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

[luci and bump]

I realised today that Friday is my V day!! I told my OH and he looked shocked, apparently he's been telling people I'm 21 weeks
He felt bumpy properly last night he put his head on my tummy and was talking to baby, and baby gave him a good kick in the ear haha. Am really pleased that he can finally feel it!!
My housemate is planning on throwing me a baby shower, or so she said, but she hasn't mentioned it for a while, so am thinking of doing some of the organising myself. Is that bad? I just don't want to not have one, especially as I was planning on having it whilst my OH is away for the month, as it'll be something positive to look forward to instead of being sad that he isn't here.

 

[luci and bump]

I realised today that Friday is my V day!! I told my OH and he looked shocked, apparently he's been telling people I'm 21 weeks
He felt bumpy properly last night he put his head on my tummy and was talking to baby, and baby gave him a good kick in the ear haha. Am really pleased that he can finally feel it!!
My housemate is planning on throwing me a baby shower, or so she said, but she hasn't mentioned it for a while, so am thinking of doing some of the organising myself. Is that bad? I just don't want to not have one, especially as I was planning on having it whilst my OH is away for the month, as it'll be something positive to look forward to instead of being sad that he isn't here.

 

[rjsmam]

Hey all how are you all doing? Hope you all had great wk ends. Had a busy wk end, we drove south to family 3hrs away & the boys all went to a big football game – their team won so they were delighted – and they even saw themselves on the tv highlights later that night! I took a trip to nearest city to do a spot of shopping – but I was so knackered I didn’t really make the most of it. junior just felt so high in my ribs I was uncomfortable. I’m usually a speedy walker & I always wonder why people amble about slowly when they could maximise their time by getting a move on lol – but on Saturday I had to plod about slowly! Eeek.


I have a cot bed for Junior which has been in storage since my 8yr old – so I need a mattress for that – and that’s all I have apart from a pile of clothes! So I pretty much need everything! I might have a steriliser in storage, a bouncy chair & a breast pump but I need to check if it’s all survived the 8yrs since they’ve been in use. I guess I should get my finger out! I am actually considering some 2nd hand items to save pennies.



x

 

[sharon0302]

rjsmam- glad i'm not the only one feeling really really pregnant all of a sudden!

 

[RBurnett]

Hey all just to let you know I been signed of for 2 weeks. I went back to work today and really struggled, im sitting at a desk all day and had to keep getting up from my desk to walk around. I hope physio helps Friday.

On a good note, hubby been decorating the nursery. My parents have brought us the cotbed and that should be coming this week. So exciting!

I hope everyone is well and bumps are growing nicely x

 

[rjsmam]

rjsmam- glad i'm not the only one feeling really really pregnant all of a sudden!

Totally !! and some dough ball bloke at work just said to me – 'when are you due, oh May – just showing early then?' – err no I’m 6months pregnant? grr

RBurnett - sorry to hear you've been signed off although am sure it's for the best - hope you not feeling too sore. the nursery sounds good!



x

 

[RBurnett]

rjsmam - i need the rest and i got a new good book to read so it wont be too bad. Ill put before and after photos up x

 

[Ems77]

...some dough ball bloke at work just said to me – 'when are you due, oh May – just showing early then?...

Wow! Did you ask him if you were just supposed to POP out the day before you give birth? LOL

 

[rjsmam]

...some dough ball bloke at work just said to me – 'when are you due, oh May – just showing early then?...

Wow! Did you ask him if you were just supposed to POP out the day before you give birth? LOL

i was gonna ask him if he was drawing his pension or just going grey early.... but i refrained

i just spilt bleach on my one & only pair of maternity trousers ... sob i've had to have some chocolate orange to get over it



x

 

[zephyr]

luci - lol my OH mixes up how far along I am too, he gets May and March confused so tells everyone we are due in March! Some days I will get a txt asking "is it March or May?"

My scan is tomorrow, first thing in the morning I am so happy My friend whose baby turned a day in time flew up north and is driving down as we speak and will be here maybe 12 hours or so which is really exciting cos I have not seen her for a long time and shes coming to my scan!!
I'm really nervous about my scan though Dunno why, just am.

Last night I had terrible awful vivid dreams!! Kept me awake, I dreamt the guy who sold us the car turned into a ginourmous laughing snake and that there was something terribly wrong with my car! and we wasted all that money.
I took my car in this morning for a free puncture repair cos it had a slow leak on one of the tyres but aside from that and a seat belt cover to replace I hope that is it.

Yesterday was a terrible day for me, I could not breathe again an felt very very sick and tired. I seem to cycle feeling that way then feeling great again. I think its to do with which way the babies position themselves but I could be wrong.
I am still tired though, is it just me or has anyone else started feeling like death warmed up if they dont have a day time nap? I cannot go without one now.

Now I have to go for a walk to pick up my car yay!!

 

[Ems77]

...some dough ball bloke at work just said to me – 'when are you due, oh May – just showing early then?...

Wow! Did you ask him if you were just supposed to POP out the day before you give birth? LOL

i was gonna ask him if he was drawing his pension or just going grey early.... but i refrained

i just spilt bleach on my one & only pair of maternity trousers ... sob i've had to have some chocolate orange to get over it



x

Awesome... just awesome!

 

[Ems77]

I have fun with my customer emails all day and a few of the greats I post on FB. I thought I would share a few in here and give you all some laughs.

This customer got more excited with each sentence....

Customer: I have not received this book!!! Where is it. Fed Ex another overnight please!!!!!!!!!!! It was supposed to have arrived by yesterday and was not in mail today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please provide tracking number so I can expect receipt tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Customer: Since there isn't a tracking number, can you tell me where it is.

Sure, just let me get out my crystal ball real quick....

Customer: Hello I just wanted to let you know that I sent this book to myself because I thought I would be in custody longer.
O_O

Wow, just wow....
Customer: The book arrived without the CD, I have not opened the original shipping envelope.

Where did he get his ex-ray vision and is he sharing?? :-D LOL

 

[zephyr]

Vaurissa - LOL those are funny I saw one on facebook earlier and lol'd Some people aye??

Today when I phoned in the tyre shop I must of sounded like a complete tool asking the guy whats wrong with my tyre and explaining to him that somehow it went down over a week!!......his reply was "uhhhhhm that would be called a puncture" I wanted to say something witty but my preggo brain fog failed me and all I could say was "ohhh"

Another day over, my goodness where is the time going? I need to get an early night so my scan comes quicker

 

[zephyr]

Woaaah so quiet!! Either that or I am a total thread killer

I just got home from my scan It was wonderful. It took ages though and halfway through I found myself not even looking at the screen and talking with the lady cos it got boring, is that bad? I was there for well over 40 minutes and she tried really hard for so long to get one clear shot of the girls spine but it just would not happen. When she moved on to measurements again I was all excited watching but getting that shot (that she never ended up getting) omg it was so hard I feel sorry for the poor lady.

She even said to me jokingly "I really hope I'm not scanning you next time"
I said "ohh whys that?" and she said cos usually it gets alot harder to work out everything as you get further along and I would believe her too, this time round everything was even more jumbled and half the time it looked like there were 6 different babies in there!!

So anyways Both babies have switched position and she let out a "oh no" sigh when she saw that (cos she wasnt sure who was who) but once we confirmed that the sex's were one of each she knew who was who!
Both babies are laying transverse side by side and the girl is totally face down that explains all those strange kicks in my bum I have been getting We couldn't get a profile picture of the girl or even see her mouth and nose......so no pic of her today

Both twins are measuring just over a week ahead on their tummies and almost a week ahead on everything else. The boys estimated weight is 2.1 pounds and the girls is 2.2 pounds.
That's a lot of baby so far! no wonder I feel so heavy

 

[rjsmam]

aw zephyr lovely pic - meant to drop in earlier to day good luck but pesky work got in the way!

sounds like the scan lady had a hard time - but hey it's her job after all! those weights are great - well done - although it's undoubtedly hard carrying them. think after 40 mins of someone prodding me i'd be a bit bored too



x

 

[Ems77]

Loving it!! Amazingly enough though I have to ask, is the scan a pic of his face? So sweet that you were reassured that there is def one of each! My lady is facing down too and I get those kicks in the 'butt' as well... weird feeling isn't it? Although I also think, since she never seems to stop moving, that she flips from time to time because she has now started kicking up close to my ribs too.

Also, can you tell where each of them are at all the time? In other words, can you point to your belly and say, "One is here and one is here?" I was watching Make Room for Multiples today and she pointed out where all three were! It's cool to see that different point of view. I never know exactly where my little miss thing is at LOL.

Their individual weights are right on time, but it's amazing that together you are actually carrying an infant between 33 and 34 weeks along!

33 weeks 17.20 inches 4.23 pounds 43.7 cm 1918 grams
34 weeks 17.72 inches 4.73 pounds 45 cm 2146 grams

I noticed you used pounds in your post... do you guys actually use pounds as a measurement of weight there in NZ?

 

[Ems77]

One more thing to my fav thread of girls!! I am having one heck of a time coming up with names... would you guys be willing to give some suggestions I can peruse? It would be much appreciated :-D

 

[bumpin2012]

I really like the name Lilah. Here is our (not so) short list of names

Annabelle
Ashlynn
Delilah
Emily
Gabriella
Jayne
Lilah
Mia
Sabrina
Scarlett
Violet
Victoria

We have no idea what ones we would go with if baby is a girl. Or what we would like for a middle name either!

 

[Ems77]

Thank you! We have a list, I guess I should have posted that... I just don't know!! LOL. Check out the similarities in our lists! LOL

Victoria Ann
Aedyn Michaela
Avery
Aubriella
Aubrianna
Emiley
Madison
Annabelle
Isabelle

 

[zephyr]

haha yes,its of his face, side on facing upwards. The picture she took was a bit blurred so his nose doesn't look all button like, like what it did in the scan. I think she hurried the pic just cos it wasn't one that she was actually taking, I requested that shot Otherwise I had the choice of testes, spine, leg, belly or head.

I never knew that about the weight of a 33 - 34 week old! No wonder the past couple of weeks I have noticed a change in my size and the weight I am carrying!
With our weights we always use pounds for babies. Outside of babies though its kilos an grams. At least it has been for me!! so it must be for everyone else

As for the babies positions, yeah I have a rough idea of who is who, but the past week since they switched to tranverse without me knowing and the kicks all changing on me, I sort of knew the girl was on top but couldn't really work out where the boy was, just couldn't picture what position they were in by the kicks.

My friend came today! and she is 37 weeks pregnant and my belly is not too far behind hers!!! She took one look at me and goes "wow your almost as big as me!!"

As for names.....I suck with names, im still looking for a middle one to go with Aria but if I think of any good ones I will post them!

I do love the name Emily though, its very sweet