nice cinema though so we've been stalking the other dine-in cinema but the tickets still aren't up so we might have to pick a different cinema. We'll probably just do cards and no gifts this year.

[lastkiss]

1. Weeks/due date? 25wks+1

2. Baby's size? Baseball glove

3. How are you feeling? Updates?
Tired and sore. It's worse when I stand or walk for significant periods of time. My heartburn is coming back which is fun....

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it?
We usually make a nice meal at home. I really should ask if we have plans for gifts because I have no ideas for him this year and my brain is too tired to think.

[setsuna17]

1. Weeks/due date? 26 weeks 4 days/ May 13

2. Baby's size? Bowling pin

3. How are you feeling? Updates? I feel like crap mentally and physically. I want it to be May. I just feel so run down and in pain. I love all the kicks I get from this baby boy every day, but still. I also don't have GD so that's nice.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? We usually do, but just with dinner and whatever. I don't know if we're doing anything this year. So romantic...

[nikonine]

1. Weeks/due date? 26 weeks

2. Baby's size? Bowling Pin

3. How are you feeling? Updates? Sore, and can't sleep. Also my feet feel swollen today- they feel squished in my shoes so I have them off at my desk.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? We don't do much, just cards and H cooks dinner and I take care of dessert. I'm doing banana splits this year!

[chknma]

Weeks/due date? 27, 5/7

Baby's size? cabbage

How are you feeling? Updates? started chiro care for nasty pelvic pain. hoping it helps and gets things in line for birth

GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? we don't usually do much. usually we'd cook a nice dinner at home, but we'll be running DD1 and DD2 to their activities this year. we are doing Disney on Ice this weekend, so I'm claiming that as our family Valentine's Date :-)

[sleepymonkey]

1. Weeks/due date? 27w3d May 6

2. Baby's size? Cauliflower

3. How are you feeling? Updates? Sleeping like crap, nausea seems to be coming back a bit. RLP is happening more often and it is so annoying. 28w appt is on Thursday along with my GTT.

4. GTKY: We used to do a small gift and a nice dinner but we had a family Valentine's Day last year and we are going to repeat it (though it will be this weekend.) We're taking DD to SeaWorld because she loves that place. The following weekend me may go to dinner since we will be kid-free for the weekend.

[cubbiebear325]

1. Weeks/due date? 24w1d 5/29

2. Baby's size? Garden eggplant per ovia

3. How are you feeling? Updates? Overall doing well. Having some RLP, mainly with exercise. My support belt helps with that. Heartburn is kicking in the past few weeks so tums are my best friend. Also having some braxton hicks occasionally, but they make me nauseated for a few minutes with this pregnancy so that's annoying. Also, I forgot about charlie horses in the middle of the night. I had one the other night, so painful, and then my calf hurt for the next day or 2.

4. GTKY: We don't celebrate valentines day. Occasionally we will get carry out for somewhere so neither of us has to cook but that is about it. But we also don't get gifts for each other for Christmas, birthdays, anniversary (which most people find odd) since we buy what we need/want and would rather take vacations, etc. It works for us though!

[mcp6286]

1. Weeks/due date? 28 weeks - THIRD TRI! I am soooo excited!!!! And May 2

2. Baby's size? Eggplant

3. How are you feeling? Updates? Very happy with my new OB. Waiting on the results of my GD test. Very, very short of breath and waddly 😉 It's getting to the point where I don't want to eat much cuz there's just no room!

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? Before kids, DH would plan a huge Valentines complete with flowers, chocolate, jewelry, a fancy dinner and our tradition of finishing the night by watching Titanic. The past few years we just did chocolates and the movie at home; this year we're making plans to go out with our friends since his parents will be visiting the next two weekends! I'm so excited...we haven't been on a date since we moved to VA in August!

[jmichlik]

1. Weeks/due date? 27w+4d/May 5

2. Baby's size? Cabbage

3. How are you feeling? Updates? I'm slowly getting over a sinus infection that has definitely contributed to my fatigue as of late, and have also had a lot of constipation and indigestion/heartburn. I have my 1 hour glucose screening on Friday as well as another ultrasound so I'm taking the day off, both are in the morning so I'm excited to relax and enjoy the rest of the day.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? We're not too into it. Before DD was born we always used to go out to eat but then I would pay just so we could get weird looks from the waitstaff lol. Now we're way too lazy to care. Usually I just go to the store the day after to get some discounted candy

[icedtea]

I'm late, but here!

1. Weeks/due date? 25w, end of May

2. Baby's size? Prairie dog, ha

3. How are you feeling? Updates? Heartburn all day all the time, and tons of rib pain. Exhausted from lack of sleep and my sinus infection. But only ~a week away from seeing my family, so I'm very excited.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? We don't, really. Most of the time we forget about it. Next week is going to be busy, so I doubt we'll do anything.

[txcatlady]

1. Weeks/due date? 25w may 25th

2. Baby's size? Baseball glove

3. How are you feeling? Updates? This week was rough, I'm getting over a cold that my co-worker brought to work, so I haven't done much at all. I've been getting sciatic pain and mid-back pain which is annoying. Also tying shoes is challenging now lol definitely feel pregnant now.

4. GTKY: Do you and your SO celebrate Valentine's Day? If so, any plans for it? Not really. We will cook a nice dinner together and in past years we got a nice bottle of wine, but the wine will wait until next year 🙂

[BabyStandish]

txcatlady I just realized that our due dates are the same and since we are probably delivering at the same hospital. Not that it's likely, but wouldn't it be crazy to be delivering at the same time? LOL.

[icedtea]

txcatlady, yes! The tying of shoes, and the putting on of socks.