~*Thursday Ticker Change*~

[mayflowers]

What week/fruit are you? 24/eggplant or sub

Any appointments this week? Had one monday and everything was great, little one was estimated to weigh 1lb 7oz and was super cute moving around in there! No more ultrasounds so boo for that.

Symptoms/milestones? I've had a dull pain in my lower left side. Haven't mentioned it to the doctor because it was mostly at night but now ta during the day too. It's mild but enough to notice it's there so I'm kind of just waiting to see if it goes away or gets worse or what. Also I think I'm starting to get heartburn. And am still sleeping for shit.

Questions/comments/concerns? None other than the left side pain.

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Team green peeps: Once the baby is here will you add things to the nursery specific to the sex or just keep it neutral? (Feel free to AW it up with pictures!). We bought a crib and curtains and a rug and chair. We will buy or build a dresser but otherwise wait until after the shower to buy anything else. Colors are white grey and like a royal blue (accent wall will be this color), with rich woods.. I will throw in Orange and yellows too. We're doing some animal decor, not really a specific one but mostly just in pics and then I may stamp one of his blankets with owls or foxes or something, haven't decided yet. My parents bought a big elephant which threw off the woodland vibe we were going for. So I'm kind of all over the place haha. I like the attached for inspiration.

[morenajuliet]

Jan 29, 2015 8:48:47 GMT -5 @gfj48 said:

What week/fruit are you?
23 weeks and I'm not giving a fruit about fruit this week ...I should probably check though
Any appointments this week?
I had one Wednesday and it was great. Heard the little guys heartbeat loud and clear.
Symptoms/milestones?
Nope
Questions/comments/concerns?
Nope
GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Team green peeps: Once the baby is here will you add things to the nursery specific to the sex or just keep it neutral? (Feel free to AW it up with pictures!)
I love your boy nursery themes ladies!! I have got to get on that but since our 1 yo is in it I feel awful booting her out :/ I asked my husband to decide a them and he went with camping. I love that idea- thank goodness he didn't want half the things I thought he might suggest! I was only going to change some bedding, curtains and pictures I had hanging for my daughter to transition it from a girl room to boy but I was kind of putting it off.

[hotcoconuts82]

What week/fruit are you? 25 weeks

Any appointments this week? had my 1 hour glucose - which I failed

Symptoms/milestones?

Questions/comments/concerns? I'm in a panic about this stupid glucose test. I know that there is a good chance I could still pass the 3 hour, but that's not stopping me from sitting here crying.

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Team green peeps: Once the baby is here will you add things to the nursery specific to the sex or just keep it neutral? (Feel free to AW it up with pictures!)

No nursery yet

[adetheridge]

What week/fruit are you? 26 Weeks...so butternut squash. Apparently something huge and I'm not sure how that's in my belly at this moment.

Any appointments this week? Nope...2 weeks until my glucose test.

Symptoms/milestones? My back and hips are KILLING me. I mean I was teaching my kiddos yesterday and went to walk around the room (I was already standing up) and it felt like my bones were rubbing together. I almost fell into the floor. It was real bad. Sleeping during this pain is terrible too. I know I need to sleep on my side and I fall asleep this way but then wake up on my back. It's the only comfortable way I can find to sleep. blah.

Questions/comments/concerns? I guess I have more of a question. (I know it sounds stupid but I do promise I have asked) I've discussed it with my OB but she didn't really give me a definite answer. If I do happen to sleep on my back what is the risk I am taking, other than the fact that I can wake up dizzy? Am I harming the baby? What ways have you guys coped with the whole sleeping thing? Any advice would be very helpful.

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Team green peeps: Once the baby is here will you add things to the nursery specific to the sex or just keep it neutral? (Feel free to AW it up with pictures!) Oh goodness I am SO excited to get started on this! We just moved into our house so the baby room is already painted. We are having a boy so it is a neutral green color for right now. We are going with a jungle/safari theme (monkeys, giraffes, elephants, etc.) I have a week off in the middle of February (I teach at a year round school so we get random breaks) so we are going to start and finish getting the room together, furniture and all. Hopefully all of this will be finished at the beginning of March.

I love all of the ideas you ladies have posted so far! Your nursery's are going to look AMAZING!!!

@gfj48 that is how I felt last week. I was really concerned because I did not feel him much at all for 3 days. I was waiting on the doctors office to open last Wednesday and was going to discuss going in for a heartbeat check but for whatever reason he decided to start jumping all around again. All has been well since then. Just try not to worry. (I know much easier said than done)

[CaptainLeela]

What week/fruit are you? 26 - head of lettuce I think?

Any appointments this week? GTT in two weeks.

Symptoms/milestones? My feet are starting to swell a bit but not much else

Questions/comments/concerns?

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Team green peeps: Once the baby is here will you add things to the nursery specific to the sex or just keep it neutral? (Feel free to AW it up with pictures!)

We just moved into our new house last week so we haven't had a chance to get started yet. I'm painting the walls an apricot color and she'll have white furniture. Accents will be gray, pale aqua/mint, and dark pink. That's all I really know right now. We don't have a crib or anything yet and I can't for the life of me decide on a rug, curtains, or wall decor. I don't really have a theme although I might go with a subtle garden/floral theme. We'll see.

[CaptainLeela]

@gfj48 - this kid will do that to me occasionally too. I won't feel her hardly at all for a day or two and start to freak out and then just when I start to get genuinely worried she'll start karate kicking me.

hotcoconuts82 - sorry you failed your test. Try not to stress about it too much. TONS of women fail the 1 hour and then go on to pass the 3 hour. It happens so often that my doc just skips the 1 hour test all together and goes straight for the 3 hour. FX for you!

adetheridge - I've been having issues with sleep lately too. Sleeping on my side hurts my shoulders. I found a decent compromise, I sleep on my back but shove a pillow under one hip so I'm propped up a little bit. It works pretty well for me. 

[hotcoconuts82]

Jan 29, 2015 12:21:34 GMT -5 CaptainLeela said:

@gfj48 - this kid will do that to me occasionally too. I won't feel her hardly at all for a day or two and start to freak out and then just when I start to get genuinely worried she'll start karate kicking me.

hotcoconuts82 - sorry you failed your test. Try not to stress about it too much. TONS of women fail the 1 hour and then go on to pass the 3 hour. It happens so often that my doc just skips the 1 hour test all together and goes straight for the 3 hour. FX for you!

adetheridge - I've been having issues with sleep lately too. Sleeping on my side hurts my shoulders. I found a decent compromise, I sleep on my back but shove a pillow under one hip so I'm propped up a little bit. It works pretty well for me. 

Thank you for the reassurance.  I needed that.

[kristina730]

Week/ Fruit: 26 Weeks, Butternut Squash (and it feels like it)

Appts? Next week, glucose test!

Symptoms- feet are swelling at night, and I CANNOT POOP. It makes me sad. Doing all of the things for it as well.

Questions? I'm doing OK- but if anyone has some great tips for the above listed problem, let me know

GTKY- The baby's room is in the process of being emptied out. After 7 years of living in our house we accumulated a lot of crap in our "office". DH is sanding/ fixing walls. Our color scheme is gray/navy/white- I want to paint the walls gray but can't pick a color for the life of me. Everything ends up looking too blue or too beige once I get it into the room. No furniture is purchased... no other decor, either. Ideally I'd like to get things purchased in the next couple of weeks and have things painted by the end of February. He (the baby) will be in our room at first anyhow, so I am currently not feeling too worried about where we are at.

@gfj48 - i have definitely gotten myself worked up when I don't feel him move at his "times" or as vigorously as usual! Typically the next day he is a crazy pants, but if you are really worried- get checked out!

[angelasashes]

What week/fruit are you? Week 25...large cucumber? That doesn't seem ultra exciting!

Any appointments this week? Next week is my glucose test. Slightly nervous!

Symptoms/milestones? Feeling pretty normal these days, or at least the "normal" I've gotten used to! Pelvis is achy if I'm on my feet too much. Otherwise, can't complain!

Questions/comments/concerns? In the last day or two I've felt anxious about not feeling the baby move quite as much. He hasn't been overwhelmingly consistent so far, but usually I feel more kicks. Trying not to be overly concerned, but it's hard not really knowing much about what's going on in there!

GTKY: Nurseries! DH and I are in a one-bedroom place, but have cleared out a nook for baby. We have started to accumulate and set up some furniture, and it makes me so happy to look over there and see the place where our little guy will be soon!

[angelasashes]

mayflowers We just bought a dresser that looks just like that (but in black) from IKEA! We love it--tons of space, and looks like nice, legit furniture!

[angelasashes]

Jan 29, 2015 9:35:17 GMT -5 @gfj48 said:

What week/fruit are you? 26 weeks - coconut or butternut squash depending on which app I follow

Any appointments this week? 2 more weeks until my glucose test.

Symptoms/milestones? Nothing much.

Questions/comments/concerns? I usually feel my baby around the same times everyday and I haven't really felt him much since last night. Trying not to freak out...I usually feel him moving quite a bit after oj & coffee, but I've felt nothing this morning...

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? We have white walls so we got wall decals to break up the whiteness. Our colors are basically brown, tan, dark green, navy, black. Doing a subtle deer/camo/hunting/fishing type theme. I didn't want the room to puke camo.

I love your decor!! I'm in the exact same boat with not feeling baby as much today and trying not to go nuts. Hang in there!

[LouLou]

What week/fruit are you? 24 weeks! Cantaloupe, apparently.

Any appointments this week? Just went yesterday. Everything was great! My mom even got to come with me and hear the heartbeat for the first time.

Symptoms/milestones? My. Hips. Hurt. Just putting pants on is sometimes a task. Thankfully I have a chiropractor appt this afternoon.

Questions/comments/concerns? Weight gain is a continuous concern. I lost weight in the first tri, so now I'm trying to catch up and am just now starting to put on some extra. Dr yesterday said she would like to see a pound a week, which is what I gained between my 20 and 24 week appointments, so hopefully we're on the right track now. I just feel like I'm eating all the time!

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Our little guy is getting a Harry Potter themed nursery. We still need to finish cleaning out the room (it's previously just been a storage room) and then we can start painting and such. I'm thinking just light grey walls and then bring in the colors of the Hogwarts houses with artwork and decor. I'm making most of it, and I've started working on some artwork for the walls and began looking at fabric for crib sheets and such. Can't wait to really get in there and get started!

[mayflowers]

angelasashes we might actually buy that same one from the pic and it's the hemnes dresser from Ikea so probably the same one - how's the quality??

@gfj48 you're less of a control freak than me lol I (and my husband am sure) am jealous! Also sometimes I don't feel LO move much for a day or 2 and then he's crazy. Last time I didn't feel him I did the doppler and he kicked me during it and was super active after so I guess I interrupted him

[angelasashes]

Jan 29, 2015 13:45:04 GMT -5 mayflowers said:

angelasashes we might actually buy that same one from the pic and it's the hemnes dresser from Ikea so probably the same one - how's the quality??

@gfj48 you're less of a control freak than me lol I (and my husband am sure) am jealous! Also sometimes I don't feel LO move much for a day or 2 and then he's crazy. Last time I didn't feel him I did the doppler and he kicked me during it and was super active after so I guess I interrupted him

That's the one!! We're actually pretty impressed with the quality. It's actual wood-grain, not the compressed/laminate particle board style that is sometimes typical IKEA. It took us a few hours to put together, but it was well worth the effort! Nice, big dresser!

[mayflowers]

So glad to hear @texasmama15 (and thank you!!) and angelasashes! DH is considering building one and I'm trying to convince him to just buy this one. Knowing it's good quality will help my argument!

[mayflowers]

Jan 29, 2015 13:56:27 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Jan 29, 2015 13:52:07 GMT -5 mayflowers said:

So glad to hear @texasmama15 (and thank you!!) and angelasashes! DH is considering building one and I'm trying to convince him to just buy this one. Knowing it's good quality will help my argument!

Maybe he can build something else? DH wanted to build the crib then thought about all the details and getting it perfect so now he is going to tackle a toy chest...

He can just build dressers for our room if he really wants to lol, I hate ours!!

[Poppy]

What week/fruit are you? 23 large mango!

Any appointments this week? Nope but I have a check-up next week an easy appointment then the 11th my 3 hour glucose test.

Symptoms/milestones? Baby has been kicking a ton and moving constantly. I'm so in love.

Questions/comments/concerns? I'm worried about the glucose test. It scares me that I might fail and have another ding in the High Risk category.

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Team green peeps: Once the baby is here will you add things to the nursery specific to the sex or just keep it neutral? (Feel free to AW it up with pictures!)
We haven't really started getting things set up. All of this is from right after Addie was born. We got the furniture set in the summer at a garage sale. It's BEAUTIFUL and all real cherry hardwood. At the moment the nursery is packed with crap and doesn't resemble this room at all. Every weekend that we spend doing things that aren't cleaning it out I get more and more anxious. I'm hoping to have it done before the 3rd tri and then I can focus the rest of that time on decorating and making it cutesy and nesting my little heart out. We are planning on doing a Nautical theme. I'd like to keep it more reserved and not have crabs and bouys all over the place. More like stripes, anchors and a few cute accents here and there.

[Poppy]

Jan 29, 2015 11:04:16 GMT -5 hotcoconuts82 said:

What week/fruit are you? 25 weeks

Any appointments this week? had my 1 hour glucose - which I failed

Symptoms/milestones?

Questions/comments/concerns? I'm in a panic about this stupid glucose test. I know that there is a good chance I could still pass the 3 hour, but that's not stopping me from sitting here crying.

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Team green peeps: Once the baby is here will you add things to the nursery specific to the sex or just keep it neutral? (Feel free to AW it up with pictures!)

No nursery yet

Dang, sorry about the glucose test. That stinks.

[Poppy]

adetheridge that sounds so painful. I'm sorry you've been so sore. Does anything give you relief? That's hard when you have be able to stand for your job.

[Poppy]

Jan 29, 2015 14:24:57 GMT -5 @gfj48 said:

Poppy i love that furniture! it's gorgeous!

Thanks you! Me too. I can't believe we even get to use it. It's been tucked away in the back room for almost 2 years now. Sometimes I forget we even have it. It's like the room that time forgot. (Except when we need a place to put something that has no place.) We also got such a good deal on it. We never would have had a set like that if we paid full price! Kind of a funny garage sale win!

[CaptainLeela]

Jan 29, 2015 13:56:27 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Jan 29, 2015 13:52:07 GMT -5 mayflowers said:

So glad to hear @texasmama15 (and thank you!!) and angelasashes! DH is considering building one and I'm trying to convince him to just buy this one. Knowing it's good quality will help my argument!

Maybe he can build something else? DH wanted to build the crib then thought about all the details and getting it perfect so now he is going to tackle a toy chest...

Mine is a builder too. I've asked him to make me a little book storage thingymajig. I have no idea what to call it. It's not really a book shelf....more of a thingymajig. 

[CaptainLeela]

Jan 29, 2015 16:39:05 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Jan 29, 2015 16:35:48 GMT -5 CaptainLeela said:

Mine is a builder too. I've asked him to make me a little book storage thingymajig. I have no idea what to call it. It's not really a book shelf....more of a thingymajig. 

Haha--do you have pictures of your idea?

Thingymajig!

[kristina730]

I'm loving everyone's ideas! Poppy what awesome furniture to find at a garage sale. Gorgeous! CaptainLeela I think the thingymajig looks like a great idea for the books. We have a small room, something like that might work well for us instead of a huge bookshelf. Just. Need. To. Get. Motivated.

[Deleted]

What week/fruit are you: 26 weeks /butternut squash

Any appointments this week: had my glucose test on Monday, so here's hoping everything was a-ok.


Symptoms/milestones: no crazy different symptoms, my back has been sore and have been more tired lately

No questions or concerns lately!

Nursery: Team Green here. We're doing colors in navy and mint with gold and coral. So far I just have a neutral rug (the white diamond pattern west elm knockoff that is all over Pinterest), ordered a white crib, and a charcoal grey glider. I'm hoping to order fabric soon (the Arizona collection by April Rhodes, if you are a fabric junkie you may be familiar with it!) for crib sheets and throw pillows for the glider, maybe a changing pad if I feel ambitious. Then we'll just fill in with small decor items, I like the woodland nod that has been popular lately too!

adetheridge my Dr said that you would wake up way before you harmed the baby if your blood supply was ever cut off from sleeping on your back. Have you tried a little wedge pillow for your stomach? Boppy makes one which helped me sleep along with a pillow between my knees.

[adetheridge]

Jan 29, 2015 14:24:32 GMT -5 Poppy said:

adetheridge that sounds so painful. I'm sorry you've been so sore. Does anything give you relief? That's hard when you have be able to stand for your job.

Not really. After being still is when it is the worse. I look like an old lady trying to get up lol But we are working through it....Only 2 1/2 more months to go!!!!

[adetheridge]

Jan 29, 2015 19:29:14 GMT -5 @orangcrush said:

What week/fruit are you: 26 weeks /butternut squash

Any appointments this week: had my glucose test on Monday, so here's hoping everything was a-ok.


Symptoms/milestones: no crazy different symptoms, my back has been sore and have been more tired lately

No questions or concerns lately!

Nursery: Team Green here. We're doing colors in navy and mint with gold and coral. So far I just have a neutral rug (the white diamond pattern west elm knockoff that is all over Pinterest), ordered a white crib, and a charcoal grey glider. I'm hoping to order fabric soon (the Arizona collection by April Rhodes, if you are a fabric junkie you may be familiar with it!) for crib sheets and throw pillows for the glider, maybe a changing pad if I feel ambitious. Then we'll just fill in with small decor items, I like the woodland nod that has been popular lately too!

adetheridge my Dr said that you would wake up way before you harmed the baby if your blood supply was ever cut off from sleeping on your back. Have you tried a little wedge pillow for your stomach? Boppy makes one which helped me sleep along with a pillow between my knees.

Thank you for saying this. That makes me feel better. I have tried a pillow between my legs but lose it in the middle of the night. Fail. 
-_- But even with that I would roll all around and still end up on my back (I'm normally a side sleeper anyway) This pregnancy has me all messed up lol Thank you for your answer! I think I will try to put my body pillow behind my back and see if it can act as a wedge. If I can at least sleep on the side of my actual butt cheek it isn't as bad. 

[littlecookie]

Sneaking in to join this thread for the first time!

Thinking of all you ladies nervous about GT results.
Poppy love that furniture. We haven't started clearing the room that will be nursery either. I told DH the deadline was the end of Feb.

Weeks:23

Appointments: no. They found placenta previa at my AS, so my next appt is the 9th to check on that and then 20th for my monthly and GT

Symptoms; nothing unusual. Hip pain, moving a little slow.

Concerns: not really, just hoping my placenta moves.

GTKY: we're using most of the stuff from DS's room. He's still using his crib as a toddler bed, so we are buying a crib. I'm going to do grey instead of white and get a navy slip cover for our brown glider. I'm also planning to get a different version of the fabric we used to change it up a bit. The fabric is 2d zoo. We have pool color already and will add in navy. I'm on my phone, but may add a pic later.

[pbnugget]

What week/fruit are you? 23/grapefruit I think? It seems to me the fruits thing is weirdly inaccurate... like I feel like a grapefruit isn't that big...

Any appointments this week? nope.

Symptoms/milestones? still left ribs are killing me.

Questions/comments/concerns? I almost passed out a couple times I had to ask the doctor and she was like: yeah that's totally normal. So yay?

GTKY: I think we've discussed, but let's talk nurseries. Have you started? What are your colors/themes/etc? Team green peeps: Once the baby is here will you add things to the nursery specific to the sex or just keep it neutral? (Feel free to AW it up with pictures!)

We've started and we're keeping it neutral. We're adding things slowly so as to not overwhelm ourselves. See enclosed!

[CaptainLeela]

Jan 29, 2015 17:36:40 GMT -5 @texasmama15 said:

Jan 29, 2015 17:32:17 GMT -5 CaptainLeela said:

Thingymajig!

Super cool!!! What color do you want to do? 

PS It reminds me of baby Jesus' little crib...

haha it totally does look like a little Jesus cradle! That's what I'm going to call it from now on. I think I'm going to have him paint it a pale aqua color, similar to the photo but a little more subdued.