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@Chefaimee: Yes, I agree with trying to eat healthy but most of the time it doesn't win out (especially when I'm still puking up the healthy stuff). I'm just starting to see the weight creep up and its messing with my head. For so long I've always tried to lose and now knowing I need to gain is just hard to change that mind set.

@ChefAimee: I am SO with you today. I'm wearing maternity jeans (full panel) with a regular shirt, and I just look like I have a huge gut. I am already heavy and have also always struggled with my weight, so it's really hard. I was looking at photography packages yesterday, and thinking that I don't even want any newborn family pictures because I don't want to be documented at how huge I know I will be by the time this baby is fully cooked & out.

@Redmini1: Yay! That's so exciting! I wish I could just blink and be at our anatomy scan - it has to be so reassuring!

@ChefAimee: @daniellemybelle: Ladies, I am right there with you. It doesn't help that a particular coworker has been commenting on it! Yesterday I nearly cried because so many of my work clothes don't fit. As for healthy eating, I've been trying to make sure I get a healthy lunch (salad, yogurt, fruit) and breakfast (cereal) to make up for the crappy food I eat at dinner because Woog is starving. It is so hard emotionally to gain when the world is telling you thin is in. * hugs to all *

@Redmini1: AHHHHH yay! I cannot WAIT until my anatomy scan! The days are dragging.

@Mrs. Yoyo: Your bump is SO CUTE! I'm seriously jealous. I wish mine was so round and high. I still have a "B belly" beer gut.

@Mrs. Yoyo: I'm a week ahead of you though! I guess it must be the second pregnancy thing. But yeah, the "you're about to pop!" comments probably won't be that fun... ah, we pregnant ladies can never win!

@Mrs. Yoyo: YES. I feel HUGE this time around, and I know it's a second pregnancy thing, but damn, with the last one, I could hide it till a little past 20 weeks if I wanted to, and this time people were starting to notice at 14, 15 weeks!

@kjpugs: I can't believe you are going to keep it a secret for that long! Oh the suspense!!!!!

Y'all I just had my first pregnant brain fail moment. I have to sing at a wedding tonight and I was sure I was scheduled to sing at 4:30 mass before it. So, I get ready, leave my house at 3:30, get to church at 4:00, only to realize that I'm not sig at 4:30 mass. I'm not supposed to be there until 5:45. I feel like such an idiot. I had a little cry and went to staples. Office supply stores make me feel better. Now I'm going to get some dinner and them had back to church.

@Lozza: yup, noooo hiding it now!

@kjpugs: thanks, and ahhhhh! to finding out sex of your baby!

@Mrs. Yoyo: @Jennimac: not preg brain but I just had my first bladder leak. My bladder was moving faster than my legs. Yayyy peeing your pants.

@kjpugs: is that where its in the front?

@kjpugs: I pee when I throw up. Which is still happening, unfortunately.

@kjpugs: Ahhh, I can't wait to hear about your exciting shower reveal! How fun!!!

So I think I have officially entered the stage where the kid pushes on your bladder, because I have to pee all. the. time!

I agree ladies, I also have to pee every five minutes! I did a 12k yesterday, which just about killed my bladder. Thank god for porta-potties every ten feet or I wouldn't have been able to do it.

I went to Babies R Us for the first time this past weekend to scope out cribs, strollers, etc. That has probably been the most overwhelming moment so far. I felt so in over my head with this entire situation at that point and very, very lost. It was also the first time that I have gotten emotional for no apparent reason during the pregnancy, which I didn't really enjoy.

@ChefAimee: I found it much easier to do BRU on a week day. mine is right near my dr office so i went after my last appointment. it wasnt as crowded and there were more staff available to help and answer questions.

@ChefAimee: When I go to BRU, I try to go on a weekday or early on Saturday morning. Going in the afternoon is a nightmare. I am not a fan of the way the store is laid out, but eh. I hope your next experience is better!

@corilyns: Some of the ladies have been referencing the book Baby Bargains. I pretty much just went in blind and looked at the list of "essentials" they gave me at BRU and figured out what I need/want based on that. I think going to BBB would be much better. I really liked registering at BB&B for my wedding, and they are run by the same company so I imagine everything is similar

@corilyns: I just printed out BBB's registry checklist, and it's much better than the one given to me by BRU. As for Craigslist, I've been stalking it trying to find a Joovy Zoom stroller or a gently used PB Kendall crib, but no dice down here in the mid-south.

@daniellemybelle: Thanks. Once @evansjamie mentioned Baby Bargains I went over to Amazon to check it out and bought it. Seems I can't resist picking up a new book about having a baby. I'll check out the registry posts too. In my town they have this Baby Bump group that hosts a quarterly Baby Gear party where they roll out all the stuff you can buy/register for. I'm reluctantly going because I fear I'll go nuts and just start buying stuff that I may not need. The event is hosted by a retailer, so I'm pretty confident they'll give me tons of reasons to buy stuff.

@corilyns: I LOOOOVED BBB!!! I would recommend 2 trips. I have a spreadsheet I created but it was based off of the Lucie's List one. I took her list, and then added the suggestions friends have given, and just went through area by area at BBB. They were amazingly helpful.