On the road again graduates

[skyesmom]

eeeek red 36 weeks!!! you are almost there! i hope you manage to finish all you need to do and relax a bit before your baby comes! oh a new rainbow is here soon! (fingers crossed not too soon for you!)

 

[Starry Night]

Starry our experiences couldn't be different. I nearly had a panic attack last night thinking I was going to go into labor soon and I'm not ready. I don't have all my sub plans done, I'm still working through some college coursework, and baby stuff isn't completely done. 36 weeks tomorrow so I'm on crunch time!

With both my pregnancies I was no longer working or in school so I think only having house chores to do (and bed rest the first time around) gives you a lot of time to dwell and think. Nothing to distract me. Also, this time I already have pretty much everything I need. I do need to set up the bassinet and get my hospital bags ready but feel I have a few weeks yet to do that. We're having the baby in our room for a few months so we're not even in a rush to get DS out of the nursery though we do have his new bed ready to go. We just need to paint his new room and we're doing that after baby is here and my parents come to visit.

Anyways, yay! So exciting to think your little one will be here soon. If you're really stressed about getting things ready just focus on the absolute essentials you'll need when she first arrives. Make sure the car seat in the car, have your hospital bag ready and a place for the baby to sleep. The other things can essentially wait. It's nice to have them done ahead of time but it's not really necessary. We ended up not painting the nursery until after my son's first birthday.

 

[Left wonderin]

Your so right Starry ! Non essentials can wait ! You spend most of the time sitting on the couch feeding , the most important things to have is the remote control , the phone , a drink ( for you ) nappy and wipes and your good to go for at least a month !! Oh Muslin or a bib !! I could easily have lived on my couch for the last month lol

 

[RedWylder]

I'm not really worried about baby stuff. I'm actually pretty relaxed about that. It would be nice to have the nursery completely organized and everything but that stuff is not worrying me. I've got 8 credit hours of difficult biology labs plus a teaching job that is the real concern. But honestly, I feel pretty ok about that stuff too. I will get as much done as I can but if baby comes then oh well. LOL!

I'm so excited to meet my rainbow but I'll miss being pregnant. Sure I'm uncomfortable but I don't get to do this all the time. I'm not a 18 kids and counting sort of person .

 

[Starry Night]

lol. Me neither. Two is most likely enough for us (though I admit it is a little tough to give up the dream of a third) It is neat to think you have another human being growing inside of you who will be their own individual. I don't really enjoy being pregnant but it is wonderful to be so intimately connected to my child. I think that feeling of being part of something special will be what I miss the most.

 

[skyesmom]

oh Red, 8 credit hours of bio lab are tough! are you allowed to do any being pregnant because of chemicals and risk and stuff? I'm so far out of that world now but i remember it was quite tough even without being pregnant, long hours and so much to do and so much dangerous stuff to use too... how old are the kids you're teaching?

 

[RedWylder]

I'm doing it distance ed and so far none of the chemicals and stuff have been too bad. I teach high school.

 

[skyesmom]

high school kids can be tough, i really admire you for doing that job. it's a mission not a job actually!

 

[Carybear]

Wow! Red! 36 weeks!!!! I'm so excited for you!

Starry it is so awesome that you are finally excited! I can actually feel the excitement in your posts.

How are all the rainbows and their mommas????

How are ya Skye?

AFM... well I'm busy as anything and working really hard on our rainbow... This month was a first for me. I got a lot of clear EWCM - which is normal - and then I got a lot of clear liquid. It was kinda watery. I know it isn't my husband because his sperm has a distinct smell. SO... not sure if it goes along with ovulation or not... We've been DTD every night so as not to miss it.

 

[Starry Night]

Cary - those definitely sound like positive signs. I usually get the clear liquid after ewcm around ov. The clear liquid is fairly fertile cm as well. Sounds like you've done all you could! I hope your body is figuring out what should be going on and that it takes advantage of this opportunity and gives you a sticky bean!

afm - OB appointment today. I'm glad they're only 2 weeks apart now. Less time to imagine horrible things. ha ha

 

[Left wonderin]

Hi Cary its lovely to hear from you sounds like you and oh are keeping busy these days hopefully your hard work will pay off this month with a pay check of a sticky beanie Sean is sitting in my arms as we speak so we both said a quick prayer to holy God for a rainbow for you

 

[skyesmom]

oh Cary!! that's a hard-working rainbow-making schedule there! every night!! you guys are amazing!

i'm out this month but it's ok. i was 5 days late for AF and just peeing on a stick even with a blasting BFN felt as a success already. at least SOMETHING!

i am keeping everything crossed for you that you get your beautiful rainbow this time around!

 

[Left wonderin]

oh Cary!! that's a hard-working rainbow-making schedule there! every night!! you guys are amazing!

i'm out this month but it's ok. i was 5 days late for AF and just peeing on a stick even with a blasting BFN felt as a success already. at least SOMETHING!

i am keeping everything crossed for you that you get your beautiful rainbow this time around!

Sky of course we had a little whisper in Gods ear for BFP for all our bnb friends

 

[Carybear]

LOL... That's our NTNP schedule

I was going to go back to temping but it's just too stressful so I'm covering cd9-22... The truth is my mom lives with us which can at times hinder things She sleeps on the other side of the house. But, for this week she is visiting my sister and the house is ours... Figured we should take advantage of the alone time.... Couldn't have fallen at a better time in the month!

 

[Carybear]

In work related news... We had to turn in our intents for next year. I currently teach fifth grade but am thinking about going to middle school.

I just need a change. My school is a very hard school to work in and I think it would be good to move to another place. Of course, I'd rather need time off because a rainbow is coming

 

[Carybear]

Sorry I missed it when I read.. How did the appointment go Starry?

 

[Starry Night]

Appointment went well. Baby gave a giant kick to the doppler today. First time she's done that. Little stinker. ha ha And OB made me decide whether to VBAC or not. I wasn't prepared to make that decision today but I'm going to go ahead with the VBAC. A little afraid but my section with DS had to do with fetal distress and not with any sort of failure to progress. I got to 9cm unassisted. Our hospital will go through with an induction for VBAC but they won't do one until 42 weeks so odds are I will go into labour on my own before that. DS was born at 40+4 so hoping this one is just as punctual--if not more so.

 

[Starry Night]

Double posting to BUMP this thread.

 

[Left wonderin]

Wow Starry its all so real now and flying !!!! Can't believe your 31 weeks !! She will be here before you know it and your bump is so cute

 

[Starry Night]

I hope time flies! I am so eager to hold her. I was watching an episode of "Call the Midwife" today and I just wanted to snuggle all the little bundles they showed. ha ha