January Jellybeans 2013!...

[DeedeeBeester]

Deedee I hate that they are making you go back AGAIN! How ridiculous! I hope the medicine helps you keep everything down .. if not, aim the barf at someone there.

That will def keep me away from that lab for a while

You were post 13,000 CRAZY!

 

[La Mere]

Wow, 13,000! That is awesome! Just shows how much we all love each other!

 

[La Mere]

1. Must be willing and able to send cards
2. All cards must have some kind of delivery conformation, abroad should be sent by air mail to ensure faster delivery.
3. All cards must be sent out by Dec. 5th
4. This will be a secret card swap, so you will not know who you will receiving your card from until you get it or until Dec. 26th. Whichever comes first.
5. Send your real name and address to La Mere, DeeDee or Sonia via PM or email.
[email protected] (La Mere)
[email protected] (DeeDee)
6. This is completely OPTIONAL, but you may if you wish include a small gift (small enough to fit in the envelope) with your card.

These are just for the forum.
Must have at least 150 posts in the January Jellybeans thread from the start of the thread to September.
Must be a forum member for at least 3+ months.


This is just a general instruction/rule list for our secret santa. For those of you who have already sent in their addresses and for those of your still on the fence about it. I hope this list clears up and confusion or questions. If you have any further questions, please feel free to email/PM myself, DeeDee or Sonia!!! Thanks everyone!!!

 

[duckytwins]

Well, some good news in the middle of all the other crap! My dr's office called back and said I passed the 3 hour glucose test! Then we went out and bought a new car!

 

[sassy_mom]

Oh Ducky!!! That is wonderful!! Just the kind of positive news and excitement you needed!!!

 

[Lillian33]

I second that comment from Sassy! That's great news Ducky! And the new car is an amazing bonus to lift your spirits!!

 

[ARuppe716]

Baby is killing me today... I got up from lunch and one of my coworkers gasped at my feet. They were huge!! I actually wear slippers around the office (they're purple sparkly and fabulous! Haha) and my feet had swelled out of the slippers! They look better than they did but I couldn't believe how bad they were... I even took pics and sent them to dh. I'm sure he appreciated getting texts of my big hobbit feet at work! On top of that baby is sitting weird and making my sciatica awful today

 

[Nikkilewis14]

Hope everyone has a better day tomorrow!!!

 

[snowangel187]

I seriously only know like 5 girls here that I'd consider close enough friends that I'd hang out with. All of whom I know from volunteering at my church, well one of them has just messaged me and offered to throw me a babyshower. I think it's super sweet of her. She knows all my family and most of my friends are 1800 miles away. It'll obviously be a small gathering, but I'm really just looking forward to the get together. She wants to do it early December that'll be cutting it close considering all that's going on, but worse case scenario baby can come too.

 

[snowangel187]

Baby is killing me today... I got up from lunch and one of my coworkers gasped at my feet. They were huge!! I actually wear slippers around the office (they're purple sparkly and fabulous! Haha) and my feet had swelled out of the slippers! They look better than they did but I couldn't believe how bad they were... I even took pics and sent them to dh. I'm sure he appreciated getting texts of my big hobbit feet at work! On top of that baby is sitting weird and making my sciatica awful today

I sent dh a pic of my boobs falling out of my bra on all sides, as my request to let me go shop for more. I don't think he had a problem with that text tho it was random.

 

[snowangel187]

I am torn on the secret Santa thing. I'd love to be involved with you ladies. I'm just really bad about mailing things! like for example I have thank you cards on my end table from August that haven't been mailed yet. I also tend to fill out my Christmas cards and never actually mail them. pretty sure I'll sit out, but I hope y'all have fun.

 

[DeedeeBeester]

Wow, just came back from Pharmacy. Retail price of freaking pills is $124.00 !!! If we didn't have insurance I wouldn't of bought the pill for the re freaking test! Thank goodness with insurance we payed $7.00, BUT MAN!!

Side note: Hubby just sneaked on me writing this and now he is making fun of me. Brat! He is pretending to be me while typing with this weird voice saying: "If it wasn't for my husband, I wouldn't have nausea pills, I better go do something special for him. Wink wink..." He is crazy... lol

 

[sassy_mom]

Something funny to share:

Chloe is quite the kicker and I'm sure has turned head down by the hiccups being almost at my hoo-ha ... so as she likes to come alive right before DH gets home, I'm laying here watching my stomach lurch and then notice that her kicks which I feel way up there now ... are actually making my boobs shake. I've always been big chested (DD cup before falling pregnant) so this kid is shaking my enormous ta-tas all over the place and it made me laugh hysterically.

 

[Betheney]

Baby is killing me today... I got up from lunch and one of my coworkers gasped at my feet. They were huge!! I actually wear slippers around the office (they're purple sparkly and fabulous! Haha) and my feet had swelled out of the slippers! They look better than they did but I couldn't believe how bad they were... I even took pics and sent them to dh. I'm sure he appreciated getting texts of my big hobbit feet at work! On top of that baby is sitting weird and making my sciatica awful today

I would like to see those pics!!!!

 

[Betheney]

Betheny - Hope you pass! It's weird, I don't think I'd even heard of GD when I had DS & don't know anyone that's been tested for it here. It just seems like it's a pretty big deal elsewhere & everyone seems to be getting tested & lots failing the first round of tests.

I suppose I know a lot about it because my mother had it and she was pregnant for a lot of my life. Lol. Some places are different. A lot of doctors surgeries and midwife clinics never used to test at all unless you had a certain number of markers such as being over weight, history of diabetes, family history of gestational diabetes. Etc. I think now tho it's being more routinely tested because many women without any markers are turning out to have it.

 

[Lillian33]

I seriously only know like 5 girls here that I'd consider close enough friends that I'd hang out with. All of whom I know from volunteering at my church, well one of them has just messaged me and offered to throw me a babyshower. I think it's super sweet of her. She knows all my family and most of my friends are 1800 miles away. It'll obviously be a small gathering, but I'm really just looking forward to the get together. She wants to do it early December that'll be cutting it close considering all that's going on, but worse case scenario baby can come too.

That's really sweet of her, bless

I'm kinda in the same boat here with about 5 friends total but I have already received one package from one of my best friends back in Oz and I know shes sending more, people can surprise you out of the blue, makes you feel good doesnt it

Enjoy the shower!

 

[Betheney]

Hi girls

So i had my first fetal monitoring check up today. I have so many effing appointments i really need to start writing them down.

I must admit it was kinda weird when i walked in. It's a giant room with about 20 heavily pregnant women in there all strapped to fetal monitoring devices (CTG machines) and blood pressure monitors, all in a row in a comfy reclinable single seater sofa each. It made me laugh as it reminded me of a production line. Each little seat did have a seat next to it if you had someone with you and a little side table with some reading material.

So i was hooked up to the CTG machine for a bit over an hour and everyone was happy with the trace. Blood pressure was 134/85 and 132/82, so meds must be at a perfect dose. Then i went into another little room for the ultrasound which took all of two minutes. She was like "yep there's the placenta, now let me monitor the blood flow, yep it's perfect, and you're done!" lol. But baby was sucking it's thumb and she was able to show me really clearly on the ultrasound which was really nice of her.

Also discovered i will have fortnightly growth checks via ultrasound on top of everything else

 

[Leinzlove]

Snow: How lovely... a baby shower. That will be fun, and I think you will be having a baby on December 26.

Betheney: Yay for getting to see baby sucking thumb. I'm also very pleased to hear all is going great! That has to be very reassuring.

 

[Lillian33]

Really glad to hear they're getting you BP under control Betheney & that you get to see LO more often! That's probably the only thing about being a high risk pregnancy that I'm finding positive!!

 

[Betheney]

i have no idea how i'm going to be able to resist checking the gender when i have 2 ultrasounds a week for the next 10 weeks!!!