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@Adira: Yeah, the BRU anonymous gift thing is really bugging me. Especially since it's SUCH an expensive gift ($168) and I need to hunt down who gave it to us to write a proper TY card!

@Mrs. Mousie: Ooh! That will be CUTE! My bridal shower was at a tea house and it was adorable.

@Mrs. Mousie: I love to purge! My husband is a whole different story unfortunately.

@shopaholic: Exciting you are getting notification about gifts. That would drive me crazy not knowing who sent one. I got a gift yesterday with no information but the girl texted me to say that she sent it and ordered through amazon instead of our registry. So at least I know who it is from. And she told me that I only got half, something else is coming today. Baby stuff is just so fun to get!!

@Smurfette: OMG - you just got me to check MY registry and things are being purchased!!! Someone even bought our Pack N' Play!!! I'm sooooooo excited now!!! I'm guessing these are purchases by people who won't be attending the shower though. I've heard most people don't actually buy anything until the week before the shower! So I bet a lot of people do their shopping this weekend (and throughout the week) for your shower!

@Smurfette: Hopefully someone will purchase it for you! I suspect ours was purchased by Hubs' Dad & Step-Mom who won't be able to attend our shower but who mentioned they wanted to be able to get us something nice.

Where are you registered? I know with BRU, you get a 20% coupon (I think) that you can use to get stuff off your registry - that will help you get any items you didn't get but still need for a little cheaper!

@Smurfette: I don't know about BuyBuyBaby, but I think with BRU you get the coupon 2 weeks before your due date. I'm thinking that after my shower, I'll just update my due date to earlier so I can get the coupon earlier though. I've heard of other people doing that, and I definitely want to get whatever we still need before only two weeks out!

@Smurfette: @Adira: Yeah I wouldn't worry too much about the registry stalking yet. We have a lot of out-of-state family & friends so I'm pretty sure that's where most of the gifts that are getting bought are coming from. We got one the other day from my cousin who is in D.C. and for sure can't come to the shower, etc.
Speaking of not being able to come to the shower, how's this for a totally random baby gift - DH's uncle & aunt gave us a SCARF and said it was for the baby shower since they couldn't make it. DH wanted to wait and open the gift at the shower but I told him just to open it. And it was a black and grey pashmina kind of scarf thing like his aunt and mom wear! Glad we didn't open that at the shower. lol

@shopaholic: A scarf as a baby gift. I don't get people sometimes. We should see who gets the most random gift. So far yours is going to be hard to beat!

@shopaholic: OMG, that's ridiculous!!! Some people are nuts! I'm hoping the scarf is the last useless gift you get for the baby!

this was Sunday at 29 weeks. We went in the big tree at the Biltmore to take some pictures. It was freezing!

@Smurfette: Gorgeous photo! You look awesome!

@Adira: You are not a fatty!!! I would bet you money that when I go on the 16th I will be right there with you or higher. The holidays certainly didn't help us out. Plus every one reacts to pregnancy differently. As long as baby is healthy that is all that matters.

@Adira: Mine hasn't said anything either. So I am not going to worry about it. They said 25-35, so I am hoping to be right around the 35, fingers crossed. I figure even if I gain 40 I did better then most of my friends. They all seemed to gain 50 with their first pregnancies.

@Adira: @Smurfette: You both look GREAT ladies! Your Dr. would tell you if you needed to be concerned. I know one girl her Dr. actually put her on a diet and told her to LOSE weight around month 7! And I do know people who gained like 50lbs! Everyone is different. But I know it's easier to encourage others and scary when it's yourself! Good job Adira on working out! I still haven't busted my DVDs open yet.

@shopaholic: I've felt kicks and stuff in my ribs for several weeks, now. This girl loves to stay high up and restrict my breathing and whack at my ribs.

I haven't even started my hospital bag, yet. But, I need to talk with my midwife about what I should bring. Since I'm giving birth at a birth center, there's no overnight stay. But, I will need to shower and eat afterwards, so I need to prepare something for the freezer and pack some toiletries. I have a green onesie and hat for in case baby is born on St. Patrick's Day (we're real Irish folks here, lol), but I haven't figured out what else to pack her. I'll probably wait til after my shower and decide then. She probably won't get a bath at the birth center, so it can't be too pretty, lol.

This morning my husband was cuddling with my belly and put his ear to it. He said he could hear her swishing about, lol. She kicked him in the ear a couple times, lol. I was jealous cause I couldn't hear what he was hearing, lol

I have another strange predicament, lol...Easter bunny comes soon after baby is born, and my son keeps talking about how great it is that his sister will be able to get a basket, too. SO...since babies can't have candy, what sort of thing do you think should go into a newborn's Easter basket? Also, has anyone seen any good sites for newborn easter dresses that aren't too expensive? I don't mind spending more when she's older, but for a newborn, it doesn't seem worth it, lol. I may look through the dresses I've already hoarded and just pick one of those. She'll look pretty no matter what, I'm sure.

@smurfette: We're so stuck in our ways that we do corned beef and cabbage every year on St. Patty's day. I'm really hoping she's NOT going to be born that day (I'm due the next), cause I don't want either a. She has to eat that every year on her birthday or b. we have to give up the tradition, lol. we're nerd about it, haha.

We're holiday people, too, and I know that I can't get away with not doing a holiday with her cause of her big brother, haha. He'll make sure she gets the full festivities, even if she has no idea what's going on.

@smurfette: My husband is German and loves it, lol. Course, we also enjoy gumbo on Mardi Gras, so it's probably more of a festive thing, lol. We make corned beef once in a while throughout the year, though. We eat cabbage at least weekly, since it's cheap and easy to boil up, lol.

My mom has always made it, like her mom did. We're also not allowed to wear red on St. Patty's day...it's the color of the North. My grandpa always hated people wearing red that day he said, "If you're not going to wear green, at least don't wear red!" haha....his parents came straight from Ireland, so I think he was allowed to have such strong opinions on it, lol.

@katiew92081: That's the weird thing. The sport where it's hard and hurts is NOT where I feel any kicks or movement. It's just like something is wedged there! That's why I think it's an organ maybe.

That's so nice and fun about the St. Patrick's Day traditions and Easter, etc.! I would do a little soft basket for baby and put in a pacifier, a little link toy (that can go on stroller/carseat/or playmat), some cute socks, and maybe a little stuffed animal for her basket? I second Carter's for a little dress. They have a pretty good return policy even if you end up not using it by Easter!

@Smurfette: I think I'm still carrying low, but the wedge in my rib makes me confused. On top of that, I feel kicks or punches on both my left & right sides, never in the middle. So I tell DH, "she must be stretched out sideways in my belly!" It'd be nice to have a peek wouldn't it?
I hear you on the moving situation. I know I'm kind of early on thinking about that stuff, but I had nothing to do last night and was restless.

@mole: What kind of CD are you going with? We're not planning to CD since my FIL said he's going to buy all our diapers, but I wanted to have a few and try them out to see how much work it would be. I love the eco-friendly aspect, but it gets overwhelming looking at all the different brands and types and "stripping" and folding, etc.!
I think I have the opposite problem of not having anyone say they are going to come and help me out so far. Just a lot of questions of who is going to come and help me. Only my MIL has mentioned coming to help me for a couple of weeks, but even then, she's a social bee so I can't imagine her wanting to come stay with us for too long.

@katiew92081: That's perfect about the dress! and LOL, yeah, I wouldn't have a clue what is what! I think there was a video I saw of the pregnancy progression and how all our organs move out of the way though! Maybe I can find it....

@shopaholic: I love that site. I check it all the time - it's the next best thing to actually seeing what's going on in our own bellies!

@mole: See...as soon as you start talking about all the different kinds of CD's I get overwhelmed! lol! But that's great about the deals and promos! I know DH keeps saying FIL will buy us diapers, but I am nervous that I don't have a stash of any kind of diapers started. I just don't want to be empty-handed when time comes!

Yeah, our parents are close by (my parents ~30-40 min. & his parents ~ 1-1.5hr depending on traffic).