Week of May 10

[Piglet68]

October Mamas Roll Call :belly

momtol&a
snugglebutter 10/01
mirthfulmum 10/03
TracyK 10/04
mhurst 10/04
kraftykathy 10/04
Jillerina 10/04
water 10/06
Proudly AP 10/08
FutureMama 10/09
allformyboys 10/11
Lucysmama 10/12
bendmom 10/12
momadance 10/13
Mandi 10/14
rhemp 10/14
wannabmommie 10/15
krnflwr 10/16
Piglet68 10/18
MommyMuse 10/19
BeauGeek 10/20
BeansMomma 10/20
CourtneyandLogan 10/21
EmbersMOM 10/21
Stanleymama 10/23
gottaknit 10/24
3boyz4us 10/24
Ctmom70 10/24
aspiring mama 10/25
truebluexf 10/27
Soogie 10/27
ameliabedelia 10/29
flitters 10/30
AnnR33 10/31

Good Monday to you all!

Hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day. DH took DD early in the am so I could sleep. I think for the first time in two years I actually overslept! We went to the zoo together. DD ended up sleeping through almost all of it, lol, but we had a nice time out as a family in the beautiful weather (it was 80 degrees here in Ohio).

Question of the Week: How are you doing with weight gain? I don't mean to recite a bunch of numbers, I know that for many of us weight is an emotional issue...what I mean is, do you feel good about it, are you worried you aren't gaining or gaining too much? What do you do to monitor it, if anything?

I'm happy this PG b/c I started out 12 pounds lighter than I did when I got PG with DD (I was at my ideal weight this time). I'm noticing, too, that I'm gaining more slowly than I did last time. In fact, I've only gained about 6 pounds so far. I'm very happy with that, although I will admit that sometimes I almost worry that I'm not eating enough, lol. That's a trip! Anyways, I'm happy with how I'm looking and feeling weight-wise, and I like the way I'm looking (I'm looking definitely pregnant now). The only bummer is that some of my maternity clothes from last time are too big. :)



PS - we will be finding out the results of our amnio tomorrow, possibly today. I will let you all know as soon as I hear something!

[momadance]

Good morning mama's! We had a pretty hectic mothers day weekend. My sis flew in from NYC and we got to hang out with her for a few hours, and then drove over to B'ham Al. to see the inlaws. My FIL is home for a couple days after a year in Kuwait :gross Dh got me some Tulips' a nice card, and a Kitchen Aid mixer. Kinda like one of those vaccum gifts but we've both been wanting one, we're kinda foodys..

QOTW: I've gained about 5 lbs. I've lost in my face, arms and legs, and my belly is big and hard! It makes me very happy. My sis (who I hadn't seen since xmas) said I look better then at xmas and I had been losing then as well. My FIL thought I looked pretty fit as well, it's been a year since seeing him. I always like to keep track of my weight. With Ds I gained about 45 lbs and ate somewhat willy nilly. I majorly regreted it after giving birth. It doesn't just go away with the round belly! Plus, it's just not healthy for *me*!

[Soogie]

Good morning ladies! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day. I had a great day yesterday. My DH let me sleep in, got the kids fed, BATHED (gasp!), and dressed. Then he took them for a bike ride. When they had gotten back, I had already taken a leisurely shower and even shaved my legs! Already a great day. The kids had picked me wildflowers on their bike ride. It was so cute with them carrying in bug infested flowers. Made me cry. Then I got my gift...an entire DAY at the spa...hour long massage, facial, manicure, pedicure, aromatherapy, hair, makeup lesson, lunch, some other treatment. Damian said I needed it after all that we have been through the past 5 months with the move and stuff. Then the rest of the day we spent painting until it was dinner time. Damian made reservations at a swank restaurant on the top floor of the Omni bayfront hotel. We had an awesome water view. Food was great, kids were well behaved. I couldn't have asked for a better day.

QOTW: Weight. Well, with my ds #1, I ate the healthiest I ever had in my entire life. I exercised daily and gained a total of 32 pounds. I started about 25 lbs above my ideal weight, but since I was eating right, the weight gain didn't bother me. I lost all of the baby weight within 6 months. With dd #2, my diet was not ideal. I was busy with a baby (ds was only 8 months old when I got pg) and nourishing my pg wasn't top priority. Should have been, but it wasn't. I walked everyday. I did follow the Bradley diet starting at about 30 weeks. Even with the different eating habits, I still gained 32 lbs, exactly what I had gained the first time. But the weight did not come off so easily the second time. It took 20 months for me to lose all the weight. With this one, baby #3, I have only gained 4 lbs so far at 16 weeks, which is 5 lbs less than my other 2 pg's. I'm trying to eat well, but now I'm finding it difficult to eat enough food throughout the day. My goal for this pg is to be more active. I haven't exercised in months. But I just signed myself up for a yoga class (starts tomorrow night! yay!) and my new double jogging stroller should be here tomorrow.

Susan
mommy to Aidan (3 1/2), Fiona (2), and little boo edd 10/27/04

[Piglet68]

OMG, Soogie, your DH totally ROCKS! What a fabulous Mother's Day you had!!

Wanted to add re: QOTW - I read somewhere that women tend to have a "pre-programmed" amount of weight gain during pregnancy that really doesn't change much based on whether you exercise alot or not, etc. I'm curious to know what others' experience is. Sounds like Soogie was set at 32 lbs. I gained 35 with DD and will be curious to see if I gain the same this time. I definitely was more concious of my eating and exercising with the first.

[OakEmber]

Hi everyone, sounds like we all had great Mother's Days so far. We spent most of the afternoon at my parents and my sister's family came there for dinner too. My DH and Dad prepared an awesome meal for us and topped it off with a chocolate fondue, with lots of yummy fruit and pieces of angel food cake to dip in. I think we've found a new tradition! Ember was the sweetest though, she had been looking forward to Mother's Day for quite a few days...her and her Daddy planted me a strawberry planter, she was so proud. I didn't want much as my unofficial present was the new fridge we got last weekend.

QOTW- Well, I have gained more this time so far than with DD, about 12 lbs. With her I gained about 35 total. It seems weird to me since I had major food aversions during the time I gained the most and wasn't over eating or eating junk food or anything. It seems to have leveled out now though, I am OK with it and am just trying to walk more (which I do because we only have one vehicle that Dh takes to work). I was pregnant and had a m/c before this pregnancy so I started out with a bit of weight gain from that which is a bit of a bummer, but oh well, I'll have to worry about that later. There was a point that I dropped to 25lbs under my prepreg. weight (when Ember was about 18 months) which I attribute to BF, hopefully it will happen again and this time I will make sure to keep it off! Last time it came off so easily that I didn't do anything to keep it off, easy come easy go :LOL (and by that I don't mean the weight, I meant the newly found figure that I had)

[BeauGeek]

I'm good here, mother's day was OK, I went boating with DH, SIL, FIL, Neice & FOTF. We werent out long before it started storming. Other then that DH, DS & me went out for dinner, it was a nice day, quiet :)

QOTW: I've gained about 5lbs and I am almost half way there. I don't worry to much about the weight, I lose it all afterwards :) I gain more in the third trimester.

[Lucysmama]

:wave Happy Monday, mamas!

I had a pretty ok Mother's Day. My dd woke me up at 8:00am by bouncing on the bed. She then yelled, "I have a card for you....and I went poop in my diaper!!!" :rotflmao Dh said that was NOT supposed to be part of my gift. Dh had to work yesterday from 9-5. So it was just Lu and I all day. I had a fun day planned for us, but she ingested some nuts (which we are pretty sure she is allergic to) and ended up tantruming for half of the day. She and I finally fell in to bed for a nap exhausted around 12, and slept till 3pm!!! Then dh came home from work, and we all went out to dinner at my fave Hibachi joint. :yum :yum :yum 5 courses and I ate it ALL! Later, dh told me to go out and see a movie, or go to the bookstore for a while, and he was going to put dd to bed and clean the house as a gift! :banana I went out, but when I got home, I saw he had fallen asleep with dd. So, no clean house. It's still a wreck. :) But the dinner was nice!

QOTW: I really have no clue how much I have gained thus far....maybe 10lbs? I don't know. A lot of it is belly, but the other day when we were out walking, I noticed I was getting some thigh-rubbage. That happened when I was pregnant with dd, too. I normally have a small tushie and thigh area, but I gain there in pregnancy, I guess.

Sometimes, when I see a scale in people's bathrooms, I am tempted to jump on. But I have no clue what my pre-preg weight was, so it will really make no difference, other than it upsetting me. So I am totally in the dark. It's kind of liberating. I remember being so stressed about it my last pregnancy. There was this nurse at my MW practice who would shame me for gaining too much. One time, when I stepped on the scale, she exclaimed, "WHAT have you been eating?!?!?!" Another time, she told me I needed to "lay off the Halloween candy." :angry I am so happy I don't have to deal with that this time.

[Ctmom70]

Its been a while since I posted and I'm glad to hear that you all had a wonderful mothers day. I had a nice one and much needed family time for the 3 of us.

QOTW: So far I'm OK with my weight gain. Its kind hard on me because I have lost a lot of weight just before I got pg. I'm much lighter then when I was pg with my daughter. I'm still exercising and I'm not craving bad foods this time. Thanks goodness....lol

I see some of us have found out what our little peapods are...CONGRATS!! I my 20 wk ultra sound on June 7th...it seems so far away!! We will hopefully find out then. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Have a great week!!!

[Wabi Sabi]

Hello everyone! I lurked last week but never got the chance to post since my computer is still down with some unknown virus and I have to wait until I can get to a different computer...

QOTW: I'm 18 weeks now and have gained about 3-4 pounds so far. My midwife doesn't check weight but curiosity got the best of me so I bought a bathroom scale a couple of weeks ago. This is my first pregnancy, so I'll be curious to see what my body does. Like many of you, I haven't been eating and exercising very well. I have a home daycare and after caring for 5 toddlers/preschoolers all day long, I just don't have the energy to prepare a decent meal or exercise.

Last week's QOTW: I'm not planning on having too many people here for the birth. At this point, the plan is to simply have me, my husband, my midwife and her assistant, plus one close friend to help provide my husband some labor support relief, not to mention that I think I'll need her to coordinate heating water on the stove for the birthing pool- we have a lousy hot water heater and I want my husband to be with me, not in the kitchen heating water! My mother, mother-in-law, and other family can visit AFTER the baby is born.

I didn't get to personally celebrate Mother's Day yesterday. I asked my husband if I qualified this year and he said, "No, you're not a mother yet..." with a very confused look on is face. He really didn't mean to be an ass, he just simply doesn't "get it." He's really a very sweet man...

Last week was my birthday and he bought me a breast pump. It was truely the funniest (and BEST!!) gift I've ever received! Just picturing my husband shopping for a breast pump totally on his own is enough to send me into fits of laughter!

I was curious to see how it works, so I put it together and put it to my breast to see what the suction felt like. I can't tell you how surprised I was when only after one or two squeezes of the handle colostrum started to drip out! As I mentioned before, this is my first pregnancy so I was surprised to see it so early! I'm hoping that this is a good indicator that I'll have no trouble producing plenty of milk...

I also have my first appointment with my midwife's back-up OB tomorrow. He generally likes to see you once per trimester, but since I'm already in my second trimester I'll probably only see him twice. My husband and I have decided that even though we're going the low-tech homebirth route, we'd really like to know the baby's gender so I'm going to ask the OB about scheduling an ultrasound sometime soon! It'll be my one concession to a standard, medicalized birth. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we'll know whether we have an Ava or a Miles sometime in the next few weeks!

[krnflwr]

Glad to hear that everyone had such lovely mother's days. DH, DD and I got up really early and secretly planted flowers at the houses of my sister, godmother and a friend, who just had her 1st baby. It was fun to surprise them. My DD "decorated" the steps or sidewalk with sidewalk chalk and we had a blast.
Weight gain....hmmm. I worked really hard this past year to loose all the extra weight I gained, and was just starting to see my "goal" in the horizon when I became pregnant. I've been trying to not get too worried or worked up over my weight while I'm preg. I actually lost weight my first trimester (morn sick and still nursing), so at this point I think I'm up only 3 lbs overall. My face looks thinner, I think, but my belly is big and round. :)
I was pretty heavy when I became preg w/ Hannah but ate super well and exercised very regularly. Ended up at 9 months only weighing a few lbs more than where I started from, which always seemed weird to me. But we both were healthy. For some reason I seem to be able to loose weight while preg but gain weight while breastfeeding. How strange is that? So although I'm officially overweight, I'm feeling really good and loving my big belly. :love

[3bees~1flower]

hello! Mother's Day was good. we were up at my sister and her husband's on sat for his college grad. party and we stayed over night with them...went to church with them on Sun and then just hung out...we went out for lunch at Wendy's and then went to a big county park that has a HUGE lake and damn...the boys enjoyed that. then found a playground in the park and played frizbee, catch and ate munchies. then we had to head home about 3ish. it was a good day.

QOTW: i'm slightly nervous about the whole wt issue...i (stupidly, totally my own fault) started this preg 40 lbs heavier than my third which before that preg i had lost 40 when i had gotten preg. so, i'm a little concerned that i will end up at a wretched wt when all is said and done. i have not had the huge desire to eat junk, still eat it, but try to keep portions reasonable. i don't know, i just don't want to gain gobs, ya know...i'm trying, but it's still hard. i think i have gained 7-8 lbs and am 16 wks, 1 day.

on movement...yesterday, the bean must have worn him/herself out...i felt the most movement yesterday and today he/she is pretty quiet. this makes me nervous, i can't wait till there is constant movement, ya know?

have a good day!

[ameliabedelia]

I had a good Mother's Day as well. In the morning, we (DH, DD and I ) watched a video (Esther and the King) which DH had bought awhile ago, but we never got around to watching. Than we went to church, came home ate lunch, DD took a nap. After that, we all just lounged around on the couch talking and playing and called my mom. Later we went to a lake, and waded a little bit and walked along it. Came home, at dinner and that was it.

QOTW: I don't know how much weight I have gained. I am guessing about 5 pounds or so. I don't weight myself and I don't like to worry or think about my weight. In the past I have struggled with eating disorders, and although I am fully recovered now, I don't want to get into the whole weight issue. My midwife is cool with no weighing me, which I LOVE.

[mirthfulmum]

Had a wonderful Mother's day too. Alias was so into giving me my "surprise" that he dragged me out of bed at 7am. He was just heart achingly cute, so proud of himself as he carried a slightly too heavy pot of flowers to me :love. We went out for an early breakfast, then went out for lunch with my grandpa, uncle and aunt. The luncheon was covering three celebrations, my granpa's 91st birthday (which was on the 7th), Mother's day and DH's birthday (which was on Mother's day this year). And after all that socializing, we just went home, watched a movie while Alias took his nap and then it was time to focus on DH's birthday. So I made him one of his favourite meals while he and Alias chased each other around the house pretending to be monsters. It was so great to spend the day with my boys.

QOTW: When pregnant with Alias I gained 50 pounds. I lost it all and then some. Before Alias was concieved I was a size 10, at about 10 months post pardum I was a size 6. My weight loss secret? Nursing a child who refuses solid food until 13 months. This pregnancy I am not stressing about my weight. My midwife does not do a weigh in but there is a scale in the clininc's bathroom. I've weighed myself three times during this pregnancy and I have so far, at a little over 19 weeks, gained 10 pounds. It'll be interesting to see if I gain 50 ponds again with this pregnancy. With Alias, I was shocked by my weight gain. I ate really well, whole grains, organic produce, avioded fatty foods, drank lots of water, I even developed a dislike for sweets. And I didn't eat that much more than usual either. And still I just kept packing on the pounds. This time, I am definately more relaxed around the whole food issue. I kind of have the attitude that I eat what I can when I can. I try to make it healthy but frankly, a lot of the time I just don't have the energy. I just need something quick and easy.

[OakEmber]

Remember how we were talking movements and I said I was still at the not sure stage, but had been feeling things occasionally? Well now it been a few days (seems like a week but probably hasn't been that long) that I definately don't feel anything! Should I be worried...I am about 16.5 weeks, that's early enough for this to be normal right?

[Piglet68]

Amie...don't worry! I'm still "thinking" I feel movement, but honestly nothing definite.

With DD I first felt her when she gave my hand a big kick as it lay on my belly. I was about 19 or 20 weeks by then. I then realized that some of the "butterflies" I'd felt earlier were her. So you'd think this time around I'd know...but honestly I do get gassy alot and it's really hard to tell what is bubbles moving through my gut, and what is movement.

I would not stress about it yet at all!

[mirthfulmum]

I'm with Piglet. I don't think we're far enough along for us to be concerned with how often we feel movement. Our babes are still so little that, especially if we've had a busy day, we could go a long time without noticing any of the usual butterflies and swooshes. Even with this incredibly active baby will go a few days without alerting me to her/his prescence.

[Lucysmama]

Even with this incredibly active baby will go a few days without alerting me to her/his prescence.

:nod Me too!

[water]

I had a good Mother's Day, although my inlaws are here...

About the weight, with my son I gained 75 pounds, and lost 40 without doing anything, and then lost another 20 pretty easily by exercising and eating slightly less, so that left me 15 pounds over when I got pregnant this time. I figure I'll have to lose that 15 myself, so I'm just trying to stay under 40 pounds this time.

So anyway I have gained 11 pounds and I am 19 weeks. Not too shabby!

It's hard to simultaneously watch your weight and eat healthily etc etc. I had a really hard time actually going on a "diet" the last time, how can I call myself a feminist and yet still want to conform to some societal ideal of how I should look? (I was thin before, so its not like I needed to lose weight for health reasons or anything...)

I dunno, I still have a hard time with it, especially when my inlaws are around, since all of them have weird food obsessions, ranging from neuroses to full-blown eating disorders, including the men. I'm the only normal one here!!! Even at my "normal" weight, which is well within the recommended guidlines for women my height, I am still, by about 20 lbs or so the heaviest woman in my inlaws family. Very odd.

[krnflwr]

On the issue of the baby moving:
When I was pregnant with Hannah, I didn't definitely feel her move until I was almost 22 wks along. Even after the u/s and seeing her moving and waving and swimming around in there, I couldn't really feel definite movements. I sure was getting concerned. But once I felt her, I don't think she ever stopped! :)
This time, I have felt what I thought must be the baby a couple of times (fluttery butterfly feelings) but nothing regular. I've been having lots of gas and cramping and intestional distress issues :sick, so who knows for sure? I think the average time to start feeling the baby move is around 18-20 wks, so don't start to fret yet. Everything is hunky-dory! But I know how hard it is to be patient. Hang in there!
Piglet, any word yet from the amnio? I'm thinking about you guys! :thumb

[Piglet68]

WOO-HOO!!!!!! :banana :balloons

I just heard from the Geneticist - little baby boy's chromosomes are all the way they should be. No Down's....I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW RELIEVED I AM!!

I tell ya, I was quite calm all week until this morning. I've been having major butterflies all morning long. I am just SO, SO happy that this little fella is going to be fine!!!!

where's the tears of joy smiley? :love :love :love

PS - as a treat to myself, I am now going to place my first order for newborn fitted diapers!!!

[stanleymama]

Glad to hear you all had wonderful mamas day!! I unfortunately didn't. Saturday started off with my oldest coming down with the flu, then early Sun. morning my littlest one came down with it and then yesterday early morning ds#2 came down with it. I have been doing nothing but laundry and soothing sick little guys for the past 3 days and am feeling pretty worn out. Thankfully it is starting to pass today. I hate it when they get sick and they rarely do. Dh had to work as well--but he did get me a card. And in two weeks just he and I are going to Ireland for about 2 weeks--so I have no complaints.

QOTW: I am pretty content with my weight gain. I have always gained around 35 lbs. with each pg and lost it all after each little guy was born. I think so far I am up to 5-7 lbs. weight gain and am just starting to pop out, which is pretty normal for me. So above all I am happy, though I do worry at times about gaining too much. But the boys keep me pretty active that don't have time to think on it.

Well I am being paged. Have a great week!

[blessed2bamommie]

:wave hey yall! I figure after lurkin I'd post now. :LOL

Well, first Praise God, Piglet. I was believing Him that everything would be fine! I *know to have the confirmation, you're relieved. So! There's a perfect example of the stress and AFP can cause! :rolleyes: Now, I can't remember, low levels is something and high is something else but it can also be more than one baby, is it high :confused: and low could be younger gestational age? So, *why did your AFP show those results? Any answers? I guess at this point you don't care! :hug I'm sure we all wanna know! :LOL

Weeeeeeeeell....for anyone that still cares, the perinatal coordinator called first thing this am. I told her I was upset and angry after the appt, that I was looking forward to. She asked what happened and she agreed it was awkward and uncomfortable at best, and she even mentioned that she was being hard on me, which surprised me, because I thought she'd probably take a neutral stance. She wanted to inform me about the day the mw would be on call 12p-8a on Wednesdays, as an attending for the delivering residents, and she said said we'd switch her out off my team and she had two suggestions, a man and a woman. I took the woman to continue to have two on my team. This doc has been on call 24hrs, several days a week and she hit a wall---underststandable, and has been on sabatical from delivery. She thinks that she's ready to return in June; but, no guarantees. I took her and they switched me out for an appt Friday from the Monday appt I had orignally had with the MW. She also put me in the second prenatal groups they have, which is *not led by the MW. She also said she would speak to her and that I wouldn't have to have any further communication with her. I told her that I didn't want to return her call until I heard from you. She validated me, just as yall, that I need to feel comfortable and have trust in my provider, and if I didn't then I needed a change. Soooooooo...same practice, new attending. (They have a team of three OB residents and 1 attending) I look forward to a *better experience on Friday. :D

I was sittin on the pot this am, and I *know that had to be little Aaron kickin me! He probably said get me outta here! :LOL Hey, *much better than bein locked up! :shake

My brother called me and told me he's on his way! :banana I'm *so excited! I haven't seen him in two years! His son lives here. I hope I can see him too! There's been some estrangement there, which started with *our daddy being in the military and absentee when they were kids, (I'm the next to youngest), and consequently him with *his son. I haven't seen my nephew since he was small and he's been through so much this past year with his wife dying in seems like a bouched military c/s and his son being disfigured, that I was apprehensive in tracking him down.


QOTW: Well, last appt, it was 7 lbs. I wasn't prepared for the extra 4; but, I feel good, that's not bad. I'm working out to keep things in check, although, I'm as Peggy says in her new book, declaring all food bans null and void! :LOL I'm starting to come back to my senses tho. The nurse said its the nature of first tri. Hmmmm yet I'm 18 wks...:blush Sometimes I can't fight it like yesterdays sausage egg mcmuffin. It was after a 45 minute cycle class tho. :innocent: I remember reading that it will pick up this trimester. We'll see what the scale says Friday. I was almost tempted to say no weigh ins, yet, I'm curious. If I find myself getting down, I may have to. I look beautiful pg and I don't want to shatter that image again. (others have said so too :blush) Apparently, according to one of the mothers of the church, I've got the glow. :blush

OK, :blah I guess my posts have averaged 1/wk, so.....:wave :bolt

eta: MD: quick version: dh gave me a diamond teardrop pendant in memory of Jordan. I kinda wished for that last year; yet it was beautiful and I didn't cry. Jordan is fine with his heavenly Father and we are getting ready to welcome his brother? :fingersx: We had church and then dinner with ils. Niece was excited aboutthe baby and so was mil. She was pleasant and well behaved. She asked about our theme. :LOL I kept cosleeping under wraps. I thought about yall when she asked. :shake She wants to take me shopping!!!! :bouncy Or, give me the money. She's trying, so I said let's go. Oh, she asked about who we wanted at the birth. Dh was backpeddling some that night. :rolleyes: I told her probably me and dh. The whole privacy thing, we ain't like that to be seein my tail. She said its not like that. I think she mentioned mama and I said she'd abide by my decision. (That shut her up :LOL) It was good, even dinner, which I didn't want to do. I was very happy that day-- a huge change from last year! OK! :bolt

[Jillerina]

I'm just heading to catch a quick nap with Clara but had to post about your wonderful news Piglet! I couldn't be happier!

I'll properly update later - had my ultrasound yesterday, my baby does not like the camera so to speak but is perfect in every way!

[Soogie]

Yay Piglet!!!! :) I'm so relieved to hear your son is perfectly fine.

-Susan

[3bees~1flower]

AWESOME news, Piglet!! :thumb :snap :clap

[ameliabedelia]

Yay!! Piglet, that is awesome. I knew everything was fine!!

Letia, I am glad you are getting everything straighted out with the practice. Did you have an ultrasound? Do you KNOW it's a boy, or do you just think. (The reason I ask, is because I refer to this baby as HE all the time or even by Isaac, even thought I don't KNOW it's a boy) Sometimes I feel kinda silly doing that.

[blessed2bamommie]

no u/s nor doppler. I feel pretty confident. So far I'm 2-3. I'd be :blush if I got my own wrong! I've prayed for a son and so has another woman my church, unbeknowst to me until I told her, and I feel pretty confident in my belief. Now, then you have my big sister who went to have Bryant and then when she had a girl saw Ashley and Nikki fighting on Y&R and my nieces name is Ashley Nicole. :shake And my little sister, who I teased as Eddie Jr. because mama thought she was a boy. :LOL I feel confident tho. In case I get my boy the second time around, or *with a girl, (we have lots of twins), then I stay gender neutral. I sometimes feel silly; but, mother's intuition is strong! :D

My brother is headed toward Raleigh! I gotta finish cleanin up! :bolt

[Piglet68]

Thanks for the congrats everybody. I feel as though I can reconnect now, y'know? I found myself disconnecting a bit from this pregnancy, in fear of the worst. I don't know why my AFP results came back the way they did: probably just the nature of the screen. I will say this though: I'm not regretting having it done. This has been a very challenging week, but it has also been good in many ways. It has brought DH and I even closer together, and shown us that we can weather tough times with love and respect intact. It also caused us to do lots of talking about our deep-down feelings, our own inner sense of morals and ethics, etc (we're not religious, so our hearts are our guides). While this morning I will admit to being quite stressed, most of the week I was fairly okay - it feels good to make decisions about things. I think I would rather have faced this challenge now, then at the time of birth. This will probably be our last baby, but if I get PG again, I would do the test again. It is also immensely reassuring to have the results of the amnio, which screens not only for Down's, but other chromosomal abnormalities and any genetic illnesses which may run in the family. I can see why for some people, skipping the test would be a better option. But despite all I've been through this week, I'm glad we did it.

Now, we can dispense with this morbid conversation and get back to the FUN of pregnancy talk!!

wannab: I'm glad things seem to have straightened out with your midwife practice. I know you were getting frustrated with all the issues you were encountering.

[flitters]

HOORAY!!!!!

so much good news here today!!! yay everybody!!!

it's nice hearing about all the wonderful mother's days too! we spent the weekend with dh's brother, SIL and their 28 month old daughter. it was so fun and our niece is such a wonderful little girl! we didn't do anything particular but i got a couple calls from good friends wishing me a happy mother's day which was sweet.

so my experiences with feeling the baby's movement have been interesting. about a week and a half ago i'm pretty positive i felt the baby, but it's my first and i'm just over 15 weeks so i certainly am not worried about not feeling anything since. but this weekend on two occassions, i think i felt something... the weird thing is, i felt it through my tummy with my hand! i could hardly feel it inside, but my hand felt as if something was tapping or moving in me. it tapped a couple times and then there was one rubbing sensation. is that strange to feel it on the outside like that?

also, i'm sure you were all on the edge of your seats awaiting this announcement, but i'm very happy that my sex drive finally seems to be coming back! hooray!


QOTW: i feel great about my pregnant body. i used to have some eating disorder / body image issues and i'd say for the last 5 years i've been completely healthy in that regard. i've been physically healthy longer but it took quite a while to actually get to where i also had a completely healthy attitude towards food. anyway, it feels so good to be happy with my body at such an important time. i'm eating and exercising very well and it feels great. i don't seem to have gained any weight yet, but changes are definitely visible. i have lost muscle since my workouts are more gentle now and redistributed weight to my tummy. i'm very excited that my favorite jeans are finally getting a little tight in the waist so today or tomorrow i'm going to go find some maternity pants! we've been taking weekly pictures of me in a bikini and i'm so excited to finally be able to see tummy growth! yay growing baby!

[mirthfulmum]

Horray Piglet!!!! :twothumbs :banana :banana :banana :twothumbs

I am thrilled for you and your family!

[Lucysmama]

YAY Piglet!!!! Congrats on your healthy son! :banana :banana :banana :banana

[OakEmber]

Awesome news Piglet :exclaim

[AnnR33]

I'm so happy everything is OK Piglet!

We made it back from out weekend trip to Seattle and LOVED it!! :) We are definitely moving but not sure exactly when, depends on the how fast our house sells, etc. I rather it be quick so we can buy a new house quickly, get everything settled, and get the kids ready for school in the fall. I'm guessing mid July but who knows!

Feeling the baby move quite a bit now-I'm 15 wks. I'm really surprised I felt it so early but it's very obvious and about 2-3 a day so far. Had a few pretty big kicks/pushes that really caught me off guard too!

Weight-what a nasty thing to worry about!LOL I'm fairly small-125-130lbs but gained 55lbs with my last 2 so was HUGE and it took well over a year to get rid of it. I'm trying to eat better but the nausea is still hanging around and needs carbs/protein to help settle it-fruits/veggies just don't help :( I'm fearful of how high I'll be at my next appt...My dr is great and has never said anything about it-just that it must be what my body needs-umm-not quite that much but so be it!

Take care all!
Ann

[kraftykathy]

Piglet, I'm so glad to hear the good news! A healthy boy, that's wonderful!

We didn't do too much for mother's day. My husband got me some belly butter and the promise of many belly rubs in the near future. So nice! The kids made me all kinds of crafts and pictures which they showed me after they let me sleep in until 10 am.

I'm trying not to check my weight since it stresses me out a bit. I think I've probably gained 10 pounds since I was eating a bit more than usual during the weeks when I still felt nausea. Now I'm back to eating my normal diet and I'm not yet at that ravenous stage so I don't think I've gained much the past few weeks.

I went and bought a maternity bathing suit today as well as a couple of tee shirts and some capri pants. I really shouldn't have spent the money but I don't have too many clothes that I can fit into anymore! Also I got a nice package in the mail. A friend sent me some clothes I had lent her years back, including some maternity pants and denim shorty mat overalls, so I'm set for awhile now! Oh, and I also have some fabric I bought last year for making myself a nice patchwork dress!

I'm at 20 weeks now! Halfway there! Belly is growing like crazy and I'm finally feeling some good kicks. I've been feeling some occasional little movements since 16 weeks, but now it's more definate and almost everyday. My second child was way more active because I remember having very definate kicks at 16 weeks with him! He is a very high energy kid too, so it makes sense that he was active before his birth, lol! Maybe this one will be a bit more mellow? Or is that just wishful thinking, lol!?!

Have a great week everyone!

Kathy

[3bees~1flower]

Kathy -- i'm thinking the same thing....either this baby is a petite little girl or just a much more mellow babe than his/her brothers b/c with the other three i was feeling definite regular movement at 16 weeks...i am now 16 wks 3 days and just feel baby once a day or every other day. i say petite b/c ds's 2 & 3 were both over 10 lbs so i'm thinking that's why i felt them so much earlier and distinctly. another thought i had was that i have a very anterior placenta that is blocking most of the movement from me feeling it all the time. :shrug
anyway, i'm really trying to not stress about it...i have my 2nd prenatal appt on Fri....can't wait to hear the little :heartbeat again!! i haven't worked or anything at the hospital for awhile so haven't had the opportunity to listen at my leisure.

[Piglet68]

Hey everyone! I'm still not convinced I'm feeling the baby. Too much gurgling and stuff goes on in my gut for me to be sure. I felt DD when I was about 19 weeks, and I'm almost 18 weeks now, so should be soon.

My mother is here!! She arrived last night and I was so happy to see her. Especially with this whole test thing we are finally free to really revel in the pregnancy. She brought me a pair of summer maternity pants - probably not something I would have picked out, but I'm just so happy to have more than two pairs of pants to wear, lol.

I MADE MY FIRST BABY PURCHASE YESTERDAY! :banana
I ordered six newborn fitted diapers from Nanipoos and 4 Bitty Buns (and a cover). I can't wait to get my first fluffy mail. I never had newborn diapers for DD so this will be so much fun!!

And, with mother here, we are going to SHOP. I swear I haven't been in a mall in months - too broke. But mother will love to spend money on me and her first grandson, and this time I am NOT going to feel any guilt about it!! :D

[flitters]

hi everyone!

yesterday i was sitting at my desk at work with my hand on my tummy and i definitely felt three bloopy kicky feelings from the baby. i could feel them inside and outside. i have felt a couple little things before which i think were the baby but this one was the coolest. i'll be 16 weeks on saturday and i'm really looking forward to feeling more!

i tried to go shopping yesterday at old navy because my jeans were finally getting a bit tight. well, it was completely unsuccessful. they didn't have anything close to my size and it was obvious that i'm not big enough yet to really fill up any sort of elastic tummy. i hope they get more in stock for when i really take on the pregnant shape or maybe i'll try target since there is one near where i work. luckily, it turns out that dh's jeans now fit me very comfortably so they should probably work for another few weeks.


AND i'm still really undecided about the ultrasound. if we have it done it would be in about 3 weeks when my mom comes to visit so i should decide soon. it's funny that of all the decisions regarding prenancy and having a baby, that this one should be the hardest so far. honestly i don't think it's that big a deal either way but i just got stuck thinking in circles and dh doesn't have a real preference so i can't seem to make up my mind.

[stanleymama]

Piglet congrats on your happy news!!! What a relief-ay! Oh and have fun shopping with your mom!

Well I had my second appt today and got to hear babys heartbeat again--I love that sound!!! I can feel the baby really well now. In fact it is moving right now. My u/s is being scheduled and I will be hearing back soon as to what date. My boys are finally over the flu--oh I am so happy!!!!!

Anyways a cool thing happened today at my appt that I thought you mamas would like. I saw my nurse practitioner today and she had a np student working with her. The student and I got chatting (she just had her first baby) and we came around to using cloth diapers. I shared with her that I run my own little cd business and she asked me which diapers do I sell. I told her and finished with saying fuzzi Bunz. She exclaims "I LOVE FUZZI BUNZ!!!!" She then asked for my business card and said that she was getting ready to buy the next size up for her little girl. HOW COOL!!!! I definitely wasn't expecting that. Anyways--just had to share!

[flitters]

teeheehee... i just treated myself to a present. on a whim i bought a fetoscope (less than $30 including shipping)! i'm not concerned about hearing the heartbeat, i just think it will be fun to hear the sounds of the babe inside. and the sounds of our dogs. and of my dh. :D

[blessed2bamommie]

:bigeyes: share! share! where!!!!

here's my purchase of the day :D
http://www.jordynbitton.com/gallery/ds/IMG_0832

[flitters]

oh! sorry, duh, didn't think to give the link!

http://www.allheart.com/om13fetal.html

wannabe, your babe is going to have the cutest butt!
i think next week i'll buy my first round of dipes.

[blessed2bamommie]

cool :thumb Yeah....:love I'm feelin real good about my growing stash. I haven't gotten but a few pieces though, and am a bit anxious about having it done before the baby is born. I'm going with fitteds exclusively. And if we are *really having twins....I thought about that as one of the ministers remarked at my size and that she thinks I'm having twins. That's a lot of dipes! :yikes:

[stanleymama]

Letia super cute diaper!! BTW--I think it is awesome that you are praying Hannah's prayer. I prayed that same prayer a little over a year ago, and then we had Samuel. God knows your heart and hears every prayer you utter before you even speak it. I wish you the best during this time!

[Jillerina]

Hi Ladies - I've been feeling mighty uncomfortable today. Lots of pains in my belly. I have no idea what it is from, maybe really bad gas pains, maybe Braxton Hicks. How do you know the difference?
I was never aware of having BH contractions during my last pg so I have no idea what they feel like. What is bothering me the most is the location of the pains - it seems to be from the top of my uterus (which makes me think it is not gas afterall). The pain is fairly constant and dull with spikes from time to time. It is also very uncomfortable to have any pressure on my belly at all. Everytime Clara presses into me I flinch, it really hurts!
Any ideas what is going on? If it continues I guess I'll call my OB but he is never too helpful with vague symptoms. He just asks, "does it feel like contractions?"

Laurel

[krnflwr]

Laurel, I know what you mean. I've been having similar pains for the past week. I don't remember feeling this uncomfortable or having any contractions this early when I was preg w/ Hannah, but then I'm not sure if I would have known the difference then.
When I discussed this with my OB and the nurse, neither seemed concerned at all, unless there's some discharge or blood involved. Basically told me it was growing pains, and if I got really worried I could go to the hospital for monitoring. I'm not that worried, personally, just uncomfortable. I'm hoping my tummy muscles and ligaments will adjust soon, and until then I'm trying some gentle stretches and yoga. And trying to keep Hannah from climbing on my belly. Hope your pains ease soon!

[Jillerina]

Thank you Karin - this is just what I wanted to hear. I'm also not particulaly concerned but I guess I'm afraid to ignore pain since last time I did that I ended up with a ruptured and gangenous appendix!

[krnflwr]

Just keep an eye on yourself and trust your intuition. If you have a fever or any bleeding/discharge, or contractions (rythmic pains) that continue for more than 10 min (and don't abate when you lay down, drink a glass of water, put your feet up, etc.) then call the doc or go to the hosp right away.
Last time the pains were really intense for me, it ended up that it was all about how constipated I was. I was having contractions and cramping, but it was relieved by a long trip to the bathroom. So that's my magic cure of the week! :thumb

[ameliabedelia]

Ooo, I am so jealous of all you mamas stocking up on maternity clothes and diapers and baby clothes. I seem to know TONS of people, all who want to unload their maternity clothes, baby clothes, diapers on me. Not that I mind or anything. I LOVE free stuff, even if it is used :thumb Plus, we need to save our money, so I really shouldn't be buying it anyway, if I don't have to. But, I think I will buy a few, little, tiny things for fun once DH gets paid for his extra chess teaching.

[Piglet68]

Jillerina: your stomach gets pushed upwards as your uterus grows, and your intestines start to get squished. I'm betting your pains are more stomach related, than womb-related. Do as krnflwr says: keep an eye on your temp..

Letia: girl, where DO you find these diapers?? what a deal on those covers! and $8 for a n/b AIO? wow!! awesome finds!

flitters: had to LOL at the image of you running around the house "listening" to all the critters! :D

[blessed2bamommie]

:wave I just came from the *best prenatal appoinment I *ever had! :D I :love my new doctor! Yes! I said *doctor! There was only one mw in the practice; but, this practice is more like a midwifery model and the back up for the local bc. She was *wonderful!!!! Dh says the perinatal coordinator probably said be extra nice, :LOL. I *saw on my chart (once they retrieved it again :rolleyes: ) up *top "prefers fetoscope." She told me it would be a while, asked if I knew what it looked like. I said dh didn't, and she showed him and explained it and she said we'd try it today. She asked me what else I would not like, and I told her no internal, she said fine. No u/s. She said fine. She usually has the opposite problem with women wanting multiple u/s. She said everything is optional. I said practioners would beg to differ with her. She looked over my medical history and I discussed diabetes. She mentioned *options! The GTT, I said no. She said well, we can just draw blood randomly with a finger prick. I said can we do my arm (ouch!). She looked at it and said yeah! She said her partner has patients eat pancakes. :thumb She looked at my belly and I'm right on track. She tried the fetoscope in *several places and nothing. She said next time. She asked dh what he felt; because he was quiet! She also said that we didn't have all this tech 100 years ago. She basically told him that there's nothing to be done. bp and checking growth. I mean this is a *normal pregnancy! Its just hard probably for the poor guy to fathom with all these mainstreamers he's surrounded with. She was out of delivery rotation; but, she'll be back at the end of the summer! I *like her!!!! :thumb I *clicked with her! I *trust her! I was sooooooooo happy when I left! The baby is fine! Even if I *didn't hear the hb. You can't grow if ur dead! I felt *so reassured! I gained only 1lb! :D *Nothing about weight this time! Now, I need to call the peri coordinator and tell her *thank you! I have the *perfect doctor! She's just *so laid back and :love :love :love!!!!!! :banana FINALLY!!!!

:wave Kim! Do u like that or Kimberly? My little sister is Kim. I call her K though. God has surely answered that prayer, as yes, He answers all of them and knows our hearts and our thoughts before we even think them. And because of His omniscence, He answers according to whats best for us. \o/ I'm praising God today because I prayed for this visit and this provider and god has answered my prayer! Thanks! :hug I pray you have a healthy and happy pregnancy!

Laurel, I pray that that pain will go away and that all is well.

Karin, that was *some constipation! :yikes: I've been there though. :(

Pig! That's the tp! :LOL I only got the soaker though. It was so cute and too much of a steal to pass up! Its jmuch's sale.

OK! I think that's all for me! I'm so thankful for today! :D

[stanleymama]

Letia---so glad your vist went so well today!!! One last thing to not have to worry about now!!!

I don't mind either Kimberly or Kim. Kim is more personal and my close friends usually have a nickname for me. I just put Kimberly in my sig because I am still pretty new here and don't many of you. But please feel free to call me Kim or whatever feels natural:)

[3bees~1flower]

:wave hello! i had my second appt today. i'm 16 wks 5 days...but as per usual when pregnant am measuring 2 wks ahead...my fundus was 18.5 cm...the :heartbeat was strong at 160's...the only thing that wasn't good was that my BP was 146(or 8)/89....he wasn't too impressed with that, especially with my history of pre-e with my first pregnancy...by the time i left though it was 130/84...i told him it was cuase i was feeling anxious the last few days. so consequesntly he wants to see back in 2 weeks...he's very cautious when it comes to my BP. i will be taking it daily at home just to prove to him that it was only high in the office :LOL...i have white coat syndrome pretty bad (bp goes up when at the dr.'s office). i also had a UTI which he put me on antibiotics for.

Letia, glad you were pleased with your dr!

[blessed2bamommie]

Thanks, Kim! :D My sister prefers Kim, except for me; but, I just didn't wanna call u what u didn't like. I guess the whole sensitivity about names since mine...well, folks can't prononounce it! :shake

I'm *so thankful! \o/ The perinatal coordinator just called! She was following up! I was gonna call her and thank her for the switch! She said she *did say be nice, :LOL and that she told her what I wanted and didn't. But, she's a great person anyway. GUESS WHAT!!!!!! UNC :rolleyes: doesn't have birthing tubs! This NEW OVERPRICED AND PAST SCHEDULE WOMENS HOSPITAL! :splat BUT! I *can rent one and bring it in!!!! :banana And since I have a *team, any of which can be on call; but, its a group of only 4 who are with me then entire time, if I should ask them all about it. She said they just wrote a protocol and she was one of those who wrote it and if they had any questions to ask her.

PRAISE GOD! I've found the *perfect practice for my *perfect birth! THANK YOU LORD! I'm *so stoked!!!! :bouncy

[Lucysmama]

YAY Letia!!!! :balloons :banana :belly :baby

I am so happy for you that you found a doctor to fit your needs....just goes to show ya...I had a terrible CNM practice, and you have a great OB. Sometimes, life is surprising.

I'm seeing my DEM in a week, and we are going to try for the fetoscope. I will be just about 20 weeks, so I hope I can hear the baby. I do have a bit of extra padding around my tummy, though....so maybe not. ;)

Anyone else feeling big and hot ALREADY? Ugh. How am I going to make it through the summer?

[Court]

I was in so much pain yesterday cause it was my birthday so I ate and ate even though I knew I didn't have room. But, man it was good. I'm just now recovered. Dh felt the baby kick a week or so ago, after I was complaining that he would never feel it. :) I have felt kicking a lot earlier w/ this pregnancy. It really makes me so happy. It's the best feeling in the world.

I'm really glad to hear all the good news around here lately! Hey, does anyone know what the difference between a stethoscope and a fetoscope is? Just curious, cause I've got a stethoscope - but ofcourse can't hear anything w/ it.

QOTW - I think I've gained 5-6 pounds so far. I weighed a bit less this time around than at the beginning of my 1st preg. So, I'm pretty happy about that. Well, not much else to say I guess, take care everyone!
:love

[momadance]

uh oh!~ Is the HUNGER upon anyone else yet?! I have been insatiable lately! We just got home from dinner, I ate a HUGE salad with olives, roasted red peppers, scallops and shrimp. I mean it was HUGE. Then I had like 3 pieces of bread dipped in olive oil and a couple bites of spag. Now we've been home for about 15 minutes and I'm ready to crack open the watermelon! What's the deal? I'll eat whenever I'm hungry because I do some pretty labor intensive workouts 5 days a week, but I didn't expect to be able to take down so much!

From what I understand, you eat more for the baby, and then if you continue with weights, and aerobics you eat even more?

I guess it makes sense, and I'm ok not to deprive myself, I just need to let go right?

I mean I know my workouts are awesome, so beyond that, if I need to eat ALOT go ahead and make good choices?

Does that sound right to you mama's?

Honestly, I'm not usually so obsessive, I'm just so surprised at what I can put down! :innocent

[Jillerina]

YES Lucysmama! Today was the first really hot day and I'm already feeling concern about getting through the Summer. In fact this evening DH and I are talking air conditioners. He's getting a bonus at work and thinks we should get a portable one for the apartment otherwise I might roast the baby! Thank goodness the closest park has a water sprinkler going all Summer long, I think Clara and I will spend our days there.

[OakEmber]

Letia, that's awesome! It's such a relief to have found someone you trust!

Wow, the week really flys when we post this way don't you find?!!

:OT
My word of advice for the week: avoid waxing while pregnant :eek
I had taken a break from it because your skin is more sensitive and I heard that it hurt more while pregnant but then with all the nice weather we are having I decide to get my armpits done....it's not just that it was more uncomfortable but all last night I couldn't touch my armpits :tiptoe They are still a bit sore now and I guess I will be back to shaving for the rest of the summer!

[mirthfulmum]

Yuck! I've been out with the stomach flu for the past couple of days. And let me tell you, pregnancy and stomach flu do not mix. I haven't felt that bad in a very long time. I couldn't even get out of bed (unless it was to race to the toilet) without getting dizzy. I tried to keep hydrated but when you can't even keep down water it's pretty hard. I am feeling much better today, and have chugging Gatorade (as advized by a nurse friend of mine) like nobody's business, and was actually able to eat solid food for dinner. Who knew eating half a baked potato could be such a triumph.

It's so great to hear about people buying their baby goodies. Not doing the cloth diaper shop though, we do diaper service, but it does sound like a lot of fun scouring the web looking for those cute little diapers. You gals make it sound like a treasure hunt. I still haven't begun my baby shopping. We need to pull Alias' baby stuff out of storage so that I can see what we have and what we need to buy first.

Alias did the cutest thing the other day. He was having some crackers when he decided that the baby wanted some cracker too. He turned to me and said "baby cracker?", lifted up my shirt and put a cracker on my belly. He then proceeded to make chewing noises for the baby. He did this for two whole crackers. He'd take a bite, then he'd offer the baby a bite. It was the sweetest thing. It was the first time that I actually thought that Alias is starting to get it. He's starting to realize that there's a baby comming. :love He is going to be such a fantastic big brother. I can't wait.

[mirthfulmum]

Amie - thanks for the tip re. waxing. I as actually going to have my legs waxed this weekend. Maybe I'll rethink that.

[krnflwr]

Yes, I have noticed that I am both very hot and very hungry, although not at the same time. :)
When I was pregnant with Hannah, I was so sick for so long I never really got the "eating for two" munchies. This time I feel like I'm eating for three...me, baby cookie, nursing hannah.
It's been a rainy spring here and I'm already uncomfortable with the moderate temps (70s). I'm dreading the hot and humid summer coming up. Hoping to spend a lot of time in my sister's pool.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[True Blue]

Well...I waxed my whole last pregnancy and this one. It's well worth the pain!!! I really don't find I'm any more sore. I remember being a little more prone to bleeding around the bikini line but that's it really. Shaving is horrid for me on my thighs and bikini line so I just can't do it. I get wicked rashes and people think I have strange diseases ROFL. I just waxed a few weeks ago actually. No problems. Once my belly gets bigger, I'll get to go get it professionally done. :)

COngrats on the healthy boy Piglet!!!

I'm always hungry, but to address the QOTW I've gained about 11lbs, not too bad if you ask me for 16 weeks. I gained 37 or so with DS and it was all gone plus some shortly after, and it looks like I'm about on target for that again.

The stomach pains described earlier could very well be like memtioned, your intestines pushed up high. I get wicked gas pains high in my belly now.

Feeling baby about once a day now, slowly getting stronger...can't wait to really feel those somersaults......

[True Blue]

Just wanted to add an inspiring story for the week:

DH's cousin just gave birth to their second child yesterday morning, at home. She proves we can do anything!!! Her son was 23 inches long, and over 12lbs!!! (no exact weight, the midwife brought a 12-lb scale and he was a bit too heavy for it...) If that doesn't help give faith in your body....I don't know what will!! :love



Oooh one more thing. So Ella is just becoming too much. :( What do you think of Lillian Nora for a girl???

[mirthfulmum]

Woohoos to your DH's cousin and her family. What a great story to read.

[momadance]

Well, I like Lillian as it's our choice if we have a girly girl ;)
Good for Dh's cuz!


As far as being hot goes, it's been in the high 80's with suffocating humidity, but I haven't been to uncomfortable yet. We don't run the air, so were pretty acclamated..

[OakEmber]

The waxing thing...maybe it is because I had shaved again and let it get so it was like my first time waxing, I dunno! All I know is that I still have red marks from it and am afraid to wear deoderant incase it bothers it. It was the same person who did it the other times I waxed (about 3 times) so I don't think there was anything different about it this time! The other times I had no problems, not really any pain during (the first time being the worst) and definately no discomfort afterwars like this!