4/11 grad thread

[butlerfan]

Really....we fail today....

It's Tuesday and we need the grad thread guys.

Bumps and babies please.

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Ridley is almost 11 months and I don't want to believe it! I just mailed out her birthday invites and may have cried.

She started growling last night when h would tell her no and I just about died laughing. When she's in a hurry or excited she's started crawling with one foot up instead of using both knees. I don't know if I'm explaining that right, but it's cute. Trust. She's getting so good at walking with her walker. It's amazing. And her balance is getting so much better. When she wants up she'll stand with her arms up not leaning against anything.

[BabyStandish]

Hi! I'm 33w5d and finally starting to get somewhat prepared...kinda. We've ordered most the baby stuff so we are just waiting for everything to finish coming in and then will start prepping sometime in the next month. Running is getting a lot more uncomfortable lately. I don't remember it being this bad with DS, but maybe my memory is just bad and I need to do more walk breaks or something.

Not a whole lot going on though. I have my 35 week appt next week and then I have them weekly until baby is here.

Always lurking in the bushes for more BFP's!

Here's a bump shot. My neighbor took some maternity pics for me on Sunday night.

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*poof*

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mosdub!!!

[onesweetworld]

Apr 11, 2017 16:20:06 GMT -5 ****** said:

*cough, cough* onesweetworld

Lol Love you lady!

So I had a baby on Sunday night at 39+1. We were set to be induced the next day anyways due to large gestational size, hypertension, brain sparing, and a few other things that escape my mind right now. My nurse/MW stripped my membranes on Friday morning so I was in labor for around 41 hours. My birth went absolutely nothing like I planned but in the end I got a baby.

Here is what you came for:

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PDQ pics
Welcome baby
M
4/9/17
9:17pm
9 pounds 5 ounces 21 inches

*poof*

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Congrats onesweetworld, she's beautiful!

[ladytiffany24]

Hi! Been a couple weeks since I updated. Anyways, baby boy is 4 weeks and will hit the 1 month mark on Thursday. I have no idea where this first month went!

B is a pretty chill baby which I'm enjoying! We started Moms on Call yesterday and are already seeing some improvements in sleep so hoping it stays that way and even gets better!

Adjusting to life with a toddler and a newborn has been tough. DD adores her baby brother and has been great with him. But she's acting out a bit with some serious defiance and attitude. This too shall pass is most definitely my mantra right now.

Here's my sweet boy...

PDQ

[onesweetworld]

Apr 11, 2017 16:37:50 GMT -5 @bonzo2012 said:

Congrats onesweetworld, she's beautiful!

Thank you

[teraiin]

Hi guys! DS is 11 months old. His skills have exploded over the course of this vacation. I'm assuming it's since he's in a new location w th new toys! He's a sweet!

He gives kisses, has become so vocal, loves to stand and crawl.

[cnf2013]

Hi GKU. Eleanor is 17 months and full of endless energy. She can answer yes and no questions in context and is starting to learn animals and do the wooden animal matching puzzle she has. She's so smart and feisty.

We're driving the 14 hours to Chattanooga this weekend, so hopefully that's not a disaster. We shall find out.

AFM, I'm 8w2d and had my first ultrasound Monday. Baby measured exactly on track and had a heart rate of 160, so we're thrilled and announcing, because secrets are hard. You get an out take from our photo shoot.

Love you GKU! Moar BFPs!

[mosdub]

Hey GKU!
I had a baby 5 days ago! Doctor did a membrane sweep at 40+4, and I went into labor that afternoon. Labor pains were 5-1-1 at around midnight, so we went to L&D. 5 hours later little dub was born vaginally sans medication. It was a fast labor with about an hour of pushing- if I hadn't reached 10cm so quickly I definitely would have gotten an epidural because DAMN. Contractions are something else.

Life with a newborn is exhausting but we are so in love and have a lot of family help so it's going well.

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8lbs 9 oz, 21.5" long, healthy rainbow baby boy!

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OMG mosdub, he's beautiful! I love that hat!

[icaughtfire]

onesweetworld, THOSE CHEEKS!! 😍
mosdub -- I'm so damn happy for you. He is perfect and I am so excited your rainbow is here ❤️

E is about 8.5 months, and very mobile. He crawls, pulls to stand & cruises around everything. I'm constantly chasing him. He STTN pretty much, eats like a champ, and has 6 teeth! He's a laid back little guy, he reminds me so much of his dad. As for the big kid, she's exactly like me. Sassy & high strung 😂 Almost 8, going on 18 for real. They keep me busy, and big sister is a huuuuuge help with baby brother. Love seeing your beautiful babies and always lurking for BFPs!



HOLY huge pictures. I'mma spoiler.

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[mosdub]

Thanks @led! One of our friends got it for us when we told everyone about the pregnancy. I've been holding on to it and it feels so good to put it on his little head

icaughtfire thanks girl! I can't believe E is 8+ months old already! Those blue eyes are somethin' else! It's so nice that your DD is so sweet and such a good helper with him.

****** thank you!!

[nerdykitten]

I have one year olds now. Damian has six teeth, weighs 24lbs 7oz, and is 29.75 inches long. Laurel has a tooth or two coming in, weighs 17lbs 2oz, and is 26.5 inches long. Gwendolyn also has one or two teeth coming in, weighs 18lbs 4oz, and is 27.5 inches long. They all say mom/mama, dada, dig and dog. Damian also says banana and is trying very hard to say goodnight. We had a storytime themed birthday party, inspiration from pinterest, and yes the cupcakes/frosting were made from scratch. So now the picture spam.

[mosdub]

BabyStandish that is a beautiful photo

cnf2013 Love the shirt! Congrats on a healthy ultrasound!

onesweetworld How did you get such gorgeous pictures so soon!? OMG she's a beaut. Sorry the birth didn't go as planned, but glad you have your healthy baby girl in your arms.

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Congrats mosdub and jennykat!

[onesweetworld]

mosdub they actually have a photographer at the hospital. They came in for pictures around 16 hours after she was born. They came back about 2 hours later with edits and swiped my credit card lol.

[mosdub]

Apr 12, 2017 1:58:27 GMT -5 onesweetworld said:

mosdub they actually have a photographer at the hospital. They came in for pictures around 16 hours after she was born. They came back about 2 hours later with edits and swiped my credit card lol.

Would have done this! Someone's missing out on a fortune

[ellabee]

Hi guys! It's been a while since I've posted here. littlelion reminded me I should post a grad update (you should too, girl!)

Benjamin was born on 1/8, 7lbs 6oz. He's growing up so fast. I went back to work at the beginning of April (now I have more time for TCF lol).

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[littlelion]

@led she's a cutie...and looking at that toy in her mouth she must keep you on your toes!
BabyStandish love those pics, esp the one with you sitting in the grass!
onesweetworld congrats! & those are beautiful pics! I mean I've seen the hospital photog pics but nothing like this.
ladytiffany24 love his cheeks! And I hear you on the toddler jealousy. Good mantra to have these days.
@terrain his expressions always crack me up. And we have that Scout dog too!
mosdub congratulations! He's adorable and love his rainbow hat
cnf2013 love your rainbow tshirt!
nerdykitten happy 1st birthday to your babies! How time flies.
W hi! Love seeing your updates, Isaac is a cutie.
ellabee gorgeous family photos! Esp love the one of big sis kissing baby.

[littlelion]

Alex is doing well. He has his 4 mo appt today. My only concern at the moment is continuing to breastfeed. After getting sick it's been a struggle to pump enough to send to DC. I went out to dinner on Sunday and left a bottle of formula. He's had 2 before but this time flat out refused to take it.

My bmb went to fb so I'm lurking and popping in here more often. FX I see more bfps.

And these are my boys.

[dashook]

Wow! Congratulations onesweetworld, mosdub, and jennykat!! Beautiful, amazing babies--long awaited and so loved, even here by all these internet peeps!! So happy for you all.

[dashook]

D is 4.5 months, and today is my last day of maternity leave. So many tears this past week.

My baby girl is a total boobie monster and keeps growing like crazy. She is very vocal and a total mama's girl, though she is pretty fascinated by her big brother as well. She has found her feet and is close to rolling from back to belly.

I'm super amped for warmer weather because now I get to dress her in things like this (PDQ):
*poof*

Always lurking and rooting for all the BFPs!

[onesweetworld]

Apr 12, 2017 2:49:23 GMT -5 mosdub said:

Apr 12, 2017 1:58:27 GMT -5 onesweetworld said:

mosdub they actually have a photographer at the hospital. They came in for pictures around 16 hours after she was born. They came back about 2 hours later with edits and swiped my credit card lol.

Would have done this! Someone's missing out on a fortune

I honestly didn't care what they cost. No way are we ever going to get that day back so rather than having my photographer trek down, I happily bought those and I will do newborn photos next week with my photographer.

[onesweetworld]

Apr 12, 2017 6:22:31 GMT -5 dashook said:

Wow! Congratulations onesweetworld, mosdub, and jennykat!! Beautiful, amazing babies--long awaited and so loved, even here by all these internet peeps!! So happy for you all.

Thank you it was a very long journey for all of us and I am so thankful for you all🌈

[peaseblossom55]

mosdub, congrats I love the hat!

jennykat, she is adorable!

onesweetworld, omg those photos are amazing. Sorry the birth didn't go as planned, but yay she is here and beautiful!

[pismoduo]

Congrats on the outside babies mosdub, onesweetworld, jennykat!

Cannot believe how big some of the babies are getting!

As for us, K is 7 months today. She has 3 teeth and a 4th coming in. She's settling into the new house nicely and we love having grandparents so close. She is obsessed with our dogs.

Unfortunately, she doesn't sleep worth a damn anymore. I think it's been six weeks since she last slept all the way through the night, and the last couple of weeks it's a good night if she wakes up fewer than 4 times. On the plus side we did finally pull the band aid off and have stopped swaddling her, which has helped her sleep a little bit at least.

We did an early Easter this past weekend with H's side of the family. She did pretty well considering how many people were there and wanted to hold her.

[LadyNymeria]

R will be 7 months old tomorrow. He rolled back to belly for the first time but decided to do it overnight in his crib so we didn't get to see him do it. I've been trying to bribe him with toys to do it again, but he got tired and grumpy so we'll try some more later.

Pictures! PDQ

Enjoying the nice weather over the weekend!
**poof**
**poof**

[mosdub]

Omg @dashook those thigh wrinkles! SQUEE!