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@MrsKoala: we've got a line on two that both bus to the elementary school and will have room in the infant room by November. Only one of them outright will accept cloth diapers. The other said they are willing to talk to me about cloth rather than an outright no. Tours for both are pending right now so we will see.

@pelikila: Good luck!!!

@MrsKoala: That is adorable! We have not told our son yet and I am excited/nervous to when the time comes.

I am scheduled for my NT scan this afternoon as well as my NIPT/genetic counseling appointment. I am a bit more nervous than I thought I would be but also in disbelief that it's here already. I think I mentioned that I was basically disconnected the first 8 weeks of this pregnancy and even though it became more "real" after our first ultrasound, it's just so different and more "routine" this time around. I am excited about today's appointment but also so nervous since it's been 3 weeks since we saw anything...

@Periwinkle: I'll be thinking of you today and hoping it goes well. I can totally understand the disconnection. I've felt similarly. In many ways, it still doesn't feel completely real? Whereas my last pregnancy, I felt like baby was all i ever thought about or cared about. The difference is strange. I still haven't told people yet. My husband called everyone he knew after our NT scan but I just called my grandparents and that's it.

@MrsKoala: @skipra: Thank you so much, ladies!

My appointment went very well yesterday! Ultrasound was great and baby (eeeeeek!) is growing and looked good, at least to us. Heart beat was around 159 and it's just amazing to me the difference between 8 weeks and now in terms of visible development. We got quite a good look during the NT scan and are anxious to get our results back soon.

We met with the genetic counselor which was sort of a whirlwind and walked away with more questions than we came in with, unfortunately. We did not love her personal style and thought she was somewhat abrasive and trying to get us in and out as quickly as possible. She also seemed to be suggesting CVS or amnio more than I thought she would, but I understand that that's possibly to protect her and make it clear that we will not learn about every abnormality through the blood test. At this point, we will wait until the results from our NIPT (we did the InformaSeq test) come back and then, if there is anything about which to be concerned, give it some more thought then. Although this is not super important in the grand scheme of things, I was not happy with the way the counselor rushed us and felt like she was performing a monologue and seemed to be annoyed when we interjected with questions.

So, now we just wait...

How is everyone doing/feeling today?

@MrsKoala: That is so sweet! My son seemed really confused about the baby in my belly at first...he kept asking what time it was going to come out and he thought one of his stuffed animals was pregnant, too. Now he gives my belly hugs and kisses and says "I am being so sweet to the baby". It makes me want to cry!

@Periwinkle: Glad the appointment went well. Good that you are just going to wait and do what you feel is right. I am sure you are right, they just have to cover themselves, but you have to do what makes you comfortable.

I almost feel like a normal human again. I still get super-tired by the end of the day (I didn't even stay up to watch House of Cards last night!), but I can eat most of my favorite foods again instead of just grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese and popsicles.

I weighed myself this morning, too and I am about 12 pounds over pre-pregnancy. I gained pretty much a pound a week throughout my pregnancy last time so I am almost falling in line with that again this time it seems like.

@Applesandbananas: Woah-that is not very far away!

@Applesandbananas: Oh good-they were really sweet. They gave us this stuffed whale with the baby's heartbeat and it is really confusing A because he keeps asking when his whale is going to come out.

Hey Ladies!! Just checking in with an update. 12 Weeks 1 Day as of today. EDD 9/22. Scan looked perfect yesterday.

We are working on setting up a play room and big boy bedroom for DS1. I want that all set up before we officially tell him about lo2 so he doesn't fee kicked out of his room (nursery). So far so good, should be done with that this weekend. Will find out gender at 15 weeks at the elective place and probably tell him then. So exciting!!

Feeling a little better but not 100% over the pukey feeling yet. It comes and goes instead of all day every day so I guess that's an improvement.

Overall doing great! Starting to feel more real.

@skipra: hugs. My DH hasn't been super helpful either. It's so frustrating and not much helps. We both WOH FT and I do pick up and drop off and the grocery shopping and most of the child care (prepping meals, playing, bathing, bedtime). He suggested a third LO recently and I just and walked away. I'm having a RCS and wanted a tubal ligation during but he strongly opposes. This pregnancy has been so hard and LO has been so challenging and I'm just so tired. Occasionally I have success with "I'm going to do X, you need to do Y while I'm doing X." Or another variation: "X and Y need to be done right now, what do you want to do?" And he will 65% of the time step up.

Hugs. And commiseration.

@FLnative12: Hello! Glad all is going well! I'm so amazed at how quickly they look like real babies! I love the feeling that things are getting more real!

@skipra: I'm sorry your DH hasn't been helpful. That sucks.

@MrsKoala: H thinks the baby is in her belly too. It's her belly button. I told her that the baby was in my belly and she said, "NO Mommy. The baby is in my belly." Okay then, kid.

@MrsKoala: I traveled to eastern Europe for two weeks for work when I was almost that far along last time and it was actually great. I got lots of extra attention on the plane and everyone was super nice to me. The actual travel was the hardest part. My flight home had a really long layover in Frankfurt and that really wiped me out.

I think I am going to ween LO1. He's 12.5 months. I'll do it slowly. We nurse twice a day and that's it. The other night after we nursed for ages at bedtime he cried and asked for more. I gave him a small milk bottle and he fell right to sleep. It broke my heart, but I also know he will be ok. I think the stomach bug really dented my supply. I am feeling really bitter sweet about it. I always thought I would nurse until two.

@maddyz: I'm pretty sure we're ready to wean too. The combination of the Unisom and stomach bug left me with nothing and it's so uncomfortable now. It is a sad transition and will probably be harder for us than for them! Hang in there!
ETA: I was hoping to make it to 2 as well and we are just 2 months away which makes me feel really sad to give it up so close. But I really think it's time.

Ordered our stroller today!! I'd been watching for a deal on a stroller that has the bench seat option and the board option for my toddler, with a front seat that the infant seat can also snap into and I found an Amazon open box today for $40 off retail, sold!!

I've also been cleaning out the nursery, DS is slowly moving into his new room, although he sleeps with us lol so really his toys are moving I should say

@maddyz: this one! My older LO will be 3.5 when baby arrives and he's never liked the stroller, so I thought our best bet would be the board or bench seat for him.

Hahaha t-6 months, I may be a little gung-ho...

@skipra: it's just like a rock n play, I think the brand is ingenico or something like that. I liked that it had the lights on it! The rock n plays come with music, which is so cool, but my son is almost profoundly deaf and this baby has a 50/50 shot of having hearing loss to some degree, so the lights and vibration are nice features for us!

ETA - I think if you had a kiddo on the bench seat, their feet would be on the board, it'd probably be super tight to put three kids on that one for a long stretch, but if LO1 just hopped on for a few minutes, it might be ok? The bench has a 50lb weight limit, but I'm not sure about the board. I'll let you know once it arrives! I haven't seen this exact model in person.

@skipra: does anyone in his family have CIs? Or hearing aids?

@Applesandbananas: does your LO have a CI? I only know my sister's nieces are twins and both have them. I didn't even realize when I met them.