Hellobee Boards

Due Date: October 12

Boy, Girl, or Surprise: beautiful baby boy

What do you have left to do?: Literally nothing! Ah...

Most nervous about: labor:/

How are you feeling?: crappy but hey, it's closing in and I'm almost done!

Any thing you would like to do before LO arrives?: sleep & enjoy my time to myself....go out to eat with DH a lot!

I am not getting any sleep because I keep waking up with anxiety dreams! Like thinking about if I have enough baby clothes or if my breasts will cooperate come nursing time....all stuff I can't predict! Ugh:( anyone else?

Great idea for a new thread!!

Due Date: October 13

(PS I love how there are five of the October Mama's due within six days (Turtle Doves on the 12th, me on the 13th, Mrs.B on the 14th, JessicaMcB on the 16th, Running Elley on the 17th!) It will be so interesting to see when we actually have our babies!)

Boy, Girl, or Surprise: GIRL!!

What do you have left to do?: Lots! But made lots of progress finally for a Mom who delayed starting anything major until just a few weeks ago! Hospital bag to be packed, bits and pieces of nursery are the biggies!

Most nervous about: I can't word this properly, but I am really nervous about not screwing up! Obviously all we can hope for is a safe/good labour and delivery, and healthy baby, but I am already thinking (too forward perhaps) about once she's home, and not screwing up.

How are you feeling?: Ok. Definitely different lately. Feet hurt, acid reflux is awful, but overall good. Bad days for sure when I feel like I got hit by a truck, but thankfully most days are good and I am still very happy to be pregnant.

Any thing you would like to do before LO arrives?: Build a better first aid kit for the house (for us, and baby, and a more complete one for our dog!) get my recipes organized, meal plan for 6-8 weeks, mostly organizational things around the house!

Due Date: October 6th!!!
Boy, Girl, or Surprise: Surprise!
What do you have left to do?: Finish hospital bag, rearrange our bedroom for the baby ( will be in between moving)
Most nervous about: The whole delivery. Possible epidural/pushing and when the baby us here!
How are you feeling? I have had a great pregnancy. I have difficult sleeping lately and severe round ligament pain. My feet are so swollen.
Any thing you would like to do before LO arrives?: get hair highlighted, spend time with friends, rest, go out on some more dates with hubby, and have everything in order for the baby.

@Mrs.B - I'm actually having a girl. And @JessieJ is due on 10/6 too! That's 3 of us on the same day!!!

Haha @Turtledoves! I'm convinced I'm going to be late... So I'm rooting for 10/11/12 b/c I'm a numbers nerd
My mom says I should be thinking September b/c she likes the birthstone better - sapphire vs opal

Ok....so I totally went CRAZY at Carter's today. I have really not clothes shopped for baby yet, and so it was SO much fun! A lot on clearance was summer stuff so I bought ahead for next summer hoping my sizes guesses work, lots for $2.99 each, which was great! I think I found her outfit she'll come home in too!

The only thing that drives me a little crazy with baby clothes is that I do love basic prints or patterns (stripes, dots, etc!) and then I pull the piece of clothing off the rack and there's a big something either embroidered or whatever on there, like an animal or picture of some sort, boring me just wants the plain pattern on its own! Aw well....I will deal.

Got some prints done and framed, didn't find a lamp though...!

@TurtleDoves: Thank-you! I never shop at gap but have a gift card for there, and needed to go to the mall before next weekend anyways to get a dept store wedding shower gift, and gap is there too....!

@mrbee: Can you move our thread to due date twins, Oct 2012?

Due Date: October 24th

Boy, Girl, or Surprise: Boy!

What do you have left to do?: I could have copy & pasted a few of everyone's entries here.... Pack hospital bag, attend 3 baby classes in September (first one next week), hang things in the nursery - maybe order a few prints - hospital paperwork, buy a few straggling items for the baby, and finally there are a few areas of the house I want to clean out - like our basement storage, I want organized - and some bathroom cabinets - hellloooo nesting.

Most nervous about: Labor/breastfeeding/when the little guy is actually home with us! So hard to picture him here & how's its going to be, i'm going to be a nervous wreck for a while.

How are you feeling?: Not bad! Nights are the worst, but I'm getting used to waking up so much. Hands are really sore & swollen during the night. But good during the day! Definitely more tired after a long day of work.

Any thing you would like to do before LO arrives?: The aforementioned cleaning, QT with husband, maybe a concert or two... and I have aspirations to make a freezer meal or 5, but we'll see if I ever get to that!

@BeeBug - thinking about you... Hope everything is ok!!!

@Beebug: Hope everything is okay! Definitely call the doctor if you're in doubt!

@Mrs.B: I'd like to get our hospital bag packed around 34 weeks or so...I still have to buy a lot of stuff for it, like a robe, and pjs that I don't care about too much. I can't believe you have under 6 weeks to go!

Hi ladies,

Thanks for the well wishes, I ended up falling asleep on the couch shortly after posting, DH decided to leave me be and see how I was when I woke up! I was pretty groggy, but now sitting here some more, I am actually feeling half decent. Back is still very achy, going to do absolutely nothing today and hope everything is ok.

Hospital bag is definitely not packed! List is made for what it needs, but not packed. I will pick away at that in the coming weeks.

Due Date: October 28!

Boy, Girl, or Surprise: Surprise.

What do you have left to do?: um..everything. My shower is next weekend, so we'll have to organize the gifts, get what we still need. The crib is due in at the end of September (thankfully we ordered at the beginning on June!), so we have to get that set up and then we can do the rest of the nursery. Pack the hospital bag, pack the baby's bag. Breastfeeding class and tour of hospital.

Most nervous about: Bringing baby home. Wondering how different life will be and how I'll be able to manage a newborn.

How are you feeling?: Pretty good still...but the uncomfortable moments are starting to increase.

Any thing you would like to do before LO arrives?: Enjoy time with DH, stay healthy, get pampered, and get a cleaning service in to give the place a really thorough cleaning.

Due Date: October 6th

Boy, Girl, or Surprise: Girl

What do you have left to do?: deep clean house, have carpets cleaned, final touches on nursery, and buy nursing bras

Most nervous about: More anxious than nervous about her arrival!

How are you feeling?: Pretty good, back is hurting a lot more lately and my hips ache when I'm sleeping

Any thing you would like to do before LO arrives?: pedicure and just relax with DH and pup before everything changes

is this our new board? are we abandoning the old one?

anyway... so, interesting situation for me this week. I have a JOB INTERVIEW on thursday. Yep, 8 months pregnant, going into a job interview. haha. It's kinda funny.

They know, I had to tell them, I REALLY hope it works out! I am really excited about this job opportunity. The thinking is I would start after my maternity leave, but we'll see! I would totally be willing to start now, but I think that would be more problematic with maternity leave/benefits, etc.

Anyway - awkward! I'll let you all know how it goes