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@ValentineMommy: welcome! You're a day ahead of me :).

I have been feeling some more movement, I think, at random times. My favorite: if I'm sitting down and singing. So, in the car, at Rosh Hashanah services... I love it!

@photojane: congrats on team pink...and on just knowing your team!! And on choosing a beautiful name! So she cooperated after all. Any tips for those of us who aren't there yet?

@tororojo: That will be our line as well.

@photojane: Congrats on the baby girl!

@JessiBee: So cute that the baby moves when you sing

@Phillybaby2013: Wow! Can't believe the baby pushed back.

Last night while I was laying on the couch I told DH that baby boy was up near my ribs and tapping me. DH put his hand on that spot and waited then said he felt it. So crazy. I thought it would be too early to feel it on the outside.

@ValentineMommy: welcome and congratulations! a valentine's baby would be awesome. so, are you team pink or blue?!

i can't believe we're all about halfway through this thing! how is everyone feeling? anyone have a shower in the works?

@photojane: Thank you for keeping our thread going! I always get a little jealous when I see the other ones popping up above ours. I'll try to be better about actually posting when I read.

I can't believe we're almost halfway there! Today's surprise was a newish friend who called and said she had some clothes for me to borrow that she wanted to drop off. She brought me THREE BAGS of maternity clothing, all clean and labeled with her initials (she just had her first a few months ago), as well as a couple of cute small pregnancy gifts. I'm so excited to try on new-to-me clothes, especially now that I've transitioned to wearing mainly maternity stuff!

@photojane: Our friends are planning a co-ed shower for us in November. We had a mini planning session over dinner on Friday to discuss guest list and other fun stuff. I can't wait. It should be fun.

I'm feeling pretty good overall at 20w2d. This weekend we went to Babies R Us to look at baby gear. Then we started our Amazon registry. I feel a little less overwhelmed by the process. We also purchased a glider recliner. It is so comfy and we got such a great deal. How was everyone else's weekend?

@mrs. lantern - congratulations!!! is that what you hoped for? little girls are sooo sweet!!

i won't get to officially find out the gender until october 9th, and though i'm curious i'm not as desperate to know as i was with my first! this pregnancy seems to be going by so much faster too since i'm soo busy keeping up with toddler heels. i can't wait to experience the movements and hiccups in my belly again though - that was a fun time!

@Mrs. Lantern: Congrats on the baby girl news! And how cute that she was playing peek a boo.

@Mrs. High Heels: Any preferences this time around?

I am a bad poster because I get a bit jealous when I read this thread--I'm due on 2/28 and you girls all seem so far ahead of me with milestones! I haven't felt any movement and we don't find out gender til next Thurs. But I'm still very excited for everybody and look forward to catching up soon! Except by then you'll be even further ahead...

@ValentineMommy: Aww, I hope he's not really upset about the gender! Do you think it could be more so about the fluid thing and he's just worried? I hope your next scan goes well, that does sound a little scary!

@photojane: Team pink, yay! Congrats! I don't know how I missed this! I have no idea if I have a shower in the works, everybody keeps asking me who is planning my shower and I keep referring them to my one friend because she mentioned it once a while ago, but she's pretty busy so I have no idea what's going on! Is it bad that I'm anxious to find out? I'm kind of nervous because of all the holidays coming up, I hope I don't fall through the cracks.

@ValentineMommy: Congrats on the boy! I'm sure that your DH will adjust and be just as happy with a boy than a girl! Good luck with your next scan, I'm sure all will be well.

@JessiBee: How sweet of your friend! New (to you) clothes are so fun to wear!

We had a bit of a scary moment this weekend, well it was really my fault. I have had so much watery discharge over the past week, and it seemed like so much on Saturday, so I told DH we should go to L&D at the hospital to get checked in case it was amniotic fluid leaking! I made his heart drop, I felt so bad that I made him so nervous. I ended up going and they got the heartbeat and monitored me for contractions in triage and then swabbed to make sure it was amniotic fluid. Thank goodness it wasn't, all is well and I'm just extra watery I guess. It was far too early for my comfort to be in L&D and I am just so relieved I don't have to worry about it anymore.

In other news, I learned I have a double placenta. Weird!

@Phillybaby2013: Yeah there's a lot of stuff about how it could have been from a twin, but the tech said it was connected by blood vessels, so it's not a completely separate placenta. I suppose I could have had a vanishing twin or miscarried the twin early on, evidenced by my first trimester bleeding, but I had my first ultrasound at 5 weeks and there was only one sac -- I didn't think the placenta formed that early. Apparently it can also just be a normal variant, but we're really curious too!

@JessiBee: that is awesome! my sil gave me a bag of maternity clothes, which was awesome. i'm definitely still in need of some maternity clothes though.

@Emilie: a co-ed shower sounds fun. i'm assuming no traditional shower games then. i love the corny games, but i know most people are not a fan. i hope you don't have PUPPP! if it is PUPPP, i hope it doesn't spread or get worse. not fun!

@WALLAROO: are y'all going to register at BRU? we did our registry right after we had our anatomy scan. it was actually a lot of fun. i love baby stuff. did you get the glider from amazon or bru? which one did you go with? i'm still trying to decide.

@Mrs. Lantern: YAY TEAM PINK!! do you have a name picked out? i'll definitely update your edd & team.

@Mrs. High Heels: are you having any sort of intuition or feelings towards boy or girl?

@tororojo: haha -- i'm glad we're all spread out, so we can get exciting news all month! are you thinking boy or girl?

@ValentineMommy: congrats on team blue! boys are so awesome. i have two baby nephews who are the most awesome kids ever. hope everything went well at your appointment. we're thinking about you. definitely update us!

@ladyfingers: glad you and derek are healthy! that sounds scary. now you can concentrate on important things like your baby shower.

@Phillybaby2013: i did the exact same with my registry. i think i've messed with it like every day since we registered. i think i'm finally happy with it! as far as childcare goes, we're lucky. i only work a few hours twice a week, and my mil will be watching sadie during those times since she's retired, and then my mom will pitch in during the summer since she's a teacher. if my husband gets promoted, i'll just stay at home. i'm really hoping that happens!

as far as what's up for me... sadie girl is doing well. i felt a few definite kicks on saturday, but nothing since. she flutters around when i lay down, but no more kicks so far. the u/s tech dated me at 2/14 (instead of 2/11) since sadie is petite, but they won't change my official edd since it's so close. i'm hoping she's a valentines baby though! my shower is going to be on november 17th and it's children's book themed... i'm super excited!

@ValentineMommy: Congrats! A valentines baby would be lovely!
@photojane: Congrats on the team pink! Sadie Rose is a gorgeous name It is crazy that half way is among us, seems to have gone very quickly - for me it has at least! My sister has told me she's planning a shower for January but that's all I'll be getting out of her until the day comes.
@Phillybaby2013: So cool your babe kicked backed when you pushed - I've tried but hasn't worked as yet.
@JessiBee: That is so nice, what a great gift!
@WALLAROO: We also just picked out a glider, I cannot get over how comfortable they are! I think I'll be putting myself to sleep in it. I agree, I'm feeling much less overwhelmed about things since buying/registering for some of the essentials.
@Mrs. Lantern: Congrats on baby Lantern being a girl! My husband is convinced we're having a girl, I think it's just because he wants one so badly.
@ValentineMommy: Positive thoughts and prayers with you, I am sure everything will be alright!
@ladyfingers: I am glad all is ok - I too will be going to Google a double placenta, hadn't heard of it until now.
@Phillybaby2013: I am worried about finances, we will be going down to one income without any mat leave pay for me as I'm self employed. Finding that slightly terrifying! So I guess we will be playing it by ear on how long I actually end up taking off.
@Baby Boy Mom: That would be stressful, I hope you find a good solution to help you out! A couple of my friends have started nanny sharing and are really happy with it, would that be something available for you?

I'm feeling very excited this week as I FINALLY feel like I have a bit of a baby bump, I will share my first pic soon. I felt like I was waiting forever lol! The thing I have been the most surprised about it is how much my stomach muscles hurt, I'm not sure how I figured it wouldn't be uncomfortable?! Oh and the itchy skin! Is anyone else experiencing that? I oil up twice daily with bio oil and it definitely helps but it about drives me mad sometimes!

@Phillybaby2013: You're not the only one! Even though we have done our budget and I know we'll be fine, we are quite comfortable right now with a healthy surplus after bills and other obligations are paid. Our daycare options right now are going to run us anywhere from $600/month to $900/month -- not as bad as some areas, but enough to make me nervous! But we don't really have an option. Neither of our paychecks would be rendered obsolete by daycare, so it's full-time work and daycare for us.

@JessiBee: That's really interesting that Jewish tradition is extra superstitious about baby things around the house...it's the same in Chinese tradition too. I've never heard of this from my own parents since they're not very traditional, but I hear from others where their parents gave them heck for even clearing the work office to prep for baby's arrival!

@lolabee: My stomach muscles are hurting this week and if it's bad enough I might skip prenatal fitness tomorrow. I don't know how the 3rd tri women in my class move so effortlessly every class!

@Baby Boy Mom: I hope there will be SOME acknowledgement from them at least! I always feel bad that the second baby doesn't get as much attention as the first.

@photojane: Thanks! No set names yet...but we like the name Avery Like Sadie, she's measuring small too (5 days behind). I can't help but wonder if there's anything I can do (diet wise?) to change this.

@tororojo: I'm excited about your gender reveal next week! Any hunches? It's a nice treat we get gender updates every week

@ValentineMommy: I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed for you! I can imagine how nerve wracking this situation is. Hope your second scan goes well today.

@jessibee - the waitlists around my area are crazy too! when i was pregnant with my first, i inquired about preschools when she was 6-months old thinking that was pretty early, but they ALREADY had a 3 year waitlist. so i put my 2nd on a preschool waitlist as soon as I found out I was pregnant (at 6 weeks!!).

@ladyfingers - wow, i wish we had preschool/daycare prices like that in our area!! but either way, the idea of putting a chunk of change for daycare really is stressful.

@JerricaBenton: glad ur a/s went well and congrats on ur baby girl!!! I agree that this is going crazy fast and it will be Christmas before we know it. Thinking that I'm now on the other side of halfway is maddening-it almost feels like a little countdown clock has started instead of that build up to getting to this point. It also is crazy that I just saw a JUNE baby board pop up! Feels like we just started this one!