Beautiful Babies Due in 2011 (Combined Group)

[blairwh58]

Just wanted to try posting a pic from my phone to see if it'll work. Will catch up on personals soon. Hope everyone had a good wknd.

[baby_blu73]

Amanda - OMG Look at those dimples!!! Maribel is just incredibly precious! Thanks for the pics!

Blair - Love the bump pic! ADORABLE!

kmj - Super cute bump! I LOVE the Twinkie bumps!

Barbara - What a great birth story! Sorry to hear about being abused to get Brooke out, but it was worth it for sure in the end

As soon as I get the opportunity, I'm gonna get our birth story posted. DH's days off just started so I won't have my hands quite so full and my computer will be here so maybe something in the next day or so...

[annashope]

Girls here are a couple of the glam pics DH and I took this weekend

Amanda thank you so much for your words of reassurance regarding the c section...you have definitely put some of my fears to rest.

[annashope]

ok I had to show off 1 more pic I love this one

[riogirl71]

Blair - super cute tiny bump, you look great!

Amanda - I am so glad your c-sec went well and you were walking around. Maribel has the best smile! Loved your story about sobbing, I did the same with DS! Glad the in laws are gone you have every right to want to be alone with DH now! The hydrogel pads really help with sore nipples!

Happy Bunny - love your story, sorry she got stuck that sounds painful! She is gorgeous and so glad all is well! It is amazing the love you can feel!

KJM - you look gorgeous, way to sport that bump! I think you might need to take more time off with twins, plus you might be earlier and it is hard to plan.

SD - yeay for the big viability milestone!!!

Annas - post the glam pics! Congrats on keeping Paul tight in there!

Katie - 3 will be a handful! But so worth it!

Margi - how was the pool?

Leora - scary week is over!

AFM - Had a little scare last night where I had 10 contraction in one hour, they were not very regular and I wasn't sure when one started and one ended and started getting a little anxious, then went to bed because I figure something was going to wake me up if it was real (a baby crying? ) Anyway, 37 weeks! Woooohooooo! Went for my NST today and then a horse show with DS and DH, I let my MIL that it is my absolute wish that DS meets the baby before anyone else. I am starting to get nervous about the baby coming, I can't wait to meet her but I am getting scared of my csec. Don't anyone be alarmed, mine was NOT the norm! THe c-sec itself went fine but the recovery was terrible, the morphine gave me a reaction that my whole skin itched so then the pain meds didn't work and I could not even turn to my side without excrutiating pain, I fainted in the bathroom and then my bladder would not work, I was a crazy mess and now I am scared of it again. Please those girls who are doing csec my case was very unusual. I just hope it goes well this time and much better than last time, I am getting anxious

[blairwh58]

Finally had some time for personals:
Rio- I am really hoping both babies cooperate and we will know the sexes for sure in just over 48 hours. Sorry to hear about your scare last night but congrats on 37 wks!!!!!! Surely this time the deliver will go much better and you wont have to deal with any of the stuff you went through last time.

Happy Bunny- Thanks for sharing your birth story. Even though Im sure you hadn’t originally planned for the forceps, it sounds like it went well and it was the little help that Brooke needed.

Kjm- Good luck at the OB today. I don’t think you are crazy for wanting to work as long as you can. I am going to try and do the same thing. Ideally I will work normally while I can and then slowly start switching over to work at home in the end. Just make sure you don’t overdo it and rest whenever you need to. I loved your little belly pic- you are looking great. I feel like I look huge already so I can only imagine how big Ill get over the next few months.

Anna- Almost 34 wks! I loved your glam pics. I am hoping we can get some maternity pics taken before I get too big. I guess we will wait and see how things go the next few months. You look great though!!!

Sonya- I loved reading your story. Sorry Brogan gave you such a scare but he looks sooo cute in that little frog outfit. Glad everything else went well and you had no complications.

Katieb- So exciting to hear you will be adding to your family in a few months!!! Its great thet Emilee’s birth mom thought of you and will be giving her another sibling.

Margi- How was the trip to the pool? I took one yesterday and even though I have a maternity bathing suit Im not big enough to fill it out yet, so despite the bruises I ended up wearing a bikini. I got some stares of course but it was nice getting in the water. I did feel heavier when I walked to the shallow end but still nice to be out of the heat since we’ve had some heat advisories the past few days.

Amanda- Maribel is so beautiful. I love all the hair and how shes smiling in the picture. Sorry to hear about how the inlaws were “helping” but glad they weren’t staying for too long. I guess at the beginning everyone is just trying to figure out their “place” and how to handle the new addition. Hopefully they will become less selfish over time.


Alisa- I cant believe you are almost 12 wks!!! I still haven’t gone out to get onesies for ours yet but as soon as I find some I like you better believe we are buying them. You made me laugh when I read your post from Friday- I broke down and ordered a Doppler Friday too. I just thought it would be worth the money to put my mind at ease when I start to worry. I checked the status and mine should be there when I get home so Im excited!!

Freckles- Congrats on a very handsome little guy. Christian looks great and sounds like despite the jaundice is doing well.

Ryann- I cant believe they are getting so big. I think increasing your activity may be good for your mental health, but I agree 2 more weeks in there would be ideal for them. Hopefully Bella decides to stay where she is and avoids flipping back over again. Congrats on 34 wks!!!!

AFM- went to the pool yesterday which was nice. Much better than toughing the 95 degree weather with 65%+ humidity. Hoping that the doppler I ordered Friday is there when I get home today so I can test it out. DH laughed at me and said I worry too much, but I know it will help put my mind at ease when I start to worry about them. Getting excited and anxious for my apt on Wed and hopefully they will be able to tell us for sure what the sexes are. Hope everyone had a good wknd.

[Sweetpea614]

Blair- what a cute baby bump. My doppler came in over the weekend. I heard the baby's heart beat this morning

Anna- Love the pictures. They came out awesome.

Ryann- They are getting big. Hopefully Bella stays put!

I'll have to try and catch up with everyone's post later. You guys were busy these last few days.

Below is a belly pic. Please ignore all the shoes all over the floor. I was going out and trying lots of differant outfits on and trying to look sexy pregnant. lol

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/photovo.jpg/

[Sweetpea614]

Blair- what a cute baby bump. My doppler came in over the weekend. I heard the baby's heart beat this morning

Anna- Love the pictures. They came out awesome.

Ryann- They are getting big. Hopefully Bella stays put!

I'll have to try and catch up with everyone's post later. You guys were busy these last few days.

Below is a belly pic. Please ignore all the shoes all over the floor. I was going out and trying lots of differant outfits on and trying to look sexy pregnant. lol

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/photovo.jpg/

[Sweetpea614]

Ok I have a few moments to catch up.

Karin -Congratulations:) Those are great weights for your boys!!!

Nwhiz- Sorry you didn't pass the one hour but I heard a lot fail that one. Fingers crossed you pass the 3 hour and if you don't the diet really isn't that bad.

Freckles- Congrats Chrsitian is gorgeous.

Blissful-I broke down and got one too. It's a great piece of mind.

Klinger-Yay on the inlaws leaving. So glad you and Maribel are home and doing well.

Sonya-What a birth story thanks for sharing. You had quite the scare there and weird the doctor did what he did. Glad Brogan is well and he's absolutely adorable.

SDtrying-Congrats on the 24 weeks. Can not wait to see the nursery pics. And I lvoe his name.

Barbara- Thanks for sharing your birth story. So sorry it was so rough but as you said all worth it in the end. Brooke is beautiful!

Riogrl- Looks like you are next. Can not wait.

Kjm- I don't think your crazy. I will work as well right until a few maybe even a week before. Only because as you do I want to save my time with the baby. I have a desk job and I can actually work from home if need be. You look great too!

[MamaBoo]

Had u/s today. Things did not go well. There are possible esophageal (not sure of spelling) and heart defects and an excess of amniotic fluid (which also point to possible defects). I have a level 2 u/s on Weds. Little one is a boy....

[riogirl71]

Mamaboo - I am so sorry to hear that there could be complications. I hope your level II shows that everything is well, fingers crossed for you, and huge hugs!

Sweetpea- great belly shot! Enjoy the sexy pregnant stage while you can!

Blair - can't wait to find out!

Annas your glam pics are GORGEOUS!

[BlissfulCS]

I seriously do not know where to begin with all the exciting stuff going on here! Babies everywhere, gorgeous bumps, major milestones, and of course never a shortage of worry and prayers.

Mamaboo- sent you a PM. Hang in there. Prayers to you my cycle buddy.

Crissylove- it was great to hear from you and I hope we get an update soon!

Lou, SD, Blair, Anna, Margi, Sweetpea, and EOE I may have missed...thanks for the Doppler advice and encouragement. It should be here tomorrow and I am blocking off my entire evening to play. I had it sent to work and I was distracted looking for it and hoping it was early all day.

Anna- Beautiful and brave pics! You look very cute in the lace. I hope I can pull it off in the last trimester. Good for you! You and DH really look happy...and I know that you are indeed.

SD- Yep...almost done with the first trimester. Some days it feels like its going so slowly, other days it seems like its flying by. I am looking forward to reaching that benckmark though, even though I don't want it to go too fast. I want to savor my pregnancy. Speaking of milestones- yay for you and your handsome little man reaching viability. Next we'll be celebrating your perfect boy making it into the third trimester...and then full term!

Blair- what a gorgeous bump you have growing! Don't worry about those onesies...that was just something to have a little fun with when our Cats were vying for the championship...and you and I were also going for our dream. I'm not holding you to it. All I need is your continued support and friendship on the wildest ride of our lives.

Amanda- My inlaws live right next door to me. Literally. We spent a truckload of money on full grown trees to block the view between our homes when we moved in. I can't imagine what it will be like...but at least I can kick them out anytime. Not so for you! Glad they eventually left on their own. Thank God for imagined traffic. Maribel is sooooo cute. I love the pic on your ticker. She looks like she has a lot of personality!

Sonya and Barbara- beautiful stories. Each beautiful in a different tear-jerking way. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. Hope all is going well with you and the babies!

Sweatpea- I am jealous you can still fit into your jeans and look great. I put my jeans in the attic at 7 weeks. My back end is growing faster than my bump I think and I just couldn't squeeze into any of my already form fitting jeans any longer. Enjoy it!

Katieb- I know you remember telling me about your adoption stories on the April/May board when DH and I were leaning that direction. How exciting that Emily will have a sibling. I LOL'd at the "personal surrogate" comment...and I cried when I heard your news. Blessings and prayers to you that you will have a BIG family in the not too distant future.

Kmj- I am going to work as long as I can too, in order to maximize my time with the baby. I don't think you are crazy at all! But like others, I have the luxury of working from my couch when I am not traveling or sitting at a desk. Great pic and gorgeous bump!

Sorry to those I missed. Thinking of you and wishing you my best.

Alisa

[leorira11]

long time MIA - we have some super cute babies being born around here!

Stephanie - gorgeous guys!

Ryann - you look great and your nursery is fabulous! I totally think I'm going to practice with dolls in the carseats - newborns are so little and squirmy, I want to practice putting the carseats in and out of the car without worrying about the babies!

Karin - congrats! A little earlier than expected, but happy and healthy boys is fantastic!

Chris - maybe it would be better to push off refinishing the basement to a different time. If the contractor can't do it before the baby comes, at least you don't want work being done to the house when the baby comes! Maybe push it off a few months if you can. Finishing a basement while having a newborn seems like a big headache!

nwquiz - ughhhh. Sorry about failing the glucose test. Hopefully the 3 hour one will be better.

Freckles - precious! Congrats and enjoy!

Rio - FULL TERM! Congrats! 37+ weeks -- that's amazing!

Alisa and Blair - I thought I would use the doppler all the time. I bought it as soon as I got my BFP, anticipating a long shipping time to Israel. I've used it maybe twice! I would listen obsessively to the static until I found the heartbeats at 13 weeks... then I didn't use it anymore. Weird, no?

Margi - I hope the pool trip was fun and didn't cause any more bleeding!

Katie - OMG! Congrats! That is such fantastic news that Emilee is going to be a big sister!

SD - congrats on reaching viability! Of course, 24 weeks should be a milestone, not an end goal -- but congrats on reaching it anyways! Also congrats on picking a name!

Anna - pictures look great!

Kat - looking good! That's the start of a very cute baby bump!

MamaBoo - Congrats on the little boy - but sorry that there seems to be things not going right. A lot of times, these things do clear up on their own. I hope this is just a little scary but everything is fine. Keep us updated!

AFM - 23 weeks! I can't believe it! Just one more week until viability -- and just a dozen or so more until these babies are here safely! Crazy!

long long story - but the supermarkets here are suddenly having a price war on diapers. People are stocking up! D is trying to convince me to go and buy diapers - but for some reason that makes me nervous. Maybe I'll buy a few packs next time I go get milk.

The boys are kicking away - and I'm getting huge! Time for a new bump picture - I'll try to remind D to take one when he gets home from work.

[leorira11]

btw - I think we came up with names! How exciting! They will sound weird to y'all because they are Hebrew/Jewish names, but I promise they are totally normal here. For first names - I like "Micha" (the Hebrew original of "Micah" - pronounced with the gutteral 'ch' sound - meaning "who is like God?" and being similar to DH's late grandfather "Mischa") and "Asaf" (which means 'harvest', since the babies are due right around the Jewish harvest festival "Sukkot"). Middle names still to be determined, but probably after our late grandfathers. (shhh.... names are top secret!)

[blairwh58]

Leora- I think those names are cute!! I love that they both have reasoning and family history too. I promise if I see your family out around KY I wont tell them what you’ve picked. Congrats on 23 wks! I would go ahead and get some diapers- you are def going to need them.

Alisa- Not sure at what point the fetal Doppler starts working the best but I had no issues finding the babies yesterday. Hoping you can pick it up easily and are relieved to hear that babys heart beating away. As for the onesies we can always hope for this year too!! We will both be adding to the fan club mid-season!

Rio- Ahhh the anticipation is a killer. DH is on overnight call today so he sent me a message this morning after he got to work saying that the next time I see him we will be finding out what the babies are!! SO crazy to think that they will actually have names (even though we wont be telling).

Mamaboo- Congrats on finding out you have a little boy in there. Hopefully the level 2 shows that he is fine and has no issues. Wishing you the best of luck. Keep us posted.

Kat- Love the belly pic. You are absolutely tiny! I guess Ive passed the point of sexy pregnant, and already feel big.

AFM- Doppler came in yesterday and it worked great. Both babies seemed to be doing fine and I could even hear random kicks. I was even able to record the sound on my phone and send it to DH while he was still at work. Then we he got home I let him see how easy it was to find them. Its just nice to know they are there and doing ok. Getting beyond anxious for the apt tomorrow…and its not until the afternoon so it may be a long morning.