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Here's my 20 & 24 week bumps from my first I'm probably about 10lbs heavier this time around

@Chillybear: I think that you look about the same!

@afishermanswife: i've had a couple good kicks that may have been able to feel from the outside but theyre so few and far between it would be hard to time it right so hubs could feel.... though it skeeves him out to feel the baby move anyway but i cant wait for our daughter to feel them

@Smurfette: I for sure showed way earlier! I think it's starting to even out.

@afishermanswife: DH felt the baby move for the first time last night. I have barely even been feeling consistent movement so I was surprised but I'd been feeling movement in the same spot for a minute or so and had him rest his hand there. After a little while baby did something that felt more like a squirm or wriggle than a kick and he felt it. He was like "Did you just move your stomach?" And I said nope. He was kind of in awe! It was cute. There's been movement since but nothing else that can be felt from the outside yet.

So maybe there is hope! I think he'll feel it this week. My doctor somewhat confirmed my fear of a huge baby last week when I said how shocked I was to have felt movement at 17 weeks she responded with…"well that's because it's so big". Lovely.

Here's me at 20+5. I should take another pic tonight, the post-dinner growth is really something haha

@Chillybear: Congrats on the boy!!

Sorry for the long absence. Vacation and then the work around the apartment. I finally have an update since 14 weeks. I had my 20 week appointment today with the anatomy scan scheduled for Thursday. Sequential scan came back with no issues. I have only gained about 7 lbs and am still surprised. My first was a big boy, however, I was sick so much longer this time.

I have no bump photos. I never even took them during my first pregnancy. DH has felt the baby occasionally. The movement is sporadic, but when I feel it, it usually l lasts for a while.

Jan 4 - Sunnyday (#3)
Jan 5 - snowjewelz (#2)
Jan 5 - Colette1285 (#1)
Jan 5 - Mrs. Pinata(#3)
Jab 8 - Chillybear (#2)
Jan 9 - Ruby26 (#1)
Jan 9 - Limabeanbabies (#3)
Jan 9 - Bluebubblez (#1)
Jan 9 - Aimed121 (#2)
Jan 11 - Smurfette (#2) :girl
Jan 11 - Afishermanswife (#1)
Jan 14 - littlecasita1122 (#3 & #4)
Jan 15 - Mrs. Toad (#2)
Jan 18 - Babypugs (#2)
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Jan 20 - Sharon25 (#3)
Jan 22 - MrsCDH (#2)
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Jan 29 - norcal_gal (#1)
Jan 30 - Madger (#2)
Feb 6 - nana87 (#2)

@babypugs: my husband is the exact same way! i think he felt one kick last time and was like, "okay, that was enough for me!"

congrats to everyone on great scans! my anatomy scan is still EONS away (sept 19), but thankfully we have a busy few weeks with travel and visitors (my daughter and I were just in WI over the weekend visiting family, we have my in laws here this weekend, then I have a work trip, then my husband has a work trip), so hopefully that will make the time fly! I did drop off our daycare registration for new baby today, so at least I can check SOMETHING off of my list!

@madger: Oh yeah, daycare registration! You're on it! I have just been hoping they would notice my belly and add the kid to the list, but, reality check--I'd probably better sign up the baby. Haha.

@madger: @babypugs: I signed up baby girl, only $150 deposit, at 11 weeks after LO told everyone at day care she was having a baby. The director was like we have a wait list till April for infants. Um, what? Luckily since we are already there we get first priority. Which is good since I only get 12 weeks off (6 unpaid).
@babypugs: I agree! I had them check at the 13 and 19 one. I probably will make them triple check on Friday too.

@sunnyday: yeah it sucks. I went to talk to HR last week and she called the other 6 weeks, child bonding. WTF! I wouldn't want to stay home for a year, but I think 6 months would really be ideal. I am lucky at least that we can afford for me to miss work for 6 weeks, I know many people have to go back then.

@sunnyday: nope, all I get is 12 weeks

@sunnyday: i'll only take 12 weeks and I'll be out the longest of my coworkers - most have only taken 6-8 weeks and one only took 3 weeks. I'm too specialized to be replaced easily so most of my tasks will fall on other coworkers that can do similar work and some will just have to wait until i return.

@sunnyday: with the type of job I have (I'm a product manager), it's a little too specialized for a temp to cover, so my boss and another few coworkers will help cover my duties

@sunnyday: I can take up to 12 weeks--all will be unpaid except for the leave time I've saved. I'm thinking about going back around 10 weeks since I don't have nearly that much leave saved up, depending on how I feel. Either way, sucks! In terms of who will cover my duties--well, some can be absorbed by my department, but I'll just have to take a lot of care to get as much done as possible in advance for a lot of my projects. I'm the only one who currently has the knowledge of how they work, and no way would they hire a temporary replacement.

@Smurfette: Child bonding?!? WTF??

@madger: @babypugs: I don't know how it is going to work with a temp. I mean they would have to pay them the whole month of December, I would need them here Dec 1 to show them the close process (I'm an accountant), and then I am working till I am in labor. Whatever, I will let my bosses figure it out. But really he has no clue about 90% of what I do. And another co workers last day is Friday, so now I am covering half of his work. They need someone hired ASAP.
@madger: You are so lucky with that pay coverage. Last time I had to use my 3 weeks of vacation, but then I went back in June and had no time till Jan. Which sucked. Now, we don't get our vacation time Jan 1, we accrue it over the year. So at least now I come back, I will start accruing time and can take vacation (which counts as sick time too).

@Chillybear: Aww, congrats!

@babypugs: Haha I know, even though I knew from genetic testing that it's a girl, I made sure to double check!

@madger: I already let our daycare director know that DD1 will be needing more hours/days, and then DD2 will be joining!

@sunnyday: I sadly only get 12 weeks unpaid also. It's pretty painful to not get paid for 12 weeks too I work for a small company and winter is not as busy, so they just make do without me

@snowjewelz: Hooray!!

I feel badly chiming in on the work and leave conversation. I'm basically self-employed as a doula so I'm just going to take 6 months off. Luckily we should be fine on DH's salary. If we need extra $$ I might take on some postpartum doula work. I feel really grateful I'm able to make my own schedule. I'm also a student so I'm going to take a hiatus from classes until next summer.

@IRunForFun: I feel awful too, makes me check in with myself on how lucky I am for the time and pay while I am off.

@snowjewelz: yay good pictures! Glad she cooperated.

Do home daycare's in the US have rules on how many young ones they take? Or do most of you use centres? I am sorry for the questions, the logistics of the leave times is so interesting.