22yo TTC #2

[Tilly87]

Owe he's a very healthy boy, i haven't seen him yet but seen a picture, i'm going to wait until shes up for visitors as she was up all night giving birth, i know what that feels like lol!

I know what you mean, i think this time has been much easier for me as i already have the 2 girls to look after, but it can seem like your waiting such a long time to meet your baby especially if you go overdue.

That is so nice that all your family will be looking forward to the impending arrival, have you decided when your going to have your baby shower? x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes, I bet she is tired, is she still in the hospital or at home already?

I think we plan on it just be DH and I in the delivery room... and we will probably let both our parents know when we head to the hospital, they will probably want to wait and see the baby when it's born. Then I am hoping to keep the visitors away for the first few days, perhaps just my mom who lives in town can drop by. That way we can adjust and catch up on some much needed rest without having to entertain. What did you and your OH do with your first two?

My mom and mother-in-law will be planning the baby shower, I think they want to do it at the beginning of February. So excited for it actually haha. Are you going to have a baby shower?

 

[Tilly87]

Shes very tired and she will be home tonight, you don't stay in hospital long over here unless there is a problem.

With my 1st i was in hospital for 5days as my baby was on antibiotics so i got visitors in hospital, then when i left we had people visiting as they were all eager to see the baby. With my 2nd i went home 12hrs after she was born and my mum came round because she had been looking after my elder daughter, it was about 2days before we had any other visitors as i was so tired. I only had OH at the hospital with me both times while in the delivery suite.

We don't have baby showers over here, we don't do anything like that before the baby is born but me and OH have decided to go out for a meal or something just the 2 of us before the baby is born as there won't be much of that for a while after lol x

 

[Tilly87]

Is your gender scan tomorrow, good luck hun x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Morning,

Yes the scan is tomorrow!!! It's not until the afternoon, so I may not be on to let you know until Wednesday.

Also, baby must have shifted position on Saturday night because when I woke up Sunday my bump looked huge! Seems I grew overnight lol. Also the kicks I was feeling that were really strong and moving my belly seem to feel really light now. I think the baby is now facing in and it's back is facing out, so the kicks are now being directed inside rather than out, which is why I think they feel light. Not sure, just a guess.

How was your weekend? How is baby and when is your scan, soon I think?

 

[Tilly87]

Can't wait to hear your update on how baby is doing and whether your expecting a girl or boy!

They move alot until they have no room to turn themselves around, that sounds like what your baby has done so your not feeling the movements as strong, must have bum stuck out making you look bigger lol.

I had a good weekend, had a lazy day saturday as i was feeling tired and yesterday my sister visited so we had a day of dvds, how was your weekend did you have fun shopping with your mum and sister?

Baby is doing well, moving around alot now, my scan is on the 23rd so still 9days to wait, just want to go to sleep and wake up on the scan day so i don't have to wait any longer lol, i will take a bump pic in 9days to because i will be at the halfway mark YAY!!! x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Your weekend with your sister sounds just like mine. We picked up the new Harry Potter movie and I taught my sister how to crochet... so we spend Friday and yesterday watching dvds and crocheting (i'm making a baby blanket). Saturday we had a good time shopping and we all managed to just buy a few things, didn't go crazy which was nice... then we all enjoyed a nice meal out.

I think you are right, the baby is sticking it's bum out, so the movements are all deep inside now... but I am still feeling them which is really nice! Can't wait to hear your scan results soon, 9 days probably feels like forever, I remember saying "two weeks" but time has gone fast.

 

[Tilly87]

I love chilling out with my sister, we never stop talking when we see each other lol. Bet you had a great time as you don't see each other very often, i don't know how to do anything like crocheting but would be nice to make something special for baby, are you going to start thinking about names after you have had your scan?

Its good you can still feel kicks because sometimes when they tuck themselves away you don't feel as much. Ha ha it really does seem like forever but i'm sure i will cope, just want to know now lol.

Can't wait to hear from you gender scan, any last minute thoughts on gender lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

My sister and I are the same, get along so well and we really miss each other... i saw her last in August and the time before that was Christmas last year! So it was nice to have her here for the whole weekend!

I love to do crafts, have been knitting, cross-stitching and crocheting since I was a kid. My mom is a seamstress and taught us a lot of the skills (though neither my sister or I actually sew with a sewing maching hahahah). I'll post pictures of my finished work when they are done so you can see.

As for gender, I really am not sure. Bump is all in front, I don't look pregnant elsewhere, which I've heard is boy (and lots of people say they think boy)... but my mom said she carried my sister and I all in front. DH has said girl from the beginning. So I really have no clue, I don't want to say one or the other as I really am not sure lol. (Though I am secretly hoping for a girl, but I won't be disappointed if I get a boy either... i just want a healthy baby).

 

[Tilly87]

That is a long time to not see your sister but it gives you plenty to catch up on when you do see each other.

I wish i could do stuff like that ha ha, my nanna is good at knitting so if she has any free time she might do me some lol. Would love to see pics of the bits you have made for baby!

My bump is all out front as well, no weight anywhere else as of yet but i am like you i really have no idea on gender, thats why i'm so eager to know, 8days lol. Can't wait to hear your update x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I don't think i've gained weight anywhere else either... just in front where my bump is. I'm curious to find out how much weight i've gained since I was at the doctors last... my last appointment was early October and i'd only gained 2 lbs at that point (though the time before i'd lost 4lbs). Not that I really care about how much I gain, i've just noticed how fast things have grown since my last appointment and wonder how much i've gained now. I guess i'll find out next monday when I have my regular doctors appointment.

Only 5 hours until the ultrasound!!

 

[Tilly87]

I only ever put on a couple of stones while pregnant so hopefully this time will be the same, i avoid weighing myself at home and just wait until my appointments lol. I'm sure you wouldn't have gained alot, did you lose weight because of morning sickness?

Good Luck, looking forward to hearing how it goes, will keep me sane while i'm waiting for mine lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I lost 4lbs in my first trimester due to morning sickness... not because I was sick a lot but more because I couldn't face much food... I was hungry but nothing appealed to me, so eating wasn't easy. In Oct i'd gained back 2lbs... so I think by now I might be around where I was before I was pregnant or just a little over. I am really not concerned... I'm average weight for my height and have never had a problem with weight (i'm lucky)... so I really am not worried about gaining weight, just curious to see at this point considering how big this bump has grown lol.

 

[Tilly87]

I put on weight straight away as i was lucky not to really suffer with morning sickness, you will probably be average for this stage, I've always been slim and don't like gaining weight so not bothering stepping on the scales as i can see my bump growing lol. More questions from people this morning asking if i'm having a boy or girl i'm like i already told you i find out in 8days lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

lol people have been asking me that for weeks lol. Last night DH and I were thinking of baby names... we have a couple favourites for girl's names but not for boys, they are so much harder to pick names for lol. Got any ideas yet?

We like Zoey and April for a girl and Kieran for a boy (but still not sure about the name Kieran yet).

 

[Tilly87]

Getting annoyed with people asking me, i just want to tell them so they stop asking lol!

We haven't even talked about names yet as i suggested from the start to wait until we have our gender scan so its easier but we have always dissagreed on names before, my eldest is Casey and youngest is Alyssa, i think it will take until i give birth for this baby to have a name lol.

I love the name April and i agree boys names are harder to pick, there seem to be more nice girl names than boys x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Love your girls names... i like how you spelt Alyssa. I think it's easier to choose girls names because you can imagine them as a cute little baby with the name and yet the name works well when they get older. But with boys, you could pick a cute baby boy name but then it doesn't work when they get older... but if you pick a strong masculine name it doesn't work when you look at a cute little baby lol.

 

[Tilly87]

Yes that is definately true, you have to think how they will work out when they grow up and if they go with the surname and then if you want a middle name, so difficult lol. When i had my last daughter it was so difficult to pick a name so i think if we have a girl this time we won't be able to pick a name lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

she will be called 'No name' for her whole life then.

 

[Tilly87]

If baby is a girl, she will probably not have a name for a couple of days lol, my friend is lending me some baby name books so hopefully i can find some nice ones me and OH like in them.

Are you getting excited for your scan, not long to go now x