Dec 04 Mamas here comes summer - Page 3

[Jenelle]

Hey folks... I had to go back to... page 5 ? to find this. We are so lame.

Thought I'd see if anyone was interested in a fall thread... Start it up or tell me and I will.

All 3 of my boys stayed at my sister's house last night -- their decision -- for the first time! It is the first time away from ds2.5 overnight, and the only time away from Eli overnight, except for the 2 nights I spent in the hospital having his brother! Ds8 has only been away from us overnight for the births of his brothers, and maybe like two other times he has stayed at my sister's. But it has been YEARS.

It feels odd. Very. I am waiting to talk to my sister about how everyone did. She sent me a "lights out and no tears" text at like 2 am. lol

Yesterday was our 10-year anniversary, and dh and I went to the mall and ate, while the kids played at my sister's, and then... They just wanted to stay. Gulp. We live a full hour away, too... So it's not like we could just zip over and get them if things went poorly. The drive home last night seemed soooo long.

Well, anyway... What is up with everyone? Babies, pregnancies, weddings... Got a minute to pop in?

[Lula's Mom]

Wow, Jenelle! They're really growing up fast, huh? My 8 yo dd did her first sleepover at a friend's house a couple of months ago. That was weird too. Marcos isn't anywhere close to wanting to sleep over with anyone, though. Both the kids still sleep in our room and don't even want to use their own room across the hall.

I am 36w+3 today! I am nearing the end. All in all it's been a great pregnancy, save for a few days of sciatica a while back, and a bit of a scare when we heard a heart arrhythmia with the fetoscope. We read that it wasn't uncommon and would probably resolve, and it has done so now. I was really upset at the time because I am having a UP/UC and I knew that my whole world was going to be turned upside down if I had to get an OB and birth in a hospital (but of course I would have.) As it is, I am planning a lovely UC waterbirth. So excited! :

Does anyone want to connect on Facebook too? I keep track of what nannymom and KoalaMommy are up to on there, it's so nice.

[Jenelle]

Well, posting again to see if my signature will show up...

Kristi, glad to hear your pregnancy is going well! I hope you get to have the birth you want.

I am pretty new to facebook... Still haven't decided if I like it or not. lol I will PM you guys who are on there... if I decide to keep at it!

[KoalaMommy]

I'm a total FB addict. I've had Kristi on my friend list since shortly after our CP meet-up that resulted in 1 slightly infected child.


I'll keep up with a fall thread if there is one. I'm here a lot since I'm all preggo.

So glad you can go ahead with your birth plan Kristi. I'm rather in awe of you with your UP, it is so very different from my highly managed pregnancies. Which DDC are you in this time? A girl I went to college with is on MDC and in the October DDC, which is kind of crazy. Actually 2 of my college FB friends are on MDC, so I guess I'm not alone in my crunchiness.

I'm a little nervous this time because I've chosen an OB instead of a midwife. At the same time, my OB seems very cool. She had a chiropractor recommendation for me today and she has vaginal delivery as one of her stated goals (granted, it's 3rd out of 3, but still). She has been very responsive to my concerns, including treating me for suspected lyme disease even without test results.

We heard baby's heartbeat again today. Very good, I was a little nervous because I had been feeling TONS of movement a week or 2 ago and wasn't now, but it is still way early, I'm only 16 weeks.

I just got done with a month of antibiotics for the aforementioned lyme scare. We vacationed in a heavy lyme area and about a month later I started having all the symptoms and was even dropping things like crazy. I dented our hard wood floor in the kitchen and spilled boiling soup (2 different incidents), it was crazy. So now I'm trying to figure out what I need to do to make sure babe and I have healthy guts. E. was also treated because I actually found a lyme type tick on her and I just wasn't going to risk it. I've just seen too many chronically sick people in my life to mess around with that one.

Hope everyone is doing well.

[nannymom]

Km- glad you heard the heartbeat I know it can be reassuring. With this baby I felt tons of movement really early and then had a stretch around 16-20 weeks where it was almost nothing every day. It scared me. Now I am human jungle gym.

Nothing much new to report here. Iris and I are doing pre-k homeschool after a long summer off. she is very excited to get back to it.

My sister is doing and internship at Casa in Texas for 6 weeks so we are still at her house to take care of her kids while her husband works. When she gets back we are moving home to Asheville for good after a long and complicated seperation from my dh. I am not looking forward to moving backj there but I am looking forward to being a full time family.

[KoalaMommy]

You don't like Asheville, Nannymom? I've heard it's so crunchy. Of course my RL friends aren't very crunchy, so I guess that's not always the way to happiness.

Look on the bright side, you'll only be an hour and a half away from me then

I'm sorry, though. It stinks living someplace you don't like! I'm not super thrilled with Knoxville, but it's not that bad, really.

[nannymom]

I don't think it's Asheville as much as the experiences I went through living there the first go round. Which were family related not location.

It is very crunchy so at least I fit in but I have a hard time making friends IRL. I am going to make a real go at it this time in the hopes we'll all be happier.

I didn't realize you were that close. After I have this baby if he doesn't hate the care we should get together.

[KoalaMommy]

I hope he doesn't hate the care, or the car

We could meet up someplace in between, like Gatlinburg!

[nannymom]

lol

[Lula's Mom]

I'm 38 +1 today, wow! Getting close to time. I'm in the September DDC and everyone's having their babies left & right! I don't expect to go early, as both my kids came within a day of their edd.

Ah J, I don't know what to say about you being "in awe" of my UP! It's just because I never want to go to the doctor unless it's absolutely necessary, and that doesn't change when I get pregnant! So I monitor myself, doing the things I'd agree to do if I had a midwife (I did have one with Lula). DH & I listen to the heart, we palpate, we measure my fundal height, I pay attention to movement, I record my weight and my blood pressure, etc. As long as everything is good then I don't have to see anyone, which makes me sooo much more comfortable. I hope your OB will be just what you want; what made you choose her vs a midwife?

That's awful about the Lyme disease! Hopefully you won't see any more complications from it now, right? Freaking ticks, I hate them.

nannymom. Hopefully things will go better when you move back to Asheville again. My sister lives there and seems to enjoy it a lot. I wish I could hook the two of you up, but she is painfully shy with people she doesn't know, too! I can just imagine how well that would go.

[Jenelle]

A blind friendship date, for two people who don't do well making friends IRL.

Never know... May be just what they need! They may just "click"!

Ok, so the three of you who are still posting are pregnant. What's my excuse for being here so much? I am NOT pregnant!

Well, I guess it must just be that I want to see what's going on with all of you.

[Past_VNE]

I get online in little spurts. My excuse for not posting is that I can surf and read snippets online while holding a wiggling, jabbering 7 month old and keeping a rowdy 4 yr old from knocking me off my chair. But, typing with all that happening is another story.

Both happen to be asleep right now.

Jett starts soccer next week. His swim lessons end tomorrow, which he loves. I've been thinking about enrolling him in a Spanish class, but won't do that until soccer is over at Thanksgiving. Too many activities are too much money and driving and hassle, even though he LOVES them all and would do three a day if he could. And here I was all of the "let them run wild with no scheduled stuff when they're little" mentality. Go with their lead, though, I guess.

He's doing great and is a wild animal of a kid. I've been reading, "Raising Your Spirited Child," and our relationship has improved tremendously because of it. It's the first time I've ever thought a parenting book was even remotely helpful.

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There's lots going on, I guess. DD just started pulling up yesterday. She turned 7 months yesterday too. Today, DH is flying a heart and a transplant team across country. I've been very lonely without DH, who has had to work constantly all summer, but am looking forward to fall, which should bring him home more. Tomorrow he leaves for 8 days, though.

Glad to see all these updates from everyone. As for Facebook, yes I have it. I'll be honest and say that I'm hesitant to add people I don't know in real life. It's like a daily diary to me. My real life friends are spread around the world and I hesitate to add net-friends to it, after the crap I went through a few years ago. I do trust you guys, but am still on edge. Please don't take it personally. Can we do a Group on there?

[Changed]

Hello all-

I am thankfully, not pregnant. Just insomnic tonight but hey, at least it bought me time to catch up with you all. lol

So much going on with all you pregos! I think it's so neat that you're all pregnant together again. My lo is 11 months old now. He's been walking for a few weeks and is talking a LOT. He is also the reason I am here now and not sleeping.... he was up up up and not sleeping well and then crashed leaving me wide awake at 3 am.


I'm a facebook junkie too.
Jenelle- enjoy it!

[KoalaMommy]

Originally Posted by Lula's Mom

I hope your OB will be just what you want; what made you choose her vs a midwife?

That's awful about the Lyme disease! Hopefully you won't see any more complications from it now, right? Freaking ticks, I hate them.

In Nashville, the midwife practice that delivered in the hospital would take me. There is one here that was delivering in the hospital, but I can't tell if they are now or not, in any case, I'm pretty sure they won't take me on. It's a very different scene than before. My midwives in N'ville were a teaching staff and my complications were like interesting teaching cases. Plus their OB was the head of Maternal/Fetal medicine at Vanderbilt, so I was being closely monitored. But honestly, the hospital here is very natural birth friendly, it's kind of known for that. They still do VBACs, a few rooms have jacuzzi tubs in them etc.

I hope we're done with the lyme. I'm not opposed to doing another course of antibiotics after the babe comes, but honestly the only thing that's been bothering me is my wrist that has carpal tunnel anyway.

Originally Posted by Past_VNE

My real life friends are spread around the world and I hesitate to add net-friends to it, after the crap I went through a few years ago. I do trust you guys, but am still on edge. Please don't take it personally. Can we do a Group on there?

I totally get that. Nannymom is the only person I've added that I haven't actually met in real life and we've come close

[Past_VNE]

Okay, I started a group on Facebook. That way we can hang out together over there if we want, but we don't have to give up more info than we want.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/edit....d=131244367748

Someone come join! I'm the only lonely member!!

[KoalaMommy]

I would join, but I have to be invited by you to join...

No wait, I requested to join

[Past_VNE]

For now, I call it the Jackie Club.

[green betty]

I just requested to join!

[KoalaMommy]

Originally Posted by Past_VNE

For now, I call it the Jackie Club.

Great name!! I think we should stick with it

[Past_VNE]

I approved you, gb, so it's no longer the Jackie Club. That was short-lived.