2014 April Rainbows

[Lisa85]

Would you believe i had a dream about giant carrots last night!!! lol
We don't really use inches in Australia so while i know how big an inch is i have to sit there and think about it for a minute so the fruit really throws me off.

Brieanna, i don't think its unreasonable for you to till have a say in the name. You can steer him in the right direction while still making him think it was his choice.
Im sure your dd will love getting new stuff for her room!

Vietmamsie, they must have giant fruit and veg in america by the sound of it then.
I think your bump is higher than mine. Mine seems to be quite low still.

Karina, Post a pic... i love bump updates!

KLmenke, Good luck today... can't wait to hear! My OH really wanted a girl too. These softy boys wanting a little girl to look after and protect!
Glad your MS is gone.

Thank Kasey.

 

[KLMenke]

We are officially team pink! ! ! we are so thrilled! Ahhhhhhh!

 

[Karinama98]

KLMenke - awesome news! Seems like that appears to be the majority of us all. All these little girls.

Attaching my updated bump pic from yesterday. Don't mind the shadow behind me. Took me a second because I was thinking, "Dude, my butt did NOT get that big since I've been pregnant." lol

 

[Lisa85]

Congratulation on your baby girl KLmenke!! I presume everything else with the scan went well?

Cute pic Karina! Its amazing the differences in all the bump sizes given we are all around the same time.

 

[KLMenke]

Thanks ladies! My Dr hadn't looked at the full report yet, but she said if she doesn't call by the end of the week, then everything looks good! we bought bedding tonight so we will be able to pick out paint colors on my hubby's next week off, which isn't until Christmas. It feels so great knowing baby is now a she! Yay

 

[Karinama98]

I was reading that taller women may take a while longer to show than those who are shorter. I'm 5'9" (175.26 cm for those who use the metric system). Part of the explanation is that the baby has more room to grow in there since taller individuals have a longer torso. Not sure if that's the real explanation, but it seems like it makes sense.

But then I was also reading online that apparently taller women have an easier time with deliver compared to shorter women. Kind of curious about this and think I'll be doing some additional research.

 

[Brieanna]

If any of this is wrong or I am missing anyone please tell me!


KLMenke-
Lisa85-
Paintrider89-
Karinama98-
Morganwhite7-


Kasey84-
hope4rainbow-
Lindsay109-


Vietmamsie-
Brieanna-
IcePrincess-

 

[Brieanna]

Lindsay109-We used sunbaby cloth diapers, but not when dd was newborn. They are very affordable and we never had problems with them. It is about 70$ for a dozen with inserts. sunbabydiapers.com

 

[morganwhite7]

^Oooh thanks.. I've been researching cloth diapies too. Those look cute and comfy.. and cheaper than BumGenius etc.

P.s. gender looks good for me! We had our real anatomy scan today and she didn't cooperate, was curled up knees to chest to I'll know for sure she's a "she" in 2 weeks at our next US to confirm girl

 

[Lisa85]

Sounds about right karina... I'm short (thanks for the metric conversion!! haha) Im about 5'3 and i think vietmamsie is short to right?!
Have also heard the shorter women have more trouble in labour. Kinda hoping i do end up with a cesarean now! haha

Brieanna, if that list is anything to go by looks like those 2 yellows will be blues!!

 

[Kasey84]

Congrats in your little girl KLMenke!

Karina- Your bump is growing makes sense that taller women might not show as early as shorter women.

Thanks for doing the list Brieanna! Looks right to me!

Lisa- Let's hope it's not true that shorter women have harder labours! I'm only 4'11!! I will say that both my mom and sister (who are no bigger then me) had easy and quick labours hoping I turn after them!

 

[Karinama98]

Man, I fee like if I stood next to all of you guys I would just tower over you all. For me, I wish I were a few inches shorter. I've been this height since I was 12 (same shoe size since I was 9. If this girl is anything like me in regard to development, we're screwed. LOL

List looks good to me - other than my user name (Karina98 should be Karinama98 - but not a big deal...you guys know who I am lol).

Last night we ended up getting some other used baby items from one of my coworker's daugheters. We got a high chair, a motion rocker for sleeping baby, a jumparoo bouncy thing that has a ton of noise makers and entertainment pieces to it, plus she gave us all of her girl new born to 6 months clothes to go through (kept about 1/3 of it), plus all of her maternity clothes that most will be donated since she's a bit different in size than me. But we got all of that for about $120 USD. Everything brand new probably would have been between $200-300. My husband's SUV was packed to the top. LOL

 

[Lindsay109]

Pantrider, welcome and congrats!! I love the name you have picked out

Kasey, so exciting that you ordered your nursery furniture!! The stroller we ordered arrived a couple days ago... makes it seem much more real having baby stuff in the house.

KLMenke, so glad to hear your morning sickness has subsided a bit!! Congrats on team !! Have you put up the furniture yet? You'll have to post a photo when you get it all done

Lisa, beautiful bump photo!!

Karina, love your bump photo too!! I'm going to post an update soon too... people are telling me it's getting bigger, although I don't really notice it being that much bigger. I'm not sure about that myth of shorter people showing earlier... I'm 5'1" and did not show early at all, lol

Brieanna, thanks for the list! I've been trying to remember who's having what, that helps a lot Thanks also for the link for cloth diapers!! Much appreciated... definitely going to look into that as they are much more cost effective than others I have looked at.

We've been looking at nursery furniture now too and that will probably be next on our list of purchases.... we'll probably wait until after Christmas though as there will likely be better sales. Anyone else getting a lot of heartburn? I had a lot for a week after my morning sickness left, and then pretty much none until the last couple days... unfortunately it's back!

 

[KLMenke]

We won't be putting together the furniture until after we paint, and that's my hubby's next week off. Which isn't until the week of Christmas. We ordered baby bedding a couple nights ago, so we will use that to paint match! We are super excited to be able to start this whole process. Its starting to feel so real!

 

[Karinama98]

Lindsay, if you've only had it for that short of a period, I envy you. I say short period because my heartburn has been constant since week 10. So here we are 11 weeks later, it's a daily thing. I've learned that Tums and Zantac are my friends on a daily basis. If I forget a Zantac then I'll just go with Tums, but usually the Zantac holds it off. Seems like anything I eat will act it up. Heck I had a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast and it messed me up a little this morning as I got to work.

 

[IcePrincess]

If any of this is wrong or I am missing anyone please tell me!


KLMenke-
Lisa85-
Paintrider89-
Karina98-
Morganwhite7-


Kasey84-
hope4rainbow-
Lindsay109-


Vietmamsie-
Brieanna-

I am team yellow! Hoping to keep it a surprise!

 

[Lindsay109]

Karina, yes, I suppose I should be grateful that it hasn't been around longer It's been the same for me, noticing it after pretty much everything I eat. I've also been feeling full very quickly so maybe it's just the little guy taking up more space. Tums are my best friend these days too!! I've got them stashed everywhere now, haha.

 

[IcePrincess]

Wow you ladies all have much bigger bumps then me. I am 6 feet (about 182cm) this is my second baby (4th preg) and you can barely tell. My boobs are bigger and looks like I may have put on a few pounds in the middle but no real bump. I had such bad ms I lost over 10lbs in first trimester. So far still not over my inital weight. I am also a curvy girl so it hides a lot too. I love to see all this pics though!

 

[vietmamsie]

Love the bump picture Karinama98!

Another girl KLM! You must be thrilled!

Thanks for the list Brieanna! Nice to have it all in one place! I didn't realize to many of us are team yellow, makes me more sure about keeping it a surprise. I can't help but be a little jealous that so many people know what they are having already!

 

[Karinama98]

IcePrincess - I think I'm just getting to my initial weight. Think I've gained about 2 lbs this week. This time of year never helps though. lol So much food and bad things to eat.