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@Mrs.KMM: All my aunts, and my mom had their first baby two weeks early! I'm 35 weeks tomorrow, and they told me at my shower to pack my bags because there is no way she's staying in until June! We will See. DH was born on Labor Day

@dc yoga bee: Let us know how it goes!! My cousins were born on memorial day weekend and usually it's a challenge for her to plan birthdays every year.

Can I just add that we may start seeing some babies born THIS MONTH! craziness! Even more crazy is to say that my baby will be here next month. gah.

@Eko: Yep, I thought about that this morning when I woke up. Some of us will have babies this month! DH was born on labor day, and it is a pain in the butt. I was born Father's Day weekend.

@MamaB: I had both families in town last weekend so I hear ya! We're heading to MI tonight for SIL's baby shower now. I'm all familied out for now. And in need of some serious sleep!

@rpparker: Oh no!! What was so bad about it?

@rpparker: I looked at three daycares before deciding where to have LO. We went with a home daycare that we miss so much. They were awesome to us and are practically family to us. When we switched him to a preschool environment, we went with one where a few of his former daycare friends is at. It made the decision easier.

@cascademom: I have asked around about some home daycares but I am going to start looking at that more seriously this week.

I told my DH that her day there would just be so dramatically different than a home environment.

@cascademom: Impersonal is the exact word I used yesterday. I can see where a classroom environment works when they are older but for an infant it didn't feel right.

@rpparker: I felt the same way when we toured day cares. One felt like a prison, another while compliant on state ratios, felt way too crowded with unsupervised infants sleeping on their tummy in a corner. I just felt really sad. We are going the nanny route. We are extra fortunate because my parents live close, and my mom offered to watch her. We are going to pay her the going rate for nannies so as to not take advantage, and they didn't mess my brother and I up too badly so we feel good lol.

My birthday is May 26th... It sometimes falls on Memorial Day. It does sometimes make planning parties a little more challenging, but I have also always liked my birthday falling over a long weekend. Seemed to make it more of a celebration and it's nice to get the day off from work and school now and then!

I feel like my belly has exploded this last week and I feel huge! Along with measuring big at my last appt, I just feel really big. Here is my 35 week bump pic.

@dc yoga bee: thank you!! So do you!! I absolutely love your dress!! That looks so comfy!!

@MrsBrewer: @dc yoga bee: cute bumps!!!

@MamaB: that's a real nice thing for her to say. Grr people can be annoying with their comments.

My mom asked if she could be in the delivery room last night. I told her she could be in the hospital and room while I'm laboring, but when I'm actually pushing and the baby is being born I would like it to be just DH and I. My mom started crying. What do I do with that???

Have you decided who is going to be in the room?

@Eko: gorgeous!!!! As for the delivery room, ugh idk but I would stand you ground if that's what you want. You don't need to make your mom happy. This is such a special moment for you and your husband. I made it very clear from the beginning to my family that it was only going to be DH and myself. No one else. Also I told everyone they will probably wait a few hours to come so that we can have some bonding time

@78h2o: @MrsBrewer: Thanks! I know that I won't really change my mind about it and just need to accept that this is something that was going to upset her.

@dc yoga bee: There are a lot of other aspects about the delivery I am also being open minded about. I am not sure how I feel about visitors yet. Also, that's really exciting movement!!

I can't wait to start seeing some babies in the coming weeks.

@MamaB: Oh wow! That's something my grandmother would say! When I told her I was doing maternity pics she asked which "bump" I was trying to capture - meaning my baby bump or my ass!

@Eko: My mom wants to be in the room and I'm ok with it because she is a retired nurse so I feel like her medical knowledge will be comforting.

@dc yoga bee: Crazy! Babies will be coming soon!

@cascademom: omg yes. It starts off for me as crazy hip pain then transfers to lightening crotch pain by the afternoon. It's awesome. not.

I'm working through the end of the month and will have two weeks off before DD. All I'm doing now is closing out cases and doing trainings. I was going to possibly work a little longer, but I know there is still a lot I have to do that won't likely get done until after I stop working.

@cascademom: Hopefully they can provide you some kind of relief, even if mental relief. I'm looking forward to having some personal time before LO arrives. I just hope that I don't get bored out of my mind where the weeks drag out.

@cascademom: I don't think I've felt that yet....I am just getting a really heavy feeling low kind of in my crotch, not lightning though! So awesome that you are done working now after this week! I am planning on working right up until the end. I don't have much PTO or anything to use, so I want to just save it up as much as possible!