September Snugglers 2016

[xanzaba]

Nice stash, mummamoo! I love the animal motifs- just about everything we have bought has animals on it.

 

[amantila]

Thanks for the raspberry leaf tea info ladies! I think I will try that out...anything to help labor go more smoothly...right?

So...husband and I bought a whole new living room set this weekend and it gets delivered today. New couch, ROCKING love seat, 2 side tables, a coffee table, and a tv stand. Yay! The only bad thing is we were planning to move our current living room set to the finished basement so we can start setting up our entertainment room...but our old sectional couch DOES NOT FIT We tried every possible thing to get it through the basement door...it just won't work. So now we have to sell it (it's less than a year old and I really like it...boo) and we are back on the market for a new couch. UGH. I just want everything to be done and set up before baby is here but it's looking like that won't happen.

 

[xanzaba]

Yay- I just heard about the furniture- it is shipping Friday and should be delivered around the 18th, which is 38 weeks! We have a bassinet in case Liam arrives early, but it's been tough preparing without any surfaces or drawers. Even the closet still needs some work and doesn't have any shelves.

We're making our way through the to-do list and creating emergency plans. I found a doctor online that is not a recommendation, but she seems so sweet I find myself visiting her webpage every few days. So pretty much my to-do list is down to grooming- both for me and the dog

 

[MummaMoo]

OMG mumma...I'm so jealous of the baby clothes you found. They are SO cute! I love penguins :] (I seriously just looked online to see if I could buy online from Boots and have it shipped to US...you can't ) It's probably a sign that I need to cool it with the baby shopping. Le sigh.

Well I'd hate to be called an enabler, but if you REALLY wanted it, could get it posted to you!

That is, of course, if things aren't kicking off here! Just before 3pm I had a little blood when I went to the loo. Followed by some mild cramping. After being nagged by Verity, I called the Midwife who wants me to go in and get checked out, mainly because of my blood group, by the sounds of things. There's no major urgency, so we're going at around 6.30, when MrMoo is home and his mum can come and sit Sophie.

Amazing how quickly you can finish packing your hospital bag!

 

[campn]

Mumma- I love those minty outfits! So adorable and refreshing! She or he will look so sweet in them!! We won't be waiting that much longer to find out! You're first in line.

Mari- I love the baby blues you've on the changing pad and the curtains (are those from target!?) love love love!

Aman- Did you try removing the door!? I would love to renew some of our furniture but at this point I'm like I'll wait until this one is at a decent age cause DS was constantly spilling things and I might as well just wait! I really want that tourquoise tv console I saw though

 

[xanzaba]

Ooh, mumma- good luck. Keep us posted.

 

[mari35racz36]

mumma moo - thank you! I love your stash of baby clothes!! So cute I need to pickup some more clothes for the baby soon. Keep me posted on the cramps and disharge. Could be promising!!

campn - thankyou I am so happy how the nursery has turned out. I got the curtains from Pottery Barns kids.

 

[Lallie81]

Loving all the nursery and stash pictures!

Good luck mumma, keep us posted!

I have built up quite a stash on my UK trip too- this is all extra to everything I have back home in dubai. Oops!!!

 

[mari35racz36]

aman - Yay for you new furniture!! I love getting new furniture. We had the same problem when trying to get our old set to the basement. My hubby had to remove the door, the trim and the handrail and posts just to barely squeeze it down. Omg, did we damage our walls and my back!! That does suck you have to sell the couch that wont fit. I know how you feel about being ready for the baby. We are not quite there yet either. Only so many weekends left

 

[campn]

Meg- I wanted to say I got that tea and it tastes much better! But I noticed it has lots of other ingredients not just the red raspberry leaf so that's probably why!

All those baby clothes and nurseries are making me so broody! Is that possible when you're already pregnant!?

 

[campn]

Mari- Doh! I just realized you guys don't have target in Canada! But I swear they had the same exact curtains so that's why I wondered!

 

[MummaMoo]

Hello again...

Well I'm back home, after a couple of hours in the company of the midwives. Was put on the CTG for 40 minutes to check baby is happy in there, all good on that score, heartrate went up with movements and back down again lovely. Had an examination (not so bad this time) and she couldn't see any more blood so I was given an Anti-D injection, a scan appointment for a fortnight's time and sent home. Still a little crampy but I do think it's from walking round all the shops today. Had there been blood still present, I'd have been sent to consultants ward for 24hr monitoring.

 

[ciz]

Campn - regards to visits..my mum is looking after dd while I'm in labour. She's asked whether I wanted dd to come to hospital I said to her if I can I don't plan on staying there very long so will judge at the time and when I'm home mum will be leaving us to it until we've settled. BUT..as far as other people coming is a big no no, friends know I'll text when we're ready and I've told the oh's lot that no unexpected visits are to happen as in we will tell them when we are ready and they aren't to stay (they don't live close to us) If they wish to stay they will have to book a hotel as the house isn't big enough. They prob think I'm being selfish or w/e but I don't care. We haven't made this baby for their sakes. We want to bond as a family in peace.

So... today I've started noticing bits of my plug coming away. Going to have to keep an eye on it 34 weeks this week. My contractions started at 39 weeks with dd... need to sort my bags lol!

 

[mari35racz36]

Mari- Doh! I just realized you guys don't have target in Canada! But I swear they had the same exact curtains so that's why I wondered!

We did have Target until last year when the left Canada. My son was so upset because it was his Favorite store! lol But I am only about 45min from the border and go shopping a few times a year

 

[mari35racz36]

mummamoo- glad to hear all is ok

 

[campn]

Mumma- I'm glad baby is okay! Try to rest a bit and drink plenty of water. I hope those cramps are just your body's way of getting ready. Baby needs to stay at least a few more days.

Ciz- Selfish or not! I don't expect other moms to share their newborn's with everyone so we shouldn't have to either. I couldn't take others taking away DS when he was born and I know this time I won't either. Mama bears here!

Mari- I heard it didn't do too well up there, apparently Canadians aren't as basic as Americans it's one of my favorite stores though and there's usually a Starbucks there, so it's like a dream date to walk around the furniture and decorations aisles with an ice coffee while I text DH "oh out of milk, thanks for watching DS, it'll be 2 hours, BYE!"

 

[amantila]

Mumma...glad you and baby are ok! And I really appreciate the offer...and I'm highly tempted, but I think I need to curb the spending on baby items. He has plenty of clothes and won't go naked haha. I just LOVE the penguins...especially the bib. So cute! You will have to post pics of your little one wearing it once he or she is here!

xan...I'm with you regarding the don't know what to expect front. People are asking me about my birth plan. I personally think birth plans are kind of silly...it's a wish list that may or may not happen. And I feel like I can't make decisions about what I want until I know what I'm dealing with. So I have been saying I want to keep all of my options open. I don't know if I'll want an epidural, but I'm not going to say I don't want it before I know what labor feels like, you know? And I'm impatiently awaiting my little one's arrival, but at the same time I don't want him to come too early haha. I keep saying he can come after 38 weeks because then I'll get to at least show my face at school.

uni...glad the vinegar worked for you! That stuff is magic. It does so much!

Mari...your nursery looks wonderful! I think I have the same rocker/glider...if it's not the same it's very close! :]

campn and mari...yup! The door came off and it still wouldn't fit! We didn't try taking off rail because we couldn't even get it through the door :[ We would have to take the couch apart (which none of us knew how to do because when we looked at the bottom it was all carpentry...nails and staples and such) or knock down the wall across from the basement door. We will just have to sell it and hope for the best! And I'm nervous about the damage a little one will do to our new furniture...but we got a darker color and it's leather so at least I can wipe up spills that happen. My husband is worried about the cat digging her claws into the leather, but she is just loving lounging on the new furniture haha.


I'm drinking a cup of raspberry leaf tea now...I actually really like it. I'm a big tea drinker though so not surprising. Haha. I could easily drink this twice a day. :]

 

[campn]

Aman- This is my second and I still am not crazy about birth plans. Honestly I think I'd be gutted if I had all these plans and got shocked when things went differently. Last time DS was put on my chest after I delivered him but within a couple of minutes they just snatched him away to put him under the warmer and I just sat there and cried, so I think I'm just going to skip all expectations this time and instead just hope and pray!

What tea brand did you buy? There's so many!

 

[amantila]

campn...that's exactly how I feel! I don't want to go into it with a plan that I'm set in stone on because I know how unpredictable the whole process can be and I don't want to be disappointed. So the only things I'm hoping for are a healthy baby and healthy me at the end, and for the love of all that is holy, NO MIRROR! Haha.

I bought this brand at the store and added a splash of milk and honey to it, though I think I'll try it with just honey tomorrow: https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Rasp...08FOLQRE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8

 

[campn]

Oh the mirror! I'm kinda tempted, but kinda scared to hell. I know it'll be more encouraging to push when you feel (well, SEE) that you're making progress. I reached down and touched DS's head during the pushing and it really helped me, but ugh, what if I end up freaking out more when I see my hoo-ha go through that!