TTC and Beyond!

[morganwhite7]

Omg Marley is kicking left and right! I had my hand on my belly and she is doing some crazy madness in there, I feel her arms AND legs! I have def been feeling CRAZY movement this last week despite the anterior placenta..
Lovinnnn it!

Amanda- I plan to co-sleep for as long as I'm breast-feeding all night. So until she doesn't need me every 2 hours, she'll sleep in a bassinet beside our bed. Just until I am not freaking out wondering if she's breathing every 5 minutes lol. I have to get the hang of this "Mom" thing and then I'll ease into putting her into her bassinet/crib when she sleeps through the night.

No way will she be in our bed past 6 mos haha I need my hubby time and I think that would just make her even more attached to us.. I want to be able to leave her and not have her cry for whoever needs to watch her. I just want a happy, healthy baby. But I'm sure my "parenting ideas" will go down the drain once I'm up at 3 a.m. with a screaming, poopy baby haha

But I do plan to breast feed until 1+ year. Why not? It's free food! And I'm so excited to use my new blender for homemade baby food.. I read a thing on Pinterest where you just pour the baby food out into an ice cube tray to freeze it and its perfect baby size servings when you need it! I can't wait to concoct healthy baby food recipes!

 

[RobertRedford]

Omg Marley is kicking left and right! I had my hand on my belly and she is doing some crazy madness in there, I feel her arms AND legs! I have def been feeling CRAZY movement this last week despite the anterior placenta..
Lovinnnn it!

Amanda- I plan to co-sleep for as long as I'm breast-feeding all night. So until she doesn't need me every 2 hours, she'll sleep in a bassinet beside our bed. Just until I am not freaking out wondering if she's breathing every 5 minutes lol. I have to get the hang of this "Mom" thing and then I'll ease into putting her into her bassinet/crib when she sleeps through the night.

No way will she be in our bed past 6 mos haha I need my hubby time and I think that would just make her even more attached to us.. I want to be able to leave her and not have her cry for whoever needs to watch her. I just want a happy, healthy baby. But I'm sure my "parenting ideas" will go down the drain once I'm up at 3 a.m. with a screaming, poopy baby haha

But I do plan to breast feed until 1+ year. Why not? It's free food! And I'm so excited to use my new blender for homemade baby food.. I read a thing on Pinterest where you just pour the baby food out into an ice cube tray to freeze it and its perfect baby size servings when you need it! I can't wait to concoct healthy baby food recipes!

My best friend made her own food for my god daughter, and had special ice cube trays that had covers. She also used small glass ball jars, so she could put them into the fridge the night before, and they would be defrosted and ready to go the next morning. SO nifty, and so nutritious.

 

[brunettebimbo]

Have you heard of Baby Led Weaning? We did it with Tristan and loved it!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Thanks Amanda I will look into wen.

 

[asmcsm]

Ugh, I really hope that this baby is a girl because I seriously just don't love any boy names. This is seriously the main reason that I am hoping for a girl. All the names that I have on my boy list are just meh...and it sucks because I truly LOVE our girl name and DH and I both agree on it unlike boy names. I don't want it to come down to us having to just pick a name and for me to really just not be happy with it. It's stressing me out...A LOT

 

[clynn11]

Awe ash either way I know you will find the perfect name. Even though it may seem impossible now I know you guys will come up with something great. If its not a girl, I know youre gonna have one eventually and get to use your girl name too! Dont let it stress you out! That lil babe is gonna be perfect no matter what!

Love that our babes are gonna be so close in age

 

[asmcsm]

So far the only one that we both kinda like is Silas but it's getting more popular so I don't really want to use it as a first name. I told him maybe as a middle name. And now that my cousin is pregnant AGAIN I'm worried about her trying to steal my girl name if she ends up having a girl and I don't. I know that she's thinking Logan for a boy but I'm worried she'll try to steal my girl name. I will be beyond pissed if she steals a second name from me.

 

[Disneybaby26]

You didn't tell her your name choices right Ashlee?!

 

[asmcsm]

My whole family knows what my girl name is. Though, she wasn't around at Xmas when they were saying it, but who knows if she knows it or not. I wouldn't put it past her though to use my name choice again

 

[Cowgirl07]

What is your girls name?

 

[asmcsm]

I'm not really sharing my girl name until I know for sure whether I'm having a girl or not.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Ok.

 

[wavescrash]

A few days late but my 29 week bump from Wednesday. Also a comparison from 25 weeks (left) to 29 weeks (right.)

 

[SmallTownGal]

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are doing well!

Great bump pics, Amanda!

 

[wavescrash]

Thanks

 

[asmcsm]

15+6 today, was hoping that I would feel some little flutters by now since the little peanut was so active at our NT scan but nothing yet. Hopefully I'll feel something soon!

 

[brunettebimbo]

I remember when I was pregnant with Tristan I had a midwife appointment at 16 weeks and she asked if I had felt him and I said no quite upset, that night I was laid on the sofa and felt him for the first time

Hopefully not much longer for you!

 

[wavescrash]

My first I didn't feel her until around 19 weeks. I don't recall any flutters earlier than that. My second I felt her around 14-15 weeks but it just felt like little bubbles or popcorn kernels popping down low and to one side. This time took forever though because of the anterior placenta.

 

[asmcsm]

We'll hopefully I will feel something soon.

On another note, today was my due date for my first pregnancy... A bit sad to think that I could have already had or be getting ready to have a little one in my arms. Very happy and thankful to have this baby of course but also surreal to think that I could already be a mama right now.

 

[morganwhite7]

I felt flutters at 15ish weeks with this one but only bc I knew exactlyyy what I was looking for. Not real kicks or movement until 17/18 weeks though. Now 23 weeks and she's rolling around constantly in there! I feel her mostly on my pelvic floor though, I assume bc of the anterior placenta. I only feel it from the outside when she's got the hiccups.. Which has been happening twice a day at LEAST lately! Just wait for that Ashlee, your hubby will be amazed to feel her poke him every 10 seconds rhythmically.. It's pretty amazing.

Ash- I feel your pain on missing baby today, I just laid here and cried earlier after watching a stupid commercial with a little family in it. It is so surreal still. We're always here for you though.. It's hard finding people IRL who understand the pain we have in our hearts. And who realize that baby isn't something you just want to forget about.. It was still yours and it feels good to talk about it and keep their memory alive.

Waves- Love the belly

DH's new work schedule sucks and I'm home alone all weekend bored out of my mind. I've updated my registry and cleaned the house top to bottom. Maybe a workout DVD then shower would be a good idea LOL. I hate this but at least he's got a job, something to be thankful for I guess