2016 May Miracles

[pinkpassion]

Afm. We have completed painting the nursery. It's a very neutral color, so I can use it for boy or gurl! I can't wait to start setting up and decorating in there!!!!

 

[Butterfly2015]

Hi all I've been reading but not posting for a while I hope everyone's doing well today.
AFM I have my gender scan in about an hour and 15 minutes oh can't attend due to work but my mums coming with me I want my partner to be the first to know so I'm gonna try not to spot anything and ask if they can put the result in an envelope so oh can open it and tell us when we get back both nervous and excited at the same time can't help but watch the clock lol we get a 4d freeview to which is awsome as I've never had one before I'll let you all know as soon as I do lol x

 

[Spiffynoodles]

Butterfly, good luck at the scan!

Flossie, that's great you've gotten so much!

Yes, I was hoping for a girl, so I was a little disappointed when I saw that it was another boy (DH and I both saw it well before the tech told us), but I think it was better to find out so early, because with DS2 we had 24 weeks of thinking it was a girl, and that was harder when we found out. But this time I think we prepared ourselves better by staying neutral about the gender until we found out. I was worried that DH would be upset, but it turns out he was more worried about how I was going to feel. So we're okay.

The problem is now, we don't have a name! DH was never really in love with the boy name we had before, so we back to square one. Oh, and here are some pics, since I didn't get a chance to post any yesterday:

 

[Butterfly2015]

Scan went great we're having a girl! She even has a little smile on the 4d picture lol X
Great pics spiffy x

 

[Butterfly2015]

Here's her first smile lol x

 

[Butterfly2015]

Here's her first smile lol x

 

[NZKiwi]

Congrats on the little girl Butterfly

pinkpassion, I have no idea how late they do the 20 week scan, I was wondering that too! I might ask at my next midwife appointment.

 

[pinkpassion]

Awesome pics ladies!!! Sweet little bundles we are all cooking!!!!

Spiffy I understand about the shock. I couldn't believe when she said girl, I just "knew" this was a boy. I still don't believe it I'll believe it really after the confirmation gender scan on Tuesday!!!!

 

[Spiffynoodles]

Pink, I know what you mean. I know this baby is a boy (I mean, the boy parts were pretty obvious) but with these early scans, you always want that re-confirmation, just in case.

Butterfly, congrats on the girl! Cute pictures.

 

[bakerh518]

So many beautiful scans!!

 

[Spiffynoodles]

So this is how we announced the gender on Facebook

 

[pinkpassion]

spiffy.. that's priceless.. love their faces!!!!

 

[Flossie_Aus]

Wow flossie, you got so much!! That's awesome, do y'all not do baby showers over there?

Post pics of your prizes

We do have baby showers here but I don't have much family, and so we are just getting organised with the big stuff. We will have a baby shower but more of a bbq with friends to celebrate than a gift function, I can't bear the thought of setting a registry it just feels so awkward expecting people to buy me things.. But the funny thing is I LOVE buying gifts for other people and LOVE when people set a registry for themselves. My grandparents paid for the pram though which was lovely Everything is still in boxes but I have a pic of the crib and change table, because they're on lay-away. They're absolutely divine I think!

https://i64.tinypic.com/fyz8yg.jpg

 

[NZKiwi]

oh flossie I LOVE your crib and change table, they are beautiful!

Spiffy, that is a super cute announcement!

I wish baby showers were a thing here too, it would really help, baby stuff is so expensive (I don't even really have family to help out either :/ )

 

[pinkpassion]

Love it flossie!!!! I know what you mean about getting everything organized and feeling awkward about a registry. I also love buying people gifts and hate sharing my registry. This time I am registering on amazon and if anyone asks I'll tell them I have a few things on amazon and if not I use it as my list of things for us to get. With my first we also bought all the big stuff and registered for the little stuff!!!

 

[TTDuck]

That's so cute spiffy!

With my DD we actually went to an ultrasound school for a free ultrasound to double check the gender! Wanted to be sure before my mother in law made curtains and stuff for the nursery!

So my nephew was really counting on us having a boy to help even the cousin count. He said "oh man! It's going to be just me and beckham!" when he found out! This makes it 6-2!

 

[Em260]

Spiffy - that is the cutest announcement!! Your little guys are adorable!!

Flossie - I love the style and color of the crib and changing table. I felt the same way about setting up a registry, so awkward. But a friend of mine pointed out that people will get you gifts no matter what so you should let them know what you need and like. Otherwise you will end up with some really strange gifts haha. Well, in my experience you might get those things anyway, but most people will buy off a registry if you have one.

 

[Esperanza2015]

Hi Ladies:

Its great to see all the gender reveals and to know that everything went well with the scans!
AFM cant wait to see my baby again...am 15 weeks today...still feeling nauseaous from time to time and the new thing this week was round ligament pain in my left groin. Got bad at one point that i felt it in my leg too while i was walking. Two days after I dont feel anything at all. Midwife told me it was normal.
Well not much to report besides that....mmm also i have had some heartburn...sometimes just ignoring it works.
I also secretly doubting that we are having a girl....thats why i want so much to confirm the gender on the anatomy scan! for me it will Dec 24! So i have to check when will it finally take place, before the holidays or in january.
All the best for you ladies and your babies!

 

[EstelSeren]

So my scan Tuesday was amazing! Baby is active and adorable! I've never seen a completely upright baby dancing around at a 12 week scan before! I swear it looked like something that had been CGI'd for an advert or something! Baby just refused to lie down so I ended up having to start jumping up and down so they'd fall over! Due date has changed ever so slightly to 29th May and my next scan is 12th January when I'll be 20+2!

 

[KrissyB]

Spiffy - that announcement is just too adorable, as are both your sons.

Love all the scan pics ladies, and glad to hear everyone is doing so well. Guess we're all hitting that sweet spot when the good news just keeps pouring in

AFM - Today has been a bit of a turning point in REALLY feeling pregnant. I think I must have really popped the past few days because clothes that were flattering last week are looking very... bump-ful today. And I can tell when I'm walking around that my center of gravity is starting to shift - I'm definitely leading with my belly now lol. I've also had to stop myself from tearing up at least 3 times today, just a big sappy basket ball of hormones lol.
I think I'm also feeling the baby move around now too.... assuming all the baby does is somersaults lol. With DD, movements felt a lot more like jabby sensations, but these movements are a lot more of a rolling sensation (think of that feeling in your stomach when you go over a big hill or roller coaster). But I can't imagine what else the sensations could be... and the baby did do a lot of barrel rolls at the 12 week scan lol.