Weekly Thread-March 30th

[proudmamanow]

Hi everyone!

This will be brief 'cause I have lots of work to do....But I thought it would be nice if we could still have a check-in type thread for daily support. I was really enjoying that in our other thread. It's of course, totally optional, but for those who like to chat each day, here we are!

Okay, enough blah, blah. Copying shamelessly from the October Mamas thread, I will ask a Question of the Week:

Have you bought/traded/made something yet for your new little one?

I'll answer first: We got our when we were in NYC on holiday, so we immediately bought a cute little I Love NY onesie!


As for me, I'm feeling good today, much less anxious than last week, thanks to all for your support. I had a really good moment of revelation over the weekend that there is a really special little being in there & that I should love them & enjoy them as much as I can for as long as I can! A big deal for me 'cause I had been 'afraid to commit' in a way to this little one after a previous m/c.

In other news, I'm changing jobs-- a good move that I'm excited about, and a 6 month placement that will take me to the start of my mat leave!

In bad pg woman moments, I had to take dw to the hospital at 12:45 a.m. on Monday after she cut her hand with an exacto knife! Home repair project gone bad. Poor dw, she was in so much pain, but had to keep telling me to sit down because apparently I was turning white & green in front of her & she thought I would throw up or pass out! 8 stitches later, she is ok.

over to all of you, mamas!

[Seeking Refuge]

eight stitches! ouch I am glad she is okay. Congrats on your new job.

I lurk in the October thread a little too because two of my Real Life MDC friends are in it and I went into labor 13 days early with ds so you never know.

Let's see
Bought -no I am not much of a spender although I am putting an order in for some silk to make play silks for ds and I thought I would order some extra to rainbow die and make one of those cool flannel silk blankets.

Trade I did barter for a Maya Wrap a while ago so that is sitting there waiting.

Made -I did a onesie today that I think I am going to keep. I also started this little hooded bag soaking and I will do that tomorrow. because yesterday my girl scout troop tye dyed t-shirts so I had all the stuff out and couldn't stop myself.
DH always teases me that when ever I get my stuff out he is afraid he will come home from work and find ds tye dyed.:LOL

I told him I wouldn't do that but I have been eyeing the 100% cotton covers on the IKEA sofa in the living room.

[jecaly]

yipes, jesse! i'm glad your beth is okay. eight stitches is pretty intense. congratulations on the job, i know your current one was bothering you--and thanks for starting the weekly thread!

the only thing i'm making so far is this purple wool soaker. i haven't been working on it much, but i think i'll get a lot done this evening. it still feels a little strange to be making things, but: i do feel a lot more going on in there than i remember from last time. twinges, stretchy feelings, pulse, mostly. and i'm at 7 weeks today! one more week until we see the midwife for the first time.

mom2radata, what're play silks? the name is sort of intriguing.

i'll add a question: how are you guys doing with exercise? i try to walk around some every day, and do a little yoga every morning. i'm really tired these days, though, and it doesn't always work. i dream of an accessible, affordable pool: there's one down the road that will open in june, which'll be nice.

anyway, hi!

*j

[Seeking Refuge]

They are big silk scarves that I dye different colors and then the kids use them for make believe. You can look at them and read more about them here but don't buy these. They are ridiculously expensive. I can buy a 35 inch square china silk scarf for $2.75 a piece or a yard of 45" wide silk for $3.11. A little RIT dye and there you go.

http://www.hearthsong.com/hearthsong...pgc=40&sv=2282

[heatherevond]

Things have been hectic and crazy here. Thomas has had a 103 degree fever the last two afternoons. I was sure it broke last night (sweating) but it came back in full force this afternoon. I did manage to get a nap yesterday and I am ready for bed right now. (6pm local time)

The nausea has died down and I am constantly hungry. LOL.. If it's not one thing it's another.

I'm getting very excited about the u/s in 3 days. Wowzers! I get to see that h/b in 3 days.

Question of the week-
Bought - zip. We decided to wait until we saw the h/b and we may extend it to until we found out the gender.

Made - I want to try to make a Maya wrap. But, my sewing skills are very limited.

I hope you all hve a good night!

[Annabel]

I'm 6 weeks tomorrow, time is going so slow. I feel very tired and kind of queasy, but my toddler still wakes in the night so I don't get much sleep. (he hasn't had a day sleep since he was 15 months would you believe. So no afternoon naps for me!)
I am still feeling worried about miscarriage (nothing wrong, I am just very aware of the statistics) so am not getting very excited yet. I was the same last pregnancy, but this time I have realised the worry stops me from enjoying a baby that already exists, whether it will stick or not. So I have been chatting away to it and telling it about it's brother and life outside. I know it's too little to hear me but I hope it picks up on the positive vibes. In any case it is helping me to bond with it.
Question of the week- No I haven't bought anything yet. I will wait a couple more months I think. I don't actually need anything but I want to make more slings and also I will probably buy a few new clothes for it just so it has some of it's own stuff. (and because baby clothes are so cute and I won't be able to help myself!)
Does anyone suspect the sex of the baby yet? With Dante I knew absolutely since before we conceived that he would be a boy. With this one we thought it would be another boy until I actually got pregnant then it suddenly seemed a little more girl-like. Dante also rubs my tummy and says 'baby sis-sa!'

[pinky]

Hi everyone...

Happy to be eight weeks today!

I must admit that I've bought newborn diapers. I basically bought no new diapers for dd...I sewed them and bought a few used...and somehow I've already gone out a bought a number of dipes for this new little one. I've received two and have more on the way.

I traded for two newborn diaper covers.

I've started knitting a purple wool soaker, and I ordered some yarn for making a baby cardigan sweater. I have a girlfriend IRL with the same due date as me, and I'm going to make our babies matching sweaters.

I haven't started sewing diapers yet, but I've been getting my fabric organized and figuring out what I need.

I'm still very queasy most of the time, although I think it's actually better than it was a couple of weeks ago (when I was basically a puddle of tears most of the time). I started taking ginger supplements and I think that's been helping.

Despite the queasiness, I am unbelievably hungry ALL THE TIME. I don't know if it is partly due to nursing and being pg, but I am so much hungrier than with my first pg. It reassures me that this baby (or at least my placenta) must be growing, but I find it overwhelming to have to come up with something I will tolerate eating something like every 90 minutes plus once in the middle of the night.

I was exercising regularly--yoga, walking, lifting weights--up until 6 weeks, when the nausea really hit--not much of anything since then. I'm just trying to tick off the days until I feel better and do what I can until then.

I'll stop now, this is very long!

[jane-t-mommy]

Hi all, I like the weekly update thread. Thanks for starting it. First of all, I need to share....I just got home from work, I check out grocerys and boy is my sense of smell intact! I gagged when folks came through my line with the rotisserie chickens. And the pepperonie was so gross smelling. ( I'm mainly a vegetarian) Yucky. I'm glad I made it through my shift without making any hasty exits, or worse.....

QOTW: I haven't bought anything recently, but back in September, when we first thought that we might start trying to add to our family in the near future I bought a baby bjorn (great deal at consignment shop--love them) to complement my sling. I really wanted something I could put the baby in and go for a walk at a good clip. The sling I love, but it doesn't really allow for the same speed of movement for me. Also, I bought a double jogging stroller last month. It was such a good deal, I couldn't resist, plus I was taking care of a friends baby, so it allowed me and dd to get out of the house with the babe!

I also can't believe how pregnant I feel. I look down at my 6 week pregnant belly and expect to see a big bulge (aside from last pregnancy leftovers...:LOL) and am surprised that I'm not showing yet. But I definetely seem to be feeling things earlier than last time with dd.

Good night Mamas sweet Jane-T

[2boysandagirl]

Hi everyone, glad to hear everybody is doing good. I think my nausea is a lot better now. I just get a little queasy in the evenings. I haven't taken my vitamins in the last week. Don't know if that is why my nausea is better or not.

As to the question of the week, no I have not bought, made or traded anything yet. I have been eyeballing some kissaluvs that are so cute.

Susie

[Megamama]

Hi All:

Let's see..I'm starting to experience a weird nausea thing this week...there's a gas bubble that sits on top of my belly and makes me feel like I need to throw up. It'll go on for a while then I'll burp and I'm ok.

We came up with names this week..see other thread..and that's about it.

Bought: 2 stacinator covers..she's selling some 2nds and posted over on amity's. So that's it so far. I plan to sew diapers for the baby and my snap press is on the way and should arrive today. And DH is so happy that the baby is coming he's going to let me purchase the serger I want I'll have tons of dipes in no time!!

Made: nothing for new baby yet. Made an easter/ostara outfit for Elijah last weekend..just a pair of cargo shorts made from a remnant of egg fabric..sort of reminiscent of my ukranian ancestry. I paired it with a shirt I dyed a month ago. I need to get silks and dye too. Person who was talkign about silks..you can buy them even cheaper at www.thaisilks.com check it out.

That's about it. I was going to make a load of mama pads this month until I found out I'm preggers so now I don't know what I'll do. I think I'm going to make some hemp pregnancy/bf necklaces when my oldest gets here on Sunday (she stayed in CA to finish school when we moved).

I have two waldorf doll kits I need to finish too. Hoping to get a start on that this weekend Elijah is suddenly walking more (he didn't start walking til about 2 wks ago) so now I have a toddler to chase!!

OK...enough babbling

[heatherevond]

DH and I are splitting our work day today as Thomas is still running a fever. Nothing is really wrong, he's just feverish at times. I am looking forward to taking a nap with him. I wish I could do it more often. It will definitely become part of our weekend routine.

I'm feeling better not taking the prenatals. I'll wait a few more weeks before I start them up again.

I'm trying to figure out the meaning of a dream from Sunday night. It had an old "friend" in it and now I am comparing DH to this dream. I told DH last night that he can't even treat me as good as my dreams. I'm hoping it's just hormonal swings. The hormones are here to stay and he better get used to it.

[momsgotmilk4two]

Hi everyone! I'm 7 wks today. Feeling pretty good, a little nauseous in the mornings, but after I eat I feel better. I'm not showing at all yet, so I don't quite feel pg at this point.

I haven't bought anything, but probably will get a new sling at some point or attempt to make one. I got rid of all my baby clothes too, so no matter what the sex of the baby is, I'll have to buy all new clothes. The only thing I've bought would be a few maternity clothes from Target since I got rid of all of those too. I can't wait to start showing

[proudmamanow]

7 weeks today!

Hi everyone!


thanks for joining in...

My update: Job weirdness, the job that I thought I was offered is now only 90-95% certain. Hopefully this reflects more on the flakiness of the potential manager than on the possibility.

My nausea has been much worse this week--our cat :Puke this am and I almost followed! No puking generally though, just all food is unappealing (except for things like french fries, hot dogs & chocolate milk! To think that last week I ate a whole head of broccoli!)

Jecaly--re the exercise question: Generally I think the answer is not enough. Partly 'cause I'm exhausted, also b/c I'm really afraid of doing anything that might cause a m/c. So I haven`t started biking to work yet which I'd normally be doing...I am trying to walk an extra 15-20 min. each day by getting off the bus early. I'm supposed to start prenatal yoga tomorrow so we'll see.

I'm so impressed with all you crafty, creative mamas! I aspire to being crafty, but it usually ends in frustration and needles or thread being thrown across the room but I so admire craftiness! And I think I have to make at least one thing for my babe...maybe cross-stitch, I like that...

I think I'll have to go check out trading place--as a first time mama I'm a bit overwhelmed thinking of all the stuff I might need, esp. when it comes to cloth diapering... need to more research!

Kari-we're at the same spot exactly,cool! I can't wait to start showing either, I've got to get some clothes as some things are getting a bit tight already!

Heather-- to you & your little guy -sorry he's still sick! Interesting dream...

mega--wow you have lots of cool projects underway!

Susie-glad your nausea has improved

Jane--I hear you on the sense of smell! One of my neighbours in my office smokes & I can smell it on her clothes (she sits like 8 feet away from me!)

pinky-glad you made 8 weeks! your knitting projects sound great!

Annabel- for your anxiety & fun that your little guy thinks there's a sister in there!

mom2radata-you go you crazy tie-dyer, all your stuff sounds wonderful! thanks for the congrats on the job (& you too jecaly).

[Megamama]

I"m nak so pardon bad typing...

Just wanted to say thanks..I am a SAHM now after a long time working and so I find myself doing so many projects so I don't spend all day at the computer spending money LOL

I actually have an opportunity to vend some of my things this summer at my sister's pagan gather but I'm not sure I"m going to be able to make enough things in time for it, or that I'll be able to stay in the sun that long. I hope to do it. Alexis will help with the necklaces

I was crazy today..I think I'm finally secure with the pregnancy because I went out and got a duckie suit, blanket, and hat for the new one. It's totally gender neutral, but I find myself obsessing about ducks so I had to do it. I think I'll make him/her a duckie rag quilt to go with soon

I also had to get Elijah new shoes..it's so stupid..back when he turned 1 I figured he'd walk soon like my other two so I got him a pair of stride rites...well, he grew out of them this month...and he just started to walk..so I went to stride rite and got a new pair today. He still prefers his robeez for walking though. But it does rain sometimes here!!

Ok..I'im the worst babbler lately!
NAK..
(Nursing at Keyboard)

[mamasboys4me]

I haven't bought anything yet. I *think* we will be finding out the sex of this baby, since we already have 2 boys. I didn't find out with Preston, and I really kinda don't want to find out. But man if it's a girl, I wanna know so I can paint everything but the kitchen sink PINK! lol Girl stuff is soo much cuter than boys stuff! But gosh I love my *mama's boys*

I'm nauseous all the time. AND have been VERY bad at not excersing, and eating too much junk! I'm 20 lbs overweight from my last pregnanacy so I really need to start walking to get my body in shape for labor!

[TalkToMeNow]

I'm almost 9 weeks now, and my morning sickness is disappearing... which has me a bit worried. But. then again, I stopped taking my prenatals at the advice of my midwife, so that could be it! I still have a ton of food aversions and am eating too much junk.

Ok, questions of the week: Exercising. Hmmm... well I walk everyday and I've been doing a ton of gardening. I go to yoga once a week. Thats all. I need to do better, but its so hard with a toddler. And with my pregnancy induced laziness. :LOL

Buying anything? No. I joke that if its a boy, it will just have to wear dresses sometimes! I wasn't even that into baby stuff with my first, so I'm definately not with this one. Don't get me wrong, its all cute. I think we have most everything we need. I really want a new rocking chair, though... A really nice one. The one we have now is awful. I think that will be our baby related purchase.

[FSUBecca]

6 weeks, feeling just great but gassy It is a little early, but I would say this is another symptomless pregnancy. I did get a call from my midwife that one of my initial labs came up funny. Wierd since I just had a baby 14 months ago and everything was fine. They had never had a result come back like mine - weakly reactive Hep B --- neither positive or negative. DH is ahealthcare worker though, so I am going to have a more in depth test to show that it is just some sort of crossreactivity and not the actual virus. Very wierd.

As for new things for the baby, nothing since I have been pregnant. I did buy a double stroller when we were TTC, only because it was on clearance for 29 when it had been 180! I don't use one much, but for that price it doesnt matter!

[jecaly]

hi mamas,

i'm at 7 weeks 2 days, and yesterday was i think the sickest i've felt with any of the pregnancies. sat at the computer with my ears ringing, feeling lightheaded and nauseated and like i was going to faint, telling myself to get up and get ready for work. i was impressed! i'm taking it as a good sign. tired a lot because of the 3-5 times i get up every night to pee, but, you know, every time i do that i think, "good. growing."

i have a yoga retreat to cook for this weekend; a little nervous that it's coinciding with this ramp-up of symptoms, but i think it'll be okay.

pinky, we're making the same thing! what pattern are you using?

i admit i've started trolling around ebay looking for cute wool covers and the like. i remain *really impressed* at the mamas who are sewing their own diapers. that's really something for which you need a serger, right?

heather, i hope your thomas is feeling better soon, and your dreams get nice! mine have been strange, too: the other night i dreamed there was blood, and d. was at the other end of a long hallway and i was trying to show him...hooray for my bladder waking me up from THAT one. i think this is the time for strange anxiety dreams; we're processing so much and trying to integrate the idea of a pregnancy into the rest of life...

anyway.

happy thursday, you guys--

jennifer

[pinky]

Hi Jennifer--

I'm using the Little Turtle Knits Pattern. I made one for my dd just in time for her to potty train, so hopefully this one will get more use!

You definitely do not need a serger to sew diapers--it just makes it go faster. I sewed almost all of my dd's diapers with a regular sewing machine--turning and topstitching. It's more work b/c of the two steps, but it's definitely doable.

I was thinking that will all of us who are sewing diapers for our new babies, maybe we should have a diaper sewing support thread!

Oh, and to change the topic, I AM SO TIRED OF BEING HUNGRY! I go between being nauseated and deep-pit-in-my-stomach starving. I have to get up in the night to eat. Last night I was falling over with tiredness but knew I'd better eat before I went to bed. I just can't believe how hungry I am. I'm looking forward to getting to the stage where I can actually enjoy eating again.

Sorry for the rant!

[Megamama]

Ugh on the sick. Today I've got a headache to beat the bands and I just can't wake up. I had a weird craving type lunch of deviled ham and boursin cheese on crackers (sorry vegans) and I cannot stop obssessing about mexican food.

I love chinese and italian, but I just don't want it..I want mexican..

I get the hunger..btwn bfing and pregnant I'm thirsty and hungry 24/7.

I had yoga last night and my hip wouldn't cooperate...it thinks it needs to spread already...

Ok..done ranting..