Due in July 2012

[angieloo]

How much are you drinking Angela?

 

[AngelaSD]

4 cups a day. What are you planning on doing?

 

[ktskittle]

Yall just reminded me... I bought some red rasberry leaf tea early on, but never opened it as I read it was best to wait until 3rd trimester. I will probably start drinking it as well after clearing it with the dr next week!

 

[angieloo]

Iwas goin to start with two and increase to six cups by 39 weeks.

My shower is this weekend and I can't wait!!!! I'm so excited to see everyone and have a big party just for my little one

 

[Canada8]

Happy Mother's day to everyone!! Lot's of love

 

[Canada8]

got my baboosh in the mail today! yea....cant wait to get the belly back tight after baby is here

 

[angieloo]

I am definitely going to order one too Canada!

Our shower was this weekend and it was so much fun. I was shocked at how many bugs things we got. I was worried we would get a ton of clothes, but we got a ton of other stuff too! Afterwards we went on a crazy shopping spree at babies r us and got Alonso everything else we need. Now I just have to find a place for everything this is going to be challenging!

 

[ktskittle]

Yay! I am happy for you Angie.... Finding a place for everything was a nightmare though! (That's what the nesting instinct is for I guess.)
I had a dr appt yesterday... My cervix is still long and closed, but Matthew is engaging in -2 station. Ahhh! This time is approaching. I couldn't believe it when he told me! SO excited! 7 more school days!

 

[Flagirl]

Bug---Any news On growth scan etc???????

I need to look into the belly wrap
I am so so big now. It seems so crazy. And she gets stronger everyday.Wow!

We have been working on this house like crazy. Floors are sanded and coated. Back deck is cleaned and pool is working properly. The painter and kitchen cabinet guys are there today thru Friday. I'm just trying to hang on and hold my breath. I am picking out and purchasing her furn TODAY!!!! Bc of that 4-6 week delivery thing. Haha. I'm surprised I havent lost my mind yet.
How long did it take everyone to get their nursery furniture??

I cannot believe its 8 weeks away and even less for some of you? I'm July 20th. Who's due date is first? I know kt is thinking end of June and angelasd as well if I remember correctly.

 

[Flagirl]

And on a lighter note ( so I keep my sanity) WHEN DO WE MOVE TO THE BIGGER BABY???? I will be so happy and consider that a huge milestone in itself. I remember like 5 baby sizes ago.

 

[AngelaSD]

HAPPY LATE MOTHERS DAY MOMMA"S!

Angie so glad you had such a great Baby shower!!! I STILL haven't gotten to put all my stuff away, looking SO FORWARD to doing that! Godo luck, i too need it lol...

I need a baboosh too! I better get on that!

I just ordered my carseat after looking for forever at the million of them out there and their reviews! Feels nice to have it purchased, should be here next week! I bought my crib on craigslist! I had been looking for 2 months at everyw website imagainble and shopping at the stores once a week, and it was a challenge. We are doing black furniture and black cribs are NOT easy to find let alone a REAL WOOD one like we wanted without spending $1000. Then for my dresser/changing table my Mom is refurbishing a very old wood dresser I have of my Dads (he is no longer here with us) and that should be done next week...the exciting news....my floors will be done today when i got home!! SO I CAN DO MY NURSERY!! FINALLY!!!

I have 6 weeks to go HOLY COW!!! and thats at MOST! Since i am high risk my Dr wont let me go past my guess date (July 1st.) I dont think I will even make it that long we will see! I have 3 weeks left at work! Hope i make it, I am getting bigger everyday too!! my tummy is so freakin hard now!

I have another appt Thursday! Growth Scan, Non Stress Test, and Dr appt...same every week..excited to see how big she is now though!!

 

[angieloo]

Dr apt went well today. I feel like I'm there all the time now.
The only part that made me nervous was that whole he was measuring my fundal height he said I was having a contraction. I had no idea! I had just told him that I wasn't experiencing and contractions or anything. I suppose I've ern having them all along and just not feeling them.... So weird.
Has anyone else had that happen?

 

[Bug222]

Hey ladies

Sorry I haven't updated.. life got a little crazy. I had my growth scan last week but didn't see my OB again until today (just got home). The scan went really well and everything looks good. When he did my fundal measurement today I had caught up to almost where I should be (was measuring 5 weeks behind).
We almost finished the nursery this week.. I love it!!! When we ordered our furniture they said 8-12 weeks but it came in about 3 weeks.

What is a baboosh???

 

[Flagirl]

Bug great news. So great to hear that. Congrats on that. Nursery looks great. Love the glider and ottoman. I'm looking for one. Glad to hear that about the furniture. I want it ASAP. I shouldn't have waited this long but technically she is sleeping in her co-sleeper in our room for several weeks anyway so I suppose it could take up to 10 weeks and we would be fine. They say 4-6 weeks.

A baboosh is a belly wrap to help your stomach go back to what it was prepgnancy

Angieloo - yes! Me. And I had just said I wasn't having any either bc I didn't know. My dr didn't seem to concerned. What did yours say? It scared me. I'm only 30.5 weeks.

I've been drinking my rasp leaf tea everyday. I'm doing atleast 1 cup a day from now until delivery or thats the an anyway. Crossing my fingers it is "toning" my uterus as it says. Ha

 

[Canada8]

Bug222 glad to hear all is well.....love the nursery!

Flagirl, my ticker moved at 31 wks to the bigger baby so you are almost there!!

Yes baboosh is a band for the belly created by Brooke Burke. I did it with my last pregnancy and found it helped keep things tight.....doing it again....lol....and I got a sweat band for excersizing

Ladies what does rasp leaf tea do?

Angela congrats on your car seat I can't wait to get mine! I'm thinking I will look this wkend when I go on my shopping trip to Pennsylvania......going there for the long wkend this wkend...this should be interesting carrying a belly while shopping in another country lol

 

[AngelaSD]

Yes GREAT news Bug! I don't think I knew you were measuring 5 weeks behind! That's a HUGE difference so yay for being caught up that must feel SO GOOD!! And your nursery looks so very nice. I also still new a glider. Is that the one from Babies R Us?

Did everyone already get their carseats? Asking because if u didn't I did a lot of researching on them lol I got the Graco Snugride 30 and it has fantastic reviews and safety! Also fits babies from 4-30 lbs...never know how tiny ur babe will be...although I KNOW my lil one is prob almost 5 lbs already I feel like lol

Raspberry leaf tea is suppose to "get your uterus ready for labor" it's suppose to make for a more pleasant and SHORTER birth! I've heard fantastic things about t and almost every single girl who drank it had positive outcomes from it...they believe. Donuts worth a shot...anything is as long as its safe, why not

 

[angieloo]

Flagirl: mine wasn't worried either, just chuckled and said he thought I was probably having them. He put my hand on my uterus and asked if I could feel how tight it was. I was so embarrassed to say I couldn't tell. He said not to worry at all so that made me feel better.

Angela: we are getting the same car seat. I love it and can't wait till my little one is in it

 

[Excited4First]

Hi ladies! I just found this thread. I am due July 4, can I join you girls? I usually read over on the Third Trimester thread, but it is more concerned with questions, etc.. and not as much just having conversations. I live in the US, 24 years old, OH is 33 and we're expecting our first baby. I am quite scared of labor but I know that it will ALL be wonderful when I meet our little one!

I have my baby shower Sunday and I am SO excited. I can't wait to have baby items in the house. So far, the only thing we have is our stroller and car seat, we got a Chicco travel system and we love it, very smooth and nice. The crib isn't even here yet! It's ordered but is taken absolutely forever to arrive! I can't wait to see all of my friends and family and celebrate on Sunday.

How is everyone feeling? Anyone due beginning of July too? I didn't read through the entire thread, but just hoping to enjoy some nice conversation over here with you gals.

 

[ktskittle]

Bug: Yay! So glad to hear happy news! Love the nursery... Nice calming paint color.

I also got the Graco Snugride... Someone gave it to me at the shower. At my shower, I also got the Graco My Ride 65 LX. It is the convertible carseat that goes from 5 to 65 pounds. (It is reversible up to 2 years old also.) My nephew outgrew his infant carseat by the time he was 6 months old, so my sister recommended going ahead and registering for both, so I was pleasantly surprised that I received both. Plus, even if he doesn't outgrow the infant in that time, I am sure I will be "over" carrying him around in it once he is that big, so we can leave one carseat in each vehicle until he does.... One less big purchase in the future after baby comes!

 

[ktskittle]

Welcome excited! I am Kati, Live in Atlanta... Due July 17th, (although I am measuring 3 weeks ahead, so I might be having a late June baby.)
You are going to feel so good after your shower! It is so nice to rest easy knowing we have ALMOST everything.
Speaking of which... The only thing I am missing is a baby monitor. My sister has a video monitor, and she told me that if I get a good audio monitor, by the time lo is moved out of our room, she will trade me and let me use her video so that I don't have to buy one. I have heard mixed reviews on whether a video monitor is worth it. I don't like the fact that it is voice activated... I feel like I would rather have a constant stream of sound coming out of the baby's room or I would be constantly wondering if it will kick on when it is supposed to... Or how long has he been wimpering before it kicked on...
What are you ladies doing???