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@erinpye: I'll be happy either way but if I had to choose, I'd preference another girl. I just love the idea of DD having a sister close in age (my sister is 13 months older than me and we've always been very close) and I absolutely love being momma to a little girl. I'm sure I will love having a boy just as much but I love having a daughter so much that it's hard for me to think it's possible to love a son that much. Have I mentioned that pregnancy hormones make me completely irrational in my line of thinking?!? I'm just hoping for healthy really!

@Mrs Music: I'm an avid researcher so when I had my scan, I asked for all the info I wanted to know. I don't think she would have told me otherwise, but I specifically asked for the location of the placenta (along with femur length, BPD, confirmation of choroids, diaphragm and stomach position etc). For me, the more information I have, the better. I'm sure it varies from place to place, but when I go in and immediately ask questions that show I know what I'm talking about, I find that I tend to get more technical information during the scan, which is exactly what I want. Also, yes, trying to distinguish between digestive bubbles and baby movements is extremely difficult in the early days! You'll get to a point though where it will be unmistakeable!

@Ree723: My only research has really been on hellobee... I would love to know what kind of questions you asked... did you have a list or you just knew it on the top of your head?

I haven't bought anything yet but my parents are going overseas to Asia and are planning to buy a silver anklet with bell. Its a tradition that when all of us were babies we wore a silver chain with a bell around our ankle... makes it easier to hear us (particularly when they start walking).

@ElbieKay: that's cute but me and DH started buying stuff the other week, we got some blankets and towels and wash cloths and that's when I picked my theme I'm going with lion king / jungle animals I've found the cutes lion king blanket and ducks and giraffe hooded towel with the wash cloths but for now that's it since I started classes this week DH has been home rearranging and getting started on clean out his man cave so til that's done we really have no where to put stuff plus I'm kind of waiting to find out the gender before buying too much stuff oh I'm so excited!!!

@SweetMamaM: that's great your appt and MW was way better and your results were good

@Honeygold89: it did feel like waiting forever! thank goodness! now i'm staring at september 30 on my calendar like it's christmas. that's ultrasound day!

By the time I check the board I'm so behind in posts!! I don't know how to catch up with them all!

Thank you all for the congrats! It still hasn't set in that its a BOY yet! I wrote his name today and I was like...Whoa!

I've been definitely feeling baby flutters. I'm pretty sure I felt a good kick last night too! He's a mover!

I haven't bought any baby gear yet. I'm trying to talk my husband into going shopping this weekend.

I need to get a list of questions for my next US too. I guess I'm glad they don't say anything because everything is looking good...but there's so much stuff I'm left wondering.

Hope I'm caught up now. Probably not!

@ElbieKay: Yup! My Mum bought us a little onsie with a lobster and an American flag embroidered on it - she somehow found it in the UK (we live in Maine so it's very appropriate); and it was my DH's birthday today...I could not resist gifting a "Future Dr" onsie in his favourite colour (he's a third year med student and on long shift clinical rotations right now - I figure it will give him something to focus on and remind him why he's going through all that misery - even though Student-Dr Daddy doesn't care if little one is a doctor, a lawyer or a garbage collector - so long as they're happy.) I'm struggling to resist a "Made in America from British parts" one too. Arrgh, so much cuteness out there! But we're only 14 weeks so resistance is perhaps futile...but sensible.

@lavender: congrats on the girl!

@lavender: congrats on the wee girl! How exciting!

So since being pregnant (16+3) I have lost five pounds and both my MW and high risk doc are happy and keep telling me that's good because gaining too much can lead to some problems but now finally that the throwing up and nausea have started to slow down a bit I definitely find my appetite pick up more but it scares me a little because neither want me to go over 15 pounds this pregnancy and with how hungry I've been getting and how often I'm scared I might go over that.

@SweetMamaM: yeah it's crazy cause I don't have a cute bump either and want one so bad lol. And sorry about your mom passing away last year

@Mrs Music: I think last time I checked, I'd gained weight for the first time at 14 weeks, about 600g in a week and a half. I was also a little constipated though, so who knows. I really only want to gain another 7 kilos in the next 25 weeks... I'm hoping that's realistic, but I don't know.

I don't weigh myself at home at all. I just worked my butt off over the winter last year to lose 15 pounds and I just can't make myself look. I only check when I go to the doctor. I started out at 128 and at my last appointment I was at 137. I'll be 16 weeks on Friday. I think 9 pounds is an ok weight gain. But 16 more pounds left for the rest of the pregnancy (if i stay at the low end of the healthy gain scale) doesnt seem like much to work with. I was at a normal BMI when I got pregnant. Even though I know baby wants me to gain weight it's giving me some anxiety about putting weight back on after I worked so hard to get it off.

Seems silly I know.

I barely had any morning sickness so I definitely didn't lose any weight and I ate ok. Now that I'm in the 2nd trimester I'm eating like a horse!!

@Danizaur: it's definitely been better but I am already struggling with baby brain! It's making my job as a teacher infinitely harder and I cannot wait til mid-December and summer break!

@Danizaur: Feeling pretty good. A little more energy. Started gaining the weight back that I lost, and definitely getting enough of a pudge to justify stretchy pants now! (No cute bump yet - though my dad was convinced he could see one on skype the other day (I think it was just the cut of the dress I was wearing :/).

I *think* I felt movement when I was lying on my belly on the beach last Wednesday - "roll over Mum - I need some space in here!"...but maybe it was just my lunch

@Danizaur: That's great that you're feeling regular kicks! Such an exciting time! My LO has been kicking quite a bit - good proper kicks that DH can feel, several times per day. I still love it and DH's face lights up when he feels it as well!

@mrskoala: So happy to hear you're feeling better!! Touching wood the feeling good is here to stay!

We have our 20 week scan Wednesday week (the 18th) and I can't wait! We're still TG, so no gender announcements coming, but still excited nonetheless! I'm 19w2d now, so almost at that halfway point!

Still no cute bump yet, just that 'too many chips' look still, but I'll try to take a pic tomorrow anyway and post it. We're on holiday in Bali this week so not great timing to be at this crappy in between stage, but I'm trying not to worry about it! I'm just trying to relax (as much as one can when travelling to a developing country with a 14 month old!) and enjoy time as a little family of three before the next one comes along!

Glad to hear everyone else is doing well!

@Danizaur: I'm starting to feel so much better now that the nausea has gone away. Still waiting for my energy to come back though!

I can't believe we are all almost to the halfway point and finding out genders, so exciting! We have our gender scan tomorrow, I am so so anxious!!

@Springtime: I looked at the calendar this morning and thought of you! So excited to find out what you're having!!

Any strong feelings?