1 day DPO and in need of buddies :)

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Update - I went and got Oakley early from daycare just because I was worried about him and in certain lights, I think I can see the blister she was talking about on his lip but it just looks like a scratch to me. I'll see if it grows tomorrow. He's romping around like crazy, no fever and actually ate chicken (!!!!) for dinner - I can't get the boy to eat meat..ever!! I don't see any rash on his leg besides a bit of a scratch he got last night getting out of the baby pool. So, I'm hopeful they're wrong!! I don't want to jinx myself but hopefully tomorrow he will be his normal self and whatever is on his lip will be gone!!

Ha! Sam! DTD before

 

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Oh no Lindsay!!! I hope Oakley is feeling ok today and did not get the dreaded virus! Happy 28 weeks!!!!

Sam - Happy 40 weeks!!! How was the dinner and "dancing" Hope you got your food extra HOT!!! The pics of B on FB are soooo cute!! He's so grown up already!!!

Rach - Happy 32 weeks! What did you decide to do for baby furniture? Have you looked on Craigslist? There is a ton of baby stuff in my area. I was looking on there when I was looking for a changing table.

AFM - taking a 1/2 day today. So excited! I have a fridge repair person coming this afternoon but before that going to get a pedi and then get to pick Isabela up from school.
On another note I think Isabela gave me her cold. I started to feel a touch of it yesterday.... Headache, scratchy throat. Hopefully it doesn't get worse. We are probably heading out to the boat tonight so hopefully some fresh air will do me some good!!!

 

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Linds - how is O today? hopefully they were just being over zealous and he missed the virus. Is it today you get the flooring of the basement in?

Jess - Before B I rarely had a cold/cough despite working in a hospital but I always seem to get something of his just in a lild version - scratchy throat/headaches etc but they pass quick so hope its the same for you. I am sure a nice relaxing weekend after your pedi will just do the trick.

 

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Oakley seems fine today - I see now what they were talking about on his leg and I think it's a bit of diaper rash especially since there is nothing new today and the sore on his lip seems exactly the same as yesterday - it looks just like a scratch though and with how rough he is playing, I would never have thought it was a blister. It's only red so just keeping my fingers crossed he continues to stay the same. He was fussy earlier in the week but he's fine now and running around, eating a ton, drinking well, I wouldn't be worried except that they mentioned it but I think he's fine. I almost think he might have a had a very very mild version of it and he's already over it. So, we're still on to our mini-vacation this weekend to a indoor/outdoor waterpark tomorrow!

Sam - We have carpet scheduled for next Friday They said they could "squeeze" me in that day though so I'm terrified they're going to cancel on me because we have Oakley's birthday party that weekend so we could really use the extra space! We have a lot of people coming!

Jess - I'm the same as Sam, regardless of working in a hospital all of my adult life and not getting sick then, I get some version of what Oakley has basically every single time. A couple have been real bad for me but most are just very mild colds, so fingers crossed that's how it'll be for you! On a good note - if you caught it then you'll make some nice antibodies for Isabela and she'll get better that much quicker

 

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Well spicy meal and dtd did nothing apart for keeping me up all night because I just couldn't sleep. Not even a twinge!

 

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I knew you said it was a friday just thought it was this week. I am sure if you are booked in, even if squeezed, then you should be okay. Glad O seems not have caught anything. Have a fab weekend it sounds like its going to be great fun. Forgot to say happy 28 weeks. Thats now 3rd tri isn't it?

 

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Hi girls! Hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

Sam - how are you feeling? Any symptoms yet?? This is your week! Can't wait to see the pics of your new little guy!!!.... Eeeeek! I'm sooooo excited!!!

Lindsay - how's little O today? Hopefully he didn't get that virus! How was the water park?

Rach - love your new crib! I think you'll be really happy with the white and find that you have more flexibility matching other pieces with it. Looks like your room is really coming together! Keep posting pics. Did you have another shower?

AFM - we went out on the boat Friday and Saturday ans just spent a nice relaxing day at home yesterday. Isabela is still stuffy but it hasn't gotten any worse. Mine seems like it's staying pretty mild as well... Stuffy, sore throut, and headache. She has her 4 month appointment this week on Thursday. I am going to plan to get her ears pierced after this round of shots.

 

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Hi Ladies!

Sam - how are you feeling?! It's almost time!!!!!! I saw you posting on facebook yesterday so I figure you're not in labor..yet!! Maybe you are by this morning, they say most women go into labor in the evening/night hours!

The water park was really great, Oakley had a great time until...he took a nap on Sunday (for 4 hours!!) and woke up with a nasty fever and then was up all night whimpering 'help' because of a bad fever Sunday night. It was SO sad I felt so completely helpless for him!! I finally went down to the front desk to see where I could go to buy some Advil for him and I was so thankful to find they sold it - made me wish I had gone down hours earlier but once I got some advil in him he was better able to sleep. All yesterday he was complaining of a 'boo-boo' in his mouth and has some pimple like sores around his lip, so unfortunately I do think we didn't avoid the HFM like I had hoped. Once I got Advil in him yesterday evening (he hates medicine so it's difficult to get him to take it) he was able to eat a bunch and has been drinking a lot and then he was running around and playing so I'm hoping that maybe he's already on the upswing with the fever. The rash is very minimal as of last night. He's still sleeping now so I have everything crossed that can cross that he doesn't wake up with more of a rash. I'm not sure how long he'll be out of daycare.

Jess - how is Isabela's cold???

How was everyone's weekend??

 

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Are you still away or back home Linds? I hope it is just a mild case for him if he is running about more today. How does that affect the kids he has been playing with (that I saw in the fb pics?)

Jess -Hope you are feeling better and glad Isabela stuffiness isn't worse. I am sure the fresh sea can only help. This Thursday is going to be a full one for everybody, with injection, scans and my cs section.

I had my bloods done today for the cs on Thursday and I decided to get another sweep although I really was in 2 minds about whether to bother. 1cm dilated this time but other than that cervix pretty much unchanged, posterior, firm-ish and bubs still high in pelvis.

 

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I am really worried about Oakley's cousin, Cash, who he spent all weekend with :/ We weren't going to go in fear of HFM but it really didn't seem like he had it so we went and now of course he developed it while we were there. We got back yesterday afternoon. Cash drank out of Oakley's sippy a couple times so I think he is likely to catch it. Oakley just keeps complaining of boo-boo's in his mouth but he's eating, drinking, peeing, pooping like normal and playing just slightly less when he has advil in him. He's watching videos next to me right now on my phone which is allowing me to get some work done but still snuggle him.
I was in tears yesterday though, it seems like we've entered a sad phase for me when Oakley is sick he doesn't want me if my MIL is around, he only wants her and screams for her. He even prefers Kirk over me. I would have been fine with it if he would come to me too but actually saying he didn't want me and crying when he came to me and today he keeps asking for Gigi and daddy and hitting me has been really tough. I'm sure it's because I've been the one to force medicine on him and spent nights up with him when he didnt' feel well but it's not doing well for my pregnancy hormones. He has his moments where he shows me love but it's just back and forth - he snuggles me and says "mama pretty" so he knows how to keep me hooked lol. Kirk reminds me that he asks for me 95% of the time and it's OK for him to ask for someone else 5% of the time and I know he's right but it's tough when he's sick, I suppose. I don't know I need to not be so sensitive.
Sorry for the long rant!

Sam - I can't wait to see your little one! You never know! They told me Oakley was going to come in weeks if they weren't going to induce me and then my water broke in a couple days so it could happen any time!! I think they're awful about predicting that stuff! Keep up the BD!

 

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Sam - how exciting, only a couple more days at most!!! I can't wait to see your new little guy! Please try to keep us posted if you go in.

Lindsay - that stinks that Oakley got sick. I hope he doesn't get it too bad and runs through it quick. I don't blame you for feeling upset about the temper tantrums and wanting others. I would be pretty upset about it too. Can you have Kirk give him meds sometimes too so it's just not you?

 

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Hugs Linds - I so know how you feel. I think I have mentioned before that B keeps going to OH when he is upset/needing cuddles and it is horrible to feel 'not wanted and rejected'. I have spoken to other ladies with older children and they have all said they go through a phase but all end up coming back to mummy. Maybe, like Jess said, others can help with the medicine.

Hope the other little boy if he does get HFM is only mild like hopefully Oakleys may be.

I will try to keep you girls up to date, from working in the hospital I know it doesn't have a great mobile signal but I'll do my best.

 

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Thanks girls - yea, he was asking for daddy and Grandpa this morning but when he was upset in the middle of the night he was asking for mama so I know it's just a phase and he loves me but it's just the first time this has happened so it was kind of tough. Unfortunately, I'm typically the one home in the morning and Kirk has been working on the basement so he hasn't been available to help with medicine. I found a flavor of medicine he likes though so it's gotten a bit easier the last couple doses. I tried to take Oakley to daycare today but he got turned away at the door. I knew he was going to but my dad thought his sores looked benign enough to take him but he looks awful to me! His upper lip is just covered in sores, thankfully that's the only place he really has them. I'm going to keep him home the rest of the week and hope that he does OK on Monday. I don't see why he wouldn't.

Sam - tomorrow is the big day!! Maybe you'll go into labor today!! Can't wait to hear about and see your little one!! So exciting!!!

Jess - How's Isabela??? How are you doing??

Hi Everyone else if you're stalking!!

 

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Good luck today, Sam!!! I'm so excited for you!!

 

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Baby Beattie still no name. Borm 10.01 7lb 8o z doing great love him to bits

 

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yay!!! congratulations!! can't wait to see pics!!! Hope you're doing well too!

 

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Good morning ladies!!

Sam - Your new addition is just adorable! congratulations!!

I've come down with Oakley's HFM virus...I think. I was really tired yesterday for no particular reason - had a terrible headache and was nauseous. I didn't really think anything of it until my throat started getting scratchy and I felt really cold. I took my temperature and it was around 99.8 and knew that I had something. I lost my dinner and then took some Tylenol and went to bed. I took some more Tylenol in the middle of the night and as long as I have Tylenol in me, I seem to be just fine. It says online that adults get it much milder than children so I'm hoping I won't need anymore Tylenol and it will pass quickly. I'm freaking out a bit though as this is the second time I've had a fever with this pregnancy and while they've both been low grade fevers under 100 it is still nerve-racking!!

Hope everyone is doing well!!

 

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Sam - huge congrats on your new little guy!!! Saw the pics on FB! So cute!!! Can't wait to see more and hear how the delivery went.

Lindsay - ugh! That's terrible! Do you think it's the HFM or a cold? I started to feel like I was getting Isabela's cold a week ago but it stayed pretty mild. Hope that's the same for you. How was your appt yesterday?

Isabela's 4 month appt went well yesterday. She did scream after her second shot but wasn't too bad. She was a little fussy last night so we gave her a little baby Tylenol. Hope she's feeling better today. The doctor said we can start some foods... Rice cereal and then some stage one foods. We are going to try to start those this weekend. She also said that she should be sleeping through the night now so to start letting her cry it out a bit when she wakes up at 2am. We are going to try that this weekend as well and see how it goes.

Anyone have any plans for the weekend? I think we may just stay home and try to get some things done around the house.

 

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From what I can tell on the internet, it's most likely HFM and I should expect a fever and a sore throat but none of the sores. The only thing that isn't consistent is I don't feel well to my stomach either if I don't have Tylenol in me but that could be a combo of just being pregnant with a mild fever. I'm just real achy right now but the Tylenol takes care of the sore throat and fever so I'm just trying to take it easy and hoping it will pass by tomorrow. We have a family reunion type thing for Kirk's family tomorrow but I'm thinking he may have to take Oakley without me so I can get some rest before Oakley's party on Sunday. Oakley's fever only lasted at most 24 hrs so I'm hoping mine will be even shorter.

Staying in this weekend sounds nice! It's tough letting them cry it out but it really is worth it. We could talk to Oakley through his monitor which I thought would be a good way to calm him down when he was little but it just freaked him out real bad. So, we would let him cry for a little longer each night until he got the hang of it. Then we had trouble with him losing his binky in the night and would literally put like 5 in his crib and that seemed to work OK haha.

 

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Isabela is still in our room so it's going to be very interesting on how we manage through the crying. I may start to transition her when she gets the hang of STTN. She doesn't care really for binky's so we don't have that issue to deal with although I wonder if a binky would soothe her.