~* September Sparkles 2018 *~

[sn0wbunnie]

I find out my baby's sex 1 week from today!
Is anyone else doing the Sneak Peek test?!

 

[waiting2c]

I’ve not actually heard of that snowbunnie!! What is it? A blood test or something?

 

[xCookieDoughx]

That’s the harmony test isn’t it? They don’t do that in uk nhs hospitals. You can have it done privately but it’s about £500-£600. I would love it done! But I don’t have that kind of money laying around unfortunately

 

[Dandi]

I’ll be doing the DNA testing that includes gender. I assume I’ll have it done around 11-12 weeks, if I recall from last time.

 

[elliecain]

I’ve toyed with the idea of doing Harmony. It’s £400 around here and that’s a lot of money, but it would be reassuring to get the checks done as I’m 40 and there is a higher risk. I still don’t know if I will - I’ll decide before my scan on 21st as I’d have it done by my clinic.

 

[Catmumof4]

Hey all I no its really late in the day to join but can I? I'm actually due 31st August but I'm always late and even my midwife is expecting me to be late and I'm in the August group but I'm the last on there and feel a little odd being so far away from the others in time wise. Sorry for rambling and tell me to shoo off if I'm not welcome xx

 

[amytrisha]

Hey all I no its really late in the day to join but can I? I'm actually due 31st August but I'm always late and even my midwife is expecting me to be late and I'm in the August group but I'm the last on there and feel a little odd being so far away from the others in time wise. Sorry for rambling and tell me to shoo off if I'm not welcome xx

Of course you can! Welcome xx

 

[Peonies83]

Hi, Catmumof4! It is nice to have you join us!

 

[waiting2c]

Hey cat!! I’m on August too but got moved to a sept due date so I’m in both!!

We are close date wise and bringing up the rear in August! How are you doing?

 

[Lightning7]

Welcome Oreo and Cat
Love how big the group is getting! Theres getting to be a few posts to read each time i come on now but thankfully not as many as I've noticed the august group has! I'd never be able to keep up haha!

CookieDough, enjoy the less sickness while it lasts! Mine subsided for a whole week and over that time i had blood tests and ultrasounds cause of bleeding and noticed my hcg was dropping so thought maybe thats why symptoms were waning.. but then it has started coming back yesterday and today haha. I think fatigue from work being so phyisical isnt helping!

 

[amytrisha]

Just had my first appointment through to see the midwife. Valentine’s Day!
It’s not a scan but at least I can express my worries to someone professional, finally.

 

[Lightning7]

Yay great news Amytrisha! Hope it goes really well!

 

[LilFooshFoosh]

welcome cat!

amytrisha, that's only a week away, that's great! would've sucked to wait this long to find out the schedule and still needed to wait another few weeks for the actual appointment.

my next appointment is on the 13th, I've been taking progesterone though and I counted it out last night...I won't make it to the appointment. I'm going to call the office in a little bit to find out what to do. I seem to recall from last time that at 12 or 14 weeks when it's ok to stop they wean you off slowly, so it's probably not good to just stop taking it for a day and a half right now!

anyone having/going to make big changes with this baby? like house or car changes?

 

[amytrisha]

I know yeah I’m shocked it’s so soon, but incredibly happy of course! I hope they listen to my worries!

We’ve just got a new car so luckily won’t have to make any changes there.’Will likely need to move house eventually but as baby would be in with us for the first year there’s no rush in that department.

Good luck for your appointment, I’m clueless about progesterone so can’t offer any advice xx

 

[CertifiedOreo]

We need to make house changes for sure! We want to bring someone in to see if it would be possible to add a third story onto our house...(in the house its me, my mom, my grandma, my boyfriend and our two kids) if not we will have to move but its okay if we wait until the baby is born I guess cause the baby will be in our room for a year probably. I want to get bunk beds for my girls (one is over five and a half, the other is over two and a half) but I want to wait until they turn 6 and 3, MAYBE (dunno if I can wait that long and my youngest is already find in a bed).

I definitely need to get a new car! I want to get a 7 seater and right now I know they have that buick enclave, but I need to look around more. I want to wait until i'm about six months or so to get it.

I am also in the process of finding another job, I was in training for a call center job, but it was too stressful and crazy rules so I left. I plan on flat out quitting near the end of my pregnancy and becoming a stay at home mom but I want to save as much as possible until then!

In June, my boyfriends sister is graduating highschool in California so we want to take a little road trip and while we are there we want to spend a day or two in Disneyland. We actually wanted to take a vacation to Disney but we found out I was pregnant and wouldn't be able to do anything, so we decided to focus on saving money, but I was thinking after the baby gets here we won't be doing much for a while and I really want to do something special for my kids. Disney is my favorite place and there is so much more than the rides and daddy can do the rides with them ahhh well.

Whew baby #3 is going to keep me busy!! Sorry for my novel lol.

 

[LilFooshFoosh]

sounds like a full house oreo!

we want to do some renos around our house. initially we were thinking about starting now and trying to get at least the master bath done before September. But we just bought a new car (finally caved and got a minivan), so now we are thinking it might be better to wait until I'm either off on mat leave or even when I'm back to work after leave... it's not like a baby will change our current bathroom usage yet anyway.

2 of the kids are going to have to share a room for a few years. we are thinking the baby will get a room while the older 2 share for a bit (for sleep and sanity reasons) and then maybe the same gender siblings will share. We are going to reno half the basement and figure DS will want to move down there once he is a little older which will give everyone their own room again.

 

[amytrisha]

Do any of you have any specific hopes on gender?

I’m not fussed either way, just praying for a healthy baby. I know my OH would love a daughter though (he wanted a girl with our first born but obviously ended up with DS ) I’ve always imagined myself the mum of 2 boys.

You guys sound like you have big plans for the houses! We just rent so not worth doing any renovations of any kind til we buy our own place.

 

[CertifiedOreo]

Yes full house, most definitely with two dogs and a cat as well! LOL.

I want a boy so bad! I have two girls already. My boyfriend and I both worked near airplane jets and they say that makes that community more susceptible to girls...I hope we get lucky and have a boy. He thinks its another girl. Imagine, three teenage girls....

 

[mrscletus]

We are making major changes with our house. Had a contractor come already and is working up the numbers/plan for us so we can take that to the bank. We are adding on- a 2 story addition actually and adding 2 bedrooms and 2 baths along with a large den/second living room. We currently have 2 bedrooms with my daughter in her own little space in the attic that was converted into a sitting room and bedroom.

Now that we are pregnant with #3 DH is asking if we should have a #4 just so that this little one has a sibling close in age. I think he is crazy, but we are going to add on enough rooms just in case. LOL

And I REALLY want a new bigger car, but I think we are going to hold on to my sedan for as long as we can until we NEED a third row- I like the new style Chevy Traverse and have always liked Honda Pilots and Explorers so I think that is where we would look.

 

[Dandi]

We are planning to finish our our kitchen remodel that we started before our son was born. It’s been on hold since his birth, so we need to finish tiling the backsplash and tiling the floors. We’re also going to turn our bonus room into a craft room/office/playroom before September. And we have to move our son into a different bedroom so his room can be the new nursery. We’re not kicking him out, but his room is small with a wall full of built in shelves, so the perfect nursery and he needs more room for his big boy stuff that seems to be accumulating so quickly. I need a new car, but we will probably hold a while bc I’m hoping to change jobs and find something work-from-home once baby #2 is here, so best not to buy anything until I figure out how much that may affect my income. My husband wants me to get a minivan and I’m just not on board with that!

I’m the same as you AmyTrish. I’ve always imagined myself with two boys, but my husband wants a girl so badly. It would be fun to have a daughter, and it would also be fun to have two boys close in age who would be good friends, so I don’t really care. Can’t wait to find out though!