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@Grace: Hi there! I have still been really sick but it's finally starting to get better. I think that I'm going to end up missing all of the second trimester energy boost that everyone talks about.

I've decided that I'm just going to have to suck it up and get stuff done even when I'd much rather take a nap every night when I get home from work. We have so much that I want to do around the house before she gets here. When is the nesting phase supposed to kick in?

@PBandBaseball: Oh no!! Hope the 3rd trimester will be nice to you then!!

@Grace: I'm fine, thanks! I managed to catch myself before I actually fell. I have weak ankles I think.

I also dumped the litter box when I got home; just couldn't stand it and dh was still at work. It reeked of ammonia and I could smell it when I walked in. Ugh. (Our litter box has a disposable box part, so i just put the lid on and put it in a trash bag)

@PBandBaseball: my sil has morning sickness throughout too :(. Hope you start to feel better!

@delight: I know, I think third tri starts on Friday for me! Crazy!

@PBandBaseball: Sorry to hear you haven't been feeling well, I hope it gets better soon!

So I tried to put a dress on this morning that was roomy on me a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't get it past my thighs! I've definitely been putting on weight in my butt hips and thighs just as fast as my belly. My boobs have gone from 34B's to 34DD's and are still sore so I know they're still growing.

But on the upside, I finally joined the prenatal yoga studio this week and it is fabulous so far! Totally packed with other preggo's and the teachers are amazing. I'm getting so much for my money already because they are so knowledgeable not only about prenatal yoga, but some are also doula's and they all have babies themselves so we talk about so many different topics during class. Last night they threw in a partner massage lesson at the end!

Just got the call that my 1 hour glucose test was in the clear! My number was 123. I think the dr's office thought I was little crazy for continuing to call about it since they told me via voicemail that they would let me know if there were any issues, but I feel better knowing before my next appointment :).

@Modern Daisy: I think I'm having the same issue with the butt/thighs region! At least your boobs match- I swear, mine have barely changed at all except to get really sensitive. Boo

@Alivoo01: whoa! Those must be intense sessions! I had a coworker who did a similar type of program and she and her partner loved it. Have fun and I hope you learn a lot!

@StrawberryBee: yay for good glucose screening! I am not looking forward to that at my next visit, but there's a huge history of diabetes and gestational diabetes in my family so it's especially important. My drink is supposed to be fruit punch flavored so I'm hoping it's not too bad!
@lawbee11: I actually had to pass on the orange flavor b/c anything that is not the actual orange fruit (flavoring, even orange juice) makes me feel sooooo ill. I hope the fruit punch isn't bad either!

Good morning everyone and hello 3rd trimester!! 28 weeks today!!! Can't wait for you all to join me! Where has the time gone??

@Alivoo01: We have our first childbirth class next Tuesday! At first I was on the fence about signing up for them, but now I'm kind of looking forward to it. I think it will also be good for DH who knows next to nothing about childbirth.

@StrawberryBee: Yay! Glad you passed your glucose test! One more thing down.

@lawbee11: I felt like a weirdo because I kind of liked the taste of my glucose drink too. Glad I'm not the only one! haha I think I was just expecting it to be so much worse that I was pleasantly surprised.

@Grace: Damn pregnancy hormones! I was so moody last night because my kitchen felt cluttered with too many pots, pans, and ingredients while I was cooking dinner. DH couldn't understand what was wrong with me lol

ROLL CALL

Skipper2010 - Aug 1 - Team Hotdog!
Andrea86 - Aug 1 - Team Hotdog!
Strawberrybee - Aug 3 - Team Hamburger!
.twist. - Aug 7 - Team Hotdog!
Sarbear - Aug 7 - Team Hamburger!
Redsmarties - Aug 8 - Team Hamburger!
Alivoo01 - Aug 12 - Team Hot Dog!
Jesskas - Aug 12 - Team Grilled Cheese!
Sapphiresun - Aug 12 - Team Grilled Cheese!
Greenebee - Aug 12 - Team Hotdog!
Delight - Aug 14 - Team Grilled Cheese!
STBHISMRS - Aug 15 - Team Hamburger!
Lawbee11 - Aug 16 - Team Hamburger!
Chanzi - Aug 17 - Team Grilled Cheese!
JamieLee - Aug 18 - Team Hotdog!
Organicsass - Aug 22
Grace - Aug 23 - Team Grilled Cheese!
Mrs.peep - Aug 24
MsMay - Aug 25 - Team Grilled Cheese!
Ocean Girl - Aug 26 - Team Hamburger!
MrsHedgehog - Aug 27 - Team Hamburger!
Mrs.Bicycle - Aug 28 - Team Hamburger!
Tysonja - Aug 29 - Team Hotdog!
MrsD - Aug 29 - Team Hamburger!
Moderndaisy - Aug 30 - Team Hotdog!
PBandBaseball - Aug 31 - Team Hamburger!

Hotdogs: 8
Hamburgers: 10
Grilled Cheese: 6
Unknown: 2 (are you grilled cheese or finding out?)
Total Babies: 26

Upcoming Appointments:

.twist. - May 12
Strawberrybee - May 13
Grace - May 15
Lawbee11 - May 15
Sapphiresun - May 15
Redsmarties - May 15
Jamielee - May 16
Lawbee11 - May 18
Greenebee - May 23
Sarbear - May 23
Alivoo01 - May 24
Delight - May 28
.twist. - Jun 3
Alivoo01 - Jun 6
MrsD - Jun 6

Updated List!

If I missed anyone or got something wrong, let me know and I'll update it!

@greenebee: I'm pretty lucky that my HR girl is kind of amazing. I've known my mat leave schedule for ... a little over a month now?

My last day is July 31 (given I can make it that long!) and my first day back is August 7, 2014. Two weeks of which are my holiday time.

@greenebee: Ugh. Yea, I keep forgetting about Canadian vs. American mat leave. I feel so bad for you gals. Even if you wanted to go back earlier, knowing you COULD have a year is really nice. I guess that helps make things really easy for us Canadians.

@PBandBaseball: I think yoga/workout DVD's are great too and can be a total life saver. The big problem with getting to organized yoga classes is that they normally don't start until after 6pm, then they're a full 1.5 hours so it's a huge time commitment. I have a DVD that you can choose a 15, 30, 45 or 75 minute workout and it's awesome. So if I don't end up going enough to this studio, I might cancel my monthly membership and only buy individual classes when I'm actually able to go.

@skipper2010: OMG cant believe you girls are hitting thr 3rd tri already! This 2nd tri has flown by!

@.twist.: i have the drink in my purse (they gave it to me at my appointment today) and secretly I want to try it! 4 more weeks of it staring me down from the fridge!

@greenebee: When I think about mind I get depressed. My plan is to work up until labor basically to get as much time with LO as possible. I'm taking 6 weeks short term disability (60% pay), 6 extra weeks under FMLA (no pay) which should have me going back right around the Monday of Thanksgiving. I've talked loosely with my boss that I'd like to work from home the first 3 Friday's in December - that would have LO start daycare for a full 5 day week in January.

@.twist.: um SO jealous of your year! however, I'd go insane not being at my job for a year, I have already told them I expect to still be cc'd on emails while on Mat leave!

@lawbee11: I have become an emotional wreck too!

AFM - doctors appointment went well this morning, nothing fun to report. My next appointment is June 6 which is my glucose test! Still waiting for Pottery Barn to deliver the rest of the nursery furniture. Also - we had a contractor come out for an estimate on getting some stuff done in the house before LO arrives! Its all happening so fast now!

@Mrs D: aaah! CUTE. I am jealous you got another U/S!!!!!

@.twist.: Wow, that is awesome that you're taking a full year!! I would love to be out for 6 months, I think that would be the perfect amount of time - but going just 6 weeks unpaid will be a big enough financial strain unfortunately!

@lawbee11: @msmay: @Grace: @skipper2010: @.twist.: Thanks! I actually think I would have preferred fruit punch glucose drink, so let me know how that goes :). I was also a bit of a nut about having too much sugar the night before (though I did have an organic fruit juice popsicle) and the morning of. Morning of I had two fried egg whites (no carbs or sugar ;)).

@.twist.: What a great maternity leave!! Is it all paid?

@greenebee: I haven't talked to my HR yet, but am planning to around the beginning of June to get paperwork started/lined up as necessary.

@Mrs D: I'm so jealous at your freebie u/s!!! I haven't seen DS since the anatomy scan 10 weeks ago! Won't get to see him again until D-day!

@.twist.: I'm super duper jealous Canada gives you ladies a year of maternity leave!! I'd love that, or at least 6 months. Leaving your newborn at 12 weeks and dropping him off at daycare is so depressing. He's so tiny still... Sigh.

I'm about to down my glucose drink and head out for my glucose screening appointment. Not sure what to expect of the drink or how I'll feel afterwards. Will let you ladies know!

@StbHisMrs: 2(!!!!!!) weeks?! Oh. em. gee. No ma'am!!

My appointment went well yesterday. The drink wasn't bad at all, but it did burn my throat a bit half way through. It tasted like an orange popsicle stick! DS didn't go as crazy as I thought he would, but he did push down on my cervix for a little while. Not comfy. The appointment was pretty uneventful, but we did discuss some delivery stuff. For instance, I'm deathly afraid of tearing and asked if there's anything I can do to minimize/prevent tearing and she said nope. It's partially genetics, and that's what stitches are for. She was so lax about it. haha! She did say eating more protein does assist in less tearing though. Who knew!!

We also scheduled out more appointments, listened to the baby's hearbeat, and drew blood at the end. I passed - woohoo!! I did have a slight headache/hangover about 90 minutes after I finished the drink though.

DS also was pushing down on my cervix pretty intensely all morning which has been super uncomfortable. To the point where walking was a lil awkward! Hope this isn't of any concern.... =\

Here are my "next" appointments on top of what is already on the list:

June 19
July 2 (sonogram to check baby's position - can't wait to see DS!). It's also the start of weekly appointments. Oh my!
July 10

@.twist.: Left you one back

So, I finally got my OB appt. It's not until July 2. Oh, you heard me right - that's at 33 weeks. And it looks like it's with a brand new straight out of residency doctor. *whimper*

@Grace: Oh no. 33 weeks in seems like so close to due date and with a fresh out of residency doctor, that doesn't exactly give you a lot of time to switch if you aren't comfortable with them. I'm crossing my fingers that they are AWESOME!

I guess the good thing about fresh out of residency doctors is that they a. are not jaded yet and b. the information they learned in school is all still REALLY fresh in their brains!

Ladies, I think the last couple of days I've felt braxton hicks contractions for the first time! It's totally been freaking me out. I am mostly over the freak out and now just monitoring them to make sure there really is no pattern. They are super weird.

@Alivoo01: the only reason I know is because I went to Dr. Google! It also seems to vary slightly by person. My stomach got SUPER hard and uncomfortable.