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PG/Mom Check-In
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PG
Elaine/LaneyPoopers: EDD 10/29/2011 - Team Pink
Kaley/Kaley0130: EDD 10/29/2011 - Team Green
Danielle/Jjswife: EDD 11/02/2011 - Team Pink
Sara/Sara76: EDD 1/1/2012 - Team Pink
Jamie/Roses12985: EDD: 1/27/2012 - Team Pink
Alicia/diamondgrrl5: EDD: 2/22/2012 Brittany/bparkhur: EDD: 2/8/2012 - Team BlueKelly/Floridamom224: adopting Marcus, age 1 (soon?) AND EDD 3/17/2012
Meghan/MrsMEW: EDD 3/27/2012
Junie/lj_n_tj24: EDD 4/10/2012
Moms
Lauren/babygator15: Mom to Nicholas 8/15/2011 Lauren/babybchbum: Mom to Triston born 8/8/2011 Kristina/ragazza19: Mom to Jax born 8/2/2011 Ava born 12/02/08 Lovethesun08: Mom to Mason born 7/22/2011 Marissa/amellis2: Mom to Amelia and Abigail born 6/4/2011 Mayette/etteyam: Mom to Sophia born 5/3/2011 and Juliana born 11/14/09Summer/sc+fm: Mom to Charlotte, born 4/30/2011
Tasha/tashaandsage: Mom to Maisy born 3/22/11 and Beckett born 01/28/08
Chelsea/MrsChelseaP09: Mom to Lila born 3/11/2011
Jennifer/jennifer80808: Mom to born Kennedy 02/19/2011
Jen/MrsJenRN: Mom to Zoe born 2/17/2011
Kaila/miabridentampa: Mom to Malia born 2/17/2011
Jessica/blossomtg85: Mom to Brett and Emma born 2/2/2011
Lauren/LaurenandMack: Mom to Emory born 12/5/2010
Crystal/BullsBride2009: Mom to Jace born 9/15/2010
Kristen/Mrs.Kristen: Mom to Amberlynn-Rose born 08/24/10 and David born 12/07/07
Aja/MrsMommyLo: Mom to Audrey and Mason born 08/17/10 and Parker born 12/31/08
Amanda/AmandaAndTj: Mom to Rylee born 07/17/10
Jenn/babygirl12782: Mom to Elise born 05/28/10
Kristin/SouthSeasBride: Mom to Mason and Brooke born 04/21/10
Danielle/dvroxy: Mom to MacKenzie born 04/10/10
Kelly/kelcat: Mom to Declinn born 04/01/10
Sarah/mrsfireman19: Mom to Brady born 03/04/10
Amy/MrsTiu2006: Mom to Alana born 01/05/10
Laura/Gator_Bride08: Mom to Hannah born 12/31/09
Kathy/Mrs.Jason.9.15.07: Mom to Macy born 12/08/09
Kendra/ChangeofPace: Mom to Ezra born 11/16/09 and Imogen, 5
Maria/mariaandbrian2008: Mom to Olivia born 10/13/09
Brittany/bparkhur: Mom to Adrian born 06/18/09
Tricia/WhatIsLove?: Mom to Paige born 08/02/08
Kate/k8elee03: Mom to Lily born 07/26/08
Andrea/delta21: Mom to Cameron and Carter born 04/24/08
Kim/KimandRoss: Mom to Quinn born 02/25/08
Liz/AidensMommy: Mom to Aiden born 01/25/08
Kelly/Floridamom224: Mom to Isaiah 4
Mitzi/mzpinay: Step-mom to Giorgio, 6
Mindy/nursemindy: Mom to Alex 15, and Elizabeth
DX: 6/9/2011: Azoo ICSI/IVF only option for biological child
IVF #1: ER - 9/26 * ET - 10/1 * beta#1 10/13 - 140 * beta#2 10/17 - 477 * beta#3 10/20 - 1101
1st u/s at 6w6d - one hb * 2nd u/s at 8w3d - no hb detected 11/10/11 * natural m/c 11/13/11
FET #1 Jan/Feb 2012 - 3 delays - cancelled 2/13
FET #1.2 - May/June 2012 - ET 6/6/* beta#1 6/15 - 95 * beta #2 6/19 - 322 * beta #3 6/22 - 940
7/6 1st u/s @ 7 weeks - one beautiful hb - released from RE
EDD 2/22/2013
PAIF/SAIF/PGAL welcome
Re: PG/Mom Check-In
Zoe is being quite sneaky and has now, on 3 occasions, gone from being on her tummy to mysteriously sitting up. I literally close my eyes, turn away, or am across the room and she has managed to do it.
Last night we moved her crib down a level because of this. She is getting quite strong and mobile all of a sudden. I think she will be crawling within a month or less, too! She is also making lots of different sounds when she babbles and has be screeching and yelling to let us know when she is not happy (does it with a frown), or when she is just happy (does it with a smile)! She is too cute and getting so big so fast. I knew it would fly by, but this is just riduculous! I am so thankful that I get to spend so much time at home with her and that most of my time at work is while she is sleeping. 
Last night she woke up at 12:30 and took about 30-45 min to fall back asleep. then woke up again at 2 for a few mins. I am hoping it's a fluke!
Still no teeth yet and even less interest in solids than she had before. I even gave her a few tiny chunks of my banana today and she didn't like it. I'm not too worried though because I know every baby is different and she will like to eat something other than breastmilk eventually. We are not forcing her and are taking it slow and try to make it fun for her. Not much else you can do.
Mason is doing great! He is smiling so much more now which just melts my heart.
We have been taking him out more and more. Still trying not to take him out too much but mom and dad need to get out too. haha
He has his 2 month doctors visit next week and he will get 2 shots. I have decided to space his shots out so we will go back the following week for an oral medicene and another shot. I cant wait to see how much he weighs. I weighed him here at home last week and he weighed around 11.7 pounds.
I am doing great also, wish I could get rid of this belly fat. Guess I need to start exercising. I had pulled a stitch when I went to my 6 week PP doctors visit so she said no sex or exercise for at least another week or 2. I laughed as I dont know if I am ready for sex yet. haha
I haven't really participated in this post in a while, so I thought I should give a little update.
Mason and Brooke are almost 17 months! They are running and climbing everywhere/everything. They are not talking a whole lot yet, although they have their own "twin language" that they speak. Their favorite thing to say is no, no, no... go figure! They love Yo Gabba Gabba. I think they are going to be characters from that for Halloween
They love to throw their food on the floor... Becoming quite opinionated in what they eat. So fun
Brooke is really into her "babies" and Mason likes throwing balls.
They sure keep me on my toes and give me quite a few laughs each day. I definitely earn my glasses of wine a few nights a week!
Beckett was Muno the year before last! It was so cute!
I'll be 12 weeks tomorrow and I'm very excited about it. I'm starting to feel better - still nauseous, but not 24/7, and still tired, but not that "OMG I might actually die if I don't sleep RIGHT NOW" feeling I've had for the last 6 weeks.
I have an ultrasound scheduled for Friday and I can't wait to see the little one again and get that reassurance that everything is okay. Assuming everything goes well with that u/s we'll probably make it "Facebook official."
Ellie ~ 3.29.12
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this baby does not like the tucked in position in my uterus... it likes to stretch its little limbs as far out as it can and im constantly pushing them back in lol... people think im ready for delivery because i look really really pregnant now... 7 more weeks (and i think im going to need all of it!)
still havent had my shower yet, its scheduled for the 24th.. then maybe ill actually buy some baby items myself since i still havent done that at all!
oh and we took a bradley birthing class last week.. which i dont think i really need as a l&d nurse, but i wanted my husband to be somewhat educated.. i laughed so hard seeing his face as he watched a video of a real delivery for the first time
Haha, the Chinese calendar told me boy and 2 scans have shown that she is definitely a girl
We're doing well. I'm starting to feel Baby Girl move around a lot, which is so cool. It's probably the best thing about pregnancy so far. We go for our follow up Level II u/s on Friday, so hopefully we'll get good news, but just trying not to think about it until then.
The jealousy temper tantrums have begun. It sucks because Ava gets a bit violent - kicking, scratching, pinching me and her dad. I just sat down and cried one night because I can't handle this. We always make sure we include her in everything, but she just wants nothing to do with the baby. We both do things with her alone which she's perfectly behaved for. I guess she's having a hard time competing for attention. Ughh I don't like this phase. Does anyone have any tips on how to make this easier?
On a happier note, my little guy is 6 weeks old today. We had to have an echo cardiogram done yesterday for a murmur and he weighed 12.5 pounds! My little tugboat, lol.
Hang in there, girl! It does get easier! I don't really have much advice, because I fumbled my way through that rough time, but I understand how difficult it is combining an already tough age with a new sibling. Beckett's aggression was often more directed at the baby than us, and no matter how much attention we showered him with, he was just extremely jealous and could be a little violent at times. And of course, it was worse when it was just me home with the 2 of them.
My pediatrician's advice biggest advice to me for dealing with the aggressive behavior was to follow through. Even if I was in the middle of nursing, and he was purposely rough with me or the baby, I had to take him to time out. If he did it again, take a toy away. I know that seems like a given, but when you are already tired, have your hands full and are multitasking, it's easy to let things slide and you can't do that. We also got a really cool Melissa and Doug behavior chart from Michael's and I think that helped. It's gotten so much better, but even now, with Maisy almost 6 months, it still flares up sometimes. We also dealt with some regression too, and the pedi said just be patient and understanding about that. I hope this phase goes by quickly for you. My favorite thing in the world right now is watching and hearing Beckett make Maisy laugh hysterically- you'll be there soon enough
I was so hoping you'd see my post and respond. I remember you mentioning that Beckett was going through a jealous period. Coincidentally I had Jax's 1 month pedi appt this morning and I asked about how to handle it and the pedi said the exact same thing. When she acts up, to do something to get her attention and divert her from the bad behavior whether that means taking a toy away, time out, threatening things etc. We've kind of resorted to doing those anyway as of late and it is working thank goodness. I hope this phase does not last long though, I have bruises lol.
We had issues for a while with this in our house. I will tell you that what your pediatrician suggested is what ours suggested but the NP told us that some kids just don?t respond to it and at some point he will come to terms with the fact she just isn?t going anywhere. I did a lot of crying thinking we were doing something wrong. We included him in EVERYTHING, tried to get him interested in spending time with his sister, and even took him to do things on his own. We even gave a parenting class a shot?heck maybe we could learn from other people. Once the baby was able to interact with him he took a completely different attitude about things. He is no longer looking to get into trouble the second I turn my head to change a diaper or while giving her a bath. I want to say it was once she turned 6 months and really started acknowledging him as well that he really cared and started hugging and holding his sissy. It makes you feel like your failing in some aspect because you can?t get a handle on it, but in due time it will change.