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Anyone have some thoughts on getting some more maternity pants/leggings? As in, fit like leggings, all tight and stretchy, but thicker, more like stretch pants? They're my favorite thing to wear, but all mine were random finds at goodwill. I'm not used to shopping for specific items, and I suck at it!

My rings fit the whole time my last pregnancy and so far so good this time also.

Has anyone had their DH ask about push presents? If you could pick something, what would you ask for?

Friday afternoon before a long weekend and I'm counting down the minutes until I can go home! Sitting on my exercise ball instead of my desk chair and keep catching myself bouncing up and down without thinking about it, must look funny to anyone who sees me. What are your plans for the long weekend?

@London Mama: I didn't even realize it was a long weekend. DH works part of it, so we aren't doing anything special here.

@Boogs: I think DH has heard of push presents, but I haven't really given much thought to it. Ideally I'd want a band of some sort to add to my wedding set, but I'm way too practical for that given that I'm taking unpaid leave for a longer maternity leave. Besides, I want a really pricey band that's more appropriate for a big anniversary.

@London Mama: My mom is coming for 24 hours (she never misses church). She wants to come and batch cook a bunch of food for my freezer and just see how I'm doing. I'm looking forward to seeing her BUT its meant a lot of cleaning and organizing around the house because I hate having people in my space if isn't clean. Our garage is hoarders status right now and DH was SUPPOSED to clean it today, so we'll see how far he gets when we get home from the airport. Once mom leaves tomorrow, we're not really doing much except having dinner with some friends on Sunday night. Perhaps I'll keep organizing the house to get it ready for baby!

@Boogs: Yeah, our original due date is in September (sapphire birthstone) and of course my engagement ring is a sapphire, so its tempting, but I really want an anniversary band like this someday so I will probably need to wait a good long time.

http://www.yourengagement101.com/files/2012/06/platinum-award-engagement-ring-Omi-Prive.jpg

That said, if he's born early via scheduled section in August due to my previa, that would make it a peridot birthstone, which is much more affordable. Off to look at peridots!

How far along are you? 22w 3d

Where are you at with the nursery? Tiny little apartment, so we are turning the living room into the nursery. It's a huge mess right now, lots of random stuff I have trouble getting rid of. We're not allowed to paint, but my parents did order the crib and matching dresser off the registry so we (mainly I) have a LOT of throwing out/donating to do before we can move them in.

Have you decided on a name? If you feel like sharing, what is it? Charlotte Helen, which we picked out eight years ago, a couple months after our first date. (Although technically I picked out Charlotte when I was a little girl.)

Do you think you'll go early, on time, or late? With my older brother, my mom had to wait a full month. So if it's hereditary, I will have to wait a while.

What's your favorite time wasting website besides HB? Facebook. Candy Crush is my kryptonite.

I'll go back and catch up in a bit, but need to post first. This weekend was interesting. We went to Atlanta for our anniversary, which is about 4 hours away. We walked to most places there, since we stayed in a hotel that was convenient to everything and right next to the train station. Unfortunately all that walking seems to have been bad for my tendency to have a TON of BH's.

It got to the point Saturday afternoon that they were less than 2 minutes apart. ANY other time I would have gone to the hospital, but we were on our way to/at a Braves game. For one thing, short of calling an ambulance there was no way to get to a hospital that wouldn't have involved MORE walking, whereas staying meant I could sit and have some water. And we never, ever do what DH wants to do on our trips, because he's the type to always try to spoil me and do things for me. And he loves baseball more than anything, and his uncle is hitting coach for the Rockies (who they were playing), so it was a big deal to him. Since I was having no bleeding, pain, mucous-y discharge, or other signs of true labor, I felt like it was dehydration and overexertion. So we stayed and when we got back to the hotel I took a bath and they slowed down to every 10 minutes or so, so I let it go.

Yesterday we came home, and they were much slower but still, every time I stood up or walked around, immediate BH's every few minutes. Same today. So at this point, obviously I need to at least call and talk to a doctor. And yes, I should have sooner, but it's a holiday weekend, and I didn't want to get sent to the hospital in Atlanta, and now they seem so minor it seems less urgent. But anyway, my problem is I don't know who to call. I'm not seeing the midwives anymore, because they don't handle high risk. I haven't seen the new OB yet (I go in on the 3rd for my glucose test, so I'll meet them then). And the OB's I do know are part of the MFM and I only see them for LO's care, not mine. So if I call someone tomorrow, once they're open again, who do I call? I don't even know the name of the new OB's yet.

@Torchwood: make sure you look after yourself! I know it's frustrating to take it easy but overdoing it isn't a good idea. Hope you get through to a midwife/doc who can help you out.

I've got 3 months left in the office until maternity leave starts Sep 1 and it feels like an eternity. Is anyone else struggling with keeping their motivation levels up at work? Perhaps it's just the return to work after the long weekend blues that's talking, I could so get used to having three days off every week!

I have a check up appointment today and am looking forward to hearing the heartbeat. I'm a lot less worried in the week leading up to appointments now because the baby's movements are much stronger and much more regular so I get little kicks of reassurance every now and again. DH still hasn't been able to feel the kicks but I have an anterior placenta so that's probably why.

I got a real bargain on ebay yesterday that I'm really chuffed about, I got the Stokke Tripp Trapp newborn set with an extra set of spare covers for about 40% of retail price. I've been watching similar items for weeks and they all go really expensive, especially when you add postage for a bulky item. Yesterday I found one for a really low buy now price 5 minutes drive from the house! It's my first baby gear purchase so hence why I'm excited. Anyone else buy anything baby related recently?

@torchwood: are you feeling any better today?

@london mama: nice ebay score!

so far our only big purchase has been a new video monitor, which we bought on sale at target a few weeks ago. i got it out to use when i babysat for a friend's baby last week, and wouldn't you know, it was missing a charger and the handheld video screen was actually broken. it looks like i got one that had been damaged and returned. after a not-too-painful call to motorola, we should be getting a new one soon. i think i may start stalking CL to see if a gently used mamaroo pops up.

ETA: I really need to find some nursery art. anyone have any favorite artists or shops? i need some inspiration!

Ugh, our landlord is raising our rent. I think its because she knows I'm due later this summer (our lease is up at the end of July) and is counting on me not wanting to move. I'm so mad!!!

I'll be designing most of the nursery art. I made a print for Chloe back in 2011 and never found the right frame, so I'll finally be hanging it in this baby's room.

5 month checkup today. Last month for the anatomy scan they didn't get a good look at the kidneys, so I had another u/s today to look at them... and they still didn't get a good look. She is just not cooperating I guess. I'm not too concerned - they want me to go to another hospital for another u/s, which is back to the doctor who did my NT screening, to see if they see the kidneys and get good measurements there. The u/s machine is much better quality, so I don't mind getting another good look at her. Otherwise everything is fine.

In other news, my work baby shower is next Friday (July and August are really crazy months at the library with all the kids coming in doing Summer Reading, so we're doing it early). I am having so much fun registry-stalking. Someone bought our high chair today and it felt like Christmas when I saw that in the "Purchased" section of the list. I really don't feel any guilt about looking to see what people have gotten for us, but should I?

@butterflyprism: how fun! stalk away!

@butterflyprism that's so fun! I accidentally stalked while updating our registry! So far someone bought us our car seat, woohoo!

@boogs oh no! Is it dry skin or you just feel itchy? Sometimes my stomach feels itchy but that's just cause my basketball belly is stretching!

@psw27: Don't think it's dry skin. Been having DH lotion me all over and it doesn't help.

@gingerbebe: Oh no, neither of those are good! My next appointment isn't for almost 2 weeks, so I will probably just email her.

Also, PSA y'all. I got 3 Coobie bras (full coverage ones) after I read Mrs. Hopscotch's blog post and they are COMFY. No underwire, super stretchy, but with some removable cups to hide nippage. Ah sweet relief.

@Littlebit: I wear a full-coverage 38D and the full size Coobies are working just fine. I don't know how it will feel at the end if I get all funhouse big, but they feel awesome now.

@gingerbebe: lol @ making love to snoogie. Still laughing. Lol.

@tequiero21: I fit into my bras cup-wise, it just the underwire digging into my sidemeat that's killing me. I've been more sensitive to heartburn lately too, so I feel like compression at the ribcage is exacerbating it.