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Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Re: Mommy and M2B: Tuesday edition!
Already-Mommies:
Best part of your week? S slept amazing the other night and in her crib! She slept from 9-3, ate, 3-6 ate, then we got up around 9:30. It was very refreshing!
Worst part of your week? Last night was not good, and I am really tired.
Milestones? She is looking towards sounds, cooing a lot more, smiling! and can lift her head for long periods of time
What's your favorite thing to do with your LO? I love when she first wakes up; she is so happy and always smiling. I also really enjoy reading to her at night.
PIP those kiddos! I haven't PIPd her in a while, so I am going to put up a few
After 31 cycles and two losses, we've been blessed with a healthy baby girl!
Congrats to both of my amazing TTC Buddies, tdmd09 and sb2006!!
Life of Amberley
We could, but we don't like William Smith or any of the other nn's for William: Bill Smith, Will Smith, Willie Smith....those all seem terrible.
Already-Mommies:
Best part of your week? Kaitlyn's baptism was on Sunday
Worst part of your week? DH and I are not getting along at all
Milestones? She's really starting to sit up quite well by herself now.
What's your favorite thing to do with your LO? It's hard to pick just one! I love nursing her and playing with her and reading to her and holding her.
PIP those kiddos!
BFP Chart
Her cheeks. Get me every time.
Love these two pics. Love how she is staring at C.
After 31 cycles and two losses, we've been blessed with a healthy baby girl!
Congrats to both of my amazing TTC Buddies, tdmd09 and sb2006!!
Life of Amberley
Already-Mommies:
Best part of your week? I buttoned my pre pg jeans finally!
Worst part of your week? The middle of the night. I need sleep!
Milestones? She has discovered her hands.
What's your favorite thing to do with your LO? Anything that makes her giggle.
PIP those kiddos!
Both from the end of December, because I'm late like that.
Thank you Madeline!
BFP Chart
For Mommies-to-be:
How many weeks are you? I am 24 weeks and some days.
When is your EDD? Middle of May.
How are you feeling? Tired, still. All the time & lazy.
What are you craving? Beef
What is grossing you out? Nothing really.
Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? Shower one was on Sunday. I've yet to buy much. Just getting their room ready. Ohh, Just dropped 600$ on a glider! Lol, like 20 min ago. How did I forget!
Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? Growth scan on Friday. Can't wait.
Have you / will you found out the sex? One boy, one girl.
Any names picked out? Vaughn and Eloise.
How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? It's coming! DH is in there right now, painting and doing some touch up.
Anything else you'd like to PIP? I was a PIP W yesterday.
After the baby is here, what scares you most about parenting? Being a lazy wife and a so so mother. I really want to be able to do both of these jobs better than anything I've ever done. I don't want to half ass any of this. I'm pretty lazy and I worry this won't change.
and sleep. I am a bear on little sleep. Poor DH.
How many weeks are you? 24w1d
When is your EDD? June 3rd
How are you feeling? Well considering I'm in the hospital for contractions and bleeding, not so hot.
What are you craving? Donuts, other sweet stuff, berries
What is grossing you out? Indian food
Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? Bought our travel system and a BOB last weekend.
Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? Had an emergency u/s today to check on the placenta and everything looked good other than baby boy is measuring two and a half weeks ahead and already weighs about 1lb 14 oz at 24 weeks! Eek!
Have you / will you found out the sex? It's a boy!
Any names picked out? Theodore Joshua
How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? We're moving in a few weeks and will start working on it then, but it will be aqua and orange.
Anything else you'd like to PIP?
After the baby is here, what scares you most about parenting? Teaching him to be a good person in the world we live in where there are so many constant bad influences.
4 losses: Blighted ovum 1/11, CP 12/11, CP 3/12, and our perfectly healthy baby girl Charlotte Grace, missed M/C 5/31/12 at 8w5d
Surprise unmedicated BFP 9/21/12!! Beta #1 9/22 (10 DPO): 46 Beta #2 9/24 (12 DPO): 226! Heartbeat 136 bpm at 7w! It's a BOY! Theodore Joshua 5/23/13 7:36am 7lb 13 oz, 19.25 in
Already-Mommies:
Best part of your week? Having a 4 day weekend last week and getting to spend all day with M!
Worst part of your week? Missing M lots on Monday when back at work.
Milestones? He can sit up for about 30 seconds by himself now! He'll sit up and play with toys for longer if he's got the bobby around him, but I was so excited to see him sit without it!
What's your favorite thing to do with your LO? Read books and snuggle on the couch.
PIP those kiddos!
Sitting in the boppy:
How many weeks are you? 22 Weeks
When is your EDD? 6-15-13
How are you feeling? Great!
What are you craving? Pizza
What is grossing you out? Nothing atm.
Have you bought/received anything for the baby lately? We got a little gator shirt from friends.
Ultrasounds? Betas? Appointments? N/A
Have you / will you found out the sex? We have.
Any names picked out? Yes.
How is the nursery coming along? PIPs? Themes? Slowly.
Anything else you'd like to PIP? No
After the baby is here, what scares you most about parenting? Not knowing how to handle baby.
*TTC since 10/11*
BFP: 9/30/12, EDD: 6/15/13
*~*Our miracle arrived on 6/13/13*~*