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@Mrsbells: Yay for team blue! That is wonderful. Boys are so sweet and they sure do love their mama.

@skipra: That's so fun to get to share this time with a friend.

Does anyone else feel like they've hit the "golden" part of the second trimester? I feel really good and have more energy generally. Also pregnancy hair is amazing. I used to have to wash it like every day and now I can go 3 days. It's glorious.

Only downside is I still can't manage to find comfortable work maternity pants and I'm squeezing into regular ones with some difficulty. Like, I'm dying towards the end of the day. Seriously why are maternity pants so LOW?

@avivoca: I've been fighting the good fight but it's for sure time to transition in the next week or two. I'll be 20 weeks Friday so I'm frankly astonished I've made it this long. It's mostly because I had a few pants that were too big to begin with from before I lost weight two years ago. My pencil skirts have LONG stop fitting.

@mrsjd: What I hate about maternity pants is that they are clearly made for that third tri belly not the first or the second. So it takes forever to fit into them correctly and then you wear them for like five weeks and they fit perfectly and then boom, you're too big for them and they feel too small. It's frustrating!

@mrsjd: I am definitely hitting the honeymoon phase with my sickness...finally! Now I am having major back pain. My pelvis does not like being pregnant.

@skipra: I've definitely been having more breakouts than normal, but they seem to be calming back down.

I am starting physical therapy so I don't spend the next twenty weeks limping everywhere I go.

@katsupgirl:
@tlcbaby:
@skipra:

So, I jinxed myself yesterday. I had what I believe were Braxton-Hicks yesterday. Tightening/cramping. My uterus got real hard, no pain though. When it happened twice in an hour I called my doctor in a panic. They told me to drink a bunch of water and pee constantly and to go to the hospital if it started happening 5x an hour. It subsided and I rested last night. No exercise for the next week or so. I believe I just got dehydrated unknowingly. Scary but everything appears to be fine. I felt her move last night and this morning, so that is reassuring. Prayers for a good ultrasound this afternoon!

@mrsjd: I had a few the other day and I had to mainline water. I went for a walk to the mailbox (it's half a mile from my office) to drop something off, it was hot, and I hadn't had much to drink. It scared me. I've definitely been working on keeping up with my water intake.

@mrsjd: I've been having the same tightening feeling. I figured it might be dehydration. I just can't seem to drink enough water at work. I get distracted plus I'm paranoid about having to pee all the time.

@katsupgirl: That sucks! I would have asked for a picture!

@katsupgirl: Awww man! That sucks that you didn't get a picture and that the tech wasn't friendly. How big was your last baby? I'm curious because I also grow big babies.

@mrsjd: Glad it went well! It's a bummer they didn't get everything they needed but at least you get to see baby girl again in another 4 weeks!

HALFWAY THERE AS OF TOMORROW! YES!

@Christy412: @mrsjd: I was so distracted from waiting there so long that I didn't think of asking. The tech didn't see to get any clear pics anyway. I do have a pic from an earlier ultrasound though. I just had a really good one for DD and wanted to compare.

@MrsKoala: She was 9lbs 2oz. She also had a big head. Blame her dad!
@Mrsbells: lots of consistent movement but I prefer the real solid kicks instead of the flutter. Those make me queasy.

@Mrsbells: I have been surprised by how long I have felt baby. DH even felt kicks the other day. Must just be placement and second baby stuff. This one is also a crazy wiggler.

@MrsKoala: My first was also big, 9 pounds and 22" long, I get a little worried about this one. But also trust that my body will make a baby I can handle.

@maddyz: @katsupgirl: ok so we're all in the same boat. DS was 9 lbs 5 oz. OB said at the anatomy scan that this LO is 40th percentile right but I wonder if that is because I have been so sick this time around and that baby will catch up. OB said maybe I'll get lucky and this will be a small 8 lb baby. Made me laugh that she considered that small for me!

@Mrsbells: oh yes. I'm getting tons of kicks now and definitely feeling it more this time around. I think's it's because I have a posterior placenta this time instead of anterior! It's amazing what a difference it makes.

It's so nice that we are talking about kicks and not being sick! Crazy we are all about half way.

@maddyz: I cannot believe how fast it's going now!

@katsupgirl: That is annoying about the pictures and really weird that they would move your due date at this stage in the game. I thought it wasn't really accurate for dating past the first trimester. Hopefully it does not mean they will induce you too early

I feel like I am getting less movement with this baby! I sometimes feel some kicks but mostly it still feels a lot like bubbles. I'll find out Wednesday but my suspicion is anterior placenta. They couldn't tell yet at the NT scan - said it could go either way.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! The in-laws just left, hooray! I was dreading their visit. Super annoyed that MIL wants to skip our b-day party for LO2 and instead wants to intrude on our family day out. I told her no, it's just the 4 of us that day but we wish she would come to the party and she just said, "we'll see." How horrible that we are inviting her to celebrate her grandson's birthday at our house.

@skipra: Glad that you made it through the visit. Your MIL sounds like a piece of work.

So we never announced on social media or anything. Mostly because we're kind of private but also because I'm still sick and I haven't wanted to talk much about this baby because of it. Well, my dad posted on Facebook for me last night and told the world. ARGH. I feel so annoyed about it. I get that he is excited but it's really frustrating when people do that stuff without even asking you first.

@avivoca: My dad posted pictures of my son's birth before we even announced it (my siblings emailed them to him so he could see since he lives half the world away) so this isn't the first time. I'm trying not to flip out on him right now because I definitely yelled at him last time.

@avivoca: Oh yeah. I was LIVID and forced him to take it down. I just don't understand why he feels the need to do this? Social media sucks.

@MrsKoala: ugh I am so sorry! Some people just have no clue about social media and respecting others' privacy. And it's not even like it would help if you weren't on it - it would just be more difficult for you to monitor. Social media destroyed our relationship with SIL (and hence my relationship with MIL) and it just sucks. Likes there needs to be a checklist before you post something that asks, are you sure you are not being an asshole for posting this? Sorry. I feel for you!