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@NeekieRose: Thanks! Me, too!

i totally feel like my bump comes and goes! it gets bigger throughout the day so by bedtime i feel like it's HUGE! i hate when it looks small again, i just wanna make progress haha.

i still have that left side pain most of the time... i'm not sure if it's RLP... but it's always there and so bizarre. i had a pelvic ultrasound though and they said everything looks fine so i'm just chalking it up to a normal pregnancy annoyance.

@Mrs. Sunshine: Sorry to hear about the painful contractions - I'd probably call my doc just for peace of mind. I am having the RL pain too - depending on the day, sometimes it's more persistent than others.

I think I'm popping even more - this morning when I woke up (lying on my back - oops), I swear the belly felt more round. It looks a little lopsided, and someone at work said maybe the lopsided part is because of where his bum is! I love it!

I had my first pregnancy emotional meltdown this morning. I was on the phone with my dad talking about Thanksgiving plans - my MIL wants to go out to dinner for ease and b/c it's a small group, and my dad wasn't keen on the idea - we were talking about it and the conversation wasn't going well, and I burst into tears and told him I was really upset and didn't want to talk any more. I then called my mom's cell phone and cried for 10 minutes about it! Now, I'm like - um, it'll be fine whatever we do for dinner - but in the moment I was SO upset and couldn't stop crying! Goodness!!

AS is tomorrow and I'm so excited, but also a little nervous too - praying all goes well!

@lulu22: ummm...just lol-ed at the fork and pancake story. Glad DH was fine!

@Mrs. Sunshine: Blackout blinds are awesome! We already have them for LO #1, but would love some for the baby. They are so worth it.

@Banana330: ugh i wish i went into pregnancy not believing all the tales about second trimester being a dream! everyone lied to me! haha. maybe in a couple more weeks i'll have a short reprieve from feeling awful before all the third trimester suckiness sets in. i'm worried because i'm already so uncomfortable and it's so early!

@Banana330: You said to say if I found a cure for the "butt pain," and I'm not sure this qualifies, however I haven't felt any pain at all the last couple of days. The only thing that it could be that I did differently the night before that I hadn't since the pain started was DTD. I probably did more uphill walking and stairs that day too, so by all rights, it should have been worse. But the next day, I felt great! Also, my waddle was gone, confirming that it was probably due to a misalignment, rather than due to the extra little bit of weight in front. @Yellowbird: I guess your comment about physio helping to rearrange the hips can also be applied to other manoeuvres!

@Loki: I agree about the getting embarrassed about being winded walking up stairs. At work it's only one flight that I regularly have to deal with, but I've gotten strange looks at the end of the day from strangers in my building that don't know me but see me huffing up the last few steps. My uniform hides my bump, and so I still look in shape, but sound like someone who's not. Plus the expectation that all military personnel are supposed to be I shape... I usually mumble something about Mondays and long days, and look away. Here in Greece there are a lot of out of shape tourists, and I can usually pause to take photos or admire the view as an excuse!

@Banana330: no i haven't found one yet. my MIL wants to buy one for me and she's been in florida all week. i saw one i really like on the thyme maternity website but it doesn't look like they have many sizes yet. i'm still wearing my last year's winter coat but it is getting SNUG at the bottom and looks a tad ridiculous.

i've also desperately been on a hunt for maternity swimwear and it's not going well. i really want cute one pieces but... they don't seem to exist. snooki (of all people) posted an instagram pic of her in the cuuuutest one piece and i've been searching for something similar. no luck. anyone have recos? we're going away in january so i need to get on ordering some stuff. i don't think my old bikinis would even fit cuz i've gotten VERY chesty and hippy.

@Astro Bee: haha i was laughing out loud about your stairs description. that is me exactly. i have to take this HUGE steep flight of stairs up to the go train and i seriously go SO slowly. old ladies with canes are like flying by me. but if i don't go super slow i feel like i'm on an episode of the biggest loser. and in most clothes i dont' think i'm visibly pregnant so people are probably like WTFFF. and the stairs are soooo narrow so i hold up so many people, most of the time. i started taking the long way to take the elevator. so lazy. hope you're having an amazing vacation!!!

@Banana330: omg don't give me any ideas. i'm going to avoid measurements at allllllllllll costs. i was already really self conscious about my chest pre-pregnancy. but i saw a bunch of friends on the weekend and EVERYONE was commenting on it and theeeeeeeeen a lady at work the other day said the rudest things about it and went on for like 10 minutes about how big my boobs are. THANKSSSSSSSSSSSS.

@Astro Bee: ya i usually order all my bathing suits from vic secret... but that is a definite no go now. i only fit into their large bottoms when i diet like CRAZZZZZZY. i was less like 40 lbs for my wedding in february and they baaaaarely fit then... they need bigger sizes! i might have to order some from asos but the duties are a lot.

@loki: I got a one piece from Old Navy. It is more plain than cute, but, it was cheap (especially with 35% off) and seems relatively flattering. As much as being mostly naked can feel flattering at present.

http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&pid=946096002

@Loki: this bathing suit is VS. When I couldn't get a 1-piece, I went back to see if I could get a fuller fitting bottom, and I got the crazy look from the saleslady, like I didn't know that in Canada they didn't sell bathing suits this time of year. It was too late to order online, too. So I came home and tried on the bottoms and they were "okay." They are the ruched back ones that show more cheek, and are surprisingly flattering even for bigger bottomed women - I am most definitely pear-shaped, though thankfully nowhere near Kim K.'s lower proportions. Anyway, I'd probably feel more self-conscious in North America, but I've seen some tiny and non-existent bathing suits on European beaches, so it depends on where you are going. Anyway, moot point for me, 'cause it's too chilly here!

@loki: I have a one piece Old Navy swimsuit that I just wore this weekend (little weekend away and the hotel had an indoor pool which DD loved so much). I do not believe it is maternity, but since suits are stretchy it worked well. I bet the one @lilyofthewest linked would work well!

Regarding blackout curtains, we don't have any for DD and it hasn't been an issue. Even in the summer when it was still sunny a couple hours past her bedtime.

@loki: With DD I tried to not make everything "perfect" mostly out of fear that if she got too used to certain scenarios, it would be a nightmare if the perfect scenario wasn't available. I never tried to keep it really quiet or dark when she napped or slept (she often fell asleep in the Boba while I made cupcakes, mixer running on high and all). When we introduced a bottle in prep for daycare, I gave her room temp (or cold) bottles as often as warm just in case there ever was a situation where a warm bottle wasn't possible.

I say that all while knowing that we were blessed with a very easy baby, but I hope that at least part of that was due to us exposing her to the less than ideal situations. Now this will probably all blow up in my face with the next baby who will require a pitch black room for naps, hot bottles, and complete silence to stay asleep. Ha

@NeekieRose: We were pretty much the same way. It's exactly why we never got those wipe warmers. Jack often slept in noisy scenarios, light ones, etc. I hope we have the same ease with no. 2 too!

@marionberry: @NeekieRose: I love your take on not making things too perfect, so that baby is OK in a variety of scenarios - very smart!!

AS went great today - everything looks really well with baby, so that makes me happy and gives me lots of peace. The doc said he's measuring a week or so ahead - March 31 (!!), but going to keep my due date the same. The tech kept trying to get pics of the baby, and he would put his hand up and turn away - like, "no pictures, please". Ha, so cute!

They also ran a bunch of tests to make sure the pains I'm having on my right side aren't related to kidney, liver or gall bladder, so am looking forward to getting those back to get some more info. Also, I gained 7 POUNDS in the last 4 weeks - eeek! I'm at 12 total and 20 weeks, but my doc said it was fine - it just seems like a lot, especially knowing that number will likely double and then some. Oh well - a healthy baby is worth it all! I think we're finally going to make a FB announcement, so looking forward to that as well!

Alright, turns out I am definitely having a boy. Hooray! Now I can start buying things

@meredithNYC: Congrats!
@SunshineMcC: I like the theme you have picked out; it's unique! So glad your AS went well! My J did that with his arm too. We put the pic on his gender announcement saying "no pictures please!"
@lulu22: I love your pins! I stole a few lol.

@meredithNYC: congrats! !!