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@CedarMagnolia: Hello and thank you! It is actually Moses son. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gershom

It took a lot for us to get to that name. Summed up: His first name is a combination of my grandfather Jerry and Exodus 2:22 and his middle name is a combination of my grandmother Jo and Yoseph from the book of Genesis and Exodus. Hebrew doesn't have J....

@littlebear16: it's such a great surprise. I've been so tired and nauseous this time. With my others it usually lessens around 14 weeks so it was like she said two less weeks of morning sickness.

@LatteLove: Thank you!
@littlebear16: My friends know because I like wine..... And telling my mom was like telling my siblings-she can't hold water. We're waiting till after the 1st tri to tell in laws and the rest of the family. Having just had a miscarriage in Jan DH doesn't want to share too soon. Edited to add: I feel you on not lying! I personally wouldn't lie and considering the circumstances with your move I don't see why you shouldn't tell!

@daniellealys: yep, cheeseburger all the way!

@M4mi: Welcome and congratulations!

@lazb yummy! That looks like a lovely lunch setting.
@daniellealys Welcome!
@M4MI Welcome! Due date buddies! Also my Dr. appointment is also 4/13! We can cheer each other on. Though it'll be my first so I'm super nervous that everything looks ok.
@littlebear16 I inevitably tell more and more friends everyday. The only place that I'll wait the customary 1st tri is for work and FB but other than that, my friends know me too well to watch me turn down wine or not eat certain things. I know it would suck to tell them about a loss, but I'm hoping for the best.
@maysprout congrats!

I had an ah-ha moment today about my EDD. I was thinking about my O date on CD34 and how weird that was. I went to lunch with my friends and told them about how I'd always O'd on CD16-17 and this cycle was an anomaly. They don't have kids so they were asking all these questions, they're fascinated by TTC science. Then I was talking about how I spotted pretty decently CD 16-19 for the first time ever. Then I realized, what if that spotting sort of reset my clock? It wasn't period heavy, but it must mean that my hormones dropped enough to cause the spotting. That means I technically did O on CD17... which would make sense. Anyways, I'm rambling. But it's been interesting/confusing to me that my EDD could be off by 3 weeks. Guess it doesn't matter since I'll find out on Wednesday!

Great news, just had our ultrasound is there IS indeed a baby in there! With a heartbeat and everything! The sonographer was totally straight faced the whole time and I thought, this isn't good. Then she suddenly turned the screen toward me and said "that flicker is the heartbeat" and that was it. I could barely process it! So relieved and overwhelmed Still nervous about the spotting but everything looks good right now. They couldn't find any reason for the bleeding, so who knows.

Had a long appointment after with my maternity nurse who gave me a TON of reading material. Then went for some bloodwork, and now have to start making some decisions about genetic testing. I will definitely have lots of questions for experienced mamas!

Thanks to everyone for the good vibes

@Goldengirl: awesome news!

@Goldengirl: yay! Great news!

Thanks everyone! I'm sure there will still be much more anxiety to come, but I feel for the first time that I can allow myself to get excited about the pregnancy and believe it's all happening. I'm currently up to my ears in reading material from the doctor's office

@Goldengirl: oh my gosh so amazing!!! I'm so relieved for you! Can I add you to the list?! When is your EDD?

@Goldengirl: Hooray!!! Was hoping so much to see a positive update from you and there it is Congratulations due date buddy!

@CedarMagnolia: Yahhh! Sounds like a good date. And yes the genetics stuff is confusing... I hate having to make decisions, would rather just be told what to do!

ETA: Haven't read that book although I think it might make me even more confused so will likely avoid it. But yes there are lots of false positives which I'm worried would give me even more anxiety (which I don't need), so I'm leaning toward the most expensive test (which costs $$). Posted about it on a different thread so feel free to follow, hopefully some others with experience chime in.

@Plainpistachio: oh thanks for the heads up.

It's crazy how much smaller we are than the October board! I guess people are still joining... But it must be true-- people avoid holiday-time babies. Thought I suppose actually that's not for the Canadians here.

I'll Start!

Canuck or Yankee? Canuck!
Occupation? Speech Language Pathologist
Favourite Book? The Book Thief
Favourite Music? I listen to Sirius Satellite and my fav stations are 90's on 9 and Lithium. My favourite bands of all time are Veruca Salt and Radiohead. I also enjoy classical music.
Favourite Hobbies? Reading, Golf, Tennis, Poker, Scrapbooking and drinking lots of wine.
How did you meet your SO? DH and I went on one date in high school but I thought he was lame because he brought one of his friends. We met up at a pub about 6 years later, after University. We started chatting and he asked for my #.
How did you find out about HB? I started lurking over at WeddingBee when we were engaged. I gravitated towards HB when we started TTC back in 2012.

Canuck or Yankee? Yankee
Occupation? Stay at Home momma
Favourite Book? Harry Potter
Favourite Music? Alternative rock
Favourite Hobbies? Cooking
How did you meet your SO? High school hallway.
How did you find out about HB? I found out about HB from WB. Came over while in Beta.

@delight: yeah. I think I gonna hang out in both boards for now. I know I will have my baby in October but I am more in line with you guys weeks wise. I am due November 2

And not weird at all. I feel a little weird that it's my favorite but I do love it.

@Plainpistachio: so awesome! It's been 7 years since my first (she was born December 30th) and I'm pretty sure I've forgotten everything so I'll be right here with you! My sono is midday with OB right after. I can barely contain myself! So close yet so far away

@M4mi: oh I love her books! What Alice Forgot was my favourite! Did you know that Big Little Lies is coming out as a television mini series? I think Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are in it!