Winter Cycle Friends 2009/2010 - Everyone Welcome!

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Hazel - It's a boy! George Thomas Alexander arrived on Sept 18 weighing in at 9lbs 4.5oz - CONGRATULATIONS MUM & DAD!
Emerald - Baby girl arrived at 26 weeks - Both Mom & baby are doing well - CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Riley -Baby Girl Reagan arrived on Oct 8 weighing 6lbs 10oz and 19 1/4 " long! CONGRATULATIONS!



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Katie - OB appt every tues til delivery- -EDD is Oct 24 - Image
KTelise-EDD is on Nov 3 Image
Hope -EDD is on Nov 7 - Image
Gi - EDD is on Nov 14- Image
Claudia -OB appt 10/12 - EDD is on Nov28 - Thanksgiving weekend! - Image
Angela- EDD is on Dec 22 - A Christmas baby! - Image
Natasha -OB appt on 10/29 EDD is on Feb 7 Image
PA -FA - OB appt 10/12 - Peri appt on 10/27 for ECHO - EDD is on Feb 15 2011 a Valentine's baby! Image
Franca- EDD is on Feb 19 2011 Image





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Stephanie - Scheduled C section on Oct 13 unless nature intervenes first! - - Image AND Image
Sara - EDD is Nov 22 - Image AND Image
Babyluv - -EDD is on Nov 28 - Image AND Image
Bei - EDD is Feb 15 - Valentine's Day babies ImageAND Image



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Tammy - m/c - 1 angel looking over her - Image
DrBoots (Ryan) - m/c - 1 angel watching over her - Image
Lou - m/c 11wks - We all grieve with you.. - Image
Malya - premature labor @ 20wks - 1 angel watching over you - Image
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Karen- premature labor @ 23.5 wks -We all grieve with you - Image Image
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Stephanie – It is so exciting that you reached 36 weeks!!! As far as the 3 hour test, I am debating whether to take the test on Monday or Tuesday because I have an OB appoint on Mon. at 11:15a.m, which an hour away. So if I did my test afterwards I would have to starve myself all day because you have to be NPO for 10 hours prior (so no food until around 4pm). I will pass out by the time I take my test! But, if I take my test on Tuesday, I will have to take another sick day because I will literally be sick because of that nasty drink. Either way, I will miss two days of work. Oh well, I guess I will make my decision up on Sunday. Oh, and the going to the bathroom without washing your hands afterwards is crazy! I wouldn't eat anything that they prepare at all!

You mentioned your birthday, when is it? What a great birthday present to have your babies around the same time as your B-day!

Hazel – I am glad that George is doing well! I am sure that you and your DH are learning new things about your son every day. How exciting!

Riley baby maybe – I am so thrilled that baby Reagan is here safe and sound! Congratulations!!! Please rest up and I look forward to seeing pictures once you get settled in at home.

AFM – I will have to tell my OB about the numbness in my fingers. For a few months I have noticed some numbness in my fingers every so often but in the last two days my fingers and arms have been completely numb all day long. And, now it is preventing me sleeping because it is so uncomfortable. From what I understand, some women can experience the numbness in the fingers because of all of the swelling that we experience and then it pushes on the nerves. I hope everyone has a great Saturday! It is supposed to be in the 80’s here in Ohio!

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Riley - Oh I'm so happy for you honey! Congrats! And it sounds like even though you were 3 days late that it was a relatively easy labor, you cant get better than that! Glad to hear Reagan is eating well and doing great! Enjoy every moment mama!

Gi - Kayla will be here soon enough honey, dont you worry about it. whew, now that your hospital bag is all ready to go you can relax a bit more. You are too funny! I just said the same thing to Chris yesterday - "what if I go into labor in the grocery store"/ "Or worse ? have my water break in the bank or something"? :shock: He just laughed at me and that it must have happened to someone else at some point. Jeez - I just hope its not me!
Hee hee, I see we think alike, and you got it - I sure do have the waddle down by now :lol: How are you doing? Is Jason following you around yet? Chris thinks every time I call him that it must be time and answers the phone all panicky sounding . Hi to your Mam! - xoxo

Angela - UGH for the 3 hr GTT! Bring a book to keep yourself occupied, I just hope that it doesnt make you feel so ill this time, I brought water with me and as soon as they did my b/w I drank enough to get that taste out of my mouth - but I did feel a little ill from it. Sorry that you have to go through this twice. And so glad that you got your letters, do you have to decorate them yourself? or are they done already? I wish that I had gotten the kind that you decorate yourself, since the colors & patterns are a little too similar for me. hoping that your DH will get the crib together this weekend so you all can get started - ah, the fun part! Well it is if you're not too uncomfy yet to do it :wink: Enjoy!

Steph - Ewww, well thats just what you need right now, isnt it? to not wash your hands after the using the bathroom? Gross! Well they're not going to be your babies then! yep, if you put sanitizer everywhere can you get them to use it? And thats exactly what i was worried about - never mind the house for now. I know, I cant deal with a upside down house either, but you cant be cleaning up after them - sorry Andrew, but you're supposed to be resting. Bravo honey for putting up with houseguests like that at a time when you're so close now. try to take comfort in the fact that you most likely wont have to see them again for a long time - hopefully! What a shame about the 3yo though, thats just so sad to see a child ignored and understimulated when they are like sponges at that age! Grr! They better not mess with Andrew's leave this time! you really need him home after having two babies! Well, if you lost your mucous plug, thats good news, I dont know if means sooner, but I've been checking for mine too and so far nothing. Oh, wouldnt it be something if you went into labor soon! Umm I 've been taking Zantac extra strentgh 2x day since like 4 months pg, plus tums as needed too - it was working up until a month ago - now nothing seems to work anymore. I 've even had the acid come up while I was walking around ( I dont get it either) But it wont be too much longer and all 3 OBs have told me to keep taking Tums - yeah, thanks guys, its not helping! hang in there, you've just got a few days left til you meet your babies! I'm so excited for you!
much love and you're in my thoughts often - xoxoxoxo

Hazel - Whew! I'm glad to hear that George is gaining weight and doing so well! And now he's given you the first of many smiles too, thats so sweet! Did you get a pic of that? We know how busy you must be, not to mention sleep deprived, but we think of you often. Things should settle down in a few weeks time and hopefully you'll get a bit more sleep. Wow your big boy is already outgrowing his clothes! How did Joya & Flynn react when you brought George home?
We picked up some new dog toys that we've hidden to give to Gracie when Savannah come homes, so hopefully she'll stay busy and there wont be any jealousy, but I was curious how it went with your pups. Try to rest when you can Mum! much love and cant wait to see some pics when you get over the the sleep deprived zombie feeling - much love my friend - xoxoxo

AFM - I'm just waddling & waiting for something to happen. Maybe she will wait til my Edd? I dont know, maybe soon? Who knows? But I guess that the babies are in charge of this part, so let the waiting continue. I'm really uncomfy walking now, so I go very slow, and boy is it hard to get off the couch without help! :roll: luckily Chris has been great and I cant complain too much, but I am getting eager now... We'll see what my OB appt on tues says....
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Good morning ladies!!!!!!!!! Er I guess it's afternoon here.

Riley- Congrats on your baby girl!!!!! I love October. It's such a pretty month she's going to have such fun birthday parties with fall stuff if you want. :) My DH's birthday is Oct 8 also so lots of fun! I can't wait to see pics of little Reagan.

Hazel- Of course you are tired with little George. I'm glad he has put on that pound he lost. So he moved out of newborn clothes fairly fast huh? One of my friends told me that the 0-3mo was more useful than newborn stuff. I guess there really is some truth to that unless you have a preemie. Yeah for the first smile. He is probably associating the voices he has heard for the last few months to you guys. So sweet!

Stephanie- I'm so sorry you have to deal with messy house guests. It would drive me crazy too. Fight the urge to clean up after them. Are you terribly bored on bed rest? And that poor baby boy...and poor Andrew for having to deal with that growing up. At least you know that you can do the best possible for your family!
Just a few more days until the twins get here. I think I would just make them wash their hands before touching the babies. And if they touch their faces or noses make them wash their hands again. I'm having my mom get the whooping cough shot (pertissius or something like that) and the flu shot. Well, she gets the flu shot every year but I do not want to take any chances. We have all waited too long for these miracles so there is nothing we can do but protect them. :)
As for Grey's...did you see the season finale of last season? I'll send you a PM in case I spoil it. If you are trying to catch up just delete the message. But...oooh have the last few episodes from last season and this one been awesome!

Angela- The Grey's episode where they start talking about fertility is coming on this Thursday. You didn't miss it! It was just a preview last week showing what was coming up.

Gi- I think I haven't been feeling her because her butt was facing out. She must have rolled over yesterday because she was playing kick the belly button all day. LOL I'm glad you got your bag packed. Just a few short weeks until you get to meet little Kayla!

Katie- EEEK you dropped! Getting closer now. I'm sorry it feels like knives stabbing you. That's how it felt for me to work. I'm anxious to hear what your OB says on Tue. I have an OB apt that day too. I am hoping to talk her into officially putting me on maternity leave. Right now I am just off work until Oct31 with vacation. I'd love to start leave and the paperwork though. Anyhow....happy thoughts mamma!

Natasha- I'm glad you can feel her now. And you can already see her poking through? You must be a VERY TINY lady! :) My little girl has a bit extra to kick through. She's making me lose weight though so maybe I will see her poking sooner rather than later? Sorry you are feeling the strain of classes but you are doing an amazing job! When your OB office gave you a scrpit for the prenatal vitamin can't you just take it to Walgreens or something? That is crazy that you have been waiting so long!

AFM- there is absolutely nothing new. Just doing laundry and cooking and cleaning up after DH when he's home. He has been flying 12 days in a row so I have only been seeing him about 1 or 2 days a week.
My baby shower is in 2 weeks. I guess that's new news. :) We decided to have it early because Nov and Dec are too hard with the holidays. Most all of my friends are flight attendants so since we have to bid every month for our schedule I knew that their priority would be to get off for Xmas and Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. Jan seemed like it could be too late in case baby girl makes an early appearance. So it is Oct 23.
One of my friends that I have known since I was 8 years old now lives up here by me. She lives in NYC. The shower is the day after her 35th birthday and she told me that she may not be able to make it because she may not be able to wake up from partying the night before for her birthday. Does that seem shitty to you guys??? I told her that I understand that partying is an important part of her life but she gets a birthday every year and I only get ONE baby shower. She knows how long I have been trying to get pregnant. (Thanks God it never happened before now because my ex husband turned out to be a dick!!!!!!!! :shock: ) I was a little more than peeved that she can't make a 10am bus from NYC to come out to PA for this. Her parents call me their other daughter. That's how close we always were. I mean....really wtf?
One of the girls who is throwing my shower is having drama. It is being cohosted by 2 girlfriends. One lives here in PA. She is the one having drama. One is my BFF from college who lives in Minneapolis. She has been through IVF and IUI so she is the one I am closest to. Anyhow, the one here is having guy drama and her and her BF are breaking up. It's been a long time coming but she suspects he has been cheating on her. She shouldn't be surprised because when they met a few years ago he was engaged and he cheated on his fiance to be with my friend. OOPS! Anyhow, she is complaining to my MN friend about money and getting worried about splitting things but she went out and ordered a spy camera off the internet. You know some kind of recording device to catch your partner cheating or what ever you want to catch. But...here is the kicker...it was $300!!!!!!!!!!!! WhAT!?!?!?!? I really don't think she has any right to complain to my other friend who had to remortgage her house to pay for IVF. Anyhow....
Wow I guess I did have stuff to talk/babble about. Hope it was entertaining. LOL Nothing interesting going on with the baby except I think she is a kick boxer. Next OB apt on Tuesday. Next Perinatal Oct27 for the ECHO. Yeah an hour of seeing my daughter! :)
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Riley- CONGRATS!!!

angela- I have school until dec. 21. i cant wait =) for it to be over. I know that ob office is awful. The pharmacy wont change it until the dr tells to to what i no dumb huh. It actuall was finally settled and i picked the prenatals up yesterday but that was ridiculous. hopefully you can handle that 3 hr test. thats not fun at all. Is that where you cant eat or drink and pretty much are starved all day until after the test. bummer but you do it and get through it.

Pa- Yes its weird I can see my stomach move when she's moving most of the time. I guess im thin skinned lol. =) I was underweight but not anymore I already gained 30 lbs. no one believes me but the pants sizes are my evidence =).

Katie-i no alot of the ladies in my class are telling me the same that they dont no how im doing it prego but i am i have no choice . i never been to a dr office and they didnt return my call. only when i talk to another nurse that isnt mine for my dr. my ob nurse always calls but not the others. yes so unprofessional. i guess itsnot important to them. my nurse wasnt in so they give me to another one that is in to help me and they never return my calls im going to mention it my next appt on the 29th. im mad. Nursing school is hard no joke. im going to tell them they make me nervous and i cant imagine what will happen when i really need them in the end. lets not think about it now =/. im kind of the same way im slow and hurting everywhere. my feet hurt so bad to walk and my back to sit. its bad. but hey your almost done few more weeks to go you can do it and then you'll forget all about the pains and aches.

gi- haha yeah that for sure. I'll be choosing the other hospital next time. with out a doubt =)
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Katie – Thanks for the advice w/ the test. I am just so frustrated that I have to do this again. I understand the waddling; it seems to get worse every day for me, which I guess it will continue until delivery. I am glad that Chris is helping out!

PA_FA – Thanks for the update on Grey’s Anatomy. I will try my best to watch it this week.

I am glad that your shower is coming up in two weeks; that is exciting! But, it can be stressful also if you let it. I am sorry to hear that your friend will not make it to your shower; and yes I think that is horrible! But, I learned quickly that people have their own priorities concerning what they think is important and they always want you to support them but when it’s your turn, they are busy. It happened to me too for my shower. There were several people who RSVP’d for my shower and didn’t show up. But, I try to look on the positive side that there were over 30 people who did show up. I was so mad following the shower that I told my DH that I will not invite them or attend anything that they have ever (mostly his family) if they were not thoughtful enough to call us to tell us why they couldn’t make it. Overall, I had a great shower and I was very appreciative of those who did show up for our big day.

Natasha – Oh, I am looking forward to your last day of school too because Gabriella will be here already! I know all too well that nursing school is very hard but I have all the faith that you can do it. I am glad that you finally got your prenatal vitamins.

Update: Well, I had to get really angry and threaten to put Gabriella’s crib and dresser together myself. He said that he would do it tomorrow but he could have just put it together today while he was watching t.v. So he leaves to go to the grocery store and I vacuum and shampoo the carpets in her room. I also put up her letters on the wall. It looks great! So when my DH returned home, he felt bad that I had completed all of that work and started to pull out the crib all by myself, so he finally put her crib together and now he is working on the dresser. I will order the glider/ottoman in a few weeks and I also need to get new curtains. I have venetian blinds up already but it lets in too much light. I have learned from talking to several parents that it is best to have her room completely dark when she sleeps except for maybe a little night light.

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Katie - She'll come soon, don't worry! It's so uncomfortable at this point, but you'll make it! Hopefully your 1cm means a whole lot more than my 1cm! Just keep walking around and maybe that will get her moving (if you can!).

Steph - Ok, completely disgusting about your in laws. I feel so bad for that little 3 year old. Ugh. The good news is that soon you will have your little ones and the in laws will be gone! Is you MIL going to stick around, or is she leaving with the rest of the clan next week?

Gi - Good for you for getting your bag packed! I started pulling stuff out, but haven't put it all in an actual bag yet.

Angela - HA, way to get DH to get on the ball with the crib! We just ordered our second one, but paid for the delivery and set up. DH isn't keen on putting stuff together :D I am so sorry about your test!! I hate that there is such a variation on the GTT (I've heard it's anywhere from 130-140). My last results were 137 so I totally would have failed according to your office, but passed according to mine. Good luck!

Riley - CONGRATS on your little girl!!! So glad you both are doing well!

PA - Sorry about your friend...that really stinks. Try not to let it get to you. One thing I've realized is that not everyone is excited as we (or other friends are) about our babies. I've learned to let a lot of that stuff go or else is can really eat you up. It's just hard to take when you expect certain friends to be there for you and they just aren't. Blah. It's the being caught off guard part that makes it worse.

Hazel - Glad George and you all are doing well! So good to hear from you. Trust me, no need to feel bad about not checking in everyday!! Kids in general take up a lot of time, especially at this point!

AFM - My mom and I took the kiddos to the pumpkin patch today and I got some great pics. Those are usually my favorite pics of the year, so I'm glad I was able to get out and take them. I came home and rested, then DH and I went to dinner and to BRU for a few things for the twins. That's about the extent of my excitement. Tomorrow is 33 weeks and I really don't want that 1cm getting any bigger for several more weeks! I'm still sleeping pretty well though my BH tend to be more painful at night. I'll wake up and feel like the life is being squeezed out of my bladder! Last night I was up at 1, 2, 3, and 5am...nice.
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OMG Angela how could they tell you all those horror stories thats really mean. The reason why i want a c section is so i know the baby will be safe. Well safer...My husband has always said that, imagine being in labour and you have complications? i would rather have a c section and not worry that i might end up having an emergency. Yes we are all different but if my husband who has delivered thousands of babies says its safer for mother and child (even tho i'm shit scared either way) then i go for what he says. Why can't it be like going for a quick poo :( ...oh the joys of being a woman...ah well least we help make the biggest gift there is :)

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Franca- OMG I think I just spit out my coffee laughing. LOL Um...to answer your question yes. I think it was a combination of flying for 6 days and eating crappy airplane food. I think the stuff gets stuck in you. BLECH! Feeling much better now thank you. :)

Babyluv- I love the fall pics too! I can't believe that next year I will get to have my own family fall pics!

Angela- good for you for getting the letter up and the crib done. I can't wait to see pics. We have already ordered our crib. It takes 8-12w to get in so maybe it will be here sometime around Christmas. We are hoping his parents offer to buy the dresser or glider. My mom got us the crib...so here is to crossing our fingers.
Good advice about dark room. I was thinking about redoing the window coverings in her room too. It does let a lot of light in. So now I think I will definitely redo it. Good thing there is only one window! :shock:

Natasha- I had a thought. Have you considered changing OB now? I mean I know you are a little more than half way through but if your current office makes you this nervous and you feel that they are irresponsible and not there for you...
maybe changing Dr at this stage in the game is worth it? Just an idea. I know how much of a hassle it is to get OB apts.

AFM- DH comes home today after 12 days of flying. So I am making him chicken tetrazzini tonight for dinner with birthday cake for dessert. :) OH crap he just text messaged me. That means he has landed and I am still in PJs and have not showered or gone to the store.
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Babyluv – Yeah, I will have to clarify on Monday what the plan is if this glucose test comes back the same because it is border line. According the guidelines, levels up to 140 identify 80% and levels up to 130 identify 90% of patients who will most likely develop gestational diabetes. But, on a good not she has been measuring exactly where she needs to be according to her age and with GD the babies are usually much bigger because their pancreas has to kick in to absorb all of that glucose!

Franca – Yeah, I thought it was pretty terrible to tell all of those stories to be told in front of me but I’m a nurse and have heard and seen worse ... lol. The physicians here will not perform a c-section not unless it is medically necessary. I know plenty of women who have wanted one and their OB’s will not do it because there was not a medical need to do so. I know every country has their own protocols and I know your DH will suggest what is best for you and your little girl! So I hope you get your wish! For me, I have had a vaginal delivery before and had two incicions simialr to a c-section and I think I prefer the vaginal delivery because the healing time is much quicker and less painful. But, I will do whatever I have to in order to get her here safe and sound!

PA_FA – Since it takes so long for your furniture to come in, it is a good thing that you already put in your order. Yeah for your DH coming home today; 12 days is a long time so I hope you both enjoy each other! You made me so hungry when you talked about what you are going to cook for dinner tonight … lol … enjoy!

AFM– Well, the crib, changing table/dresser combo, letters on the wall, and carpets shampooed are all completed. I will attempt to upload some pics. But this is the first time that I have done this done this on this forum, so bare with me. Remember, these pics are just the beginning as I will add new curtains and more decorations for the walls. Also the 36 inch television isn’t back in her room.

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Here is the wall with her letters. Ok ladies. I just looked at this post after I attached it and the file isn't already downloaded. If you guys have any tips let me know. I took the pic with my cell phone and then saved it to my computer to upload on here. I will wait to post the rest because I want to make sure you can at least see it. So, please let me know!

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Angela - It was uploaded as a zip file. This is likely because you tried to post all at once. I suggest one at a time. :) It should work just fine then, even from your phone. Lets hope so anyway. lol I don't trust my phone to do much so I send pics to my email, download them to the computer then upload them to photobucket before putting them on here. It's extra work but it is a sure thing. :) I am sure everything looks great! How exciting is it to be getting it all done? It sucks you had to do so much to get DH to start doing something though. Some men just don't understand our nesting and how important it is to us to do it now!!!

Pa - Oh I hope that you got what you needed done! That chicken dinner sounds nice! The only time I ever had it was a frozen box meal, Smart Ones. It wasn't that bad, but I bet yours is better! lol As for cleaning up after anyone, not going to happen. lol I told Andrew that things were starting to get to me and he tried to pick up the best he could. Though nothing is to my "standard" I can't really complain too much. However, things all over the place, including garbage.. yeah way too much for me not to say a thing about. Andrew is getting upset about dirty diapers in the kitchen garbage and poopy ones being literally thrown at him to throw away in the outside garbage. I must say, that pisses me off too. Lazy, lazy, lazy! Anyway, onto your drama. lol Not to instigate, but I do think that is shitty to be friends that long and not go to the shower knowing all you have been through. I mean, I use to go out and party hard till 3am and get up for work at 5:30am. I think she should be able to cut it off and be on a bus by 10am. That's nothing! Then the one with BF issues? Want me to smack some sense into that one? I am dealing with a friend's shower now on the 23rd because the girl who was throwing it canceled because she rather use her money on other things. This is after she sent invites and now has 20 people going to my pg friend's house. OMG! So now, I have to plan a shower when I might not even be able to go. I am working with her roommate to take care of it, but she is pg too and tight budgeted so I will likely be funding it. Hope she doesn't mind dollar store decore and homemade snacks and food. I just hope that your shower turns out ok. You might have to put all your faith in the one host, but I am hoping she is the one with her head on straight?? lol

Babyluv - I don't think MIL is going to stay. I sure as hell hope not. The tention is rising as Andrew is being told now what to do to help her while his brother sits on his ass. Then Andrew could use help with things and again, brother sits on his ass. Andrew has been holding so much in. He is never this calm, especially since having severe ptsd so I am waiting for him to completely explode on them. He does wait to vent to me, but I think he needs to tell them what's on his mind and how he feels. As for your bh being worse at night... do you find them to happen more and be more painful when you try to move? Sound like my "irritability". I wish I still had my sides as an option to sleep on. My back is always kicking my arse!

Katie - I plan on putting sanitizer everywhere in every room and on every table. lol Might buy stock in it. :lol: I will be watching everyone like a hawk I tell you! I am also not going to let anyone tell me I should be doing something different or not be doing something, etc. You should see how critical his mom can be. She made fun of the way Andrew mopped the floor and mowed the lawn today. Too much water on the floor? I think he did just fine, any less water he would have left dirty streaks on the floor. Maybe she likes that but I don't. Then zipping through mowing the lawn... well it got done, he didn't skip anything, what's the big deal that he got it done fast? Just looking for things to pick on him for now? Like he hasn't had enough over the years growing up? Then after mopping, he is telling everyone and the kids (we had company that had two kids for a little while) to stay off the hard floor, stay on the carpet. Immediately after Andrew just got done yelling at his friends kids, his mom whispers to Alex to get her a soda out of the fridge. Boy did that piss Andrew off. He had to leave and go outside before he lost it. It's only a matter of time before he does. I do take comfort in knowing they are only here for about 5 more days and I won't have to see them again for a while. It's been 5 years since the last time. Now onto you, I hope that damn heartburn leaves you alone. Ick! Maybe your doctor will induce a little early since you are miserable and dialated?? They did that with me when I was pg with Alex. It's something to talk about at least. None of my drs at the hospital were like that except one and if I waited for him to come back I still wouldn't be delivered. He goes back to work tomorrow. lol

Riley - YAY for Reagan's arrival! Congratulations!! I am so happy for you and DH... now send me some of that labor dust. lol

Hazel - We all know being a new mom is hectic, no need to apologize for being away! I am sure George keeps you plenty occupied! :) I am so happy that he has caught up and is doing well. Good boy George! I think it was my mucous plug, I looked it up online and it looks similar to some of the pictures. Not all, some are really gross looking. lol Alas, no labor though. Just a couple more days though and I will be holding them, whether they are ready or not. :) I know he is suppose to be head down, but he can't be in the right position for birth or I would surely be dialating. My cervix should be doing something by now you would think. I mean, I am as big as a house. Though I joke and say that I upgraded to a hotel. I sure feel like it. I am so glad to hear that George actually gave you a smile. How adorable!! You must be so proud of him!

AFM - New symptom, this is always fun right? Numbness in my upper belly, from about halfway up to the bottom of my boobs. We called to see if this is normal, believe it or not, it is! Really? Ok... weird but ok. So my belly has been stretched so tight that my nerves are losing sensativity. It feels like it is going to sleep. I can't really feel much, it's odd. Oh well, just a few more days right? Oh, yesterday we went to the lake. Thought it would be nice to get out of the house and lounge on a pontoon boat for a little while, it's got custioned seats after all. Well, 2 hours turned into all day! Didn't get home till a little after 9pm. I was miserable!! Now my right leg stays inflated and sore. I can tell I over did it and just by not being able to get comfy and put my feet up. I also got a little sun burn. :roll: Just a few more days. lol That's what I keep telling myself! I took some benedryl a few hours ago to try and get some sleep. We will see if that works. I think it helped a little last night, though I was up at 4:30 with a hell of a backache. It wasn't going away so I went and soaked in a bath. Not easy to do this big, but it helped a bit and I was able to go back to sleep... for a little while. :) So, no 10.10.10 birthdate. It would have been pretty awesome though. That's ok, hitting Friday the 13th every so often seems pretty cool too. :lol:
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Steph - You know, the pain of the BH really comes and goes. Some nights it hurts to move (especially when I wake up with a contraction and go to the bathroom...sitting there is painful. It's like my stomach is a rock for five minutes), but other nights it doesn't really hurt to move. I think those painful ones are actual contractions since they seem to wrap around my lower back. Is that how your irritability is? Thankfully I can still sleep on my sides with all of my pillows. Last night I didn't sleep well, but that was due to crazy itching on my palms. Oh, and I totally have the numbness thing. Mine is a patch about the size of my palm on my left side. It's sooooo weird. Asked the high risk doc and he also said it was totally normal. The babies are just pushed up against some nerves and now they don't work. SHOULD go back to normal after delivery :D

PA - Glad hubby is back home!

Angela - When are you going in for your next GTT?

AFM - Like I said to Steph, I have a new symptom...itchy palms. My feet have been itching for awhile, but now the palms. Apparently it's another random pregnancy symptom, and usually it's not too bad during the day. Well, it kept me up last night. It's just so weird. Thankfully I was able to go back to sleep this morning for a couple of hours and feel much better. I think it's because I drank a ton of water...maybe that helped? I'll try to drink a lot tonight (I mean, I'm getting up 4 times anyway, might as well pee a lot instead of a little) and see if that works.

Last night I had some friends from out of town come over. We call ourselves the Tokmok Mommies because all of our girls were adopted from the same orphanage. We had one 5 year old (Alex) and four 3 year olds. They were all super cute playing together. Scarlett and I were supposed to go with the other three girls to Disney tomorrow to celebrate one of their birthdays. They are doing the whole Princess dress up deal at the Castle and then lunch. She would have LOVED it, would have been super cute, but there is NO WAY I could even walk from the monorail to the castle for the fun, not to mention stay there a good chunk of the day. Oh well, maybe I will take her in a year or two for her birthday.
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Hi Ladies!! Hope you all had a nice weekend enjoying the great Fall weather!! I unfortunately had a cold and had a busy weekend with my neice's baby naming and a cousin's bat-mitzvah!! Thankfully it seems to have gotten better so I'm happy it didn't turn into a bad cold or the flu!!!

Steph-yuck for the in-laws making a mess of everything and then having Andrew take care of everything and getting remarks from the MIL :evil: Just think-a few more days till the 13th and you will have your blessings in your life! And isn't it your birthday tomorrow?!?!

Babyluv-the BH sound so bad...mine only last like 20-30 seconds!! I would get so scared if they were 5 minutes long!!!! When do you go back to the DR to find out if you are anymore dilated?? Your get-together with the other mom's sounds like so much fun! I can' t wait to be apart of a mommy group!!

Angela-I was only able to see one of your pics when I unzipped the file...how many did you post?? Glad that DH got off his bum and helped with the furniture! Like Babyluv we paid the additional fee to have it delivered and put together from professionals since as much as I love my DH and he is handy to a certain extent-I wasn't sure how the crib/dresser will turn out!!!!

PA-how was your reunion with the hubby last night? Coming home to a cooked meal must be so nice for him!!!

Katie-so sorry to hear about your acid reflux...I get it very minimal sometimes but I can't imagine waking up from it!!!! The old wives tale is that heartburn means a full head of hair on the baby!!!! Your ticker is counting down the days....I can't wait to see what Savannah looks like!!!

Gi-how are you mama? how is little Kayla doing-still having dance parties in your stomach??

Riley-congrats on Reagan!! Hope you are feeling well and can't wait to see pictures!!

AFM...I go for my DR apt tomorrow and hopefully I didn't gain too much weight from the last apt :shock: It seems as though my numbers are creeping up too quickly for my head to wrap around!!!! I had someone yesterday at my neice's baby shower tell me they are predicting girl because "they are stealing my beauty" ummm....thanks?!?!?!? how do you respond to that!!!!! I am really excited because the photographer I used at my wedding is sort of a family friend's friend so she told me she would do an hour maternity shoot with my and DH as my baby present!!!! We go to Brooklyn on the 30th for it and I'm super excited!! I just hope I'm not too big at that point that I look like a house next to my DH who is tall and thin!!! Oh well-I shouldn't care about that! DH has the day off today so he is going to home depot to get some white blinds to put up which will be nice and this past Friday I went to one of those specialty baby stores and started registering for some baby items that will match the bedding I choose. I picked out the boy one so far and am still not sure of the girl one!!! I can't wait till everything comes together!

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