Weekly check in- 12/21-12/27

[Andrea]

Since we are doing HDBD on Wednesday, moving the check in back to Mondays to keep activity going throughout the week.

edited the dates: need to get my November calendar off my my wall. Sigh.



How far along are you?

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week?

Any fun symptoms going on?

Any appointments this week?

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts?

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman?

[twobananas]

How far along are you? 13 weeks with di/di twins

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Peaches, scoops of ice cream

Any fun symptoms going on? So much heartburn

Any appointments this week? A week from today!

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? Can't believe there are 2 3 inch babies in me! Can't wait to see them next week.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Honestly, no idea. I've never been good at following bands, I'm more of a top 40 on radio kind of girl.

[soultrane]

How far along are you? 14+6

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week?
Troll doll

Any fun symptoms going on?
Was feeling great til I started spotting yesterday, but otherwise no real symptoms!

Any appointments this week?
Impromptu u/s and pelvic exam this morning. Word of advice, if you can avoid a pelvic exam at this point in the game, please do. So freaking uncomfortable and borderline painful.

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts?
1 more day of work until the holiday break!

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman?
Let's see...senior year of college. Probably DMB, Pink, Kim Sozzi 's Letting Go, and whatever else struck my fancy. Limewire was huge then so whatever I happened to download that didn't infect my computer!

[pbandj714]

How far along are you? 12w4d with di/di twins

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? 2 dwarf hamsters!

Any fun symptoms going on? Feeling great!

Any appointments this week? Nope, nothing until January.

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? I'm really looking forward to my last Christmas as just DH and I. I know that all Christmases from here on out will have a whole new magic to them because we'll be parents, but I'm trying to soak in this last one where it's just the two of us and we can completely relax the whole time.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Oh man. I definitely had one the NOW discs playing at all times. Other favorites were 3 Doors Down, Dashboard Confessional, Eminem, and Lonestar. I've always had a diverse music palate.

[txmommy14]

soultrane, I am sorry about the spotting!!!

How far along are you? 16 +5

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? I'm not sure! I'd have to look it up on Wednesday when I turn 17 weeks.

Any fun symptoms going on? Not really, I'm scared to say it, but I'm actually feeling okay, not as sick but still taking the Diclegis, not taking the max dosage though.

Any appointments this week? Nope, not until anatomy scan on Jan 7.

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? I thought I felt some random movements a few times, but I can't be for sure, I need to feel it a few more times to call it. I felt DS at 20 weeks, so I've been hoping it'd be earlier. We will see!

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Oooooh gosh, I'd have to think about this more when I have more time! Probably Dashboard Confessional, Yellowcard, Blink 182....John Mayor...

[titania]

How far along are you? 16 +4

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Action Figure

Any fun symptoms going on? RLP, still a bit of nausea, but overall starting to feel pretty good

Any appointments this week? sigh... not until the anatomy scan on Jan 14

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? I keep thinking about how much different Christmas next year will be!

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? hmmm... a weird mix I think... definitely Green Day, Blink 182, Goo Goo Dolls, Outkast, and probably Jump Little Children

[athn64]

How far along are you? 16+4

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Partway between a Nintendo Remote and the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

Any fun symptoms going on? Been feeling movement for a couple weeks, but just gotten to the point of actually believing it. And still some nausea and vomiting

Any appointments this week? Nope, nothing til Jan 5

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? Christmas is almost here

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? I don't remember.... ummm.... All American Rejects, The Wilkinsons, Dixie Chicks, Some random Christian rock groups, and Dolly Parton. I had a strange upbringing.

[GOmamab15]

How far along are you? 13w 4d

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? edited: Scoop of Ice Cream 

Any fun symptoms going on? Insomnia! And a little heartburn.

Any appointments this week? Not till Jan

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? Just want to sleep. That is all.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? I love this question, I wish I could remember things today! I might have to come back to this tonight. Somewhere around that time I was into Ani Difranco, Beastie Boys, Interpol, Jimi Hendrix, a very very eclectic mix. 

ETA: Incubus, Primus and the Wiseguys were three more that I was into that year. Also, I got my weird item wrong and the baby is actually bigger than that now -- Scoop of Ice Cream! 

[littleducky]

How far along are you? 12w6d

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? chicken nugget/plum

Any fun symptoms going on? Nausea is a LOT better than before. I have very little appetite in the evenings/dinner time lately. Still crashing at 8 or 8:30pm, but less exhausted during the day. Heartburn here and there.

Any appointments this week? Next appointment isn't until Tues. Jan. 5

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? Not much. We are starting to tell people, which is a little hard for me to wrap my mind around. Told my coworkers today, including my boss, and it went well.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Tori Amos, Rufus Wainwright, The Weakerthans, The Magnetic Fields, Red House Painters

[csat]

How far along are you? 16w1d

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Avocado, mmm

Any fun symptoms going on? I don't think I've felt movement yet, nothing completely recognizable anyway but I didn't feel anything until I think 22 weeks with DS.

Any appointments this week? Yes, 16 week appt tomorrow, looking forward to it!

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? I've already bought a couple of items from baby Gap for this new baby, I couldn't help myself.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman?
Let's see, 2003 I had just moved from California to Minneapolis for grad school...my top 5 iPod bands were probably Portishead, Radiohead, Interpol, Coldplay and Moby

[origamimommy]

How far along are you? 13 w 5 d

What fruit / cute animal / weird item are you packing this week?
Little jalapeño / pea pod

Any fun symptoms? Still nauseated / vomiting, headaches, RLP.

Any appointments this week? No but I do have an appt and a "gender determination" (it's the sex, but ok ob office) next week. They can do it really early and this way I don't have to pay as much OOP since I'll be under cobra in January. Luckily it's just for a month.

Rants / raves / random thoughts? I'm so ready to not be puking constantly. I'm so ready to feel movement, and I'm just ready to be as pregnant as I look. I hate this stage where symptoms start to wane but movement isn't happening yet. I mean, I want to stop puking fa sho, but I also want to feel the baybay!

GTKY: it is 2003, what were the top 5 bands on your iPod / discman? I was in high school (omg), and so it was probably Craig David (I was obsessed), Britney Spears (the queen), Kelly clarkson, Justin timberlake, and maroon 5. Geeze I'm like 12...

[acob]

How far along are you? 15w4d

What fruit / cute animal / weird item are you packing this week? Avocado

Any fun symptoms? Nothing. I feel pretty freaking normal right now.

Any appointments this week? Not this week, but next Monday I have my first appt with my new OB.

Rants / raves / random thoughts? Our genetic (VisibiliT) results came, and all clear! Baby does not have trisomy 21 or 18. Can't wait to get the rest of the screening done next week. And I inherited a doppler, so we got to hear the heartbeat for the first time this weekend!

GTKY: it is 2003, what were the top 5 bands on your iPod / discman? OMG, what was I doing in 2003? Couple years into college. Matchbox 20, Maroon 5, Blink 182, Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day... that kind of thing.

[bighair12]

How far along are you? 12w4d

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Plum

Any fun symptoms going on? Bleeding. Frustrating. But nausea is decreasing.

Any appointments this week? Nope

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? Ready for the new year.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? The Ataris, yellow card, maroon five, mxpx, and AFI.

[origamimommy]

Andrea I'm just now reading through all of these and YES the pregnancy rage is strong! It's terrible. But I still feel validated because people are really dicks, I just typically have a higher tolerance for it.

[shan]

How far along are you? 15w, 5 days.

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week?Avocado, I think

Any fun symptoms going on?
I'm feeling flutters.

Any appointments this week?
None. Not until anatomy scan the week of Jan 20.

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts?
Im large. Larger than I was at 20w with DD.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman?
Dave Mathews Band. Dashboard Confessional. Imogen Heap. I can't remember any others.

[packerfan4life]

How far along are you? 14w6d

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? No idea

Any fun symptoms going on? Nothing really. Haven't thrown up since Thursday. Hope that streak continues

Any appointments this week? Not until Jan 7

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? 1 more week of work until a week off. Can't wait

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Umm maybe Rooney, Maroon 5, Blink 182, I have no idea who else

[cattuccino]

How far along are you? 17 weeks

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? A chipmunk!

Any fun symptoms going on? Does overeating count? I've been eating a tonne lately - I feel like a pig. Also I've had some weird sciatic nerve symptoms/pain which surprises me because I didn't think baby was big enough for that. Still feeling so exhausted all of the time it seems.

Any appointments this week? Nope

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? I'm excited for Christmas to get here and be done - and everything I need to do magically get done in time.
I'm tired of feeling so exhausted - a part of me is worried I'm deficient in something but it would have shown up in bloodwork I'd think. I'm just so tired all of the time.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? I cheated and had to look up what was top billboard in 2003. But probably Avril Lavigne, Eminem, Daniel bedingfield, trapt and Kelly Clarkson

[Kevinmac]

How far along are you? 13 weeks

What are you? A matchbox car

Symptoms? Dreams and a touch of not feeling great here or there

Appointments? Ultrasound and appointment yesterday. I'm hoping my SCH is gone. I'm ready to be off pelvic rest, and I know DH is too.

Rants/raves? I can't believe how much my little guy was moving yesterday- and to know that's going on inside me without me feeling anything

GTKY: pretty much the same music as now- DMB, Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, The Beatles and Justin Timberlake. All of those artists are still on heavy rotation now.

[broadwaymama]

How far along are you? 16 w 3 d

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Avocado

Any fun symptoms going on? I did not take my diclegis last night and I finally slept well. I felt good enough to go to the gym! I'm currently on the treadmill! I realized yesterday how easily tired I get being on my feet all day.

Any appointments this week?nope

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts?i wish it would get cold at least for Christmas! Just feels weird!

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman?
Currently listening to Broadway radio other than that I listen to punk rock radio and a bunch of podcasts

[birdhut]

How far along are you? 14 weeks tomorrow

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Matchbox car

Any fun symptoms going on? Feeling better overall

Any appointments this week? Nope

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? I have to meet up with a friend today for a play date and just not feeling it!

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? I have no idea. Hmm I was in high school. If have to look.

[Stringy]

How far along are you? 15 weeks 5 days

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? I think an avacado

Any fun symptoms going on? Feeling slightly better. Still on diclegis and scared to stop!

Any appointments this week? Had one yesterday. It was quite boring, but interesting to see where the heartbeat was, she was up by my belly button versus not long ago when she was a lot lower.

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts?

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? 2003? Well...a bunch of pop country most likely and billy joel. weird.

[bgkc4]

How far along are you? 15w5d

What Fruit/animal/weird item are you packing this week? An apple!

Symptoms? None really. Occasional phantom pelvic or stomach pains. It's likely RLP, but who knows. I'm finally sleeping better. Not as good as pre-pregnancy, but definitely getting hours of sleep each night, which beats the minimal sleep I got during the first tri.

Appointments? None this week. I see my OB again next week.

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? I'm totally not ready for this. I just learned what a doula was last week. I don't have a clue as to what I'm doing for childcare/daycare, nor do I have a pediatrician lined up. I don't know if I want a natural birth or a medicated one. I'm assuming I'll try breast feeding but don't know for how long since I'll return to my full time employment 12 weeks after delivering. After that is it pumped breast milk, formula or a mixture of the two? Do I use Dreft or just Free & Gentle Tide on baby clothes? Should I let the baby watch TV or is that a bad idea? I know these are questions that DH and I have to determine on our own. But they are just a handful of the dozens of questions that float through my mind all day as a FTM. Im not a "go with the flow" type of person. So all of these "unknowns" stress me out. I eventually get so overwhelmed that I turn to chocolate to take my mind off of everything.

GTKY: I can't remember much of what I listened to in 2003, but I do know that I had Beyonce's first solo album in heavy rotation after its release that year.

[nymama917]

How far along are you? 13w 2d

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Matchbox car

Any fun symptoms going on? Lots of non-stop dreaming and I'm always doing something tiring like running or chasing something. Generally feeling better but still can't eat red meat (super weird for me) and have some other food aversions. I'm hungry a lot, but nothing sounds good. Still super constipated too which I think is sometimes why I feel nauseous and generally bad.

Any appointments this week? Nope. I did not hear from the doctor on my early glucose test (they said they would call if I failed) so I'm calling it a pass and eating as many Christmas cookies as I can!

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? Traveling to Ohio for the holidays tomorrow....hoping my generally good traveler 2 yo cooperates!

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Justin, Britney, Maroon 5, and I was starting to get into pop country a lot thanks to my college roommate

[mymilkshake]

How far along are you? 15 weeks 2 days

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Eclair

Any fun symptoms going on? Rlp once in awhile but not for a few days. I still am more tired than usually but definitely have more energy than I used too.

Any appointments this week? Nope

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? I caved and got a doppler. It will be here on Christmas Eve. H hasn't heard the heartbeat yet so that's my excuse! Hopefully I can find the heartbeat:)

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? I'm not sure. I was big into country in college. Probably some country artists/bands.

[frecklesnbrains]

How far along are you? 16 weeks today!

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Dill pickle

Any fun symptoms going on? I feel great! I don't really feel pregnant though - all first trimester symptoms gone but I'm still not showing. It's weird.

Any appointments this week? Nope, my next is the anatomy scan Jan 7th

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? It's Christmas vacation week! I'm having fun being a lazy bum.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? I had to do some iTunes research to figure this one out. I was into all sorts of stuff - the beginning of Indie rock (Shins, etc.), techno/electronic (Thievery Corporation), and that was also the year Johnny Cash's American IV came out - I listened to that album SO MUCH.

[Andrea]

bighair12, I think we would have been friends in 2003

How far along are you? 16w2d

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? Nitendo Controller, can of coke

Any fun symptoms going on? I am starting to finally feel human! And I started to feel flutters last week #swoon

Any appointments this week? Not till our anatomy scan on 1/6

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? Still have not wrapped any presents. Fail.

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Thrice, and the Used. I was a punk loving, show going college freshman.

[Andrea]

Sorry for the late post. Crazy last two days at work before the break.

[shoogars]

How far along are you? 17 weeks tomorrow

What fruit/cute animal/weird item are you packing this week? An onion

Any fun symptoms going on? Tired, pains in crotch...actually feeling pretty good

Any appointments this week? Had one on Monday, all is well

Rants/Raves/Random thoughts? Wish it would stop raining and start acting like Christmas!

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? I have absolutely no clue! I definitely didn't have an iPod, and I think my discman was long gone.

[packerfan4life]

Dec 23, 2015 10:32:24 GMT -5 Andrea said:

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Thrice, and the Used. I was a punk loving, show going college freshman.

I love all these bands. Although I've never heard of Thrice. I might have to look them up.

[Andrea]

Dec 23, 2015 15:09:38 GMT -5 packerfan4life said:

Dec 23, 2015 10:32:24 GMT -5 Andrea said:

GTKY: It is 2003, what were the top 5 bands playing on your iPod/discman? Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Thrice, and the Used. I was a punk loving, show going college freshman.

I love all these bands. Although I've never heard of Thrice. I might have to look them up.

Yay!!! My husband got me surprise tickets to go see Coheed in March, I'll be around 7 months pregnant and rocking out.

Thrice is amazing, Artist in the Ambulance was my jam.