TTC and Beyond!

[Disneybaby26]

Nikki- she is SO gorgeous!! Loved reading your birth story too- totally brought tear to my eyes, like I can't believe well be going through the same thing before we know it!! Eeeek!! Thank you so much for sharing!

Morgan-dress brand!!!! lol

Rachel- yay for kitty feeling better!! I hope he stays all well as possible!! Literally lmao about vacuuming the fridge!!! Yup, I'd say nesting has ensued!! Haha!

Does anyone else notice their belly button looks different everyday?! Maybe I'm just obsessed with it but some days it's in and some days part of it is out (like not out out, but not as in as the rest of it)?! Does that even makes sense? I have outtie belly button fear so I think Im hypersensitive to it lol

 

[Disneybaby26]

And the next person to say something about my boobs is getting motorboated with my huge friggin knockers I swear!! I've gone from a small C to a DD. I KNOW they are huge!! The other day I bent over naked and they hit my belly and I screamed! My girlfriends, my mother, my SIL all say something everytime I see them! I wonder what my male boss must think... UGH!!!

 

[clynn11]

YAAAY i'm so glad your kitty is feeling better Rachel!!! and LOL at vaccuming the fridge!!

One of my rescue kitties died in my arms last night. I hate it. I'm beating myself up over it and so is my husband. We took him with his sister to the vet on December 31st because they both had weird symptoms going on. The vet tested them for FIV and Feline Leukemia and they were negative. He said he thought they just might have an extra bad case of parasites and gave me medication for them. $150 later we took them home, so happy we hadn't received bad news. Well January 1st the little Siamese male had a seizure. I called and was planning on putting him down that day. But it was SO WEIRD. After his seizure he seemed SO MUCH BETTER. He was eating tons and walking again (they had lost function in their hind legs). So my husband convinced me not to put him down, that he might be getting better. So over this past week I have been doing a TON of research on their symptoms an dam 99.99999% positive they have FIP. It starts as basically a kitty cold, which most kittens (especially feral ones i rescue) have. Only in 10-15% of the population, usually kitties with compromised immune systems, the virus mutates into FIP. It is almost ALWAYS lethal and usually kitties don't live more then a year with it. But many people keep their kitties diagnosed with it (there's no test, so they're diagnosed by symptoms) and just make them comfortable until they pass. Yesterday I kept attempting to give him wet food and formula, he wouldn't eat any of it. His breathing was getting really bad. I made plans to take him into the vet and put him down today because he was getting so bad (and we have no emergency vets for after hours in town). Over the course of an hour he got HORRIBLY bad and ended up passing in my arms. It's the worst thing i've ever had to watch and I can't get it out of my head.

And now i'm stuck in a dilemma, because the little grey girl (his sister) has improved drastically and mobs around the house like nothing is wrong with her. But with how fast he went down hill, I don't want her to take a turn like that and have to suffer like he did. But I also don't want to put her down when she seems so happy and purrs the day away if she can live a while longer, happy and somewhat healthy.

I don't like 'playing god'. Deciding whether to take away something's life. It's the hardest thing!

 

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Amanda - I bet you feel better after your baby shower. My doctor doesn't tell me the HR or fundal height either. Then again, I don't ask. He just says everything is good. I guess it's better that way so I don't worry if its not where Dr. Google says it should be. I trust that my doc will tell me if there's a concern. At your last appt with your OB, was she behind on u/s or fundal height? I wouldn't totally trust the ER measurements, they don't specialize in OB. Unless you saw an OB....anyways, try not to stress about everything. In the end it will all work out just fine.

Thanks dear. I appreciate it

A month ago I went to the ER for a small fall and they sent me up to L&D. L&D ordered an ultrasound, didn't tell me any results and eventually released me. When I had my next appointment, I saw some doctor that wasn't my regular OB and she reviewed the files from my L&D trip and said she measured 10 days behind on the ultrasound, then measured my fundal height but didn't say anything. I remember always being told the measurement in my previous pregnancies without having to ask. I would have asked this OB but she didn't give me a chance to ask any questions. I'm definitely going to ask my OB when I see her next week because I'm curious - even if it means something or not. They said because she measured small on the u/s, I have to get a growth scan around 36 weeks to follow-up but that's about it.

 

[jury3]

Rachel-I'm glad your kitty is feeling better! Hopefully he stays that way for a long time

Waves-I don't know how you can stand that...I see my ob every month and sometimes even more than that. They always tell me things as we go and answer all my questions. I can't imagine having a doc who didn't tell me all about my body and my babies.
I'm sorry you're so uncomfortable

Kara-lol I wish I had that problem! I seriously don't think my boobs have really gotten any bigger. So sad...However, DW has naturally gigantic boobs and people always feel the need to comment on it. Drives her crazy!

Cassidy-I'm sorry That must really suck. Can they test for that? Maybe they could test the girl kitten for it? I'm sure you don't want to spend the money though...hopefully she doesn't have it and turns out fine.

Somehow a miracle has happened and they cancelled school for tomorrow...I officially only have to work one more day! That makes me such a happy lady! I did not want to work my last five days and somehow I got out of 4 of them and still get paid! lol Definitely exciting for me

 

[clynn11]

Lol that is so awesome about school Julie!!! Karma is working for you lately!!! Must've done a lot of good!! Yay for only one more day! So awesome!

I'm stuck at work until 10pm and HATING IT. I hate being here this late. I just wanna be at home all day long lol.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Cassidy I'm so sorry it's happened to me more then once. Usually with the farm critters it's always sad, but sometimes there is nothing you can do. Hugs

 

[morganwhite7]

Okay quick update.. I've searched high and low and can't find the dress for sale online anywhere.. Looks like they sell at Nordstrom and Macy's and somehow TJMaxx got it.. But the brand is Fire Los Angeles, super cute stuff I saw on Nordstrom but just couldn't find the exact dress.. Glad I got so lucky though

https://firela.com

Marley is kicking so crazily that I can see it through my comforter.. She must have liked the celery and ranch dip, chicken n' dumplings (thanks Waves you've made me Rachael Ray to DH!), mashed potatoes, biscuits and apple butter, iced peach tea, and cherry cheesecake she just had..

 

[wavescrash]

Waves-I don't know how you can stand that...I see my ob every month and sometimes even more than that. They always tell me things as we go and answer all my questions. I can't imagine having a doc who didn't tell me all about my body and my babies.
I'm sorry you're so uncomfortable

Somehow a miracle has happened and they cancelled school for tomorrow...I officially only have to work one more day! That makes me such a happy lady! I did not want to work my last five days and somehow I got out of 4 of them and still get paid! lol Definitely exciting for me

Congrats on managing to get out of work another day

Oh trust me, I can't stand it. I just don't want to make a big issue because seemingly everything is fine. I just like to know everything lol. I've only seen MY actual OB 3x this pregnancy. But hopefully she's the only one I'll wind up seeing from here on out. I go back the 17th and should start going every 2 weeks from there.

 

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Marley is kicking so crazily that I can see it through my comforter.. She must have liked the celery and ranch dip, chicken n' dumplings (thanks Waves you've made me Rachael Ray to DH!), mashed potatoes, biscuits and apple butter, iced peach tea, and cherry cheesecake she just had..

Glad I could help. It's so yummy though, isn't it? I'm going to have to make it again soon because everyone's been trying it lately and telling me how much they loved it lol. Makes me miss it!

 

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31 weeks

https://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a411/birdsthatsing/BabyNumber3/31w-2.jpg


30 weeks on the left, 31 weeks on the right, don't really notice much difference
https://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a411/birdsthatsing/BabyNumber3/31w-3.jpg

 

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Comparing 31 weeks this pregnancy against my last pregnancy, with Hannah. I think I definitely look smaller this time around lol.

Left is with Hannah, right is today.
https://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a411/birdsthatsing/BabyNumber3/31wwithHannahandLeah.jpg
https://i1033.photobucket.com/albums/a411/birdsthatsing/BabyNumber3/31wwithHandL.jpg

 

[jury3]

Waves-I don't think you look smaller from the side pic, but definitely from the front pic lol Your body must be used to it this time. I think you've rounded out more since last week too

 

[wavescrash]

Thanks I think Hannah was transverse for a better part of the pregnancy which is why it looked like that from the front. I honestly don't know why they look so drastically different. When I saw that picture from last time, I actually laughed at how ridiculous my belly looked from the front.

 

[clynn11]

I think you look like you're carrying a tiiiiiny bit higher this time! But I do agree you looked bigger with Hannah! Love that baby bump, so stinking cute!

 

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Thanks lady

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Nikki! Congrats! what a great story, and she's absolutely beautiful!!!

 

[pdxmom]

Amanda...love your bump

 

[TTCaWee1]

Just scored a my little lamb swing for $40! Yay! I had it on my registry too so it's extra awesome

 

[wavescrash]

Amanda...love your bump

Aw thanks dear