On the road again graduates

[skyesmom]

awww Red!!! that is so so sweet of you! last year i was coping so bad on mother's day, this year i almost forgot!

by the way, i'm not pregnant, AF started yesterday and properly finally! i'm actually relieved because the worrying of potentially getting pregnant while sick was driving me nuts!! and also happy that it is not an anovulatory cycle, i think i just ovulated later!

i never thought i'd be happy for NOT being pregnant on a cycle!

 

[Starry Night]

Skye - it's good that you at least know what's going on now. Hopefully, you'll stay healthy this cycle and have the optimal chances at conceiving a healthy bean. Good luck!

afm - getting closer everyday! But I feel this little lady is going to keep me waiting until 42 weeks. I keep getting false labour--much more than I ever got with DS--so feeling rather jumpy and frustrated that these cramps are not meaning anything. It's such a long drive to my hospital that I have to pay attention each time. My nerves are frayed! I have an appointment today and am finding out the results of my Strep B swap. Not a big deal really, but it's another piece of the puzzle.

 

[skyesmom]

oh Starry! you must be really all pins and needles now! the last days seem so unnerving and exciting at the same time! i really hope she doesn't make you wait all that long!

can't wait to see you announce your rainbow!

 

[Starry Night]

I know I've mentioned it before, but months back I had a dream where I had the baby on the 21st. Well, last night my mom told me that my grandma likes to say baby will arrive 10 days after false labour. I went into real labour 10 days after having false labour with DS (though he was born 4 days later) and on Saturday I had false labour with this one. Saturday was the 11th. 10 days later would be....the 21st! I love my grandma's kooky theories!

Anyways, on a more 'serious' note: my full-term bump!

Edit: Dang it! Didn't work. Have tried multiple times and it won't load. Oh well. Just imagine me looking huge.

 

[Starry Night]

OK....this should work

 

[Left wonderin]

Starry you look wonderful I'm so excited to meet this little lady

 

[skyesmom]

Starry that's the sweetest bump ever! it is so so close.. and what a strange coincidence with the dates, the dream and your grandma's theory!

i'm even more curious to see if you are right!! one week left aaaa!!

 

[Starry Night]

ha ha! I never know what to make of the whole "dream thing" but I have had many dreams come true in eerie ways. Like, the week I conceived my last angel I had two dreams of my rainbow--a girl named Hannah. But in the second dream I had had two dead babies before getting her. And well, here I am 2 weeks from my due date with two m/c's in between DS and this baby....and it's a girl! Also, it is this grandma's side of the family that sort of has a history with dreams. My great-great grandfather had taught my great-grandmother to pay attention to dreams and it was sort of passed down.

I'm definitely taking it with a grain of salt though. I have had dreams come true in eerie ways but most of the time they're just dreams. And if this one comes true the dream also included a c-section. I'm not against sections in general but since I'm planning a VBAC a section would mean it's an emergency one and that something would be going wrong. I don't want that.

 

[rayraykay]

Skye- I am glad AF came and you have an answer. (Only glad because YOU are glad and it means a reboot in your system. New cycle! I can't wait until she stays away and it means your rainbow is coming.)

Starry- You look fantastic! I love your bump! Amazing!

How are the babies doing? Topanga? Left? Red? Anchor?

Always stalking ladies, always stalking. xoxoxoxo

 

[rayraykay]

PS Starry I think dreams can be incredibly powerful. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say your rainbow will come on the 21st.... or a day before or after.

I am so excited for you!

 

[Starry Night]

I would love for my precious Hannah to come on the 21st. I'm so sick of waiting and the physical pain is getting harder to bear each day. Also, my next OB appointment is on the 21st so I'll be in the city anyways. And DS will be staying with relatives nearby too. So convenient. Getting to the hospital in time is my biggest, biggest worry. I just have to make sure to have all of our bags in the car. I want to get them in the car soon anyways because wherever we go we will be far from home and won't be able to get back to pick up our bags should labour come quick and hard. The joys of rural life.

rayray - hope you are doing well. How's baby? Still growing like a weed, I bet! My niece was born a few weeks after your lady was born and she is such a chunker. She's already holding up her head and trying to stand (not on her own, obviously).

 

[Left wonderin]

Hi everyone . We are all good here , I'm on holiday / sporting event in Italy at the moment . Having a ball . Sean is being so so good he is three months this Saturday and I can't quite believe it ! Here he is supporting his dad who is representing Ireland in the world agility competition

 

[Starry Night]

Aw, how cute! He looks so dashing in green. And good luck to your DH!! Enjoy your trip to Italy. I've been there once. Very beautiful country side.

Getting my nightly BH. Man, some of them really take my breath away. Baby was really quiet today too but she just finished up a kicking storm. Probably why I'm having the BH. She seems to trigger a good many of them.

 

[Left wonderin]

Starry I keep thinking of you .... Am so excited for you

 

[Starry Night]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thzRi5Hwks

My mom used to sing this song at us kids when were, well, being us. I think it applies now.

I'm one of the last ones in nearly all of the threads I'm a part of to have her baby. Getting to that point in the pregnancy where it seems like I'll be pregnant FOREVER. Baby? Babies come from pregnancy? Really? Coulda fooled me!

 

[skyesmom]

oh Starry she will come with a drum roll!!!!! so so excited myself!!

 

[RedWylder]

Piper had a check up today. She's 10lb. 6oz.... crazy! She is only 6 weeks and she's getting chunky! Hahaha. She also got her tongue tie clipped. It was so hard to watch but we were still having issues with breastfeeding so I'm hoping it was worth it and that BF will get easier for us.

Starry....anything? I'm on baby watch!

 

[Starry Night]

No baby yet! I'm an hour and a half into the 21st and am thinking my dream was a total tease! LOL I'm cramping a bit but have had so much false labour and BH the past few weeks that I don't trust anything.

It would be nice if she would come today. I'll be in the city anyways and the Prince of Wales will be visiting so it would almost be like a Royal blessing! ha ha

I would be a complete wreck having to watch my baby get a tongue-tie clipped. I'm a mess during vaccinations or the time my son needed a chest x-ray to check for pneumonia and I wasn't even the one in the room with him. DH went. I was in the waiting area trying not to sob my eyes out (didn't help I was in the middle of one of my m/c's at the time).

I hope it does the trick and makes BF'ing go more smoothly for the both of you. And yay to the awesome weight gain! It took my son 3 months to chunk up and then there was no looking back until he was finally running around.

 

[Starry Night]

Just an update: had my internal today and cervix is still high and closed. Drat!! But....my internal with DS showed the same and I had him before my next appointment. So I know things can change rapidly. Just not as rapidly as I would like.

Baby feels way too comfortable in there. Little minx.

 

[rayraykay]

SOOO EXCITED FOR YOU STARRY! The end is near! Baby Hannah will be here soon! And she already has so many rainbow friends I can't wait to hear your story and see her precious face! My internals never showed much of anything either... I was effaced but never really dilated. As they did with your DS.. things can switch up on a dime!

Red so happy to hear Piper is gaining weight! I am so sorry she had a tongue tie to get clipped... that must have been so hard but I am sure it will be better in the long run. I have been so taken by how fast they grow and change. It's absolutely insane to see it first hand.

Left... Sean (the man of the group!) is SO handsome. Three months already? wow.

AFM- Sloane was 5 months on the 17th. I can't believe it. Here is a pic of her with my mom and myself at my Grandma's 90th birthday. I went back to work part-time... but I quit. My last day is June 5th. I gave it the old college try... but she's only this young once and I can't stomach not being the one who's with her all day. I know working is right for some moms which is so so cool... and I was planning on it being right for me but it's not. to EVERYONEEEE!