Weekly Thread- May 14th - Page 3

[fw221]

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle... Shove, shove, shove... Push, push, push... I think this baby is trying to figure out if the big balloon he's in will burst. Ugh. I swear I don't remember dd's movements being this strong.

[fw221]

Originally Posted by Mel L

Anyone know the going rate for a 3 year old who hasn't napped in two days? I left that message on dh's phone, but he hasn't called me back yet.

Maybe he's getting ready to give up naps. :

[bdavis337]

Originally Posted by Mel L

Anyone know the going rate for a 3 year old who hasn't napped in two days? I left that message on dh's phone, but he hasn't called me back yet.

Typically, those rates vary from state to state. In my area, the child must provide his/her own bedding, change of clothing and video of choice. :

[~Demeter~]

Originally Posted by fw221

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle... Shove, shove, shove... Push, push, push... I think this baby is trying to figure out if the big balloon he's in will burst. Ugh. I swear I don't remember dd's movements being this strong.

I've got the opposite going on here.. she doesn't move much at all. I start to panic after awhile and then she'll nudge me. I was wondering if I was the only one.. she has moments of activity but for the most part is very quiet. Is she an oddball? Is this normal of girls? My boys were always all over the place.

[Mel L]

barb- He usually will nap pretty easily, but he had a REALLY big weekend and dh was home yesterday. He doesn't usually nap much when daddy is around. I am in the same baby boat though. I really think she is trying to find a way out. I was going to post it, but I forgot. I am trying to sew up a few things today so I will hang out in the sewing room for a while, check email and go potty, go back to standing in the sewing room.... Can you tell I am in the cutting out stage?

bdavis337- Ok. We have a set of Thomas sheets with blankie, Roar (his lion lovey), a cars outfit, a few diapers, and a Veggies dvd (or cd as Benji calls them). I think we are set. I just went in to tell him no swimming unless he gets a nap, and it got VERY quiet in there. Woo-hoo! Maybe I can finish up a few pairs of shorts, a few diaper covers, and the favor bags for his party now. At least I should be able to get everything cut and started....

[tatermom]

Originally Posted by fw221

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle... Shove, shove, shove... Push, push, push... I think this baby is trying to figure out if the big balloon he's in will burst. Ugh. I swear I don't remember dd's movements being this strong.

Mine, too! I keep wondering if it's possible for the baby to break my water on his own just by flipping around so much! DS1 was not like this AT ALL-- every night I had to lay down and do those kick counts to make sure he was still ok. This time around I haven't given the kick counts a thought because this baby moves all the time unless he's asleep-- wiggling, kicking, head butting, and flipping (usually wakes up as soon as I sit down to take a break or a nap!). DH and I have already decided that this is the kid who will discover that it is possible to climb our bookshelves! : (We only had to do minimal child-proofing with DS1!)

[Mel L]

Originally Posted by tatermom

Mine, too! I keep wondering if it's possible for the baby to break my water on his own just by flipping around so much!

I do think that Benji broke my water early. He was a major pusher, and he would push with ALL his might in the place between where my ribs meet. All day...every day...push...push...push. I thought I would get lucky with this one, but she seems to use that whole transverse thing to her advantage. She can be found on many days pushing with head, back, and butt (Benji was a butt only pusher) against my ribcage on the right side. I only thought Benji was bad, but at least he let me breathe!

[DoulaClara]

Ouch, ouch, ouch. The stabby, pully feeling in my cervix is exactly like this AM. I did very little standing today, mostly sat. Nothing else though (knock on wood)- no cxs/bleeding/fluid leaking/pieces of plug. Baby's moving about as normal. I think he/she has their hand up on top of their head, and is using their hand to shove my cervix, which is a weird feeling. I just want the stabbiness to go away.

Clara

[bdavis337]

These babies are getting b-i-g now, and we only have so much room for them!! When they stretch out, we really feel it. I remember how I felt like my oldest was literally standing up and stretching his arms up into my ribcage while stabbing me down low with his feet!

And on a similar note - shirts that just 1 week ago fit and felt great now rest comfortably above my naval, stretched to the hilt over my chest and mocking me. GAH. I'm outgrowing my clothes again, and I have nothing to wear but my husband's size XL t-shirts. That will have to do, b/c I refuse to spend more money on yet more maternity clothes!

[supermuma]

Originally Posted by fw221

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle... Shove, shove, shove... Push, push, push... I think this baby is trying to figure out if the big balloon he's in will burst. Ugh. I swear I don't remember dd's movements being this strong.

Oh, me too..this one has been active from the very beginning..and its movements have beens so strong and distinct...at each ultrasound they have commented on how much this baby moves...and they always seemed to be chasing it with the ultrasound wand thing....I think it pretty much moves constantly...I can feel the awake and asleep movements now though..they are very different for me...and it is really cool!

It does feel like it is going to burst through my tummy right now though....

[supermuma]

Originally Posted by DoulaClara

Ouch, ouch, ouch. The stabby, pully feeling in my cervix is exactly like this AM. I did very little standing today, mostly sat. Nothing else though (knock on wood)- no cxs/bleeding/fluid leaking/pieces of plug. Baby's moving about as normal. I think he/she has their hand up on top of their head, and is using their hand to shove my cervix, which is a weird feeling. I just want the stabbiness to go away.

Clara

I have been having some of this too Clara, and I am not sure what it is...baby is not really down there on my cervix anymore.but I was getting that sharp pain A LOT when it was down there... I think that sometimes its hands go down there now, as you were saying yours may be doing. I think they might just get in the right spot and send shooting pains into our cervix for us.

[Mel L]

My child is back up for sale. He had a good nap, and he was good until daddy got home. Then, he was wired! Luckily, dh is dealing with him since I made and cleaned up dinner...oh...and I am pg...and I dealt with him all day. I have to say it makes me feel a little better when I am having a rough day with the child, and he acts the same way with daddy. It makes me feel less crazy!

I currently have a butt or head pushing against my side. Ouch!!! I am hoping it is a butt because that would mean the head is closer to where it needs to be...someday soon. Everytime we listen to the baby's "baby beat" she is moving around so much that my ob is chasing the heart. I have only had one u/s though so I can't say anything about that. Oh, I think I just got punched in the stomach. At least that means that it is a butt pushing on me.

Bethany- I know what you mean about clothes! I need something cute to wear to my baby shower on Sat, and I have no idea what I will do. I have one outfit that still fits ok so I guess that one wins. It is what I wore to Benji's baby shower. Since this one is being thrown by the mommies I met when our babies were little, no one will have seen it. Yea!

[Racecar]

Baby X is verrry active (much more active than my ds...EEP!) but I've been feeling really good about it lately. Just releasing a lot of anxiety about my breech/preemie issues. And I found out today at my 30 week mw appt. that s/he's head-down! Whee! I mean it's early enough that anything could happen (just like it was not logical of me to even remotely panic 2 weeks ago when s/he was head up!) but I feel sooo much better...like physically better with the babe head down.

[DoulaClara]

I'm such a kooky mommy. On the days that this baby is dancing up a storm and using their little hand to claw at my cervix, I wonder why they don't calm down. Now, on a day when the baby wants to rest and be peaceful, I try to make it move so my paranoia doesn't kick into high gear.

Clara

[jee'smom]

So, I'm doing lesson planning today, and realize that I have to teach next week, then the following week, and then the following week is final exams!!! YEAH!!! I thought I had like 4-5 weeks of teaching left, not only 3! AAAHHH!!! Summer break, here I come! (I think my last day is the 14th or something.)

Clara~ We all do that!

BTW, I learned something yesterday that's really had an effect on me; thought I'd share... I was walking down the hall, when I saw one of the autistic girls getting a drink of water. Someone had turned the water fountain spigot the other way, so the water was flowing all over the ground. She "knew" that something was wrong with the water flowing onto the floor (she kept stopping drinking and looking at the water hit the floor), but yet it didn't process all of the way, b/c she kept going back to drinking the water and then stopping to quizzically look at it going all over the floor. In my head, I was like "Ah, bless her heart, she doesn't fully understand that there's something wrong with the the positioning of the spigot." All of a sudden, it hit me that if my 2 yo had done that, I would've yelled at him. "Peter, oh my God... what are you doing? Can't you see that there's water all over the floor? Why would you keep drinking, if there's water going all over the floor." I'm certain that my 2 yo would not have understood to stop drinking either. It made me really realize how unrealistic my expectations for my children are (I know that I struggle with this). It's better for Peter, b/c by the time he's doing stuff, I've been through it already with Jee. But it's really hard with Jeanna, b/c I don't know what to expect from a 4 yo! and she's so big (tall) and so verbal, it makes it harder. I see other 4 yo doing things, and it makes sense, but I see my 4 yo doing things, and I'm like "How could you do that?!" I'm trying so hard to understand "age-appropriate behavior". My SIL says that my brother also has unrealistic expectations, maybe it's how we were raised. My mother is an exceptional mother, very loving, etc., but I definately think she doesn't understand how kids act (ex. One day, when Jee was 11 mo., Jee hit me, and my mom and sister yelled at her, and then ignored her, b/c they were mad at her for hitting me. Are you kidding me?!!!)

[DoulaClara]

I still need to plan until the 8th. I wish kindergartners had final exams! Just kidding. Actually, that last week will be just playtime. By then I will be heading from week 34 to week 35, and I'm not going to be in any kind of mood for planned anything. The last day we're doing a picnic and (weather permitting) water play outside, and that Tuesday I'm trying to see how many dads want to do a Father's Day Field Day thing with games and activities.

Clara

[~Demeter~]

Originally Posted by DoulaClara

I'm such a kooky mommy. On the days that this baby is dancing up a storm and using their little hand to claw at my cervix, I wonder why they don't calm down. Now, on a day when the baby wants to rest and be peaceful, I try to make it move so my paranoia doesn't kick into high gear.

Clara

Clara I spent everyday like this.. she has a few days a week that she's really active and I have to stop and be like woah, settle petal. Then the days she's really calm and quiet she's too quiet and it freaks me out so I poke and prod at her until she moves. Today she's doing this really weird burrowing thing and it's flipping me out.

[luckydog]

Hi all - I'm having a miserable week. Caught a stupid cold. : No energy - but of course PLENTY of obligation between work, end of year school activities and HM's birthday (10!) tomorrow.

Jake is another super-active babe. Reminds me of DD#3 who was (and is) always on the move. She was totally the toddler you'd find standing atop the dining room table striving for the chandelier. Eep! I think I have another one of those!

I was just thinking today how few weeks are left in this pregnancy. It boggles my mind.

[javamama]

luckydog- my DD turns 10 next Thursday. It is such a big milestone for her! And we're busy with all the end of year stuff, too. At my kids school, they have end of the year camping trips fo each class. We have to get through those, kindergarten graduation, 10th birthday.....then I plan to rest for the month of June LOL!

[jee'smom]

Originally Posted by DoulaClara

I still need to plan until the 8th. I wish kindergartners had final exams! Just kidding. Actually, that last week will be just playtime. By then I will be heading from week 34 to week 35, and I'm not going to be in any kind of mood for planned anything. The last day we're doing a picnic and (weather permitting) water play outside, and that Tuesday I'm trying to see how many dads want to do a Father's Day Field Day thing with games and activities. Clara

That's when I have to plan until; the 8th. Finals are the 9th and 11th. But, I'm going on vacation tomorrow and Friday, so that's only 3 weeks of planning to do!!!