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@princessandthebee: ugh...trust me its because I have zero time or motivation during the work week. I'm in a different role now than I was when I was pregnant with Kate but I am feeling so much more stress at work this time around that after I put Kate down (early...like 7pm) its all I can do to get the kitchen cleaned before collapsing on the couch!

I have a large amazon purchase to make yet - sound machine, bath foam, wcrs, so much - but like someone else said...with Prime I pretty much feel like I can push the "buy" button on the way to the hospital and be good!

What is this changer you mentioned?

@Mrs D: Totally feel you on being spent after the LO goes to bed! We need to rest while we can!

This the peanut changer we bought but it comes in lots of colors. A hefty price tag but I'm still thinking we'll have a third, and I really like the idea of less laundry during those early poop explosions and pee accidents! This thing just wipes down.

http://www.amazon.com/Keekaroo-0130009KR-0001-Peanut-Changer-Vanilla/dp/B00KSW970Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453080041&sr=8-1&keywords=keekaroo+peanut+changer

@erinbaderin: Glad you feel my pain! Why is it so tough to find a second special name, argh! That is so random with your mom though! Is that a sign? Hmm, yea you said your relationship is weird so who knows. I have a feeling you'll know closer to the baby coming.

We were Skyping with my hubby's parents and told them we had a girl's name picked out (before we were even pregnant with DS1, and before we could tell them my MIL told us the girl name she thought was so pretty- exact same name!! We both kind of cried and now I'm sure it's meant to be! If we ever have a girl, lol.

@princessandthebee: @erinbaderin: @Navy_Mommy: Got our first real snowfall here this evening, but I doubt it'll be enough to play in tomorrow. Such a weird, warm winter we are having! I was wandering around our property last week and realized that the weather had tricked some of my garden veggies into thinking it was spring! Onions, lettuce, and cilantro were all growing.

Loving all the snow pictures! We had a tiny bit yesterday but not enough to play in.

The sellers we were meant to be buying our house from had to pull out due to problems with their new place So now we are scrambling to find a rental before this bubba gets here! Thanking my lucky stars this has been an easy pregnancy so far as I couldn't deal with anything else to worry about!

So far I have got the baby clothes down from the loft to wash, and that's it! Hoping he is comfy in there so I have plenty of time left to get sorted!

@Alivoo01: my insurance just requires you to be past 28 weeks. I am getting the Medela Pump in Style Advance starter kit. Same one I got before and was pretty happy with it. If you think you'll get an induction, I bet you can get your ob/mw to write it on the prescription so you can order sooner.

@Navy_Mommy: I love your son wearing his elephant in the backpack! Too cute!

@princessandthebee: Hmm, now that you say that it maybe DOES feel like a sign! Whatever the case, we're kind of back onto Greyson, so....who knows. I'm not going to commit fully to anything until we actually meet him, so we'll see, I guess.

@Lilbear: I would be so frustrated with having all my suggestions shot down and none brought up! You should say "Until we can agree on something we like more, we're naming this baby X". Maybe that would motivate him!

@Bubbles: Yikes! That's a level of stress you probably didn't need! Fingers crossed it gets sorted out without too much trouble.

@Alivoo01: Another one on the "gets it in theory, no interest in practice" potty train. Last night as my husband was putting B into bed he said "Daddy, poop in there?" "Nope, no poop, you're ok." A pause, and then "Poop coming?" My husband asked if he wanted to go sit on the potty and he said yes, but it was just an excuse to get out of his crib and delay bedtime, the little monkey.

It's Bennett's birthday, and I've seen way way way too much of it - he was up from 10:30pm until 3am for the second night in a row. I spent two and a half hours lying on the floor in his room holding his hand through the bars of his crib and he was totally fine, totally calm, and totally wide awake. Eventually I had to leave because I was in too much pain, sent my husband in, and he had a meltdown. "GO AWAY MY DADDY! I WANT MY MOMMY!" He ended up sleeping in bed with us for the second night in a row, and I'm at my wits end. I think tonight I'm going to have to sleep in the basement with a white noise machine and just let him work through it in his crib, because it's becoming real clear that he's just manipulating us - he's all screams and sobs until I walk in the room and then it's all smiles "Hi mommy!" Last night I felt guilty because yesterday he was diagnosed with an ear infection and I thought maybe he was in pain, but...seems like he just wanted to hang out.

@Mrs D: we did presents "from" Oliver for Wes, both boys will get a present from the baby when he's born.

@Mrs D: We also have a niece who is a weirdly-spelled Riley! (Rhylie, in my case. Makes me nuts)

Yeah, Bennett has been wildly variable at bedtime lately. For a while he went down no problem. Then he started crying at bedtime, but after 10 minutes or so he'd settle down and sleep through the night. In the last few weeks he's started waking up in the night - sometimes he'll cry for a few minutes and go back to sleep, and other times he'll cry for, like, 90 minutes off and on until we go in there and then it's wide awake fun times for a few hours. That was pretty rare so I've been indulging it but now it's 3 nights in the past week that we've all been up for at least 4 hours in the middle of the night, so I think we're going to have to lay down a hard line and maybe invest in some better earplugs.

We're getting Bennett a train set (nothing outrageous, just one of the basic Brio sets) from his little brother when he comes. I was also thinking about taking him to Build a Bear or something and getting him to choose something for him to give baby brother.

We are planning to help Maddie choose a gift to give Oliver when she meets him for the first time, and would like to get her a special baby of her own to bring home. Not sure if it'll be "from" him or not...

@erinbaderin: Ya ours is Reilly...its just weird to me! Build a bear is a nice idea...for K to give to baby sister...may have to think about that. We did BAB for the first time Christmas Eve for K and it was a nightmare...too many people and way too long of lines!

@mrsrain: Ya - that is what I am struggling with! I got a deal on American Girl giftcards at the holiday so I can get her a bitty and a diaper bag - just cant decide if it is from her sister or not....

@sailgrl18: The PIS was pretty loud...thankfully our Mothers Room here was in the engineering bay so it was nice and load...I need to check where my new mothers room is...

@sailgrl18: I wanted to get the Spectra S2, but my insurance doesn't cover it. Going to see if they cover the Spectra Portable pump instead. I've heard great things about Spectra so I'd love to get one! Who are you ordering your Spectra through?

@momtimes3: thinking of you Mama...how you doing? Hows baby girl and boy?

@erinbaderin: that's great! I hope it continues!
I hurt, too. I'm up 5-6 times a night between rolling over (painful) and going to the bathroom. Lots of pelvic and hip pain this time around. I've started using a exercise ball which sometimes helps... But not always.

I just found out that my friend and husband teamed up and have been planning a "sprinkle" for me! It was supposed to be a surprise, but I've been having a rough week (emotional/depressed) and they decided to tell me yesterday. The shower we were thrown for DD was tiny-- only a few people could make it-- so I'm excited to have a chance to celebrate this baby with all of our new friends!

@Navy_Mommy: love the pics! I told DH we better get some this week before I swell up like I did late in my last pregnancy. I truthfully can't believe how close we are to the end! I'm so ready to meet my little guy, though. And be done with pregnancy forever.

@erinbaderin: That's awesome!! DS is teething his 2nd 2 year molar so nighttime sleep for us is non-existent. I feel so bad for him because I'm sure those hurt like hell. They're massive teeth, but man! It's killing me at work. We've done teething tablets and Tylenol before bed, but they don't work well/don't last long.

DD isn't a fan of me lying on my side so I've been falling asleep half sitting up and half lying down till she settles down then I scoot down all the way. And I don't remember this happening with DS at all, but I can feel her movements on the far right side of my belly. Like way the heck over there, on my side side. It's kind of weird!!

@mrsrain: Yay for the surprise sprinkle! How fun!! Do you know when it is???

@Navy_Mommy: Cute pics!!! I don't have my maternity pics until next month and am at a loss of what to wear!

@Alivoo01: the skirt I got from etsy but I wouldn't recommend her shop. It was GINORMOUS even with my measurements and I had to alter it myself to make it wearable. For the amount I paid it should have been perfect and there was easily a foot of wasted fabric along the bottom.

The top is from urban outfitters.

@Navy_Mommy: You look great! Also I have to confess that I'm totally jealous of all your snow. We still have almost none here and I'm really sad about it. I really love the skirt, so pretty!

@Alivoo01: That's so weird, that he doesn't like you lying on your side! Funny how babies can be so bossy even before they're born. I always feel this guy on my left (same as last time) but yeah, sometimes I'll feel something way over by my hip and think "Really? Did you really get a hand over there?" Hope your teething troubles end soon, I really should take a look in B's mouth one of these days and find out what's going on, teeth-wise. Or better yet, take him to a dentist.

@mrsrain: That's so nice that they're planning you a shower, and that they decided to tell you about it to cheer you up!

@Bubbles: Carrying the toddler, definitely yes. I've had to start getting my husband to lift him out of the bath, which involves a million promises: "Yes, daddy is going to pick you up but then he's going to give you right to mommy, don't cry, I know you want mommy to pick you up but I'm tired, I'll give you snuggles as soon as you get out!"

@erinbaderin: aww bless him! For us it's the 4 flights of stairs up to our flat - sometimes he's all 'carry up stairs' and I am like 'not a chance mate!'

@Alivoo01: The other night when my son was up crying my husband went in to check on him and his crying turned to screams. "NO DADDY! GO AWAY MY DADDY I WANT MY MOMMY!" Also yesterday after work we were all hanging out in the basement and I said I was going upstairs to start dinner. "I coming! Daddy stay downstairs, Mommy Bennett go upstairs!"

@Bubbles: Ooof, four flights of stairs. B is constantly going up two steps and then it's "Up please!" I need to start refusing but...he's cute! I'm a total enabler.

@Mrs D: Someone at work yesterday said "Pregnancy really suits you! I see some pregnant women just waddling around, you look great!" which was a nice compliment but man, I sure FEEL like I'm waddling around all the time. Especially when I first stand up after I've been sitting for a while. Yikes, single parenting - hope it goes well! And good reminder on the laundry, I put everything in drawers and then totally forgot that it hadn't been washed.

Is anybody else really really tired of maternity clothes? Last time I was fine with under-the-belly panel pants the whole time but this time I find them uncomfortable, which really cuts down on my pants option. Plus I basically hate all but two of my sweaters. I just want to wear something different but can't justify spending MORE money on clothes I'm only going to wear for a few more weeks...