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Oh man guys! I have been so behind on replies for this but love reading everything that's going on with you all. I'll do a little update for us... I will be 32 weeks this week and am kind of freaking out a bit! DS was born at 36 weeks so I feel like the countdown is on! Construction is finishing up on DS's new room this week and then we can work on painting. Goal is for him to be in his new room in 2 weekends... Then we have to move DD up to a bed and all that. She is starting to almost get out of her crib so that's forced the switch on us a little early. I'm a little stressed with all the projects between changing up all the kids rooms but am hoping we can get it done in time! Man, I can't believe how close we are getting to this!

@mrsrain: my big boys are sharing a bedroom so I can have a craft room, lol. But I have three different sewing machines, lol, if I didn't have a dedicated space I would have just taken over the dining room again which is no good.

@erinbaderin: @Navy_Mommy: Um. Our dining table was my sewing area also because our office was more for junk storage than actually being functional. I do clean up my sewing stuff before meal times, but I'm definitely excited about having dedicated space!

@creativemomma15: I feel ya on the countdown. I was induced with DS due to IUGR. DD seems to be on the same path so we're monitoring her closely. If she ends up being IUGR, I'll probably be induced at 37 weeks again, which is 7 weeks away! Ahhh!!!!!

@mrsrain: oh man! 8-10 hours of sleep plus nap time?! I'm totally jealous! DS is going through something (I don't know what), and has been waking me up every 2 hours or so. Maybe he's prepping me for his sister's arrival?! Can't a get a few more weeks of rest??? Please??? lol

@creativemomma15: If you don't need the crib for the new baby (and for what it's worth, our sleep consultant warned me to not change anything about a child's routine for at least 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after the arrival of a new baby) we solved the "climbing out of the crib" dilemma by taking out the bottom part of the crib and just putting the mattress on the floor within the walls of the crib.

@sailgrl18, @Navy_Mommy: The thing is that for naps we sit in his room and hold his hand until he falls asleep and for bedtime we just put him in his crib and leave. The few naps we did he kept trying to climb out of the bed and wander around and we had to keep putting him back in, so if we did bedtime he'd be in and out like a maniac.

@mrsrain: I keep thinking that too, that a little bit of bedrest would be a nice thing, but mostly because I'd like more time to read and watch tv before the baby comes and I lose all personal time for a bit. Fingers crossed for your appointment!

@Mrs D: I think getting a sitter and getting some time to yourself sounds like a great idea! Having to solo-parent while super pregnant sounds like a huge amount of exhausting work, I think you'll definitely need the break!

I was wondering that too about if we'd have any early babies - it's great that so far everybody has had pretty healthy uneventful pregnancies! Either way it's terrifyingly soon that babies will start showing up!

@Mrs D: Go for it! On days I work from home, and DS is feeling fine, I totally send him to daycare anyway so I can be productive. Plus, it's routine for him.

@Alivoo01: @erinbaderin: I have zero guilt about sending DD to daycare when its open and I am off work or working from home. She is happier and I get more done.

I worked from home 12/21-24 and DH and I were both off 12/28-12/31...we pay for her to go regardless...so we sent her each day. I took her a little later and picked her up earlier some days but she likes her routine and her friends...so I have no guilt about it!

So just to give you other sinus infection ladies a heads up - I woke up with pink eye in both eyes today. Apparently it was caused by my sinus infection! The dr gave me antibiotic drops for my eyes but didn't want to give me any antibiotics for the sinus infection. He just wants me to keep up with Tylenol and the neti pot. I am officially feeling sorry for myself now.

@mrsrain: it's getting ridiculous over here! I'm hoping that this little one is going to be a super easy going wonderbaby since the pregnancy itself has been so rough!

@Lilbear: Oh no you poor thing!

I bought a neti pot after reading suggestions in this thread and it arrived yesterday... this thing is amazing! Apart from the first 5 seconds where I felt like I was drowning... my nose hasn't felt this clear all pregnancy despite my current cold!

@Lilbear: Good grief! Hope you're feeling better soon!

@Alivoo01: when I'm super stuffed, I heat the water up a bit and use a medicine syringe instead of the neti pot. The warm water seems to cut through all of the snots a little bit more easily.

@Lilbear: I just take super hot, extended showers and that usually helps drain things out for me. Only thing that sucks is hot showers really dry out my skin (even though I hot, hot showers), and the congestion builds right up after I step out of the shower. Boo!

Update: Oliver is measuring right on track (58th percentile). My cervix is now measuring 2.9 which is normal, so there is no reason to anticipate that he will come early! Still need to be aware of contractions, but for now all is well!

@mrsrain: Hooray! That's great news!

@momtimes3: This all sounds very stressful - keeping my fingers crossed for you and your sweet babies!

@Alivoo01: I HATE that feeling, when you can breathe in a shower and you know that as soon as you turn the water off you're going to be stuffed up again. It's so hard to drag yourself out.

@Mrs D: That's how I justified it too, his friends are there, they take him outside and have lots of different activities, and he seems to have fun. It was great, though - we were all able to sleep in until he woke up, then he came and snuggled in bed with us for a few minutes, then we all got up and dressed - much nicer than the standard weekend schedule!

Thank u ladies! Least i dont have to fear preterm labor...hospital jokes i have a cervix of steel since its still like 6.5 haha and fluid levels are good. Glad Oliver is measuring well!!

@Mrs D: it gets worse with each pregnancy. Mine isn't constant yet, but was the last few weeks with Oliver.

So - K slept in her big girl bed Saturday and Sunday nights!!!

Saturday night she woke wimpering at 3:30am...I ignored bc it wasnt "real" crying. Then she woke again at 6am - real crying - so I went in and told her it was still Nigh Nigh and Mommy would get her when it was time to wake up. She stayed in bed (dont think she slept) until I went back in at 7:15.

Sunday ... again wimpering at 3:30am. I think this is when she wakes for the first time from her deep sleep and the wimpering is trying to find the binky that fell out while she was in said deep sleep. I ignored again. I went in and got her at 7:20am this morning bc I needed to get her ready and leave.

I'm calling it a win!!!

I am in a crazy busy stage for work right now so I have more or less halted everything on the home front but here is my big picture to do list:

1) Nursery DIY: 3 canvas's to paint/make, mobile to make, main wall decor to make (banner + name)
2) Nursery Assembled: Hanging it all up, bedding in, K's clothes out of closet, newborn stuff in
3) Guest Bedroom Cleaned out (DH will sleep in there after our first few nights home from the hospital). I made some big progress here this weekend. Made two piles of clothes (right after baby, and few months after baby) to be tried on and/or donated as needed. I'm downsizing to a capsule wardrobe after this kid. All that is cluttered in here now is Nursery #2 stuff.
4) Post Baby clothes: Washed all my nursing stuff. Got some piles on the higher shelves so the switch from massively preggo - nursing is easier. DONE.
5) Food Prep - I have a list of what I'd like to make. I also have prepped "wish lists" so I have easy answers when people say "what can I bring over".
6) Diaper/Hospital Bags - I have found my lists from when I had K and am working on them when I need brain breaks at work.
7) Stuff to buy: 6-7 items we need pre-baby...nothing "critical"

So big picture...3 and 4 are DONE. Just need to wash the sheets in 3 - easy peasy.

All my shopping I plan to do while I have a sitter the 29th of January. This will be for DIY projects, Food Prep, Diaper/Hospital Bags (done already I feel) and lingering nursery stuff. Then I plan to tackle the bag packing that weekend. First half of February is DIY stuff and food prep. Leaves me just nursery assembly for the end of Feb! Fingers crossed.

Oh and I need to sort out my pump situation...forgot about that!!!

@erinbaderin: I could have written that rant almost word for word! I have been busting my butt to get all of Ks clothes into bins, organized by age and what not. I have twelve 20 galloon storage totes...all I asked DH to do was take the bins to the basement...(just so I dont carry them or worse fall down the two flights of stairs). He has taken 4 down in 2 weeks...yet yesterday he spent an hour cleaning his golf clubs bc they were "so dirty it was driving him crazy"....my head exploded...he hasnt used the clubs in at least a month...and I know I have seen him clean them since then...WTF?!

I have to be INCREDIBLY specific with my husband. Not, "hey, could you give me a hand in the nursery" but, "hey, I need you to hang those pictures in the nursery before the boys go down for a nap today" lol

Sorry I'm not able to check this thread very often but I catch up once in a while and send you all good thoughts!!

A little update from me:
32 weeks now. We survived a tummy bug and 8 hour travel to Christmas and back and while we're healthy now, DS is still not napping/sleeping like he used to!

He's getting up earlier and won't nap past the 45 minute mark (that is not new), so frustrating!

Been working on baby boy #2's astronomy themed nursery for a month or so and it's almost done. Furniture is almost all put together! We are moving DS's dresser and glider into the new nursery and putting a bigger dresser and small IKEA couch in his room. These are tiny rooms but we are making the most out of them!

I've started physical therapy for my back (I have residual back/nerve pain from a ruptured disc in 2011) and been trying to bend less often and pick up DS less often. All of it seems to be helping!

Other than that, just excited to meet baby and hoping we can finish everything in time. We want to buy a minivan after our taxes are done and get new life insurance and pensions set up. Oh adulting, so not fun!