Tawn, beautiful bump and your energy amazes me! You are super-domestic-goddess!!!
Dani, so glad you are more in control now. Keeping everything crossed those twinks stay put at least for awhile longer, you are getting closer day by day to 24w!
Bailey, glad you were able to get the new sofa and not have to make a payment on it until Jan, that's fab! Hope you are feeling well and resting up and that the cramping isn't so bad today. Are you sleeping in the regular bed again now, I am assuming because I haven't heard and air mattress dramas as of late!
Loved your bump pic!
Cath, how are the OPKs and how are you? Anything new and exciting going on that we don't know of or that I missed?
MrsD, glad you had a good weekend with your DH, and you definitely sounded secretly excited that he is snowed in. Is he still there now?
Cupcake, the worry lessens as the pregnancy goes on but then comes back in unexpected waves (at least it did for me.) I tried to enjoy and embrace each moment that I had with her though, to allow myself to buy things and be pregnant/nest/etc. I kept telling myself "I am more pregnant then I've ever been" and reassuring myself. It helped alot once she hit 24 weeks and I knew that, no matter what, she at least had a shot (sorry Dani if that comments makes your current reality hit home harder
) Now that she is here it is an entirely different kind of worry... I think I will worry about her, on one way or another, forever!
Cheryl, the clothes are so cute!! I can't wait to see pictures of the nursery as it comes together. How was class and how are you feeling? YAY for maternity pay!!! (I am jealous but thankfully we have savings to make me being home work anyhow!) I hope you are managing to get some rest.
TTC, your scan is tomorrow, right? I can't wait to see that little tiny peanut's picture! Keeping everything crossed for you and your rainbow! Glad you are feeling mainly tired and not too sick!
Being a Mama is the most exhausting and rewarding job out there! I've never been so tired, never worried so much... that little peanut has my heart that is for sure! I am feeling better, slowly, physically.. I still have days where I am feeling run down and sore/etc but I think, mostly, I bring that on myself by doing too much. I am feeling really emotional today for some reason.. I think part of it is still my hormones adjusting coupled with fatigue. Last night I asked DH to get another outfit and bring it to me for Emily and he didn't even know where her clothes are currently being kept (she has an entire dresser/changing table in her nursery/room but since she is living downstairs at the moment she is sharing my dresser with me as well.) When I had to tell him where they were I realized maybe I DO need to let him help me more... it's just with him working, walking the dog (I still can't because he is a menace and pulls HARD), taking his classes, and trying to do/fix some stuff around the house that I need to be doing most baby and household stuff. I also have this very strong drive/urge to help her/take care of her and can't really relax anyhow if she needs something (even if I know she is getting it.) That desire to take care of her coupled with exclusively breastfeeding just means the majority of her care is on me, I just need to make sure I am napping/resting when I can because when I don't (like yesterday) the next night and day are a lot more emotional/difficult/etc.
I love you ladies so much and how we can talk about anything and are so supportive of one another.
How's work today? Any more talk of redundancies?
