2014 April Rainbows

[Lisa85]

Lindsay, same with the amount... only a few drops a day and i didn't have any yesterday.
We have booked out birthing classes... one is late Jan and other in Feb. The hospital said to book them really early or you won't get in.
My OH has felt movement but he is also impatient... he always says she doesn't like me coz i tell him she kicking and he feels my tummy for 5 seconds and doesn't feel anything and then gives up!

Vietmamsie, glad im not the only one putting on a lot of weight. Ive had to buy bigger bras also! I'm scared how big they are going to be when they fill with milk!! I can't wait to see what your bump looks like by the end!!

Karina, Im glad you are feeling more connected with Amber.
I hope the OB rings you soon... I'm sure its a little scary to have unexplained pain. Im sure you'll be fine as you know bubs is good in there.

 

[Lisa85]

My Bugaboo just arrived!!!!!!! So excited! Going to go out it together now!!!!

 

[Lindsay109]

Karina, I'm so glad to hear the ultrasound helped you to feel more connected to Amber Hopefully your OB will get back to you soon on the pain, I'm sure everything will be fine.

Lisa, your OH sounds just like mine, lol. I hope you're going to be posting some photos of the bugaboo when you get it all put together Hubby and I went stroller shopping on the weekend - it was lots of fun! I think we've decided which one we want

 

[Kasey84]

Lindsay- I haven't booked a prenatal class yet, but my plan is to book just a one day class in the new year.

Vietmamsie- Thankfully my oh isn't turned off by my growing bump. He's always telling me how beautiful I look...thank god for him

Karina- I hope your OB can reassure you. I'm so glad having your ultrasound has helped too

 

[Lisa85]

Heres my bugaboo with the bassinet attachment. It has a normal seat attachment as well but it goes on the frame the bassinet is attached to so ill leave that in its packaging till i need it.

Lindsay, what stroller did you like?! i just got the same one my friend has coz its quite easy to drive and use. Expensive though!

Speaking of sexy time... i think i forgot to tell you all we are not allowed to do it coz of my low lying placenta... its going to be a long time! poor OH!

 

[Lindsay109]

Lisa, that's a nice looking stroller, I love the colour too We are looking at the mountain buggy urban jungle - we do a lot of outdoorsy stuff and it's one of those "go anywhere" strollers (apparently can even manage sand and snow... we shall see, haha). Anyway, we checked it out on the weekend and it pushes really nicely and is very maneuverable in tight spaces, so it's probably going to be the one

That's too bad about the ban on "sexy time", but all for the best in the long run I'm sure. My hubby has actually been a little weirded out that there's a baby in there and not as interested as usual.

 

[Lisa85]

Lindsay, I know what you mean. My OH was/is still interested but prior to now obviously he was careful not to touch my belly. Just made us think of the baby and it was a bit weird! haha

Sounds like a great choice of stroller. I don't have to worry about snow where i live but i believe if i just buy the big wheels for the front i can take it anywhere.

 

[vietmamsie]

cute stroller! The color is awesome! We aren't going to get one, and rather exclusively baby wear. A buggy would really work on the choppy roads and crazy motorbike traffic of Saigon! We will look into a little umbrella stroller for the baby as a toddler for travel.

PS - posted some pictures of my belly plus our weekend away on my bog, check it out!

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[Karinama98]

I know OH is always afraid he's going to hurt me or the baby during sexy time. But then again, it's not like either of us have energy to even care about that at this point. lol

We got a stroller used from someone back in March the weekend after we MC. Also came with a car seat, so that helps a lot. We now just need to wash it all down and get things all set.

We announced the gender to OH's family last night and of course there were tears shed by the female members of his family. My mom on the phone yesterday said she doesn't really need to know the sex (she went through the 60's and 80's of having kids without knowing the sex, so I get why she wouldn't really want to). I told her we're telling her rather she likes it or not, that way we can start telling everyone else about it. lol I think she was disappointed I wanted to find out.

For those of you here in the states celebrating Thanksgiving, I hope you have a good holiday. To anyone else who has any holidays they're celebrating this week (be it Hanukkah or anything else), I hope you all have a good one!

 

[Lisa85]

Vietmamsie, lovely pictures! Looks like you had a nice weekend away.
Is the traffic there like in Thailand... i can't imagine thats a great place to have a stroller if it is! will you have some kind of sling to carry bubs around in?

Karina, Me either... I'm not really missing sexy time so far but i miss the closeness with my OH.
Thats handy you got a used stroller with a carseat. Save you a lot of money. My friend is lending us a capsule for the car which will be handy. I hadn't planned to buy one coz i didn't want to send hundreds of dollars for the convenience of a capsule to then go and spend another few hundred dollars on a car seat a few months later.
I think my Dad was a little disappointed we found out the sex but he was excited when we told him it was a girl so all was ok.

Im being a crazy pregnant lady getting up at 4:30 am to have breakfast. I couldn't sleep and bubs kept kicking me! Anyways having trouble sleeping sometimes?

 

[Lindsay109]

Vietmamsie, looks like you had a great weekend away! The beach photos are beautiful!

Karina, I'm sure that makes a big difference being given a stroller and carseat. We've been looking at carseats as well, they can be quite pricey! And the infant ones don't even last for very long. Oh well, one of the necessities. My dad was the same way about finding out the gender... he told me he didn't want to know... I wished him good luck, lol. With my sister and mom knowing, there's know way he would have been about to avoid hearing about it.

Lisa, I am having trouble sleeping some nights too, especially in the last week. It's kinda driving me crazy actually. I seem to get a few good nights of sleep, and then a few nights where I don't sleep much at all. I guess I can call it practice for when baby arrives!

 

[Kasey84]

Beautiful pics Vietmamsie!

Karina- Thats awesome to be given a stroller and car seat. Baby gear is expensive! A close friend of mine who had a baby in July has put aside some things for us to use, which really helps!

We had another ultrasound this morning and baby looks good. Growing like a weed We're officially team BLUE! I really didn't know what to expect with the gender, but I'm a little suprised because our family is mostly females and I kind of assumed it would be a girl. I've got a lot to learn about little boys

 

[Lisa85]

Congratulations Kasey!! Have you thought of any boy names?

I got my first stretch mark ever... its on my bum... i didn't think to moisturise there!!

 

[Kasey84]

Thanks Lisa

We have thought about boys names too, but it's sooo hard! So far we like Luke, Jaxon, and Liam.

Anyone have suggestions for boys names?

I haven't thought to moisturize back there either...but I will now. lol.

 

[Lisa85]

I like all your names but especially jaxon and Liam.
The other names I liked for a boy was Jacob, Riley and max

Boys names are hard I think! My OH and I could never agree so I'm glad we are having a girl! Her name will be Elena. Haven't picked a middle name yet.

 

[Lindsay109]

Kasey, congrats on team !!! My family is the same, lots of girls... I too, have lots to learn about little boys. My mother in law is going to be the expert, lol.

We are also having some difficulty coming up with boys names...

Lisa, I had not though to moisturize back there either... but I will now!

 

[morganwhite7]

I love Jaxon too but I'm biased

 

[vietmamsie]

The traffic is way crazier than thailand. Right out my door it starts too! So nuts here! We ordered an Ergo, plus I will be making several slings and a Mei Tai once I quit work and have time to prepare for the baby.

Had my 4D appointment... I am the heaviest I have ever been in my life... I am up almost 30 pounds. I am really going to try to watch what I eat from here on out, but I cant really see where I went so wrong. I know I am eating more than before, but it didn't feel like that much! Thinking it might have been partly due to take out, so will make a point of preparing food for work everyday instead of just some days.

Good news is that I have a 4D picture to share! ANy guesses on Gender based on the picture? It really crazy that its lips looks just like mine!

 

[vietmamsie]

boys names are the worst! We can't agree. We have one that agree on, but it neither of our first choices... Hopefully we can find one that works!

 

[hope4rainbow]

Vietmamsie, try not to stress about weight, you look great and your LO is looking good.

My guess from that sweet picture is a little boy!