Winter Rainbows after 2015 winter loss

[hopie2015]

So glad to see everyone's updates and sorry I missed them until now!

Your boys all look soo much bigger and are just adorable!!! So glad they are feeding well and you all are totally loving motherhood.

Jaspie- I hope that pain is totally gone for you. I heard that is soo painful. Hopefully it wasn't mastitis? Oh my, I didn't know that breast feeding takes away sex drive. I will probably be looking at at least 1 year without it then..poor OH.. as I lost it at week 5 due to the sickness!!!
Thank you for sharing your friend's experience..it really gives me hope that everything else with baby hopie will be okay.

Fit- so happy Thomas is such an easy baby! And so cool you guys decided you want one more.

Somehow I have a feeling that this time next year baby fever is going to hit you and Jaspie! I know Blu is 2 and happily finished and I, God willing, will be one and done!

Have high risk appt. and scan on Monday. Just praying my next update brings good news.

Enjoy your little guys this weekend! x

 

[Blu10]

Hey all, loving all the baby fever comments! 😝 and jaspie your comment about not knowing what the new vag was like made me laugh out loud!
How is everyone?
We're definitely done with our 2 boys now, no more babies for us. Jake is doing really well, such a funny boy x

 

[jaspie]

Blu seriously! I haven't investigated at all!
Hope everyone is good, all good here! Joshua is really funny too! He's starting giggling in the last few days which is just amazing! He melts my heart. Health visitor is coming in half hour so am looking forward to seeing how much he weighs as it's been 3 weeks now!
Hopie hope everything is going well with your pregnancy! You're over halfway! What's your due date?

 

[bernie86]

Hey girls!! so nice to see the updates! too funny about checking out the goods hahaha. I personally didnt notice breast feeding affect my drive at all and Ive been surprised that it never affected my husband either... I guess he doesnt mind sharing those lol. Jameson just turned 6 mos last week and we hit our breast feeding goal!!! I am very proud of us, because I almost gave up so many times. We are continuing and we just started cereal and purees are coming next. He's still working on the sleep routine, but we will get there one day hopefully Hopie I cant wait to hear how everything is going with your growing bump!

 

[jaspie]

Ah Bernie well done on hitting your BF goal! I can't believe it's been 6 months since our first rainbow arrived! Have fun with starting to feed him different flavours!
Josh weighed 14lbs 10oz at 10 weeks, my big boy!
We've started planning our wedding as you can tell by my ticker!! Venue and reception is booked and invitations ordered. Soo excited!

 

[hopie2015]

Congrats Jaspie on setting the wedding date and site! )
Great weight for Jake and so cool he is smiling away. he is just precious!

I can't believe our first rainbow baby is over half a year already either! Glad all is going great with the 3 of you, Bernie.

Maybe I will join the boy train..Have had 2 dreams now that baby is a boy! Everyone guess girl tho. Guess b/c I was so sick?
Baby has been moving like crazy at night..it is sooo cool! The latest ultrasound did unfortunately show just one kidney. We are trusting the specialists though who have assured us everything else looks great and healthy.
So praying and hoping for the best!

Thanks for the support ladies. Due first week of Sept. I'll be okay with August though. Looking forward to your updates and to hearing from Fit!

 

[jaspie]

Hopie your pregnancy seems to be flying! August/September isn't faraway at all! So glad everything looks healthy. I wonder if you are or !!
Hope everyone is well, we're doing great and wedding planning is going well...I'm loving it! Lots of bits and pieces are booked now! I'm loving being a mummy too, Josh is amazing and such a character already, he's such a happy boy! Hope you are all enjoying some summer weather 🌞

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[Blu10]

Lovely updates ladies!!
Hopie your baby is due really soon, so exciting, can't wait to hear if we have a blue or pink bundle, surely you have to break the chain of boys?!?
Well done Bernie, Bf is tough, you should be proud! How's weaning going?
Jaspie the wedding planning sounds like fun! Can't wait to see pics. Josh is the cutest.
Jake is five and a half months now, we started weaning a few weeks ago just with a little baby porridge and I've started trying veg at tea time this week too. He's such a big boy.... 6-9month clothes are getting snug. He's developing such a lovely little personality now, we think he will be cheeky and thankfully his big brother adores him. Can't believe we ever had baby #2, so happy that our family is complete xx

 

[Fit_Mama2Be]

Hi girls!

Awww, Joshua is adorable Jaspie, and what a big boy already!!

Good job with the breastfeeding Bernie, I know how hard you had to fight to make it work and I totally admire you for that! We are still combo feeding over here. It has worked well, but I still hope that with the next baby (if there is one) that I can exclusively breastfeed.

Blu, that's great everything is going so well and that your family is complete. Jake sounds like an adorable little chunk, it must be so much fun to introduce solids! Looking forward to doing that with Thomas in about a month.

Eek Hopie, can't believe how close we are getting to meeting our fifth rainblow - so exciting!! Sorry about the one kidney, I know it's not the news you were hoping for, but it sounds like Baby Hopie is doing just perfectly and that it's nothing to worry about (even though as moms all we do is worry! )

Everything is going well here - Thomas will be 5 months on the 12th, whoa! We are having some sleep regression with Thomas rolling, pushing himself up, scooting around and shrieking like a pterodactyl instead of sleeping - hopefully he'll outgrow it soon.

Confession time, I am so embarrassed about my screen name because I gained sooo much weight during pregnancy (completely my own fault, I ate like a pig) and am having the hardest time getting it off, ugh. Feeling rather down about that though I am working at it. But the last thing I look like (or feel like!) is fit right now.

Nice to hear from you ladies - loving the updates!

 

[jaspie]

Fit Thomas is gorgeous! The sleep regression sounds tiring! Just wanted to say I put on too much weight while pregnant too also from eating like a pig! It's coming off slowly (and I mean slowly) and 5 weeks ago I still had 10kg to lose, haven't weighed since as no scales here! I went on the spin bike for the first time in a year a couple of days ago, omg I nearly died! I felt ill for hours after and had a headache for like 2 days!! SO UNFIT, so yeah...You're not alone, it sucks!

 

[Fit_Mama2Be]

Ugh I know Jaspie, I nearly die every time I workout. I'm sure the extra million pounds I'm carrying are not helping...and to top it all off I spent the last week eating super healthy and eating tiny portions and I ended up *gaining* 1 pound - wtf?

Happy wedding planning, that's exciting! If I'm doing the math right judging by your ticker it sounds like you're getting married sometime near our wedding anniversary, which is November 7th. If so good choice! November didn't used to be an overly exciting month so I love having our anniversary to celebrate now.

 

[jaspie]

Yes we're getting married November 6th! Our dating anniversary is 5th Nov so wanted to keep our anniversary. We are nearly wedding twins 👍
Wtf that is not cool gaining weight after eating healthily, how annoying! Hopefully it's just water!

 

[jaspie]

Love the new avatar!

 

[Blu10]

I hear you ladies on the weight gain.... My weight usually sits around 10st and post Jake I was 12st 5!!! 😩 the first stone dropped off while running around after two kids and I'm now down to 10,6 so getting there with help from slimming world and workout DVDs/ walking everywhere.
Thomas is too cute Fit! Our boys are growing up already. Xx

 

[hopie2015]

My goodness- your baby boys are all sooo cute and they are so big and happy looking!! I can't believe how big Josh is already, Jaspie!
So glad you all are loving motherhood so much and Blu- must be amazing feeling having family complete.

Bernie- congrats on the goal! That is great and hope weaning is going well.

Fit- try not to worry about the weight. I know some people who weren't able to get it off until they were done bfeeding completely. (which is strange because I always heard that the feeding helps you lose weight?). So just trust it will happen. I had a friend who said the pounds finally fell off after about 7 months. Have you started biking again? I can't wait to get back to that but probably by the time I am able, it will be cold out!

I'm concerned about that too but really haven't gained much (I don't do scales) since I am hardly showing still and was so sick. But I know the next 10 weeks I am going to get bigger and bigger!

Funny about the wedding dates! I was thinking November 5th for us! That is my parent's anniversary. Though yesterday OH said, lets go to city hall and get our marriage licences on Friday in the city- we have 60 days to use it! I was so happy when he said it.. Seems he wants to be married before baby but I am not too keen on getting married with huge belly!

Scan and dreaded gd test tomorrow. Wake me when it's over!!

Take good care mamas x

 

[jaspie]

How exciting Hopie! So you will be getting married so soon!! 2016 is a great year for us, married and becoming mums!
How did your scan and the GD test go??
Hope all is well, girls!

 

[bernie86]

hey girls!!!! I sorry I haven't been logging in! just been really busy here at the office! It was so nice to see that you all are doing well and babies are getting so big!!!! and Im so excited for the weddings! and cant wait to see you two in your dresses!!!! hopie, Im so glad the pregnancy is going so well and hope the GD test went well. Its not the worst thing in the world if you have it the diet is easy! what is you due date again?

Im posting Jamo's latest picture. Hes getting so big! and This has been getting so fun! hes pure entertainment I love it

 

[Blu10]

Hey Bernie, such a cute pic of Jameson, what a lovely little boy! How are you finding working and mummyhood? I'm back in 7 weeks. Jake is 7 months now and doing well, he's growing up so fast now. I love watching his little personality develop now.
How is everyone else? Not long now Hopie, exciting!! Xx

 

[jaspie]

I'll reply to you on here Blu! I can't believe you're back to work soon! That has gone fast. How you feeling about going back?
Jameson is gorgeous! So cute and looking so big and grown up! I've already posted this on my journal but will share here too, here's my latest pic of Joshua!
Hope all is well with you all. Super excited for you Hopie! You must be big by now!

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[Fit_Mama2Be]

Awww Jameson and Jake are tooooo cute!!

How is everyone? Hopie you are so close now and your wedding and Jaspie's are right around the corner too. I know I'm biased but I think November weddings are great.

Hope you settle back into work nicely Blu. I still have 5 months to go but already dreading it a bit. At least we found an awesome daycare that we're really comfortable with so that's a weight off our minds (even though it costs a fortune).

Thomas is doing great! He is belly crawling and rocking back and forth on his hands and knees all the time. He also *loves* solids. He's not really a cuddly baby as he's always on GO mode.

I finally found an eating plan that's working and the weight is at last coming off. I still have a long way to go but for the first time the number on the scale is budging and I can see (and feel) my body changing. Next pregnancy I am going to watch what I shove in my mouth because a few months of fun are not worth having to take all this weight off.

Oh, and speaking of next pregnancy, we're planning to start TTC again in January, eek!

Hope all you ladies are well!