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@oliviaoblivia: our move.....ohhhh, the never ending move. I've complained about how we've been dragging it out, but I'm actually grateful for the extra time b/c I don't have the same stamina as I used to, especially in the summer heat. We have stuff in our old house and boxes to unpack in our new place. How about you?

@keepcalmcarrie: good to hear you had a good appointment! Things are starting to feel like they're moving quickly for me as well. I remember being so eager to get into the 2nd trimester, and now I'm close to 15 weeks!

We had a good NT scan last week. I was happily surprised to not have a transvaginal ultrasound for once--you get so many of those when going through infertility treatments that I've just come to expect them! I started laughing as soon as the baby showed up. It was rocking and rolling all over the place and I didn't expect to see that. I'm glad I didn't know all the other things they would be checking for (heart chambers and blood flow and limb length and so much more) b/c it didn't give me any time to obsess about what might be wrong.

How are 2nd trimester symptoms going for everyone? I was hitting a wall around 4:00 everyday, but I noticed that has almost passed. I was feeling crummy about once a day, too, but that's gotten better as well.

As for nursery plans--we have a small room that's painted off white with built in bookshelves. I like the look of simple nurseries, like Lena Corwin's, and will probably go for something like that. And we're all over the map for names! I thought about being team green, but my husband said it would be good for us to narrow names down.

Hey, guys! I just caught up on reading. We've been drowning in moving, a quick vacation, and DH starting a new job. I assume that someday I will actually unpack in our new house, but I have no idea when.

I'm still working on getting into a new OB after our move. I've been going around and around trying to get the old OB's medical records sent to the OB I'm hoping to see, so I still officially have no OB and no appointments or scans.

As for names, all of you who want girl names hit me up. I seem to only think of girl names and only make boys! I think we'll go for Rosalie if it's a girl and *maybe* Gable nn:Gabe for a boy, but we're not thinking about it much until we know the gender. As for nursery, same thing....when we know the gender, I'll start thinking, but I just can't deal with anything else right now.

Our boys are at their grandparents for a whole week right now, and I'm dying over here. I was so not ready for them to be gone that long, but we needed a babysitter and they wanted to keep them, so you do what you gotta do, I guess. Pregnancy is going so much sloooower with them not here to chase around.

@Happygal: Lovely pic! Just lots of migraines in the second trimester. I get sick about once a week and I'm pretty energetic until 6am-8am. I get up early (4am) so by 6, I'm pretty drained daily. I'm still having a sugar aversion. Gray is the main color for the nursery and we're trying out paint swatches right now. I've been buying small things (laundry hamper, etc.)!

@Mrs. Blue: Happy OB searching! Unpacking will happen eventually, just take your time.

Today's appointment went great! Heartbeat was 142 and baby is exactly where the movement is so I'm glad I was right. My anatomy scan and next appointment will both be on August 27th! Feels like so long to figure out what it'll be. Can't find the onesie I bought at the Gap but it was gray and said something like I love my daddy as a gift for DH since he was having a crappy day.

@namaste: we're on the same appointment schedule! I went today too and had a similar appointment. I managed to talk them into sending me to the MFM for the anatomy scan on Aug 18th though because I suck at waiting

@namaste: and @bhbee: glad your appointments went great, and hooray for scheduling anatomy scans!

@Snowdrop: totally hear you on the pink or blue baby clothes And seriously, what is wrong with making a solid colored outfit that isn't covered in butterflies or cars?

Now that we have so many anatomy scans coming up, would you all be interested in doing some sort of gender prediction thread? Maybe list a bunch of old wives tales and put what they predict, along with what you think it will be?

@Happygal: Nice picture!!

@Happygal: Such a sweet baby pic! Happy you had a great appointment

@charmed: ugh, I know, it's hard to find inexpensive nursery decor that looks understated. My MIL actually gifted us our Peter Rabbit crib bedding from PB Kids for LO#1's baby shower, so if you find something you love that's a little pricey, maybe mention it if family is looking for a nice present. Restoration Hardware has beautiful baby linens!

@Snowdrop: i know, the pink/blue overkill drives me insane. J has very blue eyes so he wears a lot of blue, but it would be the same with a girl if she had his peepers (just with a bow or something). As a TG-er, I had to comb through a lot to find cream/yellow/green newborn and 0-3 mo outfits. I second @namaste:'s suggestion - check out Marshalls/TJMaxx.

Everyone has such beautiful names in mind!

@Happygal: yay for a regular ultrasound! Love profile shots!

@mfa_lady: Glad everything is looking good!

@namaste: @keepcalmcarrie: we don't have marshalls in england unfortunately. My best friend is going to get some stuff from spain where she says they had more choice and luckily my mum is going to get the knitting needles out I found boden had a lot of nice stuff but it is a little pricey.

@mfa_lady: So glad your appointment went well!

@Snowdrop: Your mom sounds like a lifesaver!

@mfa_lady: Good to hear your appointment went well.

Just got back from mine. Everything is going well heartbeat was 155 (lower than normal (170)) but that's okay. My GD is getting better it seems. I have pretty much gave up on my fasting number (aka trying to control it) and it actually got better! My OB was surprised and thinks maybe I was just too stressed out about it before.

My next appointments are on the same day the Anatomy Scan and my next OB are on Sept 8th. Hopefully we can find out the sex.

@MrsHansen82: ironically, my daughter's first and middle names are part of your list of 4!

eta: I think I successfully updated the list! holy overwhelming. I changed my DD to 1/18, because that's my induction day unless baby comes earlier!

@sorrycharlie: You know I saw your other thread and had to look up what rhinitis is. I have never been officially diagnosed but I pretty much had a cough all through my first pregnancy and I have a bit of a cough through this one. I pretty much just had cough drops in my pockets all the time.

I do remember asking my ex-OB about that before she left the practice and she said oh that's normal in pregnancy to cough.

I wonder now if that was rhinitis... Well anyways good luck with that! Sound like a pain!

@pmrlady: wow. You have the coolest OB ever.

@pmrlady: How cool! You're so lucky!

@pmrlady: that's so cool of her!

@Espion: @mfa_lady: Same. When I actually DO eat a gallon of ice cream I look pregnant - like, probably 7 months along. But the rest of the time I'm pretty sure I just look chubs.

@mfa_lady: @keepcalmcarrie: I haven't announced to the office staff, yet. So I'm pretty sure they all just think that I've let myself go!

(Although, I nearly outed myself, because one of the most awesome people in the office was using a lotion that was driving this super attuned pregnancy nose crazy. It smelled like sticking my entire head in a honey jar, Pooh-style. Ugh!)

Glad to hear everyone is doing well. I have my 16 week anatomy scan on Friday and then the regular anatomy scan on September 8th. Hopefully we can find out the sex next week. I haven't really been feeling a ton of movement but heard the heartbeat on Tuesday, so that is reassuring. I'm in the phase where I can't feel anything but morning sickness is mostly gone, so I have no darn clue how the baby is doing. I'm not obviously showing yet but have broken out the maternity shorts which are heavenly. Like @Espion: I am just looking fat so far. Sigh.

@pmrlady: keep us posted! I think you'll be the first on here to find out the sex, right?

Is anyone going to be team green? I'm a planny-planner so I will def be finding out. We have a couple girl names that we like (Juliette is probably our top choice, I think someone mentioned Anna on here too, we think that is pretty) but no boys names! I was thinking Bennett, Elliott, Owen...but we don't feel strongly about any of them. this is so hard.