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Ordered these today lil boys theme is lil monsters/monsters inc!

I've been trying to read along and keep up with everybody's updates! It's been a crazy week for me so hopefully I can get plugged in with you guys again...

Was I right that I saw there are other potential VBAC mommas here? I had a VBAC with my DD and am hoping for another My midwife won't let me go past my due date and won't induce so hopefully I go into labor in time again.

As for my births with DS and DD... with DS my water broke at 36 weeks and found out he was breech when we got to the Dr. I was fully dilated within 4 1/2 hours and rushed for a c-section and he was in the NICU for a week. With DD, my membranes were stripped at 38 weeks and I went into labor the next day. I was fully dilated in about 5 hrs but pushed for 1 1/2 hrs but had a successful delivery.

@keepsinging: after I said "I try to stay away from these types of stories... too sad" she replied, and I quote "I know. Lol".
Huh?!!!!!
like @erinbaderin said : sometimes people can't help themselves!

@Alivoo01: I know! It kind of worried me with my 2nd and trying to have a vbac. I wasn't confident that I would know when I was in labor for sure because my water broke with my 1st. I was in denial a little when my contractions started with DD but we went to the hospital quickly since they moved along fast. They were about to send me home but my water broke again and I progressed really fast again.

Hey guys! Just had my appt n babies looked great measuring right at 16 weeks!! So in love now just waiting to do quad blood test

@Alivoo01: Boy here as well.

I'm actually struggling quit a bit with gender disappointment. Three boys is a lot of boy. And I really thought this baby was a girl

RESULTS ARE IN......It's a BOY!
took me a few minutes to let reality set in; no girl for me- just a house of 3 boys, oh my. but recollecting my dream, it was honestly the cutest baby boy ever. so pregnant 'mom's intuition' reins true again. ha
and the good news of very low chromosome problems/risk was great to see also.
The boys are very excited too- they took the news well, on all counts. when we told them, we presented them with matching "Cool Big Bro" shirts and each little stuffed animal, that they get to give baby as his first 2 gifts.

now on to Disneyland Thursday for the big reveal to the world!
I see lots of blue in my future.....
knowing sure is nice

@sbbs3: I'm not dealing as well as you. Lol

Broke down and bought unisom today. My lack of sleep has officially taken a physical toll on me. Total mombie. And this is with a filter to cut down on the darkness around my eyes

Cheers to hopefully a good night sleep!

Roll Call:
2/28 Bubbles
3/1 Navy_Mommy
3/1 keepsinging
3/2 creativemomma15
3/6 Matcha Latte
3/6 princessandthebee
3/9 Punky
3/9 leighleigh
3/9 mrsog
3/9 sassymama34
3/11 Mrs D
3/12 CRGmama
3/13 ModernDayJibarita
3/15 reverie
3/15 Chloesmommie
3/15 bjm529
3/16 erinbaderin
3/16 MrsLilybugg
3/16 jazzy
3/17 nicollette1189
3/18 winter_wonder
3/19 araneidae
3/20 PitBulLover
3/21 alivoo01
3/22 mrsdoily
3/22 ksnow
3/24 mrsrain
3/24 Lilbear
3/24 Lilypad
3/26 sailgrl18
3/26 Loscato
3/27 sbbs3
3/29 MoreCoffee
3/30 Travelinmoon
TBD Kelli_Deluxe

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Upcoming Appointments:
9/23 jazzy (elective anatomy scan)
9/25 alivoo01 (dr appt)
9/26 mrsog (NT scan)

10/1 creativemomma15 (dr appt)
10/8 ksnow (anatomy scan)
10/8 Mrs D (anatomy scan)
10/9 Navy_Mommy (anatomy scan)
10/12 princessandthebee (anatomy scan)
10/12 sbbs3 (dr appt)
10/15 Navy_Mommy (dr appt)
10/20 Bubbles (anatomy scan)
10/22 alivoo01 (anatomy scan)
10/28 MrsLilybugg (anatomy scan)
10/29 Lilbear (anatomy scan)

11/9 MoreCoffee (anatomy scan)
12/4 Bubbles (midwife appt)

I'm having a 3D scan this sunday to verify sexes so im very excited as I've never had a 3D scan :):) also next dr appt is oct 13!

I'm so jealous of all of you who know your baby's gender already! 2 hours until my next midwife appointment. I will find out if the bloodworm we did included gender or not. They'll do my anatomy scan at 18 weeks though, which is only 4 weeks away, so I guess I can wait 1 more month!

My midwife appointment was no help yesterday - she didn't have the actual ultrasounds, just the report, so no luck on the sex, PLUS she changed my due date! She's basing it on the ultrasound I had at 8 weeks when I was measuring 5 days behind, instead of the one at 11 weeks when I was bang on - blah blah new standards blah closest to 9 weeks. There's no way that it's right, because it doesn't work at all with my cycle, and it's so frustrating to have been 15 weeks and suddenly be bumped back to 14w3d, so I'm choosing to ignore it. Upside: it gives me a few more days to go into labour naturally before they make me have a C section because they can't induce (VBAC). Next appointment isn't until Nov 4, and I'll schedule my 20 week anatomy (and sex determination!) ultrasound for the week before.

@Navy_Mommy: I'm sorry you're having hard time! On the upside, a little girl might get left out of all the boy stuff? Growing up I had friends who had twin boys and then a younger daughter and she had a hard time because the boys never let her hang out with them. And your son (I assume that's Oliver? Love the name) is adorable! So blonde!

@sbbs3: What a cute idea, to get the boys presents to give the baby! How old are they? Were they not disappointed that they didn't get to keep the presents?

@mrsrain: You're more patient than me, having to wait another month is making me crazy!

@sassymama34: Hope your scan gives you the same results!

@Alivoo01: I REALLY want to buy the Baby Bjorn bouncer for this next baby. I had two different bouncers for Bennett and I hated both of them, and I've read such good reviews of this one. I just need to convince my husband that we need to spend that much money to replace a perfectly good thing we already have....

@sbbs3: Congrats on the Boy! Enjoy disneyland!!!

@Navy_Mommy: Unisom is my new BFF - I lurve it!!!!!

@Loscato: That was me last time (I actually delivered the following month) and I was so jealous of the other moms!!!

@erinbaderin: so - I had a similar freak out with K when I was pregnant. I went in to my dating US and they moved me back a whole week - I was LIVID! Whats worse (sorry TMI) DH and I only BD'd once that month thats to my crazy work schedule - so I literally knew the day I conceived which happened to coincide perfectly with LMP and O dates. I basically told the u/s tech she was wrong and that I would be taking it up with the Dr. Needless to say - they did not change my date and I went into labor 1 day after my Dr adjusted due date...which in hindsight just frustrates me more!

@Navy_Mommy: If DS slept until 4am and came into bed with us then, that's totally fine by me! But no... homie wakes up at like 1am, 2:30am, 3:45am, and 4 something before passing out till wake up time on the weekends or I take him to daycare. He'll even sleep through the clothes change, in and out of the carseat, AND the handover at daycare. Why can't he sleep like that at night?!?!?!?!

As for your other two boys, I can totally see their personalities that you defined in their faces! Both adorable and great looking boys though. Watch out ladies! Heart breakers coming!!!

@erinbaderin: Maybe look on your local listings or craigslist or a good used one? We loved ours and were gifted other bouncers as well. I just like that it grows with the kiddo.

Birth Story:

I really wanted a med-free birth. I even took a natural birthing class. Learned a ton, but I think in the end, I learned too much! Started labor naturally after losing mucus plug at 39 weeks. Labor was 31 hours long from start to finish, I got the epi at 24ish hours.

I was cruising at first, in pain, but progressing and then I stalled for five hours at 7 cm, just waiting for my body to get into transition. I think I psyched myself out. I was so terrified of transition and had too much time to think about it. Finally, I let them break my waters and asked for the epi. I was so exhausted, hadn't slept for two nights. Took forever to get to 10 cm and then had to labor down. Pushing took 2.5 hours and was miserable. My epi was weak I could move my legs and felt a TON during pushing. My sister was there and thinks they turned it off.
Baby boy was born after some shoulder dystocia but was otherwise perfect.

This time around... I care less about a med-free birth. I just want a shorter labor. I'd still like to try without an epi but I'm open to whatever happens.

@Loscato: I was due at the end of the month last time, it was hard to wait for sure!!

@Mrs D: Aww, that is sweet how much your hubby wants a son. But yay for sisters! I love my sister! He will feel better after he has time to let it sink in. I think the anticipation is so tough and we build up what we want in our minds.

@Navy_Mommy: Your boys are adorable! Hugs to you. three boys will be special in it's own way!!

@Mrs D: I want to touch up on CPR. I haven't done it since I was pregnant with Wes (in 2011). I'm actually still breastfeeding Oliver, haha, so don't need a class for that. I actually haven't gone more than 36 hours without breastfeeding a baby/toddler since April 1,2012 hahahahha.

All we need is a car seat and nursery decorations. I'm sure I'll buy other stuff, but that's all we "need." I'm glad we held onto our mamaroo! All the nursery furniture will be passed down, but we might need to re-paint the crib.

Short term to-do is figure out how we're announcing it's another boy and get ready for our big move! Movers come October 26 and we start the move from California to Maryland!

Once we get there I'll focus on the big boys' room first, cuz they're going from separate rooms to sharing, then the nursery.

@Mrs D: aww so exciting you are thinking about the nursery! We are hopefully moving before the baby comes so it will be new rooms all round - just hope we don't cut it too fine!

@erinbaderin: Sounds great! For all my worrying about leaving LO last weekend, it sounds like he was not fussed at all. I spent the week prepping him and telling him Granny and Grandad were going to give him his bath and put him to bed, and they would be there when he woke up in the morning - and apparently he wasn't at all flustered. Then when DH and I walked in the door the following afternoon expecting an emotional reunion, he just looked up from the blocks he was playing with, said 'Hello', and then went back to building his tower!