On the road again graduates

[Left wonderin]

Topanga , I'm sorry to hear what a shock you must have gotten. I'm sure Lauren is just fine they are well protected in there ! But you were right to get checked . When my sis was 38 weeks we where in a car crash with me driving where car was ploughed into side on by a. Driver turning right breaking a red light !!!! Our car spun and ended up hitting a lamp post and bringing it down .i remember being so so scared !!! Well all turned out just fine . LO now HOlly aged 6 perfect . In fact she ended up staying put till 10 days after her due date .

 

[RedWylder]

Well my little girl has been a wiggle worm lately. It feels so dang weird! I love it at the same time it's like holy crap I have an alien in there poking around.

 

[Starry Night]

It's a neat feeling, isn't it? Mine feels like it's tap dancing or doing the Riverdance in there.

 

[rayraykay]

Topanga I am so sorry- I am glad to hear Lauren is okay. She is well protected in there. I am so happy you have a doppler too. It helped me so much all the time, even in the later stages when you can feel the little one move all around. Keep us updated, I hope you are able to get some good rest tonight.

Starry- SO HAPPY to hear about your scan! I can't believe you have to wait 2 weeks!!! AHH! Enjoy your son and maybe try and do something fun? I dunno!! I would go insane waiting!!! It sounds like it could be your little girl too How fun.

Thank you for all the compliments regarding Sloane. I feel so friggin lucky to be her momma.

xoxoxo

 

[Carybear]

Topanga, I'm so glad to hear that you and your family are ok. How many weeks do you and Left have?

Left... So glad you're almost there!

Rayray... Sloane is absolutely adorable. It must be awesome.

Starry, I so could not wait two weeks.. I'd be on the phone with the OBGYN begging for information. Hoping that it is hello princess for ya!!!!

Red... It must be amazing to feel your LO moving all around. I'm so happy for ya!

Anchor how is Evelyn?

Skyesmom... how are ya? Are you TTC now?

Ilovemyhubby how are you? How are things going?

AFM... Back to work... My DH and I joined up with a company so that is keeping us busy! Now I have 2 full time jobs and 1 part-time... But I believe it will pay off in the end, and really it helps to take my mind off things.

I pray everyone is having a FANTASTIC start to their new year! I can't wait to hear about the next batch of babies to be born. How cool would it be if Lauren and Sean were to be born on the same day!!!

 

[Starry Night]

Cary - wow....that sounds really busy. How do you have 2 full-time jobs at once? Don't the hours conflict or do the jobs overlap? I'm glad you seem so upbeat about it.

afm - speaking of jobs, my dh just lost his. He has to have a 3 month grace period to finish out the contract, but after that it's done. We weren't totally satisfied here so I think in the end it will work out for the best but it's still a little stressful wondering what is going to happen next. Our long-term goal is to move back to our hometown (we're both very homesick) but we're staying put for the foreseeable future.

On a brighter note: I'm a day away from officially being half-way!!! More and more I am starting to expect this to be my rainbow. I know anything can happen but I'm starting to assume my baby will be arriving alive in May.

 

[skyesmom]

starry - i am so sorry for your OHs job, but wow!! half way through tomorrow!!!! where did the time go??? so so excited for you! it is your forever rainbow here

cary - 2 full times and a part-time?? how the heck do you manage that?? wonderwoman!

as for me, we're NTNP ))))))) AF just arrived for this cycle so i'm out but to my great surprise the disappointment didn't hit me like it used to a year ago... it used to feel like a bowling ball in my stomach each time. i'm so relieved about not stressing about it this time around!

actually ideally, i'd love the bean to be conceived from march on as february has a crazily intense work schedule for me, i'll be traveling a lot and honestly, going though the first weeks of the first tri on the road would pretty much drive me nuts from worry!

 

[Starry Night]

Baby is a bit quieter today and I hate when that happens. It's still a bit early to feel it all the time and last night I had a hard time falling asleep because it was using my cervix as a trampoline. It's allowed to have a quiet day. But I still hate it. Of course, it will probably start doing the Riverdance in there later on today. It is usually busy in the early morning and later in the evening.

 

[Carybear]

Starry... I'm sure the baby is just chilling a little.... Needs some down time.
So sorry to hear about the job. Is he starting to put out feelers??? Maybe you will find something in your hometown. How wonderful to be close to family! This is your rainbow and you deserve it! Still praying for a little princess for you!

Red, have you decided on Piper for sure? That is such an adorable name. It makes me think of a little pixie...

My second full time job is worked from home and all day sunday It may not require a full 40 hours but sometimes it feels like it... I just don't get a paycheck for that one... at least not at the moment... The part time job is actually doing great and will, I believe, in a few months allow me to quit my regular job, something I would really like to do at some point...

 

[Starry Night]

skye - good luck as you ntnp. I really hope your rainbow comes soon!

cary - right now we're putting out the feelers locally. We need to save a down payment and houses in our hometown are more costly than here so we need to have a way to pay the bills now and start to save. We're confident God will show us the way and that this is what He wants. We've been praying loads and it's one of those situations where he would have quit in the near future if he hadn't been let go. He does have a 1/4 time job lined up and there is a possibility of another part time job but we have to wait until the spring to find out for sure. It's a government job and they're reworking the rules and contracts so it won't open until the spring...when his current contract runs out. It's only part time but being government-run it pays really, really well. He just needs to look for a third part time job. If I weren't pregnant I might have looked for a temp job too. We're hoping a third job would let him put all of his 1/4time job's pay into savings.

And I hope your work plans come together. It's frustrating when we're stuck in a job we need but no longer fits us.

 

[RedWylder]

We have all but finalized the name Piper but we still call her baby for now. We're still deciding on the middle name and we don't plan on making any sort of announcement until she's born. I want to avoid being swayed one way or another by people's opinions but we both still love it.

 

[Left wonderin]

I love it too we are also definite about our name but baby it is for now !

 

[Carybear]

It is really cute! I understand the wanting to keep it under wraps though. When my sister was pregnant with my niece she wanted to name her Ashley Elizabeth. Her best friend was due a few months before her and took the name ... So my niece ended up being Jennifer Lynn instead.

 

[Starry Night]

I love the name Piper!

We're keeping our names secret too. It's one way to keep some of the surprise and guesses for everybody else. And it spares us the "wah wah, I don't like that name" from opinionated people. We also like to tease people with fake names for the baby. The fake names are usually ones that generally not liked or we know the person specifically hates.

Right now we're calling the baby "Perry" as in "Perry the Parasite". LOL DH came up with it after I said it felt like the baby was draining the life out of me.

 

[RedWylder]

Parasite has been used several times in our house too. We also pick random silly names to call her. Lately she's been Gwenifer Gwendolyn. I think I have a hard time using Piper because I can't see her face. I like to associate names with faces so it just doesn't feel right using it.

 

[Topanga053]

Ha! Parasite makes me giggle. I think I've mentioned that early on we named her Mooch (because she steals my food and energy). Even though we've officially named her, DH still pretty much only calls her Mooch.

 

[skyesmom]

hahaha sweet!!! i wonder what faces will our LOs make as teenagers when we confess how we called them while they were pickling in there for 9 months!

 

[Starry Night]

"Pickling". I love it! ha ha "Pickle" is a good baby nickname. hee hee

afm - turning into a right, old fatty. This past week the extreme hunger has hit. I'm always, always starving. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to suppress the urges to eat as I get the shakes and feel faint unless I grab a bite or two. No matter how well-rounded my meals are, I am STARVING a few hours later. And healthy snacks don't satiate me. I feel sick until I have a cookie or a piece of chocolate or several slices of cheese (cheddar cheese is becoming the big craving at the moment) I had mananged to get my weight gain under control but now.....

 

[skyesmom]

Starry maybe your baby is going through a growth spurt and is demanding extras???

 

[RedWylder]

Hahaha Starry, you're cravings sound like mine. I told my husband the other day that I needed I had a "sweet tooth" and a "cheese tooth". I could survive on those items.