On the road again graduates

[Left wonderin]

Lol I forgot I'd left ya hanging !

Well say hello to Sean Joseph Bowe

 

[Topanga053]

Awww yay!!!! So excited for you, Left!!! And so funny we all guessed right!!! Love the name!!

 

[Starry Night]

Aw, hello little Sean! Continue to grow big and strong! Don't give your momma a hard time.

Congrats, Left.

 

[Carybear]

Congrats Left!

 

[rayraykay]

Congrats! I just had a feeling it was a boy!! So awesome!

 

[RedWylder]

Left!!!! Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy! I have the biggest grin for you. That is just way to exciting. Congrats on your handsome little man.

 

[skyesmom]

yay! congrats left!! hello Sean!!! you are so beautiful! keep growing healthy and strong!

 

[Left wonderin]

Thanks everyone I have the biggest smile on my face 21 weeks today ! My dates have changed again from the 15th to the 11th of February ! Apparently they mis- calculated on my last hospital visit when they changed my dates !

 

[Topanga053]

That makes so much more sense!! And now we have the same due date Left!!!!

 

[RedWylder]

Turnover tuesday! It's week 11 for me. Since I keep buggin ya'll about photos here's one of my "bump" although it's not really bumpy.

https://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr25/lbkaiser/photo6_zps9d076a55.jpg

 

[Starry Night]

Wow, Red, you look adorable! I definitely see a little bump.

And gosh, I think I'm the only chubby girl on the thread. Now you're NEVER seeing my bump photos. Sometimes I seriously think I'm the only chubby girl on all of BnB because on the May threads everyone is sharing their early bump/bloat photos and they're all teeny tiny too. But I'm not plus-sized so I feel badly joining the plus-sized threads. I'm that bulgy inbetween. ha ha

I'm already unable to do up my jeans comfortably. I am going around the house with the fly completely undone. I know most of that is bloat but I do feel a little, teeny-bit of growth. It's hard to see underneath the pooch and flab leftover from my son's pregnancy and c-section. And those extra 10 pounds I gained after my previous m/c's.

 

[RedWylder]

Aww Starry, I'm sure you look just perfect for you. Everyone is blessed with a beautiful body all their own. You should wear your mommy weight with pride because of what it means and how you got it. I'm sure that's easier said than done and I'll try to remember my own words when it comes time.

 

[Starry Night]

Weight has always been a struggle for me. With DS' pregnancy I gained 60 pounds and I managed to lose 70 pounds afterwards. It was a struggle but I did it! But with all that struggle I still only managed to get just within my healthy BMI range. I plateaued at about 5 pounds over my goal weight and I just would not go down. I could have picked up my exercise routine but I'm just not an exercise buff. Walks and bike rides are what I like. Though once I have this baby I might try something a bit more strenuous. I was fairly happy with my weight after DS but I could have worked on toning my ab muscles a bit more. That alone would probably have shaved that extra 5 pounds off.

I do like to joke that I was built to survive Siberian winters. My immediate ancestors were sentenced to work camps in Siberia during Russia's communist era due to their religious beliefs. They survived the tough conditions so I figure that is why I'm so thick and keep on weight so well.

I'll share a bump photo when there is one to share. Things are getting tight but it will be a few weeks at least before something shows up from underneath my mummy tummy.

 

[Left wonderin]

Lol Starry I say I am built to survive the Famine !!! I am not a skinny minny about a uk size 16 before pg , still am as I've only put on 2kg so far at 21 weeks !

 

[Starry Night]

I'm not feeling as nauseous today though I still get painful stomach cramps. It's pretty awful, really.

I finally heard back from the hospital today and they are giving me an early scan! I was so worried they would power-trip and overrule my doctor's decision. It's on the 15th. It feels so far away but I'll be just shy of 8 weeks. Man, this pregnancy is going slow.

 

[skyesmom]

great news Starry!! keeping my fingers crossed! and u already passed the dreaded 6 weeks didn't u? massive hugggsss to u!

 

[Starry Night]

I'll be 6 weeks tomorrow and so far no spotting. this morning I had some awful period-like cramps and it made me very scared. But it seems that can be normal.

I'm usually a bit further when I actually m/c but it's normally around this point when things start to go wrong. If I can have a healthy scan at 8 weeks then I will start to relax a little bit more.

 

[RedWylder]

Starry I've got my fingers crossed!

 

[rayraykay]

Red you look awesome. So good! I definitely see a bump too. Don't worry, it will only get bigger from here on out

Starry I am seriously grateful they are giving you a scan. I am sending you and your little bean love. And please! Post pictures whenever you feel comfortable! I wanna see! Never be embarrassed, I know you are a beautiful momma

 

[Starry Night]

Thanks. My parents will be over for a visit at the time so they'll be able to watch DS when we go and it would be nice to have them around no matter how the scan goes.

I hope I'm not speaking too soon but it does seem my nausea is going away a bit. With my last two pregnancies the loss of nausea was the beginning of the end but this time I'm choosing to rejoice. I still don't feel awesome and my gag reflexes are on high alert but it's far more manageable outside of the stomach pain. My mom said that she was only sick the first two weeks with me. I wouldn't complain if that was happening to me.