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@evansjamie: I just don't think there would ever be enough light to make it safe for them out there at night. I should take a picture of it tonight. Picture an L but with really long areas, and they're pitch black. We're a corner lot, no street light help, and no neighbor light help. There are so many plants, a wood pile- lots of places for snakes, not to mention that frogs that come out at night are toxic to dogs. Honestly with the size and awkward shape of the yard I don't know that any amount of light would make me truly comfortable at night, except daylight! I don't let them out at all unsupervised to begin with. I miss our simple, square, well-lit small yard from back in Indy!

@evansjamie: if I had one dog I'd probably be ok with headlamp/flashlight. They just LOVE to divide and conquer! It sucks because our front yard is SO well lit! I think the trees in the back make it darker. I just tried to take a picture and couldn't get one even WITH flash! I wish our front was fenced (not allowed per HOA, or even feasible) because the lighting is awesome at night, no problems seeing.

I went to a new chiropractor yesterday, and I'm in LOVE. I'm never going back to my old chiro ever again. These ladies were so nice, the office is super family friendly (the owner even brings her dog every day!), and they were really gentle. I feel a million times better this morning. Like, zero pregnant lady hobbling when I got up this morning. They specialize in pregnant chiropractic care as well as regular chiropractic care, and I loved that there weren't any ridiculous 'therapies' like the water table and roller table that I had to do first before I waited for the chiro to get to me.

@daniellemybelle: lol yeah, I've pretty much exhausted every idea and basically they have to go out for their normal nighttime potty. Monitor it is! My mom told me I was being crazy.

Anyone else's belly button kind of hurt? If I press on it it feels sore/uncomfortable. I have a super-innie that is stretching out a bit, but it doesn't seem to be the stretching that hurts it- just putting pressure on it. Is that weird? If everyone tells me that it's totally strange and just me I'll probably call my OB haha.

Our dog is fairly well trained and behaved. He only barks when people come to the house or he sees dogs walking by the house. in the last 2 weeks we've been training him to sleep on the floor next to me instead of in bed with us and he's been doing wonderful. We've also been trying to get him to wait at the top or bottom of the steps so i can go first. He's a bit scared about large objects - hates trash cans, the vacuum, new furniture.... I doubt he's going to like new the baby apparatus especially if they move of make noise. I really nervous about him walking with the stroller, he's a puller when walking on the leash and at 65lbs a bit hard to handle even after doing training.

@Chillybear: that exactly describes it... just a really bad sensation like kind of like when you hit your funny bone just less painful. BLERG.

And yeah my scar from my piercing is so ugly.

@Chillybear: I haven't talked to my midwife yet, but they have tons of signs up in the offices about birth plans and even gave me a sheet to fill out. I should probably start looking at that. Pretty much, I want a healthy mom, a healthy baby, and preferably no interventions or medication. But I'm open to whatever, as long as it's necessary and not because I'm on some doctor's timeline for labor.

@evansjamie: @chillybear: Forgot to mention - a friend of mine sent me some really helpful info on sample birth plans and other stuff. I am happy to share if you want to send me your email address.

@Sadieloo: the weather is wonderful today! Sure beats the 8+ days of heat wave we've had in the Philly area. my email is smconsole at gmail thanks!

@Sadieloo: got it thanks so much!

I love all the dog pictures, we will fall into that camp of preparing ours for the baby as well... The biggest thing with her (our english bullie in my profile pic) is that she thinks she's a lot lighter than she actually is but she loves kids, can't get enough of them so I'm not too worried about her. We'll be following a lot of the steps that you guys have already said, bringing scent home etc.

@kjpugs: and @chillybear: I had 2 belly button piercings, one on top & one on the bottom. I agree about a PSA for why you shouldn't do that... Mine is stretching and starting to push out so I have 4 holes that all line up down my stomach... Didn't think about that ahead of time.

@Sadieloo: While that would be fabulous, I know that in KY the humidity will be returning just in time for the weekend. Awesome.

I'm tackling refinishing a dresser for Baby Girl's room this week/weekend. I stripped it down to bare wood last fall, stained part of it, and then lost momentum. So now I need to decide if I want to do a two-tone wood look (walnut/oak or walnut/white) or paint the whole thing white, as I'm not going to mess with staining it while I'm pregnant, even with water-based stain and doing it in my garage. I'll post pictures later if I can't decide. It's a mid-century dresser I picked up at the ReStore last year, and I'm hoping to make it mesh with my Jenny Lind crib.

No matter what, I'll be covering whatever in a natural sealer that really seals in odors/VOC's.

@eisrael: glad it went well!

My doctor requires it for moms (it's good for 10 years unless you're pregnant then you have it get it again for baby for them to be protected) and for DH to get it too. I had no qualms with it. Whooping cough scares the crap out of me. FYI... it made my arm kill for a day or two!

@eisrael: I need to ask about this at my next doctor's appointment. Thanks for bringing it up!

Here I am at 30 weeks today! I went to the chiropractor on Wednesday, and she said she was surprised my ribs weren't killing me since this little girl is all up in them.

Y'all have been so busy on here lately!!!! I didn't have time to catch up because I've been working in my room for school.

We have a little dog that I'm worried about when baby comes. She is super sweet and precious, but I am worried she will be possessive when others try to see the baby, etc. I don't think she will be jealous of the baby because it will smell like me, but who knows.

I had a complete freak out moment on Tuesday. I was completely convinced that I was leaking amniotic fluid. No real reason,except for I felt a little more "wet" down there, but it was really hot and humid that day, etc.

Called my dad, who is a dr, but he was all, "long distance diagnosis is never a good thing." I did call my dr's office in the morning and the nurse was like everything you are feeling is normal, don't stress, it would be totally different if you were leaking, etc. DH was working that night so I didn't even tell him anything until Wednesday night. He started grinning at me halfway through the story because he could hear how ridiculous it sounded. He did acknowledge that my fear and feelings were rational, but that's about all.

Baby girl was kicking so much yesterday that others could see it. We were at a workshop and she was just bouncing my stomach all over the place.

Next week I have my 1 hour glucose test. Any advice?

@Jennimac: Eat normally leading up to the test is what my midwife told me. I've been worrying about being more moist down there, but I've been so zen about this pregnancy so I just chalk it up to summertime sweating and generally pregnancy moistness. Baby girl kicks and squirms so much so I guess she's okay.

I will say, I've lost some weight on this diet. My midwife wasn't concerned, baby is growing great and is very active. It's hard to get enough calories if I'm not hungry, so I'm working on being conscious about my snacks/meals and getting enough calories without jacking up my glucose. It's a fine line. I miss corn though.

@daniellemybelle: I want one, but we're bleeding money right now trying to get a new roof, so I don't know if it will happen.

@daniellemybelle: I've got one that's not, and she's somewhat cheaper. I need to look into the payment plan as well. My husband doesn't really have an opinion on it, which is extremely frustrating.

@daniellemybelle: Hi, After interviewing two doulas and meeting the one I really want but she's already booked. I'm going to go with the first one I interviewed. Out of sheer laziness and being tired of trying to schedule these interviews. Did you see the Doula post on the boards today? I thought those questions were very helpful. I used questions from the book "Your Best Birth." They are pretty similar if not the same. I'm not sure if the doula thing is worth it, but I'm willing to pay for an extra advocate and someone who actually knows what they are doing in there. My husband and I are both like deer in the headlights. I have a hard time advocating for myself with medical practitioners and I want to labor at home for as long as I can, so for me, the support is worth it.

@kjpugs: scary!! Glad everything turned out okay!!!! Hope you don't have anymore pain.

Is anyone else finding it harder to breathe? When I sit down, she is all up in my lungs.

We set up one of our pack n plays and it is so adorable!!!!!!!!