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

[MgreenM]

Reggie- that's a great story! They told us at Josie's 4 month appointment we could start solids when we wanted to. I felt she wasn't ready then, but I think she is ready now.

MrsK I hope you have an easy labor! (wait, that's an oxymoron...isn't it? )


And, the update you have been waiting for......

JOSIE IS UNPLUGGED!

It was so weird putting her to bed tonight!

 

[MrsKChicago]

Woohoo! Yay!!! Hooray!!!! Go Josie!!

 

[JCM]

So anxious for you MrsK!!!

Great news about Josie! I hope I am able to follow in your footsteps M!

 

[PDReggie]

M - that is fantastic! I'm so glad to hear everything is going well.

Mrs K - good luck for an easy labor! Can't wait (especially as I'm not the one having to do it)

 

[JCM]

One more week left MrsK!!!! How are you feeling?

 

[MrsKChicago]

I could do without the heartburn today!

I'm not too bad off, honestly. I think I've been pretty lucky on symptoms and discomfort. My biggest complaint at the moment is lack of stamina, and nobody expects much from me, so it's manageable. I'm definitely stunned that I'm so close to the end! It'd unbelievable!

You're creeping up on the third trimester! Crazy!

 

[JCM]

I know! I can't wait for my 4D ultrasound this Tuesday! My nursery is close to being done so I just sit in here and fold clothes in my nursing chair. Haha I'm very content. Your heartburn and symptoms will be gone soon! Yay!

 

[PDReggie]

Jcm, glad everything seems to be coming together for you.

Mrsk, how are you feeling?

Well Abigail had her 4 month appt today. She is officially a giant baby. 15.5 pounds (72%) and 26.3 inches (98%). Dr gave us the go ahead to start food even though she hasn't doubled her birth weight since she is growing very well and her birth weight was so high to begin with. We did a feeding of rice cereal and that girl LOVES it! She ate the entire serving. She is slightly frustrated that it doesn't go in her mouth as fast as the bottle. But now between the shots and food she is one tired little thing. Hopefully this nap lasts a while. Hope everyone continues to feel well!

 

[MrsKChicago]

Ooh, enjoy the nap! It sounds like she's doing great, chunky babies are so cute

I'm doing fine. I feel like I should be miserable, but it's not too bad. Sleep is difficult, and I can't say every physical sensation is wonderful, but on the whole, I can't complain too much. One of the ladies at tutoring the other night said that of all the women she's seen at the end of their pregnancies, I'm the most like her normal self. I guess it's all down to pure luck and good support from DH when I need a rest. I'm curious about when this guy will show his face and excited to meet him, but for now I'm just making the most of the last bit of non-mommy time.

 

[MgreenM]

go Abigail! we were going to try oatmeal this weekend, but Josie has a cold. So we are holding off for now. No sense in rushing things. She is sleeping in my arms right now.

wishing you all the best mrsk!

 

[PDReggie]

Hoping you continue to feel good.

Hope Josie gets better.

 

[curiousowl]

So excited for you MrsK. Can't wait to meet the only little boy!

As for me, nothing much new here. We still don't have any furniture in our nursery or a name, etc. And they cancelled our baby care class today because of 1-2 inches of snow. So that's good. Not pleased since we have something every other weekend between now and May. Also, my shower is next weekend and very little has been bought off the registries so I'm assuming we're getting all clothes instead of stuff we actually need. At least I get to go to CA though! And I'll see my BFF and her baby. That's definitely something I did buy a few more maternity clothes yesterday since my body has decided to grown sideways now and nothing fits right/is all too short. I hated to spend the money but I have to wear something to work. I got to help my friend who's 11weeks pregnant start her maternity wardrobe too and she was thrilled so that was fun. She was in love with maternity pants. I remember those days. Now I long for regular pants, lol! It's crazy to be in 3rd tri here. I can't believe it's now March and then there's the month of April and then May!

 

[MrsKChicago]

I think it was around 30 weeks that our weekends exploded with stuff to do, too. Hopefully you can find time to do the class later. I'd have expected DC to have the infrastructure to handle a couple inches of snow!

We got a lot of clothes and off-registry stuff, too. I get that it's fun to buy cute things, and I'm thankful that I've saved a fortune on baby clothes, but I certainly wouldn't have minded a few more useful things! I usually try to buy a cute thing I picked out, and then something practical off the registry. Hopefully it's a fun time, anyway!

I have this new feeling in my pelvis, and I'm wondering if he's starting to engage, but who knows? If nothing happens in the next couple days, I guess we'll find out Tuesday at my appointment.

 

[curiousowl]

I think it was around 30 weeks that our weekends exploded with stuff to do, too. Hopefully you can find time to do the class later. I'd have expected DC to have the infrastructure to handle a couple inches of snow!

We got a lot of clothes and off-registry stuff, too. I get that it's fun to buy cute things, and I'm thankful that I've saved a fortune on baby clothes, but I certainly wouldn't have minded a few more useful things! I usually try to buy a cute thing I picked out, and then something practical off the registry. Hopefully it's a fun time, anyway!

I have this new feeling in my pelvis, and I'm wondering if he's starting to engage, but who knows? If nothing happens in the next couple days, I guess we'll find out Tuesday at my appointment.

It's so frustrating! This is pretty standard for DC. They would cancel school for this too. Snow is the most horrifying thing ever, apparently? I don't get it and I'm a CA transplant. I just keep moaning that if I have to live somewhere with gross weather it'd be nice if people didn't completely freak out about it. But oh well. I am prepared to throw a fit if they only offer one reschedule date and it doesn't work for us.

That's how I shop for baby showers too One cute outfit and something practical. I have a feeling we'll be getting lots of hot pink and leopard print baby clothes from DH's family! I love them but... Oh well. At the very least it'll be great to see everyone and I'll be doing lots of returns.

That sounds promising! I hope it's the start of something for you.

Also, I don't think I told you guys that as of my ultrasound a week and a half ago baby is transverse I think she's been that way for a while too, based on what I feel. I so hope she decides to flip at some point. The good news was that any fluid level concerns seem to have cleared up so that's a relief.

 

[MrsKChicago]

I understand snow and ice shutting things down if it's not common, but doesn't DC get snow regularly? We had one birth class that got moved online due to snow, but it was an actual blizzard, so understandable!

I'm glad the fluid looks good - that's definitely the most important thing! She's got plenty of time to flip, still. Mine was still doing somersaults up to 30 weeks, and my midwives weren't at all concerned. Check out Spinning Babies if you want to encourage her to shift.

 

[MgreenM]

they are wimps out here when it comes to snow and ice! but they aslo don't care for the roads very well. So they cancel for everything.

 

[curiousowl]

Yes, M knows! It's so dumb around here. DC does get fairly regular snow/ice and yet everyone loses it. I took a screenshot of what happened on the traffic map when we got some unexpected snow a couple weeks ago. Every single road was dark red and there were almost more accident markers than space for them.

I've been doing the spinning babies inversions My doula recommended them too! I know, everyone keeps telling me she has plenty of time and I do agree. I guess it just freaks me out because she seems so comfortable in this position. Maybe I'm just a worrier!

 

[JCM]

How'd your appt go MrsK??

 

[MrsKChicago]

I knew I was forgetting to update someone! Cervix checks are no fun, by the way I'm a "solid 1cm" dilated, about 50% effaced, and baby's starting to engage - he's at -2 station. I got the impression she didn't expect me to go into active labor overnight, though it's really impossible to say. I start on twice weekly appointments next week, if he hasn't show up by then.

It also occurred to me as I was adding my new appointments to my book that this baby was almost for sure conceived on Friday the 13th, and has a very very real chance of being born on Friday the 13th, since first babies are usually born around 41 weeks and I'll be 41+1 that day. How crazy would that be??

 

[PDReggie]

MrsK - Exciting!! And the Friday the 13th thing is hysterical! I feel like this would make him an incredibly lucky person.