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@lemondrop: so awesome! I'm jealous they could see something....our tech wouldn't even look at our scan last week
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@debbiei8: aww
We just got lucky that our baby (and toddler!) was being agreeable and she had a few extra minutes. She had been running behind because the baby before us did not want to move for her, and she had been flustered since the parents were a little grumpy (man, how can you be grumpy seeing your baby?) and we came in all happy and relaxed with (thankfully!) an agreeable baby after a long wait. Just pure luck (and that he flashed her).
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@ScarletBegonia: Oh I hope you get the promotion!! FMLA is only 12 weeks - you'll stay with the job much longer than that, so hopefully they remember that when making their decision.
@lemondrop: OMG!! So super jealous (again) right now!! Geez - you always get the fun stuff first
Here's a video of Baby Boeck #2 (excuse the commentary) at 10 weeks. (The bump-looking thing on the forehead is actually a hand). This one is SO much more mellow than DD was at this time, even after drinking a cup of coffee, so I'm hoping it's the same out of the womb
I swear I felt a kick two different times this weekend, but I feel like it's still too early to feel them.
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@lemondrop: Aw - yay for possible team blue!
So excited for you!@BabyBoecksMom: Love your video!
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@lemondrop: so jealous. DH and I were planning on skipping the NT test but now I'm itching to see LO again.
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@futuremama: I'll be honest, it is 99% of why we went for the NT scan is because I wanted an ultrasound to see him again
We of course want to be prepared if there is anything wrong, and a diagnosis as long as it isn't terminal won't make a difference, but ultrasounds are one of my favorite things about pregnancy.
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Hi everyone! Almost 13 weeks here, and definitely feeling better in terms if nauseousness but the fatigue is not letting up yet!
We had the nt scan yesterday and it was so exciting seeing the baby! The baby was doing flips and flailing its arms. And about the question of feeling bigger yet, I sure do. I'm told that people don't show at 13 weeks... But my pants aren't buttoning! Used an elastic today and it worked well!
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@BLUEDIAMOND: aww yay for a good appointment!
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@BabyBoecksMom: Thanks - I'm extremely lucky that at my school I can take a full year's maternity leave (4 school terms) at 1/2 my normal rate of pay, or half a year at full pay. My plan at the moment is to take the full year off, so it actually does interfere with the promotion plans quite a bit. My supervisor told me that the leadership have basically made up their mind already whether they want me for the position or not, and that them knowing about my pregnancy wouldn't make a difference. We'll see! My best friend is an employment lawyer so if I smell a rat I won't hesitate to pursue my options.
In other news, I'm having THE WORST insomnia!! I wake up every night around 3 and just toss and turn!! Anyone else?
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Guys... My big brother is getting married next week and I have ha purple in my hair since June but its been fading to light purplish gray and it just wasn't pretty. So I decided to just dye all my hair back to brown for the wedding and the purple came out green. Kill me!
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@ScarletBegonia: my insomnia has been horrible, too! I toss and turn from midnight to 4 and then finally fall asleep for an hour before my alarm goes off. So annoying... I don't remember having insomnia until much later when I was pregnant with DD. I think I might take some unisom one of these nights.
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@anonysquire: That's crazy! Is there a way to style your hair so that the purple/green doesn't show?
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@BabyBoecksMom: @BLUEDIAMOND: Those ultrasounds are amazing! I'm so excited that I finally get mine next Friday. I feel like I've been waiting EONS.
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My order from Carters came yesterday and was sitting on the porch when DS and I got home. I casually just picked it up and put it in the craft room/office/LO's room and went about business. DS didn't even ask a question. I panicked for a second, but apparently for no reason.
I'm def gonna tell him after the ultrasound, if everything looks good. I'm having a really hard time keeping it a secret from him!
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@anonysquire: Eek! No advice, but that reminds me of a funny story of my best friend in high school. She had dyed her hair dark brown and wanted to go back to her original lighter brown. Her mom told her no because it would turn black. Well her parents went out of town and I stayed with her. After I went to bed she decided to dye her hair at like 3am. It turned out black....and patchy because she couldn't see the back and her hair was super curly. Her mom was SO mad, but now we laugh about it whenever it comes up.
Last night was the first time in months I didn't get up to go pee (I think, I don't remember getting up and DH doesn't remember me getting up). It was awesome but I almost feel more exhausted because it was my first uninterrupted night of sleep in a while!
Yesterday I had my first group prenatal class/appointment. It was pretty cool. I love the doctor (different from my own) she's very high energy and I feel lucky that I will know 2 of the doctors who might be there for delivery. I'm going to the university hospital, so there are a lot of doctors that could end up being there instead of mine. Baby would not cooperate with counting the heartbeats again. The doctor was about to pull out the ultrasound machine and then bam, she got it. I kinda wish she had gotten the ultrasound machine though
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@Dandelion: well my hair is bum length and the whole middle was purple. Like a strip about an inch wide and 4 inches long that goes from roots to ends if that makes sense. I have had it purple for a year but finally realized the upkeep wasn't going to be pregnancy and baby friendly. And now I'm green....@Dandelion: And I'm so excited for your ultrasound. I must have missed it, what did you buy from Carter's??
@debbiei8: Lol I'm just glad mine wasn't patchy. But when I was in 10th grade my parents went out of town and my babysitter dyed my hair and it turned bright orange! Omg!! I'll take green over orange any day!
Ok ladies this is tmi but I keep thinking I feel cramping going on down there and it always ends up as a toot
I wish I could freaking distinguish my innards from my uterus.
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@anonysquire: Too much stuff, lol...I got a 4 pack of long sleeve onesies, 7 pack of white onesies with colored collars (both 9 month), a halloween sleep and play, a sleep sack, a melissa and doug puzzle and an elephant hooded towel.
It's all neutral and bigger, because if this is a girl, I'm all set until about 9 months. I already have tons of stuff from when I was expecting S. It would be really convenient if this kid is a girl, also!
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@anonysquire: And, yeah, I get crampy right before a fart, or a poop, too. I get worried until it happens and then I feel stupid, lol.
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@anonysquire: can you braid it?
@Dandelion: I can't wait for your ultrasound!
@ScarletBegonia: uugggh, yes, sleeping like crap! I've forgotten all about this. I got up from 2-3 this morning and read a book. And moped.
@BabyBoecksMom: awesome video! Such an adorable bebe... I'm sending you tons of team blue thoughts, hope its contagious!
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@lemondrop: moped! Lol you are way more ambitious in the middle of the night than me!
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@lemondrop: I got up at 2 this morning, ate some cereal, surfed HelloBee and then went into the guest room to see if I could sleep (DH was snoring). Even though the bed is uncomfortable, I had some of the best 3 hours of sleep that I've had in a long time. I'm getting closer and closer to considering taking Unisom before bed, just so I can sleeeeeeeep.
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Ah I keep waking up between 2-3 to pee and then can't fall back asleep. Normally it's not the worst because I work from home so don't have to get up *too* early, but today is my office day so I had to be up at 6 and now I'm so tired and have a headache!
How is everyone doing??
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@Mrs. Champagne: boo! Sorry for your headache! Hopefully this weekend you gets lots of sleep!
I'm good, but had a random wave of nausea hit me about 90mins ago that's just going away. 11weeks with no puking and I want to keep it that way! Oh, and today we ordered a onsie with our alma mater on it to use in our announcement pic in a week! Excited -
@fussygal: ah that's so fun!! we haven't got anything yet, i want to though.. maybe this weekend!
anyone else having any pressure? i posted a thread about it.. it feels kind of odd. not sure if it's normal or not, but its weird! i was freaked until my NT scan showed my cervix is long and closed.
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@Mrs. Champagne: yuck! I keep waking up about 100 times every night to pee. And I have to pee like a good 2-3 times before I fall asleep. Dang it! I don't think I'm having pressure? I'm not sure all what is going on down there!
@fussygal: I'm 12 weeks with no throwing up and I really hope it stays that way too lol!! I'm still having such a hard time deciding how we want to announce on Facebook and my extended family blogs and such. I know there has to be something babyish involved, and my cats of course and then I'm stumped there.
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@Mrs. Champagne: what kind of pressure? I'm feeling something, but it's hard to tell if it's a postpartum or pregnant issue, lol.
Every time I wake up to pee, my lab steals my spot on the bed. I try to be stealth, but he is apparently very aware and he's always there when I return. I know it's only going to get worse as I have to pee more and more.
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@anonysquire: I know how you feel, I'm not 100% sure about our announcement because I'm worried that people will think its weird. A lot of our friends just do the natural "figure it out in pictures" route. But I wanna do something cute, dammit lol. I'll think about a cute cat pun and let you know if I come up with anything! Any ideas yet?
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@Dandelion: Oh man I have no idea how to describe it! It just comes and goes!
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Thought this would be fun for all of us to fill out! What do you guys think?
How far along?
Total weight gain/loss:
Maternity clothes?
Stretch marks?
Sleep:
Best moment this week:
Have you told family and friends:
Miss Anything? =
Movement:
Food cravings:
Anything making you queasy or sick:
Have you started to show yet:
Gender prediction:
Belly Button in or out?
Wedding rings on or off?
Happy or Moody most of the time:
Looking forward to: -
How far along? 12 weeks 5 days!
Total weight gain/loss: down about a pound or so.
Maternity clothes? Not yet, but my work pants are mega tight.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Waking up once to pee, and can no longer sleep in
Best moment this week: Having the US on Thursday and seeing that everything is going great!
Have you told family and friends: We told family on vacation at 10 weeks. We told a few more family members (grandparents) and close friends after our US this week.
Miss Anything? Wineeee!
Movement: Nope
Food cravings: Random things! Last night was lemonade that DH lovingly went out and got for me!
Anything making you queasy or sick: The thought of some foods, ie eggs.
Have you started to show yet: Not too much, but a bit. Picture in the other thread
Gender prediction: We are thinking boy, and so is everyone we've told except my mom who says girl!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy I think, except when I have a headache and the dogs start barking.
Looking forward to: feeling some movement and finding out what we're having! -
@Mrs. Champagne: I'll play!
How far along? 10 weeks today
Total weight gain/loss: I have no idea!
Maternity clothes? I'm starting to have to get into maternity pants. Not shirts, though
Stretch marks? Only leftovers from last time.
Sleep: Good...always tired
Best moment this week: Getting a new car (not preg related, but I'm happy about it!)
Have you told family and friends: Just our parents and my bff
Miss Anything? Not really, yet
Movement: just gas
Food cravings: just really thirsty all the time!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Anything that smells funny
Have you started to show yet: only to me
Gender prediction: I have no idea.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Ultrasound on Friday! -
How far along? 11 wks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: maybe gained a pound or two
Maternity clothes? none yet
Stretch marks? not yet
Sleep: exhausted at 8:30 pm and wide awake at 3:30 am
Best moment this week: heard a strong heartbeat
Have you told family and friends: we're sharing the news this week. Having family over today to tell them. Most of our family and close friends know.
Miss Anything? Really craved a beer after a long day of moving last week. Other than that, not yet.
Movement: Nope
Food cravings: Fruit and comfort foods (pot roast, mashed potatoes)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Eggs and peanut butter. Both things I used to love.
Have you started to show yet: A tiny bit. I can tell that my stomach isn't as flat, but no one else can. If anybody notices anything, it'd probably be my bra size.
Gender prediction: Not a clue
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'm graduating from paranoid to excited.
Looking forward to: everyone knowing our secret. I suck at keeping my mouth shut -
@fussygal: I posted a thread a while ago asking if anyone had any ideas. They came up with "adding to our litter" I am still brainstorming a bit because with 3 cats I am not sure if I can get all 3 of them to pose for a picture. I don't know lol. But hopefully it is good. My mom can't stand me being a crazy cat lady and just wants me to post a pic of the ultrasound or prego sauce or a bun in the oven. Ya but who wants to put cats near an oven? ANyways....
How far along? 12 weeks 3 days!!
Total weight gain/loss: 0 pounds
Maternity clothes? No!!!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Differs everyday. Insomnia with a touch of fatigue
Best moment this week: Being on light duty at work!
Have you told family and friends: We have told family and a few friends. No extended family or facebook yet.
Miss Anything?: No, my midwife is ok with me eating anything.
Movement: Nope
Food cravings: Everything!!!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not eating and coughing or blowing.
Have you started to show yet: I can't tell. Can't tell if it is my former fat or boated or what?
Gender prediction: GIRL!!! But my husband is convinced it's a boy.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Extremely happy, but short temper at work! (hard not to when I work with brain dead zombies)
Looking forward to: Finally announcing on facebook and getting a bump! -
How far along? 14 weeks? Not counting
Total weight gain/loss: I have no idea
Maternity clothes? For a few weeks, I'm huge
Stretch marks? Not yet.
Sleep: Okay, if my son would quit waking at 530a
Best moment this week: Ds turned 1
Have you told family and: yup
Miss Anything? Nope
Movement: a few random flutters
Food cravings: juices, flour tortillas (homemade)
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Have you started to show yet: yes, very obviously
Gender prediction: Guessing girl, but hoping boy
Belly Button in or out? Starting to stretch
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: fun with friends this week -
Fun!
How far along? 15+1
Total weight gain/loss: +2 lbs
Maternity clothes? About half and half. Mat pants are sooo much more comfy!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: meh, lots of waking to pee and tossing and turning.
Best moment this week: I swear I can feel baby move every other day or so...I could be crazy though
Have you told family and friends: yup, no announcement but the important people know
Miss Anything? Some days I miss that one glass of wine while cooking dinner...
Movement: I think so, but it's not very often so I'm second guessing myself.
Food cravings: processed foods like hot dogs and chicken burgers
Anything making you queasy or sick: I don't think so!
Have you started to show yet: yeah I've got a little pot belly
Gender prediction: I'm thinking (and hoping) girl but would be overjoyed with a second healthy boy!
Belly Button in or out? In so far
Wedding rings on or off? On for now
Happy or Moody most of the time: I think happy
Looking forward to: being less tired, yay 2nd tri! -
How far along? 11w4d
Total weight gain/loss: About the same.
Maternity clothes? Bought two pairs of maternity jeans yesterday b/c my regular ones don't fit anymore. Motherhood Maternity is having a BOGO 50% off sale! They are UH-mazing.
Stretch marks? None yet.
Sleep: Normal, but starting to wake up more to pee at night.
Best moment this week: DH getting excited as he could see my bump growing.
Have you told family and friends: All close family immediately, extended family at 9 weeks, and we're waiting until our 12 week appointment Friday to broadcast to everyone.
Miss Anything? I was an effing turkey sandwich SO bad.
Movement: Nada yet.
Food cravings: Nothing sticks out but I've been really into fruit.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Have you started to show yet: Yep, I've got a little bulge going on.
Gender prediction: Everyone (including me) thinks it's a girl.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: My bump looking like more than Taco Bell bloat and feeling movement. -
Ok, that's it! I'm definitely not sharing my weight gain after reading how little weight you ladies have gained. haha I mean, I'm happy for you, but goodness! And I thought I would be gaining less since this is my 2nd time around.
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@BabyBoecksMom: I just haven't weighed myself because I don't want to know!!!
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How far along? 13 weeks 2 days ish
Total weight gain/loss: -9 lbs
Maternity clothes? nope
Stretch marks? just what I started with...
Sleep: pretty good most of the time
Best moment this week: Taking N to the Renfest.
Have you told family and friends: close family and friends know.
Miss Anything? feeling not sick
Movement: not yet
Food cravings: potatoes!
Anything making you queasy or sick: changes day to day
Have you started to show yet: just a bit
Gender prediction: girl perhaps...but we shall see.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: tired mostly....need more sleep I guess.
Looking forward to: feeling movement.. -
@BabyBoecksMom: Those freeeking starburst candycorns- I'll be catching up shortly no thanks to you introducing me to them. Curses!
But they are so delicious, mmmmmm! I killed off a not so small bag of them this weekend already...
I swear I felt a kick two different times this weekend, but I feel like it's still too early to feel them. 
So excited for you!
I wish I could freaking distinguish my innards from my uterus.
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