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@MrsB2012: yep - it's my bathroom. We renovated when we bought though now I'd change 100 things!!

@Pinkberrry: me too. I am off all next week (had two days off this week) and was loving how glorious it was to be off during the week with no kids, solo. I got so much done! I would love at least a few more days next week to wrap up some home projects. I have a feeling this full moon coming up is gonna get me though.

@oskarsmommy: You look amazing!!

@Weswife: Love the silhouette shot, not too much longer!

@Pinkberrry: All belly!

@oskarsmommy: Ahh, the full moon! Now I am searching the webs for full moon/labor theories! ha.

Wow- I am sooo behind here- so sorry!!
But I did want to update that we had our sweet boy at 12:42am on 3/10. Born a little unexpectedly via cesarean- but everything went so well and we are both doing great!! His name is Logan He is absolutely wonderful. His big brother is enamored with him and cannot stop holding and loving on him. He was so distraught yesterday that he needed to leave us at the hospital! We get to go home tomorrow though.

Oh and he is a tiny little thing! I was only 37+4. He weighed 5 lbs 12 ounces at birth and has dropped a little weight and is down to 5 lbs 5 ounces. Just a peanut!

@Weswife: @oskarsmommy: I was going to go outside last night and do a full moon dance but it wasn't visible Husband looked at me like I was insane.

@lilyann: ah!! a moon dance! I should have done that..

baby is sitting tight - no complaints here

@Weswife: oh no! That is such a long time for a doctor to be gone! My doctor is also going out of town 2 days after my due date for a week, but he said he'd tell me who would be his backup by next week if this baby hasn't shown up yet. My induction at 41 weeks would be while he is gone, so we're just making sure our doctor gets everything written down in the medical system the way we want it.

@Mrs. Pen: Congrats! I love little babies! Out of curiosity, does he swim in the newborn size? I'm considering bringing preemie clothes to the hospital after my first was pretty small.

@oskarsmommy: I hope I'm as pragmatic as you when I get to my due date!

Well ladies, my awesome job interview went off great (ok, I'm pretty sure I rocked it), but it has been two weeks and despite a followup, I've heard nothing Oh well. I wonder if I had directly addressed being pregnant if things would have gone differently, instead I just confirmed they would be ok with a start date in April in the phone interviews.

@lilyann: @codeitall: I basically just get the doctor on call! So I have an appt tomorrow to meet who is on call through Sunday then if he still hasn't arrived after that I don't know. I was also taken off work. Boo we thought he might come today I have cramps like and they were around 6 mins apart for about three hours and then completely stopped! We were very ready to meet little man today so now I am super disappointed! My doc would have been able to deliver if he came today!

@Mrs. Pen:

@Weswife: I had a Dr oncall for this delivery. I had never met her before, but it was fine!

@lilyann: I was thinking of you and wondering if you've had yours yet! I'm excited to see if you have a girl or boy!

I am just over 38 weeks now and ready (emotionally) to deliver at any minute! I am feeling very over it at this point and ready to see if I'm having a little girl or little boy. We have an appointment this afternoon so will see if anything is moving along or not.

Good luck to everyone this weekend! Hopefully there will be more news on the delivery board

@lilyann: My appointment was totally uneventful, but thank you for asking! Everything is still the same; my cervix is soft but not dilated. I know that could mean nothing but was a little discouraging. I have another appointment on Wednesday so we'll see.

I am eating so many dates and doing a lot of bouncing on my yoga ball! My due date isn't until 3/30 I'm just hoping not to have to go another 10 days.

@Aspen: I hope it happens soon for you!! The end can be so torturous!!

@oskarsmommy: Ack! You are a saint for taking them in! I hope it happens soon for you so you can escape to the hospital

@oskarsmommy: whaaat!!!! Ahhhhh so happy for you! You got this, mama!

@oskarsmommy: Good luck to you! Sending you a lot of peaceful labor vibes!

Moms did any of you get a hemorrhoid from pushing? On your other labors? If so how do I get it to go away? Any pointers! It's awful!!!

How are you new mommies doing?
So far so good for us. My in laws treated us to a night nurse last night - holy magical land of sleep! This baby was swaddles with no fight(what!?) and slept ALL NIGHT LONG - even through the feeds. We have been having to have his sleep on our chests at night - she got him down in 5 mins!

I am not a new mommy yet. My due date is tomorrow and I feel like I've just started the waiting game. I'm trying to be realistic about how long I'm going to have to wait to meet this baby. Maybe I should have joined the April mom's board instead

@Weswife: yes, and I was only pushing for 35 mins! I swear my ass hurt more after than any other part of my body. I'm still taking stool softeners as a precaution against painful poopies.

@oskarsmommy: my husband and I gave up on swaddling on day 2..we just didn't have any knack for it and our baby is a big "hands in mouth" soother so now we just sleep sack her and swaddle her with her arms out so I don't have to worry about her suffocating like I had been.

Overall, as a first time mom, I never imagined how hard the first week would be..between being in discomfort after labor, chapped nipples, and getting almost no sleep I'm finally feeling a turning point and I feel like our baby is getting into a routine. The past 2 nights she has gone down around midnight and woken me for only 2 feedings during the night and has gone back to sleep after..I swear, babies push you to the end of your sanity then they're like oh okay here's a break for you mom. I'm hoping we continue this consistency, though every night I have anxiety that she'll be up for hours in the middle of the night like the first week.

@Pinkberrry: we go to bed to around midnight too! Then wake up twice but husband and I are so exhausted we do three sleeps and usually don't start our day till around 10am! We want to get up early and go to bed earlier but I don't know how to transition baby! First time
Mommying is hard!