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@dojo: Oh congratulations! He's beautiful!

I did my photo shoot (I even went topless, which was terrifying) and I should get a couple sneak peek shots in a few days. I'm still scared until I see the results. It was fun though!

@Adira: Nope, she needs to stay in for another week and half. DH doesn't have to travel this week but next week now. Not happy about it. Leave Mon afternoon and gets back Wed mid afternoon. Fingers crossed!!!!

But on the bright side, it is gorgeous here today. Wearing flip flops to show off my pedicure from yesterday!

@katiew92081: Weird, my left one is way worse too. Both are incredibly swollen, but the left one hurts from it. I should take a photo, they look cartoonish.

@katiew92081: Ouch. Mine are even worse though, I think. Our poor feet...

@katiew92081: Sorry to hear about your rough night. I'm glad you were able to go home though.

Checking in to say I'm still here. Guess the doc's loose prediction that it would be last week was wrong (and thus why he never gives a date...). Having some contractions still, on and off, but nothing tangible yet. Hope that the baby can wait until after tomorrow so that we can go sign for the house. Have to call the bank tomorrow to find out when and where the signing will take place - or if it will take place. Exciting and terrifying at the same time.

@adira: looks great! The room looks so dozy!

@NaturallyCathy: Oooh, good luck with your closing!!! I hope all goes according to plan!

@katiew92081: Glad that you and baby are ok!! Rest up tomorrow as well.
@Arden: You rest up too!!
@NaturallyCathy: Sorry no baby yet, but on the plus side, that just means you can close tomorrow! Hard to do from the hospital. Good Luck! Can't wait to hear you have the keys in your hands.
@Adira: So jealous your MIL came and cleaned for you. I am going to be cleaning this week. At least the house was deep cleaned before we moved in. So it is just every day cleaning I need to do. I got the hardwoods done today.
I love the nursery!! It looks so great!!!!!

I was going to take pictures of ours, but we don't have anything on the walls yet. I ordered some prints last night on etsy, I should get them this week. So next weekend, DH and I are going to get the pictures hung and then I think we will be done. He replaced the ceiling fan tonight and we got the rug laid out.

So much activity on this board - just going to catch up from this page...

@Arden: I bet you will cherish those maternity boudoir pics! FX'd you get to see some soon!

@Smurfette: Yay for being full term!

@Smurfette: & @Adira: Ah! Jealous you got a pedi! I was going to go on Friday but my GF wanted to go with me, then got stuck at work late. I'm hoping to go this week!

@katiew92081: Ouch! That kind of swelling is called edema right? Hopefully some elevation and rest will help it go down.

@NaturallyCathy: Baby is probably being good and waiting for you to finish all your house stuff!

@Adira: Wow! That's SO nice of your MIL! And the nursery looks AWESOME! The space looks pretty big and I like the pop of teal stripe against the grey walls! The paintings and the name sign are such great sentimental touches! Love the elephants too!

As for me: I've been feeling extremely uncomfortable the past few days. Aches, sharp and shooting pains, sciatica, and cramps. Every weird twinge I wonder if it's a contraction. They've been nothing like the BHs I've had for so long, but not consistent all around like I read a contraction to be. Well, we went to a hockey game tonight and on the ride back home I had what was FOR SURE a REAL contraction! I mean, it was all-around the entire belly, top to bottom, side to side, for probably almost a minute! DH has been thinking I've been having contractions all weekend, but I told him this was the first one I knew for sure was a contraction. He was like "should I drive you to the hospital now?!" lol! I told him some women get these like a month before they deliver!
No sign of mucous plug or anything though...so IDK how much longer I'll have to wait. Tonight was also the first time I needed DH to help me put on socks. My tummy has been just rock hard all the time, I couldn't even bend over to put them on! I'm hoping for flip-flop weather this week!

We assembled OUR bed finally (it's been sitting in the box for a month!), hung the nursery curtain rod/curtains, and a few other DIY projects. I hope to get around to finishing setting up a few more things and then take some pics to share this week.

@shopaholic: Whoo hoo for real contractions! I hope they amp up soon for you!

@katiew92081: woo hoo!! How is your swelling??

@shopaholic: glad you had a productive weekend!! Sorry you aren't feeing good, but a contraction is progress!

I stayed home from work today. I think I over did it yesterday and my entire body just hurts, aches and pains. I hardly slept at all too. DH was up cause of me too. Luckily he is just working from home, so I don't feel as bad. I am sure everyone at work is going to wonder I am in labor. But I did tell my boss when I emailed him. Going to lay on the couch and work on thank you notes for work today. Hopefully some swelling will go down too.

@adira, that looks FANTASTIC! I love love love that bold stripe!!!!

@smurfette: That's good that work is slow enough that you can do that right now. I would want a day to relax, too, at this point. My weekends are hectic, with dh running us around looking at houses and lots, lol. Mondays are my days to recuperate from the weekends, lol.

DH's work is SUPER busy these past few weeks. He's looking forward to a few days off when LO is born, but at the same time he knows his department is going to be a mess to come back to afterwards. He says he's just gonna not think about it when he's home with us, lol.

@Adira: Well at least your DH is still is local. I think mine is an idiot for going to NYC next week.

@Smurfette: GOOD point!!!! How long is he supposed to be gone?? Hopefully you don't go into labor before he gets back!

@katiew92081: haha, seriously! I'm kind of hoping I go into labor soon (I'm sooooooo uncomfortable), but preferably not until the evening.

@adira: Sounds like it! Keep us posted!!

I'm REALLY hating my cat right now. She threw up on dh's down comforter! I've had to wash it in the tub, and now I'm letting it dry on the bathroom floor. Of course, our dryer went out this weekend, and we're not getting a new one til next weekend, so her timing is incredible! I'm having to keep adjusting it, so that the feathers don't clump and all the area of the blanket gets dried. And, it's SO heavy when it's wet! I'm really hoping I don't make it worse!

@katiew92081: @Smurfette: Eeeek, I hope this is a good sign!!

@Smurfette: Men!!! Luckily you're not due for a few more weeks, so I'm sure it will be fine!

@katiew92081: Ugh, down anything is hard to wash because of the feathers!! I hope you're able to get it clean/dry without it being lumpy! Cats have no respect!

@NaturallyCathy: Hopefully both our babies are just being super cooperative!!! You need yours to wait until you close on the house, and I've officially READY (and would like him to come early so he's not a giant baby), so mine can come anytime now!

@Adira: Your nursery is so cute! I'm so glad you got it done since I'm convinced your baby is coming soon....

@katiew92081: Yay for full term! I'm full term on Wednesday.

@Smurfette: I'm so sorry about your husband being gone, that would stress me out so much! I hope he gets back in time and that you aren't too freaked out while he's gone!