2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*

[tallybee]

Aliop- glad your scan went well.

It feels like yesterday we were all joining this group as little poppy seeds. Now we are all coming up on the halfway mark or are already there.

I know! It's amazing

 

[3boys]

i feel this pregnancy is passing by so quickly, im over halfway there and normally i would have a huge bump by now but its not even noticable that i am pregnant yet so its really easy for me to forget about it which is great I'll be uncomfortable for long enough.

 

[Aliop]

Nesting has kicked in over here! Anyone else 'suffering'??? Lol

Today I decided the fridge & freezer needing completely cleaning out (I'm a weekly fridge cleaner normally) and then the pantry needed sorting which was a HUGE task but I did it Our house has a big walk in pantry with tonnes of shelving but is a massive clutter collecter because you can fit huge amounts of stuff in there and close the door haha!! Went on a container buying mission, labelled the crap out of anything that didn't move, threw out two big garbage bags of crap and feel so much better seeing my organised pantry downside is I haven't sat down in around six hours and my back hurts!

We also went out and bought paint for my eldest DS new room as he is moving into the 'spare' room and baby will go into his old room so I've got myself a painting project lined up for tomorrow LOL

 

[DoubleTFun]

I'm so excited to see all of your scans! I can't wait until we can post pics of our beautiful babies! My 2 had their US at 16+5 and weighed 6oz and 7oz then. Next US I will be 21+5. If anyone wants to join us over on FB the group is October Owls 2015 it is private so just message me and I'll get you added.

 

[MissR]

It's all so exciting that everybody is reaching the halfway stage!

Aliop - I started nesting so early with my first. This time around I have gone on random sprees where il just go throwing a load of crap out, and then weeks where I can't be bothered! I painted my daughters Wendy house today and will be doing another coat on it tomorrow. I totally agree with the no relaxing and the back pain! Sounds like you achieved a lot today though xx

 

[tallybee]

Countdown is on for my next scan on Friday. Sad that oh will miss it due to work but I will make sure they let me video call him xx

 

[startd]

Nesting has kicked in over here! Anyone else 'suffering'??? Lol

Today I decided the fridge & freezer needing completely cleaning out (I'm a weekly fridge cleaner normally) and then the pantry needed sorting which was a HUGE task but I did it Our house has a big walk in pantry with tonnes of shelving but is a massive clutter collecter because you can fit huge amounts of stuff in there and close the door haha!! Went on a container buying mission, labelled the crap out of anything that didn't move, threw out two big garbage bags of crap and feel so much better seeing my organised pantry downside is I haven't sat down in around six hours and my back hurts!

We also went out and bought paint for my eldest DS new room as he is moving into the 'spare' room and baby will go into his old room so I've got myself a painting project lined up for tomorrow LOL

Sounds busy but productive! We're sorting out some other house things (e.g. landscaping) so that's curbing my nesting at the moment. I suspect it will kick into high gear when work settles in July though.

Countdown is on for my next scan on Friday. Sad that oh will miss it due to work but I will make sure they let me video call him xx

That's exciting! Mine is on Thursday. My DH will miss it too, as he will be away with work, but the ultrasound clinic is great and provides all the photos and video on usb. I'm really looking forward to seeing the baby again. I suspect he's grown a lot!

 

[tallybee]

That's good that you can get digi copies of it all startd. There's no chance of that for us as it's the nhs lol they'll give me a printout I'd imagine. I've heard some charge a fee for that, but we got given one at the dating.

Yea it sucks oh being away. If it was just a regular work day he'd take the time off but in this instance he's hundreds of miles away for a whole week so unfortunately that's the way it is as the money won't earn itself xx

 

[tallybee]

I'm 20 weeks today so officially half way... If she comes at same gestation as my others then I'm over half already... wow where did that go.

 

[Hope87]

Woo! Started 20 weeks today!

Cannot believe how far we've come. It is very exciting.

Nothing too exciting happening on my end, except I have my 20-week ultrasound this coming Friday.

I can't wait to feel the baby start kicking! I'm a FTM and I've been told that I probably won't feel him/her until 20-22 weeks. I heard the baby's heartbeat during my last doctors appointment (18 weeks), so I know everything is alright. *Fingers crossed* I just wish I could feel him/her regularly so I can put some lingering worries to bed.

I started prenatal yoga this past week. Honestly, if you're considering yoga but haven't signed up - DO IT! It is fantastic! A lot of my aches and pains are easily remedied with some light stretching.

Hope all you other mamma's are happy and healthy!

 

[Tink1o5]

Congrats on reaching halfway ladies!!

Not much news to report from my side except yesterday we went to tell dh's mom and definitely did not get the reaction we wanted or were expecting. We haven't got to tell her till now because we wanted to tell her face to face and she had been out of the country. Anyways we went to tell her and when dh told her, he took out the ultrasound photos and she didn't even take them to look at them. Her reply to us expecting our 3rd (and first girl) was "ok" "make sure u take care of your kids". ( he even told her this was our last due to all the complications I've had with ALL of my pregnancies) Mind you I am a full time sahm. I have done nothing but taken care of my kids. Literally me and dh have had 2 times we asked her to watch our eldest (he is 5) and it was for 1 hour. Me and dh have NOT had an adult date since over 3 years ago. (That was 1 of the 2 times we had asked her to watch our eldest and it was for my birthday.) Her reaction was very cold and pretty much a idc type of attitude.

 

[DoubleTFun]

I'm sorry you didn't get the reaction you were hoping for. I hope you have other more supportive people in your life and enjoy your children!

 

[tallybee]

Sorry to hear your mil was so indifferent Tink xx sounds a bit like my dad. It shouldn't be so difficult for them to be happy for us

 

[Dark_Star]

I'm sorry Tink. I understand the disappointment. I had an issue with my stepmother getting angry at me when I told her because she heard my news from someone else first. It completely ruined my NT ultrasound day.

 

[Tink1o5]

Sadly we really don't have any support not from his family at all. Then on my side my mother, father and brother have all passed away. I have no contact with anyone else in my family. So it's just us and our kids. Sigh

 

[Mississippi03]

Sadly we really don't have any support not from his family at all. Then on my side my mother, father and brother have all passed away. I have no contact with anyone else in my family. So it's just us and our kids. Sigh

Thats unfortunate that his fam is t supportive, especially when you dont have any to be close with.


Im currently painting the babes room while dh isout for the day.. This way he cant change his mind again on what we agreed on lol

 

[tallybee]

Sadly we really don't have any support not from his family at all. Then on my side my mother, father and brother have all passed away. I have no contact with anyone else in my family. So it's just us and our kids. Sigh

it's hard isn't it hun xx my mum sadly passed before I even became a mum and it eats me up so bad.

 

[Tink1o5]

Tally- it is tough. My mom was never apart of my life. I was raised by my dad, who passed of lung cancer when I was 16. My brother was severely disabled and was in a home (that understood his condition and could monitor him) and he passed when I was 18. It really sucks but I try to remain positive and strong for my kiddos.

 

[onebumpplease]

Oh Tink that's awful, especially as she really should be a part of your support network.

My OH's mum said 'oh right' and his dad ...nada...I hadn't even been planning on telling my mum that night as I wanted to tell her face to face, but needed to hear someone happy for us. I don't know what caused their lacklustre response, but it made me feel rubbish!! Sorry you had such a rubbish experience too.

So my scan is at 3pm (GMT+1 BST) I am both nervous and excited. Wonder if baby will share their goods Here's just hoping for a great scan no matter what!

 

[Tink1o5]

Good luck onebump! Hope your scan goes well