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@sunnyday: I feel completely the same, besides being exhausted, and peeing even more then normal. So food wise nothing has changed for me yet. But I think it was around 6 weeks with my LO that I started thinking meat was the devil and that is this week. DH travels Mon-Thurs so I don't cook much anyway for LO and me. I was dieting and not eating many carbs so I had added those back in and I can't get enough. But I am trying to control it. I am already worried about gaining too much weight.

LO and I ran to the mall on Sat and I stopped in the GAP. Oh I wanted all the little clothes.

I did buy a belly band yesterday at Target. I think I am going to have to break it out sooner then I would like. But my work pants weren't super lose before, so this bloat is making them uncomfortable.

@Smurfette: Oh wow, I forgot about belly bands! Thanks for reminding, lol. Mine are definitely loaned out, and I am not going to ask for them back and out myself to that friend. Hmm..definitely don't want to buy them again.

@sunnyday: I think I have mine in the tubs of maternity clothes. but I was to lazy to dig them out of the basement so I went out and bought a new one. I lend all my clothes to a friend, so I really need to look at them and see what I am going to need. I am starting out smaller and she is bigger on the bottom so I think I am going to need new pants for sure.

@sunnyday: whoa, 4 kids?! I don't know how we are going to handle 2. I am excited about going through mine and getting some stuff for the summer. I didn't have any summer last time. I had LO in March, but it was July when I found out so I just bought some shorts in a size bigger and made them work. I don't think it will this time. I am huge already at the end of the day.

I made a banner for weekly bump pics. That was exciting to do and we took the first one this weekend.

@Smurfette: We think four. We are insane, lol. We had a huge blip in life/relationship after two and worked our tails off to get back in a great spot and where we are at now. We have always been hung up on a big fam. My DH lives away from fam and has been big on putting down solid roots here with a big family. I came from a very broken home and have one half sister I don't speak with, so have always wanted to have a larger fam with such a different picture of what I had! Who knows. There were definitely screams of "never again" after our second (usually in the bathroom, around bath/bedtime!), and he was tough....but here we are, LOL. We are well aware we are nuts and want to create a zoo, my biggest thing is not having the kids and 5, 10 years down the road having regret to not have a big fam for fear of those baby days, I am definitely a kid Mom, not a baby Mom....!

@Chillybear: I borrowed so many sweaters from a friend last time. She is TTC right now but is starting off a lot smaller, so I am hoping she will pass along most of the sweaters again, Otherwise I will use my 3/4 t's and regular cardigans.
But I don't want to think about bathing suits. But I need to we have a week long trip to FL in July with DH's family. I have to find a dress in a color scheme for pics too.
@sunnyday: Glad that y'all are in a better spot. I totally made DH take my picture yesterday first thing in the morning since we were up and dressed anyway.

@Smurfette: Me too, totally constipated. And meat hater (I don't even particularly love meat to begin with). After being pregnant w/ DD I pretty much gave up steak.

I need to figure out where my bag of maternity clothes went!

@Tanjowen: Congrats! I didn't know you were near Atl.

@Tanjowen: Yay!

@MamaG2017: wow on the Jamaica plans, this certainly derails that a little bit! Congrats....and welcome....another Canadian, yay

@MamaG2017: Aww! The best surprise though! And wedding in Jamaica does sound amazing!

@MamaG2017: Yes! Then your own LO can be your flowergirl/ringbearer

@Smurfette: Baby would be 2 weeks (ish). I'm due Jan 4, we'd planned on getting married Jan 18...As I told FI, I'm NOT travelling 10+ hours (including stopovers) 2 weeks after birth!

@Smurfette: Oh no, not getting better?

@Smurfette: Buy the baby clothes...May as well stock up!

@Tanjowen: @MamaG2017: Yay, welcome and congrats!

@MamaG2017: That is quite the surprise! Life is crazy. You guys and baby will have a blast when you're able to make it.

So...is anyone else's biggest symptoms irritability and impatience? I'm on vacation with my extended family and am seriously short on patience. Part of it is my personality I'm sure, but it is driving me waaaay more crazy than usual when it takes us all 3 hours to get out the door, and I'm having to work hard not to constantly snap at people (including my daughter, and I usually have endless patience with her!).

@babypugs: at this point I need to wait. I am not a big fan of the gender neutral stuff. We should know by 12 weeks the gender.
I have noticed that I don't have much patience with my LO. But last night she was possessed or something so it didn't help. I think it is more being over solo parenting during the week. Ready for DH to get home. I hope your vacation gets better!

@Smurfette: Ah, that makes sense. It's easier to hold out knowing you'll know soon! We didn't find out gender with my first and plan on finding out this time, and I'm really excited to buy gender specific newborn clothes!

Updated our list. Is anyone going to be Team Green or is everyone finding out? I am AMA so we should be doing genetic testing at 10 weeks. Excited to find out so early.

Jan 5 - Sunnyday (#3), Chillybear (#2), Afishermanswife (#1), snowjewelz (#2)
Jan 9 - Ruby26 (#1), Limabeanbabies (#3), Bluebubblez (#1)
Jan 11 - Smurfette (#2)
Jan 14 - Mybell208 (#2)
Jan 15 - Mrs. Toad (#2)
Jan 18 - Babypugs (#2)
Jan 21 - Makingbabyw (#1)

Hi ladies,

Still can't quite believe I'm doing this - but here goes...

Location: Saudi Arabia, currently. I had my first child here and had an amazing experience but I'm contemplating having this one at home in Ireland - no decision made as of yet.

EDD: Hmmm... I consider our baby 'the little sperm that could'. As I've shared in another thread, we dtd on day 7 and I could have sworn that I ovulate on day 14. Clearly not though as here we are. I'm guessing that I ovulated 5 days later which gives me an edd of 22 Jan.

How far along: 4w, not too sure how many days

First child? A sibling to our crazy, hyper 22mo son.

First doctor appointment: I'm not entirely sure. I'm not planning on returning to the hospital I delivered at last time and I'm going to Ireland for the summer on June 30th so I'll likely set up a 12 week scan when I'm there and then register with the new hospital here when I get back... to be honest we're still wrapping our heads around this so not many decisions made yet.

Any symptoms so far? The same hormonal rages that I got with my last pregnancy and random car sickness the day my period was due which clued me into the possibility...

Who have you told? My husband, the friend with whom I'm going on a drinking weekend in Beirut next week (oops;) and another close friend at home.

Ladies, as we get used to the idea that our family is expanding a little sooner than planned, I am getting so excited. Another baby and a sibling for our beautiful son - how lucky we are.

On the other hand I just spent this year studying and qualifying as an elementary school teacher, and I had my heart set on working next year to cement the learning and make use of the cost and effort of the qualification. I worry that not working immediately will put my chance of getting a job near impossible. But anywho, God is the best of planners so clearly there's magic in all this mayhem.

Looking forward to sharing this journey with you all!
MrsCDH

Eta - We'll likely be team green, and I don't know how I forgot to mention the exhaustion under symptoms... OMG - all I want to do is sleep!!!! My son is a terrible sleeper still so full nights aren't even a guarantee...

@MrsCDH: Welcome!!

We'll be finding out most likely at our 20 week scan. If i counted the weeks right that should be the week on my and my husbands birthday.

Tomorrow will be 7 weeks for me and 4 weeks until moving day. I have a feeling this first half is going to fly by.

If this isnt your first baby how and when will you tell your older children? I think we'll probably wait until anatomy scan and we can say little brother or sister. I'll def be showing by then.