Grad Check-In (Sept 15th)

[themrsjrd]

ventotheessa, ugotstarbucked, many congratulations on your precious outside babies!!

Hi GKU! I haven't checked in in quite some time and since I have a cool pic to share, here I am. 33 weeks today, officially under 50 days to go until our EDD, shit's getting REALLY REAL. We had a 3D u/s last week so here is our little guy's tiny face.



I am always lurking and rooting for BFPs! (I lurk for some drama too, can't lie, my BMB is full of the nicest women lol!) Love and hugs

[whatsit]

Hello everyone!

I'm just dropping in to say hi and post a quick bump ( actually remembered this week)
I'm waddling along at 33w 5d and can't believe how fast time is going.
Still feeling well - apart from last week when my hip and ribs were so badly out of place I was feeling nauseous from the pain. Quick trip to the chiro, I'm feeling much better.
Met our new doc in the city - an hour and a half away - a bit weary of her and the distance. Someone from my town gave birth on the side of the road a couple days ago trying to get down there... DNW!
On the plus side new doc is sending us for an ultrasound next week to guesstimate the size of baby. Excited to see LO again.

I will leave you with my bump. Taken last Friday.

So happy to see all the BFPs lately!

Lurking around and sending best wishes to you all

[cnf2013]

Hi! I exist!

School is back in session and TCF is blocked on school computers, and my first month back is always rough. I'm trying to decide how long I want to hold out for before asking to be pulled, because having the whole summer off then suddenly working 8+ hours a day on my feet all day is fucking exhausting and hitting me like a ton of bricks.

I'm 28+2 today. Got my flu shot today and am getting my TDAP on Friday, so my arms might fall off. I also have my GTT Friday, so hopefully all the sweets I've been enjoying haven't done me in yet.

Right now, I'm just watching my belly jumping all over the place. Little girl is going bonkers!



Thanks for the tag, friends! I definitely miss you all.

[Evelyn3]

Sept 15, 2015 16:17:34 GMT -5 Sparkly said:

So hai, GKU!

I am 23 weeks and change. I have not been feeling great (combo of increased nausea again, exhaustion, RLP, hip/back pain, etc.), but I am making due, and MH is a great support and huge help with our crazy, active, busy toddler. Her two favorite things right now are climbing EVERYTHING and showing us how she can take off her diaper... yes, even the cloth with snaps!

Work has not been going well. Things are very stressful and that is weighing on my mind a lot. I'm not sure what the ultimate outcome will be, but it's definitely affecting how I feel. I'm also nervous about how I'm going to get from here until due date (or at least Christmas, when I planned to start mat. leave) with everything on my plate, and what I'll need to be doing from home on my leave when that time comes. I know I won't be able to 100% check out for 3 months by any means, so I already feel some guilt about that... both about having the baby and being away from the store, but also about not being 100% focused on my baby during that time. I'm just trying to believe that everything will work out, but I have a lot of complicated feels right now. 


Here's the bump (that apparently already inspires people to ask when I'll be delivering...uh not for about 4 months, thank you....)

**snip photo**


Love seeing the recent BFPs and new faces on this check-in, and hoping for many more of you to join us here soon!!

Hope things get less stressful for you soon. I do not think I would be able to completely check out of my work either if it were to happen to me, but I do not think you should feel guilty about it, or try not to at least.  

[kelle017]

20 weeks tomorrow. Whoa to halfway!

We had our a/s Friday and we are still team green. Baby looked great (which is really the most important thing) but we really didn't get any good pictures. I'm sharing the few we did get though. Pretty much everyone says boy but I'm still kind of undecided.

Baby is moving more often now, the weight gain is really increasing, and I just want all the junk food. I'm feeling an achiness in my abdomen, and sciatic nerve pain is kicking in, but it's not that bad.



 Last week's bump picture. 

[squeakyduck]

I'm 30w3d now. Baby is just chilling in there. I think s/he likes to starfish, because I feel nudges and pokes from all over. I can see movement from the outside pretty regularly too, which is weird.

As for us, we're taking baby classes and slowly getting ready. We got our stroller this week, since it was on sale, and showers start next month. I can't believe there's only 10 weeks left. I still have so much to do.

[expatmama11]

Sparkly, I love your dress!! You look super cute.

[fuzzylogic]

Hallo, lovely ladies of GKU.

I hit 30w this last Sunday. I'm feeling very much over going to work (not just because of pregnancy but for a lot of other reasons) and am happy that I get to take maternity leave soon. They finally figured out our matleave policy -- we're still kind of new and in the past things were handled on a case-by-case basis, but the new principal is trying to streamline things and make them consistent -- so now I know what to expect.

The GD is fine. I've got a pretty good grip on what I can and can't eat, and how much. I had to get a new meter and stuff because the first one they gave me at the diabetes clinic wasn't covered by insurance. I spent an hour and a half at Walgreens last night trying to get the new stuff, and when I finally got home at 9pm, I found out that the lancets they gave me don't fit the lancing device that came with the meter.

So I get to go back and rage this afternoon. I have a few that came in the bag with the new meter and tried it out this morning. They hurt more :/ But whatever I guess.

And my shower is this coming Sunday, which I'm both excited and nervous about because I think my mom is going to get all weird and hermit-y like she always does with stuff she's not comfortable with. Luckily my entire mafia of friends will be there to hold me up.

Murder kill rage. It's a regular ol' Wednesday over here

[SheilaTheTank]

Sept 15, 2015 10:17:58 GMT -5 rablissful said:

Paging SheilaTheTank

Thanks for the page!

I'm 17weeks 6 days, and still haven't felt the baby. Not like I'm impatient or anything. I had my regular checkup on Monday and everything went well. The baby's heartbeat is beating like a drum so that's good. We have our A/S on Monday and we are beyond excited to find out if we are team penis or team vagina. MH's family is super excited too because they want to "buy all the things". My mother's family still doesn't know and I still don't know how to tell them. My cousin knows and she agrees that I should just show up to a family gathering at the end of this month, and let them draw their own conclusions. I also stopped trying to hide my pregnancy at work, but only one person figured it out. It was weird. I'm pretty sure my boss still doesn't know. Seeing that he had the audacity to tell a business associate something extremely personal about my life in a meeting the other day, while I was present, I'm more then happy with him just thinking I'm fat. 

As far as being pregnant goes, I love it. I feel incredibly confident in my new body and am reveling in my maternity clothes. I have no idea why anyone would want to wear regular clothes. Maternity clothes are just so soft and stretchy, it's like wearing a cloud. I do have to say I've been incredibly lucky in that I have had an "easy" pregnancy so far and I definitely recognize this. The only complaints I have is that both my reflux and RLS have gone haywire since becoming pregnant. 

As always, I can't quit you guys so I'm lurking and ninja posting. Here's yesterday's pic for your viewing pleasure.

[Andrea]

SheilaTheTank, you look amazing!

[SheilaTheTank]

Sept 16, 2015 9:16:47 GMT -5 Andrea said:

SheilaTheTank, you look amazing!

Awwwww! Thank you! You just totally made my week. 

[penguin129]

@sheliathetank I can't believe you are so far along already! Almost halfway! Yay! Love the pic!