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@Adira: sounds lovely!!

@adira: Yay for a great surprise shower! So sweet of them to recruit someone to take care of it! That's surely is the way to go with a group of men, isn't it? Just pool the money and let a lady do the shopping, hahaha.

@aprk: @Smurfette: @katiew92081: @Arden: The ice cream cake was delicious - I had two pieces (one for me, one for the baby, haha). And apparently they were e-mailing each other around about gifts, and the woman was like "Can I PLEASE help you guys?" and they were soooooooo relieved to have her take over, hahaha. Men!

@Arden: Booo, bummer about the white not being the right white!!! It sucks when it doesn't look right after it dries. It could be the lighting though - maybe wait and see what it looks like in the morning?

@katiew92081: Definitely my hero!!! The guys said if left up to them, I would've gotten some cases of beer, haha.

@katiew92081: I'm getting an ultrasound too today, a "super quick swipe" my midwife says, to check position since something felt a little wonky.

Send me prayers/good thoughts for a head down, nose down baby! (Ideally a smallish one! Say, six pounds?). lol

I'm going to ask them to double-check the gender since I'm scared to death they were wrong last time (not that I would be unhappy with a boy, but it would be a mind warp I'd need time to get used to).

I'm also getting my blood draw (CBC, STD screening so I can decline the eye ointment, Vit. D check, and checking to see if I have antibodies for Chicken Pox since I don't think I've had it) and my swab for GBS. Ug.

No cervical checks for me though!

@katiew92081: I'd want to know any kind of progress at this point! Good luck today!

@Arden: Sending you good wishes for a head-down smallish-nosed baby girl! I didn't realize you had been told the wrong gender before! That was a big fear of mine for months!

@arden: I'm double checking the gender, too! It's just been so LONG since the first tech saw it, I want to be sure! lol That's a big paranoia spot for dh. He's worried he might have a son riding in a pink carseat, haha. I hope your kiddo is in the right position!

@shopaholic: haha, yep. DS has to be at school between 7:05 and 7:25 so I'm up at 6:30 and he's up at 6:40. I brought him earlier today, since I'm getting ready for my appointment. Luckily, the school is across the street from my apartment complex.

@Arden: Ahahah! lol! OK - that makes sense! I was just thinking maybe big noses ran in your family and you didn't want one "poking" out too high coming out the birth canal or something! lol! "pregnancy logic"

*argh - the past few days have been rough and tough on me!
When I actually can sleep, I wake up about every hour on the hour. Feel nauseous and ravenously hungry. Sciatica and rib pains are back. And weird stomach cramping (like you almost menstrual or "have to go!" kinds) but they are often so short-lived I can't believe they are anything close to a contraction.
If this baby goes to 40 weeks, I'm going to be delirious by the time she arrives!

@shopaholic: I had the stomach cramps earlier this week. They're no fun. I was so uncomfortable earlier this week, I was sure I was either dying or going into labor soon, lol.

I've slept great past two nights. My cough is gone and my stomach feels normal again. I get to feel human a few more days/weeks, I guess, until baby comes.

@katiew92081: That's nice you're sleeping well and things are ok! I think we deserve to be able to sleep like we're in a coma leading up to the days/weeks before baby actually arrives. I mean, you're going to be totally sleep-deprived AFTER they come, so your body should let you stockpile some hours and reserves, no?

@katiew92081: Oooh, exciting! What time is your u/s? (i.e. when can we expect to hear the results?)

@Arden: What time is your u/s?? Hope everything's looking good and baby's in position! And hopefully you're not having a giant baby like me.

@shopaholic: Booo, sorry you're so uncomfortable!!! You don't have too much longer though (assuming baby comes around due date and not two weeks late or anything)!!

I talked to Hubs last night about the fact that he carpools to work and told him he should probably stop doing that next week! His response: "What timing! My carpoolers are on vacation next week." haha - I told him if they come back from vacation before the baby is born, he should continue to NOT carpool and he totally agreed, so I'm glad that's out of the way now!

@Adira: My appointment is at 4:30. Keep your fingers crossed!

@Adira: Heh, yeah all my appointments are late so my husband doesn't have to take off work too early.

Ok, I'm going to go attempt to shave my legs. Wish my luck - this is dangerous... lol

Well. No ultrasound. Not even a cervical check! BUT, when she went to measure my belly and check the heartbeat, I apparently had a nice long contraction! I had no idea, but she pointed to my belly and said "oh, look at that! You're having a contraction right now!" I didn't even realize that's what it was! And, of course, now that I know, I've been feeling them all morning. She said it could mean something, but it could not. Either way she said she felt baby was head down, so no US, and the contractions pretty much tell her that checking my cervix was unnecessary.

So, um...full moon this weekend? I'm a little weirded out, now knowing that I'm really contracting and never knew it.

@Adira: Fun times!! Maybe that means something is going to happen this weekend
@katiew92081: Bummer no u/s but at least baby is heads down.

Full moon huh, I bet we have our first baby this weekend! Just as long as it isn't me

@katiew92081: What does it feel like?? The contractions, I mean.

@NaturallyCathy: So so sorry about your dog! It's always hard to lose a pet, especially if they've been in the family a long time.

@Smurfette: I told my friend that I hoped things start happening for me Sunday night, but not earlier! Hubs' mom is supposed to come over and help clean the house and I want her GONE before I go into labor, haha. Of course I hear it's supposed to snow, so maybe the cleaning won't be happening...

@naturallycathy: Aw, I'm so sorry about your dog. That's always so hard to deal with.

@adira: I thought it was the baby pushing against the front of my belly. But it wasn't her at all, it's the contraction. But, it's like a tightening and my belly seems to grow a bit when I have the contraction. When the OB measured my belly, during the contraction, I came up 40 cm, but then she measured again after and it was 37. I also get them in my back...those ones run up and kinda stop me in my tracks for a minute...I have been feeling them, just not the ones in between.

@katiew92081: Interesting! Thank you for the details! I've been feeling a pressure against the lower front part of my stomach, but I think it might just be from my giant baby. I only really notice it when I'm walking around - when I'm sitting, I don't think I experience it.

I can't believe how close some of us are to having our babies!!! They could show up any day now!

Ok I officially shaved my legs the whole way up! I haven't done above my knees in like a month, lol. It was really tricky, but I survived!
I have a feeling the lady bits aren't going to see a razor until at least late April... lol

@arden: I'm impressed! I gave up shaving my legs a couple weeks ago...and nevermind the tops, I haven't touched them in over a month. I don't even want to know what my lady bits look like! I know I'm gonna have to do some major landscaping after LO arrives!