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@smurfette: I'm sure it's the water, too. Really makes sense. Don't be too hard on yourself. Keep your feet elevated if they're swelling and be easy on the salt. The best part is, after you give birth, all that water will be gone within a couple weeks and you'll be feeling and looking good. Water is an easy thing to deal with.
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@katiew92081: Woohoo!! Glad to hear your shower is finally starting to take shape!
@Smurfette: Awww, sorry to hear about your weight gain.
Mine was actually exactly the same, 7 lbs from my last appointment (so 4 weeks). But my doctor didn't say anything about it to me (I probably could have used some shaming...). I know that I had been eating more during the day at work, so I'm trying to go back to my normal amounts. I also was eating a lot of chocolate after dinner, so I've been trying to cut back on that as well. Hopefully we'll both be able to figure it out and get the weight gain under control.@NaturallyCathy: haha, not sad! It's a point of anxiety for you, so I think it's normal you're stressing about it a little! Hopefully the baby will stay put until March!
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@Adira: I hope so too. There is just so much going on right now that it sorta hit me over the head and I had to write it down. The more I thought about what needed to get done, the more I found myself making deals with the babe to stay put, explaining why.
So I wrote a letter. 'A Mother's Plea' - [link removed by mr. bee, per our self-promotion policy]
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@NaturallyCathy: I'm not sure I knew (or maybe I just didn't remember) that you were in the process of buying a home! No wonder you need the baby to wait to show up!!! You guys have so much left to do!!! Hopefully baby is cooperative and you're settled in the new house before he/she shows up!
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@Adira: I probably just hadn't gotten around to mentioning it. I've only been on the HB boards since January 8th, only found this board a few days ago. I can never remember what I have shared and what I haven't.
But yeah, my life is a wreck right now. Good news - new house has 2,500 sq ft. Bad news - current house has only 1,300. Space is a little tight right now and only feeling tighter. Henry needs room to move and get his energy out.
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@NaturallyCathy: That's quite the upgrade! Your current house is only slightly bigger than the apartment I had (1200 sq ft)! Definitely need more space for a family of four! 2500 sq ft sounds AWESOME! I hope you're able to get everything figured out soon and MOVE. It would be so nice for you to be able to bring the new baby home to that house!
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I can't stop registry stalking! Someone bought the diaper bag I wanted! Yay!!
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@Adira: Yeah, we're thrilled with the huge upgrade too. We were just looking for a house that had at least three bedrooms when we stumbled across a fixer-upper that really didn't need that much fixing - one that had enough to seem like a daunting task for most but nothing we couldn't handle. Most of it's outside, anyways. Inside's perfect!
It's four bedroom, one office, a dining room, living room, kitchen, a full bath and a three-quarters bath, and an unfinished basement that runs most of the house. In short, with its hardwood and character, it's perfect.
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@NaturallyCathy: That house sounds great!!! And are you saying that it has four bedrooms AND an office??? Because that really is awesome! I'm jealous.
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@Adira: Yeah, they would have counted it as a fifth bedroom if it had a closet, but it doesn't. The office and two of the bedrooms are downstairs, along with the full bath, living room, dining room, and kitchen. Upstairs is the three-quarter's bath and the two bigger bedrooms.
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@aprk: @shopaholic: @Adira: @katiew92081: Thanks ladies! I am just going to really watch my eating, salt and water intake in the couple weeks. Fingers crossed the weight gain on the 30th is much better. That is DH's bday so maybe that will bring me good luck.
@NaturallyCathy: I hear you on the moving business. We are closing in Feb 1st, then moving on the 9th. I am trying to not stress about it. Going from a 1100 sq foot condo to a 1800sq foot house, not including the unfinished basement. Do you have a closing date scheduled? I keep telling baby that if I promise to not stress, not lift anything heavy and get rest, she has to promise to stay in there till March. Anytime after 38 weeks, I am ok with her coming, just please, please not before.
@Adira: So hard to not check. Is your shower this weekend or next? I can't remember.
@katiew92081: Yay! For setting the date for your shower. Beginning of Feb is a good time, my bday is the 5th
Weird thinking about going back the doctor in two weeks and then another two weeks. Have that one scheduled already too, Valentine's Day. Then weekly appointments start. Crazy to think we that are in the home stretch ladies. I can't believe in two months, give or take, we will all be holding our sweet babies in our arms!!
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@NaturallyCathy: Do you know what your plans on for who gets which bedroom? Are you going to stay upstairs in one of the bigger bedrooms and have the kids (eventually) downstairs in the two smaller bedrooms? We'll be doing the opposite as our master bedroom is downstairs and then we have two bedrooms upstairs. I'm not entirely sure what we'll be doing in the very beginning though. I may move upstairs while the baby isn't sleeping through the night, but I'm not sure what will happen once we have #2.
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@Smurfette: The shower is this Sunday!!! I'm sooooooo excited!!! I probably should stop stalking my registry though so I have SOME surprises, haha. I'm assuming some people will get stuff off our registry though, so those will be a surprise.
I'm jealous you get to go back to the doctor in two weeks! I have to wait until 36 weeks before I can go back, so I'm not going again until February 1st.
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@Smurfette: Our closing date was originally January 15th but we've asked for an extension until the end of February because we're having trouble getting our loan. We've been trying to get this house since before Christmas. I hope we close well before the end of February - our realtor is confident we will - but there's still a lot of I's to dot and T's to cross.
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@Adira: There's two bedrooms upstairs. We figure we'll have our bedroom upstairs and Henry's bedroom across the hall. The new baby will stay in our room until they get big enough for a crib (at about six months) then we'll have to rethink things.
Since Gordon's getting the basement for his hobbies, I get the office upstairs. The bedroom next to the office will be the playroom for Henry and his sibling. Then the fourth bedroom will be turned into a guest room until we need it for something else. My hope is we'll have two boys and they can share the room upstairs until they get older and we have to move one or both of them.
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@Adira: Yeah at this point, no more peaking! I know it is so hard to not look. I am going to try and not look anymore till mine next Sunday. I peaked yesterday cause I knew my SIL was shopping and now I know what she got me. And one thing just annoyed me. I just don't get why people want to buy onesies with huge words across the whole thing. And it isn't cute at all! Why can't people just stick to the list we give them?
@NaturallyCathy: Fingers crossed everything goes ok. What are you doing with your current house? Selling or renting it? Will you have to move right away? We went into contract on Dec 31, and so far everything is going good. Inspection came back good, Appraisal came back higher then what we are paying. We just got an email from the underwriters asking for more stuff. Amazes me how much they need. But they scheduled the closing for 11 on the 1st. So exciting and scary at the same time. Now we have to find a renter for our condo. -
@NaturallyCathy: I'm actually hoping that we have two of the same gender (even though I really do want a boy and a girl) because the two bedrooms upstairs are NOT the same size. One is a lot larger than the other, so ideally, I'd like to have our two kids (when we have #2) share the larger room and make the smaller room a guest room. Otherwise, one kid is getting screwed.
@Smurfette: Okay okay, I'll TRY not to look anymore, haha! And if I do, I'll try to just look at the number purchased, not what people actually bought! I'll TRY anyway.
I am kind of nervous about what people buy OFF the registry. Everyone's tastes are different and I am worried about getting UGLY clothes or blankets! Plus ideally, I'd love neutral stuff so I can reuse for baby #2 (whenever that happens), but everyone knows we're having a boy, so I'm worried we'll get all BOY stuff. Oh well - guess I shouldn't complain and just be thankful that people are being generous, even if I don't agree with their tastes!
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@Adira: I am trying to remember this as well. People are being very generous by buying us anything. But it is so hard when you get outfits that you don't like. I feel like I can't buy anything at this point cause she has a lot of clothes but a lot aren't anything I would ever buy. Then it is hard if they don't give gift receipts cause you don't know where to return it at.
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@Smurfette: Yeah, I know what you mean. I've already received a couple outfits from family and friends and while some of them are really cute and I like them, others are totally blah. And am I obligated to actually put my kid in their ugly outfit, especially if I know we're going to be seeing the person who got it for them?? I don't want to, but I feel like I ought to, you know?
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@Smurfette: We'll be selling our house. We have two more rooms to renovate it in it before it's ready to be put on the market. We're doing the minimum necessary for us get it sold. We're not expecting a huge outcome for it but we're in an ideal location and even if we get the low end of what we're going to ask for it, it'll be enough to take care of the new house.
We were originally with one lender, had gone through the inspection, the appraisal, and everything was looking great and then - wham! Something we thought wasn't a problem suddenly became a problem so we're scrambling to find another lender. Everything's just... weird, to say the least.
@Adira: We know we'll need to figure out things as they get older but even if they aren't the same gender, we may stick them together until it starts to become really problematic. Like about the time Henry turns three or something. Then we may move downstairs to one of the bedrooms down there and let them have the upstairs or we may transition one downstairs, one stays upstairs with us a little while longer... first we have to get the house, then we have to live in it, and we'll go from there.
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@adira: Save the ugly clothes for laundry day. Sometimes you only got one onesie left, and it's ugly, haha.
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@NaturallyCathy: Yeah, my brother and I shared a room until we were 3 and 4 (or maybe 4 and 5), so you definitely have time to figure things out! And so do we!
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@NaturallyCathy: That has to be so frustrating. Fingers crossed that everything goes good with this lender. At least you won't be in a rush to move cause you sold the house you are in now.
@katiew92081: The outfits I don't like will be the ones for the days we don't leave the house or day care outfits. Save all the cute ones for when I get to see her and take her out to do stuff. But seriously how many I love my Aunt onesies does she need?
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@katiew92081: HAHAHAHA, good advice!!!
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How exciting that so many of you are moving homes! We go back and forth about buying, but we are not sure what/where/when makes the most sense. (Plus, housing prices here are pretty scary.) However, my husband used to own a condo back in Chicago, so we are pretty set on buying a single family home. Maybe sometime in 2014?
I'm due at the beginning of March, so I'm not too worried about going into labor in February. I actually wouldn't mind, as I am getting impatient to meet the little man. I also feel pretty good about our level of preparedness. At the same time, I want him to stay put until 38-39 weeks, minimum!
And, on the topic of registries, I totally look too! Haha. It's too tempting not to do. At our first shower, we did get some things off registry, but we just told ourselves that everything is going to come in handy -- even if the colors of the receiving blankets weren't exactly what we were hoping for.
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@Smurfette: I think I want sex more than my husband lately too, it's bumming me out!
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@smurfette, @adira and @mole: I'm been slightly stalking my registries, but nothing had been moving. Your posts today inspired me look at someone bought us the Finding Nemo towels at Babies r us...whoo hoo!! Plus, my Lion King pack and play and the small swing I wanted, but those aren't really surprises, cause I knew my parents and my hubby's parents were getting them (except I don't know who is getting what).
I have a Disney theme here, but there's no cliche princesses, lol. (Not that I have a problem with them, I just know she's going to be rolling in them in no time, and I didn't want it to be too overboard too soon, lol) I had fun picking out the "other" characters when registering.
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Oh, and I just wanted to say how excited I am that neon colors are in this year...I love bright colors, and they're right on time for this little girl to show up and wear them! lol
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Do any of you stalk other due date boards...even ones that have nothing to do with your due date?
I totally do.
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@katiew92081: Totally. Esp the Jan and Feb groups since they aren't that far ahead of us.
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@keepcalmcarrie: @Smurfette: I'm jealous you ladies want sex!!! I don't want it AT ALL and I feel sooooooo bad for my husband who still does. I asked him if my sex drive during pregnancy meant he might not want baby #2! Luckily he said he still wanted two kids but that we were going to have to schedule sexy date nights next time around!
@katiew92081: Yes, especially February because they're right ahead of us! And the January ladies are having their babies now which is so exciting!!! And I have a couple friends that I follow from our TTC days that are on other due date boards now, so I stick my head in there and check up on them.
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@adira: I totally want sex...been that way the whole pregnancy. My husband likes to joke that he's the only thing I've craved consistently the entire pregnancy, lol.
Yeah, I've been stalking January most recently. But, I also like to stalk in the newly pregnant boards, just to remind myself how far I've come, lol
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@Adira: I wanted sex for ONE week. All the time, several times a day. At 29 weeks I think, right after getting over the flu. Then the craving went away, and I wanted nothing to do with it again.
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Whoa! Left the house for a couple of hours and our board has been active!
@Smurfette: @NaturallyCathy: Congrats to both of you on your new homes! An extra office or basement sound WONDERFUL! Our house is just around 2,000 sq. ft. but no basement or play room. I wish we had that extra space designated just for LOs!
We're trying to rent out our old condo right now too. So stressful because it's been really slow with interested renters this year and we have so many expenses going on - not to mention having to give back this current renter's deposit & possibly having the unit empty in Feb.!@Adira: @Smurfette: I hear you on the registry stalking! Although, I'm telling myself it's more about editing and managing both registries! And making sure there are things in a moderate price range for people to get still! At this point, I'm hoping shopping procrastinators get us gift cards! IDK why I'm just not impressed with much at BRU in-store. I went to see if there were anythings I could add in-store since a lot of what we registered for is online only. I think I only added like 2 things: a forehead thermometer and a pair of table corner cushions. lol. exciting...
@katiew92081: I just bought the most darling neon pastel headbands from Target today! Couldn't resist and they're perfect for Springtime NB girls!
I don't stalk any of the other boards except for Feb.
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@shopaholic: You reminded me that I wanted to put an ear thermometer on my registries! lol I'm not impressed with BRU, either, but going to the actual store overwhelms me. My MIL said I don't have much on each registry, just towels and little basics...but that's all I want/need and I figure people will buy me clothes for the baby regardless.
It's just overwhelming to think about everything I need for the baby, lol
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I feel like I should jump on this bandwagon about wanting/not wanting sex. I feel pretty in the middle of the road about it all. I remember with my first pregnancy, I wanted sex more then but with this one, it's been more of a 'sure, why not'. There have been times where I haven't been really interested and my husband's had to coax me to give in to his wants. And other times, I've been the one asking him for some and he's been too tired from work! (He's a mechanic, a very labor intensive job since he tends to work on the big diesel engines.)
Quick question though - am I the only one who seems to have trouble 'getting off' this late in pregnancy? Does anyone else find it harder to climax or is it just me? I feel like over the past few weeks, something's shifted- either the baby, baby weight, or something - so that it's suddenly harder for me to finish. I mean, it still feels good and I still coast the edge of it but it's getting harder and harder to feel satisfied.
Or is that an over share?
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@NaturallyCathy: LOL!
We all share "too much" I suppose on here! But no, you are not alone. Actually, I've felt that way pretty much the whole pregnancy. It's still enjoyable, but not the same and I can't handle the intensity. My abdomen gets like rock hard and I usually just want a quickie. lol.
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@NaturallyCathy: Nope, you're not the only one! I actually did a poll about this a couple months ago because in the second trimester, I suddenly found it VERY challenging to climax. I've only been able to "finish" once since 14 weeks, which I think is part of why I've been so "eh" about having sex. It'll still feel good, but definitely not like how it used to feel. And now I'll just get too sensitive or not sensitive enough - there's no perfect in between anymore.
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@NaturallyCathy: That isn't an over share. Doesn't bother me at all to talk about this kind of stuff. I haven't noticed that it is harder to get off at all. I am just finding it harder to find positions that work. So we have pretty much been sticking with me on top, which always works for me.
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@NaturallyCathy: OK, I'll share. I have had little to no desire to even try during this whole pregnancy. My husband hasn't pushed it either ...
Mine was actually exactly the same, 7 lbs from my last appointment (so 4 weeks). But my doctor didn't say anything about it to me (I probably could have used some shaming...). I know that I had been eating more during the day at work, so I'm trying to go back to my normal amounts. I also was eating a lot of chocolate after dinner, so I've been trying to cut back on that as well. Hopefully we'll both be able to figure it out and get the weight gain under control.
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