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@Mrs.B: Definitely hope this birth is very different, and much better for you!!!

@Running Elley: Yay about last day! I officially begin maternity leave Oct 1st now, even though I am not working. I will have to go meet with HR to divvy up my remaining vacation balance and mat leave time, and when I will return Fall, 2013!

@mrskc: Wow, that outfit is adorable! I think I am definitely going to play around with a newborn shoot, just DIY, or bug a photog friend to come have fun, but that outfit is SO cute.

@hilsy85: She was induced her previous preg and was deadset against it for this one, the next episode I watched was a same sex couple that had triplet boys, and twin boys due, goodness gracious, I changed the channel, lol.

@Mrs.B: When we got back from vacation I went through my closet and packed like half my maternity clothes away, definitely outgrew them, or they just didn't fit as nicely (or I didn't like the way they looked anymore!) and away they went! Definitely more limited now, but trying to stay comfy and make what I have work -I am definitely not purchasing more.

I was thinking a lot this morning about my previous pregnancy and the due date coming for that. When I was on wb seeing the "Sapphire Mamas" thread, shimmer and mccarthy from this forum breaking out the BFPs first, and then the loss of PennyLainne, her DH and Sapphire Baby this spring, my EDD for the previous pregnancy was Sept 14th, obviously no cycle in between with our Oct 13th EDD. It was an early loss and such a shock that we were even pregnant, and we were pregnant again so soon I didn't really "dwell" on it too much, but definitely got a good cry on about it this morning. Everything happens for a reason....

I had a bowl of cereal this am, I cut dairy yesterday, made it one whole day. I know I want to get better, but I've been nauseous and only feel like eating a few things, cereal being one of them, so I went for it, rebel!

I had my 35.3 week appointment on Tuesday, and everything went well! I had to be put on an iron supplement due to my hemoglobin count being low, but otherwise she was happy with what she was seeing. I lost 2 lbs, but she just assumed it was water weight and wasn't concerned about it.

I was so excited when she said sh wanted to do an ultrasound in a couple weeks to see size of baby and how much fluid she has. She said although she knows she's head way down, she wants to see what angle she's at. I have a posterior placenta so she's having a tough time feeling the rest of her (YAY for seeing her before she arrives, fingers crossed for lots of hair! haha!!)

Glad everyone is doing well!

I have my baby shower tomorrow! So excited. I know a couple of you are having showers tomorrow too. I've been registry stalking like crazy. Only like 5 things have been bought off of it. So either everyone is very last minute with gift buying or they're just buying me whatever. Guess I'll find out tomorrow!

Amazon registry was a bust. I had a feeling no one would buy off of that. I should have done Target instead of Amazon. At least I have all my fav baby items saved somewhere. And I got an email from Amazon that they're doing a mom appreciation sale starting 9/17 w/ a promo code for 20% off certain baby stuff. Sign up for Amazon mom to get a promo code as well!

@mrskc: Happy shower weekend to us!!! I stopped registry stalking...I was stressing out. I've just focused on getting pampered. Took an extra long lunch today and got a mani/pedi. I have a prenatal massage tonight after work as well...can't wait for that!

@mrskc: @hilsy85: yay! Have fun ladies! We got a lot of "off-registry" items - but I actually loved almost all of them! There was maybe only 1 thing that was questionable...

my fave thing was my sister in law got me a Kate Spade Diaper Bag! LOOOOOVE, and had no idea it was coming

@Tidybee: @hilsy85: Have fun at your showers tomorrow! Report back on how it goes.

Happy shower weekend to you ladies that are having showers, SO exciting!!!

Is anyone else not having showers until after baby (like me!), or am I on my own?!

I am attending a wedding shower Sunday for a friend who is getting married in October, baby due in January! I am excited to see her and how her bump is growing -they found out they will be having a boy!

Only because I did some work today....here are a couple nursery pics! Did the crayon L, O, V, E this afternoon!

Bedding option #1 Pink fitted with pattern skirt
Bedding option #2 Pattern fitted, gray skirt
L O V E above the crib!

@Beebug: Wow!! You got QUITE the deal!
@hilsy85: @Tidybee: Happy baby showers to you ladies too Soak up ever moment!

We’re headed out of town for the weekend after work! An ocean view room in Carmel is calling our name! I can’t wait to escape the heat!

It would be a GREAT day for an 8-hour childbirth class today here. Wind and sideways rain, definitely an inside day.

@CarrieLouWho: Yay same crib! We didn't even shop around, local news showcased consumer reports and it was ranked #1 for safety....so we picked based on that!

I am seriously going to start the BRAT diet my doctor told me about, I have had enough of being sick....I might start tomorrow, ugh...the worst thing about this is that I have an appetite, just nothing stays in (sorry, tmi) so going so bland will be next closest thing to torture.

We thought about two more names this weekend (so hopeless with this naming baby business!) Danielle, or Mallory!

Still not even going to bother committing until she is here however.

Hope everyone's weekends have been good so far! I am going to fire up the crock pot to cook dinner all day, and then do some baking! Attending a wedding shower mid-day too! I think I am going to go get some of the recruits from this year (I work at a local university, DH coaches hockey there, and the recruits/rookies have been in a week now) and bring them over this afternoon. Get some baked goods into them, let them play with our dog, and make sure no one gets homesick!

@Beebug: Aw sorry you're still sick, hope you're feeling better soon!
@CarrieLouWho: Eeek can't believe you're so close to your due date!! 36 weeks sounds SO much further along than my (almost)
34 weeks!

Hope everyone else is doing well! My shower yesterday was really nice, and our registries are almost complete! Now I have a ton of baby laundry to do

Random q - anyone having jaw pain??

I think this is related to our softening joints but I wake up and my jaw on the left side hurts and my whole bite is off - takes a while to bite down without pain. It's not tmj as I have turned into a mouth breather this pregnancy. It's weird! Wondering if I should call my dentist.

@CarrieLouWho: Thank you for the list of your Target purchases, I'm going tonight and there were a couple things on there I missed!

I had my shower on Saturday. It was lots of fun and almost everyone my mom invited came. I felt so loved. Not a ton was bought off our registry, so there are a lot of items I still need to purchase. Luckily we received some gift cards and cash, so that will help. Almost everything we received will come in handy though. Just a couple of things I think I'll return. Everyone was asked to bring a children's book instead of a card, so this baby is set for books! Hope you all had a nice weekend!

@Hilsy85 & @MrsKC - glad your showers went well!
@JessieJ017 - Any time!!! I'm hoping I hit everything!
@HelloBeeBoston - no jaw pain here

I agree with everyone... I love the smell of freshly laundered baby clothes! It makes it feel like we're getting so close!!!

I had my 36 week appointment this morning (WE GO EVERY WEEK NOW!!! YAY!!!). All is good! Delaney is head down, guesstimate on weight is ~6 lbs, only 1/2 a centimeter dialated and 30% effaced. Talked about how long past the due date we'll go and my OB said no more than a week... so I asked if I could pick the date after that and she said yes :o) So... if we don't have a baby by 10/6, we are going to set the induction for 10/11 (so I can have my 10/11/12 baby- haha). I'm convincing myself I'll be late so that I don't get too upset if 10/6 comes and goes w/ no baby girl! I'm also hoping we can avoid induction if possible, but what will be will be.

PS - the internal exam... I'd heard it was bad, so I was prepared... it's was very uncomfortable and I'm still feeling really sore. But, I'm guessing I need to get used to pain and not being comfortable :o)

Hi ladies!

Reporting from bed, I was at the hospital for a few hours this morning, sickness hit an all time awfulness.

Hooked up belly so we could make sure baby was ok, heart rate high for her (lowest 138, highest 177 bpm) but they were pleased with her, and really not sure what is up with me. They called my doc, I have to give a stool sample, and then we will hopefully figure out what is wrong with me. Because they didn't know what is wrong with me, they put me in a private room, and let me tell you, the snot in me is definitely asking for a private room! My work benefits top us up from 4 to a room (normal what our provincial health care norm is), to a semi-private, but we will definitely pay the difference to get into a private. I'm grouchy enough as is right now, let alone in labour to share space!

We had our first birthing class last night (at the hospital, Ive been there lots in the last day!) and I had the soonest due date, everyone else was due Oct 26 into the end of November! I was a little discouraged with a smaller belly than at least half of the women, I know I have been measuring behind, but it sorts sucked to really see it in a room of 10 preggos and their partners! I think DH liked class more than I did, man I love him! I started feeling ill on the way home, just neeeeeed to get home desperately and was sick until 3am or so, got some sleep until DH got up for hockey around 5am, and then he left, and I went to the hospital. I just napped for a bit, making sure I keep hydrated and just hoping to goodness I can feel somewhat better, sometime soon!

Hope everyone is doing better than me

@CarrieLouWho: Wow - that is super exciting that you're already dilating!! Maybe you'll be good to go 10/6 - that's still a ways away! Thanks for the heads up about the internal - my doc said she's going to start doing them for me at my next appt which is 2 weeks away at 36 weeks, then I'll also be going every week.

@mrskc: @hilsy85: i LOVE the book instead of card idea!! Never heard about that but if I ever throw a shower for someone I'm definitely doing that. at my shower there was a game & everyone brought diapers so now we are SET, at least for a few weeks!

@Beebug: I'm so sorry you've been feeling crappy! Hopefully they can figure out what's going on while you're in the hospital! Glad the babe is doing well though!

@Beebug: Really hope you start feeling better soon.

@CarrieLouWho: Wow! Seems like you are getting so close. It still feels far away for me. I'm almost 34 weeks. A 10/11/12 bday would be so neat.

I just ate the most delicious bowl of plain white rice (trying to make this food sound exciting!) honestly I love rice, we don't eat it that often, so hopefully it's not too bad this time a week from now!

Thanks for the well wishes, if I could feel 5% better, that would be so, so awesome....just some improvement would be nice.

Got the stool sample to the lab, I have had to submit a stool sample to the vet from my dog before, but why is it that doing it for yourself is 10x worse...? Gross!

I am reading the booklet from birthing class and the notes DH took, so awesome!

What to Expect is out on DVD today and I may bug DH to get it for me on his way home. I seriously loved the movie and figure if I am this down and out, that movie watching definitely isn't a bad thing!

I'm jealous of all the ladies who got books instead of cards! I love, love, love children's books and I am stocking up every time I see some on sale. The only ones I am willing to buy that aren't on sale are Dr. Seuss books. I love them too much to wait for them to go on sale so I bought an 8-pack set from Barnes and Noble the other day.

35w5d here. I hope to God this baby comes a few days early. I know if I make it to my EDD I will be on major edge. I already have a hunch my EDD is off because he has been running on the larger side all throughout the pregnancy so, here's for hope'n!