TTC and Beyond!

[Disneybaby26]

Two new babies this week!!

Amanda- did they give you a new weight approximation?

Julie- how was your drs apt? You're doing so great cooking those two little babies!

Morgan- hope you're feeling better!!

 

[wavescrash]

No they didn't do any measurements today - just fluid & breathing check and doppler/blood flow. Everything looked good according to them so she's just going to be a small baby.

 

[Ingodshand]

Rachel- she is just beautiful and will be praying her little lungs mature up quickly!! So glad labor went smoothly for you too. Rest up Mama!!!

Katrina- good luck tomorrow!!

Amanda- my first symptom with alyssa was the coffee thing!

Waves- so excited for you and getting to meet Leah this week!

 

[Ingodshand]

Cassidy- glad your sisters scan went well. That would be so cool if they all shared the same birthday!

 

[Cowgirl07]

I'm so excited for all the babies that will be here by the end of the summer!

 

[frsttimemama]

Amanda, coffee was an issue for me last time around. This time, it just doesn't sound good often. Usually I LOVE it. I could drink a pot myself. Not lately. I've had about 4 cups this month.

Cass, glad all went well. My family is so big, we all have cousins the same age as us, just a few months apart. For me, there was one born in November, one of us in December, and one in March. My sister and cousin are just a couple months apart, and my brother and cousin are just 5 days apart. It was always fun having someone our age to play with. I know it's tough, but just throwing that out there.

It's so crazy that everyone is starting to have these babies! Gosh! I'm so excited for all of us and the BFP's, too!!

I'm super nervous they won't find a heartbeat at my appointment. The spotting scares me. I have been running to the bathroom like every 15 minutes to check for the last 2 days. I'm driving myself CrAzY! I just need this baby to be okay and get big and move so I can feel it and be reassured!

 

[Cowgirl07]

That's true Cassidy! I am not close with any of my cousins. My dad is way younger then his siblings. So my cousins are 5-8 years older. and on my mom side they are 8-14 years younger. I wish I had close relatives, but I really don't.

 

[HWPG]

My mom and I were figuring out family bays yesterday - 2 in feb, 3 in march, 2 in April, 2 in may, 3 in July, 2 in November. None in the other months - weird how those things happen.... I wonder if baby K will be our first August birthday! Also, following that trend: 2 Pisces, 2 Aries, 2 Cancers, and given my due date, we'll end up with 2 Leos. Lots of big personalities in this family.
Also, I think I have a maternity leave idea/plan: I'll take 10 weeks, and then use my vacation to take Fridays off til the end of the year. We'll see if the boss agrees to it and it works out, but OH and I agree. Two days of mom watching the baby, two day care days, and three days with me/us at home. I think....

 

[Cowgirl07]

That would be awesome Mirolee then you can plan appointments for that day and such.

 

[HWPG]

I feel all giggly inside with all the new babies and talk goi on - K has her appt tomorrow, Leah is coming this week, Cass is having a niece or nephew - there's good stuff going on here in this thread!

 

[Cowgirl07]

I'm just glad we are still together, and I am not talking to myself anymore

 

[frsttimemama]

I really like the threads being back together. I feel like it makes it much easier to keep up with everyone.

 

[jury3]

Rachel-She is beautiful! That sucks you didn't get to see her for so long, but I'm glad you are both doing well. Hopefully she is breathing well on her own in no time I can't wait to see more pics! So what happened with the water breaking?!

Nikki-Sorry Alia is still sick I'm glad she's getting better though.

Mirolee-lol I'm the same way...We have 2 babies this week, it's getting me excited bc we are so close to more babies!

Katrina-I can't wait to hear what happens at your hsg!

Thanks Kara! My mom was here this weekend. She was so amazed at how big my belly is lol She said pictures just don't do it justice!

Had an u/s today. Baby A (Olivia) is still breech, but baby B (Grayson) has flipped head down! Still requires a c-section unless Olivia flips though. Grayson is 3lbs 13oz (61st percentile) and Olivia is 3lbs 12oz (66th percentile), the closest in weight they've ever been estimated before. That's a good thing though. Grayson was facing toward my back, but Olivia gave us some profile pics. You could see her practicing her breathing which was cool. My belly is measuring 42 weeks! Definitely getting big! Doc said she'll prob start checking my cervix at next week's apt or the one after...not excited about that part lol
Also talked to doc about the number of people allowed in the c-section. She said they actually just changed it from 1 to 2, so that means I can have DW and my mom in there. We are going to have my mom video tape (which doc also said is ok). Also, if babies have go to the NICU, my mom can stay with me while DW goes with babies.

Olivia's profile...you can see the membrane on her face, looks like a spider web lol

 

[wavescrash]

Is Olivia lower than Grayson? I thought if one baby is head down, you can deliver them vaginally and that will help open everything up enough to allow the second baby to pass through - head down or not.


So our initial game plan was to drop my 2 year old off at my mom's house Wednesday night (so I could attempt one last decent night of sleep & make sure absolutely everything is ready) and then head to the hospital Thursday morning. My 2 year old was going to stay at my mom's house Thursday night as well, come home with OH on Friday night (to keep her in a routine/around what she's used to) and then go back to my mom's Saturday until Monday afternoon when OH got off work. I was worried how I was going to manage dealing with her and a newborn after a c-section since I'm not going to be allowed to lift my 2 year old in/out of her crib for bed/naptime and things like that.

Well my Grandma just called & said she will take my 2 year old Friday-Sunday to give my mom a break, that way my mom can take the 2 year old for a few more days once we're discharged to give me an even longer break/chance to recover since OH won't be home with us at all due to work (he'll be working 10am-7pm all next week.) I am so relieved right now, so long as that plan holds. I'll feel bad shipping my 2 year old off for so long but I know she'll be okay.

 

[Cowgirl07]

Hi miss Olivia! Glad they are closer in weight now.
Amanda I'm sure Hannah will be great and enjoy her time with grandma's.
Afm I'm nervous about it but it will be okay. I probably will wear my sweat pants I hope they don't mind, but I want to be comfy.

 

[HWPG]

K, I hadn't thought of that - genius! I was thinking more like not showering and walking hippie-like thru the park

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Kara- We share the same birthday! I'm August 26th too!

Julie- Glad Grayson is head down! Hopefully Olivia will follow suit! =]

 

[RobertRedford]

I am also so glad that we're back together. Missing Nichole, tho, I'm ready for her to come back when ever she is
Julie, your babies are going to be here so soon, so so so crazy!

Good luck tomorrow, Katrina, I'm positive that all will go well! Keep us posted, please

Sandy (and who ever else mentioned coffee) it was my first symptom last time I was pregnant too. I am a loyal coffee drinker except when preggo.

 

[CantHrdlyWait]

Amanda- Same here. I LOVED my coffee but as soon as I got pregnant, the taste and smell made me sick to my stomach. I was 18 weeks before I had another cup of decaf coffee. I just had my 2nd coffee this past weekend at 24 weeks. I can't wait until I can have it regularly again.

 

[HWPG]

I also love coffee - the real stuff, the fancy lattes, the ice cream.