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Babes With Bumps
Congrats on the new BFP's- LoveofJoe and Jennrs! Let me know your info and I'll add you.
Send some labor dust to Katie and Lauren, who I'm sure are ready to have those boys!!
If anyone else needs added/changed/updated let me know. 
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 ? It's a Boy! ? Judy - Judybruin
05/02/2012- It's a Boy!- 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
08/10/2012- Unknown- Jenn- Jennrs
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.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not)
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not)
4.) Anything else to share?
**I think I'm just about done with posting these, ladies. I'll do it another week but I'm out of questions! If anyone wants to take over, feel free. If not, I guess this post will go away like the BWLO posts!
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? Terrible sciatic pain, but other than that pretty good. No new milestones or appointments this week. Starting next week I have to switch between the OB/MFM and will have an appointment every week. Ultrasounds at the MFM and NST's along with regular check-up's at the OB. My insurance company is going to hate us.
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) Finishing Christmas shopping! I am not feeling it this year.
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) Um, the next 8-12 weeks? I know that sounds terrible and obviously I would do anything to keep them inside and healthy until they are full term but I am very uncomfortable and I know it's just going to get worse. A lot worse.
4.) Anything else to share?I am really starting to get nervous about their arrival. I feel like once Christmas is over, it could be "go time" at any moment and that freaks me out. I am so worried about how Nolan is going to handle it, much less DH and me! Money is already tight so how we're going to add in two more kids is beyond me. Not to mention the space issue I've already talked about in the past. It's giving me anxiety and I just don't like it!
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? I'm feeling good. A little bit of energy here and there. Glucose test today. Next appt. is 12/23. They will be doing a growth ultrasound then also. Curious to see how big Madison is!
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) looking forward to Christmas with Evan. It will be the last one of the three of us
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) the cold weather and going out in it
4.) Anything else to share? We got our nursery furniture at BRU. A nice recliner the crib and changing table all for $300
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week?
Full term tomorrow. Had an appointment last night with the GBS test. I'll learn the results to that next week probably. I'm actually feeling okay for the most part. Lots of BH and the joy of the hemis, but I brought that on myself after standing in the kitchen cooking Thanksgiving, so I can't really complain. I'm officially on weekly appointments now.
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not)
Just to have this baby. I'm really excited to see how it goes and what she looks like. I'm also super nervous about it ending the same way as last time, but there's nothing more I can do about that.
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not)
Christmas shopping. I have no ideas for a lot of people, (including H), trying to save as much money as we can since my leave is unpaid, ugh!
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?
I feel great. I'll be 24 weeks tomorrow (Wednesday). I also have my 24 week doctor's appointment tomorrow. My ob wants to do the glucose test tomorrow. She said the normal range to do it is 24 - 28 weeks, and she prefers to do it on the earlier side of that range for her patients, so that if you have gestational diabetes, it's caught earlier.
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not)
Winter vacation. 2 weeks off of work.
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not)
I'm not looking forward to the lack of sleep when the baby is born.
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? Still can't stop puking. It's been at it's height this week. I have no energy or motivation to do anything. Come on, second tri! Reg appointment on Friday, n/t scan a week from Friday.
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) Getting the Christmas decorating done and finishing this grad semester. Over it.
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) Finishing all the papers and work I have to do for the end of the semester. Socking out a ton of money for Christmas gifts.
4.) Anything else to share?I am going facebook public after the n/t scan, so I'm looking forward to that so I can finally be "out there."
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week? Had my 24 week check up yesterday and for the most part it was fine... but the digital scale wouldn't work so she dug out an old scale with the sliding weights and told me she "wasn't sure" if it was accurate. Well, if it was accurate, then I gained 12 points in 4 weeks... which, considering that my clothes still fit (including pre-preg clothes) and my bump is not that big, that BETTER not be right. Now I'm freaked out.
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) Going to see my parents for a week at Christmas!
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) How much worse my sleep is going to get... it already sucks.
4.) Anything else to share?Tiff-I can do the posts for a few months if you want.
1.) How are you feeling? Any new milestones or changes in symptoms you'd like to share? Any appointments coming up this week? Sore hips/pelvis as things are losening & spreading and a killer headache the past couple of days.... hoping its just a migraine & not the start of the virus that Mads currently has
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) Christmas & Christmas break
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) Kind of panicking over how fast time is flying lately- can't believe there's only 8 weeks left until my due date! I just feel like there's so much to do between Christmas & getting things ready for Lily, plus this trimester at school coming to a close & having to deal with exams & grades so soon.
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? Glucose test this am, so feeling kind of fuzzy now, but not too horrible. Followed by regular appointment. Doc said to just start using saline spray regularly and vaseline at night to help with my nose. Was really surprised my weight gain wasn't mentioned. I was told to be better about walking last appointment and I'm pretty sure I've gain about 10lbs this month. Of course I'm rotating doctor's right now, so that might have an effect. Starting appointments every 2 weeks-ish now.
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) Short term my choral society concert is this weekend and I always LOVE the feeling/emotional vibrancy out of performing. Longer term, I am really looking forward to seeing my family of Christmas. Haven't seen them since July.
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) Painting the nursery. It's not going to be until mid-January so I will be 35+ weeks. I'm envisioning a friends and family pizza party
4.) Anything else to share? I talked with my mom after my appt this morning, and she decided to host a shower for me over Christmas. So now I feel like an a$$. I partly think my DH said something since I was really bummed out, BUT I am excited to celebrate with my family!
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) I am looking forward to shopping for Charlie on Thursday. Our Krogers did a holiday promotion where for every $100 you spent during a certain time period you get $10 in credits for home or toys. We ended up earning $60 in free credits that we are using on all of Charlie's christmas toys. I can't wait to have a free $60 shopping spree!!!
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) I am dreading the night before the induction. I don't know how I am going to sleep!!!
4.) Anything else to share? After having decided fully on a name weeks and weeks ago, we have been back to the name debate. We have two top names I just worry that he won't look like either! The original name was Zachary, the new contender is Miles.
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) I'm PREGNANT!!! Cannot wait to tell the grandmas and grandpas on Christmas!!!
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) -- the worry that comes with the beginning of pregnancy. :-(
4.) Anything else to share?
According to my ovulation date, my EDD is August 10, but I don't like due dates so I'm going to say sometime in August. :-)
Neena Mae. 1/7/10
"A baby nursing at a mother's breast is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature." - David Suzuki
Casperdy, that would be great- thank you! Hopefully you have more creative juices than me.
Amanda, no problem. We're all pulling for you!!
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?
Had my 34 week appt yesterday. Measuring right on track and she is head down! Just dealing with the aches and pains of late pregnancy. Hips are starting to hurt, back kills when I get out of bed. Eating is becoming challenging.
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not)
Finishing up the nursery (we're close!) and Christmas - struggling to get myself in the spirit a little bit.
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not)
Umm, labor? lol
Oh, and training someone here on a process I manage before I leave. It is going to be such a headache.
Claire Elizabeth 12/31/2011
Married Bio
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) Seeing the baby again in a week and a half.
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) Christmas shopping and the fact that we have something going on every weekend for the next 4 weeks.
4.) Anything else to share? Congrats again Amanda!! I really hope this is it for you!!
Wow, just saw this! Katie, your labor was wicked fast. I am glad you had that contraction:)
Thank you, Angie! I'm hoping so too.
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? Still feeling good overall. I started having some pain in my right side above my hip Monday night and it's starting to subside today. I don't think it's RLP since it is lingering. I see the doctor this afternoon so I will mention it then. A/S is the 13th!!!
2.) What are you most looking forward to right now? (baby related or not) Christmas and find out if we are having a boy or a girl!
3.) What are you dreading the most right now? (baby related or not) My potential lingering unemployment. I hate not knowing what is going on and if I will be jobless before the baby comes. I am trying to find a new job but that is going no where and soon if I do get an interview I feel that my bump will make job offers less likely.
4.) Anything else to share?