Hellobee Boards

August mamas!
8/2 -jennypenny (#1) - Team Blue!
8/4 - apples4teacher (#1) - Team Blue!
8/4 - mrs.m (#2) - Team Blue!
8/6 - sera_87 (#2) - Team Blue!
8/6 - claire.peonies (#1) - Team Pink!
8/7 - avabear (#3)
8/7 - babybean404 (#1) - Team Pink!
8/7 - buffalove (#2)
8/8 - yellowskates (#1) - Team Green!
8/9 - phxbee (#2)
8/13 - Aandmklover (#2) - Team Green!
8/14 - sharpie (#1) - Team Blue!
8/16 - mrs.someone (#1)
8/16 - mrst927 (#1)
8/16 - mrskc (#2) - Team Pink!
8/17 - kodybear (#2) - Team Blue!
8/17 - dankrist (#1)
8/18 - stratosphere (#1) -Team Pink!
8/18 - t.h.o.u (#2) - Team Green!
8/20 - bakerbee (#1) - Team Pink!
8/21 - chibee (#1) - Team Blue!
8/21 - xinfinity (#1)
8/22 - swurlygurl (#2)
8/23 - beckysue (#1)
8/22 - pui (#1)
8/26 - erind425 (#1)
8/27 - locavore_mama (#2)
8/30 - mrs.64 (#1)
8/30 - msmug (#1)
8/31 - jmarionsmith (#2)

Upcoming appointments!
3/15 - chibee (elective u/s)
3/17 - mrs.64 (appt)
3/18 - xinfinity (anatomy scan)
3/19 - kodybear (anatomy scan)
3/19 - t.h.o.u. (anatomy scan)
3/19 - erind425 (gender scan)
3/21 - mrs.someone (anatomy scan)
3/24 - aandmklover (20 wk appt)
3/24 - mrst927 (anatomy scan)
3/24 - mrst927 (20 wk appt)
3/28 - swurlygurl (anatomy scan)
3/28 - erind425 (anatomy scan)
3/29 - msmug (anatomy scan)
3/31 - pui (19 wk appt)
4/1 - chibee (anatomy scan)
4/1 - pui (anatomy scan)
4/1 - bakerbee (anatomy scan)
4/2 - xinfinity (appt)
4/3 - locavore_mama (anatomy scan)
4/9 - mrs.someone (21 wk appt)
4/10 - mrskc (anatomy scan/21 wk appt)
4/10 - beckysue (anatomy scan)

@Mrs. M: I didn't see your post earlier til now. but yes i know exactly how you feel about your daughter not having a sister!! me and my sister are 23 months apart and it would've been so fun if DD had a sister about the same age gap! and even if we do decide to have a 3rd and had a girl, they would be more like 5 years apart so it might be harder for them to be close. so that part is sad. but i am excited to have a boy. and i'm starting to remember all the not so fun things about having an older sister (bossing me around... being grouped as one unit all the time.. having her hand me downs all the time etc etc) haha so i guess there are pros and cons to each.

@Kodybear: Love the gender count! I have two sisters (one is 14-months younger and the other is 7- years younger). I have so many great memories with them both, but at the same time there was a lot of fighting with my sister who is close in age once we reached middle school. We were (and still are) referred to as "the girls" and that got old. I'm definitely getting over it and apparently that's how it goes when you stop at two kids!

@kodybear: adorable gender count!!

@mrs. 64: thank you!

@JennyPenny: yea for being the first one to reach the half way mark!!

@T.H.O.U.: Our weekend was great! Lots of progress in the baby department. DH decided he wants to do a gender reveal party, so we'll put something together for that this weekend. We also made our first trip to register at BBB. It was overwhelming at first, but I feel like we've made a good start!

@beckysue: That's so strange - I suddenly have back pain that started on Sunday. I hope it goes away for both of us! It gets old fast!

aaahh!! many congratulations to all of you who are finding out what you are having!! i am anxiously waiting until the end of the month, when I can find out what my little guys are!!

@T.H.O.U.: I haven't but I will tonight because I need to do something. Thanks for the suggestion.

@msmug: I feel your pain on wanting to know what you are having. I am due 8/23 but for some reason my anatomy scan (when I will hopefully find out) isn't until 4/10. The wait is killing me!!

@beckysue: I had a herniated disc and sciatica pain before I got pregnant. Here's some unsolicited advice that my doctors and physical therapists told me: Apply ice (not heat) to the affected area. Ice seemed counterintuitive to me, but it helped with decreasing some of the swelling. Ditto @T.H.O.U. on the sciatica stretches. If you have a giant bouncy ball, there are a few stretches you can do with that. Other exercises that my PT told me were safe to do during pregnancy are planks (i do a modified plank off the edge of the bed to reduce the strain on my body but if you're in shape, you can probably do them at full horizontal on the floor), bridges (or butt lifts), and stretching. Good luck and I hope the pain goes away soon!

@Beckysue: I hope you feel better soon! I'm having a very similar issue, but on the right side. It started when I took my daughter to the zoo and carried her around most of the time (she didn't want to be in her stroller). I had this pain during my first pregnancy too, but not this early. Stretching and taking it easy (if possible) definitely helps!

Hey everyone!
Haven't been on much due to life. I finally got confirmation today that I'm approved for Medicaid. I am so so relieved. I was getting so stressed out that we would have to pay for my office visits and ultrasounds completely out of pocket.

@xInfinity: it'll be fine!!!! I'm sure that baby will be wiggling around! ((hugs))

What time is your appointment?

@xInfinity: crossing fingers and toes and will be thinking of you tomorrow!

@locavore_mama: my appointment is at 1:30 (mountain time)

Thanks for all the support everybody, I really appreciate it!

@mrs. 64: Congrats on a good appointment yesterday and thanks for the well wishes.

@msmug: Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated. I stretched last night and I am feeling a bit better today. I will keep it up and hopefully it will continue to improve.

@Mrs. M: I hope you feel better soon as well. The stretching seems to be helping me so far, yay!

@xInfinity: Best of luck to you for your appointment today. I said a prayer for you and baby.

@xInfinity: I'll be thinking of you too! I hope all goes well.

Ultrasound went great today! Since I'm not quite 18 weeks there were a couple measurements that the tech wants me to come back for around 21 weeks. My doctor wanted the early ultrasound due to our issues last time but this just means we get another look at baby! She told us she thinks we're having a girl but won't guarantee anything until we come back. Thanks again for the words of support everybody!

@T.H.O.U.: Yay, have fun tomorrow!

@xInfinity: so glad to hear you ultrasound went well. I have been stalking this thread since I got home to see your update.

@xInfinity: great! I can't wait! We had the same issue with DD and they wanted us to come back. Totally worth it to see babe again.