"Does anyone else not test early" Refugee Club

[baby1wanted]

Great news Kiki!
Toms - I've done the whole ask-someone-if-they're-pregnant-and-they're-not thing once - am now so terrified of repeating the same mistake I won't mention it until they do - even if they're 39 weeks and about to pop!
We're off to Florida, Pensacola and New Orleans for a couple of weeks with BIL, SIL and their 2 little ones. I've been to the states once before when I was a teenager. My dad took voluntary redundancy a few years before he was due to retire and splashed the payout on a 6 week tour - New York, Boston, Chicago, Grand Canyon, some of the national parks. It was amazing, can't wait to go back and see some new places.
Wouldn't a meet up be fab?! I vote for Canada as I'd love to go there - Mrs Eddie can we all come stay?!?!

 

[kiki13]

Great news Kiki!
Toms - I've done the whole ask-someone-if-they're-pregnant-and-they're-not thing once - am now so terrified of repeating the same mistake I won't mention it until they do - even if they're 39 weeks and about to pop!
We're off to Florida, Pensacola and New Orleans for a couple of weeks with BIL, SIL and their 2 little ones. I've been to the states once before when I was a teenager. My dad took voluntary redundancy a few years before he was due to retire and splashed the payout on a 6 week tour - New York, Boston, Chicago, Grand Canyon, some of the national parks. It was amazing, can't wait to go back and see some new places.
Wouldn't a meet up be fab?! I vote for Canada as I'd love to go there - Mrs Eddie can we all come stay?!?!

Thanks! And your trip sounds like fun!

 

[Toms Mummy]

All sounds great kiki When do you get to see bean again?

Baby1, I'm jealous My uncle lives in Canada and he said we could go over and borrow his RV to tour! Just gotta find the cash for flights 1st!

 

[more babies]

I vote for Canada too! I've never been there. Also, Mrs. Eddie works at a zoo so we could all take our little ones there!

I've been meaning to post all day but am just in a funk and haven't been having the best day so will try to post more later. The weather here is terrible so I don't think that's helping but have just been extra exhausted lately and feeling sort of run down. Also have been having some pelvic pain when moving in certain ways which is getting really old. DH is gone till hopefully just Saturday night so that's not helping either.

Hope all is well with everyone else!

 

[baby1wanted]

Sending you big hugs morebabies x

 

[Lotus Womb]

Hi Ladies,

How are you all doing/ I know it has been a while but my last day of work tommorow and I start maternity leave yaa. Only two more weeks to go and I can hardly believe how fast it has all gone. Got most thing we need just need to get some more things over the weekend. It has been busy busy with work and getting the house ready.
Just hope I get time to relax.

 

[kiki13]

All sounds great kiki When do you get to see bean again?

Baby1, I'm jealous My uncle lives in Canada and he said we could go over and borrow his RV to tour! Just gotta find the cash for flights 1st!

I have another scan on July 4th so I'm hoping he'll DL another scan then. If not, I'll just have to wait till 12 weeks!

 

[Toms Mummy]

Hi Lotus! You sound well! Can't believe how close you are to the end!

I am currently looking at prams! Eek! It's so confusing! What did/are you guys getting? x

 

[more babies]

Lotus its so great to hear from you!! I didn't realize you had so little time left! It'll be nice to have that little bit of time off from work before the baby comes. Its been a while since anyone in this thread actually delivered their baby so looks like you're the start of our bunch to go.. how exciting!!

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Great news Kiki, it is always amazing seeing your LO for the first time

Yes, you are more than welcome here in Canada, would love to have you!!! And you bet we would tour around the Zoo, I'll even take you all on the Golf Cart tour. Seriously, if any of you are ever in the Toronto area let me know (would love to tour your DD2 around the Zoo Morebabies as I know she's a huge animal lover).

Baby, glad you're not worrying so much anymore. Enjoy every second of this pregnancy as it does really go by too fast.

Morebabies sorry to hear that you are not feeling great, DH will be back soon, hopefully that helps.

Nice to hear from you Lotus, glad all is well. As Morebabies said, its very exciting that you are going to be next to have your LO, it seems like just yeterday that you were announcing your BFP!

I am getting kicked quite a bit this morning and some of them are quite painful. This little girl can really pack a punch when she wants to

 

[more babies]

Mrs. Eddie if/when we make it up there I would definitely take you up on that offer and I know DD2 would love it!

I'm feeling a bit better today. The sun has been poking out and I've gotten out of the house so I think that's helping. Still painful if I move the wrong way and I think little mans head is getting awfully low which made me a little nervous while walking around the store as there was a good deal of pressure. I really have to get back to taking it easy and not doing much especially as I'm nearing the end and would really like to keep him in for another 5 weeks at least.

Oh and the kicks here too! The ones that really get me are the ones under the ribs!

Also DH sent me chocolate covered strawberries today while he's away! So sweet!

 

[more babies]

Oh and I forgot to say you're bump is looking fab Toms!!

And baby1 glad to hear you're being more relaxed about everything. I know its hard and I too was googling nonstop (still do ). Its so hard not to! DH always gets on me because I google everything!

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Morebabies, you're on! If you're ever in my "neck of the woods" let me know

I know, what is it with rib kicking? I wasn't feeling Isla as much at the beginning of the week and was starting to freak out and then I started to get all of these intense rib pains on my left side. My midwife confirmed that she had moved over to that side and based on her position had likely been kicking under my ribs, hence the pain and reduced movement elsewhere

Also, really sweet that your DH sent you something, how thoughtful!

 

[more babies]

I got a nice swift kick to the ribs this morning while eating breakfast. Unfortunately he always stays curled up on my right side so the kicks are always in the same spot.

 

[baby1wanted]

Really sweet of your DH morebabies!

Offer extends to anyone in the UK - we live in a pretty picturesque part of Wales

Morebabies - google can be very dangerous. I seriously wonder how we would cope without the internet nowadays....
A couple of years ago I came home from work to find DH face down in our garden, covered in blood with garden shears sticking out of his arm. Ran towards him panicking and screaming until I realised the blood looked a bit odd and it was, in fact, tomato juice.... he had faked it all as a practical joke on me! As you can imagine I was not impressed. His only excuse was that he'd finished work and come home early but the internet connection was broken so he had nothing else to do. Men!

 

[more babies]

Really sweet of your DH morebabies!

Offer extends to anyone in the UK - we live in a pretty picturesque part of Wales

Morebabies - google can be very dangerous. I seriously wonder how we would cope without the internet nowadays....
A couple of years ago I came home from work to find DH face down in our garden, covered in blood with garden shears sticking out of his arm. Ran towards him panicking and screaming until I realised the blood looked a bit odd and it was, in fact, tomato juice.... he had faked it all as a practical joke on me! As you can imagine I was not impressed. His only excuse was that he'd finished work and come home early but the internet connection was broken so he had nothing else to do. Men!

I don't know what I would do if DH pulled something like that... but funny after the fact! Yes google can be terrible but I can't help myself. Its worse with smartphones nowadays because you have 24/7 access to it!

 

[Noo]

Eurgh! Absolutely SHATTERED. I did an early Wed, Late yesterday and Early today. Though I didn't get away yesterday till almost 10.30pm, then had a 65 mile commute home with road closures so got into bed for midnight and had to get up at 5am for an early shift meaning leaving at 6am! Yawn! Ladies - Please don't deliver your babies at shift handover!

My back, hips and pelvis are KILLING! I don't cope very well with working 3 days in a row. Off the weekend though and plan to sleep!

Hope everyone is well xx

 

[Buttercup2]

Ugh, Noo, sounds miserable! I will do my best to deliver mid-shift, middle of the day

baby1, your DH reminds me of my own. He loves a practical joke! I don't know what I would have done if my DH pulled that one on me tho. Faint, probably. You're a stronger woman than I

Morebabies, your DH is adorable! What a sweet, romantic gesture!

As for all the kicking, my little one is kicking up a storm. I still don't know if I like how the kicking feels from the inside (although it's great to know s/he's still in there), but I LOVE putting my hand on my belly and feeling the movement from the outside! Somehow it just makes it feel more like a baby and less like... an alien? It's been so interesting to me as I go along that I'm slowly feeling the kicks higher and higher on my body tho. So cool!

It sure would be fun to visit everyone! My mom's side of the family is Welsh, so it'd be a good excuse to visit, baby1! Morebabies, I'm actually going to be in MA at the end of this month. Decaf coffee or ice cream (since we can't go for a drink)??

 

[more babies]

Noo that sounds horrible! Definitely make sure to rest up on your time off!

Buttercup where about in MA are you heading to? It was you that said you used to live here right? How far along are you? I always forget where you are in our little group lineup

 

[Mrs. Eddie]

Baby, I love the UK and might have to take you up on that offer sometime if we ever make it back there And OMG, I would kill my DH if he did that to me. I am not good with blood so like Buttercup I probably would have passed out

Noo, sounds like work has been crazy lately, I hope that you had a chance to rest this weekend.

Morebabies, someone has to send these babies a memo, kicking Mommy in the ribs=not cool

Today I am actually letting my work know when I will be officially taking my leave. I plan on working until August 16 and because I have a few vacation days left this year, my leave won't actually start until August 22. I can't believe I am submitting this stuff already and that I have less than two months left of work