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[terripeachy]

Congratulations!!!! She's gorgeous!!! I cant believe you moved just in time. Wow wow!!!

 

[Taurus8484]

Congratulations Vonn xx Im so so happy for you xx she is gorgeous....

 

[Alleke]

Congratulations, Vonn! She's beautiful!

 

[Wish2BMom]

AHHHHH VONN!!!! I'm SO HAPPY for you!!! Sailor is GORGEOUS, I love the name and she's just perfect! I hope your BP drops to normal soon. Will they monitor you until it's low enough to go home, I assume? omigosh and you got everything you needed done DONE. Phew!! Oh I am so happy for you - I audibly said 'Vonn!' when I saw your post!

 

[Wish2BMom]

all - yikes, that sounds HORRIBLE!! Do you know what caused it? a bug or bad water or something?

miki - 16 weeks, that's crazy!! I don't think I'll get a doppler (I actually didn't realize they were so small! HA!) as I'll probably drive myself nuts trying to figure out if I'm listening to the same baby each time, or a different one. I need to have more faith in this pregnancy so I'm going to work on that.

terri - glad you're home safe and sound! I agree - biking with a crowd isn't always the safest. Depending on them to pay attention to you and themselves is a lot. I'm glad you and your friend are ok!! When is your next big ride? Do you and DH have any vacation plans this summer? How's the biz going?

rainy - where you at?

msripple - how are you doing? 3rd tri yet? I think so, right?

ttc - good luck on that diet! that sounds crazy!

afm - NT scan tomorrow. I'm oddly not nervous about it. I think I'm finally sinking into relaxation mode. I'm excited to see them again tomorrow, though. Hopefully DH can come. It's been a few weeks for me and he hasn't seen them since the first scan! They should look a bit more like babies tomorrow I think, than the turtles he originally thought they looked like. Or giant-headed aliens.
Overall, still feeling great. Went camping this weekend and told our friends we were with. They were all just as stymied about it being twins as we were! HA! But it was great to let that out and be able to talk about it. Almost all of them have kids, ages ranging from 9 mos to 8 yrs old and another couple who just got married who wants to wait and another singleton who is still figuring out her life. So all walks - and we love them all. I can't wait to tell more people and just let it out! no more secrets!

 

[Rainshiny]

Congratulations Vonn!!! Sounds like you're in good hands. Birth plans don't always go the way you imagine - between the surprise induction and the magnesium, it sounds like you both went through an ordeal. Hope you both get to go home soon! I had magnesium too- I pumped around the clock for a while. Breastfeeding (when they were strong enough- mine were 5.5 weeks early) and massage did the trick. A good lactation consultant knows some tricks too! And fenugreek- try fenugreek or some of the other herbs out there, and lactation cookies I'm sure you'll get there!! If you have to use some formula, that's ok too!

So happy for you!!

More later...

 

[Rainshiny]

Wish- that's fantastic that u went camping and are feeling great! You're friends sound so fun. Did they all bring their kids? Glad u get to see the turtles weds. Will they be able to see gender? I forget. Do u want to know gender(s)? Any preferences?

Alleke- sounds like a fiasco. Did they figure out what it was? Do u feel better?

I was wondering - do u see signs of the political oppression over there- it sounds wild from here but maybe it's under the radar there.

Terri- yikes, that is scary that u almost had a bike accident. I guess leaving early helps a bit. Glad u had a good time anyway. Yeah, I used to hate people who had just had kids (bnb members excluded of course) and now it's the ones without them im jealous of - in moments... I guess it's poetic justice. Lol...I'm also jealous of people w only one child. I'm a mess! I'll go count my blessings now (and pray that a good nights sleep tonight is one of them).

I read the potty training books and I'm doing it all wrong! You can't do it casually... I put the potties away for now. We will probably try in late September. Girl tot now can jump- very fun. Nothin much else!

 

[Rainshiny]

And I'm still so excited that there's a Vonnlette thats joined the world!!! She is adorable.

 

[mikihope]

Alleke- Wow, what a horrible experience! I did laugh at your DH’s idea regarding the vial, though. And you lost 10 pounds! You must have been very ill. I hope that you’re feeling much better now.

TTC- Congrats on losing 8 pounds through your determination!

Terri- What a great trip! You must be exhausted, I have no idea how you managed to type all that when you got home! Luckily you got home safe, and that woman didn’t cause an accident with her trike.

Rain- Jumping tot, how adorable!

Wish- How nice that you managed to share your good news with your wonderful friends! Oh yes, now I remember the reason I didn’t suggest the Doppler to you. I was thinking it would be really tough with multiples! I hope your NT scan goes great, and your DH can be present with you to see your twins once again. I’m glad that you’re relaxed about it and looking forward to it. Yup, I’m now headed towards 17 weeks, suddenly that number looks really big!

AFM- I tried taking a photo of my belly and I’m posting it here with apologies... I don’t take selfies and so this isn't a very good photo. I must be doing something wrong, it was so hard to turn sideways and take the photo! Sorry also for the unclean mirror. Anyway, I’m hoping that the bulge around my middle is not only bloat/fat but also the beginnings of an actual baby bump!

 

[terripeachy]

Vonn- I hope you and Sailor can go home today. It must be so frustrating to have your baby but you can't go home. It's best that she's under close scrutiny while you focus on getting your milk in. Hugs!

Rain-sorry the Pty training isn't really working just yet. They'll know when it's time and will probably run to the bathroom! I hope so, anyway.
Oh, I was watching the daily show and they did a segment with interpreters. They were saying it's hard to repeat what the Cheeto sets because a lot of countries don't have the same words so they say something else that didn't sound as pathetic. Instead of 'write, you're in good shape' they would say 'you look well.' it's not the same condescending, old man, creepy, disgusting statement.

Miki- you're so petite. I bet when that belly pops it'll look like a basketball. I think your selfie looks great.

Alleke- are you feeling better now?

No more troops for me for a while. I'm not really sided to take vacation, so I'm stuck to local weekend trips unfortunately. I wanted to go to my family reunion this year but I can't. It's sad but I do have a few client meetings so that's positive. I sure did have fun with my moto girls so that will have to do for now.

 

[Wish2BMom]

rain - I hope the same as terri and the kids just run to the toilet all of the sudden! I wonder if you can make it a competition between them? hmmm

terri - weekend trips or shorter ones are kinda our MO too. It's fine - we get to do a lot of different things in the year then, rather than one or two trips. I like it!

miki - love the selfie! You look like me and I'm 4 weeks behind you! HAHA! I took one yesterday after lunch and my stomach is already further out than my boobs!

vonn - I know you prob won't be on for a bit but I hope you're feeling better and your BP has come down. How's Sailor?

afm - NT scan went really well! both are looking perfectly fine and no markers to speak of! Twin A was chilling and Twin B was shifting and dancing around, stretching arms overhead. SO COOL. Will get the blood results in a week.

 

[Ask4joy]

I guess I finally found out the cause of my infertility. I have abnormal chromosomes. 10% of my blood cells tested showed a missing X chromosome (45X instead of 46XX). My doctor thinks this is the cause of my recurrent early miscarriages. Part of me is relieved to have an answer but the other part is terrified that we will have to undergo multiple IVF cycles just to find one normal embryo. DH has a small chromosomal issue too but she didn't think that was the cause of our difficulties. We are meeting with a geneticist next.

 

[Wish2BMom]

wow, Ask - that's a lot to take in. I am with you - good to have answers and now you can plan your attack. But yeah, daunting.

 

[TTC74]

Vonn - She's absolutely beautiful. Congrats!!!

 

[mikihope]

Wish- Hooray for your great NT scan! How wonderful that you got to see one of the twins moving around, that must have felt so amazing! Gummy was completely still for my last scan, I wish I could have seen him moving. How cool that you are already at the same belly point as I am, yet you are 4 weeks behind. Your twins are growing well!

Rain- I hope that potty training in September goes well for your little tots! I wish I had advice to offer, but my only experience with "potty training"€ is with housetraining my dogs or training my cats to use the toilet!

Terri- Thanks for saying that I’m petite! When I was growing up and living in Asia, I was considered big due to my height (5’9) I wore large or extra large sized pants. Sigh, right now I’m wishing that I actually had a proper bump. It would be so cool if my belly really did end up looking like a basketball, I’d like to draw seams on it to make it look even more basketball-ish!

Ask- How worrisome for you, but at the same time it looks like you have your answer. I hope that you have a good meeting with the geneticist, and that your doctor can help you come up with a good plan to move forward.

Vonn- How are you and Sailor doing? I hope that your bp is down and the light treatment has worked for Sailor

 

[Wish2BMom]

I smell a Halloween costume, miki!

 

[Wish2BMom]

seeing if my ticker worked...had to go with the food!

 

[Ask4joy]

Thanks ladies...still kinda in disbelief. I feel lucky to have Mosaic Turner Syndrone and have NO symptoms aside from repeat pregnancy loss. Most women with this condition are infertile/sterile or go through POF and my egg supply is above average for my age. Hoping IVF does the trick.

Miki - you are too cute! Love the pic and growing bump!

Wish - your chicken nuggets are adorable

Vonn - big congrats!!!

 

[Rainshiny]

Ttc-8lbs in a month is a lot!

Ask- wow... that is a lot to process! It's sort of lucky/not lucky/lucky. What's next- are you looking into ivf? Whatever u decide, you made it this far, and can do whatever u need to to follow your dreams.

Wish- so great to hear your ny scan results were perfect! Scan time is so precious isn't it?? Any clue on gender(s)? Are u doing the harmony test too? And surely there's a food ticker for twins - discrimination!!

Mikki- your bump is adorbs. R u feeling good? Hope this is the time u can enjoy being pregnant.

I did get several good nights sleep this week! Got my wish. I think we will train one and the other later since we have a nanny and she can only train one at a time- probably in September. Today, little girl is into a book about construction trucks and wearing hiking boots, while boy wants his pink jelly shoes. It's fun. I'm trying to be gender neutral- it's harder than I thought. Someday I'll read more about that.

Sad to read about John McCain. One of the republicans with character and integrity.

 

[MsRipple]

Wow, so much going on!

Vonn - Sailor is so gorgeous. Please update us when you can about how you guys are doing. Hopefully you are both reading this from home

Terri/Rain- I used to hate it when people (usually my mom) would randomly name drop people recently pregnant (oh, did you know Katie's daughter is having a baby.) My response: didn't know, don't care. Which was pretty accurate - I mean I'm theoretically happy for this person I barely know, but Why would I want to hear about everyone I don't know who can just apparently randomly have a baby when I couldn't. I'll be honest it stings less now.

Wish congrats on the good scan! Any more pics?

Miki- you are gorgeous. And you look somewhat like I pictured you, though I think I would have guessed shorter hair!

Ask- wow, I'm both sorry for that diagnosis and glad you got one earlyish on. Do they think PGS testing will do the trick?

With the exception of insomnia, anxiety, and big swollen feet doing well over here, though overwhelmed with work for the next week or so. We are getting kind of close to baby time too- 6 or 7 weeks to go?! I started going in for extra monitoring due to elevated bp prior to pregnancy- all looks good so far.