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@shopaholic: yeah, my baby is about 4 pounds...and I'm +3 on weight gain. It's the first appointment I've gained, lol. I lost a LOT in the first half, though, and I've actually struggled to put it on. Midwife and hubby says more fat and protein, but I can't seem to make it stick! I want to add that I have NEVER had this issue before!! I would love for this issue to be a problem after I have her, lol.

@naturallycathy: I agree with @smurfette! If it's a girl, then she'll be a novelty all her own, and everyone's gonna wanna see the little princess and bring her stuff. Even if you don't want them to bring anything, they're still gonna wanna fuss over her!

@katiew92081: Aaaaand now I'm back to dreading if it's a girl... Know what it took? The word "princess". I love Disney, don't get me wrong, and I've seen just about every single Disney movie. I've even seen all the Tinkerbell movies. But if I have a girl, I don't know how I'll cope with it. Pink is my -least- favorite color and I'm the least girly-girl you can imagine. Even though I've already warned everyone that if it is a girl, lay off the pink, I know that regardless someone's going to go all out for the little 'princess'.

-Shudder-

@NaturallyCathy: @Smurfette: LOL! I love pink and everything girly! But we lucked out and no one has gotten her anything cheesy and grossly pink, no Disney stuff, no "princess" tees, etc.

@naturallycathy: you sound like my SIL, lol. (which isn't a bad thing). In the begining you can lay off the pink, but soon she'll be 3, like my niece, and watching Cinderella on repeat and asking for princess clothes for Christmas. And, you know what? Despite how you feel about it, you'll love her, so you'll give into her whims, lol.

I haven't registered or bought any Disney princess items...cause I know its inevitable, and she'll have some eventually, lol. Or, maybe not. Maybe I'll end up with a not so girly girl...which is fine, too.

I would have been found in a sand box or picking up wild animals when I was little. My parents say I was their dirtiest child...and I have 2 brothers! But, I still LOVED Barbies and My Little Ponies...they just got dirty, too.

I have a 5 year old son, but he hates bugs and frogs. He's good at legos and cleaning his room and he's very particular about everything. You wouldn't see him rolling in the dirt...he just doesn't like to be dirty. He's regimented about brushing his teeth and looking good in his clothes. He likes his hair combed and not sticking up at all.

It's fun just to watch their little personalities develop over the years, and all the stuff about what they're into doesn't matter, cause you just love them, so you encourage them in whatever they dream up.

@Smurfette: That's my problem too, if it is a girl I know -my- SIL is going to go AWOL. She'll practically take over the child. She was thrilled with a boy but if it's a girl, she'll be impossible to get along with.

And I am sick to death of everything proclaiming that girls are princesses. All the princess themed party supplies, the crowns adorning everything from socks to hats to shoes to underwear even. I can't imagine having known it was a girl and having a shower to that effect, although I know you guys loved it. I like not knowing until after, it makes a lot of things easier to control in some ways.

@katiew92081: I hear you. I have a lot of stuff my MIL bought with my SIL that she thought was adorable and it would be things like a giant shamrock on the butt for his first St. Patrick's day. Or a guitar, I have one with a huge guitar across the butt. What's with that?

@NaturallyCathy: I will say that my 1st shower sort of was a princess theme. But more of Smurfette's little princess will be here soon, on the invitation. Not like there was princess stuff everywhere. I think it was more everyone knows I really wanted a girl and love all the girly stuff.

My SIL is driving me crazy cause she is acting like she is one having the baby not me. She has two boys and is done with kids so she won't get the chance to have one but she isn't that girlie at all. I don't get it. I told DH next time she calls the baby her princess, he baby, etc I am going to go off on her. Which wouldn't be good for anyone, maybe it is a good thing she can't make it to my shower after all this weekend.

I like some stuff on the butt, esp for newborns. The little ruffles get me every time.

@naturallycathy: Yeah, I don't think really any girl is TOTALLY princess...unless she's ridiculously encouraged to be that way.

@katiew92081: Ah you'd hate me IRL! haha! I'm like @Smurfette: and I think some of the carter's stuff on the butt is cute. I bought the sleeper with a strawberry on the butt. And anything with ruffles on the butt are so cute! But it might stem from me having to wear a ton of boys' hand-me-downs when I was little. All my older cousins were boys and I was dressed like a boy all the time. Anytime I could get my hand on lace and rufles, forgetaboutit! I was in heaven!

@smurfette: Nope. I feel like I'm always eating and never full. Hubby and I went to a steakhouse for dinner around New Year's and we were both amazed at how easily I ate everything I was served. I didn't take a thing home with me, lol. I think the server was impressed, too! I don't normally do that on purpose, but the fact that I could do it that night was crazy. I always feel hungry!

Yay for dance parties!

@Smurfette: oh man I am the same way! We went out to dinner the other day and split and app and I took 2 bites of my meal and packed it to go!
@shopaholic: I tend to get horozontal after I eat which is horrible i should be up walking and moving!! But i am just so darn tired.

@katiew92081: Aren't Dad's the best?!?!

Registry stalking paid off today! Our first items were purchased our registry - the changing pad and the boppy. Yay!!! They were bought of the Amazon registry.

Now I'm desperately trying to get into my BRU registry to remove the boppy from there, but the stupid thing won't let me log in! Target is also giving me a hard time. Grrrr...

I'm having a hard time getting into my registry, too.

@adira: Yikes! but, good thing you caught it before your little guy comes! I hope it all works out for you!

I think it's the women with stuff on their butts that make me oppose it with babies. I guess I make some sort of connection to it, and I don't like it, lol.

Isn't your baby going to be your MIL's grandson? Am I reading that wrong?

@ah, yes...I can see how tone makes it weird. My MIL has been irritating me along the same lines...we took my son out shopping and to a mall around here to play on their big indoor playground. Every time he asked for something, I'd say no, and then she'd go ahead and give him what he asked for, saying, "he's MY grandson, I'm supposed to spoil him." I got really annoyed with me every time she underminded me.

The crazy part is that my son isn't technically her grandson (although, I'm more than happy that they consider him part of the family). ut, I feel like it's going to be 10000000 times worse when this REAL grand daughter is born. My husband said we'll just avoid her, then, lol.

@adira: Yeah...and she's actually very nice...she's just trying really really (too) hard to get him to like her. Like you said, if it was just her and him, then yeah, she's in charge, let him do whatever, as long as he's safe. But if I'm there, then she needs to go with what I say.

P.S. I went to do a BUNCH of returns on duplicate gifts and stuff I wouldn't want or need and it was actually pretty easy for the most part! Best of all, I have over $300 in store credit now for BRU that can go towards the video monitor or the BOB stroller. I'll have to see about my Amazon GCs and decide which to use where. But besides those two things, I think we will be pretty set for baby. We got 2 crib sheets - yay! So only thing left for the nursery are those darn expensive PBK curtains I can't stop thinking about!

@shopaholic: Shoot, I forgot I still needed to get curtains! Thanks for the reminder, haha! And that's awesome about the credit you got! Congrats! Shopping spree!!!

@Smurfette: Yes, as far as I know, everyone is healthy and if we were exposed to carbon monoxide, it was probably a very small amount. Baby's kicking up a storm at the moment to let me know he's okay too! And yes, it's going to be very cold - close to 0 Tuesday night. I'm hoping the furnace is fixed before then, but if not, I might pick up some extra space heaters to help get through the night!

I actually bought the changing pad with the BRU Groupon deal and Boppy myself from TJ Maxx.

@Smurfette: They have/had Boppy covers on crazy sale at Target! I got mine for $6.99 and got the same one at the shower (had to return one and it got marked down to under $5!) I also think the key to us getting a lot of stuff from the registry is because I already bought like half the stuff we'd need ourselves. Our registry had about 60-something things total on it. A lot of the non-registry stuff we received were BATH products, which hey, I'm totally okay with that!

@Adira: All I can say is that FLEECE has been my best friend when it's been too cold and I don't want to waste $ on the heater or it wasn't warm enough! I have those long fleece onesies for adults and it fits well with the bump! And fleece throw blankets! Hope you stay nice and warm! And thanks for the reminder! Our alarm was on the blitz and we removed the battery a few weeks ago. But getting our security system installed this week and I think it monitors smoke and Carbon Monoxide too.

Okay ladies - headed to our FIRST baby class tonight! This one is for Breast Feeding. lol. DH didn't understand why he needs to be there but I'm making him go!