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@jhd: Baby Hiccups are crazy!! I was on break at work yesterday and he launched into them, which I loved except for the fact that he is all up in my ribs, so it was super uncomfortable.

Our weekend was good!! My DH has started nesting he painted the nursery and put up the shelves!! This Sunday my family is coming over to get things in place and finish painting stuff around the house, so I can't wait! All of our baby shower gifts are currently sitting at my mom's house, and I can't wait for sunday to come so I can get things organized and start washing clothes and things.

@megz06: Glad your PT went well and you finally got some decent rest!

@LovelyPlum: Bleh, moving is no fun! Hopefully the help this weekend will ease your mind with all the craziness!

@nana87: Have fun at your Shower!! We had a ton of people at mine, and I literally was opening gifts for an hour and a half... so I hear you on resting up ahead of time, it was freaking exhausting!! I'm pretty sure naps at this point are fully acceptable anyways!

@jhd: Why don't they want you to pick a doctor right away? I haven't really gotten into that yet, but I was planning on going with my Ped from when I was little. Using the Dr. that delivered me, might as well continue the trend, lol

Random nonsense from this week... A Stranger touched my belly the other day at work!! uuuugh I almost died.

@jill_a55: and ugh I hate belly touchers!

@preggomeggo82: furniture looks great!!

I've been so busy lately, with the snow days, and a million other things!

Today I had my 33 week ultrasound. Baby was a little rude, but we did see the boy parts again and he had a good heartbeat. Major thing is that he's breech/oblique, which means his head is under my left ribs and his bottom is pointed at my right hip. Just another reason to have a c section I suppose.

But, he's measuring RIGHT on track, which makes me SO very happy! He's measuring 4 lbs 15 oz, which is SMALLER than DS was when he was born at 32 weeks (6.5 lbs!) It's nice to have my GD under control with insulin, since it's keeping his measurements right on track. Such a difference this pregnancy is to both my previous ones!

My c section is still March 31 and the best part is that the Dr. that was on call last year for my loss is the one who will be doing the surgery. As the OB I saw today said, it's like it's coming full circle for me with this baby. I'm really happy about that. It gives me a happy feeling, for sure.

And, off topic, but we put in a bid for a home today! We have the closing set at March 21, which is cutting SO close to my c section, but our realtor put in a 10 day extension clause for in case this baby has a better idea. We still have until the end of May in our lease, so we're not going to actually move until long after the baby is born. It'll give us time to paint, put up a dog fence, and get a few things done in the new place before we move. I'm really hoping this house comes through for us!

All this happened today, lol. Saw the house, went to the ultrasound, and then put in the offer on the house, lol. I'm exhausted! Early bedtime for sure!

@preggomeggo82: Nursery looks fantastic!

@jhd: How did infant cpr class go?

@Dandelion: Wow! You had quite the busy day! Hopefully you are well rested from it

Last night was DH's birthday, so I was overindulged on everything bad for me. I made him an Almond Joy cake, and it was so rick and delicious. Baby liked it too.

I had been asking my parents to find all their Dr. Seuss and other children's books. They told me they were unable to find them. I was so let down. Well, they gave a gift to DH last night--a box full of all the books! The found them yesterday and "lied" to me so it would be a surprise, lol. So I have a ton of Seuss books, Little Critter, Golden Books, and many more. I was reading them last night to DH, who wasn't read to much as a child, so he is in for an eye-opening experience because our son will be read to a LOT. He's looking forward to it.

And, as a side note, grubby half torn books are way better than brand new ones. These books have stories beyond the pages (sorry for the cheesiness), so they mean so much more

@Dandelion: Wow! What an exciting, busy day! So glad baby boy and you are both doing so well. And I hope everything goes smoothly with the house.

@megz06: Infant CPR class went really well. There were only two other couples there and the nurse who taught the class was really friendly. We got to practice CPR and also what to do if baby chokes on some baby dolls. Not fun to think about but we were both so glad we went and hopefully will never have to use it!

Trying to play catch up! So much going on with everyone - moving, buying homes, etc. Sometimes it feels like everything happens all at once huh? Crazy juggling everything with a baby on the way. Make sure to rest adequately ladies...

We had our baby shower last weekend and it was a truly unforgettable. I'm one of those people who dislike attention so I was a bit anxious but I just tried to take it all in and be grateful for everything and not feel like it was a burden on anyone. In the end I was overwhelmed by everyone's kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity. The next day, we got all the remaining items of the registry, did some returns / exchanges, and set up some furniture and opened our strollers, car seat, etc. It was a hectic and busy weekend. Now it REALLY seems like we're having a baby - I think baby showers might do that. I can't believe we all have 10 or less weeks to go.

For any mommies on this board, there are some things I feel like we have a lot of, but then I read boards like "Things you thought you had too many of, but in the end needed them all" and I realize with some things you need to stock up on. I'm particularly curious about bibs, burp clothes, swaddles and receiving blankets. How many of each did you end up needing? For example, if we did laundry once a week, what number was sufficient for each of those items?

Thanks ladies!

@nana87: that is THE perfect thank you gift! I love the name Rosalie too, beautiful!

some of my mommy friends suggested having 10-12 bibs and 10-12 burp cloths to go through in a week. receiving / swaddle blankets i currently have 8 and think that's enough. swaddles, just two in size small and if she ends up liking the swaddle, we'll just get more as she grows.

@SupernovaJ: that's super exciting you had your shower and got everything unpacked etc. i'm sure it does make it feel more real! and that's great to ask for advice on the number of burp cloths, swaddles etc. i have about 20 burp cloths only because the snow days allowed me some extra time for sewing! DH thinks that's crazy btw. my sister said she thinks 3 is the perfect number for sheets.

@nana87: i love that gift for your shower hosts! i'm so glad all your hard work has paid off and you can be home for good! it will feel good to be home and get things ready!

@Dandelion: yay yay yay!!! Congratulations!!! That is so exciting!

@Dandelion: yay congratulations! Good luck with inspections and next steps!

So I see that a lot of you are Gold members. What do you think are the big perks? Worth it?

@Dandelion: Woo hoo that your offer was accepted!

@LovelyPlum: Hopefully things with moving calm down soon. So stressful to move, but glad baby looks good!

I have my shower tomorrow! I am excited. DH isn't because I caved and asked him to pain my toes tonight (since I can't reach my feet without being uncomfortable), and I got the biggest scowl I've ever seen, lol. But he said he would! He must really love me.

I have always understood that baby showers were boring because everyone I ask that's what they say. Well, my friend asked my mom to come up with some game ideas, and anyone who knows my mom will know that this baby shower will be hilarious (and maybe slightly inappropriate), lol. She is doing a diaper game apparently where you need to smell and taste whatever is in the diaper. While I eww'd, she laughed. She also went to Spencers and bought 6 onsies. She had to show me two of them because she couldn't contain herself. I am looking forward to the other two.

Should be a fun and funny shower, so I am very excited!

@Dandelion: yay for your offer being accepted!! but boooo sprained ankle!

@LovelyPlum: I hope the move went well this weekend!

@preggomeggo82: I really like Gold for the privacy of gold posts (though I don't think I've started any...I just like to read and contribute to them...) and the ability to have private wall conversations.

@megz06: I hope your shower went well!

@luckypenny: yay for your sprinkle!! That's so great that you were able to reschedule.

So this weekend was huuuuge for us, with coming home, our childbirth class, having family in town, and our shower! It was all really, really great--the shower was just lovely. Several imporant people couldn't end up making it (like my sil, who was one of the hosts, was planning on coming in from out of town with my older niece, but my younger niece had a high fever so they canceled ), but it was a really a fun, wonderful group, and everyone seemed to have a great time! My bff had a couple cute activities--it was a book-theme, so in addition to guests bringing books, she had designed an ABC book with pages for people to decorate that she's now going to laminate so it'll be an actual book we can use! And she did a quiz game where she asked our parents questions about when dh and I were babies, and had everyone guess which was each of us (like, "whose favorite animal was a dog?"). So fun! My sil was planning on taking photos though, so while some people took a few, and we have good pics of the room, there aren't really any good (non-blurry) pics of people...oops!

The childbirth class was really great too, though also exhausting. I don't know how much I learned that was new exactly, but I definitely feel more confident in the decisions we're making!

Hey all,

I've been MIA and have tons of catching up to do!

Had a 36 week checkup w step B test and (probably final) sonogram. Baby is already 6lb 8 oz and is till have 4 and a half weeks left, yikes!

Anyway, looking forward to reading my backlog of posts. Yikes! Where did January and February go? It's getting to be baby time hope everyone is staying as comfortable as they can these days.

@HazelEyes: This means you're at once-a-weeks, right? Exciting!

Thanks for all the well wishes! The move is all but done. We have rockstar friends who just got it all done for us on Saturday, which was amazing. Now, we just have to finish cleaning the other place, which we're going to do tonight. My shower is this weekend, so it's the last time we'll travel before baby. I am excited to see my mom!

In the crazy news of the day, I spent my morning/afternoon in L+D. I had been cramping on and off since last night, and when I called the doctor's to be seen today, they told me to go to the hospital instead. NOT what I was expecting to here! Turns out it wasn't labor, which I was 95% sure it wasn't. I fell again on Monday (blargh-stupid ice), and this was just some residual cramping from that.

But I got two pieces of news while I was there. First, baby is head down-YAY!!! The crazy news is that I'm already dilated 1 cm and at a -3 station. Ho. Ly. Crap. I know that you can walk around for weeks while dilated, but this kid is ready to go. Um, listen baby: I have no carseat, no mattress for your crib, and nowhere to put you. Not to mention that I have to drive 4 hours for my shower on Friday night. So, just stay where you are, OK???

@Dandelion: I'm so sorry to hear about your ankle. How are you? Did you end up getting it checked? And I'm glad that your NST went well. It sounds like your doctors are handling the end of this pregnancy really well. I'm glad that they're taking such good care of your family!

@luckypenny: I'm really glad that it went well! I hear you on the feeling huge and maybe done thing, though-I feel like I blew up over the weekend, and it's uncomfortable!

@nana87: I'm so glad that you had a great shower. It sounds like fun! And congrats on being home

@preggomeggo82: yep, this baby's butt is constantly in my ribs. It's not great.

@HazelEyes: hi there! I wondered where you had gone off to. Hope you're feeling well!

@megz06: I'm glad your little one flipped, too! And what a great shower-it looks like a ton of fun I hear you on the body image thing-it is really hard. I have officially passed the weight that I was before I lost the weight that I did before I got pregnant (wow, that was an awkward sentence), and it's kinda depressing. Also, our full length mirror at our old place broke in the fall, so I hadn't gotten a really good look at my naked pregnant body in a while. At the new place, there's a big one in the bedroom, and the first time I saw myself, I was really bummed. But DH keeps reminding me that I'm weighing two people on the scale, and I'm trying to enjoy this bump as much as I can while it is still here. I have to admit, though, the gigantic boobs I could totally do without

@LovelyPlum: My DH says the same thing, and everyone keeps telling me I am all belly. I'm trying to keep that in mind.

@luckypenny: Thanks. I'm sure I will miss the bump somedays. I think I am just so miserable that I am taking it out on my bump lol. I am truly ready to get rid of it, but I will try to enjoy it as much as I can

@luckypenny: seriously! I was a little freaked to be dilated already. But all is well, and I still get to go home on Friday. Can't wait to give an update