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Hope you ladies all had a happy 4th of July! Can't believe it is JULY already--that was my bench mark for sh*t getting real over here Baby's new sheets and crib skirt came in from pottery barn. Now I just need to order some new art work and LO1's toddler bed, and i can start getting the nursery re organized! I also found these adorable swaddle blankets--in case anyone wants a different option from the usual A&A ones:
http://littleunicorn.com/collections/cotton/products/cotton-3-pack-rose

In not so fun news, I have cellulitis in my finger. Basically a skin infection...I'm on antibiotics, which I always worry about taking while pregnant, but it's amoxicillin which at least is pretty common.

@hilsy85: those swaddles are adorable! so sorry about your finger, ouch! hope it feels better soon!

I cannot believe it's July either! so crazy. I've been slowly working on the nursery and making minor changes....next step over the next few months will be to get all of LO1's old stuff (rock and play, pack and play, swing, etc) out of the basement, clean them off, and get them ready to go.

Things are going well here, dr apt tomorrow and I need to get that glucose test done tomorrow as well.

I'm really thinking about joining a gym and starting to workout, just light workouts so I am more in shape for labor, etc. I feel like I haven't worked out in forever and I really want to get back in shape during my mat leave.

@MamaBear87: Thank you!

@hilsy85: Happy July 4th! How exciting that your sheets came in! Glad you brought up wall art. I need to start looking. We just have colors so far for the twins but I need to get started on finding some wall art to tie it together. Oh, we are keeping the walls neutral since we are still renting. Lastly, so sorry to hear about your finger. How did you get it?

@cranberry: So glad to hear about you not needing to be monitored for the SCH and your cervical length. Woohoo!

So as for me, I hit the 24/25 week wall of twin pregnancy discomfort. The heat wave in Seattle doesn't help but luckily we caved and got a portable air conditioner last week. This whole long holiday weekend I haven't been sleeping well. I need to get the DH to watch how I sleep to figure out why I'm waking up with upper back and shoulder pain.

Hope you all had a great holiday weekend.

@hilsy85: Yeah, it's usually not that bad. We usually have one heat wave a summer and can get through it with just fans. We just weren't sure how bad it was going to get this year. Plus, it doesn't hurt to have it because I'm pregnant. Oh, it's good that we don't have the humidity that I'm used to on the east coast. I'm going to PA in two weeks and I'm not looking forward to it.

@hilsy85: Love those swaddles! If we didn't have a bunch from DS1, I'd definitely be splurging on some new ones.

@bluestriped bee: There's no way I could survive Summer without AC. DH mentioned how high our electric bill was last month and I know it's just going to get worse through July and August. Gotta love a Summer in Georgia.

@Mrs. Goose: I haven't had any ankle swelling yet, but some days my rings are really tight and I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to wear them. It makes me really sad because I just got a new wedding set that I looooove and I don't want to have to stop wearing them!

We've made some good progress on the baby's room and I am getting so excited to start getting organized and decorating!

@hilsy85: same, there is just no time in the day! The only days I would be able to go are Fri, Sat, and Sun, so I figure for only $10/month it'll be worth it though. I need to get motivated somehow! I really would love to get back into good shape once this baby is here.

@Mrs. Goose: swimming sounds great and is really good while pregnant! I think that sounds amazing.

@MamaBear87: cool and weird is a great way to describe movement!

@hilsy85: I can't believe it's July either. Yesterday was 3 months until my due date.

@NovBaby1112: the only workouts I've been doing is swimming. And I missed all last week. I need to get back to it today. I don't know if it's enough, but it makes me feel good.

I'm 27 weeks today and I'm so grumpy!! I got spoiled by a mild June and now that it's actually hot I'm not handling it well. My wedding rings are getting tight and it's harder to move around. The third trimester is going to be so tough. Ok, enough whining for now.

I never heard anything about my glucose test, so I'm assuming no news is good news. I have my 28 week appointment next Thursday so I'll ask about it then.

At my doctors appointment now and I just drank the glucose drink and need to wait 1 hour...I am so confused bc they told me to just eat and drink normally today, which I did, but last time I was told to fast. I guess we'll see what happens...

I'm thinking about starting a pregnancy fitness/health support thread that I've seen in the past- if anyone is interested? I need accountability and motivation!

@NovBaby1112: sure, I'll join you! I didn't have to fast for my test. It seems like different doctors have different rules for it.

@Mrs. Pickle: Ugh! Looks like July will be a tough month for all of us. That hip pain that everyone has been talking started yesterday. I have some swelling. Baby girl kicked my ribs yesterday. It felt like a mild vibration.

@Mrs. Goose: I'm definitely feeling lots of pain too...my lower left hand area is super sensitive, especially if I've been sitting for a while. Baby is head down so that's probably causing extra pressure

We just got back from our kid free vacation to Boston - it was wonderful to reconnect as a couple, shop, eat out, and act like tourists. The 4th of July fireworks were amazing! Though I probably overdid it with all the walking. The last night I became mildly concerned about all the pain, especially when I realized how far away I was from the Canadian border. Luckily a good night sleep made me feel much better, though I think I will stick in the country for the rest of my pregnancy!

I just realized today I only have 12 weeks to go!! I can't wait to meet this little one!

@2littlepumpkins: Oh, that's good. It's not really complaint-worthy, just a weird sort of sensation I was noticing. Before I didn't really notice my tummy having any extra weight to it so it was sort of easy to forget I was pregnant.

@Charm54: On vacation I had a few days of my right wrist being in pain for no reason, but then it went away. I had a friend who had wrist pain very early on for a few weeks. Pretty sure my little one is still wriggling all over the place. I get ripples when positions change, but I can't tell how they're sitting right now. I wonder if it's far enough now that the midwife can feel body parts and tell me?

@Charm54: They can't always tell! My first was breech and every visit up until 36w 4d they felt and told me "here's his head (down low), here's his bottom". I know he didn't flip - he felt exactly the same and the OB I saw at my 36 w visit realized he was breech. I was mad at her for a while but clearly not her fault, ha ha.

Ugh, just got the call I failed my 1 hour glucose test. So annoyed! I ended up getting SUPER sick an hour or so after drinking it- sweats, shaky, light headed and felt off the whole night. I asked if I can just skip the 3 hour and just say I have GD and do whatever diet is recommended so I don't have to go through that again, they are going to check and see. Was not expecting that bc I passed no problems with my first!

@hilsy85: I forget the exact number...but I think it was like 30 points higher or something? The nurse said she would talk to the Dr and see...I'm guessing they won't let me do that anyways so I'll prob just have to suck it up and do again. It just made me feel so awful. That's encouraging though that you passed the 3 hr after failing the 1!

@NovBaby1112: I'm sorry, that sounds terrible! did you have any symptoms? I keep experiencing sudden dizziness if I get hungry and don't eat very soon. I read that GD often has no symptoms but I'm nervous I won't pass since I think they want you to eat a lot of veggies and with my low fiber diet I can't do that. Having had to obsess over diet the past year.. I'd do the 3 hr and hope to pass. But I can totally see why you don't want to!

@babycanuck: Is your baby crowding your space or are you just not breathing well? Do you feel better sitting? If it's to the point where people keep asking you if you're ok maybe it warrants a call to the OB? Not to be paranoid but with all you've been through I guess I'd just want to play it safe.

@Charm54: I read left hand and didn't think anything of it.

Yesterday my dd said "maybe it's under baby brothers crib" and I don't remember ever calling it that (although we do talk about baby will sleep in the crib- they'll be sharing a room) and it took me by surprise. She has also taken to rubbing my belly and saying "I can help baby brother!" (Like Daniel Tiger helps). I am getting a little nervous about the logistics of two (mostly because of dd's mommy preference) and sleep deprivation again but it's going to be the sweetest thing!

@babycanuck: YES omg. Today is super humid here and walking around outside I feel like there is a weight on my chest. It's awful. @NovBaby1112: I think it's really common to fail the 1 hour and pass the 3 hour! I think I failed my 1 hour by like 22 points last time? So not a small number eithe.r

@NovBaby1112: is it the same exact drink? Sorry, I've never taken it so I'm clueless.

@NovBaby1112: Yuck - just tough out the three hour, I'm sure it will be better than monitoring your blood sugar at home for 3 mos!! I also failed the one hour (for the first time, on my third pregnancy) and passed the three hour with no issues. For the 3 hour I had to be fasting (didn't have to for the 1 hour) and the glucose drink they have you drink is double strength so even more disgusting. I thought I was going to throw up for about the first 1.5 hours after drinking it but I guess I wasn't the first one because she warned me, if you throw up you'll have to come in and do this all over again. And it would be almost impossible for me to get in there another time in the next couple weeks so I just breathed through it. It did suck but now I have the relief that it is over with - no fingersticks, no spending hours at the diabetes class to learn about carbs and glucose checking, etc. You can do it!

@hilsy85: I hope you pass this time and don't have to worry about the 3 hr one!

@shellio: oh god, that sounds awful! I guess I'll just need to suck it up I'm just terrified if I fail that one, I'll still have to do all that stuff too!