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Babes With Bumps
Congratulations to: Marie-Etta on baby Gene, Emily on baby Eloise and easy L&D dust to Nicole who is being induced right now with baby Tessa! 
Finally, If anyone needs added/changed/updated let me know.
10/31/2011 ? It?s a Girl! ? Danielle - MrsPink
11/19/2011 ? It?s a Girl! ? Jo - Jo&Sam
11/25/2011 ? Two Boys! ? Colleen-ColleenS629
11/27/2011 ? It?s a Boy! ? Katie ? Katiedom
12/02/2011 ? It?s a Boy! ? Lauren - LaurenSweat
12/15/2011 ? It?s a Boy! ? Firefleye7
12/21/2011 ? It?s a Girl! ? Jill - JnicMTek
12/27/2011 ? It?s a Boy! ? Katie - MrsKatieK
12/29/2011 ? It?s a Girl! ? Nikki - RockyMountainGirl
01/06/2012 ? It?s a Girl! ? Colleen ? CMC714
01/23/2011 ? It's a Girl! ? Melissa ? MrsL628
02/23/2012 - It's a Girl! ? Llora - MrsMillerJune2008
02/25/2012 ?It's a Girl! ? Lindsey - Lahorn
03/05/2012 ? Two Girls! - TeacherTiff
03/19/2012 ? It's a surprise! ? Cassidy ? Casperdy
03/21/2012 ? Unknown ? Judy - Judybruin
05/02/2012- Unknown- Kellie- CurtisandKellie
05/09/2012- Unknown- Brooke- bbetson
05/10/2012- Unknown- Amy- Famousamos1231
05/18/2012- Unknown- Melissa- Fraux
05/29/2012- Unknown- Beth- Swimmerette00
06/15/2012 - It's a surprise! - Kim- star678
06/24/2012 - Unknown- Angie- aflowers
This week's questions:
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week?
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up?
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
4.) Anything else to share?
Re: Babes With Bumps
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week? I can feel slight outside movement now when they are being hyper. I see my OB on Thursday, but nothing exciting coming up.
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up? I made the pregnant skeleton costume. I need to get a better picture (maybe on Monday on Halloween that'll be my bump picture!) but here it is in case you missed it on FB.
I got SO many looks, questions, & compliments at the zoo on Saturday. At least they know I'm not just fat(ter). 
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life: Positive: I love that I'm feeling them move more and more and can distinguish them apart. The anterior placenta hindered that for awhile. Negative: I am so freaking exhausted at the end of the day, especially when I work. It's going to be a long few months!
4.) Anything else to share?
Our crazy, wonderful life
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week?
Pregnancy wise, I'm feeling okay. Tired, sore, etc. All the usual for this point. No appointments until Monday, just a routine one.
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up?
I have a red sweatshirt and I'm either going to put an "M" on it or "EASY". It's not much, but I'm not a fan of dressing up anyway. SIL is having a big trick or treat party and if you show up without some costume, she'll rummage until she finds you something to wear.
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
Positive: I can catch which appendages are moving around now, and when I push back, she pushes again.
Negative: I have a cold and can't take anything that works to fix it. I just look in the medicine cabinet at the Mucinex or Nyquil and sigh
4.) Anything else to share?
I actually started packing a bag yesterday. It was more to put things in a place where they belong (didn't want to put a nursing tank in the dresser if I'm just moving it again before wearing it), but it's a start.
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week?
35/35 this past weekend, yahoo!!! Can't believe that next weekend I will be full term already. Time is FLYING. No appts this week. Feeling good - everybody says I look so small for being 35 weeks, yet I feel SO LARGE. hahaha
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up?
Nah. I am actually going out of town this coming weekend for a wedding, so I will miss most of the Halloween festivities going on. We are taking Jack out trick or treating (just to a few houses with some of his friends) but I don't think I am going to dress up.
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
Positive: Being that I only have 5 weeks to go, I am trying to enjoy every day - the movement, feeling my round, hard stomach, etc. Because I know that as much as I am looking forward to NOT being pregnant anymore, I will miss all of this.
Negative: The ligament pain! The sciatic nerve pain! Oy!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to be able to get up and move like a normal person instead of stretching and moaning and groaning like a 90 year old!
4.) Anything else to share?
I am getting really excited to meet little man, and introduce him to his big brother. And maternity leave, I CANNOT WAIT for that. Work has been hectic, and I am looking forward to the break.
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week? Feeling really good. It's starting to get difficult to get off the couch and out of bed but otherwise no complaints. I have a regular appointment tomorrow.
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up? I might make the pregnant skeleton shirt that Tiff posted, if I can find my black maternity shirt buried in my closet somewhere. We're not really doing anything for Halloween so it would be mostly just for a picture.
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
Postive: I love feeling actual body parts poking out of my stomach. I'm not quite sure what I am feeling but it feels like feet and elbows and knees.
Negative: I wish I had family and friends nearby to share this pregnancy with.
4.) Anything else to share?
Aspen Marley ~ 12.22.11
My Blog of Randomness - Pocketful of Roses
My boring blog
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week? Nothing's changed except for the fact that I have actually been punched/kicked in the cervix this week. Normally it's all in my belly...
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up? I bought a t-shirt off of cafepress that has a jack o lantern on it. It was my one (stupid) splurge purchase so far. I wanted to wear something to work without wearing a real costume. Apparently this is the first week I truly look all out pregnant, so hopefully it works.
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
Positive: I'm really enjoying feeling LO move around in there more often.
Negative: sleeping is getting increasingly difficult and I was already a side sleeper, plus it's getting into cold/flu season and I think I'm getting another cold. the NeilMed sinus rinse is my (re)new best friend
4.) Anything else to share? My brother found out last week that they're having a little girl too!! and my cousin is pregnant in April. If she has a girl, that will be 3 girls in THREE months! Thanksgiving next year will be an amazing mess of people.
Also, based on last night - extreme leakage the night before was DEFINITELY related to seeing my friends babies. Ugh. I hope that doesn't happen every time I visit...
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week?
I feel great. No new milestones or changes in symptoms. No appointments this week. However, I have my anatomy scan Wednesday of next week (November 2), and then we'll find out the gender.
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up?
I don't really have a bump. As of my 13 week u/s, I lost 3 pounds from my pre pregnancy weight. I gained 2 pounds between my 13 week u/s and my 16 week checkup. But, I'm still down 1 pound from my pre pregnancy weight (as of my last appointment, which was 3 weeks ago). So I can't really take advantage of the bump to dress up.
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
My changes aren't major, as I'm still not really noticeably pregnant. A pregnancy related positive in my life is DH has to do all the lifting, and a lot of the cleaning. A pregnancy related negative is I can't have raw fish sushi.
4.) Anything else to share?
Nope
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week?
How am I feeling??? Like crap! She is a lot more active than Marshall ever was, so I have her pushing on my belly from the inside all day and Marshall pushing on it from the outside...by the end of the day it HURTS!
I have an appointment on Friday and I'm expecting to get the Strep B test. I'm debating if I want to have them check for dilation or not.
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up?
Nope, I have never really dressed up at Halloween, and we aren't going anywhere, so I'm not going to waste any energy trying to come up with a costume!
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
Positive: I had my breastfeeding class last week and it was pretty good. I didn't learn a TON (I have learned so much from the board already!), but it did make me feel pretty good about being able to do it this time. So I'm excited for that.
Negative: I feel like if breastfeeding works out this time that I'll go through some of the bad feelings from not being able to give that to Marshall. I know that's silly and that I did everything I could with Marshall, but I already have it on my mind...
4.) Anything else to share?
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week? Killer heartburn has kicked in in the last week- anything/everything I eat does it. Finally started some meds for it though which is making a HUGE difference (thank god!) Getting achy & feeling stuffed/full by the end of the day now, but that's to be expected at this point I suppose!
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up? A bunch of co-workers & I are dressing up as contestants from Legends of the Hidden Temple at school on Monday, but that's about it..... nothing bump-related.
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
- Positive: LOVE feeling movement.... especially knowing that we're only planning on 2 kiddos, I'm savoring it all
- Negative: That full achy feeling by the end of the day... being full after only a few bites & having to eat smaller meals. Kind of a pain. Um and the worst heartburn ever.
4.) Anything else to share? We finally painted Lily's room last weekend & I've picked out some fabrics for her curtains & bed skirt. I'm so excited to have made some progress on her room!
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life: Positive: I love feeling the babies move around. Negative: I want to be full-term and give birth so I know that they are okay.
4.) Anything else to share?
m/c 7/17/10
Dx: MFI- 3% morph
IUIs: Gonal-F + Ovidrel + b2b IUI= BFNs
IVF with ICSI= BFP! EDD 11/25/11
3/18- Beta #1 452! 3/20- Beta #2 1,026!! 3/27- First u/s- TWINS!
Our twin boys arrived at 36w5d due to IUGR and a growth discordance
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
I felt the same way about the class, didn't learn a lot, but it was worth it. I also am afraid of guilt feelings for not even attempting it with Alex.
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week? I've been battling some nausea lately, but I haven't thrown up yet (knock on wood!). Unfortunately, it seems like the nausea is worse over the weekends. Total bummer. I've also been wanting to sleep all the time! My first appointment is Monday.
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up? I'm not dressing up. Even if I did, I don't have anything more than bloat so I wouldn't do a special costume.
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life:
Positive: Other than being tired and the random nausea, I've actually been feeling good. I'm looking forward to telling more family and friends soon!!
Negative: I hate feeling icky and I am so over having to wait until 10 weeks to go to the doctor.
4.) Anything else to share?
My Blog
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week? I've been pretty tired this week but trying to still workout to keep my energy up. I have an appointment Monday for an ultrasound with a specialist to test for down sydrome and then meet my new doctor on Wednesday.
2.) Halloween is next week. Are you taking advantage of the bump to dress up? I am actually using Halloween to tell our friends in town. We all get together every year for a party and this year instead of a costume I have a shirt that says baby bump's first halloween (even though I am not really showing).
3.) One current pregnancy related positive in your life and one current pregnancy related negative in your life: Positive: we are telling family and friends this weekend! Negative: I can't have sushi or a cold sandwich from Jimmy Johns.
4.) Anything else to share?