when the "30 yo ttc#1" ladies get their bfp's

[MgreenM]

We ended up going with a graco stroller. Wow! another girl!

I survived taking the dog to the vet with the baby, by myself! my in laws are in town and of course, the ONE thing I WANTED them to help with, they didn't! She has been so fussy with them. It is hard to see her getting so upset with them! Ugh! They are here through the weekend! It drives me crazy and I am trying to give them time with her and let them hold her. It's hard when she gets this upset. And they want us to leave her with them...don't htink it's going to happen.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Congrats on the successful outings, ladies!

Is she just going through a stranger danger phase, do you think? I guess some babies just hate being passed around. Hopefully she grows out of it so you can get some relief! My nephew doesn't seem to like my mom much, but we all think it's because she comes on too strong and gets in his face, since he's fine with most people. Of course, if we tried telling her that...

 

[treeroot]

Love the stroller talk . No purchases here yet, I think I'll be waiting for hand me downs first and then see what's needed.

And I have been keeping up, I just haven't posted in awhile.

I thought your article was great MgreenM.

I feel bad for those with family drama, no one needs that extra stress in their lives. I'm not close with my in-laws, but it's a small family so it's quite manageable. My own immediate family are quite kind and generous people, so we tend to all get along quite well. Any friction is dealt with maturely for the most part.

I can't believe there are so many girls; I'm not sure yet when I want to find out.


Oh yes, I got to have me first ultrasound on Friday. I thought it was pretty amazing, my partner thought it was awesome as well. I loved seeing baby swimming in there (though she did have to wake it up! lol).

Thank you as well for all the support ladies, I feel silly even needing it. I really do feel like I'm not meeting life expectations (whose expectations? Mine.). I know it's in my head but it's its hard to separate that from how I feel, and to be fair I felt that way before getting pregnant so now it's just worse!

On the work front I've told our HR lady whom I really trust, as well as my sort-of supervisor. I'm glad I did since they were very adamant that I take the flexibility I need. I think it will be better once I tell the rest of work as well, as I think they will be more understanding of my time commitments. Not that anyone's complained; but I'm used to going that extra mile and being ahead of the game, while lately it feels like all I do is play catch up. And I'm not a workaholic by any means...I just hate letting people down!


Anyone participating in a regular active activity? I run sometimes but I probably average a total of 10 days a year.
There's a prenatal yoga class at a boutique/studio downtown I'm thinking of trying. Anyone give that a whirl?

 

[jumpingo]

Love the stroller talk . No purchases here yet, I think I'll be waiting for hand me downs first and then see what's needed.

yes, i love hearing what people bought and why - strollers, cribs, pack n plays, car seats, the whole nine yards!

when i was living in the middle of tokyo, i didn't own a car and foresaw (in my single unmarried not even dating daydreams!) myself baby wearing for everything. trains with a stroller just never looked like something i wanted to do. but now i live on base and a car is a necessary evil, along with a car seat. i'm thinking i will get a jogging stroller (the 3 wheeler type) for walks/jogs but i'd like to baby wear as much as possible. bought an ergo several months back but still researching strollers and car seats.

Anyone participating in a regular active activity? I run sometimes but I probably average a total of 10 days a year.
There's a prenatal yoga class at a boutique/studio downtown I'm thinking of trying. Anyone give that a whirl?

i was running a mile a day for the first half of november, but then i started not feeling so well and fell off the wagon. i need to get moving again but am not motivated at ALL. maybe i will try to convince my husband to go for a walk around the neighborhood with me today.

 

[MrsKChicago]

How do you like the Ergo? Have you tried it on? I'm still puzzling through which carrier(s) I want.

I'm hoping to do a lot of babywearing, but I know there will be times when it's just not the best choice. If we're spending a long day at the museum, or if I want to walk to the grocery store with him and carry groceries home in the stroller basket, or if it's 100 degrees, then I'll probably just want to push him.

I keep meaning to do something more active, even if it's just going to the gym and walking in the pool, but I always forget or don't have the energy. I really need to get it together.

 

[jumpingo]

How do you like the Ergo? Have you tried it on? I'm still puzzling through which carrier(s) I want.

I'm hoping to do a lot of babywearing, but I know there will be times when it's just not the best choice. If we're spending a long day at the museum, or if I want to walk to the grocery store with him and carry groceries home in the stroller basket, or if it's 100 degrees, then I'll probably just want to push him.

I keep meaning to do something more active, even if it's just going to the gym and walking in the pool, but I always forget or don't have the energy. I really need to get it together.

it's still in the box, ha! i tried it on when it arrived, but we were still trying to get pregnant at that point, so i felt like a crazy woman and put it right back in the box into storage. i used to work at a bilingual "mommy and me" school for kids 0-5 in tokyo and SOOOO many of the moms there had Ergos.

and yeah, i imagine there will be days when i just want to throw the kid into the stroller and not have all the weight to carry around, so guess i should make sure the jogger folds up at least enough to fit in the trunk!

 

[treeroot]

Mmmm, I haven't thought about baby wearing vs. strollers. Guess I just assumed I'd be doing both.

Yes, the energy and general nauseousness has kept me from exercising as well. I definitely feel that lack of motivation! I do walk home from work, so at least I'm getting a daily 15 min, but I would really like more.
Looking forward to some cross country skiing this winter.

 

[MrsKChicago]

There's a store here that has a bunch of carriers to try on, and I could borrow my nephew if I wanted to, but I don't think I'd get a very accurate idea of how they fit at 6 months pregnant!

I used to get in 4-5 miles/day of walking in the course of my commute to work, but since I started working from home, I have very little reason to go any farther than the backyard. It's really sad. I'm feeling more motivated now, but the weather sucks.

 

[MgreenM]

I like the pikkolo and just bought one. definitely go to the store and try them on, see what you like best.

I think Josie doesn't do well with my inlaws because they are more high strung than we are.

As for exercise, I do my best to walk the dog daily. It's hard though.

 

[PDReggie]

We went with the baby trend jogger. I liked how mobile it was. Haven't really used it so far. Only place I have taken her so far is stores where I used the shopping cart. I assume I will use the stroller and carrier more once I am going out with her more. So far between the weather and the fact that I don't like taking her to crowded places during flu season, we have not had much use for either.

I did prenatal yoga when I was allowed during pregnancy and loved it. I also spend quite a bit of time on my feet for work. Should have done more since I gained a bunch of weight but whatever. I will go back to yoga and weight watchers in Jan when I go back to work.

 

[MgreenM]

We just got and installed a baby monitor and Josie will be sleeping in her own room for the first time tonight! Eeep! We got the VTECH Safe and Sound video monitor. Setup was really easy.

 

[MrsKChicago]

I hope she likes it! Sweet dreams!

 

[PDReggie]

Good luck m. Abigail has been in her crib since birth but that's only because our house is tiny and her room is close enough that when I move in our room, I hear it on the monitor from her room! We have the summer infant video monitor and love it. It was crazy expensive but my DH works 14-16 hour days and this allows him to watch her from the office and talk to her or me through the monitor from his office.

Abigail had her 1 month appointment today. She is doing great. She is 70th percentile in height which is her lowest percentage. Her weight is 10 pounds 13 ounces! My little monkey is quite the chunk a lunk. But after losing a pound after birth because they didn't figure out I produced no milk, she has gained a pound and a half in a month so the Dr. Was happy. He advised that we move to size 2 diapers already since she is getting so big. She had to get her second hep b shot. Let me tell you how hard it is to hold her still when the stick that needle in and she starts screaming. Next month she gets 5 shots. I may need to drink first!

Quick fyi, if you guys sign up with similac strong moms website you get a coupon for a free 8x8 photo book from a shutterfly. I know most everyone is planning on breastfeeding but I thought I would throw it out there. Also, for those who aren't registered for shutterfly, I will tell you my two favorite features are you can do one hour photo to target or major drugstores and you can get the app on your phone and upload all your photos straight from your phone so you don't have to put them on computer first. Lastly, we decided we liked pampers the best on diapers and they have a rewards program. Not amazing but supposedly they will send coupons too. Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[MgreenM]

Wow, PD! Big girl! Josie had her 2 month last week and was 10lbs 1 oz! We are still in size 1 diapers and only got there recently! Josie had a good night and we are satisfied with our monitor.

Also, we really like the soothie pacifiers and they have ones with animals attached called wubbanubs and they are great as they get bigger. Ok, I am running out on an errand with my MIL. Have a great weekend ladies!

 

[MrsKChicago]

Go Abigail! I'm dreading the shots, I can barely handle getting my own. I think papa may be in charge of those appointments...

Glad you had a good night, M. My nephew loved his Wubbanub.

 

[ladders]

Hi ladies sorry iv been away so long but we moved into our new house two weeks ago and with moving and working nights iv been shattered! We have finally unpacked and It feels like home. We have moved into a little country village so surrounded by fields and and a short walk away from a massive deer park which is beautiful. The dog is loving it and Iv had some brilliant walks although dh not impressed with me being walking for two hours at a time but we just ignore him lol.

Have been catching up with all that's going on but it looks like iv missed so much!
M glad your little is doing well and great article!
Jcm go team pink! Can't believe we have another girly!

Started decorating the nursery which is sooo much fun and have two full day antenatal classes booked next Saturday and the saturday which I'm excited for. So nice to have the house stress out of the way and can finally concentrate on pickle, can't believe I'm 30 weeks

 

[treeroot]

Congrats on the move ladders! It's so much work, I don't think I could even handle that stress right now. Sounds like you've settled into a really nice area!

 

[MgreenM]

Yay for moving! So glad you like your new place! We just finished a visit with my inlaws. So glad that is done! They are great people, but I have had more than my fill with them! I am exhausted!

 

[MrsKChicago]

Third trimester today! Baby T and I are both feeling lazy.

 

[JCM]

So cute, MrsK!!! I can't believe it's the 3rd trimester already! Woooo! Remember our old thread? So long ago!