Grad Check-In (Sept. 8)

[requiressnacks]

Hi Grads. Come talk to us and show us your bumps and babies! 

[queenofcats]

Hey! E will be 2 months tomorrow! It's crazy, time has just flown by. I go back to work today and I'm nervous.
She has her 2 month visit tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing how big she's gotten. She's such a big, smiley girl.

Lots of love and luck sent your way!

[chad5285]

Haiiii!

I have an outside baby! Georgia Mae was born on 9/1 at 6lbs. 5oz. and 20.5" long. Here's my birth story if you're into that kind of thing linky and here are pictures of the baby lady





Fx and sending good vibes as always that there are so many more BFPs!

[ldubhawksfan]

Ahhhh she is so cute!! Congrats chad5285!!!

[kelle017]

19 weeks tomorrow. Finally feeling what I'd call real movement; as opposed to the is it or isn't it of the last few weeks.

Anatomy scan Friday as well as a regular checkup Thursday. So excited for h to see the baby looking like a baby! He hasn't been to one since 6 weeks.

I mentioned last week all the tooth pain I had and ended up getting my wisdom teeth out Thursday. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and pain as been really manageable (took one Tylenol and one Norco and that's it).

Just took a bump shot-sorry about all the toys.

[ohinvrtedworld]

chad5285!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

[mynameiscarrie]

I saw this and immediately thought, "but it's Monday..." But it's NOT Monday! Yay!

Anyways, I'm 30 weeks 4 days. I had an appointment this morning and my OB is happy with how the bp meds are working. She gave me clearance to go to my baby shower next weekend which makes me very happy. Urine and hemoglobin are normal so still no official preeclampsia diagnosis which is a great thing! Hopefully it stays at gestational hypertension and doesn't transition to preeclampsia.

I'm feeling pretty good, other than feeling large and not well rested. Madalena is moving like crazy and it's fun to be able to "play" with her when she's awake.

I actually took a picture this morning so here's my bump!



I was so happy to see all the BFPs this week! Always lurking and I can't wait to see more!

Edited for hugeness

[emilie]

congrats chad5285!! her little chin is killing me. so cute!

[mynameiscarrie]

mistabinx, LOVE that rug!

[MrsC0617]

Hai GKU!

Haven't updated in awhile so I thought I would while I actually have a few mins. I'm 32w now. Had an u/s this morning and baby is head down and getting ready to go. She kicks all the time but I enjoy feeling it. Have to start visiting my dr every week now and go for regular u/s at the hospital due to being high risk. It's going to be a crazy few weeks!

I'm always lurking for BFPs and have everything crossed for you fabulous ladies.

[jags8]

Hi guys! I'm 10 weeks today, and I'm in the waiting room, awaiting my first ultrasound! Eeeek I hope it goes well because this would be the absolute best birthday present ever! I'm a total nervous wreck! I will report back later tonight, hopefully with a cute picture!

[♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪]

Congratulations, chad5285!! So beautiful.

[mynameiscarrie]

mistabinx, I'm the same way. I see the price tag on rugs and I feel faint. We've only bought one area rug ever and it was also on sale at Home Depot. I can only justify another if I can use it in multiple locations in the house.

Fearsy, Ugh, I'm sorry to hear about the change in your ideal birth plan. Hopefully whatever ends up happening will be comfortable for you! I hope your delivery goes smoothly!

[ugotstarbucked]

Hey guise. I'm still pregnant at 40w5d. It's been really hard for me this past week to blow right by my EDD. Baby girl is just too comfortable. I've been walking a lot up hills in my neighborhood, tried pineapple and eating spicy food. Sunday night I had 5 hours of prodromal labor that felt very real. The worst part is my parents flew in from across the country to help with the baby, and we still have no outside baby. My dad had to fly back today so I'm having a lot of feels about that.

Today I went for acupuncture to see if that helps. Baby has been very active since then. I'm still crossing my fingers that labor is kickstarted naturally. I'm being induced Thursday night if nothing progresses.

[mynameiscarrie]

ugotstarbucked, I can't believe you are so close to an outside baby! I remember your BFP saga and I remember wishing you'd just walk to a store or borrow your parents car to buy a test so I could know if your squinter was the real deal (#selfish). So exciting!

[mcktymck]

I'm so excited for all of you ladies about to have your outside babies!

[Sparkly]

chad5285, she is absolutely beautiful! Congratulations!!!

Congrats on making it to term b!

Love the nursery so far mistabinx!

Fearsy and ugotstarbucked, I hope both your babies come very soon! I'm sorry things aren't going quite as planned for either one of you.

[Sparkly]

I am 22w4d and basically just feel hugely pregnant (way more so than last pregnancy at this point), tired, uncomfortable, emotional/hormonal, and still, unfortunately, very nauseated. I'm looking forward to some cooler fall weather in hopes that lower temps and less humidity may ease some of these symptoms. (and my general level of grumpiness.)

I'm glad to be approaching third trimester, because then I'll feel like the end is in sight. Baby girl seems to pass a lot of her time lately dancing on my cervix, which is a fairly weird feeling. DD1 was also very active in utero, but seemed to kick more in different locations. I'm actually surprised with how active #2 is at this stage, especially with the anterior placenta, but maybe that's why all the cervix kicks.

My next check up is Monday, with the doc who delivered DD, so I am excited to see him. I need to get on booking some family/maternity photos and newborn photos soon. I did not do either with DD and really regretted it. More so the newborn photos at that time, but I want a nice family pic for our holiday card anyway, so it seems fitting to do a combo family/maternity session.

Here's the bump:

[cnf2013]

Hi GKU! I made it to third trimester and am totally pumped about that. I'm also back to teaching today and my classroom is not air conditioned and it's 90+ out, so I'm very uncomfortable right now. Otherwise I'm mostly fine, though I am slowing down some now.

We had our echo last week and got a clean bill of health, so nows its on to just extra growth scans and monitoring until little girl is ready to come (not yet please!)



Congrats to all the recent bfp's!

[risscaboobs]

Hey ladies!
29+4 here! Feeling pretty great other than some exhaustion and back pain occasionally. Lexi is kicking constantly, and I absolutely love it.

I finally got the energy up to hang up her name above her crib, and my shower is this weekend, which seems unbelievable!



I love seeing the BFPs lately, and I hope I see many more from my lovely friends here. I'm crossing everything for you beauties!

[wowcheezits]

OMG I can't believe I'm posting here! I've had quite an exciting day. I went to the OB office today and got an ultrasound done of my little bean! Today I am 7w4d and my due date is April 22. The heart rate was 162.

[beckynsean11]

chad5285 Congrats! She is an absolute doll!

b So happy to see you made it to term! Come on outside baby!!!

[renbee]

HI! I'm 7 weeks 2 days today and feeling pretty dang crummy. Spent pretty much the whole long weekend in bed as I've started having horrible all day nausea. Eating is a chore because nothing sounds good. BUT I'm trying to love every minute of feeling shitty because hopefully it means things are progressing well.

I had my second ultrasound last Friday and everything looked great - we heart the heartbeat which was 120bpm. It was a huge relief but I still have several weeks to go to pass my loss milestone, so still battling PGAL brain.

Love you all and keep the BFPs coming!

[andtheheartbreakers]

Heyyyyyyyyyy!

38+2 today and shamelessly counting down the days until I have an outside baby. My ultrasound last week at 37+3 showed that baby was just over 8 lbs and head size was measured at 40+ weeks. I have another growth scan tomorrow, and then my OB is going to do a sweep this Thursday to see if that'll get things going earlier than my EDD, and even though he's not pushing to induce yet or anything he also doesn't want me going past my EDD. I've also started doing acupuncture because I will try just about anything at this point (within reason).

Here's a picture from our maternity shoot last night with my stud of a husband!

[bunnyfungo]

Oh, hey. I'm 19ish weeks. Nothing much going on here. Just my sciatica making my ass feel like it's broken. NBD.

Here's my non-bump bump:

[jags8]

Best birthday EVER!!! Our little peanut is safely tucked in my uterus with a strong heartbeat of 163. I was a total mess crying like a fool when I saw it. It was the absolute coolest thing seeing it squirm around and the little flutter in its chest that was the heartbeat. I'm in love!!

[charliefox]

Still pregnant and no real complaints here (besides sleep - I'd kill for some sleep). 39+1 and just truckin' along. The construction crew will be done tomorrow and I can't wait to have my house back. If this baby can just give me all of Thursday to put things back together and do a massive cleaning then I'll be one happy lady!



Loving all the blumps, bumps and outside babies!

[risscaboobs]

You are gorgeous, @sluttybigb00bz!

What an adorable little gummy bear, jags8!!!

[fuzzylogic]

mistabinx, I have a very similar rug! Mine's a little smaller and MIL found it at Ross of all places for super cheap. Rug prices can be a major sticker shock.

29w2d here, chugging along. LO was kicking the crap out of me Saturday. I'm pretty sore in the lower ab region and bending over is getting hard. I'm noticing BH contractions, especially when I lay down to watch TV. Such a weird sensation. Keeping my GD under control as far as I can tell. I have an appointment with my OB on Thursday so I'll find out about medication then, I suppose. I don't know what else will happen then. Every appointment is like a mystery!

Glad to see so many ladies crossing the finish line, or at least getting really, really close to it!

[valie]

Hi GKU,

I'm nearly 21 weeks with LO. We had our anatomy scan last Wednesday and found out that we are having a healthy and wiggly baby girl! Here is a profile of my little Adelaide Elizabeth:
*poof*

DS is 15 months now. I took him to his well baby visit and learned that he grew 9cm (that's more than 3.5 inches) in just under 3 months. I knew he was growing, but I had no idea it had been that much. We took him to the beach for the first time on Sunday and he LOVED it. Here's a photo of my little beach bum:
*poof*

Until next time!