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@mrskc: I'm glad your appointment went so well! I still need to pre-register. For our daughter the online pre-registration didn't work and it was such a pain to deal with while being in active labor! This time around I am calling to get it done....thanks for the reminder! I am in AZ and it's been 110 degrees all week. It's not pleasant!

@mrs. 64: I'm so late to hear about your update. Many congratulations to the arrival of Baby 64! I don't have gold so I can't read your post. Sending you lots of love and best wishes!

@mrs. 64: Been thinking of you! Thank you for the update. I will continue to keep you and your baby girl in my thoughts.

@Mrs. M: ugh! 110?! Yikes.

@mrs. 64: I'm SO glad you popped in for a quick update! I think about you both all the time - hoping that things are progressing well!

Had my GD test yesterday, hoping for NO phone call from the Dr!

I had to see the NP yesterday instead of my regular Dr, it was crazy how fast I was in and out. I didn't even get to finish one game on my phone! I kind of want to request her for every visit... haha

Sister is either getting huge or moving up into my rib cage because she is TIGHT and uncomfortable. She's squishing my ab muscles or something. I just want to pick her up and move her. Ugh.

How's everyone sleeping? I just got back from an exhausting trip, so the last few nights I have been OUT, but otherwise I'm a tossing/turning mess I hate hate hate sleeping on my side, so I usually end up creeping to my stomach, but then wake up and freak out that I'm squishing the baby. I've never slept worse than while I'm pregnant...

I have a doctor's appointment on the 17th! I'll be 30 weeks.

I did my 2 hour GD test today... here's hoping the results are good. I'm pretty worried though since I know I did badly on this same test while I was being diagnosed for PCOS.

I also got my Rhogam shot... boy, it was way more painful than I expected to get a needle in the butt lol!

@pui: You ONLY do the 2-hour test, right? So if you fail this one you're done?

@pui: Oh that's right. Ugh, finger's crossed, because a GD diet does not sound like a good way to finish up a pregnant summer

We almost need a cheat sheet summary to remember what's going on with everyone!

@chibee: Oh yeah, I forgot about the multiple bathroom trips. It's to the point now where when I feel myself wakeup at night, I just get up to go. Otherwise I try to fall asleep knowing my bladder is full, and then 15 minutes later I give in and go. And then I end up waking up DH so he has to go. And then we have to have a short conversation, and then I'm awake for another 30 minutes. Freaking ridiculous.

Unless my body has other plans, I'm working up until delivery. I only have unpaid leave, and I have a comfy desk job with a 5 minute commute. So I wouldn't necessarily be any better off at home (except I wouldn't have to get dressed...)

@mrs. 64: Thanks for the update. I have kept you and your baby girl in my thoughts and prayers.

@chibee: I am trying to work right until I have the baby. I have paid maternity leave but only for 6 weeks and I want to spend as much time as possible with the baby actually here. I will probably take an additional 3 weeks vacation time and I need to make up my mind about if I will take any unpaid time. It is so hard to decide!

@swurlygurl: @pui: I hope you both passed your GD tests! I have mine on Tuesday and I really hope I pass. I have been loving some ice cream lately

@chibee: O, the multiple bathroom trips. I sleep so well until the first one (normally about 5 hours) and then it seems I never get into a good sleep again. It makes for looong work days.

@stratosphere: Sorry to hear you're still feeling sick! Glad the medication works for you. I think you're making the right decision on GD if you follow the diet anyway. I had a friend who was diagnosed with it, yet she barely gained any weight and still had a 6# baby. Sometimes tests are just wrong

So in my weekly Babycenter email, it said baby is now about 15.7 inches long. Uhh, wow! How did that happen so quickly??

@pui: Yikes, that seems like a long time to have to wait for results! I believe I will hear within 2 days if I pass/fail. Pretty sure I am going to fail the 1 hr. Not looking forward to the 3 hour

I toy with the idea of leaving work early daily. Here you're allowed (federally provided) to take up to 15 weeks sick/stress leave before starting maternity leave and most days I just want to say eff it and go. I really don't like my job in the first place anyway.....it's just the month waiting time for the application to be approved that holds me back. That and I'm afraid of just lazing around the house for a month; I think I'd go stir crazy. I already know 80% of my leave will be taken up by winter and ill be housebound for the most part through it.....I'd rather save the crazy for then, thanks.

Baby is CRAZY active. So much more than LO#1 (who I actually went to the hospital twice because I was worried about no movement). Last night SO and I were lying belly to belly and he kicked so hard he actually kicked SO's belly! So crazy. Other pregnancy symptoms are that my milks in already .... You can guess how much fun that was to discover leg cramps were bad for awhile; I still get up 2-3 times a night and I'm still tired. still not wearing maternity. OH and the gloucose test - Jesus. I don't do the sugar drink, I got my A1c (the one they use to test for diabetes) test done weeks and weeks ago & it came back normal. And I've told them from appointment #1 that I don't do it. EXCEPT THEY STILL ASK ABOUT IT AT EVERY APPOINTMENT. FFS can't you just read your goddamn chart?! so fu*king aggrevating to have to explain myself over & over again. Just aaaaaaaargh.

Nursery furniture arrived last week - crib and mattress and a new glider, very very generously provided by SO's parents. Right now the plan is two boys are going to be sharing a room after the first few months. I co-bedded with LO#1 until he was 11 months and plan to either cobed again or have him in a bassinet next to me. It's always kind of bugged me that I never put together a nicely decorated nursery for LO#1, so I think I'm just going to bite the the bullet and just paint & put up some prints and bunting and a circle mobile in the centre of the room since the room doesn't have an overhead light. I'm thinking a colour scheme of orange, blue, gray & white (the furniture).....we'll see though.

So turns out I only have 2 vessels (normally you have 3) in my umbilical cord. o_O

Uh......my last scan was back in MARCH and I've had AT LEAST 3-4 doctors appointments since then??!!! Wtf people?? Not sure why it wasn't mentioned but I'm really annoyed by it. (For the record, 75% of the time it's fine. The other 25%? It can cause birth defects related to skeletal, heart, renal and intestinal. Seems like something you would want to at least MENTION, yes?? FFS).

Good news is that I had another ultrasound on Friday & everything looks okay - I think. She did spend a lot of time photographing the heart, but she pointed out all the parts so I think it was ok (also, this is kind of weird, but I think my favourite part of baby is seeing the heart. It's just so cool to see it beating away in there and you never get to see that part of them again, you know?) heartbeat was a normal 130.

I have another appointment next Friday to go over the results. Baby's estimated weight is 4lbs which is funny because I've only gained a total of 3. Still lying sideways but still has plenty of time to flip.

Oh! I'm also officially off work on sick/stress leave until baby comes & then will automatically switch to maternity leave. Yay! Now to keep active (getting harder because if I stand or walk for any length of time I get crampy and pressure in my pelvic region. It's actually kind of painful) and not waste it lying around the house or sleeping all day.

How's everyone else doing ?

@sera_87: thats weird that they didn't mention it! id much rather have too much info (which is how my drs currently are..) than them holding back info. altho it does cause more unnecessary worry sometimes, at least i have all the info. i hope the results are good on friday!

my to do list hasnt changed at all. ugh. haha i'll finally have a free weekend this week so hopefully will get some stuff done. have you guys picked your going home outfit yet? i'm pretty sure i'm doing this onesie, with maybe some shorts and a hat? it'll be hot here i think!

@kodybear: Sooo cute! I guess I should pull out all my newborn stuff and start choosing her outfit!

@sera_87: Oh my goodness, I can't believe they haven't mentioned that! I've never even heard of it - I'm glad things are measuring right as they should be. At least you haven't had to stress about it at all?

Definitely overdid it this weekend... the rest of this summer is going to be super disappointing if I have to keep limiting myself!! All my pelvic bones feel soooo bruised. It's pretty miserable. I can't tell if this means I need MORE exercise and should try to walk everyday, or if it means I need to stay off my feet as much as possible.

Totally waddling at this point, too. Sister is getting so big, and she's sitting low in my crotch, so it's really hard to get the momentum to propel myself forward while walking, haha! On Friday I was not ready at ALL for her to come early (probably would have been a little upset if she did), but today I am all about it. How do I have 9 weeks of this left??!! It's amazing how much an exhausting weekend can change you!

Had my 32 weeks appointment today. Everything is still on track. We have our ultra sound and 34 week appointment on Wed July 2. I can't believe it. 2 weeks goes by so fast and we will be in July.

@xInfinity: my dr says I'm right on track but I feel huge this time

@kodybear: @mrskc: Such cute outfits! I haven't even thought about this yet, but I guess I should start packing soonish.

I just got back from my 33 wk appointment. Dr says everything is normal and baby is already head down so that's a good sign! We've got a work shower today which is also for another girl in our group due in September. Should be fun This is our last shower so I think I'll start doing registry completion in the next week or so...

Has anyone started to feel BH yet? Since this is my first time, I'm not completely sure thats what it is though. It mostly started yesterday. Basically I've been feeling period cramps at times, really firm belly, and/or random sharp pains. No real pattern, and not necessarily all at once. It makes me a little nervous that its happening so early (31w), but it's my impression that this is normal?

@T.H.O.U.: Thanks for the reassurance I was planning on going back to the gym today after being sick for a week (elliptical). It should still be OK to go as long as I stop if it seems to aggravate it, right?

@T.H.O.U.: Great, thanks