I've actually been a member here for a few years, but rarely post. I used to belong to a number of message boards, but life necessitated cutting back on my online time, and so now I'm really trying to only spend time on one or two boards that can be helpful and encouraging to my life as it is right now, instead of just "killing time", what a horrible phrase!
Anyway, I have a wonderful, delightful, terrific son named Henry who is 2 1/2, and I'm almost 28 weeks PG with our second boy! I spend my moments vacillating between thrilled and terrifed. The closer it gets, the more excited I am to meet the bean, and it's so fun to be able to already tell the differences in their personalities based on how this one moves in the bellah. I could be full of it, but I'm already certain about a few aspects of his personality just by contrasting how he acts vs. how it was with Henry.
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Anyway, my official due date is 10/31, but I am claiming it as 11/1 for the rest of the world, and I'm fairly certain that I can count on him coming along right around there...I know that he'll come when he's good and ready, and good for him for that, but Henry was a good 6 days overdue, and that was even having pinpointed ovulation, so EDD was based on good dates, rather than a guess about LMP. Again, I'm aware I could be full of it, and this kid could arrive on 10/15 or something equally surprising! I hope that it's okay to choose to join the November club instead of October, since chances are he'll go a day or two past October and then I won't feel "overdue", I'll feel right on time!
Real quick about me - I SAH with Henry, moved back to TX about a year ago after 3 beloved and much-longed-for years in the Phoenix area, but we've settled in and are getting pretty content here. We went from living 1800 miles away to living literally a BLOCK away from my mom and dad. It can be wonderful, and frustrating, and delightful and crazy-making all at the same time. Good boundaries, that's all I have to say.
I'm looking forward to a much easier postpartum experience this time, I was diagnosed with PPD after Henry was born, but not until he was about 5 months old, and by then, I'd lived through some terrible, horrible months with thoughts of suicide. I thank God that we got through it with no one the worse for the wear, but I have this persistent fear and uneasiness that it will be that difficult again. At least this time I'm empowered with the information and warning signs that I didn't have last time, and I have a support system, family and friends and a great therapist that are all aware of my situation and have promised to help me look for warning signals. So, hopefully, this postpartum period will be wonderful and non-traumatic.
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Okay, before I take up all the space on the board, I look forward to meeting all of you, and thank you for having me!
Danielle
Anyway, I have a wonderful, delightful, terrific son named Henry who is 2 1/2, and I'm almost 28 weeks PG with our second boy! I spend my moments vacillating between thrilled and terrifed. The closer it gets, the more excited I am to meet the bean, and it's so fun to be able to already tell the differences in their personalities based on how this one moves in the bellah. I could be full of it, but I'm already certain about a few aspects of his personality just by contrasting how he acts vs. how it was with Henry.
Anyway, my official due date is 10/31, but I am claiming it as 11/1 for the rest of the world, and I'm fairly certain that I can count on him coming along right around there...I know that he'll come when he's good and ready, and good for him for that, but Henry was a good 6 days overdue, and that was even having pinpointed ovulation, so EDD was based on good dates, rather than a guess about LMP. Again, I'm aware I could be full of it, and this kid could arrive on 10/15 or something equally surprising! I hope that it's okay to choose to join the November club instead of October, since chances are he'll go a day or two past October and then I won't feel "overdue", I'll feel right on time!
Real quick about me - I SAH with Henry, moved back to TX about a year ago after 3 beloved and much-longed-for years in the Phoenix area, but we've settled in and are getting pretty content here. We went from living 1800 miles away to living literally a BLOCK away from my mom and dad. It can be wonderful, and frustrating, and delightful and crazy-making all at the same time. Good boundaries, that's all I have to say.
I'm looking forward to a much easier postpartum experience this time, I was diagnosed with PPD after Henry was born, but not until he was about 5 months old, and by then, I'd lived through some terrible, horrible months with thoughts of suicide. I thank God that we got through it with no one the worse for the wear, but I have this persistent fear and uneasiness that it will be that difficult again. At least this time I'm empowered with the information and warning signs that I didn't have last time, and I have a support system, family and friends and a great therapist that are all aware of my situation and have promised to help me look for warning signals. So, hopefully, this postpartum period will be wonderful and non-traumatic.
Okay, before I take up all the space on the board, I look forward to meeting all of you, and thank you for having me!
Danielle
