TTC and Beyond!

[Ingodshand]

Rachel- So glad you had fun at your shower and got so many nice things!! I think the 30’s are the toughest weeks and I get so tired so easily

Sandy- Do not feel bad!! I say be as lazy as you can be!!

Katrina- Hope you get your results really soon!

Britt- Love the pictures and I say make everything pink!!

Julie- So glad Olivia started moving for you! Evan went through a time in the late 20s that he would not really move for a few days and then be really active for a few. I truly think he was just growing! Now he is a crazy man all day and night!

AFM- Went through all my hand my down baby clothes today. Evan will be one well dressed baby! I am exhausted!!

 

[frsttimemama]

Rachel, so glad your shower was wonderful! Hope you feel better soon!

Julie, glad Olivia started moving for you. That would be so scary. Glad you you made some progress with baby clothes.

Sarah, thanks. We finally got around and moving about 2, ran some errands, and then cleaned and did some laundry. I remember washing and sorting all the second hand baby things. I have lots of it in my future, I'm sure. My mom is ready to start buying now.. and I have everything I need for the most part unless we have a girl.

My lower back is SO sore. I don't remember it hurting last time, but I remember hanging out with the heating pad so it must've I gues.. and being this tired. Holy cow. Sleep til 11 and I'm ready for bed again. Sad sad sad! Lol. Got a long busy week ahead of us between cleaning, laundry, packing for vacay.. eek! I'm gonna be jonesing for some energy.. It will be well worth it though!

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Sandy- choosing names isn't going at all. I am stuck on Harper and he's stuck on Ella and we aren't budging. I really think we are going to have to flip a coin. I'm serious. I don't see either of us changing our minds about the names. Anyone have any other ideas how to pick the final name?

I just went through all the clothes we got this weekend and found myself sort of cuddling with them. It's so much fun when you buy stuff for them. I just think I won't be able to stop now!! I bought so much this weekend!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Ill call and harass tomorrow afternoon. They are supposed to schedule the sa tomorrow too.
I like Harper. But I think it's cause my friend has an Elloise, and Rachel has an eliana. But both are lovely names. You can't go wrong.

 

[wavescrash]

One way to help choose a name is to practice like you're yelling at your kid down the road. Which name sounds better when you're telling them to stop throwing stuff in the toilet, etc. LOL. Sounds ridiculous but myself and many friends have done that when choosing a name. "HANNAH GRACE, STOP HITTING THE CAT!" LOL. Worked for us.

Julie - Leah has periods of like 2-3 days where I feel her only a few times but otherwise she's like a rock in there, not moving. But then the next day she'll move like crazy, then go back to normal and then give me another 2-3 day stretch of barely moving. It's so frustrating lol.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

LOL Amanda!! I still think Harper sounds better!! She would be "Harper Grace!" we decided not to go with Olivia!

 

[frsttimemama]

Britt, that stinks. I like Harper Grace, too. Does one sound better than the other with your last name? I like Amanda's thought of practicing like you're telling them something!

Amanda, how are you holding up today? I would be so nervous if they moved less than normal! I didn't have to deal with that last time. Hopefully not this time either..

 

[TTCaWee1]

I like Harper and I'm having an Ellie. I've just never been a fan of Ella. I agree with the yelling of the name. I say just keep saying each one over and over with your last name and eventually you'll figure it out. The names I had picked out, we didn't even go with. I heard Ellie on the radio one morning and we both liked it. You have plenty of time.

I am going to have fun with all this stuff once we get home! Omg I don't even know where to start. I already have a boppy but someone got me a vibrating mombo. I'm thinking of returning the mombo and just getting something else. Any thoughts? Should I keep what I got or the new one? Also, I got a ton of newborn diapers. I don't think we will need them all. Can I return them anywhere if I don't know where they are from??

 

[wavescrash]

LOL Amanda!! I still think Harper sounds better!! She would be "Harper Grace!" we decided not to go with Olivia!

I like Harper Grace better than I like Ella Grace. Good luck convincing him lol. I was always very strict about it since I'm carrying the kid. I gave a choice of names and told him to pick one. I only gave him names I could deal with. If I didn't like a name he suggested, I shot it down immediately. But he's not one to argue with me... ever... so that made it pretty easy lol. Funny enough, Leah was my least favorite on the list of names I gave him to choose from. Obviously I liked it enough to suggest it/want to use it but if there was one I was okay with him saying "no" to, it was Leah. Sure enough, it's grown on me a lot more.

Amanda, how are you holding up today? I would be so nervous if they moved less than normal! I didn't have to deal with that last time. Hopefully not this time either..

Thanks for asking dear Doing okay. I went grocery shopping (by myself, hallelujah!) earlier but my body was very angry with me afterward so OH let me nap on the couch for a bit. Lost some more plug over the course of the day... and have been a little each day (since I lost that big amount a couple days ago.) Today's been a "quiet movement" day but if I poke/jiggle her, I can get her to move a little. I just don't even want to worry about the lack of movement anymore because every time I've been hooked up for an NST to make sure she's okay, we pass the NST and the nurse or doc make me feel like I don't know how to monitor her movements lol. She always gets active on the monitor so I look like I'm crazy.

Finally got a date for OH's tax refund (Wednesday) so we'll be getting our Rock & Play sleeper & double stroller then. Should hear back from our photographer in the morning about doing our maternity pictures Wednesday or Thursday. I'll be 36 weeks on Wednesday. Have to call in the morning to schedule my appt for this week and hope it's sooner rather than later because I'm super curious to have her check my cervix and see if it has changed and discuss options since she's breech. So Leah can come anytime after Friday lol. We'll have her bed/stroller and maternity pictures out of the way.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Sandy.. our last name is Zindel (pronounced Zin-Dell) so, I think they both sound fine.

I'm just dropping it for now and waiting for DH to make a decision on how he wants to decide.

 

[wavescrash]

I am going to have fun with all this stuff once we get home! Omg I don't even know where to start. I already have a boppy but someone got me a vibrating mombo. I'm thinking of returning the mombo and just getting something else. Any thoughts? Should I keep what I got or the new one? Also, I got a ton of newborn diapers. I don't think we will need them all. Can I return them anywhere if I don't know where they are from??

You reminded me... I still need to get a Boppy! I'd return the Mombo. Use it on the random little things you may not have gotten (Tylenol/Ibuprofen for vaccinations or teething - it'll be here well before you know it, teething tablets or gel if you plan to use them, different diaper ointments because some don't work on every rash - we tend to have 3 different ointments on hand at all times, etc.)

As far as diapers go - working at Target I can tell you for certain if they weren't purchased there, it won't come up in their system and they cannot return them for you. I've heard Walmart will but that was usually from angry guests who were pissed we couldn't accept returns from another store lol. But you can start with Target, then try Walmart and then Babies-R-Us or wherever else they could possibly be from.

 

[wavescrash]

Sandy.. our last name is Zindel (pronounced Zin-Dell) so, I think they both sound fine.

I'm just dropping it for now and waiting for DH to make a decision on how he wants to decide.

Ella Zindel, to me, has too many "L" sounds in it. Leaving out her middle name, it could be a mouthful. But that's how I'd argue it lol.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

I've thought the same thing. I will need to say this to DH. there was been something I didn't like about it, and I think that this is what it is.

 

[wavescrash]

I've thought the same thing. I will need to say this to DH. there was been something I didn't like about it, and I think that this is what it is.

Good luck. Since Ella's a short name, there's not much to break up the "L" sound before getting to the last name. And I highly doubt she's going to grow up having teachers and friends calling her Ella Grace Zindel to break up the "L" sound either lol.

 

[Cowgirl07]

I agree lots of l sounds. Good luck

 

[frsttimemama]

Personally, I love Ella Grace since that was the name we had chosen for our last child, but I like Harper Grace better with your last name. They are both cute though!

Rachel, I bet you can return them at Wal*Mart. I'd exchange whatever you don't want/need for some things you did want. That's what we did.

Amanda, glad today was better! FX for an early doctor's appointment so you can make a plan.

Hubby mentioned having a diaper/wipe cookout shower to celebrate this baby.. but I don't want to be greedy or rude or anything like that. We don't need a lot of "baby stuff" since what we had never got used.. but he wants to do something. I don't know. We'll see. We have a long time to decide. We talked about having a cookout/celebration of life the weekend after little guy's birthday, but there's a huge family baby shower already planned for that weekend before we could say we were going to do that, so that's kinda disappointing. Maybe we'll do it the weekend before, but it won't be a big affair since everyone is already traveling that next weekend. We'll see.

 

[SmallTownGal]

STG, when do you get a scan? Those betas are awful high.. twins?? Super exciting! How are you feeling?

I made it to the shower. Hubby is taking me for a late lunch at a seasonal hotdog stand that opened yesterday. Mmm to a Spanish Cheese dog, deluxe fries, and diet rootbeer!

My first baby scan is 2/21/14 (And I can't believe I forgot to set up a ticker, till now!) According to some beta charts I found on the net, I'm right between the numbers for singleton and twins, so it could go either way! I'm very excited for that first scan, to find out, and to see my little bean(s) again (and get a picture printed out, this time)!

I'm still feeling bloated enough that I'll have to wear DH's sweatpants when I go shopping for maternity pants, and I'm still having diarrhea type stuff, but the pain has been less, since I've been continuing to rest, so that's good.

Yum, cheese dog and fries!

can we all stick together after babies r born to give each other mommy / baby support?

I vote yes, to that!

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Waves, I'm glad you had some respite from the pain, for a while, at least!
And yay for your DH getting the job!

Colette, so sorry your Elliot got sick, and with the Exorcist style vomiting! Glad he's feeling better now, but too bad about the lingering sick smell!

Sorry you are feeling crappy, Sandy!

Wow, cool u/s pics, Britt!

Glad you had a good shower, Rachel! Sorry you are feeling so uncomfortable!

Wow, it's really cool that you can tell who's who, sometimes, Julie! Sorry you've been worrying about Olivia, though!

Britt, is there a second place name you can both agree on (maybe use that)? Otherwise, it may be time to flip a coin.

Sandy, a diaper/wipe cookout sounds good! I can't imagine who would protest.

AFM: DH felt so bad about my suffering, that he bought me a giant Valentines themed Hello Kitty plush, today! It's very sweet. He was going to save it till Valentines, but I saw him coming in with it so he offered it to me today (he has another little something for me for Valentine's). So, she's sitting on the back of my loveseat, reminding me that my suffering is appreciated.

We already have a girl name picked out (Hana), and I have some boy names I like (Dale, after my grandpa, or Steven, since Stephen King is one of my favorite authors), but DH has no clue what he wants for a boy name (other than nothing gender neutral and nothing too outlandish). He doesn't hate my boy picks, he's just not sure what he wants, and he has no ideas of his own, LOL. He says he wants to wait to bother thinking about it until the gender scan. I don't know why the girl name was so easy to agree on, but he can't even brainstorm on the boy names (granted, I did all the brainstorming on the girl names, too...but he was able to agree on one). If we wind up having twins and they are both girls, we'll have to work on another girl name (I've forgotten the other names we were considering, back when we decided on the girl name, back when we first started TTC). I'm going to suggest Haley as the other girl name if we get twin girls, though.

 

[clynn11]

STG- 12/21 is a big day for both of us! I get my second scan (haven't seen the baby since 8 weeks) and find out gender that day!!

Was just glancing over the thread at commercial time for Walking Dead.. will reply to everyone else here shortly!

 

[Cowgirl07]

Seriously excited for that week! Baby scans, my blood work it's going to be great

 

[SmallTownGal]

Ooh, excited for your gender scan, too, Cassidy!

Yeah, Katrina, such an exciting week coming up soon! Hope your blood work is illuminating!