~*Mommy & M2B Monday*~

LuckyAngel07

For Mommies-to-be: 

How many weeks are you? 

When is your EDD? 

How are you feeling? 

What are you craving? 

What is grossing you out? 

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? 

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? 

Have you / will you found out the sex? 

Any names picked out? 

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? 

Anything else you would like to add or PIP? 


Already Mommies: 

LOs Age(s): 

Best part of your week? 

Worst part of your week? 

Milestones? 

PIP those kiddos!

JLyn821

LOs Age:  3 Months!

Best part of your week? Getting pictures on Saturday. It was so fun and Donnie did great!

Worst part of your week? We haven't had one!

Milestones? He hit 3 months!  And we think we heard a couple want-to-be giggles over the weekend!

Here are a couple of his 3 month pics we got this weekend.

LuckyAngel07

or Mommies-to-be: 

How many weeks are you?  33w5d

When is your EDD?  September 3

How are you feeling?  Still pretty good. I just get pain across my upper butt (about the level of my tailbone) when I do a lot, like yesterday.

What are you craving? Nothing I can think of.

What is grossing you out? Nothing much.

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? 3 more cloth dipes.

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments?  Check-up tomorrow. Then I start every 2 weeks!

Have you / will you found out the sex?  Girl

Any names picked out? Yup!

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? DH took care of the peeling paint and screw holes Friday night. He just needs to sand them down and we can paint!! I'm going tonight to get the colors. Pale gray walls with an off-white trim (pretty basic).

Anything else you would like to add or PIP?  I was a cleaning FREAK yesterday! I even scrubbed the couch seats/back cushions! Part of it was being upset about stuff (DH and I had a huge fight), but I'm hoping part of it was also the start of "nesting". I need to get my butt in gear with scrubbing the house! I've never realized how gross some nooks and crannies can get that we never pay attention to. 

bobcee

LOs ages: Delilah - almost 3 1/2, Zack - 1!!

Best part of your week? Zack's birthday and party. Loved seeing everyone and it seemed like a good time was had by all.

Worst part of your week? There's a stomach bug going around our house and I've not been feeling 100%.

Milestones: Zack turning 1! He Is talking (babbling) a lot more and really trying to communicate through pointing, babbling, shaking his head and some sign language.

Sewilson33

How many weeks are you?  6 weeks

When is your EDD? March 15 2015

How are you feeling?  Pretty good, tired all the time and if I go a few hours without a little snack I get icky feeling. But other than that, I can't complain.

What are you craving? Breaded chicken cutlet.... it has been on my mind for days!

What is grossing you out? Tacos eww

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? We received our shirt for our dog to wear when we reveal saying "I'm going to be a big brother!" The pics are on DH's phone now though.

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? I have my appt with my nurse on Thursday. I'm excited but I feel like time is crawling by!

Have you / will you found out the sex?  Yes yes yes

Any names picked out? Harper Rose, Elizabeth, Jackson, Mark

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? House is still under construction in that area. Should be done by September. We want to do a beach or nautical theme.

Uptowngirl2009

LO Age: about 3.5 weeks now...I can't believe it

Best Part of the Week: When she is in a good mood it's wonderful. She is starting to give more happy expressions.

Worst Part of the Week: We switched formula because she was fussy. Thought it was better but the last 24 hours have been rough. She threw up yesterday morning, has blood in her stool again, and is spitting up a lot too. She was up from 2-5 AM last night and inconsolable. We are waiting on a call back from the pedi to see if we need to come in again or not. This is really rough...I feel like I can't even properly bond with her because of all of this.

Milestones: I don't even know...maybe that she is starting to smile more.

PIP: I don't even have a new picture to post. We had the cutest dress on her yesterday morning for church but then she threw up all over it. :-(          

zamboni00

For Mommies-to-be:

How many weeks are you?
22+6

When is your EDD?
11/18, but I've been told 11/4 is my end date.

How are you feeling?
Pretty good. Enjoyed a really relaxed weekend, which I'm sure helped.

What are you craving?
Nothing really.

What is grossing you out?
Nothing at all!

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately?
The cribs have arrived! H put them together this weekend, and they are now in the babies' room!

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments?
Growth scan Friday morning, ob appt Friday afternoon. Mostly to check on my bp.
I ended up getting a home bp monitor, and my bp was fine all weekend, including just after doing laundry, vacuuming, etc. We'll see what it's like after work. I don't have a good feeling about continuing with work.

Have you / will you found out the sex?
Yep. One of each!

Any names picked out?
Nope.

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes?
No real theme. I'm not nearly creative enough. But we love monkeys, and jungle animals.

Anything else you would like to add or PIP?
Not that I can think of!

sparklingdiamond

Already Mommies: 

LOs Age(s): 10 weeks, 3 days

Best part of your week? He has been pretty happy and super smiley.

Worst part of your week? He has been sick all week, which is so sad.  Coughing, sneezing, runny nose, all of that.  

Milestones?  Nothing in particular, still just getting better at holding up his head.

PIP those kiddos! Here he is from this morning.  It really didn't look that comfortable!

sparklingdiamond

@Uptowngirl2009 I am sorry you are having a rough time with her :-(  I hope things get better soon!  And also I can't believe she is already 3.5 weeks old!

nightmare_of_beauty

For Mommies-to-be: 

How many weeks are you?According to the app, 6 weeks 2 days

When is your EDD? March 14th 

How are you feeling? My stomach has not liked me lately. 

What are you craving? A tangy tomato salad from Outback. I think DH owes me a date

What is grossing you out? Not at moment

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? Nope

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? Had my betas taken this morning, waiting for the phone call. Hoping I can schedule an u/s for tomorrow afternoon. First appointment is July 31st. 

Have you / will you found out the sex? Yes 

Any names picked out? We have a list

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? Nothing yet

Anything else you would like to add or PIP? On Saturday we went to a co-ed diaper party for my bff. H had just worked a 12 hour shift, had a couple screwdrivers, and was feeling pretty relaxed. At the end of the night there was just me, bff and her family, and their neighbor (who is also a friend of mine). Only bff knew I was pregnant, but H kept "whispering" things about the baby. I kept giving him dirty looks which made everyone wonder wtf? I finally just sighed and said "F it! I'm pregnant!" They all screamed and ran over and hugged me.

islandmonkey8

How many weeks are you? 10 + 1

When is your EDD? 2/15/15

How are you feeling? Tired, Nausea on and off all day long, headaches on and off, Dizzy on and off... pattern? lol

What are you craving? Nothing really.

What is grossing you out? Bananas still. DH drinking V8 yesterday, I made him brush his teeth after. Otherwise it's more things I decide at the time I want nothing to do with because they gross me out at that moment.

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? I bought some maternity tops for me. That's about it. Though we did start a registry on BBB with fake names so we can put things on there we might want and don't want to forget about.

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? NT is 8/4, Next OB appointment 8/7.

Have you / will you found out the sex? We will.

Any names picked out? Not yet.

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? We cleared out some clutter on Saturday. We were going to clear out the whole room except for the closet. But DH got overwhelmed with it so we stopped. He felt really bad. I told him it was fine and completely normal to freak out. I think it just got a little too real too fast. Hopefully we will get it cleared out in the next couple weeks. We need to take down the walls, install heating/ac ducts, redo/add electrical, insulate, and then make it pretty! So, it's a lot to do and we want to get it done sooner since we have two coming and all!

Anything else you would like to add or PIP?  I keep sporadically having worry moments about the babies for no reason. I cannot wait until the NT scan when we can see them again.

brij2006

How many weeks are you? 9w6d
When is your EDD? 2/17/15
How are you feeling? Not bad.  Still exhausted, but the nausea seems to have started to go away.
What are you craving? Nothing really.  Just always hungry.
What is grossing you out? Still the smell of the dog.  I brushed her 3 times this weekend in hopes that it will help some.  Tonight she just might get a bath.
Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately?  :-) Bought a used jogging stroller off of a local exchange.  I'm really hoping that I like it and it works well on the trail I run on every Saturday morning.
Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? Appointment with the midwife on Wednesday morning. :-)  Not sure what all it's about, but we'll find out.
Have you / will you found out the sex? I don't think so.  Although H is kind of wanting to again since our ultrasound a couple of weeks ago.  He's excited to know.
Any names picked out?  Just a few on our running list, but haven't narrowed any down.  We need to keep adding ideas to it.
How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? I think we've sort of decided on colors.  Grey for the main color then accented with either teal or aqua and orange.  Likely will do paint and accents similar to this....


Anything else you would like to add or PIP? 

Here's the jogging stroller we bought. :-)  Just needs cleaned up some.

Also going to add that we tried to see if the stroller would fit into the trunk of H's car.  It does not. :-(  We also played around with our friends' Graco infant seat to see if it fit in the backseat, and we couldn't get it to fit through the opening of the door with the seat moved forward.  Only way we crammed it in there was if we put the handle down and turned it sideways.  Yeah, don't think that's going to be so great with a baby in it. So we're trying to figure out what we want to do. If we keep it then my car is going to have to be kept with whomever has baby for that day. 

We're waiting until we can test the Chicco seat in it first, because that's the one we want to get. 

linnae939

For Mommies-to-be:

How many weeks are you? 29w2d

When is your EDD? 10-4

How are you feeling? my health, fine. Just very distraught about our fur baby ash.

What are you craving? nothing really

What is grossing you out? not much

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? we got a raccoon lamp and the carseat delivered to our door from people who can't come to my shower. they work fast, invitations went out like 10 days ago!

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? was supposed to be today, but vet appt. supersceded this so I moved it to wednesday. Also had my GD test on the 9th, I passed, yay!

Have you / will you found out the sex? no

Any names picked out? I gave in on Carl the 4th, but in light of recent events, now I'm thinking of Asher, yes after Ash our dog. (like Indiana Jones, haha)

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? a big mess of my stuff on one side, a big mess of baby's stuff on the other.

Anything else you would like to add or PIP? Our dog, Ash, Was diagnosed with gastric carcinoma this week. Medicine, chemo and surgery won't help. He is only 6. This is so hard on us. Here is a picture of him from when he was happy:

 

 

rccola1981

How many weeks are you? 7 weeks How are you feeling? Tired and nausea us at times but overall pretty well What are you craving?no cravings What grosses you out? Dirty dishes Have you bought/received anything for the baby? I got a bumbo at our local thrift shop, and started baby's quilts Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? Second beta was over 1000 (from 61 6 days before) and ultrasound scheduled this Thursday Have you / will you found out the sex? I don't think we will Any names picked out? Coressa Jean for a girl, boys we are debating How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Theme? We can't do anything until MIL moves out and we start to move in but it will be green with an animal theme Anything else you would like to add or PIP?

smbenevides1989

For Mommies-to-be:

How many weeks are you? 31.6 weeks

When is your EDD? Sept 16

How are you feeling? Feeling good but tired.

What are you craving? nothing out of the ordinary

What is grossing you out? nothing

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? I bought E's crib Saturday. I added some items to Amazon which I will buy this week and she will be all set.

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? I have my biweekly appointment today at 3:30.

Have you / will you found out the sex? Its a girl.

Any names picked out? Eliana Grace

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? Haven't touched Lexi's room since last weekend. I'm hoping to get going on organizing it again this week.

Anything else you would like to add or PIP? I started cleaning and organizing other rooms of the house. I got the kitchen cabinets and pantry cleaned out, wiped down, and organized. We bought a new fridge because ours was starting to die, so I cleaned out the fridge. I also got the bathroom cabinets and linen closet taken care of too. So two rooms to organize down, only three more to go. I'm just waiting for my parents to get the paint and take care of some touchups/add ons before I do a complete wash of the house.

Already Mommies:

LOs Age(s): 4 years old

Best part of your week? Nothing out of the ordinary.

Worst part of your week? Lexi was a little bratty yesterday and I was praying she would take a nap to calm down her attitude problem. That plan failed, but I at least got a nap while we watched Cinderella in her room.

Milestones? Nope.

PIP those kiddos! No new pictures.

BreMae

How many weeks are you? 21w4d

When is your EDD? 11.27.14

How are you feeling? Crappy today. I have a headache I thought a little coffee would help with. But I think it's actually made it worse. Boo!

What are you craving? Mcdonalds fries. Maple long john doughnuts. And ice cream. Real healthy over here!

What is grossing you out? Chicken still. I have to make some for DH for dinner and the thought is even grossing me out.

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? MIL went a little crazy at a carters outlet and brought over a bunch of clothes last week. And my aunt and uncle sent us a congratulatory "due date" frame.

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? 8.5 is next monthly

Have you / will you found out the sex? Boy!

Any names picked out? Not yet

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? I'm trying to convince H to paint this weekend. We picked out a cutesie monster theme from babies r us. So Grey, light green and blue

Anything else you would like to add or PIP? 

cloudymeatballs1

For Mommies-to-be: 

How many weeks are you?  6 weeks

When is your EDD? March 15, 2015

How are you feeling? Pretty crappy.  Lol Been having horrible headaches and been causing nausea.  

What are you craving? Nothing 

What is grossing you out? Most things full of flavor and strong smell

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? not yet.  

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? 1st one saw the "diamond ring"  .Got 1st results of betas, 15,167  Waiting on 2nd results.  Should be getting them today.    We have appt. Aug. 12 and hopefully will be able to hear heartbeat.    Cannot wait!!!!

Have you / will you found out the sex? YES YES YES!!!!

Any names picked out? A few maybes.  Nothing that we love yet...

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? Haven't started.  But we are going to paint walls grey and white.  Boy probably vintage sports.  Girl, No idea.  Lol, maybe purple??

@sewilson33 OMG we are exactly the same on our DD and such!  YAY!!!

@nightmare_of_beauty You are 2 day off!  Its great having girls here at the same time! 

amandaf6383

Uptowngirl2009 said:

LO Age: about 3.5 weeks now...I can't believe it

Best Part of the Week: When she is in a good mood it's wonderful. She is starting to give more happy expressions.

Worst Part of the Week: We switched formula because she was fussy. Thought it was better but the last 24 hours have been rough. She threw up yesterday morning, has blood in her stool again, and is spitting up a lot too. She was up from 2-5 AM last night and inconsolable. We are waiting on a call back from the pedi to see if we need to come in again or not. This is really rough...I feel like I can't even properly bond with her because of all of this.

Milestones: I don't even know...maybe that she is starting to smile more.

PIP: I don't even have a new picture to post. We had the cutest dress on her yesterday morning for church but then she threw up all over it. :-(        

Hi Hun, I'm so sorry your little girl is having a rough time. My friend who just recently had a baby told me her baby was experiencing the same issues and it turned out she had really bad reflux - might be worth looking into?

Sewilson33

cloudymeatballs1 said:

For Mommies-to-be: 

How many weeks are you?  6 weeks

When is your EDD? March 15, 2015

How are you feeling? Pretty crappy.  Lol Been having horrible headaches and been causing nausea.  

@sewilson33 OMG we are exactly the same on our DD and such!  YAY!!!

@nightmare_of_beauty You are 2 day off!  Its great having girls here at the same time! 

Same DD and same annoying as hell symptoms! My headaches come out of no where and the nausea from them is awful. I found that taking 2 Tylenol and then laying with an ice pack over my head helps a lot. I usually ice for 30 mins on and off.

cloudymeatballs1

Same DD and same annoying as hell symptoms! My headaches come out of no where and the nausea from them is awful. I found that taking 2 Tylenol and then laying with an ice pack over my head helps a lot. I usually ice for 30 mins on and off.

Thanks!  I will definitely try that!  These are headaches from hell!  And I get migraines!  I feel like super hung over everyday.  Lol, nice comparison...  haha  I am gonna try the ice!  xoxo 

LuckyAngel07

@Sewilson33 - Harper was on our short list of girl's names right up until the end. 

@zamboni00 - why are they setting an earlier end date? (sorry if I'm spacing on something you've mentioned before!)

@linnae939 - I'm so sorry about your dog's dx. huge ((hugs)) 

@brij2006 - LOVE the nursery inspiration/theme!!! (this coming from another gal doing gray walls with turquoise and yellow accents, instead of green/orange. )

@madeline10L - Maggie doesn't look too sure about that swing, haha!

@cloudymeatballs1 - were your first betas seriously 15,167?!? That's insanely high! I'm shocked they'd even do a second draw with a number like that.

@Uptowngirl2009 - Many T&Ps continuing for you and C. I really hope the ER doc can get you a quick and simple answer to get her feeling so much better. Reflux definitely sounds like a possibility (friend's baby had it), and while it's not fun to have to manage, it IS manageable, and she'll likely start feeling better so fast once meds are started.

sparklingdiamond

@linnae939  I am so so sorry about your dog :-(  I know how heartbreaking that is and it made me cry just reading your post :-(

cloudymeatballs1

@luckyangel07 Well, I told them I wanted to do the two day thing. So I did them and didn't get the first results til Thursday, the day I did the 2nd test.    Glad to hear that number so high.  Made me feel much better with things!! xoxo

GoodWolf

How many weeks are you?
38+1

When is your EDD?
8/3

How are you feeling?
Physically good, emotionally up and down sometimes I want her here now, sometimes I get sad thinking of not having her in me and feeling her kicks anymore. And now I'm choking up thinking about it again. I'm a mess!

What are you craving?
Still all the sweets

What is grossing you out?
My nose is really sensitive again. Cologn is killing me.

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately?
We got a quilt from DH's grandpa's wife this weekend!

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments?
Weekly is on Thursday. I'll be 38+4, might ask for an internal check if I'm feeling week. It's been nice not knowing so hopefully I can hold out.

Have you / will you found out the sex?
Girl!

Any names picked out?
Yep

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes?
Donezo. Just waiting on a tiny occupant.

Anything else you would like to add or PIP?
I really hope I'm not pregnant for another month... I always said if I go two weeks late I won't be surprised. But holy cow, just making it to my due date seems like a long time at this point. The mental struggle is real! My mantra is "I just want her to come when she's ready..."

jmw928

How many weeks are you? 
9w and change
When is your EDD? 2/19/15
How are you feeling? 
Tired. Very nauseas this morning, better now.
What are you craving? 
Anything sour.
What is grossing you out? 
Anything with intense flavors. I tried eating pasta this weekend with a "Cajun Alfredo" sauce. I cannot even think about what it tasted like.
Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? 
Nope. Thinking about buying some new sports bras very soon. The ones I have are doing nothing for me right now.  With my newly acquired boobs, running, especially downhill, is excruciating.
Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? 
This Thursday!!
Have you / will you found out the sex? 
We will.
Any names picked out? 
We have  a short list
How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? 
DH promise to go through his stack of boxed this weekend. They have been there since we moved in, which was April 2013.

BreMae

@brij2006‌ I have that same room pinned on pinterest. I'm thinking of doing something similar with the painting!

jmw928

@linnae939 -I'm so, so sorry to hear about your pup! Ash does look so happy in that picture. You definitely make him feel loved.

@brij2006 - I LOVE your nursery inspiration! I might have to politely "borrow" some of the ideas.

@Uptowngirl2009 - I'm so sorry to hear this! I can only imagine your frustration and worry.  I hope you hear back soon and get some answers. I will say some extra prayers for you.

zamboni00

@LuckyAngel07‌ I was just told that if they aren't here by then, we would talk induction/c-section. It's because there are 2 in there, and 38w is actually full term for twins.

brij2006

Looks like that Pinterest picture has been around. ;-)

sgautschi

@linnae939 I'm so so sorry about your dog. My oldest dog is 6 years old as well and is still such a puppy at heart, I can't even imagine getting news like that right now. Big ((hugs)) and F cancer.

sgautschi

For Mommies-to-be: 

How many weeks are you? 11w4d

When is your EDD? 2/5/15

How are you feeling? Good until the evening when I get hit by a wall of fatigue. My stomach has felt weird lately too, like hungry and full at the same time. No nausea though.

What are you craving? Lately it's been In'n'Out, thank goodness I live right down the street from one.

What is grossing you out? Nothing right now.

Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? Crib! Feels so weird making such a big purchase but it was a great deal that I couldn't pass up.

Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? Next appointment is either 8/15 or possible sooner if I end up switching OBs (stupid insurance issues).

Have you / will you found out the sex? We will

Any names picked out? Thomas or Elizabeth are the top choices currently.

How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? Ugh, so much work to do. We are almost done with the remaining house projects and then we will get to work painting the nursery, adding flooring (we had to rip the carpet out) and then I can start putting the baby gear I already own in there and out of the garage.

Anything else you would like to add or PIP? 


Already Mommies: 

LOs Age(s):  9.5 months

Best part of your week? My appointments on Friday, they helped my anxiety a lot and I am so happy and relieved that both my babies are growing like they should.

Worst part of your week? Had a really rough night on Thursday but it's been much better since.

Milestones? She is starting to take steps unassisted. She will take one step then give up, but it's a start!

PIP those kiddos!