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@sunshineandsushi: Glad to hear your appointment went well!

@Rescuemom10: @jedeve: I hope you guys are able to find work. I can imagine what an added stressor that must be.

@dagret: I'm just starting to feel actual kicks and punches. I feel them all over, so I just sit there wondering what the heck he's doing in there! It's so wild!

@Rescuemom10: Keep us updated!

Feeling good! I'm having a little RLP today but it usually goes away so I'm hoping it will soon!

@Mrs Green Grass: i LOVE prenatal yoga! I've been doing a DVD but am thinking about looking into an actual class instead because the DVD is getting old. My DVD is a little hippy-dippy for me too, but I just ignore it! The stretching feels sooo good to me.

I hope your hip feels better, but good to hear it isn't serious!

Thanks guys. I had an interview on Tuesday and I thought it went well. It was for a part time position at this think tank as an administrative assistant, but with the option to do some public policy research on the side. Which would be *awesome* because I just finished my master's and it's hard to find a part time/temporary job that actually uses your skills, you know? And get this - it goes through December. Yay, right?

Find out in the interview they got extra funding and extended the position to a year long. And of course they were like, "Yeah, it's part time, but during January it'll be closer to full time because we'll need someone to help out during the legislative session January-March."

Ugh. Of course. If they offer it to me, I'll see if taking time off is a possibility...but I doubt it. And part of me wants to stay at home after the baby for a bit, especially since we'll probably be moving next August. But working part time would be so ideal.

Looking back, I would never have TTC not having a job in hand. I just didn't expect so many jobs to be ruled out because of logistical reasons like this. I had one bad experience getting turned down for a job because I was pregnant (no, they didn't technically say that, but they told me when I called the HR department to complain it was because I didn't live in the town I said I lived in (WTF?) and that I should "reapply because I was a perfect candidate" even though the woman who would be my boss interviewed me and spent half of talking very hostilely about my pregnancy).

I applied at a temp agency a month ago and still nothing!! We're OK financially, all though we could sure use the money, but I feel pretty silly being a SAHW. SAHM is fine, SAHW seems a little odd in this day and age.

@Mrs Green Grass: Not to be gross, but are you sure it's not from the BM?

I think it's gone away...i'm now just over-analyzing every twinge I have...

@pinkb: I've had tons of different types of spotting throughout, but never pink - that's the only reason today bothered me. But it seems to be done, so back to normal.

@Rescuemom10: glad it went well, even though they didn't get pics of her heart. At least youll get to see her again soon!

@mrs green grass: hope your spotting stopped!

The baby had hiccups last night! I realized my stomach was moving like crazy, really rhythmically It was really cool...until it lasted for about 45 min. Then I was ready to go to sleep. Ha.

I decided this am that my regular work pants were too tight to wear anymore. But I need to stop buying maternity clothes- at least for now- I have lots of stuff I haven't worn yet.

Thanks everyone. Everything is a-ok and we listened to a super strong HB on the home doppler last night.

I'm feeling movement all the time now which is nice. I still can't tell a pattern, but I feel him every few hours or so.

I feel like we'll never get our nursery done! (or started) But I feel like the registry is pretty solid.

I'll be 24 next Thurs. Anxiously awaiting...

We've made some nursery progress too. Next on my to do list is bedding/window treatments!

I'm 22 weeks today and my lower back is KILLING me and my sides were sore when I woke up. Blah. My sides feel better so I think it was just from how I was sleeping but this lower back has GOT to give!

@Mrs Green Grass: oooh I sleep with my arm under my pillow too- I'll have to try to re position tonight!

@birdofafeather: Lay down flat on your side, then just bend your arm (it'll be just a little in front of your body) and rest it on pillow in front of your face. Does that make sense? It's a little hard to get used to if you don't normally sleep that way, but it seems to be working.

You also want your hips to be square. And the pillow should be pulled down tight toward your shoulder...no gap.

I've been working on our registry, trying to pick stuff out. Are all of you planning to use and infant car seat? If so, which one have you decided to go with and why?

About the sleep, I haven't been doing as well as before the last couple nights, but here's my set-up: I bought a memory foam topper for the bed, which helped SO much with hip pain. I also decided against a pregnancy pillow and have opted to create my own little pillow nest with some I already had. I use a regular one under my head, a king-size between my legs (pulled up high enough to drape my arm over too), and a regular, flattish one behind my back/kind of pushed underneath my side. The one on my back keeps me from rolling over onto my back when I'm sleeping, and has actually really helped with the back pain. I guess it gives my back some support. Sometimes I sleep kind of halfway on my side/on my back, propped up on the back pillow. That helps my back, too.

I've also been using one of those foam rollers on my back every night before going to bed to stretch out my muscles (feels so good!), and that's seemed to help as well. It's also great for legs/calves to prevent cramping.

@allison: We did decide to go with an infant. We chose the Graco Snugride 30. We opted for the 30 vs the 35 because most of what I've read says that by 35 pounds, they're too long for it anyway, so it's a waste of money. And we chose the Graco over the Chicco Keyfit for no reason other than price. Both got fantastic reviews, but the Graco is cheaper by about $50. We'll upgrade to a combination seat when the time comes. It's an added expense that we don't really need, but...I just feel a little safer knowing he'll be in a seat designed specifically for tiny little infants.

@allison: we are going with the Chicco Key Fit! It got great reviews and the price seemed middle of the line for us!

I am sooo sick! I woke up Monday morning and felt like I was coming down with something. By Monday evening I felt Horrible. I was up all Monday night until like 6am the following morning so sick I could barely breathe and then when i coughed I was vomiting...it was horrible. I am a little better today but just can not beleive how fast it all hit me.
I had an appt with my Doc this morning. Results from our u/s were all good so thats a plus. Just need to go back in for clearer shots of the heart but they dont sound worried at all.

Came into work after my appointment and found out that I probably for 6 plus weeks will have to move to nights starting sometime in Oct. I am NOT Happy about that at all. Especially because I dont even know if I am going to have this job after Dec 1st and I feel like I am just getting screwed even more. I really hope SOMETHING good comes from work sometime soon, just seems to be getting worse and worse.

@coacheswife123: I have been exclusively using Coobie bras since about 10 weeks. The underwire in my other bras hurt and pinched too much. I find the Coobies to be plenty of support, but then again I started at a 34B (I have no idea what size I am now).

@Rescuemom10: That sounds TERRIBLE. I'm so sorry that you're sick. And then having to hear that news about work on top of it, yuck. I hope you feel better soon and that you get some better news about work, too.

@Mrs Green Grass: Had my first emotional flip out this morning i was sooo upset over something sooo small and cried so hard I had to completely re do my make up and was 30 minutes late for work. I felt ridiculous the whole time but was so upset I couldn't snap out of it!

@birdofafeather: That's the car seat we're looking at, too! We haven't tried any out yet (can you do that at Baby's R Us or somewhere?) to see what fits, but we have a Jeep Liberty and the backseat is pretty tight. I'm glad to know the Mico fits in compact spaces. We thought about just getting a Diono Radian and skipping the infant seat, but infant seats just seem safer for a newborn, to me. And we're hoping to have one or two more babies in the next several years, so we'll hopefully get good use out of it.

Just wanted to let you guys know that Old Navy has a bunch of their maternity line on sale right now. I got a v-neck sweater for $20, and some of their new Rockstar fit jeggings, and the fit is great! Definitely skinny, which I've had trouble finding in other maternity jeans. I would recommend getting the demi-panel, though, if you're interested, because I got the "smooth panel" and it doesn't come to the top of my belly, even now. Not sure what I'll do when I'm a lot bigger. But they have demi-panel ones in really fun colors like red, pink, and green! Here's a link: http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=5848