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@HappyBaker: oh no, hope your LO will be ok soon and that your luck is better than mine was in terms of not getting sick yourself. And little dude is very handsome already.

Days Until Due Date: 34

If you could pick a day to have baby, when would it be? Late January. Not that I want to go 10 days late again but I'd like to have the birth after the craziness of the holidays calms down.

Is baby named? If it's a girl, yes. We are closing in on a boy name but haven't decided between a few choices yet.

Are you ready? Almost. Still have to pack my hospital bag and sanitize my pump parts.

Is SO ready? No, not quite. He has to install the infant car seat and pack his overnight bag. I also asked him to organize his side of the home office before #2 arrives because we won't have any free time soon. It's bothering me because it's so cluttered...must be nesting.

do you have a final guess on what it will be? I had a dream right before Thanksgiving that it was a few years later and we were all sitting around the Thanksgiving table and #2 was a boy.

Days Until Due Date: 6 weeks from today.
If you could pick a day to have baby, when? Ideally a weekend or a Tuesday or Thursday. We have easier childcare options those days (crazy I know). Frankly if I knew baby would be healthy, I would have him ASAP but with my luck, he will probably come on Feb 6, induced 14 days after I'm due (grumpy preggo over here...)
Is baby named? We have narrowed to a list of 9 names we don't hate. This guy will probably be named at the hospital.
Are you ready? Yes and no. Ready not to be pregnant, not ready logistics wise or to have two kids...
Is SO ready? He has a huge project at work that ends Jan 31, so I think he is hoping for a late baby.

Days Until Due Date: 22. (OMG.)

If you could pick a day to have baby, when would it be? 12/30 or 1/3.

Is baby named? Ish. We have a couple of names that we like, and we're waiting until she's born to decide.

Are you ready? NO. Ready to not be pregnant anymore, yes. Ready to labor? No. Ready to bring a baby home? No. But, I'm so excited to meet this little lady that I think that wins.

Is SO ready? Probably more ready than me. He's kind of looking forward to labor because as my birth partner he'll get to DO something to help me. Right now he does a lot of watching me grow this baby, and I think that's kind of hard/frustrating for him. He wants to be involved!

Days Until Due Date: 30 days. Wow!
If you could pick a day to have baby, when would it be? I like that 1/14/15 would follow the same pattern as J - he was born on 3/10/13, so, you know x+y=z. I loved that! But honestly I don't care when baby comes at this point, as long as it's not a. Christmas Day or b. two weeks late.
Is baby named? No. I'm having a much harder time narrowing down names this time around. Part of it is that I have a teensy bit of name regret with J. I love his first name, and I love his middle name, but I don't love the way they sound together and I wish we would have gone a bit more formal with his proper name - even though we'd still call him J! So I'm way overthinking it this time around. We have three girls names and three or four boys names we're still considering.
Are you ready? Not really. Still need to wash a ton of clothes, find the infant car seat base, and find the Baby K'Tan. But we set up the crib today, plus the swing and RnP the other day, so we're making some progress.
Is SO ready? Yes and no. We're both having some anxiety over J no longer being our only, although we definitely want him to have a sibling and I know he'll be a great big brother. But DH is an only child, so I think he's more worried about this than me. Also - DH will have to take over a lot of J's care in the first few weeks, and I think he's excited and a little nervous. He works long hours and J has a mommy preference so it's going to be a transition, but he's starting to do more already and their bond is getting better than ever, which is really sweet to see. So I think he's looking forward to it! And being TG, we're both really anxious to meet this little lad or lady.
do you have a final guess on what it will be? I still don't have a strong instinct either way, but both of us are thinking it's a girl now. That's my guess, and I'm sticking to it.

@CatchAFallingStar: great pics!

Days Until Due Date: 28

If you could pick a day to have baby, when would it be?On her due date would be fine with me, but any time after Christmas is good

Is baby named? We have a short list, but I don't want to decide on anything for sure until we meet here.

Are you ready? Nope! I'm happy to let this baby cook awhile longer! (well, I guess I could be ready, I'm just not prepared )

Is SO ready? He's trying to be, I think he's going through the father's version of nesting right now- in a hurry to get all the little things finished up.

Days Until Due Date: 39

If you could pick a day to have baby, when would it be? during a weekday during the day so that we'd have childcare for LO#1 and then my parents could come to watch her at night.

Is baby named? Yes.

Are you ready? Mentally yes. I'm sick of being pregnant. But i still have to wash clothes, buy diapers, install the car seat, set up a bassinet and bring all of the gear out of the closet. I basically have nothing accomplished.

Is SO ready? I think so. He doesn't seem too anxious, but he didn't with #1 either.

Days Until Due Date: 35

If you could pick a day to have baby, when would it be? Jan 1! Not because I want a New Year's baby, but because it's the last possible day I could have my baby and have my best friend and in-laws be in town. Assuming, he doesn't want to come that day, any time after 38 weeks is good with me, though I'm assuming he'll wait until the last possible moment.

Is baby named? I *think* we have a name picked, but we'll officially wait until we meet him.

Are you ready? Mentally, yes. Actually ready? Heck no. My list of "to do"s is so long I can't even write it. But, I keep telling myself that we have enough done that we'd be okay if he showed up.

Is SO ready? Probably not, but I don't think I've asked. He definitely still has some things he'd like to get done.

@charmed: thank you

@mfa_lady: ah thanks so much! Yeah, she stopped moving around long enough to get some decent ones.. Although the 3d ultrasounds still kinda creep me out!

@CatchAFallingStar: So pretty! I did them last time, but Inot this time around.

@Mrs. Blue: But, I keep telling myself that we have enough done that we'd be okay if he showed up. This perfectly describes the state in our house

@CatchAFallingStar: lovely photos! I never got any done. I'm actually pretty sure that there isn't even a bump photo of this pregnancy. Poor second baby.

I am terribly delinquent on this board but it's fun to come jump into the survey questions!

Days Until Due Date: 29

If you could pick a day to have baby, when would it be?
I'm 38w on 12/30 and my mom will be here to watch #1 so I wouldn't complain about that . . . seeing that as unlikely, Jan 10-18 sometime would be great so I could catch up post holidays but not get too close to LO#1 b-day on 1/24.

Is baby named?
Not really, we have a short list but it's going to be decided in the hospital almost for sure.

Are you ready?
Mentally/physically YES. I hit the serious swelling around 34w and it just zaps my energy. I also think this guy has bruised my ribs. In terms of baby stuff, it would be fine if things happened, but we still need to set everything up (car seat, pnp for our room, etc), pack bags, wash baby stuff, etc. Thinking I will do that right when our guests leave on 12/30.

Is SO ready?
As ready as he'll ever be? I think we're both pretty calm about labor and such having done it before, both worried about surviving a newborn and 3yo but nothing we can really prepare for there!

I love reading all these responses. I'm surprised how many SOs seem so ready.

@CatchAFallingStar: Lovely pictures!

@mfa_lady: Glad everything is okay. How scary.

@namaste: exciting, you only have like to more weeks until EDD right?

@mfa_lady: wow that sounds scary. I would've totally freaked out. Glad all is well.

I was at the hospital today for preregistration. They gave me all the paperwork for a potential epidural etc. at the same time she kept repeating that there probably wouldn't be time for it this time either. I mentioned that I was a little concerned with my fast 1st delivery and how quickly it'll be this time and she reassured me that 2nd time moms usually know a lot better what their body is currently up to and thus all should be good. But to please leave early enough

@Radish: @namaste: @Pumuckl: @HappyBaker: Thanks, y'all! It was super scary--but I was surprised at how calm I stayed. I think if it had been any time other than right after sex, I would have lost it. I was also grateful for my growth scan last week, because since I'd had it, my midwife was able to tell that my placenta was in the right place and everything looked good. There's a reason for everything, right?

The whole ordeal also made me realize that labor is going to be happening REALLY FLIPPING SOON. I mean, that was kind of my first thought as I was dialing my midwife..."If she wants me to come in, I could have this baby tonight." That was rather...eye-opening.

@HappyBaker: I had first contractions (like every 10min or so) at 4am and a baby before 10am. They checked me at the hospital at 8:15am and I was "only" 5cm dilated so it went really fast from there on out. Glad "bedrest" is helping for you aswell. I have my 5week anniversary on the couch tomorrow

@mfa_lady: Jupp we're definitely getting close! Glad you managed to stay calm during the whole ordeal.

@CatchAFallingStar: Nice pictures. We have a bump thread... where I posted one of mine.

@Pumuckl: they did my registration when I had my glucose tolerance test. I thought they were confused and were checking me in for labor that day! It's a milestone for sure.

@namaste: Yay for a good appointment!