Hi everyone -
Claudia - Whew! That does sound like a hectic week for a pg lady. Its got to be hard to be so close to delivery and trying to sort out someone to replace a task you've been doing for 7 years. How can you teach someone that quickly? You must be getting so excited now that you're so close to finding out which gender little Flick is! I'll throw my 2 cents in there - I think boy for some reason, and have for awhile, we'll see soon! Is your DH starting to get nervous yet? I thought that the last days before my EDD, I hated for Chris to be so far away at work, I was getting clingy. Hopefully your DH doesnt work too far away and can jump in the car and get home fast. Aw, Lincoln is probably sensing your vulnerability and keeping you under his watch, Gracie did the same, just not sleeping in my bed lol. She'd take all the room for herself and leave us 4 inches of bed if we let her haha. I had the inflamed joints but just in my fingers and thankfully its just as Steph said - all these symptoms go away as soon as you deliver, so just hang in there, ok? remember Hazel had her membranes stripped like 4 times I think, and nada. They only did mine the morning of being induced, it wasnt pleasant, it wasnt exactly painful either, but it wasnt one of the highlights - it is ovwer really quickly though so thats the good news. Take it easy as much as you can - xoxoxo
Steph - OMG, they are too much! That is way too much cute to look at!
Thye are so precious! and wolf whistle for your post baby pic with Andrew! You look fantastic! I feel like I'm lucky to get into the shower at some point during the day, never mind doing hair & makeup. Well she may have taken a long time to get the pics and get them back to you, but they sure were worth the wait, they came out beautiful. How funny that you suggest a vibrating bouncy seat - we just ordered one from walmart this weekend, I cant wait til it gets here, since Ryan seems to refuse to sleep in anything but the swing during the daytime I dont want him to get too settled into the swing or nothing at all. Well really what he wants is too sleep up on my shoulder like a koala bear - but that can only last for too long, right? Oh, honey, i'm sorry that you're having this bladder issue. I hate to see you have to have another surgery, maybe its just too soon yet? I mean your body really went through so much carrying the twins, I'm hoping that its just a matter of you needing a longer recovery time. Lets see what your OB has to say. It sure does take a toll on your body ,this pregnancy thing, huh? I'm soo looking forward to not bleeding anymore
Jeez, its been 13 days and it seems like the period that wouldnt go away! On a high note my feet, ankles, calves have gone down and look normanl again, finally. My belly is shrinking, slowly but there is still alot lot of fluid & swelling there. If I walk too fast it jiggles and hurts - ugh. But to have these little bundles of joy makes it all worth it, right? much love- xoxoxo
Angela - Yippee for Dec 17 as a birthday for Gabriella! She'll be an early Christmas present, but not too close to have her always getting combined birthday gifts
After all that we've went through can you believe that its now just a few weeks until she'll be home and in your arms? They've all been so long awaited! Umm, Ryan was a night owl when I was pg with him too, the book says that it doesnt matter and they'll adjust to night/day within a month, but I'm not so sure of that, lol. I wonder if that means Gabriella will be the same way when she is here? I've always been way more awake at night myself, so who knows? How are you feeling now? Have you had any more of those crampy contraction feelings? i just hope that you take your job at a slower pace especially now in the home stretch, if it takes longer to complete? Oh well, it will still get done, right? hang in there mama to be - xoxo
Gi - How are you doing my overdue friend? It kills me how right at the end you start to feel better than you have in the past few months, I didnt understand it either. Of course I'll start doing the "hurry up labor dance" for you! All the waiting and praying for a baby will soon be over and you wont believe how much your heart will swell the first time they put her in your arms - it cannot be described. You'll know what I mean any day now. Well, if you can get her away from Jason for a moment to hold her, lol. What is it with all the singleton babies being late to the party anyway?
Ah, my friend you are so right. At this time last year, i was having serious doubts as to whether it would ever work for me, just had yet another BFN and was about to start IVM which for me, was a disater. Who could have guessed that that it would have all turned around and so quickly? I cant even think of my RE without crying. I called his office yesterday to tell him the news and got his nurse that was with me throughout all my failed attempts (and was in tears again of course) I was at a loss for words to try to make him understand how much he changed our lives and how we can never forget him or what he did for us, I wish i were better with words, but she said that she heard it all in my voice anyway. We will surely have to make the long drive to go and see him with the little miracle. oh, great, now I'm bawling again- ugh. I'm staying crossed for Kayla to want to show up on your birthday Wed! That really would be the best gift ever! much love honey - xoxoxo
Karen - yippeee! for having such awesome embies! And congrats on being PUPO! Textbook perfect, huh? Whoo hoo! I think a 75% chance of twins was just too much to attempt, a single transfer will give you less stress and fears in the beginning. Do you like how I've already decided that you are pregnant? the power of postive thinking worked for you last time too, so lets just keep up that PMA until your beta on the 23rd! You just rest up and let that little embie settle in tight! And I'm so happy that you'll end up with some snowbabies that you can have a sibling if you want to. What a great cycle you had! - xoxo
AFM - Umm, it has now taken me about 3 hrs to finish writing this, like I said Ryan just loves the nighttime! And now that its getting dark so super early, its dark now at 4:30 already! So he's been fussing around for a bit. We have our 2 week Peds appt tomorrow, and I have so many questions to ask, i'll have to write them all down, or forget half of them, I sure hope that he lets me get some sleep tonight. we got lucky last night, he slept from 2am to 6:30 am! For the little emporer here, thats like a record
If I would just give in and nap during the day when he naps life would bo so much easier, isnt it great how I buy the books, read the books, but then dont listen to the books? sigh.So for this very bald baby who only has some fuzz on his head, I've found 4-5 hairs that are like 1-2 inches long and they are sticking up no matter what, its so cute, i'm not going to cut them, but I hope that they will blend in whe he does get some actual hair. The other thing thats new is when he is sleeping, out of nowhere he will suddenly stick both arms extended & up and keep them there for a minute, still asleep and it makes me think of a footaball referee? you know when they make a call? "And it's good!" I die laughing at this one sometimes. I have to get that on video - it really is funny to see. much love to you all - xoxoxo
I am so happy that not only did you have perfect embies but that you felt confident to put back just one. That is very brave and positive of you! I am sure it was someone hard to let go of the possibility of twins again, but you never know. It might split.
