December 2012 buns

[ebelle]

Katy - have u been busy preparing for the move?

bmom - Wowwwww the baby's room is adorable! Can see you put so much effort in it!Glad that blake is liking his big boy's room too Btw, Coco convinced me to try cloth also...

Coco - Love your 24 week bump. its looking really really nice and round.

artsie - have fun in Texas! It must be so nice for Quinten to meet your family and they must all be really excited.

Lolo - I am so jealous you had your gender scan already! I can't wait to know if its a girl or a boy and cannot imagine your patience! I still have to wait til Nov 8th.

sadie - glad you decided to make your own decision on feeding. I know a lot of people get pressured into things when they aren't ready, so its wonderful to see you make a stand and decide that you'll feed solids when you want to. Btw, lots of people get pregnant while breastfeeding. Just have to start trying whenever you are ready. I've had friends of mine who have kids 12 months apart. As long as your cycle is back regular, you can start trying.

ashley - Wow, almost there! You MUST let us know once you pop!

As for myself, I've been mostly stalking, but not really posting cos I have no news! I also mostly surf the forums on my tablet so find it hard to reply sometimes when I have a lot to say.

In the 5th month now and enjoying 2nd tri a lot more than first tri. I've started to put on a bit of the weight I lost, am still about 6 pounds below prepregnancy weight. My appetite has slowly come back, but I've also started having strange cravings for foods that has my partner having to go hunt for them (like how I wanted Hasbro gummy gears the other day and she had to go hunt for them at different supermarkets)

Bump is getting noticable and when I got my nails done the other day, the lady at the shop asked if I was pregnant. yay! I no longer just look fat! HAHA! Will post another pic when I can find time to download it from my camera.

We started going for prenatal classes on Thursday and the first class was all about posture and exercises during pregnancy. Although I wasn't too keen to join it in the beginning, I'm glad I did as I've started to develop some back pains and having trouble sleeping at night. The class taught some simple exercises, so I am hoping that it makes things better.

Looking forward to next appointment as it will be the big scan where they check for everything and also for the gender. That will be on Nov 8. Can't wait to find out!!!

Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween!

 

[Coconuts]

The 20 week scan is lovely. Loooooooooong and you get to see so much. We saw ears, feet, hands, face, heart, kidneys, spine, we saw the blood flowing well through the umbilical chord and her thighs and they didn't make us wait until the end to say 99.999999999% team pink which was nice.
You'll love it!
Looking forward to seeing your bump!!!

 

[B&LsMom]

Lolo-How fun! I have been to a couple of those gender reveal parties. Very cute, fun and exciting!

I cannot believe I'm in my last week...

your other two girls were both early weren't they??---I really hope I don't go all the way to my due date LOL

 

[B&LsMom]

COCO not sure how Lolo plans of doing it, but normally its when you cut into the cake that the gender is revealed either with the cake itself dyed pink or blue, or the frosting between layers being pink or blue.

Ebelle feel free to fast forward to the 8th of Nov if you like--that just takes me that much closer to my due date--and puts a babe in Ashley's arms--and lets Lolo know pink or blue too---I think we can all be in agreement LOL

 

[ashleywalton]

Blakesmom- My first was just past her due date but I was induced because of pre-e. My 2nd came at 36 weeks. Here I am 5 days from my due date, she's gonna be late. lol

 

[LoloShells]

Ashley I say go for a long, brisk walk this evening get your blood pumping and your breath coming fast. My spidey sense says this might be a good night.

Bmom, yes I will request that the cake be all white outside, white cake inside, with either blue or pink frosting inside between the layers. Then we'll cut into it to learn. I'll get video for you ladies

 

[LoloShells]

We'll play a few games, have baby themed food like baby back ribs, baby quiche, and swaddled babies (pigs in a blanket). Lots ofwhite decor with bits of blue and pink about. I've made an adorable 3 tier platter from white plates and candle stick holders from the dollar store, and crepe paper rose topiaries... Guests will wear team blue or team pink stickers. Hoping it goes off without a hitch and looks the way it does in my head

 

[ashleywalton]

Hope it goes the way you want it to!
Tomorrow is my moms birthday and ny father in laws birthday. So, tomorrow would be interesting.

 

[Coconuts]

I seeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, that's so cool! I was imagining 'It's a girl/boy' iced on the top. Love the cut and see approach!!!

Yes yes yes make sure you get someone to catch it on video. I've never been part of a gender reveal party, would love to see the big moment. come to think of it, I've never even been to a baby shower. Poor old Coco. that's what you get for being European I guess. Catching on in the UK now I think but Italy, not so much.

 

[Katy78]

Exciting times for everybody here . Pregnancies progressing well and I'm sure babies do something amazing every single day .

Lolo, I've never been to a baby reveal party, not even a baby shower. I bet it's going to be a blast and I'm happy we'll get to see the big reveal too

Ashley, did your youngest decide to appear like Lolo predicted? It's a full moon today too so maybe you won't have to wait till past your due date.

ebelle, for the noticeable bump (am a tiny bit jealous though ). 8th Nov isn't that far off. My morphology scan is on the 9th and it seems very close to me, especially since I'm off work from this Wednesday till the end of the week .

AFM, I'm not getting ready for the move yet, I have till December. That's great because I'll only have to pay double rent for a month instead of two (the contract for the old apartment expires at the end of the year).
Nothing special going on with my pregnancy (which is good). Bump is slowly growing, even my OH sees it now . He began calling me fatso . In a totally loving way and I don't mind.
Second tri is the best like everybody says. My MS is gone, bump is growing.I don't have any cravings though and my appetite has only increased slightly maybe. Not really.
I feel great.

We already know that Ashley, Coco and myself are having girls, bmom is having a boy. But ebelle and Lolo are still a mystery. I think that ebelle is having a girl and Lolo a boy. And for hopefulmom, I have no idea. Either a boy or a girl .

 

[ebelle]

ashley did you pop? can't wait to find out!

Katy - its nice that you dont have to pay double rent twice. I also think its nice that the new place is furnished.

I forgot to add that OH and I went to IKEA last week. We need to rearrange our apartment a bit. Right now we have 1 bedroom and 1 study room. With the baby coming, we'll need to convert the study into half baby room, half study. This also means clearing out the living room etc to make space. It is going to be a fairly big project that will require a lot of help. Going to get my friends to come over and help to move the big items when we've decided what to do.

In other news, we find out if we're having a girl or boy in just 10 days! So the countdown begins now!

 

[Coconuts]

Good idea. Even if you feel like you can, don't go hauling around heavy things. You get the preggo pass out of all heavy and hard manual labour until after the birth!!!

Just 10 days. I think for you. Boys love their mums so having two would be awesome. A girl though, all girls together....... just as much awesomeness.
Just a gut feeling really. It's all the same in the end. A beautiful baby that you love so much it makes you want to cry.

 

[ashleywalton]

No baby yet...but it is only 6:30AM where I am. So still a chance for her to come today.
ebelle- How exciting to find out boy or girl soon! It is an exciting time for sure!
I am more than ready for my little one to join us but as my doctor said "she doesn't want to come out." I guess she's nice and cozy...for now.

 

[ebelle]

I'll be pleased with either a girl or a boy, although I think my family is all cheering for a girl cos then they get to play dress up on her. We have a lot of boys in my family - Out of 8 cousins, we have 5 boys (a set of twins) and 3 girls. Even in the extended family, there are more boys than girls. So I guess the family is always excited when there is a new girl.

We'll be having more than 1, so if we have a boy this time, there's always a chance for a girl next time, so its not too big of an issue

ashley - maybe baby is so comfy she's just going to wait til the due date

 

[LoloShells]

Ashley did you get outside in the evening air and get movin?! I think she just needs some cool air and pumping blood, mama

 

[ashleywalton]

Lolo- No I didn't. Its been warm and too many mosquitoes out for my girls. I may go for a walk in the morning. My girls are spending the night with their grandparents.

 

[B&LsMom]

Home stretch here folks!!

 

[LoloShells]

Aw man Ash! I think once you do it'll be go time, good luck.

Almost there bmom! Lookin good

 

[Coconuts]

BMom you're so bloomin cute, that cheaky little grin standing there with your numbers!
Looking great! You don't look like a cankle candidate at all. All bump.

What does Blake think about the bump and a brother coming and all that? Is he excited about it or is it too abstract for him?

 

[B&LsMom]

He is excited for his Brother--he calls him by name and will put stuff up to my belly for him to hear--he LOVES when we go to the store to pick stuff out for him (since he has figured out he will get to play with it first)--I do think it has been a very long wait for him--not sure how Blake will react once babe is in my arms and not hidden in this huge bump. We talked last night about being calm and gentle with baby brother and he knows to not hit him or push him--I think he will do well, but its going to be a big change for him--almost 4 years of being the star is about to change!!