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@marley: @catlady: stalking here! SO SO excited for both of you congrats on the good test results, hope everyone is breathing easier. xxx

@LCTBQE: Thank you! Yes, finally starting to feel like this might happen. I'll feel even better after the anatomy scan (and once I can feel him kicking). Hope you are doing well, you must be pretty far along now!

@wheres_c: I hope you are feeling better!

@catlady: totally rocking a bump over here at 16 weeks! It is defintely smaller in the morning at least.

@MK0180: Yay for movement! It never gets old.

@pumpkinpie: Craving sour candy all the time!

As for me, we found out that it is a baby GIRL! We are very excited, but I am sad that I have so many of my son's cute outfits that I can't use now. A girl can rock all of the monster jammies right?

Let me know if I'm missing any information!

December 2016 Mamas
Dec 4: Kaykay
Dec 5: TJLove54
Dec 6: Ms.Pug
Dec 8: Digapony, catlady , stiletto_mom
Dec 12: Wheres_C
Dec 15: Swurlygurl, MrsDragon, MK0180
Dec 17: Sunshine710, Pumpkin Pie
Dec 23: Marley
Dec 24: Mountainbaby
Dec 25: Keepcalmcarrie
Dec 29: Winterbee, KT326, Greenthumb
Dec 30: Rescuemom10
Jan 2: Wishingforviolet (TWINS)
Jan 4: Renee0106

Congrats @tjlove54: on the first girl!!

So, is @Wheres_C: the only one that's going to wait to find out?

@tjlove54: Congrats on baby girl!! She can totally rock monster jammies

@tjlove54: You can try as hard as humanly possible, but SOMEHOW, the crazy amounts of pink just sneak in there... it is bizarre...

My oldest, 3.5, is obsessed with dresses too! And, if they don't spin, she doesn't want to wear them either I've been telling everyone to get her 'spinning dresses' for her 4th birthday and Christmas... haha

@swurlygurl: Congrats on the girl! I dressed my girl in lots of boys/neutral clothes as a baby. But yes, unfortunately, the pink starts to creep in really early (for us, it was through gifts from others at the beginning, and then it quickly became her favorite color). I hear you on the character stuff too. Everything is Minnie Mouse in our house these days!

Went "public" with our announcement today!! It's our 15 year anniversary.

@stiletto_mom: I LOVE this!

@stilleto_mom: Love it! PS- Happy anniversary!

EDD: December 31st (new date!)
How far along? 12 weeks
Child number? 3
Will you find out or team green? I'm torn. we didn't find out with DS1 or DS2, and those moments at delivery were just the best. I love the surprise. But for practical reasons - namely the boxes of boy clothes I am holding on to - I'm considering finding out this time. My husband really wants to know this time around!
Feeling any movement yet? I think they were gas bubbles, but I felt DS2 at 14 weeks so I'm expecting it soon.
Symptoms: holy breasts! I am naturally small and especially after nursing two they were pretty sad, but the boobs are back now. Occasional headaches still.
Most excited about: Since I'm even considering it this time, I'm excited about possibly finding out the gender.
Most worried/nervous about: Handling 3 under 4 with something resembling patience
Purchase anything for the baby yet? No, poor baby is going to get 90% hand-me-downs probably. I will be a few newborn snugglies when we're closer to December.

@stiletto_mom: Oh wow, that is scary. Glad you are ok. Have you talked to your OB? I have low blood pressure normally and it gets even lower during pregnancy, and I remember my OB telling me last time to always get up very slowly from sitting or laying down. There was one time I went in where she said I should be careful because I might start to have fainting spells if it got any lower (I was lucky and never did though, but I was always really careful about moving slowly). I've already gotten up too fast a couple times this pregnancy and it freaked me out because I lost sight for an instant. Not sure that if that is similar to what you went through or not but hope you can manage it.

I officially announced on Fathers Day. Made a photo collage of our two girls and then the u/s pic for DH telling him all THREE of his kiddos wish him a Happy Fathers Day and many hugs and kisses until we can be together again.

@stiletto_mom: i had similar vasovagal episodes during pregnancy with DD1, particularly from about 18w-30w. they would always happen around mid-morning -- the first time we were Black Friday shopping, and I almost passed out in Banana Republic. Luckily my mom ran and got me a snack and some water, and I was fine after that. The other two memorable times were at Christmas when we were driving, and DH had to pull over at a rest stop (luckily there was one right there!) -- the cold/fresh air helped immediately...and then one time while I was brushing my teeth (I WFH at the time) and had to lay down on the cold tile in the middle of it. Ha. I didn't seem to have anything similar with DD2, and so far not with LO3 (although only 16ish weeks along). I think they were probably from low blood sugar? But who really knows.

Finally jumping back on here! Love reading all the updates and everyone's progress. It was a little bit crazy because I had my blood drawn for the Maternit21 test (or Kaiser/ Quest's version of it) at 10 weeks. I waited two weeks and didn't hear anything. So I called them and found out that my blood had never made it to the lab, just kind of disappeared! So I had to have it redrawn and just found out yesterday at 15 weeks that everything is good and it is a boy! definitely relieved, but it was a stressful few weeks!

@JPICKLE1: Congrats on baby boy! I can't believe they lost your blood sample. I would have been so mad as I don't do very well having my blood taken!

Thanks @Marley, @TJLOVES54 and @Catlady! It was a rough couple of weeks waiting! But now finally feels like things are little more real!

@wheres_c: that's so funny! my DD went to the NT scan and she didn't know what to think. She was amazed at the technology though and wanted to know why they use the "clear goo on my belly."

@Jpickle1: definitely feels more real now! I'm now at the phase where my stomach feels pushed up to my lungs and I'm having trouble breathing. How can this be? I'm only 14 weeks!

@wheres_c: Aw, alien baby. I wanted to do an elective ultrasound for the same reason but DH is afraid that the LO will think the baby looks weird and get freaked out. Maybe in a couple months. I'm too scared to bring her to the actual diagnostic scans (in case they find something bad).

@marley: I sort of wish I had a home doppler! We have the anatomy scan coming up next week but I am still(!) scared about it. Hoping to feel the baby move more often soon.