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@KrzyRiver: Thank you!

@artsyfartsy: I went the other direction from you re: our original due date, haha. You lucky duck!!

@avivoca: Oh, no. So sorry to hear! Hope you feel better so soon.

@mfa_lady: As an Oct 29 baby myself, I can attest to how fun it is to have a birthday close to Halloween. All of my parties were Halloween themed when I was a kid and it was always a blast. Tons of candy on top of cake, what could be better?

@KrzyRiver: Congrats on the announcement! What a fun feeling.

AFM, we told my parents this weekend (the first people we've told). This baby will be the first grandchild on all sides, so the reactions are really precious. It's a relief to have a few people know other than me and DH, and definitely feels more real now. Looking forward to telling DH's parents next weekend at Easter.

Also, morning sickness and fatigue have faded away over the past few days. I still have other symptoms (sore chest, sore back, etc) - but feel like a new woman otherwise. It might just be a fluke/small reprieve, but I'm enjoying it regardless.

Hope everyone's weeks are off to a good start

@TapDancer: Awesome! Bring on years and years of sugar rushes, right?! So fun about telling your parents. I know they must be super excited!

MFA_LADY: Yes, for sure. Plus I'm 34 and an only child, so I think they might have been worried this day might never come. They've never been pushy or insensitive, but I could definitely feel their long-awaited elation. It was their 38th wedding anniversary, so we gave them a nice bottle of wine to celebrate....the label happened to mention that "the best parents get promoted to grandparents"

@artsyfartsy: same here. I love maternity clothes.

@artsyfartsy: @whiskers: I am wearing leggings 4-5 days a week and still squeezing into my stretchiest jeans. My coworkers all know what my maternity pants look like (I mean, I was practically JUST pregnant lol) so I can't bust them out just yet. Plus, my SIL has everything except my favorite maternity jeans b/c her son was born in early February...so, I need to get that stuff back! Luckily, for tops, I've been living in loose tunics lately so I think I'll be able to wear those for a while. But I've been dreeeeaming of my maternity leggings. Can't wait to bust those guys out.

@charmed: welcome and congrats!!

@charmed: Due date twin!

@winniebee: They didn't even test me with my second, just labeled me as positive.

@artsyfartsy: My bump was out and proud at nine weeks. I'm wearing the same dress today at 12.5 weeks and I look legit pregnant.

@artsyfartsy: I've been wearing maternity pants since I was 8 weeks. Lol. But that was mostly cause I gained weight before pregnancy and that plus bloat meant my pants were too tight. And I didn't see the point of buying bigger pants right before I'd need maternity ones. But now I'm 11 weeks and definitely look pregnant! My stepson's mom couldn't believe I was only 11 weeks.

@artsyfartsy: so cute!!!!

Wow, so much good news and so many cute bumps! DH and I were super sick all last week week. Luckily he was on spring break and I could work from home so I was able to nap/not talk too much. Finally had to take a decongestant to fight the post-nasal drip because it was making me throw up 4+ times/day. The good news is, I think the morning sickness is waning...or maybe it's just that the cold is distracting.

My bump is still small until after lunch, but it's getting to be harder to hide at work. I'm not ready for maternity shirts, but my collection of acceptable work shirts is quickly dwindling. I'll be 11w tomorrow, so not too much longer before I tell everyone at work. Then I can let it all hang out!
@KrzyRiver: I was in exactly the same boat with dress pants. But my mat pants get stretched out so quickly that I have to wear a belly band to hold them up, which is a pain. One pair of jeans still fits though, and it's almost time for skirts and dresses here in TX!

@KrzyRiver: you sound like me. between the IVF meds for the last year and then the OHSS, I almost went straight to maternity pants as soon as I found out I was pregnant (at just under 4 weeks). I've gotten away with flowy tops to conceal the bump, but because we are so close to telling everyone I just started wearing whatever when I go to the store, etc.

I saw my mother in law the other day (After not seeing her for about a week and a half) and was wearing a tight shirt. She was like OMG you're way bigger than I expected you'd be at this point. you can totally see your bump!! I was definitely not amused. Was tough not to shout out...well maybe because it's 3 babies still?! But that's a secret, so I bit my tongue and just said yup, bigger than I thought. ugh!

You guys and the bumps, so cute! I am just large and frumpy right now.

Man the morning (all day) sickness has been kicking my butt today. Plus the crazy exhaustion. We had a very busy weekend so I have tried to relax today but life with two young kiddos doesn't end because momma doesn't feel good. Lucky for me they both napped, unlucky for me my body had other plans. Hoping I can get to sleep early tonight.

@winniebee: I stay at home with my kiddos full time. This solo parent business is for the birds. I can't wait for next week! DH is off from school for a week so he will be able to help me before work. So nap time all week next week! I can't wait.

@winniebee: my DH works full time and goes to school full time. So we only see him on Friday mornings and weekends. It will remain this way until he graduates in January or February next year.

@winniebee: nope. We are 3 hours from my family and 6 hours from my Inlaws. My grandparents live 2 hours away. My best friend and her husband live 1.5 hours away. We are pretty alone in our bubble.