November Sparklers 2014....22 boys, 22 girls born! Please update us!

[salu_34]

That's so cute Salu, bump is coming along nicely.

Fishy, do you exercise? I know it's hot, it's 100 degrees outside here, so it about 79 inside. I do a little light prenatal pilates on the maternity ball and I feel energized afterwards and then clean my house. The hard part is getting started with the pilates but I find it gives me so much energy. I will admit to taking caffeine pills sometimes, my doc said it's ok, just 1 a day, instead of coffee or soda, but since I've been working out I havn't had to take any.

Thanks Everyone keeps telling me my bump looms small for 21 weeks. So I got worried that I wasn't big enough lol

 

[cncem]

Salu, don't listen to everyone when they say that, every woman is different, and even every pregnancy is different in the same woman. Example, in my previous preg I never had a true bump, just looked huge and overweight, round all the way around, not just in my tummy. This pregnancy, it was very obvious at 16 weeks that I'm preg not just fat. You can't judge a baby's size by it's bump, haha see what I did there? You look gorgeous!

 

[mandaa1220]

I have NASTY gas i hate it cause then i say to myself WHOA LOL. I had a leak 2 nights ago, boob leak. I wasnt surprised to start leaking already. My arm was literally crusty lol of the dried milk. Is anyone here getting the 3d/4d sono? If so at how many weeks?

I think that we are planning to book our 3d ultrasound for 27 weeks. It was either 25 or 27, but I figured the 2 extra weeks would allow baby to put on a little extra fatty.... even though I'm so impatient.

 

[mandaa1220]

My belly today! I feel huge suddenly...

Not a good picture, because I'm on break from work and using my tablet.

 

[cncem]

I love it Mandaa, so cute!! I'll get my 22 week bump pic up in a bit

I wanted to show you guys something, and please don't think I'm weird. I like to coupon in my free time, its a little hobby of mine, and it's really helpful with me being a sahm. We have so much toilettepaper, paper towels, laundry detergent, as well as shampoo etc etc that my husband never needs to spend much money on these things at all. He gives me $5 or $10 bucks here and there to coupon with and I work my magic. Some weeks we just have to buy milk and bread but my pantry and freezer is well stocked. It's a real money saver and alot of fun too. I leave the store with $100 worth of stuff for only pennies and it's like I won the lottery, lol. I never get things I don't need or won't use though. Anyway, I was looking at my baby toilettries and decided to take a couple pics and share them with you. I have some disposable diapers for nighttime or trips, or when I've been lazy and haven't done diaper laundry, lol, although I plan to cloth diaper. Anyway, here are the pics.

 

[busytulip]

That is fantastic cncem!!! I am also a closeted couponer. Like you I just shop for what we need and use. Who doesn't like saving money?

 

[MarieMo7]

Oh man...I need some couponing advice! Like where to get started, LOL.

 

[Princesskell]

Lovely bump pics ladies! Xxx

Sorry for the hip/back pains people are having. I would really recommend yoga for helping this kind of pain, but if you havent practised it before pregnancy you should try a specialist pregnancy yoga class. I continued my Iyengar yoga throughout my first pregnancy, it not only helped me completely overcome pgp I got at 26 weeks, but it helped me relax and I really believe helped during labour. I'm hoping I can keep going to class as long through this pregnancy.

 

[Selaphyna]

Just got home from u/s........looks like we are team She really didn't confirm it, and didn't print off a potty shot for us, but said it looks like a boy. I briefly saw it, and then she moved on. But we are going with the fact that we are having a boy.

Everything looks great, he was moving around alot, and had his hands up behind his head.

I'm not sure how I feel though. I was hoping for a girl and I know OH was hoping for a girl too. I'm glad he is healthy and everything but still feel a bit sad we are having a boy, since I won't be having any more kids after this.

OH did tell me that we would really have to talk about names because as soon as he heard boy, first name that popped in his head was Ayrek (eric). I told him, I liked that name too, so we'll see.

 

[cncem]

Thanks busytulip, it is fun isn't it?

Mariemo, if you need advice or help I'll teach you! I'd love to.

Princesskell, great advice! My prenatal pilates is mostly just stretches and light workouts on the ball and I find it helps alot with aches and pains, as well as gives me a sense of doing something about the runaway train weight gain I've been having. Actually I had a doc appt yesterday and only gained 3 pounds in the last month, and my doc said that is right on target. My weight gain has been out of control before I started working out, now I feel like I'm doing something about it, plus it gives me energy and feels so good.

 

[cncem]

Selaphyna, congrats on the blue bump! Now that I've thought of it, I'm wondering why in the world I wanted a girl so bad. I'm remembering how hard my daughter was, and still is, and how much of handful she is. She has always been a bit of a drama queen, lol. I'm thinking about my sweet boy, who has always been so kind and considerate and loving, and easy. Boys are such a blessing! Please don't feel sad, it makes me sad.

 

[Princesskell]

Just got home from u/s........looks like we are team She really didn't confirm it, and didn't print off a potty shot for us, but said it looks like a boy. I briefly saw it, and then she moved on. But we are going with the fact that we are having a boy.

Everything looks great, he was moving around alot, and had his hands up behind his head.

I'm not sure how I feel though. I was hoping for a girl and I know OH was hoping for a girl too. I'm glad he is healthy and everything but still feel a bit sad we are having a boy, since I won't be having any more kids after this.

OH did tell me that we would really have to talk about names because as soon as he heard boy, first name that popped in his head was Ayrek (eric). I told him, I liked that name too, so we'll see.

Congratulations on the almost certain boy!! Will you confirm it any further?
I love the name...my grandfather was Eric. I'm sorry you are disappointed, don't beat yourself up about the feelings but know they will be completely forgotten when you hold him.
Do you want me to update the front page or leave it yellow? Xxx

Selaphyna, congrats on the blue bump! Now that I've thought of it, I'm wondering why in the world I wanted a girl so bad. I'm remembering how hard my daughter was, and still is, and how much of handful she is. She has always been a bit of a drama queen, lol. I'm thinking about my sweet boy, who has always been so kind and considerate and loving, and easy. Boys are such a blessing! Please don't feel sad, it makes me sad.

lovely words cncem xx

 

[Selaphyna]

Pk, most likely we won't confirm later unless there is a need for another u/s. I think both of us are saying we are having a boy now, and thinking back to it, while I didn't have any major instinct that I was having a boy, but maybe a small one. You can go ahead and update the front page with .

And I know that now that we know, we will be able to push past it and focus on the fact that we are having a healthy boy.

cncem, I was told when I told some people I wanted a girl that "no I don't", that girls are much harder. While I can see this as my niece who is just about 8 months younger than DS1 (yeah that's weird to say that, lol), back when they were both about 8/9 years old, it seem liked she was going on 13. My son on the other hand was laidback and helpful, and even now at 11 he's wonderful. Very caring and helpful, very easy going kid. He'll be happy to hear he's going to have a little brother, since that's what he wanted.

 

[Princesskell]

Updated it for you...let me know if you are certain about the name I will add it. Xxx






My stomach is just moving all over tonight, I can see the kicks coming out one side!!

 

[salu_34]

I wish our coupons here in Canada worked the same way as they do in the States. You get your coupons doubled and then extra savings from the store. We're lucky if we can use two of the same coupons during the same transaction, lol. Although we are Blessed ro price match and use coupons so that helps !

 

[salu_34]

Updated it for you...let me know if you are certain about the name I will add it. Xxx






My stomach is just moving all over tonight, I can see the kicks coming out one side!!

She gets like that with me sometimes too. I can't see the kicks yet, but this morning I could feel my stomach move up ! Sometimes it's a lot all at once other times it's very sporadic.

 

[Jalanis22]

Ahh i would love to coupon but where i live they dont do doubles or anything. If its a $1.00 coupon then thats it.

 

[busytulip]

There aren't any places where I live that double coupons and most places only allow you to use 4 like coupons. It really is about matching with good sales. I usually save 40-60% off of my regular bill on all my shopping, that includes clothing. I think with the popularity of extreme couponing shows and blogs a lot of places have really changed their policies.

It's really neat being able to see the babies' movements from the outside, it's been happening for me for a few weeks now.

 

[DissySunshine]

Putting together the nursery, bit by bit! Have to wait for student loans until I get the crib, but I've been buying little things here and there. I made the mobile for $15! It needs one more smaller ring on the inside to be done, but it's a work in progress My mom and sister made the name wall, it's HUGE and takes up the entire wall! The frames are from the Dollar Tree, and I printed off the middle print and cut out two pages from "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein for the smaller two. They're all his poems, "Listen to the Mustn'ts", "Hug of War", and "The Land of Happy". Next project is a window seat made out of a long bookshelf...it just needs legs and some upholstery

 

[cncem]

I wish our coupons here in Canada worked the same way as they do in the States. You get your coupons doubled and then extra savings from the store. We're lucky if we can use two of the same coupons during the same transaction, lol. Although we are Blessed ro price match and use coupons so that helps !

No stores around me double anymore First Kroger quit the doubling and tripling now Albertson's stopped it too. Well, I take that back, Tom Thumb still doubles one like coupon, but they are too expensive to shop there in my opinion. One per transaction? Are you sure the cashiers are not just confused on the "one per purchase" bit in the fine print. I hate that and wish manufacturers would stop saying that, maybe instead say "one coupon per product purchased" or just one coupon per item or something like that. Alot of stores around me are limiting coupons to 4 like coupons per transaction too. We have walmart that price matches and accepts coupons too, so that helps. Every little bit helps!