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Ladies...I made myself paranoid last night.

Yesterday afternoon: My son and I drank a LOT of milk yesterday. A LOT. We bought those silly milk straws that have the flavoring inside (strawberry, yum!) and between us used up all 6 straws in less than an hour and a half. If the milk ran out before the strawberry beads all disintegrated, we refilled. Crazy, but it was fun.

My son was on the potty all night, peeing like a horse. Me, not so much. I must have retained the fluids.

Middle of the night: I often sleep on one side of my body for a couple hours, and then flip to the other side. I go back and forth all night. That's normal. (I can't wait to sleep on my back again, fyi.) I flip from my left to my right, and then felt an immediate need to go to the bathroom ASAP. So I got up and went. Usually in the middle of the night, I have the typical bathroom break, not releasing more than a tablespoon or two, cause my bladder wasn't full, just had a person head butting it. Well, last night, ALL that milk decided it was time to go.

I immediately had a flashback to 5 years ago and some change at 32 weeks pregnant, getting up and going to the bathroom to a gush, which at that time was my water breaking. (FYI, If you're unsure...after your water breaks, your hard shelled belly goes soft. You can feel all around your little baby. Clue #1 the water was from your womb. Shortly after that, contractions start. Clue #2).

I panicked. Do I wake up my husband? Is it what I think it is? Am I a complete failure at making babies who can come home with me after they're born? (Middle of the night...you know how paranoid people get).

Well, my belly was still a hard shell. I decided to go back to bed and just wait. If it was real, the contractions would start.

The contractions didn't start. I laid wide awake for 2 hours (baby was awake, too...I guess letting me know it's all good in there) and then finally drifted off to sleep...

...where I had a horrible nightmare!! I dreamed I was going to my midwife appointment on Monday and while I was there gave birth to the baby. I was all by myself, except for the birth center staff, and baby and I were rushed to the hospital. I was trying to call my husband, my mom, my mil...anyone! Other bizarre things were going on, like I didn't know where my son was, or if he was in school or home alone, and I couldn't get in touch with my husband. The only person who answered their phone was my dad, and when I told him that I was in the hospital and the baby was here, he was super calm, like he wasn't surprised at all and said he'd go find my son.

The alarm went off at that point. You guys have no idea how happy I was to hear that alarm. I was really shaken after all the events.

But, babe is still in me, still kicking around, and I'm NOT in labor. Thank goodness, cause it would have really ruined my plans for today.

I need to not drink so much fluids before bed, I think. It only adds fuel to the fire.

@smurfette: I'm pretty much like clockwork. I go at 8pm, 10 pm (if I'm still awake), and then I wake up at 12 having to go and again about 2:30. Then of course, I still need to go another time when the alarm goes off at 6:30 and the rest of the day is random intervals. Night seems to be worse than day, lol.

@katiew92081: I had always wanted a pretty middle name that would go with most names (i.e. Love, Joy, Rose), but DH had wanted to use his parents' names for middle names and I thought that would be a nice tribute to them.
In our case, baby girl's name will be Kaitlyn Irene (DH's mom's name). I really like looking at the meanings behind the names and Kaitlyn means "pure", while Irene means "peace." DH and I both liked that her name = "pure peace."
He told me on the drive this weekend though, that he'd always imagined using "Love" as a middle name for a girl - which is something I'd always thought too! It was so funny we never discussed that before! Maybe if we have a DD#2?

@katiew92081: Oh my goodness! I'm sorry you had such a terrible night and nightmare! I know I have been having CRAZY dreams for about 2 weeks now. I can only imagine how you felt! Hope you get some better rest tonight. And THANKS for sharing how to tell if your water broke! That's a really great explanation of the belly hardness, which I hadn't heard from anyone else before.

Ladies - I am OFFICIALLY registry stalking now! lol! I thought of it this morning and was lying in bed checking them on my phone. How terrible is that?!?!

So far our Amazon registry is getting a lot of love, which I am so grateful and thankful for. Maybe because all the people with the foresight to order gifts prefer Amazon OR because if they go to our BRU registry, my note mentions Amazon and that some of the prices are cheaper? Either way, I think we've only had like 2 things purchased from BRU.

I thinking this morning about what we'll REALLY NEED to get if we don't get them at the showers this weekend - what we'd have to spend $$ on immediately. So far, there are some small things ($20 and under) mostly. I think for big ticket items that we won't get are the Video Monitor and a breast pump. I was figuring I'd have to buy the breast pump through our medical deductible anyways. And I think we will have a good amount of BRU credit or Amazon GC to at least cover half of the Motorola video monitor right away. I think a lot of other things can wait. But we'll see...

Funny, after my crazy nightmare and all, I get an email from The Bump about weird pregnancy dreams revealed, haha.

@katiew92081: Thanks and thanks!

@shopaholic: What did your message say? About Amazon being cheaper. How did you word that? I was thinking about doing something similar.

@smurfette: It's soft, yeah, but it has a nice ballonish quality to it. If your water breaks, it's like a baby in a deflated balloon.

@shopaholic: I'm with you! I've been registry stalking too, but not a lot has been purchased yet, although a few big items that we need have, like the Pack N Play and the High Chair. I'm thinking no one is going to buy our video monitor - I only added it so I could use the 20% completion coupon. I'm hoping people buy us bottles - so far no one has yet! Plus we really need the extra car seat base and could definitely use the stroller, although that can probably wait. And so far no one has bought any blankets or towels and stuff, but I'm guessing people might buy that kind of stuff OFF the registry?

@aprk: @Smurfette: My stomach is the same way - sometimes it feels rock hard and sometimes it feel soft.

@Adira: Yeah, people get tons of things like blankets and towels just wherever they like and see they are cute. A lot of items I've been buying myself along the way when I see a good deal, so there wasn't a ton on our registries to begin with.

As for bottles - I seriously recommend checking out a TJMaxx or Marshalls if you can. I got ALL my Tommee Tippee and Dr. Browns bottles there and did the price comparisons. They are at least 50% off! Even when my BFF came over and her DH saw them, he couldn't believe I got them for that price. Same thing with the Boppy if you still haven't found yours yet!

We bought the stroller and I do have a BOB on there but IDK if anyone will buy it - it's so pricey. I just figured if we got GC's I could save a % and use it with the completion discount. But I don't intend to use that right away so I can always wait on the BOB. The video monitor is the #1 item I will get if no one gets it for us.

@shopaholic: Thanks for the tip!!! If we don't get bottles or the Boppy at the shower, I'll definitely go check out Marshalls and TJMaxx! And I'm with you - the video monitor is the #1 item we'll get too. I just can't imagine not having one from day 1!

@Smurfette: I hear you! My back hurts ALL THE TIME. Except when I'm standing up, but then I have to pee and my feet hurt, haha. I can lay in some positions that help, but it's definitely hard to get comfortable. Hubs got me a gift certificate to get a prenatal massage though, so I'm going to do that soon and hope that helps, at least a little. That was really sweet of your husband to thank you for carrying the baby though!!! My husband never says super sweet things like that! Although he only badgers me for sex once a week, so maybe that's his way of showing me he cares, haha.

@Smurfette: Yeah, sitting at my desk or on the couch are a struggle for me too. My desk is the worst and I'm not really sure what to do about it. I WAS fine at home, but lately even sitting on the couch hurts my back. Now I have to lay down or sit leaning on my side to relieve the pressure off my back. Unless you're moving in the next week or so, I think you should go to your prenatal massage and then see if you can get your husband to get you another one! And maybe after the first one, your back will be fine for a while.

@Smurfette: Oh no hun! I'm so sorry you are in pain. That's so sweet of your DH. Every time I mention something to mine, he's like "you ARE carrying/growing a baby in there." I know he sympathizes, but yesterday I told him he would seriously never have an idea what it feels like to go thru pregnancy. I don't think men could handle it! I doubt anyone will get us burp cloths because they're just not that fun to give. I did get some A&A ones myself on BabySteals though.

@Smurfette: Lucky you didn't get too many blankets, though I have to admit I have a hard time resisting buying them for myself! So far I bought 4 A&A (1 pack) blankets myself and one has been bought off our registry! My grandma and MIL gave me each a blanket, but not really practical ones if you know what I mean.

Sex is a weird one for us these days. I think we'd both like it more often, but DH's schedule is just so grueling and I'm too tired by the time he comes home most nights. I wish we could DTD in the morning, but he's never game for it first thing.

@Adira: Dude! Sitting is PAINFUL! I feel like either my front belly/abdomen hurts or else my lower back hurts. It's a constant arch, bend, arch, bend motion.

OK - I only registry stalked one more time since this morning.
Our BRU registry is finally moving a little! I think the Amazon one will slow down or stop completely and the BRU one will pick up this week since our showers are this weekend! I found a really cute coral maxi dress that kind of goes with my shower theme colors, but I don't think it will be warm enough to wear it. I bought it anyways and figured I can return it if not. At least I'll have a couple of options.

I went looking for shower hostess gifts today and I think I did okay, but ladies, 5 hostesses + my BIL for the Saturday shower and 1-2 hostesses for DH's co-workers one. Eek! I know they didn't ALL put in the same amount of effort and money, etc. so I think I will do gifts accordingly, but give it to them separately.

@shopaholic: Henry was due February 4th originally. After the second ultrasound, they hedged their bets and said closer to the 12th or so. He was born January 31st after my water broke on the 30th. They induced because my contractions never came on naturally and after induction, they never came at regular intervals. So I guess that puts us at the 40 week range.

This time, they've basically told me the same thing. First ultrasound, closer to the beginning of the month. Second ultrasound, well the baby's smaller than we anticipated so push the due date back a little. I'm hoping since February is such a short month to begin with, we'll be able to fly right through it. Even if we don't, though, hopefully it'll wait until the very end of the month. At least it's not a leap year this year!

@shopaholic: We got a 4 pack of A&A blankets for Christmas. They are so cute but I want to get another set too. I will have to keep an eye open for their burn cloths on baby steals. I got a couple sleep sacks off there.

Could you wear a cardigan over the maxi dress to make it work for this weekend? I didn't do hostess gifts last weekend, since 7 spilt it. We all do the showers for each other and since they didn't do them, I figured it was ok for me not too. I am getting my sister a manicure and pedicure gift card for hers. I know some aunts are helping too so I guess I need to get them airtime something. But my sister is doing the majority of the work and spending the money.

@NaturallyCathy: I REALLY don't want her coming in Feb. espey we are moving into the house on the 9th. I keep telling her I promise to rest and not stress if she promises to stay in there till March. I don't care when she comes then. That would be full term. I was due on VDay but born on the 5th, so a little over a week early. Don't remember what DH was.

@naturallycathy: I'm more than ok with her coming in February. It's January that I worry about! My son was 8 weeks early, so my goal is to make it to at least February. March would be superb!

@smurfette & @shopaholic: What is babysteals? I want some a&a blankets, too. I'm hoping to be able to convince my husband to get some if none show up at my shower.

@shopaholic: I'm with you on the Holidays. I'm due the day after St. Patty's day, which is huge in my family, so I don't want her to have to wear green every birthday, lol.

@katiew92081: BabySteals is an awesome and addicting Flash Sale Site I learned about here on HB. They post a new item/group of items, every day, twice a day. Once at 9am and once at 9pm MST. Good things go fast, but I've gotten some really great stuff from them and the SheSteals category too!
http://babysteals.stealnetwork.com/

Yeah, I think St. Patty's Day in your family would be similar to Chinese New Year's for us.

@Adira: Yeah. And I just found out how many RSVPs we got last night and I think I need to get some nicer gifts. And for DH's co-worker, I was going to give her a Body Shop Gift Set and DH said it wasn't enough, so today I'm going to go buy her a GC for a massage.

So FINALLY...I know that my shower is on Feb 3rd from 2-4 at my mom's church. Good...now that I know where and when it is, I'll just show up and hope they have everything else in place, lol.

@Smurfette: sounds frustrating! i'm sorry you are feeling crummy. but, you are doing all the right things, so try to give yourself a break. sometimes our bodies do what they are gonna do, without consulting us. rude! lol. i'm sure you're doing great!

I think the whole February/March thing is getting to me. I literally wrote a letter to my unborn child explaining why I need them to wait the seven or so weeks until their due date.

Is that sad?