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@fuzzypeaches: 18 weeks sounds about right. My OB Office does anatomy from 18-20. Is that like a month from now for you?

@fuzzypeaches: Yeah, I'm feeling boy. I have nothing to compare it to but I feel like it's a boy

@simplyfelicity: I didn't even think of trying to find a 2D place. I will look it up. I probably won't go that route since they don't check until 18 weeks (as a provincial standard - was the common answer I was getting) especially if I will get my anatomy scan that week or the week after.

@simplyfelicity: Aw thank you for asking! I am starting to feel better and managing to get out during the day now. Dinner time is still a rough time for me but I feel like the next few weeks will be when I get back to normal. I just got sick of hearing myself moan so decided to hold off on posting until I was better

It has been so fun finally sharing the news with everyone! We told LO on friday after my appointment and she was immediately excited and talking about how she would hold him and be so gentle and feed him a bottle. We keep talking about it every day and she seems really excited!

I went out to dinner with some of my favorite work friends last night--it was a treat to go out by myself without LO and it was so fun to share the news with them too. everyone was super excited. I just feel so relieved and happy...it has been a long road to get here!

@Reese: wow! What did you get?

@MamaCate: UBV they had a really good sale getting rid of the 2014 models. We tested the 2015 too it's not much different.

@MamaCate: Yeah, I am of course a bit nervous about it and they don't accept refunds on strollers. DH was all about just buying it then and there so we went ahead and did it. It definitely felt unreal driving home with a stroller in the back seat (the box didn't fit in the trunk)

@fuzzypeaches: I'm glad I am not alone in the baby purchases

@simplyfelicity: My anatomy scan is on February 18th--but DH really, really doesn't want to know, so it's still up for discussion whether or not we will be Team Green! I'm dying to know, though.

@Reese: That's so great! Feels so real to buy baby gear. My MIL was at some sort of silent auction yesterday and put all her tickets for this tractor. She won it and told us, "I got it for my grandson!" Feels so weird but good!

Wow, I'm not on here for a few days and there are so many good appts and ultrasounds! Congrats to everyone who found out the gender! So many boys!! (There were so many boys in my last due date group too - not hellobee).

I have the second part of my prenatal screening bloodwork this week then I can find out the results of the NIPT. I still want to stay team green but DH wants to find out. He's worried about narrowing down names. I sort of think it's a lot harder for Dad to bond with baby (can't feel movement till later, not the one who is pregnant etc) so I feel like I should "give" this to him, know what I mean?

Holy moly, 45 pages?! Well I'm obviously very late to the game, but I'll join Here's my stats, per the 1st page:

Location: Detroit, MI

EDD: 7/30/15

How far along: 11w4d

First child? Nope, #2

First doctor appointment: It was on 12/18. I have my 3rd appt (2nd was just u/s) tomorrow morning.

Any symptoms so far? Nothing terrible. I didn't really have m/s with #1, and besides a little one-off episode every once in awhile, no m/s with #2 either. I feel relatively normal.

Who have you told? Both sides of our family knows, my boss knows (told him Friday), some of my coworkers know... I haven't made any FB posts about it or anything yet though.

@smocks: Welcome and congrats!!

Congrats to the other mamas! I'm nervous about having 2 boys, and scared of the prospect of never having a little girl. There, I admitted it.

@smocks: AH a fellow MI bee!? welcome!!! I am in Macomb and due a day before you!! We have our NT scan in W. Bloomfield tomorrow! (read through an old MI bee meet-up post!) How are you liking MI so far?

I just told my boss/friend, she was thrilled for us :), and I also started paperwork for my leave. This is becoming more real every day. Tomorrow is our NT scan and we hit 12 weeks on Wednesday. STILL so so surreal.

@mrsjyw: Ohhh yeah I forgot about that! We lived in W. Bloomfield last year and moved over to Novi back in August. We like Michigan ok, I guess. It's not home and we don't have any family or a whole lot of friends out here. DH works so much that it's really hard to have a social life. We should meet up sometime! I'm still down for the Troy idea. Where are you delivering?

@smocks: I know who you are I know deep, deep down that the boy/girl issue goes back to my adoption issues. I so badly want a little "me". It's honestly really painful.

@littlebittyhouse: I think it doesn't help that I haven't seen brothers get along. My dad and his brother, FIL and his brothers, and DH and his brothers all don't get along.

@smocks: Welcome!!

@ValentineMommy: totally understandable. I have no preference this time but I think I will for the second.

@ValentineMommy: I'm completely convinced that I'm also having another boy and with you on the fear of never having a girl. And that's ok! I think there's a part of every girl that wants a mini me to dress up and teach all the girly stuff to. I just remind myself what an awful teenager I was and it makes me feel a little better about being an all boy momma.

@ValentineMommy: I hope you don't feel guilty about being a little disappointed! It must be really normal, especially if you believe this is your last. In the end, I am sure you wouldn't be able to imagine your life any other way. If it helps at all, my brothers get along well, my husband only has one brother (no other siblings) and they are great together and my brother-in-law has too brothers and they are so close. It really can happen!

@ValentineMommy: I totally understand. I don't ever really say it for fear of judgment, but I will be a little heartbroken if we never have a girl.