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@scg00387: ahhhhhh you are too cute!!!! Allll belly!!! Love that outfit!!
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Alright I'll get on board with the bump photos. Here is one from Wednesday. Why is it flat in the front? My little nugget likes weird positions I guess!
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I was up all night with extreme nausea and heartburn. I think I pushed it a little too hard this weekend (out in the sun constantly because the weather was so beautiful). I wound up taking the day off work today. I still feel nauseous and exhausted. So, I'm trying to rest and appreciate one of the last times I'll ever be alone in my house for an entire day.
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@MamaMoose: @JessLC: y'all are so cute! LOVE both your dresses
@highwire: hope you're feeling better soon!
ugh. i had to take a zyrtec before bed last night and it made me so groggy to get out of bed this am. i'm been sluggish all day.... so tired... :((((( want to be in my bed!!!!
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@mrsjyw thanks
@mamamoose you look great! i have a dress just like that!
@jesslc super cute! i love your dress & hair.
@highwire that stinks
i was up at 5 am with shooting back pain, so i feel for you! hope you've been able to take it easy today and sleep better tonight!@mrs.tricycle thanks! i hope you can wear it all before it gets cool too
i started this morning wearing jeans for the first time but promptly switched to a skirt once I actually went outside. i'm ready for wearing my fall clothes!
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@scg00387: @mrsjyw: thanks ladies! We have a super cute board going on. I think we all look so fantastic.
I scored a bag of fall maternity clothes today from a friend. So happy I won't have to spend too much for a fall wardrobe.
@highwire: feeling any better yet?
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@highwire: I pushed too hard this weekend too, and my body is definitely telling me to SLOW DOWN at this point. I ran around for work all Friday and half of Saturday and basically passed out on the couch for nearly 48 hours after that. My feet hurt for nearly 24 hours and I've developed a waddle when I overdo it.
I made it 29 weeks by only decreasing my activity a little bit, but now I need to slow it waaaaay down.
I feel large and in charge this week...baby girl is growing!
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@JessLC: I was earlier, but now that Im trying to lay down I'm feeling really nauseous and uncomfortable again
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@petuniasandpearls: Guess it is time to slow down for most of us!
I definitely had my very first official "I'm over being pregnant" feeling this morning. There's just so many different parts of my life and my body that aren't working like they usually do! I've been really crappy about taking all my vitamins lately, so I'm going to make an effort to be better about that and hopefully that will help me feel a little better overall.
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@scg00387: Thanks! I love that dress. It's sooooo comfortable I kind of want to wear it every day.
@JessLC: I just got a bunch of clothes from a friend too! It's so nice to not have to spend money! I think the only thing I'll need to buy a coupe more of are just t shirts/camis to wear underneath cardigans. My regular ones definitely no longer cover the belly.
@highwire: I'm with you. I feel like such a jerk complaining because I'm so greatful to be pregnant with a healthy baby and I can't wait to meet the little one in just a few short months. But it's really taking a toll on my body... and it's just frustrating to be in pain or uncomfortable 24 hours a day!
Is insomnia starting to kick in for anyone yet? I have to take my medicine for my preterm contractions every six hours round the clock so I wake up at 3am each night to take my pill. Last night I wasn't able to get back to sleep until 5:45 and then my alarm went off at 6:30. Uhhh... so sleepy!!
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@MamaMoose: Hell yes on the insomnia. The most maddening part of it is that some nights I sleep great with zero issues, and then other nights it is total torture and I'm up all night. When I lay down to sleep I never know which type of night is coming.
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Gosh, guys - sorry you're all starting to get aches and pains! I'm feeling a little guilty - I really still feel great at 30 weeks. I conk right out at bedtime, and typically sleep 9 hours without an issue. My feet are a little tired now that I'm working again, but it's not much different from how I feel when I wear crappy shoes. DH jokes that he married me because he knew I'd be a great "baby carrier" - guess that's the case. Then again, maybe if I faked a few symptoms it'd get me out of more household chores.
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@Mrs. Tricycle: Glad you are still feeling great! I'm sure I could stand to complain less and things could be a lot worse than they are. DH definitely had to help me out of a chair last night....not an awesome baby carrier here LOL
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Do you know what your plans are for the holidays this year?
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@highwire: yes. We are staying at my parents house after I have the baby so they can help and take care of us
and will probably just stay thru Thanksgiving. Which is great because we were supposed to go to my in laws this year (we switch holidays every year). That means Xmas this year with in laws but that's OK because Thanksgiving is a much more important holiday to me. What about you?
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@JessLC: Undecided. We usually host Thanksgiving each year, so we're just planning on having everyone over and catering food instead of me cooking most of it, if I am still pregnant at the time.
As for Xmas, I am pretty freaked. I'm Jewish so we always do Xmas with DH's family, who live 4 hours away. I already expressed that we probably won't be able to make the trip, but my MIL wants to come and bring half the family to just all crash at our house sometime around Christmas. At first I agreed that the idea was fine, but now I don't feel that way anymore. I'm worried about germs and I'm worried about having a ton of people staying over at my house with air mattresses everywhere and whatnot. We will probably have to have another chat about it.
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@highwire: shut the front door; we always host thanksgiving too! LOLOLOL. we're going to pass on t-giving and hope that i'll either be in labor or crazy over the newborn LO
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@mrsjyw: Ha! Passing on Thanksgiving?! But that's the best holiday all year lol
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@highwire: hahah not the food; just passing on hosting this year~
we'll prolly just do something small with my parents & inlaws (depending on where we're at) and not host my extended family like we typically do.
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We always spend Thanksgiving with friends in town. So we'll go there if the baby is still cooking. If baby is here already we'll just stay home and probably order food in. For Christmas my parents and my aunt are coming down to us. It was my brother's year to be with his in laws so it worked out well for them to just come to us. And they have all been super awesome and already told me they will cook and clean and basically do everything, I just need to give them a place to sleep and let them play with the baby : )
@highwire: I would definitely reconsider letting so many people come stay with you so soon after baby. Especially since it's your in laws and not your family. I told my parents and my aunt that I would love to have them but I couldn't let them come stay unless they were all willing to get the TDAP vaccine (which they all did happily). If I were you I would use that as an excuse and just say your OB strongly suggested you not let anyone stay in your home who hasn't been vaccinated (which is exactly what my OB said to me).
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I feel like the biggest baby out of all of you. We basically told our families not to expect us for anything this year, including Thanksgiving and Christmas/Hannuka. Our parents live about 25 miles away from us, but I have no idea what I will feel up to doing. I'm due Nov 7th so there is no way that I will still be pregnant by Thanksgiving. If anything we will go to my parents' house, which I will probably be comfortable with. We don't plan to bring baby to my in-laws' house for some time because it is not clean (FIL is kinda a hoarder) and they have three untrained pit bulls.
The december holidays are a concern too because we usually have a Hannuka party at my parents' house and I don't know how I will feel being there with a brand new baby and around so many people. Similarly, his grandma (who lives about 45 minutes away) usually hosts christmas eve, but I don't know if they will do it this year because he husband passed away earlier this year.
I know everyone will be eager to see, touch, hold, etc. our baby and I kinda like the idea of taking a break from all the holiday craziness and focusing on our own little family in a low key way. We may stay home, just the three of us, or we may feel up to going to the larger family functions. I just don't want to commit to anything either way. Taking care of a baby will be challenging enough that I don't want to have to add family obligations to it all.
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@ChelseaRose: Has your family been receptive/respectful of your wishes? I would love to be able to just focus that time on our new family and recovering from the birth, but DH thinks that is selfish and our families have already expressed that that attitude basically won't fly and people are coming no matter what. I don't know which is more important. My mom was so sick after I was born and I'd really like to keep my stress level at a minimum to keep from getting PPD, but I also think people deserve to meet their new relative, especially the new grandparents. It is tough!
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@highwire: I think that when you are a brand new parent it's perfectly acceptable to be selfish! You should do what's right for you and baby, not what you feel obligated to do by family. I have a really hard time getting my husband to understand this too so I know where you're coming from. When we were talking about when the grandparents would come I said I wanted my mom to come for a few days first and then his parents can come when she leaves because it's less overwhelming and more helpful to spread out the visits. He told me "my parents are coming to see the baby not to help us". And I informed that if that was the case they could stay home thank you very much. If they want to come and help when it's convenient that's fine... but they are a flight away and have to stay with us so they certainly better not be coming down expecting to be entertained and taken care of.
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@MamaMoose: Ha sounds like we have the same husband.
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@highwire: For the most part my husband has been super awesome and helpful. And I know yours has too!! But when it comes to his parents he just seems incapable of telling them "no"... good times.
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i definitely have a tough time saying no to family. i basically never do it, and most of the time, it doesn't even cross my mind. it is just assumed that the holidays will be spent with family, no matter what - which is why the 4 hr drive to my in-laws for xmas is just an assumed yes. but, it varies from person to person, and i think you should do whatever you feel is right for you and your baby.
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@highwire: They have been receptive and it is partly because it has been presented to them as non-negotiable. I've basically said that they should expect nothing and be happy/excited if we feel up to doing more. My husband is totally on board with this and if anything is more conservative about it than I am. I know some of my in-laws will be in town for Thanksgiving and I told my MIL that we could possibly have short visits with them, but not to expect more. I cannot imagine family insisting that they will stay with you for the holidays when you have a brand new baby. That would not work at all for me. I would end up feeling out of place in my own home and end up staying in my room with the baby a lot. I could not imagine having to prepare my house for them, cook and clean while they are here, and take care of a newborn. Hopefully you can get your husband on board and then tell them no or find some sort of compromise that is better for you.
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completely agree about not having everyone stay with you. i don't think i'd feel up for that at all, i'd always have to feel "on" and thats just something that requires a lot of work for me in general, let alone right after i had a baby. it'd be a lot to handle. anyway, hope you can work something out.
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anybody bought their baby's coming home outfit yet? i think i am spending too much time on something that probably doesn't even matter.
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@JessLC: No, but I've been thinking about it lately. Maybe it is time for me to finally visit baby clothing stores myself rather than just letting other people buy us stuff. I'm sure my husband doesn't care about what the baby wears home. Maybe I'll go shopping with my mom sometime soon. Have you found anything cute yet?
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@ChelseaRose: i haven't bought any baby clothes yet either! I've been going back and forth between something simple and pink with a hat or getting something pumpkin themed because it'll be around Halloween and Thanksgiving. I just want to put a cute orange hat with a stem on it on her, I think it would be so cute!
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@JessLC: That sounds cute, but for me anything too cutesy would be instantly vetoed by my husband.
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@JessLC: I'm not going to get anything specific/fancy. I'll probably just put her in a white onesie and make sure she is cozy with blankets and call it a day!
We organized and sorted all of the clothes people have given to us as hand-me-downs. We have a TON. If I decide I want to put her in something a little more special, we have a lot to choose from!
I'm glad DH spurred the idea to get this project underway, because now we know that we have more than enough newborn stuff, but could use a little more things in the 0-3 and 3-6 month range.
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@ChelseaRose: I love your approach... I think we'll just wing it, definitely NOT going to my MIL's which is 6 hours away and hopefully not having any visitors. Sometimes I think even having the baby at my mom's for the day with everyone trying to hold her will freak me out.
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We're taking our babymoon this weekend. We rented a cabin at a local lake. It actually looks like it is going to rain the entire weekend...and I'm happy about it. I feel like I'm always having to run around like a maniac in crappy weather. I will finally get the chance to just stay inside and cozy up with DH and the pup. Can't wait!
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@ChelseaRose: I'm with you. I'm due a couple days before Thanksgiving, and the holidays are stressful enough with our divorced families that we're happy to have an excuse to bail this year.
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Anyone started baby classes yet? We have our first one tonight, Baby Care.
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@highwire: We did a newborn care class at our pediatrician's office. We mostly just used it as an opportunity to meet the ped and make sure we clicked with him (loved him! which was a huge relief) and it turned out there was some really good info they gave us. I need to sign us up for the childbirth class and newborn CPR at the hospital. Thanks for the reminder!
i was up at 5 am with shooting back pain, so i feel for you! hope you've been able to take it easy today and sleep better tonight!
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