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[Mrs W 11]

Jmandrews you are so artistic!! Your nursery sounds gorgeous! Dh painted ours this weekend too. All White so far and then we have wallpaper to go up and all the furniture and accesorise to do over the next few weeks. Exciting!! X

 

[likeaustralia]

Kind of a grey blue/slate-ish color. I'm going to do a white tree outline mural in one corner too. Then we'll hang a bunch of paintings/photos of wild animals (lion, kangaroo, monkey, frog... a couple others). That's my project for next week. I still have to do the curtains and crib bed skirt - the fabric is on order, so I'll probably do that the following week. The fabrics are going to be a combo of this: https://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=a6551a2f-69a2-41e5-ad1d-2e41160b8928 and this: https://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=1fe63b07-7a15-4889-b606-6db675143ec5. It's going to be a kind of modern safari theme.

I love love this!!! i bet it is going to be super cute!

Thanks! I'll post pictures when it's all done! (or maybe in progress if I can't wait... )

 

[likeaustralia]

Gone so quickly! Could be any day now but baby is still only 3/5ths engaged so should be on time hopefully.

How are you doing jm?

Wowowow! I know I say this every time you update, but I can't believe I had just joined BnB when you announced your BFP. Time has FLOWN! Sending you lots of safe and happy (and on time!) labor vibes!!

 

[jmandrews]

Gone so quickly! Could be any day now but baby is still only 3/5ths engaged so should be on time hopefully.

How are you doing jm?

I keep checking to see if today is the day hehe
I am great. I am ready to be in the 3rd tri not much longer! Ive been trying to get her room and the rest of the house ready for her arrival. I know i have plenty of time, but I'd rather do it now while i have the time and energy. We have lived here for 2 years, but it has been a work in progress. My family is noticing a big difference in my belly I think she went through a huge growth spurt. I see her kicks now. I love it. She is like my little soccer player in there.
How are you feeling now that you only have a couple of weeks left give or take?

 

[Wilsey]

Thanks likeaustralia - need all the good vibes I can get. Have a feeling he's going to be a big baby

jm - definitely might as well get started on that nursery. I only just unpacked things out of the gift bags from my baby showers. So the nursery is finally coming together!!

They just get stronger and stronger - my little man is supposed to be slowing down as he runs out of room, but he's not. He's beating me up haha.

I'm feeling good, but definitely looking forward to meeting him. I don't want him out per-say, but can understand why people say that with just over two weeks to go. You start getting quite uncomfortable!

This is where I am at the moment (exert from thebump.com)
#8. The term “lightening crotch” will become a painful reality.

“I refer to it as the Cooter Basher. It feels like someone came up to you and used your vag for batting practice.” --aliciamarie

Next to labor, you really haven’t felt true pain until you’ve been kicked in the vagina by your unborn baby. Of course, there are lots of different possibilities for why this might be happening to you, depending on what stage of pregnancy you’re at. It could be due to baby’s repositioning in your uterus, or maybe what you’re feeling is some early Braxton Hicks contractions. Whatever the case, “lightning crotch” pretty much happens to all of us and isn’t necessarily a sign of anything bad. Consider it a rite of passage and try working on looking less shocked when it happens in public (because it will).

Hopefully it means he's getting engaged further.

 

[Wilsey]

Ugh just realised if bubs is 10 days late....I have 26 days to go. A whole month! I want to meet him NOW!!

 

[josephine3]

Hi team!! I soooo miss having the internet I feel soooo out of the loop of bnb! I miss you all too!!
Wilsey arrrgh not long left now exciting stuff! Not sure I like the sound of lightening crotch tho! Ouch!

Pregnancy is going soooo fast i just want it to slow down and come to a stop so I can enjoy it more!! Does anyone else still have days that they forget they're pregnant for half hour or so then suddenly realise when u have a weird pain or something?! Sounds odd but it happened to me again today lol.
Hope you're all doing good girlies!!! lots of love to all
xxx

 

[jmandrews]

Wilsey I am hoping you don't have to wait that much longer. I don't think I would have the patience for that either.

jo- aw I was wondering where you had been. Glad you are doing well. Haha yes I have had these moments. It has been awhile though since I have because my belly is much bigger and she moves constantly, reminding me that she is in there. I know what you mean about it flying by. It is a little sad how fast its going. I think by the end thought I will be ready haha

 

[rosabelle]

aww wilsey! not long to go!!
thats so exciting..

I got woken up by her kicking this morning for the first time.. its never woken me up before!

We have decided on a soft pink and white "shabby chic/vintage" nursery theme. Very girly but she wont grow out of it quickly i cant wait to get out furniture, its so pretty!

 

[wantanerd]

Wilsey, I hope you don't go that long! That would be torture! I am hoping I don't go that long either! The army hospital won't induce until you are ten days late. I can't imagine going that long. (even though it could be likely since both DH and I were 10 days late). I am hoping that he is like me now and can't stand to be late for anything! I can dream right!
I don't think I would mind too much but my mom is flying in on my due date and I don't want her sitting around for 10 days.

 

[Wilsey]

Thanks ladies! Keep the positive vibes coming and hopefully he will arrive on time(ish).

Just had to have a scan as the midwife thought the baby might be breech. Turns out he is head down and spine against my tummy - perfect position. Phew!! Nice to see him on the monitor one last time before we see him in real life. So amazing how massive he is now and you can only see segments instead of the whole body!

 

[armywife11]

Pregnancy is going soooo fast i just want it to slow down and come to a stop so I can enjoy it more!! Does anyone else still have days that they forget they're pregnant for half hour or so then suddenly realise when u have a weird pain or something?! Sounds odd but it happened to me again today lol.
Hope you're all doing good girlies!!! lots of love to all
xxx

I have had a few of those moments but since the kicks started coming more often and with more force its hard to forget. However forgetting other things has picked up lol.

I keep waiting to log in and hear we have a baby! Exciting exciting!!

I have my gender scan tuesday but since hubs has also joined team yellow it will just be a body scan. Midwife appointment is thursday so I will get to hear the heart beat twice next week. I also have my first parenting class. CRAZY TIMES. We should also find out soon like by next friday soon where we will be moving to so a lot going on here.

 

[jasminejo24]

has anyone had antenatal classes yet or been spoken to about them. i got some sort of leaflett about ones in my area but i allways thought you got one every few weeks on different subjects but this leaflett looks like its just a drop in session for soon to be moms. i was hoping id have a few set dates to go to antenatal classes about things like how to breastfeed and tips for labour. anyone been through most of their pregnancy andnot been told about one class or is anyone half way through and allready been told about ones they an attend?

 

[armywife11]

has anyone had antenatal classes yet or been spoken to about them. i got some sort of leaflett about ones in my area but i allways thought you got one every few weeks on different subjects but this leaflett looks like its just a drop in session for soon to be moms. i was hoping id have a few set dates to go to antenatal classes about things like how to breastfeed and tips for labour. anyone been through most of their pregnancy andnot been told about one class or is anyone half way through and allready been told about ones they an attend?

Maybe you have to attend one to sign up for a class?

I am doing mine at the midwifes office. I start them thursday but wont get to finish before the move

 

[jmandrews]

Thanks ladies! Keep the positive vibes coming and hopefully he will arrive on time(ish).

Just had to have a scan as the midwife thought the baby might be breech. Turns out he is head down and spine against my tummy - perfect position. Phew!! Nice to see him on the monitor one last time before we see him in real life. So amazing how massive he is now and you can only see segments instead of the whole body!

Aw so glad he is head down! Aw I bet he is a cutie! Did they know how much he weighed?

 

[Wilsey]

Estimate that he is currently just over 7lbs. So over 8 pounds by the time he arrives. More if he is late!!

We went to antenatal classes. It was weekly for two hours over 7 weeks.

 

[likeaustralia]

We are doing the Bradley method classes, which are one class every week for 12 weeks. To be honest though, I don't feel like I'm getting a lot out of it. I kind of dread going :/ I guess I feel like I could have (and have) learned the same and more elsewhere. I also ask a lot of questions that the teacher doesn't know the answer to, so I wind up doing more reading on my own when I feel like she should be a good resource herself. Maybe it comes down to the teacher though.

 

[jmandrews]

Woo Hoo baby is the size of an eggplant!!! only 15 weeks give or take to go! so excited!

 

[armywife11]

We are doing the Bradley method classes, which are one class every week for 12 weeks. To be honest though, I don't feel like I'm getting a lot out of it. I kind of dread going :/ I guess I feel like I could have (and have) learned the same and more elsewhere. I also ask a lot of questions that the teacher doesn't know the answer to, so I wind up doing more reading on my own when I feel like she should be a good resource herself. Maybe it comes down to the teacher though.

I watched classes online because of the same reason. They just didn't give me what I wanted. The one at the midwifes is a little different but we will see what i think.

 

[wantanerd]

DH and I have taken a two night birthing class and I am signed up for classes for breast feeding, infant safety and a new born class. The military does about 6 classes you can take and I am doing all but one. I didn't take the pre term labor class b/c i thought I would start freaking out after going through it. I wish they had more information about pain management and epidurals. It was only glossed over and I know my pain tolerance thanks to the HSG.
DH and I are discussing where we want to deliver- the army hospital or the regular hospital. We are leaning mostly to the regular hospital in town mainly because if something is wrong with the baby, he will be transferred to the hospital in town anyway and I don't want to be at a different hospital as my son. As an added bonus the city hospital has wifi in the rooms and great cell phone reception whereas the military hospital has crappy reception and no internet at all. I think my ADD hubby would go crazy without the internet especially if I have an epidural and sleep though my labor (one can hope).