July Firecrackers 2018

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Wow Unique - I couldn’t keep it to myself for 20 weeks. Good on you if you can. It’ll make the surprise even bigger :)
I can’t wait to share the news with everyone and I’ve only just gone 6 weeks. We’re think around the 10-12 week mark which will be over Christmas to tell people.
 
Unique I too would love to wait until 20 weeks but dh is anxious and excited to share so we are thinking maybe something around New Years, I'll be 12 weeks exactly on New Year's Day. Everyone is going to freak out on us too, they all thought we were done, we TTC 3 years in private, plus my age...it will be a shock for everyone :haha:
 
20 weeks!! Arghhhhh!! Haha
We have told family etc but will tell everyone else after the 12w scan.
 
Christmas would be a great time to announce to my family since they'll all be together and we'll be with them... but honestly I'm not sure if I'll have come to terms with the pregnancy yet. I want to wait until I'm excited before I tell others. Even my family. Plus my mom can't keep a secret at alllll bless her. She gets too excited.
 
We're going to try and wait out til the gender scan at 16 weeks then tell people... We won't be telling people due date or how far I am or section date due to the nature of my youngest boys birth, far too much anxiety associated with this pregnancy for myself and others involved!
 
Four2five - I think everyone will be surprised Im pregnant too. I was adamant we would stop at 2. And also what kind of crazy person has 3 under 3?! :haha:

Livvy - that reminds me of my first pregnancy. We had only told our immediate families, and my MIL posted a congratulations message ON MY MUM'S FACEBOOK WALL. I called her to delete it!!
 
Everyone close to us (except our boys) knew we were pregnant in June/July so it wont be a surprise to learn we are pregnamt again. So we would kinda like to tell our parents in a different way this time. So Since we will get an early scan a few weeks before xmas, Im thinking of using that scan pic on a christmas card or something. Try and wait till christmas day maybe. I would prefer to use a 12 week scan and tell boys then too but it will be after new year probably. Going to use the boys xmas elf to tell them x
 
BabyBrain I love the idea of having the elf tell your kiddos! Our elf comes out Thanksgiving day or December first but that sounds like a super fun way to break the news!
 
Buffy - omg!! that's like my worst nightmare!! Whenever I tell people before it's on social media I stress that it's still under wraps!
 
Four2Five said:
I did weekly bump pictures with both of my dd's so I will probably keep up the tradition this time around. I took one this week already but obviously there isn't much to share as far as a "bump". I too had my stomach muscles torn apart and they have never gone back to normal, that along with some extra weight I always look a few months pregnant :haha: DH took a photo last night with a pair of UGG booties we got for baby I will share below.

Buffy I love your pump picture idea!! You should do them from the side too so we can watch baby grow ;)

Lil miss I hope you are feeling better :hugs:

Unique I keep pondering if I should get a Doppler. I've never used one with my last two pregnancies but I always really really wanted one! I know it would help with my anxiety if I could check on baby when I get worked up...but I'm also a stay at home mom and would have way too much opportunity to check all the time which I've heard isn't great for baby!

Lilmiss I am hosting Thanksgiving this year but thankfully it's only for our family and a few close friends who already know we are expecting. So I'm sure they will understand. I've never had food aversions with pregnancy so hopefully nothing sets my stomach off too bad!

Housewifey I am a horrible stomach sleeper!! And I toss and turn back and forth A LOT through the night! It's always been a struggle for me in my pregnancies to stay on my sides but with lots of pillows and a very understanding dh I've made it work, well I've atleast made it work as a partial side/partial stomach sleeper :haha:

Hammed your numbers look great! Praying they continue to rise for you!!

Alligator I find it so hard to get motivated and even get dressed being a stay at home mom! I also nanny full time for a 5 month old and I am pure exhausted every day and smell like baby poop and puke and just refuse to put a bra on at this point :haha:

Last night was AWFUL! I heard dh get up to take our dd to the bathroom about 3am. After he got back into bed this wave of nausea hit me like a ton of bricks. I thought I was going to pass out it was so intense, I was miserable for an hour tossing and turning trying to fall asleep to get through it just deep breathing and moaning it was so horrible!! I woke up this morning and feel totally fine, so weird!!

I was super bloated yesterday, here's the pic dh took.
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That's is an adorable picture
 
Thanks ladies. I'm super behind, I'll have to catch up with you all tomorrow. I'm working on homework(non-trad student finishing my bachelor's because having 6 kids is not enough haha) I'm thinking about telling the family over Christmas too. Any of you ladies thinking about doing the blood test that reveals gender around 10 weeks? I know someone who had done it and we are thinking about getting it done
 
We are doing the blood test but more for knowledge on baby's health because of my age and risk factors. Not that it will affect us on having baby but so that we can be prepared if there are any disabilities and such <3 My husband is a special ed teacher. We will have the option to find out sex but dh really wants to wait till birth so we will ask for them not to tell us.
 
Buffyx said:
Is your nausea so bad that you couldn't hide it?

Mine is quite bad, but I *think* I would be OK at a group dinner or something like that. How important is Thanksgiving to you? It has always sounded to me like it is something you wouldn't want to miss?
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It isn't super bad yet but between 5-6 weeks is usually when it starts, and I just turned 5 weeks today. I think I could probably go but I'm not sure if I could eat or be around food because of the smell. It is a pretty important holiday although not as important as Christmas. Mostly it is to just get together to eat and see each other, but we also do that at Christmas.
 
Four2five - That is cute! Love how you used the Christmas theme <3

Just turned 5 weeks today. Here is my bump pic. Nothing creative and don't mind the "battle scars" from my previous four children :blush:
 

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Ah, trying to catch up. Loving all the bump pics!!i did them with my son, but waited until I was out of the first trimester. I was SO paranoid about a miscarriage that we kept it a secret until almost 20 weeks (except close family and my boss at the time).
I have a Doppler buried in storage somewhere and I'll probably pull it out after I hit 9-10 weeks. I found the hb with my son around then and it was reassuring to hear it when I needed to. I also have the sonoline b. :)
I'm still having some pink spotting here and there. I can't wait for my scan on the 6th and time is dragging so slowly! I'm trying to figure out when to tell my son. He's five. I wouldn't know how to explain if I did end up losing the baby, but at the same time it would be nice to explain why mommy's so tired and sick, lol
 
Lilmiss your belly is so cute!! I wish I was as tiny as you on a non pregnant day :haha: lovin your little bloated pooch though, so adorable <3

Matherese we told both our dd's, one is 13 and one is 5, we couldn't hide it from them, they have both been begging for a sibling for a couple years and even though we were trying we didn't tell them we were we just said when the time is right we will have another. So when we did find out we told them the same day, we were in cloud 9 and couldn't wait, they were so excited, our 13 year old cried happy tears and our 5 year old has been the best cuddle bug and talks about the baby all the time now. I'm so thankful to share these moments with them, if something were to happen we would all be devastated but I also think it would help me through the heartache with their support, I feel like it would be worse for them to have never had the chance to celebrate this baby and then just wonder why mommy was a tearful mess. We are very close family though and my girls are very mature for their ages. I can't wait to hear what big brother says whenever you tell him <3
 
Can I be honest here?? :(

I hate surprises. Like really despise them. Dh really wants to wait to find out at birth what baby is, I on the other hand want to throw up at the thought. So much so that I'm thinking of finding out and not telling anyone so everyone else can be surprised. Has anyone ever done something similar? Dh is fine if I find out, so that's not the issue, I'm just hoping I can keep my mouth shut till birth :haha: I think it will be fun though, give me a chance to bond with this little babe before everyone else. Any thoughts??
 
Four2five - my cousin did this with her husband. She really wanted to know, and he didnt. She found out. She didnt tell anyone. I honestly could not keep a secret that big haha.
 
I'm the same I have to plan, can't deal with surprises I hate them! We're finding out at 16 weeks I'm that impatient haha
 
Four2Five Ive not worked out exactly how the elf (Elfonzo) is going to tell them! He arrives on Dec 1st and is bringing his girlfriend this year :)
Once we've had a scan he can tell them....somehow!! Lol
 
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