Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

[lili]

Sunkist--
Awwww....W is such a handsome little guy.
Love that shot -- looks like he''s having a good dream.

Sounds like you are doing great.
And you''ve got your wish to be able to enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner -- especially now that you''ve got more room

 

[lili]

Cute bellies everyone!
You all are so tiny and in such good shape.

 

[puffy]

sunkist what an adorable pic of your little guy!! so precious!

MP congrats on a boy! boys are so much fun.

love all the belly pics!!

as for me...almost 35 weeks..where did the time go?!?!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Sunkist Congrats! He is a beautiful boy! I hope he stays calm and sleepy for you, but if he seems to suddenly get way more fussy and fiesty it is normal! Around 2 weeks babies tend to wake up an really start being more demanding and alert and crying a heck of a lot more! Totally normal if it happens!

 

[dani13]

AWWWWW.....Sunkist, little Wesley is precious!!!! So so cute!!! Glad things are going well for you!!!!!

MP- Congrats on a boy!!!!

 

[KimberlyH]

Mara, a friend found her nanny on care.com recently and seems quite pleased with the woman. Her husband works from home and when the nanny has free time they''ve negotiated extra responsibilites, she helps with adminstrative things for their family run business. She looked into a nanny share, but the person she was going to share with found alternative care. I''m not sure what fees they negotiatied but I imagine it is reasonable as they don''t have a ton of disposable income. I would also look into local college students who are majoring in education, early childhood education, etc. and see if someone there might fit the bill for you guys, the p/t schedule would be a huge plus.

 

[vespergirl]

Date: 11/20/2009 9:04:54 PM
Author: Logan Sapphire

Date: 11/20/2009 5:57:03 PM
Author: vespergirl
Hi everyone, I just wanted to post that I had my 19 week full anatomy scan ultrasound today, and it looks like everything is normal. And, the tech confirmed that it''s definitely another boy! We had a gender ultrasound done at 16 weeks, and he seemed pretty sure then, but it''s nice to get a confirmation.

I got my 19 week anatomy scan today too...you weren''t at Washington Radiology in Dunn Loring, by any chance??

No, I was at my dr''s office in Fairfax - Capital Women''s Care. Did you find out what you guys are having?

 

[vespergirl]

Congrats on team blue, MonkeyPie!

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 11/20/2009 11:13:07 PM
Author: Mara
MP ... CONGRATS, that is so funny!!! how do you guys feel about it?

Surprisingly, pretty good. I am a little bummed - we really wanted to break the boy trend! - but he''s sooo cute, I just cannot wait for him to get here. My husband keeps saying, "I have a son..." like he can''t believe it lol.

My family was more upset than we were. When I told both my mom and grandma, they both said, "Oh noooooo!" Haha, it was pretty funny, we were all so convinced it was a girl. Oh well, we can always try again in a few years

 

[steph72276]

MP, congrats on team blue. When I was pregnant with my first son, I just *knew* I was having a girl. I have always been very girly and couldn''t picture myself playing with boy toys and doing boy things. So while I would say I wasn''t really disappointed, I don''t think I was really into the idea at first. However, it is sooo true what they say about boys with their moms. There is such a bond there and it is awesome! Now that I know what it''s like, I can''t wait to have 2 boys running around! You will love it!

 

[gingerB]

hello ladies....super fast drive-by as there is NO way i''m going to be able to catch up. well except congrats sunkist!!! wesley is a cutie pie! and congrats MP for team blue!!! so much exciting news

i feel yucky. coughing, congested, worn out. and i''m worried cuz i''m in texas and work in the hospital -- therefore h1n1 galore. i got both shots 3-4 weeks apart in sept and oct, but that''s not a gurantee. i''m 28.5 weeks and i''ve got a history of asthma. usually i would blow this off but i think i''m going to call in some tamiflu

really hope i''m overreacting.

 

[Mara]

my family has a trend of GIRLS. my mom had 3 girls and then my 2 cousins with kids have girls. the estrogen is crazy. Greg was sure that another girl would pop out of me looking like my Mom! we all have strong genes and look very related. my 19 year old sister is my 1/2 sister yet we look VERY much alike, so much so that when we are both in the same room Greg can't easily tell us apart from the back or side with a quick glance. we even have a lot of the same mannerisms. so when we found out we were having a boy, i was jazzed. my Mom and sis wanted a GIRL. jeez!

i think a boy will shake things up. and i love blue and green way more than pink and purple.

thx for the additional info on the nanny share. that sounds like it could be ideal... i will have to research it next spring. it is unbelievable how expensive child care can be...one of my friends was like 'maybe find a cheaper nanny' kind of thing but then you think well is care of my 6 month old infant where i really want to be a cheapskate??? not so much. but if there could be splitting of costs that would be great.

also our neighbor has 1 year old twins and belongs to 3 mommy groups so she said when i was ready she'd start asking around for moms who might only have PT nannies or people whose nanny might need more work etc. at one year i am totally fine with putting him in daycare but just have this mental thing about 'home til 1 year'.

today is my Mom's shower... our family and her work/close friends shower--though a few of my closest friends are coming. should be fun! the only downer for me right now is that the nugget has decided to somehow wedge himself into what FEELS like a sideways position down by the bottom of my uterus right on top of my pelvis. he is pushing on my pelvic bones and it actually hurts at times. seriously kid i don't need my hips to be bigger.

i have been trying to maneuver him out all night and he squirms a lot, probably trying to move, but no success so far. it makes sitting and standing a little weird because it feels like all the weight is on the bottom of my uterus and like it's going to fall out. hopefully he maneuvers back into his fave head down, butt up position soon...the cervix punches aren't fun either.

does anyone know if the cord can wrap itself around their necks IN womb or is that more like a 'on the way out' kinda thing? all this movement makes me paranoid.

ginger...aww hope you feel better. can you go in and get the nose swab to find out for sure? i would, just to know. take care sweetie!

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 11/21/2009 11:49:57 AM
Author: Mara
my family has a trend of GIRLS. my mom had 3 girls and then my 2 cousins with kids have girls. the estrogen is crazy. Greg was sure that another girl would pop out of me looking like my Mom! we all have strong genes and look very related. my 19 year old sister is my 1/2 sister yet we look VERY much alike, so much so that when we are both in the same room Greg can''t easily tell us apart from the back or side with a quick glance. we even have a lot of the same mannerisms. so when we found out we were having a boy, i was jazzed. my Mom and sis wanted a GIRL. jeez!

i think a boy will shake things up. and i love blue and green way more than pink and purple.

does anyone know if the cord can wrap itself around their necks IN womb or is that more like a ''on the way out'' kinda thing? all this movement makes me paranoid.

LOL my husbands uncle has nothing but girls. The gender depends on the sperm, doesn''t it? That could explain all the boys in our family - darn those guys, trying to pass on their gender. Bah!

I think the cord can wrap before labor, but it doesn''t get pulled tight until they are on their way out and out of run to get away from it. I wouldn''t worry about the cord at the point you are at - he still has enough room to keep it from pulling tight.

ginger, that''s kinda scary, being around all the h1n1

I''d hide out and if your symptoms get worse, go get the swab done. Most hospitals nowadays test for it without much evidence you actually might have it, just in case.

 

[KimberlyH]

Mara, we asked the sonographer about the cord around the neck (my husband is terrified this will happen to our kid as the cord was wrapped around his neck 3 times when he was born and it was touch and go, he was also very late, big, and his mom was 47; not that it's genetic, just the fact that it happened to him put the thought in his head and the cord was hanging around the baby's shoulders like a shawl at our last ultrasound) and he said with all the fluid surrounding the baby that it isn't at all a concern we should have and that 30% of babies are born with the cord around their neck, so it's not that uncommon and not something to be worried about when the time comes to deliver. Enjoy your shower.

Girls/Boys: we have a pretty good mixture in our extended family, not hard when I'm the youngest of 36 cousins on one side and one of 9 on the other. A cousin who has three boys was really hoping ours is a girl, and my dad saw some little girl in a snow white dress at a football game and thought it was so cute he hoped we would have a girl so he could buy her a dress too. Funny how people form preferences.

 

[Sha]

Congrats on your boy, Monkey Pie!

ginger, sorry to hear you may be down with the flu.

It''s currently making the rounds here where I live as well - tons of school children called in sick this week, and a lot of teachers too. I had the flu last week as well but I don''t think it was swine flu, though. Hope you recover and feel better soon!

 

[Logan Sapphire]

Date: 11/21/2009 10:43:42 AM
Author: vespergirl

Date: 11/20/2009 9:04:54 PM

Author: Logan Sapphire

Date: 11/20/2009 5:57:03 PM

Author: vespergirl

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post that I had my 19 week full anatomy scan ultrasound today, and it looks like everything is normal. And, the tech confirmed that it''s definitely another boy! We had a gender ultrasound done at 16 weeks, and he seemed pretty sure then, but it''s nice to get a confirmation.

I got my 19 week anatomy scan today too...you weren''t at Washington Radiology in Dunn Loring, by any chance??

No, I was at my dr''s office in Fairfax - Capital Women''s Care. Did you find out what you guys are having?

Yep, we''re having a boy too. To tell the truth, I was slightly disappointed, but now I''m over it. It''ll be fun to have one of each

 

[rockpaperscissors67]

MP, congrats on having a boy!! It seems like almost everyone I know is having a boy.

Mara, I wouldn''t worry too much about the cord being wrapped around the baby''s neck. It''s a fairly common occurrence and easily dealt with -- either the doc will hook a finger under the cord and draw it over the head or just keep the baby''s head close to you until the body is out and then turn the baby around to unwrap the cord.

My 3rd child was born with the cord around his neck and when the doc went to pull it over his head, it broke. That was kind of crazy because blood sprayed everywhere. The doc just pulled Austin out and clamped the cord by his belly. No biggie.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 11/22/2009 9:12:16 AM
Author: rockpaperscissors67
MP, congrats on having a boy!! It seems like almost everyone I know is having a boy.

My 3rd child was born with the cord around his neck and when the doc went to pull it over his head, it broke. That was kind of crazy because blood sprayed everywhere. The doc just pulled Austin out and clamped the cord by his belly. No biggie.

Eek, I didn''t know that could happen! My husband will FLIP OUT - I hope we skip the whole umbilical cord bit lol.

I got to hold my SIL''s 7 week old baby last night. God, he is SO cute. He was born 4 weeks early, and hadn''t gained any weight in months, so he was only 3 pounds 8 ounces at birth. He weighs about 8 pounds now, still so incredibly tiny. It made me nervous - my husband held him for a long time and he was quiet and sleepy, and when I took him, he got super squirmy and started making all these (really adorable) squeaky noises. I felt like I made him uncomfortable.

 

[Mara]

thanks for the reassurances on the cord in the womb being loose enough, that is what i figure. and i know a fair amt of kids are born with it wrapping or tightening...thankfully technology nowadays seems mostly equipped to deal with that.

so the kid was in his weird position all yesterdy and let me tell you, life was not fun. my bladder is sensitive anyway overall and by the end of the day it felt like raw hamburger meat from him beating and bouncing on it. i'd much rather have his solid mass head on it than fingers or an elbow stabbing into it. i THINK he may have moved slightly at night but i can't tell for sure..but the skin fluttering i felt this morning was higher on the left than last nite so maybe he's diagonal now. plus i can't feel him as well when he is in that other position so i get more paranoid for movements.

the family/mom's friends shower was fun... i don't love the center of attn thing though, and people asking you all the questions though, and feeling like you always have to be ON. i got the itzbeen timer (yay!), our pb kids mobile, as well as a bunch of necessities, our crib sheet and protector so we can make the bed now, a ton of clothes. my mom has been knitting up a storm and made these super cute little drawstring pants like the ones *I* wore growing up. i friggin love them. and super cute baby gap clothes. btw they are having a big sale right now and you can get i think 25% off sale priced items using some code i found through google. like baby tshirts are $8 and that kinda thing. and some cute toys and stuffed animals which PORTIA loved...she is going to have the hardest time realizing these are not hers to play with hehee. she kept jumping at anything rattling or stuffed. i know i am going to find baby toys strewn around the floor. haha.

LS congrats on a boy!!
Sha...you are close now right??? next after Amber? how are you feeling?
MP...i think kids sometimes can sense our nerves or fear... i know i am not always confident with kids and i feel like they sense that. but with yours...you'll pick it up, no worries!

its 30 weeks for me today so i am in the home stretch! yikes. scary and exciting at the same time.

oh and not sure if i said this already but greg's mom sent over a bunch of his books and a few toys from childhood. the toys are so cute, they are wooden animals that you can roll and the heads and ears move. it was blowing my mind that these toys are 40 years old and that our kid will be able to play with what his dad did. isn't that crazy???

 

[rockpaperscissors67]

Date: 11/22/2009 11:58:51 AM
Author: MonkeyPie

Eek, I didn''t know that could happen! My husband will FLIP OUT - I hope we skip the whole umbilical cord bit lol.

I got to hold my SIL''s 7 week old baby last night. God, he is SO cute. He was born 4 weeks early, and hadn''t gained any weight in months, so he was only 3 pounds 8 ounces at birth. He weighs about 8 pounds now, still so incredibly tiny. It made me nervous - my husband held him for a long time and he was quiet and sleepy, and when I took him, he got super squirmy and started making all these (really adorable) squeaky noises. I felt like I made him uncomfortable.

Trust me, the cord breaking is a very odd occurrence. The funniest thing is that I felt so bad for the nurse that was cleaning up the mess that I offered to get up and help.

I bet your DH will be just fine, no matter what happens. Even if you''re naturally squeamish in other situations, it''s totally different when you''re having a baby.

I''m SO jealous that you got to hold a new baby! I''ll bet he was adorable. With your own child, you will get very used to holding him and get to the point where you see how hardy a new baby is so you stop worrying (well, as much!).

Mara, it looks like we''re neck and neck ''cause I''m somewhere around 30 weeks and a couple of days. Want to race?

All of my kids have been late, though, so I''m fully prepared to go into February.

I did finally dig out my toddler''s clothing and washed them. I can''t believe how many clothes this kid had! Almost all of the newborn stuff is now washed and ready for Ben. I also picked up a bunch of the stuff on my list of items for the birth and I may just order the rest from Amazon to make it easier. It''s kind of weird to be doing these things because that makes it clear that I don''t have that much longer to go.

 

[KimberlyH]

Spent the morning cleaning, the house desperately needed it. We''ve been spot cleaning but I did an end-to-end thorough job today. John had gone out and when he got home he said "You went crazy while I was gone!" Funny boy. I''d chalk it up to nesting, except that it''s my norm to go on a cleaning spree.

Mara, glad the shower was nice.

 

[Sha]

Date: 11/22/2009 12:30:22 PM
Author: Mara
thanks for the reassurances on the cord in the womb being loose enough, that is what i figure. and i know a fair amt of kids are born with it wrapping or tightening...thankfully technology nowadays seems mostly equipped to deal with that.

so the kid was in his weird position all yesterdy and let me tell you, life was not fun. my bladder is sensitive anyway overall and by the end of the day it felt like raw hamburger meat from him beating and bouncing on it. i'd much rather have his solid mass head on it than fingers or an elbow stabbing into it. i THINK he may have moved slightly at night but i can't tell for sure..but the skin fluttering i felt this morning was higher on the left than last nite so maybe he's diagonal now. plus i can't feel him as well when he is in that other position so i get more paranoid for movements.

the family/mom's friends shower was fun... i don't love the center of attn thing though, and people asking you all the questions though, and feeling like you always have to be ON. i got the itzbeen timer (yay!), our pb kids mobile, as well as a bunch of necessities, our crib sheet and protector so we can make the bed now, a ton of clothes. my mom has been knitting up a storm and made these super cute little drawstring pants like the ones *I* wore growing up. i friggin love them. and super cute baby gap clothes. btw they are having a big sale right now and you can get i think 25% off sale priced items using some code i found through google. like baby tshirts are $8 and that kinda thing. and some cute toys and stuffed animals which PORTIA loved...she is going to have the hardest time realizing these are not hers to play with hehee. she kept jumping at anything rattling or stuffed. i know i am going to find baby toys strewn around the floor. haha.

LS congrats on a boy!!
Sha...you are close now right??? next after Amber? how are you feeling?
MP...i think kids sometimes can sense our nerves or fear... i know i am not always confident with kids and i feel like they sense that. but with yours...you'll pick it up, no worries!

its 30 weeks for me today so i am in the home stretch! yikes. scary and exciting at the same time.

oh and not sure if i said this already but greg's mom sent over a bunch of his books and a few toys from childhood. the toys are so cute, they are wooden animals that you can roll and the heads and ears move. it was blowing my mind that these toys are 40 years old and that our kid will be able to play with what his dad did. isn't that crazy???

Sounds like your little one is pretty active, Mara, and likes settling into some pretty uncomfortable positions!

I'm sorry you're going through that. It seems to get worse as the baby gets biigger, unfortunately. I didn't have a lot of pain at 30 weeks (just a lot of squirming and rolling), but boy....am I feeling it now!

It feels like the baby has engaged so I'm getting a LOT Of pressure down below. It also feels like my belly hasn't grown much but the baby has - so I'm feelng a lot of strong uncomfortable pokes of my tummy too.

Yup, I'm next after Amber, but there's still two weeks until my due date - December 6th. Other than more pelvic pressure/discomfort and overall 'blimpiness' - I feel okay! Thanks for asking.

I'm just hoping to at least ride out this week safely - this is my last week at work and I have lot of loose ends to tie up, plus some more shopping to do for my hospital bag and the baby's room. After this week I think I'll feel a lot more prepared.

I didn't realize you were 30 weeks already. Time is really flying, huh? You're really on the home stretch now! I started to feel a bit overwhelmed when I hit the third trimester, thinking of all the things I had to do. Are you following a 'to-do' list?

I'm glad your shower was fun, and that you got some useful things too. I'm a very private person and hated being the center of attention at my Shower as well- especially always having to smile and make the right comments, but it was a good time so it wasn't as terribly uncomfortable as I expected it to be, in retrospect. That's really touching that your mom knitted some things for the baby, and the fact that your baby will be able to play with his father's/grandfather's toys! How cool! I love it when traditions are passed on like that.

 

[fieryred33143]

Amber Not sure if you''ll be checking PS today but best of luck for a smooth delivery! I''ll be thinking of you guys today and can''t wait to "meet" her!

 

[vespergirl]

Date: 11/22/2009 8:45:38 AM
Author: Logan Sapphire

Date: 11/21/2009 10:43:42 AM
Author: vespergirl

Date: 11/20/2009 9:04:54 PM

Author: Logan Sapphire

Date: 11/20/2009 5:57:03 PM

Author: vespergirl

Hi everyone, I just wanted to post that I had my 19 week full anatomy scan ultrasound today, and it looks like everything is normal. And, the tech confirmed that it''s definitely another boy! We had a gender ultrasound done at 16 weeks, and he seemed pretty sure then, but it''s nice to get a confirmation.

I got my 19 week anatomy scan today too...you weren''t at Washington Radiology in Dunn Loring, by any chance??

No, I was at my dr''s office in Fairfax - Capital Women''s Care. Did you find out what you guys are having?

Yep, we''re having a boy too. To tell the truth, I was slightly disappointed, but now I''m over it. It''ll be fun to have one of each

Congrats Logan! So, you already have a daughter? It''s going to be great having one of each. I grew up with brothers, so I know the brother-sister relationship can be very special. I''m so happy for you!

 

[anchor31]

MP and Logan - Congrats on joining team blue!

Amber - Thinking about you today... I really hope everything goes well.

Still not much to report for me... Our RE agent is presenting our offer on a house tonight. Eeep!

 

[taovandel]

Amber: thinking of you today

 

[MonkeyPie]

Thank you mods for deleting the one I accidently posted!

The one face shot we were able to get.

 

[Mara]

Sha...yep the little nugget is extremely active in general! Hopefully he'll be an Olympic soccer player and support his parents in our old age. I think he has finally moved mostly back into his original position, thankfully...the shots to the meaty bladder were not as bad yesterday and I felt him drumming higher on my left last nite. Typically he is pretty good about getting into weird spots, but as you said as you get bigger it's just worse, so I am hoping he stays in his fave spot which is also my fave spot hehee...but I might not get that lucky.

RPS... sounds like we are neck and neck!! We're on... everyone thinks I will be 'early', even my mom's psychic (HAHA), but I guess we'll see what that really means. I was 2 weeks late so hopefully he's not that much of a torturer.

The time passes extremely fast and yet extremely slow, does anyone else feel that? Like...I am very excited to get this over with so I can have my body back (even if it's not totally the case) and meet our little boy and start a new chapter of our lives. But on the other hand it's like you said Sha...holy crap we only have 10 weeks at the most left... are we on track with getting stuff done??? Do you have a good 'to do' list you can recommend? I just have been looking at babycenter and I just saw one small list but not a big 'you should have this done by now' kinda thing.

My cousin came by yesterday with her 2 year old and gave me the What to Expect the First Year book and some boobie cream...she said it saved her to start putting it on while pregnant and not stopping at all the entire time she was bf'ing. Her 2 year old is adorable and a very 'good' child in general but man she is energetic and hyper. After leaving I thought 'is it too late to back out' hahaha. She asked how we were going to baby proof our house and I was thinking ALREADY? Surely I have a little time before that happens right??? I adore the decor in our house but I do know it's not baby friendly. A lot of small knick knacks and glass tables kind of thing. Quarantining the child here we come.

We have this huge gilt PB mirror that is just propped up against our white brick fireplace while we figure out where it goes and the little girl kept making circles around our living room and kitchen and in my mind all I could see was her taking out the mirror and the resulting chaos. Yikes. But my cousin loves it and wants another one so it must be worth it...hehee.

Anyway things like that just really underscore for me how our lives are going to change. I don't even think we realize but that's ok because IGNORANCE CAN BE BLISS sometimes.

Oh and when they were over her husband asked if I was sleeping with 1000 pillows yet. I said no I sleep normally, the same way I always have and they were amazed and he said at 30 weeks he was already falling off the bed because of her pillow forts. Maybe I am luckier than I even know?? I have always been a side sleeper and luckily that is still working and I don't even need to prop my belly or legs or anything. The restless leg thing is not fun and sometimes when he is active at bedtime I swear he is doing things to my nerves because my legs twitch more, but other than that, I am ok with the sleep thing. Thankful for sure.

Amber...thinking of you too... I hope everything goes great!! Can't wait to see the pictures of your little doll.

MP...look at that cutie profile. I love the face and profile shots!! Did you guys get good shots of 'it'... ? Our US tech took a shot of 'it' with a 'can't mistake this arrow' and then Greg sent it to his family. Men!

Greg is off this week for corporate shutdown and I am extremely jealous because between this huge program-related project I am working on AND trying to find a contractor to replace me while I am out and manage my direct report... I am ridiculously busy. More stressed than before pregnancy, how does THAT work? But he will come take me to lunch and I will be off on Wed so I am happy for the short week.

 

[AmberWaves]

Hi everyone, I'm here Kind of.

I'm still at work because I'm already a huge mess of tears (what is going on??) and worries and sentimentality.

I go in tonight at 10pm, and I know it's not PC/Normal, but I hope they dope me up a little because I could barely sleep last night, and trust me I was trying! I don't know how many ladies on here have their dog as their "first born", but last night while putting Woofie in his crate for the night I just couldn't stop crying. I feel so guilty, because I know he's never going to be number one for us again (maybe for the baby when she gets older), and the poor guy has no idea what's going to happen to him. I'm trying to console myself with knowing that he's going to be staying with his favorite person other than us (my dad) who lives alone with no dogs, so he'll be spoiled. I also know it's his birthday either tomorrow or Wednesday (Woofie, I mean, not my dad), so I feel crappy for "neglecting" him. I'm so ridiculous.

When I woke up this morning I got dressed and just stood there, looking at my bulbous reflection in the mirror, slightly depressed. I've been so NOT depressed this whole pregnancy, in daily life I'm typically the happiest person, but it's just like, after all these months + the year of trying I never thought I'd actually get hit like this with the realization that it's all going to change permanently. Paul is totally excited, so thrilled. I'm just thinking of my ability to be a parent, since it's so much more than baby-sitting and nannying.

Can you guys tell I'm so not good with change?

MP: great profile picture!

 

[Mara]

Awww Amber... I think it''s normal to have all those feelings. And I hear ya on the dog thing... honestly I feel the same way about Princess P. She lives such an amazing charmed life, seriously. And she has NO IDEA what''s coming. I just hope we don''t forget to feed her like some of our friends have their dogs, yikes. But lots of families do it so that helps reassure me. Hang in there and go with the emotional flow, soon enough you will be holding your little girl in your arms.