May 2012 babies - so far 8 yellow, 22 blue, 21 pink!

[frangi33]

ah a maternity photo shoot sounds lovely wavescrash

fingers crossed getting your deposit and months advance together luci - we've got our wedding a couple of months after baby is due and have just had to fork out £2k for vets fee's and the nursery payment - dont know how we will get out of debt before the wedding let alone pay for the wedding, it's always money grr!

Got my oh laying nursery carpet as i type which means we can get furniture in once the painting is done - whoop!

 

[bumpin2012]

I did a maternity shoot... but mine was a budoir one for OH's birthday... SO much FUN!

 

[Ems77]

Gearing up for my baby shower Already had one friend flake... Is it bad that I expected it? Lol

 

[yazzy]

Thanks Rjsmam...like you say with my wedding in 6 weeks, baby due 2 weeks after I am a little bit shattered and really don't want to sit in a room with someone coughing and sneezing because guaranteed i'd catch it! Hope you get your physio referral and they help you out with your backache.

Luci sounds great about the house, and fingers crossed you get get the money together for it.

Waves enjoy your photoshoot.

Vaurissa hope the baby shower goes well for you and don't worry about that person crying off.

Hope everyone else is well and sorry if i've missed anyone...brain is not working lol.

Baby gave me a fright this morning, I was terrified something was wrong! Baby has been very active and was moving all night and then this morning he/she seemed really quiet when I woke up and I normally get a little dance atleast but only had a few movements. I haven't sent my doppler back yet...its going on Monday so I thought i'd just have a listen but I don't have any gel so tried using moisturiser...couldn't find a heartbeat however hard I tried and wasn't getting movement...so I panicked!! I had a dog training lesson so had to leave the house and thought over the next couple hours I was feeling little movements so that eased my mind a little....luckily i've sat down for an hour and baby has been moving the whole time...thank god...I don't even mind the punches to the bladder I am just so relieved!

Sorry to go on!

 

[anti]

I got a stinking rotten cold!!! hope everyone else is doing well!!!

 

[luci and bump]

I am so flippin tired this morning!! Was supposed to finish work at 11 last night, didn't get out until 1am, and they've asked me to go in an hour early today as we're going to be so busy. On a "normal" sunday, we would have about 450 people in the restaurant between open and close. Today we have 396 booked in, just between 12 and 5. That doesn't account for people walking in off the street!!! Going to be so, so stressful!! It took me two hours to write out a table plan for the day, making sure nothing overlaps too badly. People are literally going to have 2 hours to sit down, order and eat!
And because TGI Fridays scrimp on labour, we have one bar tender on in the day, and one in the evening! So we won't even be able to send people up to the bar to wait for tables! Am already worried! Because I'm on the door, I'm peoples point of fury. I've told my manager already, last time I had to work on the door on a busy shift, I got no break, and a table of nasty people made me cry. There is no way I am having a repeat of that!!! Am working 11-9 now! Oh well, I guess it all adds up to moving into my beautiful house!!

Doesn't help that my nextdoor neighbours have been playing music at full blast since 8.30! It was so loud I text my housemate asking her to turn it down!! Then realised that its actually coming through the wall Can't wait to move!!!

My OH phoned me this morning for a little chat It's starting to get so, so hard I just want him home now It was a nice surprise phone call, but its made me a bit sad. Even with me reminding him to call his mum to wish her a happy mothers day, he didn't think to say it to me I'd told him before that I was sad he was going to be missing my "almost" mothers day Reading through posts on here today, lots of other people are celebrating it, even though their first LO is still in their tummy, so I don't think I'm being silly to wish that I could. Its the only Mothers Day I'll have where LO is still inside me! But he didn't even say happy mothers day

 

[wavescrash]

Aww Luci, I'm sorry to hear all of that. Hopefully work isn't TOO bad despite how it sounds. And like you said, at least it'll help toward the house. I don't know how it is over there working in restaurants compared to here but do you see a share of the tips from the waiters? Or do you only make your hourly rate?


Yesterday we treated ourselves to lunch at Outback Steakhouse. My Grandma gave OH a gift card for there for Christmas so we decided to use it. I finally brushed my hair and put on a dress/normal clothes to go out in public as opposed to my yoga pants and a hat on my head haha. As soon as we got home, I threw my pajamas on though. Then last night, OH had his worst moment this pregnancy. I couldn't sleep (as per normal) and my nose was extremely stuffed up. I had laid down facing him after my millionth bathroom break because my shoulder hurt from laying on my other side so long. I kept trying to clear my nose and it woke him up and he sounded nasty saying, "Oh my god. Can't you at least turn the other way?" Being pregnant, over-tired and hormonal I said, "If it were comfortable to lay that way, I'd be laying that way. Sorry I can't breathe. I'll just sleep on the couch." and went to lay on the couch. He wasn't far behind apologizing profusely and begging me to just come back and lay in bed. Of course, I was crying hysterically because I was upset by his comment, frustrated I couldn't breathe & that my ear was blocked up, frustrated I had tossed and turned the last 2 hours and couldn't fall asleep or get comfortable. He just sat up with me another hour rubbing my back, giving me kleenex, apologizing, etc. He felt terrible, as he should haha. Pretty sure he'll never make a remark like that again.

The dresser in the nursery is finally done! The only thing left is to figure out the drawer knobs/handles. The ones it came with are a dark metal and don't match the room. All the ones we've found that we like (online or in store) are outrageously priced for just one silly knob and we need 6. So I think we're going to find out a way to lighten up the ones it came with and just use those. Pretty sure OH wants to kill me because as we were putting the finished mirror onto the dresser, I saw the reflection of something else in the room & decided I wanted it painted white as well to match the dresser and bookshelf. He's tired of painting things hahaha. Oh well! He owes me after last night anyway

Maternity shoot is planned for Tuesday. I'm really excited. I've picked out several outfits I can actually wear. I'm going to make my Mom take a million pictures because I have hardly any of me from this pregnancy while I have a ton from my first, I'll actually be wearing normal clothes and as much as I complain about being pregnant, I love my pregnant body right now. I'm rambling... I'm still tired after last night.

I hope the rest of you are doing well

 

[Ems77]

Baby shower was fun! Most of the people I invited (my MIL invited others) didn't show, but I didn't expect them to either. Two of the many things I have come to realize is that #1 my friends are flakes for the most part and #2 this has become a socially acceptable practice (to be a flake) it's seriously pathetisad (made up word for pathetic and sad lol). I had fun regardless because I went in with these expectations... wait, that alone is pretty frackin' sad lol.
As far as diapers went, I scored pretty big. The trick was the raffle my MIL did. A person got as many raffle tickets as packages they brought and she did 3 drawings. I scored pretty good in general too, due to the fact that my MIL's friends and our family members that came are of an older generation and DID NOT flake! LOL

 

[Ems77]

It only lets me load 5 at a time O_O LOL

 

[anti]

Vaurissa looks like you had a good time regardless! My baby shower is in two weeks time. Everyone that was invited has said they'd be there. Only about 10 of us in total though. Nice and small.

 

[wavescrash]

Oh how I'm jealous that you did well with diapers. We didn't get a single pack of them at my shower. Oh well haha.

 

[zephyr]

Luci - I taught myself some basic crochet during this pregnancy actually. There's some really good videos on youtube that walk you through some things step by step and you can just pause as you go along. I am sure there will be videos to show you how to hold your yarn and the different stitches etc
I made some cute booties and hats for myself and my friends baby and she loved the ones I sent her and I had never done it before so it can be done! I personally prefer crochet, knitting I never got the hang of and found more confusing but would love to learn that also!

I finally have my net back on!! Today, but had to wait for all the kiddies to go to bed so I could actually sit down and use it and catch up on everything but even then I have run out of time and have not been able to read through all the posts cos I wanna go watch some good old zombies on tv that I missed last week! and tonight yaaaay!

I have had a massive growth spurt I'll upload 31.5 week photo. I actually understand why I have been getting the funny looks. In my mirror I cant see all my bump so I stood up on something and took the photo and I was stunned!
The women at my daughters school said something to my daughter the next day and yes it was the size of my belly that had them mouth dropping, considering one lady I knew and she didn't even know I as pregnant so explains alot.
Dunno what that lady was doing looking under my bump though that's still very odd

I have my specialist appointment tomorrow, my physio appointment the day after to gt my support belt fitted so hopefully that will help my walking and then the day after that I have my scan. All of those appointments are at the hospital! cant believe they all fell on the same week one day after another.
I can't wait till my scan I wanna see how big these babies have gotten but I think I am looking forward to my physio appointment more. I really hope they can help me I am in so much pain its not funny

My belly has started feeling like its tearing at the top! if I stand up for more than 10 minutes, right where her head is just a slow ripping pain and I have to hold my bump up till I can sit down. So I get that pain along with the pelvic pain and hip crunching/clicking uggh its awful.
I have been getting contractions really bad the past two days, I have to stop wherever I am cos walking or trying to move during one hurts.......lots. I also have been getting weird throbbing pains in my lower spine that come and go so I think my body must be getting ready to do its thing! Heres hoping its ready in 5 weeks time! Not a second sooner or later.

my bump dropped ages ago and gave me heaps of room uptop but babies have gown and filled that space so not only is my bump sitting low its just got so much bigger all round can barely breathe.
I have started vomiting again too but now have anti nausea meds prescribed!! Finally!! some relief, back to only vomiting once a day in the morning before I take the meds.

Anyways I could go on and on forever about how sore and uncomfortable I am but I wont. Things have been great really! I am just so tired and sore and over this its not funny. Some days seem too hard and I dont know how I can possibly get through another day but somehow I do and have to keep telling myself it is all only temporary!

 

[RBurnett]

Hey not been on in ages as my laptop does not like this site anymore for some reason and i been busy at work but now i got 3 weeks left at work im not doing much!

Went to my active birth class friday and i really enjoyed it and learnt so much. Going to start writing my birth plan with help of OH cos he has remembered lots that I havnt.

Got my Baby shower on 1st April and im really looking forward to that now, hope everyone or most ppl turn up.

Next Monday i have another scan, my mum is also coming too which will be lovely..fingers crossed my placenta has moved!!

Hope your all well, i started to suffer from nausea and dizzy spells but apparently its normal at this stage, im just taking it easy now.

 

[yazzy]

Hey everyone,

Zephyr glad your internet is back up and running.

Hope you are all ok...sounds great hearing about all these nurseries I am going to start getting bub's nursery ready soon.

Has anyone noticed any difference in their baby's movements as we are now getting further along???

I can feel hard bits in my tummy all the time and things sticking out but i've noticed i've getting movements but not the big kicks for the last few days? Not sure whether to phone the labour ward and ask them...I probably will!

 

[RBurnett]

i can feel babies head, limbs and body. He must be getting squashed inside as his head is always poking out.

I think movements are ment to change as space gets limited. They shouldnt reduce but not feel as strong and big.

 

[wavescrash]

Yup very normal. It's mostly all I feel. Every email I get said to expect less movement as baby is running out of room. Theyre also sleeping a lot more now too.

 

[yazzy]

Ahh thanks girls, that makes sense because I am getting movements - baby is jigging away now but they just aren't quite as violent lol. Within the last 2 weeks baby must have grown a lot because of the amount of hard bits I can feel. We are sooo close to meeting them that its hard not to get paranoid and worry if what I feel is normal!

 

[wavescrash]

Trust me, I understand. Last night I felt here moving about (just her arms I think) in my pelvis ... NONstop. For over a half hour non-stop. As soon as I laid in bed, she stopped moving and I didn't feel her until this morning. I was freaking out but I just waited to see if she'd move and sure enough she did. But yeah, mostly all I feel are her head, butt or back sticking out. Sometimes she'll throw an elbow or a knee through my belly button. No kicks really.

 

[RBurnett]

i feel his limbs moving around a lot and his head push out. I wish he wouldnt do that though cos im worried is something hit me his head wont be padded and safe!

 

[frangi33]

I feel wriggles in the evenings but nothing in the morning or much during the day - she really is a very sleepy little girl!