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So today was interesting. I noticed over the last few days that I wasn't feeling nearly as many kicks or movements, so of course I got worried and called the doctor. He had me come in, and baby is totally fine, I even got to see her on the ultrasound. Doctor has no idea why she doesn't move much, but said it was nothing to worry about. We also were told that she is already over two pounds! Now I'm wondering how big she'll be by the end! Anyways, all is well but I was pretty worried for a bit there

@Bookworm: I'm glad everything is ok! Yay for a nice healthy weight gain

Hi ladies! I am dropping back in after a long hiatus to say hi - I posted back in the early days of this thread but then lost track in the craziness of a move from NYC to Atlanta, etc. I'm due July 18 and going to re-subscribe to this thread to keep up going forward! To the ladies also on the WB July thread - I am Mrs.JA over there (had to change that name back before we told people we were pregnant because I had friends also on WB, haha). Hope everyone is feeling great!!

@Charcole2011: Yay, welcome back! Are you team blue, team pink or team green?

@Charcole2011: Yay for little boys! We are team blue as well. Do you have a name picked out yet?

@Charcole2011: We had a tough time, too! We had a few girl's names we loved but struggled to agree on on a boy's name. We finally agreed on Brady Paul.

@rahlyrah: cute name!
@Pepper: thanks! I'm excited about having a little mamas boy

@deerylou: Welcome and congrats!

I know exactly how you feel! Every morning I check my belly like, "are they there yet? Nope! Phew!". Lol.

I feel like I'm starting to see a faint linea negra though. Anyone else?

@rahlyrah: I have a faint line, but it ends at the belly button. I'm actually eagerly awaiting an outtie - I think my belly button has taken just about all it can take. I started with a pretty deep innie, and it currently looks like a little slit. No stretch marks yet, but my tummy is very itchy.

I am in such a cranky mood this morning. I think I slept a grand total of two or three hours last night, and I have my gestational diabetes test in about an hour. Haven't eaten anything, since I'm fasting. Looking over at my slumbering husband, who will likely wake and have a bagel.....grrrrr...

@rahlyrah: I have had a linea negra for a while now - probably since about 15 weeks, but it's not too dark and stops at my belly button so maybe it won't get crazy. No stretch marks yet though thank goodness! But my belly is also HAIRY, ew. Haha.

@Cherrybee: Wow! So pretty. I love those shelves. Would you mind sharing where you got them?

@cherrybee: I am in the same boat as you guys - our second bedroom started off as a guest room, but slowly morphed into a storage center/dumping ground for anything that didn't fit in our other rooms, or failed to compliment our decor. We've slowly been dragging stuff out, and donating or repurposing, but it's a pain in the butt.

Great job on your progress!

@Cherrybee: the room looks great!! we're slowly starting to de-clutter our spare bedroom, I think it's going to take us forever haha!

@Glimmersnaps: I was thinking the same thing about Kate Middleton this week! You have to look so hard to see even a hint of a bump, she's so tiny!

We still don't have internet at home after our move last week, so I've been reading on my phone but sometimes it's too much trouble to reply! So, here goes...

@rahlyrah: I think I'm just starting to develop a linea nigra-- only on the lower half, and it's really light, it almost looks like I was wearing tights with a seam on the front.

So far, no stretch marks, and my belly button seems to be getting *deeper* instead of flattening out. DH saw it the other day and was like... whoa. It's also definitely growing a bit more hair. @Charcole2011: My bikini waxer said that's really common-- not just us.

@Cherrybee: Your nursery looks so sweet! I want to do shelves like that too, but right now our second bedroom is just a dumping ground for flattened moving boxes and furniture we haven't decided where to put. We just moved last week so we are focusing on getting the rest of the apartment set up before the baby's room, but it's killing me because obviously that's the most fun room! So I settle for pinning things, including specific links that I want to order from as soon as we are finished with everything else!

Since I'm due at the end of the month, I always feel behind you ladies. 24 week appt on Thursday, when I'm sure the midwife will tell me it's time for the GD test-- I'm so not looking forward to that!

I am in the same boat as many of you ladies with the nursery currently being a dumping ground spare room. Yikes! We moved from NYC to Atlanta in February and since then I've been pretty much on bed rest bc of my sciatica so I haven't been able to do really anything in there yet. My parents came to visit this past weekend and my dad and DH painted the bookcase and dresser we are using in there so that made me feel like we made some progress but there is still a lot of crap that I need to go through and yet I'm still mostly confined to laying on the couch - blah. Hoping I can do more soon!

@Foodnerd81: I just got back from my three hour GD test (I had the 1 hour last week and was borderline so I had to do the three hour - ugh). I am so hoping I don't have GD! FYI if you have a choice, do the fruit punch flavor - it's gross but I didn't actually gag and people I know who had orange literally vomited so I think it's a bit better

@Pepper: I was having shortness of breath even really early on (first tri) and while annoying, I was told its totally normal. I'm not able to walk much now but when I do I still have a bit of that. Just make sure if you get lightheaded you sit down so you don't fall/faint! Hope you start feeling better soon.

Anyone have any updates or upcoming appointments?

I have an ultrasound on Friday to see if my placenta has migrated away from my cervix. I'm nervous about the answer, but I'm excited to see LO again!

I'm in a wedding in Florida at the end of this month, and I'm worried that if it hasn't moved then my OB won't let me fly. That means an 18 hour car ride, which sounds miserable at this point.

@Cherrybee: Sadly, that's 18 hours each way I feel like that would be HAVE to be worse, right?? 2.5 hour flight vs. 18 hours in a car...

So glad your mom's coworker's baby is doing well! Premature labor is so scary. That's great that you're getting out of work on Tuesdays for awhile! That should break up your week nicely

@Pepper: Good luck! 18 hours in a car would be BRUTAL even if you weren't pregnant! Can you imagine the sheer number of pee breaks you'd have to take? I'll be sending lots of good vibes your way hoping you are cleared for air travel.

@Cherrybee: I'm sorry to hear about your friend! My little brother was born at 1 lb 5.6 oz and it was quite the battle. He is 17 y/o now though

As for me, no big appointments coming up that I know of. I have my monthly check up on Wednesday and they will have the results of my anemia test. I'm assuming if I failed that I will have to take iron supplements or something.

We finished our nursery this week with the exception of a crib mattress and a few decorative items I want to buy (picture frames, books, etc.) and a few things we registered for (changing pad, hamper, etc). I walk in there daily and just look around in awe of the fact that there will be a baby in there soon. It is so surreal! His car seat came in yesterday, too

@rahlyrah: Yay!! A finished nursery!! Pictures please!!!

I wont be having a baby shower - it's not really done over here. Very occasionally, someone might throw one for their sister or BFF but as I don't have a sister and I didn't throw one for my BFF 5 months ago I can pretty much assume that no surprises are planned!! People tend to bring gifts - usually clothes in newborn sizes that your baby wont get round to wearing - when they come to see you after the baby is born! We don't do registries or anything!

@Pepper: My mom wants my shower to be a surprise. So, I guess that means I will have to make sure I look cute every time I leave the house on a weekend. Lol.

I can't wait to see everyone's nurseries when they are finished. Mine is pretty simple, so I love seeing ones with decals and whatnot. I already washed his sheets so I will probably put them on as soon as we get the mattress. I thought about waiting, but we are going to have DS in our room for the first several weeks anyway so I will probably just rewash before we transition him into his crib.

We are getting so close! Third trimester!