June 27-July 3 thread

[msrog]

Hi, it's my first time starting a thread on here, I think...

Chrissy, sorry about the house. =O(

Anna, your trip home sounds wonderful. And I'll bet you and Jerome will really enjoy fixing up a nice old farmhouse...

Sara, your place seems to be coming along nicely! I am your opposite... I have boxes EVERYWHERE, and we've been here 5 years!

Anna, I brought my garage-sale sewing machine down to Florida this past week when I visited my mom, and thought of you... We pulled it out Wednesday night and she and my oldest sister tinkered into the evening until they figured out how to thread and work the old beast. To my excitement, it's in perfect condition! Then they showed me how to work the thing. I made some practice lines on some fabric, and am looking forward to trying to make something now. I must be the most clueless homemaker in existence! haha...

I've been on the computer now for HOURS today... Matt bought Nicolas a Risk board game Friday night, and they started a game this afternoon. I think it's now been four hours straight they've been playing... (It's pretty nice having such a clever, advanced little boy, hee hee. It's a game for ages 10 and up and my 5 year old is kicking daddy's butt! he's helping him some, of course....) A friend at the lake yesterday overheard Nicolas reading a book by himself and commented to dh how impressed she was by his skill. (Proud mama puffs up her chest)

OK, babies are hungry and so am I! I'll probably write again Tuesday, after my two doctor appts.

[JenInMpls]

Just wanted to say - Julia, I posted a reply to your question about Waldorf dolls on last week's thread.

I get to go home in 6 days!!!

Not that i don't love it here.

But I want to be home!

xo, j

[hjohnson]

Hi all! I am just popping in for the evening. Christopher is asleep and DH is playing a driving game on the computer. Ahh almost quiet except for the hum of the car. Hope everyone is doing well. Tomorrow is the first of my every 2 weeks visits.

[sistermama]

Moved to this weeks thread. I always post in the wrong place on Mondays!

[banana girl]

good morning ladies!

It was nice to hear from so many of you over the weekend! I really have to get internet access at home!!!! Every monday I find myself trying to get caught up on posts while trying not to get "caught" playing online! We actually have alot to do on Monday morning's as Saturday's mail is waiting for us on Monday... oh well!

Had a lovely weekend chilling out at home.
On Saturday I sewed diapers.... yes i did indeed sew my own fitted diapers! Boy are they CUTE!!! I can't quite claim they are AIO's because there is no officially "waterproof" layer in them, however they are pretty awesome! I haven't added any closures to them yet... snaps, velcro etc so they are currently reversable. I found alot of great info online and mostly used old clothes and old beat up prefolds as my soaker layers. I used some of my smaller peices of quilting fabric for pretty covers. I did buy some nice flannel and fleece but am waiting to use that untill after i have the techniques down better.
After the online diaper pattern fell through... I ended up buying a pattern at JoAnn fabrics, which was for various baby clothes that included a diaper cover. I wanted a shape to work from rather than just tracing around a premade diaper. The pattern came with 5 sizes! And it was on sale for 99 cents! what a deal!

On sunday we went back to JoAnn fabrics to pick out fabric for a quilt we are intending to make and give as a wedding gift to his brother. Jerome and I had so much fun picking out quilting fabric. (Yes, he sews too!) We went home and worked on the quilt for a few hours... ordered pizza delivery and put in a movie in the back ground. We work really well together, he presses and cuts the fabric, while I sew at the machine. We get alot done that way and tend to keep up with each other pretty well.

While we were working on the quilt last night his dad and stepmom called to offer to throw us a Baby Shower! Hooray! We are planning it for the end of July in Eau Claire! I really have to get organized with registering now! And they want names and addresses ASAP! yikes! lots to do... but We'll get free baby stuff out of it! not that we need that much, but there are some big purchases we haven't made yet, like a carseat or a breast pump or a dressing table. How much success have you guys had with registering online? I don't really want a bunch of Target crap. But hey, whatever works, right!

O.K. gotta run boss will be back soon and i got stuff to do.
Anna Banana

[banana girl]

O.K. I must admit I'm not sure I like having a weekly thread. I agree the monthly thread was getting WAY to long, but I always scroll down to the Topic Review area below my current post to see what everyone was talking about. So early in the week I have really hard time replying to any comments made over the weekend.
Maybe we should consider a two week thread instead???

Just a thought
Anna Banana

[sistermama]

Chrissy - I forgot to tell you how gorgeous that wool soaker is. I'm a prefold and bummis kind of cheap diapering mama, but wool covers are my weakness. Baby butts just feel so nice and smoooshy in them!

Anna - what a great deal! No cutting and pressing? Sign me up! Sounds like a fun weekend. Now that I'm moved and don't have my mom to hang out with at night, I'm going to have to get some more crafty stuff to do. I'm BORED by myself at night once Jack gets to sleep.

[Tree Swallow]

I didn't know about the topic review option, so it's not been a problem for me. I just sort of try to remember what's going on.

My project for the weekend was trying to buy a pillow for my poor bottom. By last Friday, a week at my mostly desk job had taken its toll. There is a Butt Pillow™ available on the internet but it's pretty expensive. So I went to Walgreens and the like thinking it would be a simple matter to pick one up. Ha. The only one I saw that would be acceptable looked exactly like a toilet seat. Not something I want plunked down in my office chair for all the world to view, and speculate upon. Ugh. Then we looked for a small pillow case. No dice. You seamstresses are probably laughing at me, but depsite the fact that I actually OWN a sewing machine (uh, thanks Mom, I guess :eyesroll ) I can't sew. I can't even thread the thing. So, sewing a simple thing as a pillowcase is out. Lame, I know. Maybe I'll just cover it with a towel.

But I did buy a sitz bath. I sort of hated to do it, since I'll be getting one with my hospital stay, but heck it was only 12 bucks.

I haven't fallen off my flip-flops yet, but I don't laugh and point; it could easily happen to me. I'm pretty ungainly. I think sex is soon going to be out of the question. It's getting to be a huge chore getting into any kind of position. Daggone! :bag:

Savannah, only one of your pictures would load for me, but you look swell. (Get it? Swell?) I'm right there with you, still. Will you ever pass me up? I feel so huge! Chrissy my swimsuit is so dorky, but there's no way I'm showing my belly in public. So it's a big ole skirt for me. I think it's soon going to be too short. I sort of forgot when I bought it that I have to buy long-torso swim suits normally, and even though this thing expands, it's already starting to inch up my behind. Well, maybe in a month I won't have the energy to put it on, let alone go near a pool.

On the craving front, I can't get enough FRUIT!! Mmmmmmmmm fresh raspberries! Blueberries! Kiwi! Bananas! Anything. I'm afraid my consumption made things a little too, um, busy in the bathroom, but hopefully my body will adjust because I can't get enough of FRUIT!

Last night all DH's fetus dreams came true. Little wild boy was just kicking me for all his was worth, right at the top of the fundus, and he didn't stop for anything as inconvenient as daddy's hand. So we had a good 5-10 minutes of constant pounding before the show was over. Hee hee.

[CdnAloha]

Anna, I just had my baby shower yesterday. It was a blast! Same as you I didn't want to have to register at a crappy store, so I made a registry at www.findgift.com. You can add links to anything else on the internet, so it's very open. I have also heard felicite is good and works the same as findgift.com.

Considering we do know some people who don't use the internet much - God forbid ;), we also created a registry at Sears but we pointed out that it was only to give a guideline of all that we need and wasn't meant to direct them to shop at Sears. I really emphasized how much we would appreciate homemade and used gifts and we got a bin full of clothes from my sister cause she went to the thrift store and loaded up. :)

Cheers,
Julia

[JenInMpls]

Ellen - I too bought a sitz bath at Walgreen's - don't regret it for a moment, it did a job on my hemorrhoids, ah! Well, the sitz bath + oatmeal + spelt bread + prunes + Hamamelis virginiana 30c remedy...

Anna - oof. Registries. Well, we couldn't find everything we wanted at one store... you know, you can find a rectal thermometer and a breast pump and a bulb syringe and onesies at Target, but we couldn't find the clothing we liked, so we registered at babystyle.com for those... but there we couldn't find our co-sleeper and the canopy, so we registered for those at babybungalow.com, and we registered at earthbaby.com for diapers and a homeopathic kid's kit, not available at any of the other places... but no one else had any toys we liked, so we are registering at a local toy store for toys and such! SO... all of our friends have a zillion options, although we're figuring that the local folks will go for Target and Peapods (toy store) and maybe some school folks will go for some of the online registries, and my sister might buy clothes from babystyle... We honestly weren't trying to be gluttonous, but wanted to give people many options and actually register for things we wanted!

The bathroom is done!!! :carrot :banana :carrot :banana

j

[Robertsgirl]

Hello everyone,

I'm new here. I've been lurking in the thread for weeks and weeks now, but was having problems trying to post. I've really enjoyed lurking though!

Little bit about myself......I'm Christi married to Robert for three years in Sept. We started TTC at our wedding and after a battle with infertility, treated with homeopathy, we found out we were expecting in Dec as we packed up our house to move from Houston to Los Angeles. EDD 9/8/04

I wanted to come in and look for support. I've had a frustrating pg and feel like I've been whining for 8 months now. I had horrible MS for 18 weeks and a week after it ended and things looked like they were heading up, I started having issues with my gall bladder that has left me in constant 24 hour pain since. We just hit the 30 week mark this weekend and I'm still hurting. I had thought that it wasn't my gall bladder any more because the pain has seemed to change and move. I just want to sit down and cry and say why me, but I feel like a big baby. Is it normal to be in 24 hour pain at this point in our pg? I know it is the "getting uncomfortable" time, and yes I have that too, but this hurts. Are we supposed to be hurting constantly?? I just feel like such a freak to have disliked being pg for so long.

Please don't think I'm crazy. I'm THRILLED we are finally going to be parents but I have hated being pg. It just hurts and I'm so sick of hurting.

We are planning a homebirth with a midwife and don't use mainstream allopathic medicines, and I was hoping I could just find some moralle support here without all the usual (you should get to a doctor immediately, just take some Prozac, just take a Benadryl, have surgery to remove whatever hurts, etc etc etc). I'm just really discouraged right now.

Sorry to run into the new thread and rain on everyone's parade. I hope none of you can relate to this at all. Although, I don't think I've had a "BAD" pregnancy (ie I haven't had any worries about the baby the whole time, no spotting or weird unexplained cramping etc), which is why I wonder if I am just being a big baby and whining all the time. :eyesroll

Anyway, thanks for reading this far.

Christi

[plantmommy]

I emailed babybungalo asking about a product, not once but twice, and have recieved no answer, so I hope their registry is better run!I just wanted to know more about the wood colors on the sleigh bed cosleeper.

Christi! :hug :Kiss :grouphug

Yes, being pregnant does suck sometimes! Worse at times then at others, and each pregnancy really is different. Vent away!

[fourlittlebirds]

Christi, I'm sorry you're having such a tough time. :( What does your midwife say about your pains?

[adventuregirl]

Hi girls!

Just popping in for a moment.

As far as the weekly threads, I was just thinking that maybe that change is the reason for some people missing and/or not being as chatty as usual. It is slightly more complicated to keep up with threads that change weekly, especially for newcomers. Maybe trying a two week thread is worth a try?

Anna, you really must get internet access at home. How are we going to chat after you leave work? There are very important things we will all need to share during that time!

Crap, gotta fly.

[4under6]

Christi-
Where are your pains, and what type of pain is it?
Hugs to you!

[banana girl]

Good morning ladies!

Hey adventuregirl, how's camp? Still having fun or are you getting ready to be all done? I know I'm ready to be all done and I get to sit on my butt for most of my day!!!

Plantmommy doesn't it suck to get no answer from an online site! I was super irked about some diaper patterns last week, it turned out the site was closed for major maintenance.... well how was I able to place an order then??? GRRRrrrrrr!

Welcome Christi! I am soo sorry to hear you are suffering alot right now. That must really suck! I'm afraid I don't really understand what all is going on.... possibly gall bladder pain 24 hours a day? And are you saying you had horrible morning sickness for 18 weeks! Yuck! I was a big barfer for about 7 weeks and thought that was terrible. My older sister is currently pregnant with her 3rd child and is really having a hard time. She actually drove from Iowa to Montana with two toddlers, in order to crash on my mom's couch for a few weeks! I'm thankful to have had a more pleasant pregnancy then any of hers... nausea all the way to the end..... nearly daily barfing even in the 3 tri! Poor lady!
I really don't know anything about gall bladder pain, but am a firm believer in chiropractic care. I am "treating" an over active thyroid gland by getting regular adjustments.... The idea is pretty basic, if your spine is correctly alligned... your body has an oportunity to heal itself. So, if you haven't seen a chiro.... you may find it is worth while to check it out. And while you are finding one look for someone skilled in using webster's technique. It can really help us pregger mamas out!
And Christi, don't worry about bumming us out, we love to give advice! te he he hee!

Jen i am so glad to hear the bathroom is done! YAY for Jo! I bet she's ready for a break, and ready for you to come home! What colors did you end up going with??? Am i correctly remembering small black and white tiles???

This registery business is driving me crazy! I am really feeling the pressure now, with invites going out in about a week! Yikes! Has someone really done their homework about rear facing car seats? Please share what you know, I'm overwhelmed by the choices!
Julia thanks for the heads up on findgift.com it looks like it will simplify matters a bit... just gotta dive in, I guess!

Jerome and I had big fight last night, well not so much a fight as a big talk and cry. He was wound up super tight and he ended up sitting on the floor in the kitchen crying. There's just so much going on right now, decisions to make, stuff to do... money to spend. We are really feeling the pressure right now. He told me that he's lonely and that he misses me.... I sleep so much, and my "focus" is on the baby, instead of on him. He even admitted to being jealous about my spending money on baby stuff, which is pretty silly but understandable. I'm not sure what to think about all this.... i just know my husband needs me and i haven't been there for him. But, i am so tired by time i get home at night... my body demands that i sleep. He knows that, in his head, but his heart doesn't understand. Poor hubby.

So Tree swallow, youv'e got a sore rear end too, huh? My chiro adjusted my tailbone yesterday and suggested i get a fancy butt pillow... humph! What next?

Well it is time for me to work now, i came in early. Had to drive Jerome to work, he ran over a nail on his bike last week and needs a new tube. So, in the meantime.... I drop him off and come in early!

Happy day to everyone!
Anna Banana

[Lazuli]

*stumbles in and collapses* It's only 8:30 in the morning and I'm already exhausted! THings have been way too busy for me lately. I'm getting new linoleum in the kitchen right this minute, whee. The only drawback to this whole floor thing is that the fridge is in the middle of the living room for a week. (My husband left for San Diego Sunday so he and his dad had to move the fridge before he left.) I made my insides hurt getting the kitchen table into the living room this morning. It's heavier than I realized. *sigh* And now the stove is entering the living room, oh joy! My house is such a mess from all these projects, I just want to cry. I do my best to get things cleaned up then my husband and father in law start another project, make a huge mess and guess who gets to clean it up. Things are going okay otherwise. I'm tired and frustrated by all the things I can't do. I'm trying not to let my in laws stress me out too much, or worry about finances and stuff, but it's hard. I'm going shopping on Thursday for baby stuff with a friend, hurray! I'm looking forward to that, it should be fun. I think I'm going to brew up a pot of mostly decaf coffee and try to relax. Hope everyone has a great day!

[banana girl]

I forgot to tell you guys about the sweet thing Jerome did for me last week. Friday was the 25th of June, my very merry unbirthday! My birthday is on December 25th... yes, Christmas day. So, friday was exactly half way between birthdays.
So while i was at the salon getting a haircut, (Drastically shorter, but not purple. BTW) he called to wish me a very merry unbirthday! I had no idea what he was talking about... well he took me out for a steak dinner and had a gift for me. He bought me an amber bracelet from the jewlery / rock shop where we had our wedding bands designed. I am a total amber freak, he's been buying me amber jewelery for special occasions since we started dating. It was such a sweet and unexpected surprise, what a dear man!

Just had to brag
Anna Banana

[Caroline248]

I am here...sort of. I don't know why, I go through these phases where I just can't seem to get my self to post anything. Sorry...I guess pregnancy hormones!

I am nesting. Big time. I am due two months from today according to my "new" due date. But who knows. I do hope he somes before September...my daughter starts kindergarten Sept 1, and I don't want to miss it. Other than that, I am just huge and bulky and uncomfortable...I can't imagine 8 more weeks...but hten I can't imagine having another baby in 8 weeks either!!

Hope everyone is good...I am trying to catch up on the reading. I don't know wabout the topic review thing...whatever works for everyone else....

Caroline

[banana girl]

Hey Caroline!

I'm glad to hear you are doing so well. 8 more weeks huh? I'm in my 28th week (from conception) 30 weeks (LMP) and am in no hurry for this kid to get here. WE'RE NOT READY!!!!
Keep taking good care of yourself! Hey are you still on pelvic rest??? Hope not!

Topic review thingy... here's the deal. When you are posting reply if you scroll down, first you will see Additional Options and if you scroll farther down you will see Topic Review with the newest post listed first. I use this to respond to other people's comments more directly. It's easy to use and keeps me from having to "remember" stuff. Lazy mamas check it out! :D
Love to all
Anna Banana

[chrissy]

Caroline, less than 8 weeks?! I forget what your new due date is. I know I'm late in the bunch, but I expect I've got another 15 weeks, maybe 14. I'm sorry you are feeling so crummy. I'm having quite a hormonal mess of a day myself.

Christi, welcome to our group! I am sorry you are having such a tough time. It does sound like there is more going on than the regular pregnancy aches and pains though. What does your midwife say? Glad to have you join us and hope you stick around!

Anna, WOW! How sweet is Jerome?! I love my husband dearly but he would never in a million years do something like that. I'm sorry about his meltdown yesterday. I know that my dh is feeling the same way. I really have so little energy for him right now, between Noah and this baby I just don't seem to have much left.

Lazuli, I hope your coffee cheered you up! I'm sorry your home is a mess from projects, but you will surely appreciate it when it's all done. I want a new kitchen floor! Ours is white linoleum and it always looks dirty!

Sarah, thanks for the compliment on the soaker. I made it for another mama at MDC, in a trade for cloth pads. I have never been crafty before in my life so I can never believe that I can actually make such pretty things.

Well that's the limit of my pregnant, crabby brain.
Adios mamas,
c

[fourlittlebirds]

I just read for week 26 (28 for you 40-weekers ;) ) "Explosion in mother's size. Baby has more needs!" Oh, could that be why I'm so tired all of a sudden? I've been taking two naps a day. Growth spurt! I'm also starting to feel cumbersome and a bit uncomfortable.

So does anybody have suggestions for good maternity underwear? I was desperate and went and bought some Jockey size 8s, but they don't make them in bikini, so I'm not totally happy with them.

Well, it's a beautiful day and I'm going to try to get some work on the house done before my energy flags. I want to paint my new bedroom but that entails moving bookshelves and the computer, which entails making room for those things in other parts of the house, which means I have to clean out our junk room first. Sounds fun, huh?

[Caroline248]

Linda..MENS Jockey bikini's..awesome. Very comfy.

I am due August 29th according to some ultrasound...Sept 6th (I think) according to my LMP nd somewhere in between according to when I know I ovulated. So who knows??

And yes, still on pelvic rest. We "tried" to have some "gentle lovin'"..but that started some painful cntrx...so we are back to full NOTHING. The good thing is I am thinking that when I hit the "time" for the baby to come, I can easily help mother nature along. I figure some sex..a walk around the block, and maybe a little more sex should do the trick! Poor dh is hoping it takes more than two sexual encounters...he knows they will be his last for another month or so once the baby comes!!

Caroline

[4under6]

Anna-

((((JEROME)))))!
He is such a dear!
The only time I ever get flowers is when I give birth.
Charlie knows I am shooting for 1/2 carat diamond stud earrings this time, but it would take a miracle, or a major windfall of money.
I'm not a big "jewelry girl", but dangit! I deserve some kind of baubles after birthing 4 babies.

Caroline-
Sorry the "gentle lovin" didn't work out!
Maybe TMI, but I have been wanting some, and dh is leary since my cervix has softened, even though I've tried to convince him it's ok!
Dude doesn't know what he's missing.

Blueviolet-
I'm no help in the undie situation- I just use regular grannie panties! I can't stand for my underwear to sit under my belly...it has to be covered.

I hope everyone else has a lovely day!
It is finally nice here in Mpls!
Sunny, and warm, though maybe a bit too warm?

[Tree Swallow]

Christi I'm glad you joined us, and I'm so sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. I keep thinking of the woman who wrote "Expecting Adam" -- have any of you read that book. Jean Somebody? ... OK looked it up: Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0425174484/qid=1088530406/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-4713559-6939351?v=glance&s=books). It's a fascinating book, but she had some horrible complications with the pregnancy, terrible sickness and dehydration. I think she didn't find out that she had this condition until after, and there probably were things she could have done to mitigate it.

But anyway, I recommend the book although I did just get terrible off topic. I mean to offer Christi support -- we're willing to listen. The chiropractor would be a good non-invasive first choice, I'd think.

So, I didn't read my 28 week chapter yet -- baby's going through a growth spurt, eh? Well, that would explain every other person coming up to me and saying, "wow, you're really getting big!" Including my children. I think I'm the first pregnant woman they've paid any attention to, and it just boggles their little minds that the human body can get itself into this shape! Hee hee.

Bottom pain has been diminished, thanks to a local home health store. I bought a doughnut type pillow that came with a cover. It might look like a toilet seat on the inside, but for the casual observer, it's just a cushion! I took it to a meeting this morning, and used it last night when I had to work late. I can't say sitting is precisesly comfortable now, but at least it's not torture on my tender parts.

So 28 weeks means 12 go to! Yipe! That sounds close. It sounds further off if I say "three months," so I'll stick with that. I've got a lot to do between now and then, including moving. Buying baby stuff is way down on the list, but I suppose we ought to get cracking on that some too. Lay in some onsies at least!

[chrissy]

Hey, who was the mama who made a Waldorf doll for their kiddo from a kit? Where did you get the kit?
Or Jen, or anybody, do you know where I could look for a good kit? Now that I've been bitten by the craft bug I'd like to try to make Noah a nice doll.

Thanks!

PS- I just dyed 6 of my infant prefolds- just solid colors- and they look really cute!

[banana girl]

Chrissy what did you dye them with?

[sistermama]

Lazuli - Sorry you had to move all that stuff by yourself. Its hard not having dh around all the time, mine doesn't go anywhere, but we work opposite schedules and he is tired all the time.

Linda - I consider 30+ weeks to be panty free! TMI, but I can't find any that feel comfy or too hot, and it really helps with getting yeasty!

Tree Swallow - I love that book!

Since Sunday I feel so tired and pregnant! My iron was low, but I started taking Floradix, maybe I should add an extra dose. I feel like a big whiny baby lately too, like "Someone come take care of me, do stuff for me, entertain me, waaah, waah, waah." Plus feeling crappy is making me be totally impatient with Jack, so that makes me feel even worse...

I feel a lot better when all the boxes are gone out of the house!

[chrissy]

:hug Sarah

Anna, I used dyes from Dharma Trading Co. www.dharmatrading.com "Dharma Fiber Reactive Dyes" is what they're called.

[Lazuli]

I now have a new kitchen floor, hurray! It looks so different.... The smell has given me one nasty headache so I am going to brush my hair and take myself out for lunch. The cats aren't sure what to make of the new floor, they aren't sure if they want to step on it or not. I think they all went back to the bedroom to hide. Poor babies were locked in there all morning.

And on a totally random note, we had an earthquake here very late Sunday/early Monday. It freaked me out a bit.

[banana girl]

panty free... te he heee!
:Sheepish:

[Tree Swallow]

No panty free for me! I've been needing a panty liner, so that would necessitate panties.

I got some big giant maternity unders from Kohl's, and they're just OK. With previous pregnancies I just bought giant high-top granny panties and they were fine, except for perhaps the last couple of weeks when my belly pulled the leg holes up, kinda. But by that time the elastic was so stretched it didn't much matter.

These from Kohl's came in a 3-pack and I bought two. One or two of them ride up a smidge in the back. They were pretty much one-size fits all, and since I'm sort of average (though tall) I thought they'd work ok. So far, pretty good.

[chrissy]

I just wear Hanes Her Way bikinis in a bigger size. I can't stand to have anything over my belly so they work well. In the beginning of this pregnancy I bought some maternity bikinis from Mimi Maternity and they are okay but I always wait to wear them until all my Hanes are dirty.

I *wish* I could go panty-free, but like somebody else I've got to wear pantyliners these days. :)

[Mom2baldie]

Hi everyone. I havent had a chance to read the weekly threads in several weeks now but thought Id pop in and post an update...

I had my 27 week appt last week and it went great. I really enjoy talking to my midwife and feel like I am starting to trust her (finally after over 2 years of being her client) and not be so leary everytime she says something that sounds a little too good to be true. Last week I was obsessing over having another breech baby, but not to worry, she can still attend the birth even if that situation arises. Something else we spoke quite a bit about was who will be with me and advocate for us (baby and I) in case of transport. I was bringing up situations like general anesthesia and playing 20 questions with her but I guess she didnt mind. My baby is head down at the moment though so thats really nice to hear. I know its early but after having a C/S for breech, I dont care how early it is - I want to know position!!!

I am still feeling wonderful and sleeping fine. I feel so relaxed and peaceful about everything. Its really nice. I cant believe I will be 28 weeks tomorrow!

My baby moves all the time, it is so cool. Riley and I were feeling of my bellybutton the other night and we could feel some limb moving back and forth. Riley said it felt like a bump. :) Paityn still hasnt felt the baby, but Im hopeful she will one of these days... Sometimes I get so excited about meeting the baby I can hardly stand it. I cant wait to find out if Im having a boy or girl. And to see if s/he has hair (he wont!). And to find out how much s/he weighs. Other times I never want this pregnancy to end. It might be my last pregnancy/baby and that will be SO sad.

Well gotta go now, Paityn has noticed Im not with her. I will try harder to keep up from now on!

[JenInMpls]

I have the standard granny unders from Motherhood and they're comfy except for the elastic around the leg holes which sometimes irritates my skin. I have 4 bikinis made by Mimi Maternity that were really *$@ing expensive, but I wear them with the few low-cut pants I own, like the great linen ones I have one today in the 80+ degree heat (sure feels hotter to me!). Otherwise, when I'm at home, I tend to agree with Sarah... commando for me!

Chrissy - when I am back in town and if I can find my keys to the school wherever they are, I could try to hunt up the Kinder Doll book. It's called Kinder Dolls: A Waldorf Dollmaking Handbook and is by Maricristin Sealey. I got my pillow doll instructions from the book. It's kind of pricey but totally worth it. Noah is definitely coming into the age where a pillow doll would be appropriate for him, but you could also just start out making a knot dolly out of a nice piece of fabric and see how he reacts to it... he may love it! Then a pillow doll would be a great birthday present in the future!

Danielle I totally agree - a little *too* warm for my tastes. But then again, I was enjoying the 50-degree weather up here for the past 2 weeks, and everyone else was whining about the cold. I was already starting to swell this morning and I have since drunk 2 liters of water. Is it possible to hyperhydrate in pregnancy?

Lazuli I have a new bathroom floor too! Our cats also are not sure what to make of it and haven't ventured into the room yet, although they are finally permitted to for the first time in months. They, however, are spending next to no time in the bedroom, since they were locked into it for nearly a week. They broke the window sitter!

I have a 32-week check-up next week and for the first time, I have absolutely no questions at all for the midwife. I know I've got a couple of things on my docket - meet with this MD who has been recommended to us (a holistic MD, imagine!) and fill out my pre-registration papers... but really, I don't have any questions. Hm.

I haven't felt that huge, have been admiring my roundness and laughing at the flat area around my belly button - still holding onto that innie! this kid is riding really high right now - and kinda wishing I didn't have such flaming red stretch marks, but what the heck. There they are. Can't do much about them.

Guess I'll go see what's going on in the staff room and see if I can be helpful with evening program planning, since it's what I'm supposed to be doing, after all, even though I don't remember agreeing to it :eyesroll

4 days! I get to go home in 4 days!

Anna, pass along a nice shoulder rub to Jerome, and then he should give one to you - sounds like you both need it. Jo hasn't broken down crying yet, that seems to be my job around the house. But her stress comes out in insomnia, which leads to late starts at work, longer and less productive days at work, and lethargy when she finally comes home. Sometimes I think a good cry would really be a better solution!!

Someone is playing the clarinet very nicely outside the window.

xo, jen

[banana girl]

Hi there Lynsey! Glad to hear you are doing so well and that the baby is giving you so much joy! It's nice to hear from you, and know you are ok. That's the worst part of not hearing from one of the mamas in along time..... I start worrying about them!

Hey Chrissy thanks for the link to Dharma trading co, I'm thinking that it would be fun to get a kit and do some dyeing with Jerome, then he can feel involved and we'll be doing something together that's baby related!

It's funny that we are all talking about undies, cause I was just asking my big sister about what undies she wore during pregnancy.... I just need to go buy some more, i'm always going to the dryer in the morning looking for one of the 3 pairs i like best!!! Must admit I run around panty free at home, most of the time... in fact, I run around naked at home, most of the time.... or in a sarong, tied at the shoulder. TOGA!!!

Anna Banana

[fourlittlebirds]

Ha ha, I'd love to go commando, but I'm a little too moist for that in pregnancy. :eek

Thanks for the ideas everyone, Caroline I'm going to check out the men's jockeys, I'm skeptical though because I've got a big womanly butt. :D Also going to look at Mimi Maternity because I really prefer bikinis. Hanes are out, unfortunately like Jockey they seem to think only small women appreciate bikini-cut. :irked:

[Lazuli]

I'm still wearing the Lane Bryant bikinis I've had forever. Sometimes the top band of elastic rolls down a little, bu they're still comfy. I think part of still being able to wear them is that I lost close to 20 lbs. during the first trimester and am just now back up to what I weighed when I got pregnant, maybe a pound or two more. I feel so guilty about being tired and needing to rest and not being bale to do stuff. (I blame my mom for most of that, once we were past a certain age naps were not permitted unless we were sick and the latest we were allowed to sleep in on the weekends was 9.) *sniffle* I miss my husband! And he has to go away again next week too!

[chumani]

Thanks so much for your pm Sarah!! I know I need to keep up better! I haven't posted to any of my groups in the last 2 weeks!

I have been reading all the posts but haven't felt much like posting. The pre-term labor/dilation problems I was having from the placenta being torn finally started resolving. My backup ob told us that we really didn't need him anymore and turned all prenatal care over to my midwife. I have been able to get out and do fun stuff with the kids swimming, walking, going to the park, etc. which has really made them happy! Now we are dealing with bigger worries. We had our second u/s on 19 June. I am not one to u/s unnecessarily. We never had an u/s until our 3rd pg, 1u/s and 1u/s with our 4th. I didn't want to go for "pictures" as everyone assumes, I actually didn't want to go, but I had a strong feeling to go ahead. We discovered that the baby's amniotic fluid was extremely low. Since then we have had a biophysical profile(BPP) and weekly non-stress tests(NST). The amniotic fluid has come up some (hopefully my 1.5 gals of h2o/day is helping) but the baby is constantly stressed, not much movement, and the heart rate dips to 100-110 during braxton hicks ctx. and stays low for about 45-60 seconds. We meet with a perinatologist tomorrow to discuss the results of our BPP. My ob noticed that the baby's bladder was distended during the BPP and is concerned that the baby isn't urinating which would account for the low levels of amniotic fluid. I feel like such a failure! I have had four wonderful non-interventive homebirths and now I have had 4 u/s 3 NST. Dh has been so wonderful and supportive, he hasn't missed an appt. We have continued our early morning walk with the kids. It is usually only 8 blocks or so but it is so nice to hear the birds and be outside before it gets too hot. The last couple of days have been cloudy, only getting up to 95.


Christi- gall bladder problems can be so painful! I would definitely try a chiro. My sister had major problems with her gall bladder and finally did a gall bladder cleanse at 7 months pg. Ask your midwife before you do anything. The cleanse is a fast of sorts where you drink 1 Gal of fresh apple juice a day for 4 days. On the 4th day you drink 1/2 C. olive oil and 1/2 C. fresh lemon juice. My sister passed her stones on days 5-7 and hasn't had problems since, 10 years now. Pg can be very stressful on your gall bladder. Best wishes! I hope you feel better soon!!

Have a wonderful gestating day!!
Sarahb

[banana girl]

Hey chumani!!!

I'm glad to hear you are hanging in there! How wonderful that you are able to be more active again and can spend quality time with the kids! I'm sure they are glad to have more time with you!

I am so sorry to hear about the new set of troubles!! I will be thinking of you and sending healing energy your direction. It sounds like this pregnancy has been really hard for you, but please don't feel like a failure. I am sure you are doing everything you possibly can to take good care of this child. It sounds like you have your heart and your head in the right place..... keep at it mama! :hug

Good night everyone and happy dreams to all!
Anna Banana

[msrog]

Welcome back Lynsey and SarahB!! Nice to hear from you both! Sorry to hear you're having to go through the u/s and NSTs Sarah; you sound like you're on the twin pregnancy plan... Let us know how it all resolves. It sounds like the water will do the trick.

So glad things are going smoothly and joyfully, Lynsey!

Welcome to our group, Christi! Glad you didn't give up when it was difficult to post... It does sound to me that you have issues separate from standard preggie pains and discomforts, so don't feel guilty whining about them! Sounds like the ladies gave you some great advice about gall bladder stuff. I've never had that problem. Here's hoping you'll be blessed with a comfortable, blissful third trimester! And by the way, CONGRATULATIONS for finally getting pg! What an exciting time.

Anna, your Jerome sounds so real and genuine and fun. He's definitely a keeper! And congrats on figuring out the diaper patterns. I can't wait to be able to actually do something with my machine. (I just learned how to turn it on and thread it last week!!!! Yay!!! Even made some stitches and made it go backwards when I wanted it to... Wow. hee hee)

Caroline, I thought about you yesterday. Dh and I finally had "relations" again after a really long time. I think he's afraid I'll go into early labor, plus he thinks I'll spot at any moment, and he thinks I'll leak breastmilk on him... Luckily none of that happened, haha. But I wondered if you were able to enjoy your hubby fully yet... :( At least he has a light at the end to look forward to, with the help-labor-along sex. You'd better do it, even if labor starts on its own! tee hee.

Lazuli, sorry about the mess. PLEASE take it easier from now on, though! This too will pass...

Jen, congrats on the new bathroom. Hope the cats all figure out their place in the new "world" soon... We're starting to train our dog to stop sleeping on the couch or on our bed (as I type this he is sleeping beside me on the couch). We bought him a cat bed and have been kicking him out of our bed into his. Hopefully by the time the twins arrive to cosleep, we will be free of dog hair and fleas. Ick.

I was so anxious to have someone offer me a shower, and now that they have, I'm taking forever to get ready! I got a call yesterday asking me to please provide invite names and phone numbers ASAP... and I still haven't gotten her a list of items we'd like. I really do need to do that in the next couple of days! So I feel your pain, Anna, haha.

Panties talk: It's WAY too hot for over-the-belly panties for me! I usually wear size 7 briefs, and had accidentally bought some size 8 bikinis before getting pg. What a blessing, because those are so perfect now! Even the 7s work, though. I like them under the belly, though yes, lately I've had to roll down the top elastic a couple times to keep the crotch part in place. There is no way I could run around naked or in a sarong, Anna, though I wish I could!!! My boobs get sweaty underneath even with a bra on! And deodorant! I'd be a wet, stinky mess without anything. Not to mention that I, too, have had to invest in some pantyliners these days. But it has been hot enough for me to at least sleep naked some nights. Lately I wake up with crusty milk boobs, though. Joy. :eyesroll

Wow, I'm 29 weeks!! (LMP) Only 2 1/2 months to go; though it seems REALLY close to me, since so many twin moms seem to have their babies even at 32 or 33 weeks... Eek, that's only a month away.

I'm certainly feeling large and cumbersome these days... You may all think I don't look very big, but my uterus thinks it is nearly full term! Today at the doctor's office, my fundal height measured 38 weeks!!! No wonder I feel SO pregnant, haha. In the past week my hips/pelvis have really gotten achy and I waddle. Even sleeping makes me sore, and I huff and puff just walking up a flight of stairs or two duplexes down to see my dad. (At least I AM sleeping; that's a bonus. Usually only one trip to the potty each night. But I have had to switch sides a new way: instead of just rolling over, which is super hard and painful now (huge belly presses on my vena cava and stretches my already stretched skin), I have to get up on all fours to roll over. Shaving my legs in the shower is getting interesting; I had forgotten how adept I become at shaving with my "bad" hand. And today I finally bought a pair of cool summer slip on shoes, since it's getting uncomfortable bending down to tie or clasp. Oh, and my girlish virtue has gone out the window, now that I can no longer sit up straight AND keep my legs together at the same time. Now the legs have to spread way apart when I sit, with my belly resting between them on the seat below.

Today the heartbeats were 138 and 143. Babies were both vertex (yay), tucked together in the middle with their backs facing my hips. (Not u/s but palpating). Oh, and I got to take my "natural" glucose tolerance test today, where they take blood after I fast all night, send me off to eat a big healthy breakfast, then take blood again two hours after my last bite. Yum! I took my dad out for a late Father's Day breakfast (and Nicolas) and had French toast, two eggs over medium, grits with butter and pepper, two slices of bacon, a delicious wedge of pineapple, and a tall glass of orange juice. I haven't gotten the results back yet. But I didn't have a problem with gttest last time with Nicolas, even with the nasty Glucola.

Miraculously, I just may have finally managed not only to catch up with reading the posts, but actually responding to them all, too!!!! If I missed anyone, I'm sorry. Oh, and a two-week thread would be fine with me, too. Though I'm really happy with the one week. I can see how it would be too much, though, once you start logging on less often, which all of us are bound to do in a few months!!!

Buona notte, girls.

P.S. Nicolas has started karate, and what a little cutie he is!!!

[mum2tori]

Greetings All!

Sorry I've been a little scarce around here. I've been reading. Usually get the notices with the text but don't always get a chance to actually come over to this thread.

Welcome Christi! Glad you could join us. :) Don't worry about feeling like you are complaining or whining. It's prefectly normal to feel a little overwhelmed by it all. Sounds like you've gotten some good advice regarding the gallbladder. Sorry I don't have anything to add but hope it eases up soon.

The new floors sound so exciting. And congrats to Sarah on moving in to your new house. :)

Had another appointment today. I'm now several pounds heavier that I was when I delivered both DD and DS and I still have 10 weeks to go. :eek My weight gain has slowed some but my OB isn't concerned at all. I usually lose most of the weight pretty quickly. I am officially 30 weeks. We had another u/s today to "verify" my date since I totally had no idea when I concieved except to say... before Christmas??? :whistle and my previous u/s moved my date forward by 2+ weeks. I know a lot of people don't like u/s but it was kind of comforting to confirm the date a little more. Especially since I seem to deliver on or the day after my due date. :LOL Of course this one will be totally different. ;) Radish was as active as ever. :eyesroll And he was a poser too. The nurse was just amazed at how "photogenic" he was. Showing off his "chewing", was doing a little bit of gymnastics in there too, pushed a foot and an arm against one side in perfect profile. :LOL He is now breech :eyesroll (he was head down 2 weeks ago) but its too soon to be concerned. And my OB mentioned there is no reason to think he won't turn especially since I've already delivered 2 vaginally. He said if I worry... Radish will wait until the last minute to turn just to torment me. :LOL

I seem to still have that "flat" spot right around my bellybutton (which is gone, no inie but not an outie either). It's so funny to see the curve the it goes flat. :LOL I need to get David to take some belly pics. I'll probably end up doing them myself again. :eyesroll

About panties... commando here. :W :W About the only time I do wear panties is to the Dr's. appointments. Honestly I haven't been a big pantie wearer since DD was born. Pretty much only when I wore jeans or khakis. I live in cotton knit stretch pants most of the time. :LOL

Sorry if I missed anyone's posts, I'll try to keep up a little bit more. :bag:

Oh, I remember someone mentioning wanting to use Koolaid to dye some Prefolds... it won't work. Koolaid only works on protein or animal fibers i.e. silk or wool. It doesn't work on cotton or hemp. It "might" take a little bit but it will fade out quickly. The best thing are dyes like the ones at Dharmatrading.com the fiber reactive ones.

Okay it's really late here and I should again be in bed hours ago. :tsk :tsk

Oh Chrissy, here's a website that sells really great Waldorf doll kits. Joy's Waldorf Doll's (http://www.joyswaldorfdolls.com/kits/index.htm). I've never bought one of her kits but I have several of her dolls and they are gorgeous. HTHs.

[CdnAloha]

Thanks Samantha for the little hints...I think I posted about dying prefolds with kool-aid, at least I've thought about it. ;) I'm going to shop for dye this weekend. I got about 2 dozen new prefolds at my shower. Has anyone ever seen them raw i.e. before the washing that plumps them up? They're almost unrecognizable. I thought they were dishtowels!

So sorry to hear about troubles people are having. Keep drinking that water Sarahb and be good to yourself. I think I am starting the third trimester crabbies that others have mentioned.

Tomorrow is my birthday and I'm not excited at all. DH didn't plan anything cause I told him I want a day of my choice, but now I just can't decide what I want to do and feel kind of blah about it. Now he is feeling guilty and offering me all kinds of ideas....just nothing sounds appealing. :bag: I hope I will wake up tomorrow in a much better mood and have a birthday revelation. :innocent

msrog, I love hearing about your twins. I bet they will come early which means woo-hoo you'll have the first birth story. I love reading those. I hope they will stay in as long as they need to though. :)

Big hugs to all. Enjoy your day. (I'm going to check out the waldorf doll kit link...I would love to make one or two myself.)

Cheers,
Julia

[CdnAloha]

Hi there, I did a quick search and found a couple of links for instructions to make dolls:
http://www.snug-bug.com/knotteddollinstructions.html

http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/index.html?Baby/doll.html

I made a sling from a link of of the second page a while ago. Her instructions were easy to follow and I was happy with how it turned out.

Happy sewing!

:) Julia

[banana girl]

Good morning.... blink... blink.
I got a bad case of the doopey's today. Anybody else feel like their attention span is ridiculously short? I seem to stop paying attention to my boss and husband mid-sentence! I'm looking right at them and nodding, but it is going in one ear and right out the other. I keep having to ask them to repeat themselves! It is gonna get me in trouble one of these days.

We went and looked at paint sample's last night... found some colors we are excited about using in the bedroom at the farm. We are hopefully going out of town for the weekend and will get some more work done on the bedroom! I picked a warm peachy shade for the walls and a light green for the ceiling and trim. The huge closet has really old wooden floors which were painted at one time but are all worn and grey in the middle. We picked a darker green for the floors in there and will use the light green on the walls. All 3 colors look really nice together and coordinate with the tapestry style rug we will be using in the bedroom. We are really excited to start painting!

after work tonight we are going to see Spiderman 2. I hear it's really good. Gotten excellent reviews anyway. And i love Sam Raimi... Evil Dead.. Army of Darkness... XENA!!!! Did you know that Lucy Lawless (Xena) married Sam Raimi??? Anyway, a friend of ours bought tickets ahead of time and asked us to go.... he's bringing a girl! te hee!

Happy Birthday Julia! I hope you have a wonderful day and get to spend it with the people you love!!!

Better go work now!
Anna Banana

[Robertsgirl]

Hello everyone!

Thank you sooo much for all of your support about my breakdown. I seem to have a harder time dealing iwth the pain when my hormones suddenly go out of control, what a conincedence, huh? I have been planning on getting to the chiro soon anyway as my hips are killing me when I roll over in bed, so I'll be sure and tell him about my gall bladder pain too and maybe he can do something to help there.

My MW and I have talked about a cleanse she has but we are both leery of me doing it since I have gestational diabetes as well. My GD is very under control, but still. I have an appt next Mon, so I am going to talk to her about going ahead with the clear. It would be awesome to feel good if even just for a few weeks of this pg. We want a very large family and so I'd like to know that pg can feel good. I'm glad to hear some of you girls here do feel good, gives me hope!

Ok, let me see if I can remember some of the topics you guys were talking about. I probably won't put in any names yet because I haven't gotten you all sorted out yet. ;)

Panties- I'm a housewife so I wear a Moo Moo every day, my Mom made me several that could fit two of me in them ( SOOOOO COMFY) and go commando. If I leave the house then I was wearing some Motherhood over the belly ones but they are too small now and just slide down and drive me crazy. I think I'm just going to buy some larger sized bikini ones.... In our Bradley class they told us it is better to go without anyway, so maybe I'll just use that as an excuse all the time!

Belly button.....flat here. Robert has been predicting the date that the turkey baster is goign to pop, but I have hopes it might just be flat the whole time and not launch out into the world. Interesting, to us anyway.....I used to have a belly ring, and the scar from it is soooo off center and out of alignment now, you would never guess what those markings are!

Someone mentioned their boobs being hot.....ME TOO! I have been small chested my whole life but for some reason since being pg, my girls have decided they should out pace the baby in growth rate. I started out at a 34 SMALL C and am now at about 42 DD, I can't imagine what will happen wehn my milk comes in!!! :eyesroll Anyway, it is like Mount St Helen's under my girls. Seriously, sometimes I wonder if I should put ice packs under there so they don't over heat Spud(that's our babies name). Anyway, just thought I'd throw out that really useless personal info! :) :shy

You girls are awesome!
Christi

[sistermama]

I got home from work last night and walked into a HOT house with no power. Dh and Jack were at his mom's all afternoon, so it had been out for a while. The power company wouldn't come out until I could tell them if the main circuit breaker was tripped, but John had not found out where it was (even though I have asked repeatedly) and I couldn't find it anywhere. He's answer, over the phone, was, "its probably in the laundry room somewhere." Oh, you mean behind the towering piles of crap you haven't moved yet!!!! Did he think I was going to move all that stuff by myself in the dark? So I had a total baby crying tantrum and called my mommy who told me to come right over and have dh bring Jack there too. So we slept over there last night and told dh we'd come back home when there was power. So after some mommy loving, I'm feeling much better today.

Jack and I have been so grumpy at each other lately that I spent the whole morning just doing fun stuff for him. We swam, went to the library, played in the backyard, etc. It was nice to have a whole 5 hours without whining (him), impatience (me), etc.

Julia - I had a totally grumpy birthday this year - I just wasn't in the mood for it for some reason

Sarahb - love and blessings to you. Please let us know how the appt went today.

[CdnAloha]

I just went for lunch with my best friend and I feel better now. She is due with her baby any day now. Makes me feel like mine is so close too.

We had a good healthy lunch then went to Baskin Robbins for a cone! YUM!

I forgot to tell you all about going to see SuperSize Me. It was very amusing and very true and would be shocking if I didn't know it all before. Still it was a good consciousness raiser. He doesn't just talk about McDs although that is where he ate all the time. He actually has the son of the Baskin-Robbins founder talking and wow, he says some interesting stuff. Mainly that junk food every day all the time is going to have damaging effects...Duh! I know, but why don't people get that 'everything in moderation' is tried and true?!
Okay, stepping down. :)

Anyway, the ice cream cone was thoroughly enjoyed and I am thinking about getting an ice cream cake for Friday cause a friend who has his birthday the day after mine is coming over. It's fun to share a birthday. :birthday: (Actually I share mine with Canada too...Happy Canada day to the Canadians in our group.)

Sarah sounds like you and Jack had a much deserved good time. I hope the effects last, and I hope your house is back to normal.

Christi - hot boobies! I've got em. They make me laugh cause I like to tell dh, "my boobs are hot" he says "yeah they are honey" hee-hee-hee. I'm loving my baby body. I started wearing a bikini for my swimming and it is a Nike sport one, so it looks very athletic, and I love how my belly sticks out in it. (Yes I will try to get a picture. :) )

Have a great few days. I'm on holiday the rest of the week and I plan to stay off the computer...yeah right that will last. ;) The Tour de France starts on Saturday, so there is a lot of tv/tivo in my future.

Cheers,
Julia
P.S. The most striking thing I found in the SuperSize Me movie was that at the end when he went back to his normal life of eating well (his girlfriend is a vegan chef) and exercising it still took him a year to lose the 20lbs he had gained!

[sistermama]

Julia - have you ever read "Fast Food Nation?" It should be required reading for me every month - as it keeps me out of fast food places for a couple weeks after I read it!

[Lazuli]

My doctor called earlier to let me know I'm anemic. (Had the test done on the 16th, I figured all was well since I'd not heard anything.) At least my sugar is normal! He said I'm not very anemic, but that I do need to take folic acid and iron. Bleah! The pharmacist he had me call was nice though. (I was seriously anemic in high school but couldn't take the iron, it made me vomit.) Maybe this explains why I'm so tired lately.

I've been trying to order babystuff online the last few days and it's been nothing but frustrating. I keep wondering if it's some sort of conspiracy to keep me from buying stuff! :D I am craving brownies....hmmm....maybe it's time to try out my vegan brownie recipe. Those would be much better for me than a mix from the store. Hmmm..... And speaking of cravings, I cannot get enough lemonade! Good lemonade, to be exact.

[sistermama]

Lazuli - have you tried the floradix? I detest taking iron, but that stuff doesn't bother me at all. mmmmm brownies! I just ate like 10 oreos (double stuffed)

I forget who mentioned the site findgift.com (http://www.findgift.com), but the rest of you still debating how to register have GOT to check it out! It is really a great set up, as you can register from anything anywhere online, including places like Target, etc. That way it covers the people who don't want to order something (although they would have to go online initially to see what you had registered for at the place they were going to go to in person). Check mine out if you want, under Sarah Cornett. I still have to divide the stuff up into categories (like diapering, feeding, etc.) but will do that soon. If you do choose to use it, definitely follow the directions for putting the "add to registry" link on your tool bar, that way you just surf and click!

While I was doing this, instead of working, I found these absolutely adorable glass breastmilk bottles (http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=72404&catid=26915&brand=23229&trx=PLST-0-BRAND&trxp1=26915&trxp2=72404&trxp3=1&trxp4=0&btrx=BUY-PLST-0-BRAND&cmbProdBrandFilter=23229) that say "My mommy's milk"!!!!! I also found on an old mothering thread that the evenflo nipples fit really well on these bottles, so Jack and dh will be advocating in style when I'm not around! (My dh who is currently on my s**tlist does have a sticker on his car that says "Human milk for human babies" so I guess he's not all bad . :eyesroll

[chrissy]

hi guys!

lazuli, your post made me crave both lemonade and brownies! now where to get some at this time of night!

sarah, oh no, no a/c in florida in july!! is it fixed yet?

sarahb/chumani, so great to hear from you. oh shoot, gotta go!

[msrog]

Sarah, doesn't it feel good to escape to Mommy's house sometimes? I love it. And what a fun day that sounded like with Jack... Happy, relaxed, ice cold vibes to you...

Those glass Mommy's Milk bottles are SO CUTE! I'm afraid I'd break glass... Or bop a baby on the head... Oh, that just reminded me of the time Nicolas stood up in his travel play yard and tossed his plastic bottle of milk at me full force, making a knot above my eye. I am imagining THAT incident with a glass one - OUCH! :eyesroll

Can't wait to see the bikini pix, Julia, and thanks for the encouragement to keep blabbing about my twins. :D I hope I can carry them to 40 weeks, though. And the birth story, God willing, won't include a lot of interventions and procedures, though that seems par for the course with twins. :irked:

Love ya'll, gotta run.

P.S. I wondered about overheating the babies with my red hot boobs, too... But maybe the searing heat is what encourages them to "head down"??

[Lazuli]

Sistermama - Floradix tablets are what the phamacist and I decided would be best for me and he was sending them out yesterday, so I should get them today or tomorrow. It *shouldn't* make me sick, I hope not anyway.

I was supposed to be going shopping today, but my friend injured her bad knee and is back on crutches and not up to driving and shopping. Oh well....maybe next week. This works out better anyway as our dishwasher is being delivered today.

[banana girl]

I am the grumpiest, evil thing out there today!!! Howl hisss, snarl!! I slept terribly, had to take the bus today.... which was 10 minutes late, so the 2nd bus at the transfer point had left. So it was 2 hours from when i left the house to when i walked in the door at work!!!! And it was raining! And I had to sit with a big fat smelly guy who kept breathing heavily through his nose.... and it whistled! And now my tailbone really hurts... from sitting on cement benches and hard bus seats!
And I fought with Jerome this morning, over the car keys!!!!! One set works well and the other set sucks (we think it's for the doors only... but kinda works in the ignition) Well Jerome takes my keys (the good ones) off my key chain whenever he drives the car. And it pisses me off!!! Can't we just go get another key made so I can know where my keys are?????

I went home sick yesterday, by lunch time. I was so tired and achey and GRUMPY I figured I just really needed to sleep. Well here i am again today just as irritable and tired! I really hope this isn't some lovely new stage of pregnancy.... "The ,Anna is a Bitch, stage" Whoo hoooo, yippeeee!

O.k. now even I am laughing! What a freak i am being... must be hormones!

Love to all.... even my rotten hubby!
Anna Banana

[JenInMpls]

Hey Frauen,

Well, can I just say again, hooray for homeopathy, I managed to kick my sinus crap with the aid of Kali bichromicum again... and (sorry vegetarians and vegans) we had the most excellent homemade chicken soup for dinner last night and I am convinced that it cured me. I had enough oomph to go to the staff party last night to find out ... it was a baby shower for me!! :innocent Laura had made me a baby quilt cake - if I can find the pictures of the cake I will post them - it was a sheet cake with alternating pink, blue, green and yellow squares, and there was other snacky food, and I even got presents! Aw shucks! A Putamayo International Music book, a very pretty book by Lois Ehlert about planting a rainbow, a pair of little kid bathroom scuffs with pigs on them (there's a running pig joke between Laura, Robin and me), a wooden stick-the-shape-through-the-hole box, a crib mattress pad, a crib sheet and a white footie pj with ducks on it picked out by my dean's 5-1/2 year old. :) I'll hang onto the mattress pad and sheet, I don't know if we will use them... we have a crib which is currently in a box on the porch. We had planned on bringing it inside but I am leery of the space it is going to take up. I went to bed at 1 but am feeling a lot better today - and there is a lot less humidity, so it's much more tolerable. It is supposed to be 10 degrees cooler today - that's nice. Yesterday I spent the majority of the day holed up in my room - not only because it was cooler there but because I was simply afraid for my health. We have strep among both kids and counselors now and 1 girl has pinkeye. I just didn't want to be with anyone and was considering asking my dean if I could go home early. But the strep is now under control, everyone has been on antibiotics for 24+ hours for their infections, and I am getting better too, so I think I can hang on for 2 more days!

Anna - can I send you $5 to have some new keys made? I'm sorry about your bus fiasco this morning. From a 6+ year college career of taking buses, I know how frustrating that is.

Happy Birthday, Julia! :love

SarahB, I'm thinking staying-in thoughts for that baby! I'm glad you checked in, I was wondering where/how you are.

Mmmmmm, Lazuli, dishwasher being delivered! Yippee! I wish we had one! Maybe if the dishes are done when I get home I will be able to keep up with them, but i get so out of the habit when I am up here, what with being fed every day and then my dishes being washed for me.

Oh, I wanted to say that yesterday I was going through my "Toymaking with Children" book (by Freya Jaffke) and found that there are directions for all sorts of dolls - knot dolls, schlamperle dolls, full-limbed waldorf dolls... and the book is full of instructions for all kinds of other toys to make at home, too, including doll clothes, knitted animals and dolls and carved stuff and sewn stuff - etc, etc, etc. Lotsa bang for the buck with that book!

Wishing you all a happy Thursday, fixed air conditioning, correctly installed dishwashers and happy babies,

j

[banana girl]

Dang this web site rocks! I sure hope it is as easy to shop from as it is to set up! http://www.findgift.com/

"shopping the day away"
Anna Banana

[adventuregirl]

Hola mamacitas!

I am super happy to have begun my three day weekend, woo-hoo! I simply have not been able to keep up with life amidst my job, birth class, keeping of the house and being in touch with family/friends.

Camp is really great, we are doing lots of fun things. I am really enjoying the present moment aspect that I haven't really had in a job for quite some time. The kids still get pooped way easier than I do on hikes, and if we go to a playground, I get to lounge in the sun as long as everyone is behaving, so physically, its not been a problem. Field trips have been fun, things I wouldn't normally do, we visited a candy factory yesterday, really neat.

We had our last birth class last night, it was great. In a way I wish we could do more, but I am glad for the obligation and late nights to be over. We are going to have a reunion class after the last person has their baby, that will probably be me, as everyone else is due in July and August. We took a group bare belly shot too, it is so cute!

I am so glad to hear all of your updates, I have been thinking of you all and really wish I could keep up the way I used to, but alas, life has taken over.

Sarah, thanks for the glass bottle link! I wanted to get glass but wasn't sure where to look or if they would even be available. I am going to add them to my registry.

OK, I have a few more things I need to do, so I better cut this short so I can get them done. Happy wishes to everyone!

[chrissy]

Sheryl, your camp sounds really fun! YUM- a trip to a candy factory, right up my alley!

Julia, Happy (belated) Birthday!!! I hope you had a wonderful wonderful day!

Jen, hooray for homeopathics AND a surprise baby shower to boot! What a day!!

Anna, I hope you get out of your funk soon!! :hug

Savannah, you go with your big old healthy twin growing uterus!!

Lazuli, bummer about your shopping trip.

Thank you all for the links to the doll-making stuff. Joy's site looks wonderful. I *think* I might go ahead and order one of her kits. Jen, I definitely need to get that toymaking book too!!

I am in such a funk these days. I don't know what has come over me. Until the past week or so I had been so enjoying this pregnancy and just generally feeling happy. Now I am just a jerky impatient grouch. I am feeling really bored during the day and I think Noah is too.

Oh no, gotta go!

[mum2tori]

Ooh ooh found the Toymaking with Children (http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=466891) book at overstock.com for $14.49. I love how overstock shows if it's cheaper than Amazon. :D And shipping is only $1.40 on a single media item. :thumbsup

Anna soooo I hear you on the one set of keys for a car problem. Let's see, we only have one key for the Discovery (MY car) because we bought it used and it only had one. :irked: It's like $120.00 :yikes: :yikes: for another key (it's one of those electronic ones)... Still, if you want to use my car then you use ALL of my keys. But nooooo he has to take it off and then I have to go hunting for it later. Because actually putting it back on my keyring or just even on the key rack is just... TOO HARD. :irked: :irked: Which brings us to the Jetta (now David's car)... that we only have ONE key for. And why do we only have one key (which use to be my key) for a car that we bought brand new?? Because David took his key off of his key ring all the time and then... yep you guessed it... LOST IT! :tsk :tsk :bang :bang We also only have one of those because it's a special flip-key also electronic and it's like $90 to replace. :bang :bang I can't tell you how many keys that man has lost because he puts a loose key in his pocket... the Jetta key, at least 4 house keys, and a key to the Integra, an old car I had when we first got married. Oh and let's not forget the piece de resistance... my entire keyring of keys right after we got married and moved from Texas to North Carolina. :tsk :tsk I've never lost a key, misplaced one once for 2 days but found it later.

:LOL I can laugh about it now but it's still very frustrating. :bang

Happy Belated :birthday: to Julia!!

Jen sorry to hear about the swirling germies around you. Glad to hear everyone is feeling better. Yourself included. Just think when you get home... a new bathroom... :bouncy

Lazuli since reading your post... I've been CRAVING brownies. :nono Not nice to pass on cravings. I do have the ingredients but I really don't want to heat up the house with the over... I don't think the craving is going to go away.. :W

I just uploaded some pictures of some of the beaded bracelets I have to the yahoo group. They are listed under the Beaded Bracelet folder.

It's been raining so much here everything is soggy. Tori and Jack both want to go out and play but everything is just sooo muddy. I might let them loose to get as muddy as they want tomorrow (what am I thinking!! :LOL). They are getting stir crazy. I'll just hose them down again. :LOL Just wish it wasn't so humid, yuck you can practically see the air move its so thick. :gross

Be chatty with everyone later. :)

[Lazuli]

Sorry about passing on my brownie craving. I'd share the ones I made if I could. They were just what I needed. I don't want to be up right now, I really don't but I am. Oh well! My husband gets home bright and early tomorrow morning. Hurray! I do have to drive half an hour to a different train station to pick him up though. (The train gets in at 7:30 in the morning. Ouch.) Maybe I should try going back to bed, I'm yawning and feel sleep again.

[JenInMpls]

:birthday: Jo! She is 30 today!!! And I no longer am the "old fart" (I'm 4 months older than she)!

It's cool here, and dark clouds are moving in from the southwest. Looks like rain.

Today's my day to get everything in order, packed up, and tie up loose ends. Tomorrow I go home! Holy cow!

I went last night to see the medieval theater group's rendition of Tristan and Isolde. A very tragic tale in which everyone died at the end, made me kind of wonder if it is indeed the right name for our son!! But my two school boys were in it and I was proud of their performance.

One of my boys (Meredith, do you refer to your students as your kids, too?) gave me a Toblerone yesterday and a goodbye card, which said that I was the best German teacher ever, but that he's sure I'll make a good mother, too. HOW SWEET!! (No pun intended with chocolate!)

OK, the bell is ringing! Off to breakfast!

j

[hjohnson]

Hi ladies! I hope everyone is doing well. Anna your bus trip sounded horrible! I hope you get things resolved with Jerome soon over the keys. Yesterday was a long night for us. Christopher stood up on our couch, tried to grab onto me as I was walking away and fell forward and split his chin on our coffee table. The poor baby had to get 5 stitches. Thankfully he is feeling like his old self today. We have an appointment with the Pediatrician later to have them look at it since they aren't affiliated with the ER we visited. The bummer is I was supposed to have Christopher's pictures done and now I am not sure how long it will be before we can get them done. The last time I had his pictures done, he was 8 months old. What a way to celebrate DH's birthday by spending it in the ER.

[banana girl]

Hey Heather, sorry to hear about Christopher's tumble. That sounds awful! I'm glad he's doing well though, I say, get the pictures done anyway! That way you are documenting him, as he really is! Although... if it looks pretty gross... hummmmm.
-When I was in 3rd grade i fell off the bunkbed in the night and landed face first on an open dresser drawer... I had stitches in between my EYES! An inch either way and it would have been an eye! yuck! We did not take any photos... and as an adult I kinda wish i had horendously gross photos of the incident. Especially of the criss crossed bandaids I had to wear for awhile! anyway, food for thought!

Happy Birthday to Jo! How sad you are not home with her :crying Are you planning anything special for when you get home? A big whopping dinner? Friends over? A extra special back rub? Well, enjoy your homecoming and seeing the NEW BATHROOM!!! Whoo hooo!

Wow! mum2tori, your key situatation sucks!!! At least Jerome is careful about putting the keys back on the key holder (by the door) And we had a good talk about it last night and agreed that we should simply go to Saturn and get a couple keys. He tried getting a key cut at a Hardware store about a week ago and it doesn't really work either!

Chrissy, I am sorry to hear you are in "the funk" too. I had an enormous cry last night and feel much better today. I haven't been sleeping well and after laying awake in bed (hot sweaty and achey, with baby hicups) for over 2 hours I had a complete breakdown. We're talking about one of those, wounded animal howling, thrashing and moaning, snot choking, hysterically sobbing moments! Jerome was at a loss. I woke him up from a dead sleep, poor guy. He finally convinced me to get out of bed and take a cool shower, which helped enormously... i then slept like a rock!

Adventuregirl, i am so glad that camp is being such a great experience for you, it sounds like fun. I am amazed at your energy! Way to go, girl! We miss you, but understand you are busy. Just pop in often enough that we know you are well and happy!

well i should run
Much love to all
Anna Banana

[banana girl]

I got a call last night.......!!!!!!
My good friend Kristi, gave birth to her son at about 5:30 on July 1st! She said the birth was wonderfull, no complications and that everyone is doing great. He was born one day after her official due date!
He was nursing within 20 minutes and she feels great! She had not yet named him when I talked to her, but I get to see her and the baby tommorrow!!!!
I'll be in Eau Claire for the weekend and am very excited to see her. Am planning to go shopping at the second hand shop by my house this afternoon... to buy some gender specific baby clothes!!!!

When I know more details, I'll share them. She told me weight and stuff, but it went in one ear and out the other! I'm really curious to find out how natural the birth really was... a midwife in a hospital. She didn't mention being induced or anything... I guess i'm just nosy and curious!

Happy happy baby news!!!
Anna Banana

[adventuregirl]

Hey Girls! Wow, I am able to post two days in a row, yahoo!

Did a miss a rabbit rabbit? Happy July! Where's Steph anyway? Haven't seen ya in a while, hope all is well!

Anna, I hope the cry was a great release from the funk. It can be so overwhelming, but really feels good to get it out.

Happy Birthday to Jo! Jen, I can't believe three weeks are over already! You made it! I have five down, eight to go (uh, and 9 till 40 weeks, yipes!), but I get to come home every day. I'm keeping my mind very open to the possibility of quitting a week or two early if that feels right to me. I know it can be covered by the others, and they are very flexible and receptive, so I won't feel too bad.

Heather, I'm sorry about the stitches, yuck! I have a scar on my chin from a very similar accident when I was about Christopher's age.

Lazuli, brownies sound divine! I may have to get a brownie sundae at our local pub when we go tomorrow night... So glad you dh is coming home, have a wonderful time!

Chrissy, I hope your funk lifts too! Nurture it, do what you need to feel good.

mum2tori, ack! on the key situation! That would drive me nuts!

OK, new pain, anyone have this? As I lay on my left side, if I move a certain way to get up (basically try to use my stomach muscles in any way) I get a burning pain on top of my belly on the left side. Ouch! I have to be really conscious to get up using my arm muscles, or some other way not involving the abs. This is a little tricky as my belly is in the way for rolling out of bed, I am trying to figure this out (and remember to do it) so I don't do any major strain. Are you all experiencing anything similar? Any tips?

Well, I am going to try and tackle my baby clothes laundry today. I am amazed at how generous people have been, I have so much stuff now. All I am really missing is diapers and a sling, and I haven't even had my shower yet!

Hope you all have great holiday weekends!

[JenInMpls]

Happy Birthday to Jo! How sad you are not home with her :crying Are you planning anything special for when you get home?

Oh, well, I haven't been home for her birthday for the 5 years we've known each other. I'm always up here. It was kind of a package deal. :D She and our friend Cheryl are planning an anti-birthday-party, because both of them are born in July and neither of them really like parties, and the anti-birthday-party will probably consist of Jo and Cheryl's husband Bill playing with fire on the grill, making steaks and foil potatoes, everyone having a beer except me (but I'll at least get a swallow of someone's, mmmm) and eating some kind of dessert, whether it's going out to Sebastian Joe's for ice cream or having fruit salad at home or something. Always seriously low-key. Jo neither likes backrubs nor does she give them :irked: don't know how I ended up in THAT situation!!!

Glad that you had a good crying breakdown and Jerome knew just the thing to tell you. I sometimes wonder what our spouses think of us when our emotions are beyond our control and they have to field our insanity.

And congrats to Kristi and you, honorary auntie!!

Dang, I totally missed the rabbit rabbit! You got it, Sheryl! I think I forgot because we didn't start a new thread. Jo saw Steph's DH jog by one day while she was working in the yard, so we know they're still alive... I seem to recall a comment about visiting friends out of state? And to abdominal pain when getting up: yeah, I've just been finding out lately how useless my abs are now, it hurts if I try to use them. It doesn't help that I've been coughing so much lately, either. So I'm always reminding myself to roll on my side, use my arms, etc. I usually end up on my hands and knees backing out of the bed, which must be a hilarious sight!

Yet another baby shower alert: my mom called Jo yesterday and informed her that cousins of mine want to throw us a shower and that Jo is "expected to come". Tee hee snicker giggle snort! It's going to be a shower like she won't be able to stand - complete with games like guess-the-kind-of-baby-food-in-the-unlabeled-jar and ham on buttered white rolls and pastel party mints. A total hen party! I'm trying to hide my snide mirth for her sake, Schadenfreude is not a very kind thing, but I can't help but laugh to myself a bit.

hugs all around,

j

[banana girl]

Well, another week bites the dust! Bit by bit we are getting there!

I'm off to go shopping for awhile and then to clean house and pack for the weekend. We are visiting family in Eau Claire this weekend and hope to get some painting done, as well as see the new baby and do the 4th of July thing! Gonna be busy! I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone on Tuesday.
"In the meantime......Rest well, and dream of large women"

Can you name the movie that came from?

lots of love,
Anna Banana

[chumani]

Anna- The Princess Bride!! :) one of my favorites!!

Stitches healing thoughts to Christopher, poor little guy. It probably looks pretty cute and tough though.

I am going to have to make a big batch of Moosewood Restaurant brownies now! :yum
Thanks for the craving!! :D

We had our visit with the perinatologist Wed. We had a level 2 scan done and the baby looks really good. She must have just been holding her bladder at the last scan as it was mostly empty this time. The Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) is still quite low though which puts stress on the umbilical cord. The Fluid seems to be the only problem now. Thank you all so much for all the good thoughts and wishes! I appreciate this board so much!! :hugs

I didn't post yesterday as I got to be a doula for a friend! The baby was 5 weeks early and my friend (the moms original doula) was still in CA so she asked the mom if she minded if I replaced her. I met her at the hosp. yesterday morning, we really clicked well and she did an awesome job! This was her first birth without an epidural/drugs. It was so neat to see her elation afterwards that she had done it! Unfortunately the baby is having serious breathing issues from being so early. It really has made me want to do more doula work.

Jonah just woke up from his nap and is VERY grumpy. I will try to catch up later!

Have a wonderful 4th of July weekend!!
Sarahb

edited for spelling

[sistermama]

What a baby day yesterday was! My cousin had her baby yesterday too. They induced her at 38 weeks because the baby was getting "too big" and of course she ended up having a little 6 pounder. It is so cruel to offer inductions to 38 week mamas - it is next to impossible to say no, because you are so sick of being pregnant. I was looking through my midwife's site, and thought that her list of babies born over the past two years was interesting because of the size of the babies baby list (http://www.floridamidwife.com/deliveries.html) Shows what average really looks like. Plus Jack is the cute little Xmas elf under 2003 (although, obviously he wasn't born then).

Sarahb - glad your appt went well! At least we are closing down the homestretch now. :)

Anna - what is up with husbands and car keys? I have asked my dh for TWO YEARS to have a copy of his key made, which has yet to be done. Sure I could just go to it myself, but really!!!!

Jen - an antibirthday sounds perfect for Jo!

I dreamt last night that I had the baby and it was a girl. So, all my dreams and encounters have been 100% girl, but I'm not putting any stake in it.

Hope you all have great weekends. Were doing the fireworks/picnic thing on Sunday night - Jack is going to really love it, so I'm excited about it.

I think I'm going to go over to Yahoo and make a database for where mamas and registered and how to look them up. I love looking at what people have registered for, especially to see if they found something great that I haven't seen. So humor me and go sign up! ;)

[chrissy]

Yay-Samantha, thanks for posting that link to Overstock. I just ordered the book!!

Sarahb, so glad the u/s went well!! And it sounds like you were a wonderful stand-in doula too. Are you training to be a doula?

Happy Birthday to Jo!

Anna, I hope you have a great weekend!! Give that baby an extra snuggle for me!

Heather, oh poor Christopher! I'm glad he's already back to his old self!

Lazuli, hooray for your husband's homecoming!! Hope you guys have a wonderful weekend!

I need to go look at the bracelet pics! I bought my beads, now I just need to pack them up to mail!! I'm pretty excited!

Love to everybody in utero and out!
Chrissy

[msrog]

I did phase two of my bead shopping today; this is so fun! If I had money to blow, I'd become a bead addict, heh heh... I have to go back Saturday and pick out the last four, then pack them up to mail!

Happy Fourth, Mamas!

[mum2tori]

"Inconcievable!!"

"You keep saying that word. I do not think its means what you think it means..."

I love that movie. I use to have about half a dozen wave files from Princess Bride on my computer for various functions (back before babies and I used the volume on my computer :LOL) My sign on file was "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." And my error message was "WRONG!" from when he's lying "paralyzed" on the bed. :LOL I also had a bunch from The Usual Suspects, there are some great lines in that movie (and great actors... I love Kevin Spacey!).

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."

Heather- Poor Christopher! Ouch ouch! We haven't had any stitches yet. Sending quick healing and no-itchy vibes!!

Jen- David and I have gotten to spend one anniversary in the :thumb 9+ years together (last year's), he always was either "in the field" or at drill (darn military!! :eyesroll ) on our anniversary. I *think* we get to spend this anniversary together. Really scary thing is we have 2 anniversaries. We got married by the JP in Ga in Feb when David was going through his military training (most of the family still doesn't know :LOL) and then we had the "big" family wedding in Texas in July. So technically we've gotten to spend 1 out of 18. I haven't check to see if he has drill that weekend yet. :eyesroll Tell Jo Happy :birthday: from us. :)

Chrissy I'm glad you got the book. I need to finish my order from overstock I've had it just sitting there. :LOL I love finding books cheaper there. Dose that funk feeling with chocolate. Works for me. :love :love

Sarahb glad the u/s looks good. Hoping that wee one stays put for a little longer. :)

Anna have fun painting. How exciting to be getting to start on your room. :)

I had waaaaay too much fun at the bead shops today. Haven't been to one of them in almost 10 years. :eek I started drooling over all the gorgeous beads again... eyebeads, end of the day beads, chevrons, trade beads, venetian glass... oh the list does on and on. They had a gorgeous blue, red & white chevron for $150.00... :love :love aaah those were the days when I didn't have children and could spend money on stuff like that. So many beads... so little time and a limited budget. :LOL It was tough picking some of them out. It's hard when so many people didn't list any color preferances. :innocent :innocent I kept thinking but what it this is totally different than anything else they get. Like one red bead out of 15 yellow or worse orange ones. What if they hate it... :innocent :innocent :LOL I think I might go check out another bead shop tomorrow... this could get dangerous. :W :W

OT: did anyone else notice that a few of the big circ debate posters HAD to have a little input into Caroline's thread even when she specifically asked it to not become a debate about circ right or wrong. It was like they couldn't stand to not be included in a discussion about it. :) Just thought it was interesting... back to your previoiusly scheduled discussion.

Okay it's way passed my bedtime... again. Time to hit the hay just wish Radish wasn't so active I might be able to actually sleep. :LOL

Night all.

[3boobykins]

Hi! Just a quick pop-in to say hello. Once again, I feel too behind to comment on everyone's posts-I don't want to leave anyone out. So I"ll just say I'm happy to hear we're all doing well in general, and sorry to hear about key mishaps, stitches, etc.

I just found out yesterday that my sister is pregnant with her first! They had been trying for a year, then took a break and decided to wait a year, saw a fertility specialist recently and were discussing options. They charted this month and got the timing just right, and she woke up early yesterday, went out and bought a test, and it came up dark and positive right away! I can't wait to see what their baby will look like--her dh is black, and I think biracial children are so beautiful--plus they're both just really good-looking people, so I know they'll have a gorgeous kid! I talked to my sis for a long time about birthing options and stuff--they'll probably have a birthing center birth. They live in Seattle, so they should have some wonderful options to choose from.

Jen, I think our little bean is hanging out in my ribcage daily like your Sprout. It feels like those little feet just get wedged up there and it's so uncomfortable! But I"m loving, loving, loving all the movement I feel these days, after waiting so long this time around to feel it regularly.

Well, gotta go pee again for like the third time this morning (and I've only been up for an hour). Have a great weekend, everyone!

Heather

[mum2tori]

Oh I totally forgot to share my "Fluffy mail" post with everyone. Fluffy mail is a term for diaper mail at MDC because it's so soft and fluffly. On another CDing board they call it "Squishy mail". :LOL

We got our Custom Bizzy B Hive order (http://www.noale.net/sam/albums/album17/BizzyBhive_016.jpg): :snap :snap

1 Small fitted-sushi (http://www.noale.net/sam/albums/album17/BizzyBhive_009.jpg), 1 Small cover (http://www.noale.net/sam/albums/album17/BizzyBhive_010.jpg)- sushi
4 NB fitteds --red kanji, batik frogs (http://www.noale.net/sam/albums/album17/BizzyBhive_006.jpg), PRR counting sheep and sushi (http://www.noale.net/sam/albums/album17/BizzyBhive_007.jpg) (hmm think I like sushi??).
1 NB AIO - PRR counting sheep (http://www.noale.net/sam/albums/album17/BizzyBhive_008.jpg).

My DD said the sweetest thing when we were looking at them. She said "these are for baby?" I said "yes." She handed one of the NB fitteds to me and said "here, eat it, so baby can have it, baby NEEDS it to make him feel better". And then reached out and patted my tummy. :love :love

We also got a gorgeous Tuesday Bear wool cover off the TP for Jack. Sweet & Sour (http://www.noale.net/sam/albums/album07/7_02_04_001.jpg). It's in prefect condition!! :D :D

And a couple of IvyRose fitteds (http://www.noale.net/sam/albums/album15/7_02_04_005.jpg) and a HH hawaiian print also from the TP. :thumb

It was a good fluffy day. :D :D

Just thought I'd share a little more of our newborn stash. :)

[Kabes]

Samantha - What makes a diaper a 'sushi'? I think I've figured out most of the terminology but this one still has me stumped! Thanks!

[mum2tori]

It just refers to the fabric pattern that is used. It has pictures of sushi all over it. :) A lot of the time a diaper is referred to by the pattern used or the manufacturers of the fabric (i.e. carter's, PRR (Painted Red Rhino), Healthtex etc).

[msrog]

Samantha, dh and I are fans of Princess Bride, too. Hahaha.

Hey, it's funny that you just mentioned your JP wedding and double anniversary... We did that too. NOBODY knows about it, in fact, just last night eating out at Ruby Tuesday's we told Nicolas. (He was eating some canteloupe so we started making jokes about "can't elope" and explaining what eloping means since he had no clue.) Then we were telling him it's a secret, nobody knows, etc. It was so funny! Matt's hoping he'll say something about it next time we're eating canteloupe with our family, just to freak them all out!

We got married at a courthouse in VA right before dh left for 6 month submarine cruise in the Navy... Our "wedding" was planned for about 2 weeks after he got back. The extra cash sure helped with the wedding expenses, and it was so fun to actually be married while he was away!!

OK, now you all know our big secret, tee hee. However, we have no idea what that JP anniversary is, and half the time I forget it even happened, so no big deal.

Off to get addresses from Yahoo so I can send out my beads Tuesday, yay! I didn't want to leave the bead store today after I finished selecting the ones for you ladies. So I can't wait to go back in to pick out spacers and finish my bracelet soon!

[mum2tori]

Savannah that is too funny. Yep, the extra money sure did help. David and I spent exactly 2 weeks together total between the two wedding dates which were almost 6 months apart. We actually had to reschedule the wedding from the June date because he couldn't get leave because of deployment training. :shake (this was back in 1994 with the Haiti invasion). We do celebrate our JP anniversary... everyone just thinks we are remembering the day we got engaged. :W :W

We've told a few friends over the years but not actually confessed to the family. ;) I think my mom "suspects" because I forgot to hide that picture frame once. :LOL

[chrissy]

Cute dipes Samantha! I've got 5 newborn BBH fitteds and 1 AIO and they are so darn cute. I love that sushi print!

That's so funny that 2 of you guys had 2 weddings! I tried to convince my dh to do the same because we were engaged for a year and a half and I was just so ready to be officially married. He wouldn't go for it though. We lived together the whole time of the engagement though so it wasn't really a big deal either way.

Happy 4th of July to those who are celebrating it today!
Love,
Chrissy

[JenInMpls]

I started a new thread for this week, even if I got the last day of wrong. Oops.

Jen the non-mathematician