hi girls! wow it's busy in here. there seems to be so many of us! i just love looking at everyone's ticker tick away. can't believe some of ours seemed to have gone so quickly.

for the girls still in the nervous first few weeks - please, please enjoy your gift and try not to stress or overthink things too much. i'm ing for all of you and sending you all sticky vibes!!

baby dreamtime - YAYAY. i remember you from when my dh and i first started ivf last year. ssssoooo glad you are here.. and with 2! woot woot. stay well.

hi geenslw - when are you thinking about finishing up at work? i handed in all my forms last week and today got the formal paper work in the mail. sweettt. last day 29/10, that's only 18 more weeks of work not counting the 2 weeks i have off in that time! heehee.

Hiya Miss Busy Bee Mapgie! i'm very glad to hear the spotting has stopped... now i don't want to nag BUT you take it easy on yourself lady and don't over do it! when will you be rid of the old place? and good on you for not finding out the sex... i think you are in the minority here so it'll be a lovely surprise for all of us!

hi neptune - i've seen those triangle shaped pillows you slip under your belly for support in big dub and thought when i'm bigger i'll get one. but sorry atm can't help, sleeping like a baby (lol) ... including all the dribbling that a baby does! hee. hope your massage goes well, lukcy thing, did you get your feet done?

hi bella - glad you touched base. we are about the same EDD.. i feel huge myself and i only got one aboard! so i can't imagine how you are feeling now. It's like all the sudden i lost all coordination, ability to bend and DH is teasing me cos i apparently groan and grunt when sitting, standing, or getting up. dreading what it'll be like in 20 weeks! argh.

hi saph - i was on crinone gel for awhile and found the opposite. in fact i've been pretty much constipated since EPU in March (that's an extremely depressing thought now i've worked out how long its been). Progesterone genearlly tends to bog you up, but everyone is different and reacts differently. the only runs i've had are when i hit the prune juice a little too hard. I think bananas might help you, they have some 'clog em up' stuff in them, but i can't remember what it's called etc

murph - thanks for sharing how your family are reactig to finding out the sex etc. I've really been in 2 minds whether to tell anyone else or just keep it between DH and myself. still unsure but now i think we'll just tell em.

that's great news 2mums! feed her up for the next scan lol.

hi MHB, Kahlan, Kelly, azzrenae, kaydee (was going to do the hi smiliey but this made me smile!).

smithy, hope you are well, haven't heard from you lately...

AFM: just woke up from a nap'n'dribble too good! i'm on hols and DH got 2 days off so we r taking advantage of the sales and buying some big items. Got a Meridian car seat for $400, a steelcraft high chair for $190 and a folding change table for $60 also got a pretty good price on a breast pump and Dh just scored 8 new bottles with storage lids off ebay for $35. So we feel pretty pleased with ourselves! tomorrow it's bookshelf with toy box built in the bottom and chest of drawer hunting. Also got taken out for lunch so had a lovely day... So we now pretty much have all our major nursery items as a mix of new and 2nd hand stuff.

Now it's just waiting to find out the sex to buy the finishing touches, like clothes and decorations, bassinette (we both really want the blue one!) etc

i have a sneaking suspicion I'll have a blue baby as well.... But i'm a bit concerend that i'll be floored if its Pink. Did anyone "think'' they knew what bub was only to be completely wrong? i just can't help it every time i think of bub i think boy... i also instincitively go towards plain blues, browns, cream colours when bub shopping instead of my usual red/pink pretty patterns... BUT i would love either colour so long as it gets here safe and sound.

stay well girls.