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[Quinalla]

A few posts to get us started:

Originally Posted by BaileyB 

I know it is Sunday night and not the best time to post since we have the new thread tomorrow but I am going to post while everything is on the top of my head and before I get to busy tomorrow.

I'm so excited! Although I did cancel me and DD's little vacation DH and I decided to upgrade our tech situation at home. We currently have a desktop and two old flip phones for cellphones and satellite internet. I knew we would be upgrading sometime early this Spring since our phone contracts would be up so I went to look at the actual upgrade date and it is 3 weeks! We are each getting a smartphone, Casio G'zone Commando for DH and the brand-spanking new Samsung Galaxy S3 for me, plus a tablet and wireless internet! Woohoo. Also, DH's parents are farmers and their financial/tax guy says they need to reinvest some money into their farm for tax purposes and they decided to get a new Polaris Ranger, which is like a combination of a small pickup truck and an ATV. Well, they also just decided to fix up their old one and give it to us for nothing . Ummm...yeah, I will take a free ATV!

Also, the last exciting news for the day is that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel of DD's sleep issues and sickness and crappy attitude. (I hope!!!) She slept all night last nite, woke up twice to fuss but fell back to sleep on her own without needing either of us and about halfway through the day today the last of her cold seemed to disappear into thin air. It's like, oh there's my child, her evil twin must have left.

Hopefully this is all a reward for something I have done right lately and not the calm-before-the-storm situation. I tend to have an either or situation that reoccurs. You reap what you sew so now I just have to try and think of what good things I have sewn to get such a good harvest!

Originally Posted by FarmerMomma 

Yay Bailey for all good news. Wish I could say the same but my cold from before Xmas that I kept thinking I was almost over came back with a vengeance. Argh. Must keep blowing my nose. So hard to sleep. Could the sudden heat spike be to blame?

Some good news : my friend who has been helping me shop for a car bought a car for his not yet driving teenagers. It's cheap and I could buy it or borrow it if my car totally bites it before I get another one.

Gonna try a local once a week homeschool co-op for my 5 year old. Wish us luck. It's the only homeschool thing close by.

My mom finished her radiation treatments for a tumor in her brain. She has had only minor side effects.

Still having lots of frustration with my boyfriend's emotional distance and communication efforts. Working harder to rekindle some other friendships though. Feeling the baby move lots too and that's really awesome.

Originally Posted by FarmerMomma 

Oh yeah not all good news huh bailey? Sorry the dd trip didn't work out. I keep thinking about a trip w my son but need a good car and I keep signing him up for classes.

[Quinalla]

BaileyB, that's awesome about all your tech upgrades! I've got a smartphone through work and it is really nice sometimes Congrats on the free ATV! I hope your DD just keeps improving, mine has been pretty crabby lately too, but I think it is at least partly due to her ear infection. Sorry that the trip didn't work out, maybe you and DD can go somewhere close to home just the two of you?

FarmerMomma, sorry about the cold, I think I'm just about over mine finally, but it wasn't too bad. Glad to hear you have a backup car to borrow/buy if yours dies too soon. Good luck with the homeschool coop and good to hear that your Mom's radiation treatments went well. I hope the situation with your boyfriend improves, but good for you for working on your other friendships, I need to do that myself. Isn't it great to feel the baby kicking a lot, mine are kicking up a storm.

Speaking of, DH finally felt our girl kicking this weekend He hasn't felt the boy yet, but he isn't nearly as feisty. DH has today off (I don't ) but he is going to get the baby room half painted today, the other half probably tomorrow, so that's good. Bad news when he was moving stuff to get ready to paint DD's old crib broke. I'm glad it broke now and not with a baby in it, but still, now we have to buy two cribs. Oh well, at least DH just got his raise and bonus, so it isn't going to be a big financial hit, but just a bummer. DH is also thinking about how to setup the nursery and I'm not sold on how he wants to do it, I should draw it up in CAD and see what I can come up with. He wants to put one crib right next to the door as you come in, but it will be sticking out into the room, not longside against the wall. The dresser would then go next to it and then the other crib in the corner. It just sounds like the crib by the door is going to be in the way to me and I don't want the cribs to be in reaching distance of anything once they can start to get into stuff. I'd rather put them in the corner near the door with a space in the corner in between them, but he didn't like that. I think I'll measure the room this week and the existing furniture and get some standard crib dimensions and draw up some options as that always helps me visualize! It is always so fun (not) setting up stuff as our brains think totally differently on this kind of thing. At least he is better about telling me his goals with the setup now (wants cribs on an inside wall, wants nothing blocking access to the window & closet, wants nothing blocking the HVAC vent) so I can suggest alternative that meet his goals and mine (I always tell him mine right away).

[AmandaLynnH]

I'm having a bad preggo day.  

• It's super cold here which is just gross.
• Many people have off today but, despite working for a university, I still have to be at work.
• Round ligament pain is really acting up today all in my ribs/stomach area.
• The round ligament pain is making me sit funny in my already uncomfortable chair which is making my back ache.
• I was randomly attacked by a spider earlier today (he randomly came running straight for me and I'm pretty sure I saw him flash gang signs).
• The adrenaline from said spider attack woke up the little dude and now he's all annoyed whenever I'm tense.
• I've spent much of the day furtively looking for other would-be spider attackers.  I haven't seen any, but I know they must be there.
• I have a meeting in an hour so I can't go home early.
• I can't tell if I'm getting a cold or just pregnantly stuffy.
• Wearing my new fuzzy robe to work would be against dress code.
• My meeting could go long, past the end of the day long and thus prolong the time until I can go home.
• I still haven't gotten my skittles.
• And now, thanks to the craving thread and an episode of Parenthood last night, I want frozen yogurt.

I want to go home and watch tv in bed.

[BaileyB]

Lol Amanda. I'm sorry you are having bad day. The fuzzy robe sounds nice. And boo to meetings...unless it has good snacks. It's really cold here too but I feel like the sun helps with my mood. Supposedly we have a -35 windchill but I can't say that it is actually that windy here.

Me and DD's vacation was voluntarily cancelled since we are getting the tech upgrade the week we were going to leave. I figured we could just stay home and play with our new toys instead.

Quinalla - we have been trying to figure out how the kids room will go too. There will be DD's twin bed and a crib and the room isn't exactly large but I think it could be a cozy situation for them to grow up in. I think we have decided to eventually do twin bunk beds but I think once they are full grown or about there they will each have to have their own rooms just to have a large enough bed since they have tall genes.

DD had another good night of sleep. Slept about 8 to 8. Yay!

[nstewart]

Hi everyone, Happy Monday!

Amanda, sorry you are having a crappy day.  Isn't today supposed to be the most depressing day of the year or something?  A yes, here it is.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Monday_(date)

Bailey, YAY on the new smart phone.  Super cool.  And all the other tech upgrades too!!  The new ATV sounds fun.  What is the old one that you are getting from your ILs?  Is it the same type as their new one?  Or a quad?  DHs parents have a few quads (3 or 4), as do his uncles and family friends (they live in a rural area).  It's really fun to take them for picknicks or for day trips, etc.  Good times. 

Farmermomma, glad to hear you have a back-up vehicle lined up in case of need.  That has to reduce some stress for sure!  I'm sorry for the boyfriend issues.  There are a lot of changes on the horizen for you both so I can see how he might be shutting down instead of dealing with his emotions/issues.  This is a coping mechanism for some guys (or at least an Ex of mine and my DH...).  Good luck working things out with him.

Kate, sorry to hear about your crib breaking!  Bummer!  It can't be repaired?  It will feel great to have your painting done, I'm sure!  I bet that you could do some playing around on CAD and come up with a few options that will work.  I am a bit like that with some spatial stuff too.  I need to see it to get it.

DH and I finished painting the playroom this weekend, and it looks great!  The color is so much "lighter", not in value but in overall feeling when you are in the room.  I was surprised that DS was actually pretty excited about it and that he "gets" that he's going to have a playroom.  He went in when the painting was done, and I said it was all finished.  He was like "Yay!  Now it's ready for toys!"  Too cute.lol.  I'm not sure how much more work we'll get done on the project this week since we are leaving for Palm Springs Thursday afternoon.  I think DH is ready for a break, and I need to work on catching up on the housework that I didn't do this weekend because I was painting.  No huge rush to get it done, I guess.  I'm just ready to be on to the fun part of "decorating"!

[CoBabyMaker]

Bailey, That is great that you are getting to upgrade some things!  I'm so glad your daughter slept too!  Are you feeling any better?  Hopefully she will sleep well again tonight and you can get some good , restoring rest! 

FarmerMama, That's so great that a friend has a car you can use in a pinch! That probably helps set your mind at ease!  I can only find one homeschool group near us too.  It's supposed to be great but I still feel like I need to keep checking for other things for some reason.  We won't start until next year though.  I am curious to hear about your experience!

Katie, I'm sorry your crib broke!  What a bummer!  You're right though, thank God it was now and not with a baby in it!  I am having a hard time figuring out our lay out too.  It'll probably end up being the same as what we have now but I want a change!  That's great that you are getting the room painted!  It sounds like you are making great progress in your house, that sounds really exciting.

Amanda, I hope your evening was spent in your fuzzy robe eating skittles and frozen yogurt in a spider-free home!  Those days are rough! 

NStewart, How cute that you DS is excited about the play room!  I am sure he will have a lot of fun with it.  Oh to be a kid, "Just put the toys in and you're done."  If only projects went so quickly.  Hopefully you will feel refreshed and ready to power through the rest of it after your vacation.

We got the bunk beds put together Friday so Saturday night was their first night officially together in the bunks.  They are so excited about their new "bunk bed room".  The first night required a few talks for Coco to settle down but last night and tonight went great!  I couldn't find [affordable] bedspreads I was happy with so I am going to make some and hope I it goes ok.  Then we can start on baby's room!  We will be swapping some other things around the house and sold a couple things on Criagslist this weekend.  I am happy with the progress we are making.  I am trying not to nag because we have been working on things but I would REALLY love to get our baseboards installed soon.  We pulled out carpet and linoleum and put in cork over a year and a half ago! We even have a gift certificate to buy them from a local shop and just need to paint and install them!  All in time I suppose.

I'm excited for some time with a sweet friend tomorrow.  I hope none of the kids wake sick as often seems to happen this time of year.  We have seen each other but haven't had a chance to just hang out in a while.  She is 35 weeks and has had bleeding off and on this pregnancy so we are all just sort of waiting to see what happens next.  I am hoping I can help her with some things tomorrow since she has been trying to take it easy.

[Quinalla]

Amanda, sorry you had such a rough day, I HATE spiders so I totally was feeling you on that part especially. I hope today is better!

BaileyB, bunk beds are definitely in our future, DH actually jokingly asked if they make crib bunk beds (apparently they do, but I'm sure they aren't really "safe"). We have plenty of room to fit things, it will just be laying it out in a way that makes us both happy. Glad to hear DD slept well!

nstewart, yeah it's not repairable, it broke through the wood on one side, not at a part where you could just glue/attach it back together. Really, it should not have broken like that, DH wasn't being the most careful when moving it, but it must have had a defect there. That is great that you finished painting and that DS was excited. Sounds like our DD when we were making her playroom in the basement, she really was into it too!

CoBaby, yes, thank God no one was in the crib! I hope the visit with your friend goes well and nice progress on the bunk beds!

So, a bit of a vent, I was measuring the baby room this morning before work and the furniture as I do want to lay it out in CAD and DH got out of bed and was like "Calm down, you don't need to do that right now, we'll figure it out once we get the room all painted and carpeted and cleaned out, it won't be that hard." He was totally in that condescending to the silly pregnant lady mode I HATE when he does this, like he doesn't obsess over stuff ALL THE TIME, but when I do it it must be hormones. It's one of the few sexist attitudes he still has at times. I'm going to talk to him about it later, I wasn't about to get into it right before work, so I just told him I am completely calm, I just like to plan (which he knows). I recognize I don't need to do this right now, but I want to do it right now and I'm not hurting anybody. Oh well, just pissed me off, he's lucky I'm a laid back person

DH did get half of the baby room painted, it is a really light beige/yellow/gray color. I wasn't sure about it when we picked it to be honest, but I really like it. It's very light so the room is still nice and bright, but it adds a little something and we figure we will do a darker carpet color in there to offset it. He is of course obsessing over how if he squints from a certain angle he can see the roller marks, but I don't give him any crap about his obsessing, humph! We also cleaned up the kitchen and tidied the house as the guy who did our bathroom remodel is coming over tonight to discuss the kitchen remodel, bay window and doors/trim upstairs. DH is all worried that he won't be able to measure because you know we have stuff in the closets and in the room, he really hates people seeing the house when it isn't pristine and hates to put people out who are trying to measure or whatever, but he really gets worked up over nothing. I don't think he gets that most folks have way more stuff than we do (now anyway) and that while people do tend to tidy up if anyone is coming over, the remodel guy or plumber does not care if you have some furniture or clothes in a laundry basket or some kid toys around

[AmandaLynnH]

Thanks guys!  I did not get my frozen yogurt or skittles last night even though I had not one but two dreams about DH bringing me frozen yogurt while I was napping.  Waking from those to no frozen yogurt was almost as bad as waking up and realizing it's not Friday yet.  It's been so ungodly cold here it will be at least tomorrow before I get my frozen yogurt unless I manage to talk DH into stopping at Target on the way home and get something there (but it's not the saaaammmmeeeee).

Thankfully no spider attacks today...so far....

But alas, still no fuzzy robe allowed at work.  I cannot explain my love for this robe.  I'd marry it if I could.

So I've finished lunch.  Had my snack apple.  Had my snack cutie (well, generic cutie...they're also not as good) earlier this morning and I'm still hungry.  DH just offered me his crappy string cheese (I told him not to get that kind because it sucks).  Yea...that sounds awesome.  Sigh.

We got swindled with one of our craigslist buys.  We bought one of those play mats and the ad said it was a complete set.  DH was setting it up the other night and there are no hanging toys with it.  So I emailed them and they tell me they found one of them but they also bought it used and aren't sure what it was missing.  Um, you used the picture and description from amazon.  Two seconds of looking at the picture and I can tell you it's missing 4 toys plus the one you already found.  They asked if we wanted what they had and we said we wanted to return it to them.  Haven't heard a word back despite now two emails.  Nice, eh?  Do people not realize it's not nice to screw people over, especially when they picked it up where you live and happen to live close by?  DH keeps saying it'll cost us $16 - $15 for the playmat that's essentially useless now and $1 for the eggs we'll need to egg their house.  Some people, I swear. He may end up just popping by sometime with it since we do live right by them and confronting them directly.  Is your karma worth $15?  Sheesh.

Side note: I really need to stop watching the food network videos when I'm earning swagbucks.  Nothing good can come of that.

[CoBabyMaker]

Katie, I'm sorry your DH was giving you grief!  There is no harm in figuring it out now if you can!  What a great resource to have the CAD to assist you!  How funny that he is so particular about how the house is when people are working on it.  I would think it would be the perfect excuse to let things be a little messy!

Amanda, Isn't it a bummer when you just can't get that thing you have been craving!  Oh man!  I'm sorry about the craigslist deal.  I hate it when people are shady like that.  I always disclose any issues in my listing to save time and hassle for people.  I don't understand why they wouldn't. 

Well, I didn't get to hang out with my friend today because she was having more bleeding.  :(  I picked up her boys and brought them over to our house to play so she could rest instead.  I'm glad we have been able to do that since we got the minivan before we really needed the space for our family.  It's been a nice option to have to help people.  I'm feeling like her baby may not wait another month to arrive, I better get going on his blanket!

Last night we had ILs over for dinner and someone called and bought a stove and microwave we had in our garage off Craigslist!  Hooray!  It's so great to get rid of things we don't need.  I put new fabric on the kids' window shade and if DD can stop having accidents  (which create more laundry and tie up the washing machine) I'll be able to wash the fabric to make their bedspreads.  Bah!  I'd really like to get it done.  I was thinking about how tired I get in the third trimester today and now I am feeling like I better push to finish things more!  Nest!  Nest! Nest!

Edited by CoBabyMaker - 1/22/13 at 6:53pm

[BaileyB]

Was gone all day today and haven't really fully read the new posts but felt I should post anyway :-).

I am so dang itchy today! Boobs, belly, face, EVERYTHING! I think the cold weather brought on some serious dry air. DH's work truck refused to go today and had to be towed to the repair shop. He says he is probably looking at a $500 bill which may delay our new tech toys a month BUT then we got invited to go on a 2 day vacation with our really good friends. It's kind of funny because I just cancelled my other mini vacation in favor of the tech toys and now they may be postponed but DH ok'd a different mini vacation. Whatever....All I know is that sometime between now and May I will go on a vacation/trip and get new toys and hopefully DH won't have to get a new truck.

Next week is mine, my favorite cousin's, and DD's birthday. All in one week. We are turning 26, 54, and 2. We are going out to eat Sunday for my birthday and I just had lunch with my cousin today, and now I am looking forward to getting everything for DD's bday. Her favorite color use to be orange and I thought her new fav color is purple but when I ask her what color cake or decorations she wants for her birthday party she says black. Ummmm, no. Any color but black.

[timesway]

I'm off to midwife .. Been so worried all week because movements been less.. I'm sure all is fine because he's still been hiccuping but woke from the weirdest dream this mornig that was dark as anything.. Dreamed I had triplets and 2 of them were broken (they came out like dolls) and therefore clearly dead and the other jus wasn't breathing.. Noone was really doin anything about it.. The weird v old fashioned English dr just told me.. An this is the problem (whilst pointing to the fact one had no head and one was missing 2 of its organs (which were plastic and fell out.. And then said.. Oh and this one just isn't breathing.. But did nothing about it.. Not the best thing to wake up to.. Anyway I'm hoping a bit of reassurance will stop my mind from panicking.. I'm not used to so long between my scans!!

Will read other peoples messages later.. But thought is type out my weird dream before I forgot it!

[Quinalla]

Amanda, that fuzzy robe of yours sounds nice, I have a nice warm sweater for work, but yeah I think I would get funny looks if I tried to wear a robe Sorry about the craiglist thing, how silly that they didn't list that half of it was missing, duh!

CoBaby, thanks, he was nice about it when I got home that night asking if I drew it up yet. I didn't have time yesterday, but hopefully today. I'm going to chalk it up to him being in a bad mood from DD screaming and crying and tantruming that morning, she is definitely in that 3's hard time! Sorry your friend is having more bleeding, but I'm glad you were able to take her kids to let her rest. I hear you on nesting, I'm getting a bit antsy on certain things, but not too bad as we have a good plan of attack and DH knows he is going to have to do a lot of stuff on his own and is ok with that.

BaileyB, yeah last few days I've been slathering on the lotion, I hardly use lotion except in the winter occasional, so I hear you on the itchy and dry. That colder air just can't hold moisture, but at least I haven't been scraping frost off my windows this week Too funny on all the changes in plans, sounds like it will all work out though. It's fun to have a bunch of family birthdays like that, mine and my Dad's are 3 days apart in May so the twins will (hopefully) be in May as well so we can have a 4-person celebration now. Black decorations, too funny!

timesway, I hope everything goes well at the midwife, I'm sure everything is fine but it is always good to trust any instincts of things being off just in case so good for you for doing that! Your dream sounds like your brain is definitely in overdrive!

Remodel guy stopped by last night so we went over everything, can't wait to hear on the costs and then decide for sure what we want to do. Just finished writing the first draft of an affidavit for my SIL, she still has a temporary green card, so now she wants to make everything permanent. It's been interesting being on the periphery of someone going through the process, I now understand why so many are here illegally as it is just a huge PITA to go through the process legally, even for someone like her who is married and has a son with a citizen. Oof, we need to streamline it so much!

And a little pregnancy venting, I just feel so big already and I am sick of not being able to carry laundry up and down the stairs without feeling winded. I'm tired of being uncomfortable when I'm trying to sleep. I'm tired of telling DD that no I'm not going to pick her up. I need to start wearing my support belt and see if that helps with my back and feeling like everything is just hanging out there and get my birth ball into my office at work and sit on that instead of my chair at least some of the time. I want my babies to cook for as long as possible, but ugh this pregnancy is not nearly as enjoyable as DD's and some days I just am bleh!

[scary biscuits]

BaileyB, ugh I know what you mean about feeling itchy. Very annoying!

Timesway, I'm sending you good thoughts:-) I know how tough it is to worry and not know if your baby is all right, even if you don't have a logical reason. When I was sick a while backI was terrified that something was wrong because movement had slowed to a standstill. Everything was just fine, but I'm still glad I got some reassurance to stop my freaking out:-)out

This is just a quick post because today is my son's 3rd birthday! He is such a sweetie pie and he has been such fun and I am so looking forward to seeing him as a big brother<3

[eepeepee]

Timesway, what an awful dream!  I had one sort of similar not too long ago; it really freaked me out.  Sending you good vibes for your midwife visit!

[CoBabyMaker]

Bailey, Could you maybe do black and white polka dots for your DD's bday?  Then you could randomly throw in some balloons of another color or something if she changes her mind again.  Little ones can certainly make party planning "interesting", huh?  I'm sorry your husband's truck broke down, what a bummer!  Hopefully it will be an easy (cheap) fix! 

Oh Times, I hope your appt went well and you are feeling more settled about things.  I had an awful dream like that a while ago too and I was a wreck! 

Katie, I'm glad that things were better with your DH!  I have days where I am on edge too and probably say things I ought not.  (Like today, wishing I could hide in the closet with a glass of wine.)  I'm sorry you are feeling tired of pregnancy issues!  I understand completely though imagine with twins your discomfort may be amplified.

Scary, I hope you have a great day celebrating your DS!

Well, I went to the doctor this morning and everything is good.  I know I should be thankful for that but it just makes me feel annoyed by appointments.  Yep, i gained weight.  Yep, my blood pressure is good.  Yep, baby is moving lots.  Can I just come back in May?  I'm bad at this being pregnant stuff sometimes. 

Oh my, feeling a bit on edge today.  The kids have wanted to eat all.day.long.  Must they really eat everyday?  I fed them yesterday.  I am trying to talk myself out of taking us out for dinner (DH is working and I have a coupon.) because I just don't want to make any more dishes.  They keep talking to me and touching me.  Must they do that?  Sigh.  Oh I kid but I am a bit out of sorts today.  (as you could probably tell) 

Happy thoughts!  Saturday we are going to have a family girls lunch for my bday at a great Thai place.  I like it but DH isn't a Thai food fan so it's exciting to go there! DH gave me my bday gift last night-An Iphone! Hooray!

[jr'smom]

Timesway...hope everything was good with your appointment today.  I just had to comment because I had a very weird dream last night too.  I dreamt I had an exam by a casual acquaintance (weird enough, but that wasn't the weird part.)  He showed me this gigantic puffy keloid scar that spanned from my c/s scar to my belly button and one part of it looked like a big mouse-- ears, nose, tail and all.  He said I could cut it off and gave me some scissors, but when I got close to it, the mouse moved and tried to bite me. Gross!  I hate mice and this was especially creepy.  He said I had to go to a doctor if I couldn't cut it off myself, so I tried to wear tight clothes so I couldn't feel the mouse-scar moving.  Still creeps me out!  WTH?

In other news...I have my one and only planned ultrasound on Friday. I'm 21 weeks and probably can't resist finding out the baby's gender.  Just my oldest son is going with me...and that will be a nice experience to share with him.  It would be too chaotic for the whole family to go.  DH would probably end up waiting outside with the 1 year old if they came along.  I only worry that baby will be shy.  3 out of 4 of my kids hid their gender on the first scan.  We won't do a second scan unless there is another medical reason to do it.  (The medical reason for this one is to locate the placenta since I've had 4 unplanned c/s and we just want to be sure the placenta is in a good location.)

Have a good week everyone!

[adventuregirl]

Hi mamas! So much to catch up on! I don't have much time, but wanted to say hi and that I read thru all the posts and am thinking about you all.

About the dry skin - I got super dry when pg w/DD even tho I lotioned daily, drank plenty of water and ate well (and it was spring/summer). My mw suggested taking evening primrose oil pills and they worked like a charm! Right now with the winter dryness I think about getting them again, although I am not quite in the itchy all over stage yet.

Work has been non-stop meetings for the last 2 days, which has consumed my days and left little time for much else. But I get a break from that tomorrow and Friday, although I have so much to do to catch up! Its stressful in a good way, I actually kind of enjoy it, but not the part about work piling up. I do wonder how I'll handle my work when it gets late in my pregnancy, I have a feeling it will be exhausting.

Anyway, gotta run and get DD in the shower before bed. Happy hump day!

[BaileyB]

Quinalla - Sorry you are feeling so big. I have been feeling big too but mostly in the evenings but I'm not quite uncomfortable when trying to sleep. Are you expecting to go close to fullterm?

Scary Biscuits - Happy bday to your son!

Cobabay - I am like that too with appts. I have one on the 6th when DD has her 2 year checkup (my OB is our family doctor) and I am actually looking somewhat forward to it as long as it doesn't turn into a 'let's double check 8 more things' when it doesn't have to. I feel you on the making food thing too. I have enough coupons for 3 pizzas for the price of one and I'm pretty sure that is my main plan for supper this week. Tonight I suddenly remembered how much DD and I use to wrestle and play physically because she tried to reinstate some WWE moves and I kept trying to explain that she can't jump knees first into my belly. I feel like I can deal with her better now that she is sleeping again. Seriously, she slept until almost 9 today and I was starting to wonder if I should go see if she is still alive in her room!

Speaking of pregnancy dreams, I had one when I was pregnant with DD that Obama was trying to convince me to let him deliver her and I was like, "You are not a doctor!" I had another one where I delivered a little grey kitten.

DD tonight was dying to use the doppler on her dolly. I thought it was so cute so I took some pics.

Mommy's little midwife.

[timesway]

hey, thanks everyone and eek.. so many weird dreams..

bailey- your dd is adorable

quinalla-hope you find a way to feel a bit more comfortable soon

adventure girl- ah busy busy working times.. are you gonna work until the end?

jnrs mum- i hope your u/s goes well.. i went to my gender scan on my own because bf had a migraine .. can imagine it would be lovely to find out with your son :)

co-hehehe.. you make me laugh.. however i totally understrand the on edge feeling.. i spend half my day thinking i mite kill the next person who says anything rediculous tbh.. and unfortunately everything everyone is saying is rediculous to me right now ;)

well.. mw wasnt overly reassuring.. she wanted me to go to the day centre at the hospital to get put on a monitor for  abit because my movements have been massively decreased and tbh im quite worried.. anyway she called ahead and they said theyd see me in an hour, and everything.. then as they were doing te formality bit thye found out i was 25 weeks and they said no.. they dont see people until 26 weeks.. i mean.. yes i know the babys not dead.. we heard the heart beat, alltho it was slower and fainter then the mw would have wanted i think.. altho not massively worryingly so, but that mixed with reduced movement was enough to get her to want to get this sorted.. anyway she wants me to go back so she can listen to the heartrate next week to make sure everythings ok.. and then at that point if im still feeling less she said she can send me to the hosp then to get monitored,.. but it just seems absolutely insane tbh that someone who has lots of high risk stuff, and has had lots of miscarriages cant get monitored formassively reduced movement at 25 weeks.. when babys are born at 25 weeks.. when.. i have been feeling the baby since about 11 weeks.. urg.. it makes me want to bash my head against a wall..

anyway.. im not feeling very reassured but im taking comfort in the hiccups im feeling at least..

[Quinalla]

So many weird dreams ladies! I so far have not had any weird pregnancy-related dreams, mine are usually generic weird dreams!

CoBaby, thanks, he just was pushing my feminist button too which is never good. I hear you on the annoyance of the mid-pregnancy doctor's visits, there really are too many. My OB straight up said that a lot of the stuff they do in twin pregnancies (and singleton I'm sure too) is to feel like they are "doing something". Sorry everything was getting on your nerves yesterday! I am very lucky in that I have a high touch need, so I rarely get those touched-out moments (thank God because DD wanted to be held 24/7 when she was an infant), but I totally feel you on the rest.

jr'smom, good luck with finding out the gender at your scan!

adventuregirl, bleh to work meetings, I can barely stand the phone meetings I have to be on for work usually about once every other week and at least in those I can be doing work when it is on a boring part without offending anyone Thanks for the tip on the evening primrose oil pills, if my skin gets anymore itchy I will try those!

BaileyB, thanks for the sympathy, I really hope to go full term or close to, right now there is no reason to think I won't be able to, everything is looking great and DZ (fraternal) twins do have an increased risk for preterm labor, but not as much as other twin types. And your DD is so cute with the doppler

timesway, thanks and I'm so sorry they wouldn't take you at the hospital, you are week off, seems silly they wouldn't just take you in. And really, 25 weeks is where I've seen it listed as the really early preterm cutoff anyway, so 26 weeks seems very arbitrary! I'm glad you are feeling hiccups and can take some comfort in that!

DD was so cute yesterday, she gave me her usually enthusiastic greeting when I picked her up from daycare and then gave my belly two kisses, one for each baby Then this morning she was telling me she has 5 (!) pretend babies in her tummy and she was asking them if they liked the food and drink she was having for breakfast before we left. So cute!