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[leenziepops]

Congratulations on a new week! (It's already Wednesday here so I thought I'd kick it off AND I'm done at work for the day)

How many weeks are you? 

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen? 

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? (Thought I'd give some word space for the DH's who put up with us)

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? 

[leenziepops]

How many weeks are you? 21 weeks

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen? I had my AS yesterday and everything looked to be good but will have to discuss with the midwife in more detail at next weeks appointment. We found out that we're having a little boy! We also found out that we're measuring a good week ahead. The technician pointed at three measurements (not sure what, but will ask) that indicated that I'm more at the 22 week mark. Baby is already weighing a tiny bit over a pound (or 463g). I'll be keen on next weeks appointment to find out a little more about this.

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? We were having a rough two weeks due to DH's MBA course starting. After the AS we reconnected and became more loving and calm with each other. DH was thrilled over a boy. I was thrilled about a normal AS. I didn't realise how anxious I was until it was over. I've started to get the nesting feelings. It's just at a list stage. I've made a pretty good spreadsheet on what things I want to get and where to get them and a rough budget.

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? HA! This time last year DH's BFF was down from Thailand and we were partying it up at a bar drinking shots. My cousin/BFF was also down from interstate. We ended up eating dumplings at 4am. My my how times have changed.

[nicolec78]

I will be 19 weeks Thursday

I will have my a/s February 16th. MFM at the hospital want patients to be between 20-22 weeks for the level II ultrasound a/s. I already know I am having a boy from genetic testing.

We haven't gotten anything for the baby yet. We have a 19 year old ds and 9 year old dd and no baby stuff left. DH wants the baby to have a Star Wars themed nursery and I'm pretty sure his dream will come true.

I cannot remember what I was doing this time last year. This is the busiest time of year at work and was taking some college courses.

[herbavein]

How many weeks are you? 21 weeks today.

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen? Everything looked great, as far as the tech was concerned. It all went by super quickly, and I had to pee SO badly, that I felt like I didn't get to enjoy it. Baby boy was facing down, so no good, classic profile shots, which really bummed me out. Stupid, I know, since everything was measuring on track, all organs, etc, looked good, but I wanted that photo! Instead I have a disembodied leg/foot photo, one that looks like he has an arm with a paw, and an odd-looking head photo with a very clear spine. Again, I am insanely grateful for his health and growth all being normal, but.

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? (Thought I'd give some word space for the DH's who put up with us) DH and I are in a bit of a rough patch. He's under stress at work, and unfortunately, it spills over at home with a lot of minor criticisms of my housekeeping (I work fulltime), and any little thing that pops into his head at that exact moment. We had a big blowout Sunday night. He's going on a solo skiing trip tomorrow through Monday, so I'm actually sneaking a John Gottman (marriage counseling) book in his bag to read. We'll see how that goes over...

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? Nothing exciting. Just looked at Timehop for today, and based on what I posted on Facebook, it's the one year anniversary today of Pete Seeger's death, and I made some cornbread with white beans. Three years ago today, DD pulled herself up to standing for the first time!

[tiffbot]

21 weeks!

Had my A/S last Monday. All went well, it was the morning of my grandpa's funeral so it was a pretty big and emotional day.

I've had some SPD flare up, yesterday afternoon kinda sucked. And then I've been awake just lying in bed forever this morning. I've been sleeping pretty good otherwise so hopefully can just chalk it up to a bad night. H is normal and fine! He's seriously considering buying a Snoogle for his back haha.

This time last year? DS was closing in on 7 months, so I guess we were still bedsharing. H and I would have begun dinner theatre practices. But otherwise nothing too different.

[sugarbean17]

21 weeks today!

Last Wednesday we had our A/S. We are still team green. We have a nice normal sized baby measuring in at 12oz. Found out the baby has a single artery umbilical cord so that could mean a number of different things. We go in in a few weeks to do another scan and get a closer look at the heart. Hopefully everything looks good then.
DH and I are doing well. Starting to nest and get things cleaned out of our house.we have definitely gotten closer since last week. I am starting to feel human again. I finally feel like I'm in my second trimester!

[fuccimama]

Jan 28, 2015 0:03:45 GMT -5 leenziepops said:

Congratulations on a new week! (It's already Wednesday here so I thought I'd kick it off AND I'm done at work for the day)

How many weeks are you? 

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen? 

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? (Thought I'd give some word space for the DH's who put up with us)

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? 

22 weeks
AS helped me to relax a bit, after finding no markers for DS.
Other than my stepson pushing me down and an annoying day after that a few days ago, nothing interesting happens in my life these days!
I'm sick, my 7m/o continuously comes home with a cold!
I was pregnant; on my BMB J14 etc!

Thanks for starting the thread OP!

[Stormy61]

20 weeks!

I have a Dr appt tomorrow and he will schedule my a/s.

DH and I are feeling great. I've never felt closer to him and he is being such a great support system for me. And he doesn't judge when I want junk food sometimes.

A year ago I was working and finishing my MBA degree. Nothing too exciting.

[teenybird]

Woot made it to 20 weeks today! Halfway there!

We have our A/S on Tuesday of next week, and I'm really anxious to get another look at our little guy. We found out we are having a boy from our Harmony screen, but I still want to see his cuteness again. Lil sea monkey hehe.

DH is doing alright - a little stressed because he is doing a comp exam for his PhD this semester. However, we are taking things one day at a time and trying to pace ourselves (both with regard to bubba prep and his school work). We have a Valentine's Day weekend trip planned, but I think my secondary gift to him will be a visit from a cleaning service at home so he'll be exempt from toilet cleaning duty for a week haha. So romantic, no?

Last year at this time I was desperately searching for a new job because I hated the one I was in. Less than a month later, I had a much better offer and started with my current company, which rocks. A year ago we also started talking about having kids, though took us many months and a trip to the RE to figure out why nothin' was happening. It was so worth the wait

[megeliz1]

I'm doing this a day early while I am thinking about it.

19 weeks--grapefruit

Got our quad screen results back and they were negative. My a/s is scheduled for next Tuesday!

I'm feeling great, DH and I are a little distant but we also have a baby at home and are still navigating our first year with her.

I was two months away from meeting my daughter, having baby showers, taking my RN licensing exam and feeling exhausted.

[gigi3126]

How many weeks are you? 20 weeks today!

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen? It's on Friday! This week is dragging by for me...

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? Ugh...it's been a rough couple of weeks. Hormones are out of control and making me ridiculously irrational. I finally nagged him into downloading a pregnancy app for dads-to-be so that he knows why I'm insane all the time. It backfired...he now knows exactly how many servings of vegetables I'm supposed to get.

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? Probably trying not to melt down with 2nd year teaching stress. Not this year, though! I'm all about the "no" at work right now: "Can you do Saturday tutorials until May?" Nope. "Can you go to xyz training?" Definitely no. "Can you plan the entire freshman camping trip?" Hahahah...no. It's liberating. And I don't feel guilty at all because I work my butt off anyway.

[herbavein]

Jan 28, 2015 8:50:10 GMT -5 sugarbean17 said:

21 weeks today!

Last Wednesday we had our A/S. We are still team green. We have a nice normal sized baby measuring in at 12oz. Found out the baby has a single artery umbilical cord so that could mean a number of different things. We go in in a few weeks to do another scan and get a closer look at the heart. Hopefully everything looks good then.
DH and I are doing well. Starting to nest and get things cleaned out of our house.we have definitely gotten closer since last week. I am starting to feel human again. I finally feel like I'm in my second trimester!

DD had a SUA, and it meant we did monthly growth scans. Her growth wasn't impacted by it at all, and in fact, she was 5lbs, 6oz when she popped out at 35 weeks!

[mrsdee1982]

I will be 22 weeks tomorrow. Only 18 weeks to go!

Our A/S was a few weeks ago. Little girl was moving a ton. I've got to go back at 8 months to get a few more measurements because my OB says she was moving too much. Now if only she'd let me feel those movements.

I'm feeling pretty good. Some slight RLP, and it's getting harder to sleep through the night. But I am still doing ok. I asked DH the other night to be completely honest with me about how he's feeling. He says it's weird, because it hasn't really sunk in to him yet. He says it just doesn't feel "real" to him yet. He's excited, but at the same time, it hasn't hit him yet. I reassured him that most men probably feel this way, since their bodies aren't the ones going through it.

This time last year I was planning our wedding.

[periwinkledaydreams]

Oh yay, I've always loved GTKY/ticker change!

Hmany weeks are you? 19 weeks today.. almost halfway already?!

How was your AS, or when will it be? Mine isn't until Feb 13th. I'm getting impatient for it to get here ! My first 3 appointments all had ultrasounds, but my 16 week was the first time I didn't have one, so this is the longest stretch I've gone without seeing LO! So excited

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? Mostly great! He is bringing up baby topics on his own alittle more frequently recently as opposed to me always bringing it up, and started talking to my bump, which is nice and really cute! He also finally bought a new car (well used, but newER) we've been saving up for, and we're both really happy to have something nicer and more reliable before baby gets here. On a little bit of a bummer note, I've had now 4 occasions of bleeding after sex, which I know is normal but my OB said to hold off until she can check everything out in 2 weeks... 2 weeks!!! We've never gone that long before so I forsee a challenge ahead, but its all worth it!

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? Misbehaving most likely haha! I was just working hard and playing hard, living the single life (I ended a 5 year relationship in 2013 and hadn't ever really navigated the single adult scene before) At this time I was briefly embroiled in a very unhealthy almost-dating-nonsense-relationship, which I thank the heavens daily that I smartened up and ended!!! Then soon after I met my SO who (and this coming from the LEAST romantic lady, like, ever) is the love of my life! He has surprised me in every way, taught me so much about myself and what I always wanted and never knew!!! What a crazy year it has been!!!

[erbear]

19 weeks today!

My a/s is in an hour, actually! BRB with how it went.

DH and I have both been feeling really well lately. We're energized and work and energized at home. It's a great balance! We just planned a weekend day trip for his 30th birthday in February, so that's exciting!

QOTW: According to time hop (the app!) it was -8 and I had the day off so I apparently voted for Andrew McCutchen a bunch on twitter for some contest he was in. I also apparently watched the State of the Union address. But in general I was a long term sub in fourth grade and enjoying life!

[nettje]

I'm am 22 weeks today.

I had my A/S about 2 weeks ago. Nothing exciting happened but my MIL totally thinks it's a boy even though it was a side shot and not a money shot. She's been thinking its a boy for the last 4 weeks... And we keep telling her that we'll see when baby arrives.

DH and i are in a good place. Sometimes he drives me crazy and I'm sure I drive him crazy every now and then as well. But we're both excited that we're passed the half way point and we're slowly getting things together.

What was I doing a year ago? Waiting and watching our new home be built. And chilling with DD doing swim lessons and gymnastics. It's pretty much the same this year except we're now in our new home and I'm pregnant. (I was just pregnant then too but lost our spark at 8 weeks).

[veggiemo]

22 weeks tomorrow!

A/S was last week, it went well as far as I'm aware. I told this before but we are team green and the tech said "her face" twice during the scan. I've mostly been able to put it behind me and pretend it didn't happen.

Husband I are doing OK. He keeps talking about how things are going to suck for quite awhile after baby 2 gets here. I can't fault him for being honest. DS is a difficult child and we both have a hard time handling him on a regular day, let alone when the new baby comes. But I think he is just trying to prepare himself for the worst

This time last year I was doing a lot of what I'm doing this year. Getting ready to do some repairs on our house with tax money, being a mom/wife and working full time. Not a lot has changed other than now I've got a baby in my uterus

[kls6382]

How many weeks are you? 22 weeks, officially 5 months

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen? It was a few weeks ago, we found out we're having a girl!

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? It's becoming more and more real for him! He's like, wow - you look pregnant now! Our babymoon is coming up in a week and a half, so we're really looking forward to it.

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? Impressed with everyone's memory! I don't really recall, but I was in a different job. Sometimes have rose colored glasses about that (the job was much lower stress, fewer late nights)

[blasto!]

How many weeks are you? 22 weeks tomorrow

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen? It was Jan 8. We found out we're having a girl! Other than that, it was pretty quick and uneventful

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? I feel pretty good these days: super hungry, pretty tired, but excited and loving the little baby wiggles and kicks. I think DH is starting to be sad that he can't feel her yet. But he's mostly really sweet and excited. He says hi to her whenever I come home and says bye to both of us when I leave. He talks and sings to her sometimes, it's really adorable.

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? Ooomph. I was in a very stressful teaching job and was starting to come to terms with the fact that I needed to leave. It was terrible. I loved my job, but it was making me sick (physically and mentally) and eating my entire life. I'm relieved that I'm not doing it anymore, but i miss having a job that I cared so much about. It still makes me cry a little when I think about it.

[nettje]

@blasto! - teaching can be so stressful. If we hadn't moved to a new city, I'd probably still be teaching as well. I loved it but hated the stress and the politics that came with it. Every now and then I think of my students and get teary eyed. Just curious, are you still in the education field or are you doing something completely different now?

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[trixi282]

How many weeks are you?  20 tomorrow (Thursday)

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen?  It was today... it was level 2 U/S due to a spot found a few weeks ago... seems we are dealing with a mass in the right part of baby's chest.  Long winded update here.  Other than that, growth looks good, estimating around 13oz, and we're still team green.

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days?  Okay, H has been falling asleep watching Netflix shows in the basement, which is partially because he's a dork, and partially because he's sweet and letting me use up more of the bed, and not disturbing me, so sweet!  I'm glad for it, but I'm still uncomfortable at night. 

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year?  Um, well we were living in VA with our 18 month old... both working hard and trying to figure out if we could move to MN within the year (yay, we did it!).

[bookninja]

Jan 28, 2015 0:20:06 GMT -5 nicolec78 said:

We haven't gotten anything for the baby yet. We have a 19 year old ds and 9 year old dd and no baby stuff left. DH wants the baby to have a Star Wars themed nursery and I'm pretty sure his dream will come true.

Just had to tell you that there are some really cute light saber lamps/wall sconces on Groupon right now. My husband was trying to talk me into them... I had to stand firm on the planned for Winnie the Pooh theme... But it was tough.

[theBeeMama]

How many weeks are you?
19 today! Cannot believe we're a week away from hitting the half way point.

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen?
Ugh, I am SO hoping that this will be the last week I have to say this, but my AS still isn't even scheduled yet! But it is being scheduled today at my MW appointment and last time they got me in pretty quick, so I'm hopeful that we'll have the Anatomy Scan within the next week or so.

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days?
We are good! We had some financial troubles at the end of 2014 that kind of made things stressful, especially with the baby coming, but we've been able to work through it and are in a much better place. He even started a new job and is making such better money. Now that that is smoothed out, we are able to really be at peace and plan well for the baby's arrival! H has been feeling the baby move already here and there... Things are going well. We're so blessed!

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year?
According to my Time Hop, one year ago today I was trying desperately to get over some awful virus I had, so my husband made arrangements for my dad to come pick up DS (who was 6 months at the time) and take him the grandparents house for three hours so I could sleep. In general I think I was probably nursing my son... That feels like all I did that entire year! Lol.

[whoopsadaisy]

How many weeks are you? 22 Weeks today - papaya!

How was your AS, or when will it be? Anything interesting happen? My A/S was last Friday - the tech told us everything looked perfect, but I got a call from the Dr yesterday saying that the baby's kidneys are slightly enlarged, a condition called pyelectasis. The doctor is sending us to see a perinatologist and to get another ultrasound in a few weeks to see if the problem has resolved. Apparently it often does resolve during pregnancy or the first few months of life, but when it doesn't it can mean surgery for LO to prevent future urologic problems. So freaking out about that.

How are you and your DH/SO feeling these days? DH has been out of town so I'm going to tell him tonight about the whole pyelectasis thing, he's been really crazy stressed with work and I thought it might be easier to tell him big news in person when he's home and more relaxed instead of heaping stress onto the pile.

QOTW: What were you doing this time last year? I can't beleive how good all of your memories are! I don't think anything crazy special was happening around here, my DH was finishing grad school and I was working at the same job I am now.

[blasto!]

Jan 28, 2015 16:13:40 GMT -5 nettje said:

@blasto! - teaching can be so stressful. If we hadn't moved to a new city, I'd probably still be teaching as well. I loved it but hated the stress and the politics that came with it. Every now and then I think of my students and get teary eyed. Just curious, are you still in the education field or are you doing something completely different now?

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I'm doing something completely different--website maintenance for a small business. On days when I really miss teaching, I tell myself that it's a break. On the other hand, I work 40 hours a week. I never take work home. I get paid more. Once LO is here I can work from home at least part time. There are serious perks.

Then there are the days (like yesterday) when I get an email from a former student who got into all 6 colleges to which she applied thanking me for teaching her and writing her recommendation. Then I go home and bawl. It sounds like you totally get it.

What are you doing now, if you don't mind my asking?

[nettje]

Jan 29, 2015 11:58:03 GMT -5 blasto! said:

Jan 28, 2015 16:13:40 GMT -5 nettje said:

@blasto! - teaching can be so stressful. If we hadn't moved to a new city, I'd probably still be teaching as well. I loved it but hated the stress and the politics that came with it. Every now and then I think of my students and get teary eyed. Just curious, are you still in the education field or are you doing something completely different now?

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I'm doing something completely different--website maintenance for a small business. On days when I really miss teaching, I tell myself that it's a break. On the other hand, I work 40 hours a week. I never take work home. I get paid more. Once LO is here I can work from home at least part time. There are serious perks.

Then there are the days (like yesterday) when I get an email from a former student who got into all 6 colleges to which she applied thanking me for teaching her and writing her recommendation. Then I go home and bawl. It sounds like you totally get it.

What are you doing now, if you don't mind my asking?

I decided to go the SAHM route. The I wpolitical climate is bad for teachers in my province and the government has made some major cut backs. there are very few jobs to be found unless I want to drive over an hour to get there.

thats great that you found something else that you enjoy. I'm trying to think of something else I could get into if The job market doesn't change. 

[nicolec78]

Jan 29, 2015 8:48:58 GMT -5 bookninja said:

Jan 28, 2015 0:20:06 GMT -5 nicolec78 said:

We haven't gotten anything for the baby yet. We have a 19 year old ds and 9 year old dd and no baby stuff left. DH wants the baby to have a Star Wars themed nursery and I'm pretty sure his dream will come true.

Just had to tell you that there are some really cute light saber lamps/wall sconces on Groupon right now. My husband was trying to talk me into them... I had to stand firm on the planned for Winnie the Pooh theme... But it was tough.

Thanks I will have to check that out. For our first we did Winnie the Pooh. I love him!

[trixi282]

whoopsadaisy, that really sucks about the enlarged kidneys. I hope it does resolve itself and no other issues come up. Good luck with the additional U/S (a level 2 this time, I assume?), and keep us posted on the prognosis from the perinatologist.

[leenziepops]

whoopsadaisy T&Ps for your LO.

[leenziepops]

theBeeMama happy to hear your situation improved and i hope it stays that way