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@snowjewelz: You don't look huge, you look adorable!!!

@madger: I've definitely been hungrier the past week or so too, and had a doctor's appt yesterday (non pregnancy related) where I had to get on the scale...

Been having lots of pelvic pain and BHs today. Hopefully just a result of the workout I did yesterday and not an indication of how the next 13 weeks will go.

@limabeanbabies: Hi! Glad everything's going relatively well! I know... I am 100% sure I'm as big as when I gave birth last time, lol!

@IRunForFun: Ugh, me too. Just so uncomfortable and in pain most of the time! Heartburn had me going nuts last night!

@limabeanbabies: I think I am a little bigger this time. I did a comparison picture yesterday afternoon.
@IRunForFun: I am having BH's as well. I didn't with my first, so they are throwing me for a loop.

@snowjewelz: @Smurfette: Sorry you're both uncomfortable too! I have had random BH's since like 16 weeks, but the past few days they've been more frequent. I'm still having a lot of pain and pressure in my pelvis and even in my butt today which is making a little nervous. I went for a 40 minute walk, which I know didn't help. I was hoping not to have to spend $ on a support belt but I might have to at this point.

So I really fell off the map.... between a weekend at disney, my daughter's 3rd birthday, a work to trip to ATL and being swamped at work I havent had much time to play online and i stopped receiving email updates from this group.... weird.

I'm 30+3 and boy am i feeling pregnant. everything is a struggle. I passed my glucose test, got my flu and TDap shot. We settled on a name - William Thomas. We've been hard at work on the nursery - bought bedding, a dresser, new mattress, fixed the crib, etc. Booked a Newborn photography session. I'm trying really hard to get a jump on christmas shopping. I've worked out my maternity leave plan. Then we found out that my husbands insurance is changing to a high deductible plan in 2017. If I deliver in 2016 it will only cost $250, and if i deliver in 2017 it will cost $5k, so i'm working on switching me and the kids to my work's plan which will hopefully only cost $750 if i deliver in 2017.

How was everyone's halloween? did you dress up the bump?

@Chillybear: Wow, you've been productive!!! I'm impressed. That's really insane how much your costs would vary based on insurance plans, I hope you're able to switch!!

We did nothing for Halloween. No kids yet so no real excuse to just dress up unless there's a party, which we didn't have this year.

@Smurfette: Boooo on swollen ankles. My feet have swelled a little bit a couple times when I've been standing for long periods of time.

So, I am supposed to have my GD test tomorrow morning. I happened to be talking to a pregnant friend of mine who is using the same midwife practice and she told me that she asked about alternatives to the glucola drink and was told she could drink 10 oz of grape juice instead. I wasn't told that, but also didn't ask. Now I am thinking or calling first thing in the morning and asking if I can do that instead. I don't want to be a pain but...if it's an option then I'd so much rather have grape juice...

@Smurfette: I'm glad the swelling has gone down!
@Chillybear: I love the name! we are looking at switching from our high deductible plan too because ugh, an early year baby is going to be SPENDY otherwise!

Halloween was so fun this year! My two year old was a strawberry and my dog (she comes to work with me) and I were the Clintons. She was a very elegant Hillary and loved wearing her lady blazer! I was pre-vegan Bill with the bump.

I'm not sure where the time has gone, 27 weeks already! I had my GD test this week and at that appointment we booked my next three, which will also include a growth ultrasound (I didn't get a 3rd one with my 1st, so this is a nice treat!). Still feeling really solid, I'm actually running a half marathon on the 19th! I'll take all the good days while I can!

Bleh I wrote a gold post a while back about pregnancy blues... I had a really bad probably 2 weeks or so? Now I'm starting to feel better. Between work stress, home stress and my tired body from being so pregnant, I was just in a bad place. Having GD also doesn't make it easier! I am just counting the days till this little one comes out!

@IRunForFun: Did u decide to do the 3 hr test?

Thank you! I agree, and I think there's some pressure I put on myself like oh.. This may be my last pregnancy so I should treasure it, or oh.. I should just be grateful I am pregnant, and I didn't allow myself to admit that I'm just not feeling it at all! I think once I came clean with how I feel (even to myself), and also found out there is such a thing as ante-partum depression, I felt much better that I'm not just crazy!

@IRunForFun: I agree... GD is not the end of the world, but it's annoying! If there's a chance to not be diagnosed with it, I'd take it. Seriously... My fav part is when the baby comes out and I'm no longer pregnant, hahaha!

@sunnyday: I'm so sorry you're feeling the same way! But I'm glad I'm not alone. Now that the babies are getting so big, it hurts when she kicks/jabs/whatever she's doing in there, but then if she doesn't move then I get nervous, lol! Can't win!

Are your dr's having you do kick counts yet? mine gave me a work sheet at my last appt (28w) to start and do through rest of pregnancy. Right now i've been counting in the 8-9pm hours and i usually get my 10 kicks in under 10 min

@Chillybear: I never did it with LO and haven't with this one. The OB nurse did say I should try and do it, also said that she would start to have a pattern by now and she doesn't, other then she kicks more when I lay down to go to sleep.

@IRunForFun: So i found an app for my phone that has a kick counter - sprout pregnancy - I start the session usually after i put my LO to bed and lay on the couch and every kick I record when I get to 10 the app tells me how long it took to get to ten... I think the sheet the dr gave me is if it takes longer than 30 min to drink cold water, change position, etc. If it normally takes X min to get 10 kicks then you have a day that it takes longer they want to know about it

@Chillybear: that is a lot of kicks in a short time frame! I don't think I ever have felt that many in a short time.

@Chillybear: She still doesn't have a pattern that I could even count them. If I don't feel her for awhile, I just drink water, lay down, etc and then she will move.

@Chillybear: Oh my gosh I think your OB's instructions would make me paranoid! I know I usually feel baby move most when I'm sitting eating breakfast and then again when I get in bed at night; during the day if I realize I think I haven't felt anything in a while I will either sit or lay down and drink cold water and poke my belly. I don't think I'm going to try to really count though because then small discrepancies would make me nervous. If I ever notice a marked decrease in movement I think I'll just call!

@babypugs: Eat away!!

We've always had a named picked out... We basically always had two girl names (before even getting pregnant), and after DD1, our feelings haven't changed for the other name

@babypugs: Oh totally extremely matchy matchy hahaha. Both start with K, and currently, DD1's middle name is DD2's first name's meaning, and DD2's middle name will be DD1's name's meaning. Confusing much?!

@babypugs: At my last appointment I hadn't gained any weight in 5 weeks either! I want to eat all the cookies and ice cream but still waiting on my official 1 hr GD results and anticipating having to do the 3 hr next week.

As far as names...no. We talk about it from time to time, write lists, then narrow it down, but we can't seem to get down to fewer than 4. There isn't one name we both strongly agree on. I have a feeling we will be one of those couples waiting till the baby comes out and then picking.

I just realized I can use the midwife practice's patient portal to check for my lab results...stalking...I wonder how long it takes? I had my blood draw Thursday morning.