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@aprk: She mentioned it here - http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-completely-unmedicated-hbac-turned-hospital-birth-almost-cesarean

"Had my appt with my midwife, D, that afternoon we found that I had quite a spike in my b/p, eek! To combat it we started me on calcium-magnesium 3 times a day, lots of protein & water, and rest! It worked great and I was once again ready for labor to start."

@Arden: How are you feeling today? Still wobbly?

@shopaholic: Bummer you couldn't get an extra ultrasound! But guess it's a good sign that everything's looking normal. Bummer about the strep B though - my friend had it too and had to get the antibiotics. I think it's pretty common.

@aprk: Yikes about your blood pressure! Hope everything is okay!

So I had my ultrasound last night! The ultrasound tech told me the baby weights 9 lbs already!!!!! Ahhh!!!! I really hope these things aren't accurate!!!

@Smurfette: I really hope that they are off!!! I want a baby-sized baby, hahaha. But I will definitely pack some 0-3 to be on the safe side! I was going to anyway, but I'm bummed that I probably won't get to use my totally cute NB outfit I had picked out.

@adira: My friend was just induced last week cause the ultrasound said 10 pounds...baby was actually 8lbs 13 oz. I wouldn't invest too much into the scan. Those things can be off by a lot.

@Smurfette: Thank you! I mean, it WOULD be nice to give birth and automatically be down 9+ lbs from the baby, but I think I'd rather have him be smaller and be able to wear these cute outfits in the beginning! Plus I have NB diapers to use!

@katiew92081: Ohhh, thank you!!!! That makes me feel better!!! I knew that the "hand measurements" where the doctor just feels the baby from the outside wasn't very accurate, but I wasn't sure how accurate the ultrasounds were. Glad to know they can be pretty off!! That gives me hope!

@Smurfette: Oh my gosh, that is AWESOME!!!! When is your work shower happening?? That's great that you're going to get so many of your big items!!! You'll just have to fake surprise though when you open your gifts just like I will when I go to the party, haha.

@Smurfette: Well hopefully you actually get those items tomorrow! Otherwise you're going to be all "WTF - who bought them and where are they??" I had a couple of those moments with my registry, but then the items showed up in the mail later from people who had missed my shower.

@Arden: Oh my gosh, you're being so productive!!! Good for you!!! What color are you painting the bedroom?

I've been feeling crampy lately too, although I'm a bit further along than you. It sort of comes and goes though and isn't very consistent. Not sure if it really means anything.

@Arden: Neutral colors are always soooooo nice because you can do ANYTHING in the room with them. Most of our house is a white/off-white or tan color. BUT we have some UGLY accent walls that are like olive green or something that I HATE. They were like that when we moved in and I keep trying to convince Hubs we need to paint them, but so far, no dice. I'm thinking I might just have to do it when he's out, haha. I have these gorgeous aqua curtains in the living room and they clash horribly with that wall, but I REFUSE to try to match that ugly wall!!!

@Arden: Oh my gosh, I LOVE those!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE the colorful accent colors!!! It's so cheerful!!! And easily adaptable, so definitely a good choice!

Oh and DH promised me a collection of decorative colored glass bottles, so I'll probably do a windowsill arrangement of those.

I keep thinking : just eight more days and I'll see March. And then I'll think : I don't know if I can stand eight more days of waiting when the doctor made it sound like we were -so- close. Yay hormones!

@Adira: I'm fine, which is strangely not the way I want to feel. I mean, a little pressure, no contractions, no sharp pains, a little pain in my hip area but that's not unusual... So I'm good. Was hoping doing dishes would get something started. Standing for long periods of time? Nothing. It's like my body went into stasis and I don't know how to wake it up!

@NaturallyCathy: Hang in there!! Are you walking every day? I heard you are suppose to let gravity do the work for you. 8 days isn't that long but I imagine if I was feeling the way you are, it would seem like an eternity!

@NaturallyCathy: I have to tell you that I thought about you last night. My back was killing me and I though I can't imagine doing this with a little one to carry around as well. And I thought how does Naturally Cathy do it with a one year old! So props to you lady!!

Walking around Home Depot sounds like a great idea.

Wow, @arden: Great productivity! Funny how when things happen we start feeling that rush to make sure it's all perfect.

@naturallycathy: 8 days til March?? Why didn't I realize that? OMG! That's freaking me out, and I'm not even sure why!

@adira: When is your surprise shower??

Oh, and off topic, but we can NOT find a house to buy! There's nothing for sale in our area that we like! Nothing new has come up, and anytime something looks interesting, there's something about it that we decide we can't live with. We're looking at a couple this weekend, but dh and I are to the point where we just expect not to like it for some reason, lol.

Not even Realtors help us...they all try to show us listings of the same stuff we've already seen. We're not against building something, but there's not even any good LOTS for sale.

We keep griping that we're gonna be stuck in a tiny apartment forever, lol.

@cokiezombie: My grandfather was 13 pounds when he was born. They took him up to the grocery store to weigh him (no joke). Think rural West Tennessee decades ago... And she had him at home without any doctor or anything!

@katiew92081: Yes, eight days until March We're nearly there!

And as for the house, we started looking last May and stumbled across our dream house then promptly forgot about it because it was out of our price range. Fast forward to October when we stumble across it again, drastically reduced, and we're in love all over again. November it's off the market due to foreclosure and not back on the market until December. Then from December to now, we've been doing our best to try and get it.

So I feel your pain at not being able to find anything - and now that we found our house, we're having trouble getting it. It's so frustrating!

Just had my work shower!!! It was fun and such a surprise! The guys actually recruited one of the women in the area (who I know but don't actually work with) to help them. She collected money and went shopping! They got me a big tote bag with the baby's name on it, some clothes, some burp cloths, some food containers, a blanket, and a couple toys! Oh, AND $100!!! Plus there was ice cream cake! It was awesome!