Kell - congrats on your little blue bundle - so glad things are going well.
Tegam - PML - about the creme egg.... though would be worried if the "aftermath" as Forshelby puts it, was yellow, cream and brown... yukko. But those eggs sure are nice.
Audax - Oh wow oh wow.... last night before the big day... will be reading your BA real soon. Can't wait for you to join this crazy ride sis. I got to 40 weeks before I noticed any stretchies. Now I have a burn to go with them - somehow lent on the hot plate today - thankgod there was no bubba in there, just Dory insides.
Forshelby - GL in the bowels of hell for your scan tomorrow.
A huge congratulations Kell!!!! That is great!!! A little baby brother for Ella
Im just going to have a quick whinge Dh got back late yesterday and was home for 12 hours and didnt get to feel the baby move theres only so many times u can yell 'quick its kicking' and he comes running or grab his hand and put it on my tummy... but then nothing.. i was so excited about him coming home for the night just so he cld feel it. I feel like ive let him down! Stupid i know. But so frustrating Now hes gone for another week i woke up at 5.00am and was just laying there waiting for it to kick, ofcourse it did so i woke dh up and then it stopped! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I know theres plenty more times that hes going to be able to feel it, but right now i feel like crying hmmmm maybe im being a tad hormonal too...
Reet - Aww, I remember feeling the same when I'd say 'bubby's moving!' and DP would just say 'that's nice'. I would wonder when he was going to get to feel what I was feeling! You're right though, there are plenty of opportunites for him to feel it, but it is still frustrating. Don't sweat it, it won't be long before bubby is kicking all the time and he gets to enjoy it too. I also find that when you WANT them to kick, they're all quiet and snoozy. Then when you're settling down for a sleep etc, or DH isn't there, blamo.. kicky time. You be as hormonal as you like, hun. Have a cry if you want!
Dory & Kellie - Thanks, I'm heading off to the hospital in about half an hour and surprisingly nervous!! Off to the bowels of hell I go! LOL. Lucky DP is with me so I won't be scared trying to navigate and park.
Kellbell....... congratulations!!!!!!!!! A little boy!!!!! im so glad everything is going well. Thats fantastic!!! you're little photo made me so clucky....
Audax...thinking of you and cant wait to here you're birth story..i hope you're doing ok.
Reet...Dont you love it when those hormones take over...NOT....Maybe next time cuddle on the couch and get him to place his hands on you're belly for a while and just keep them there and get him to talk to the baby..
Forshelby..let us know how you're scan goes
Hi dory and everyone else...
ATM...must say i am very hormonal and crouchy at the mo...everything is getting to me...cant wait for second tri...think i felt much better by that stage with DD....and i think i have put walls up and i think im a little detached from this baby just incase something happens....with dd i used to touch my belly all the time and was over the moon and smiling all the time.......but with this one im not doing that...think its a fear reaction........do you think its normal? i hope that changes.......i think the ms is getting to me a bit also...i feel horrible most of the time and im not going to gym or doing the things i love.......and im being a bit irrational...plus the scan TWO days before christmas is freaking me out a bit...but i just keep telling myself that the morning sickness is a good sign and the baby has already lived past my little angel so thats a good sign as well........ahhhhh the joys of pregnancy and those lovely hormones.....
Tegam - go with the flow hun, in no time at all you'll be labouring away and then enjoying newborn cuddles yourself, so make the most of it.
Forshelby - GL!
Reet - oh that's just typical. They do that on the outside too! DH will feel bubs move soon and it will be the best thing ever. Just be patient my sweet it will happen. And cry if you want, it's good for you. So is a hug - so here you go----- cyber hug coming your way.
Melster - oh so normal blossom. Like T said, hope you get your happy self back soon. But if you don't - go see your Dr - it's good to talk about these things to the Dr sometimes.
Kell - ahh still so cute, little boy blue.
Ferrals - how are you doing girl?
Audax - I am with T again, have a good birth sweet. I am so so very excited for you. This is just the best.... Then it gets really hard ( well it did for me and most people say no matter what other people say it can't prepare you for how hard it is - but someone very wise said to me - mark 6 weeks on your calendar and celebrate, as it's a milestone worth celebrating and things usually have settled or started to settle down a bit by then - and when you're at 2 weeks and 4 weeks 6 weeks seems like an ETERNITY away, but then it's there and gone too soon)
Not much doing here. Hoping to get to the shops today. Went yesterday but at the WRONG time and it was just a debacle from start to finish and I ended up cross. My Dad arrives in Bris tomorrow after driving up from Vic ( at almost 70 - is he crazy - I have no idea why they didn't fly - $ is not an issue. at least I don't think so, I think it's more he wants to get around while up here and visit his sis in Syd on the way). It will be good to see him - first time since HB was born. LOL I just went to take a sip of my hot drink and grabbed the breast pump and almost took a swig.... haven't yet been brave enough to taste it, as I don't much care for the smell of it. Someone told me once it makes an OK capuccino.... not sure I'll be trying it anytime soon.
Audax, may grace truly touch your life today and the most excellent love affair really begin.
Ah Dory men just like to drive i think! My dad will still choose to drive to see my sister in bathurst rather than fly! crazy!
Have tasted my milk but no the idea of a swig or a coffee of it...no thank you! I did skip a line accidently in your post and it jumped from talking about your dad and breast milk, i was mighty confused for a few seconds!!! hehe
KellBell! Congrats on the little boy!!!!!!! Soo exciting!!!
Audax - Good luck with everything my love!!! Cant wait to hear your announcement!!!
Hi everyone! Sorry i havent done persies... im so busy with work - hanging for this week to be over so things settle down!
Got our results for NT scan and came back as 1 in 7810 so my ob was very happy with those results!Our ob is so gorgeous, he asked to see all our scan pics and then asked if he could do a little scan to have a peek at how big bubs had got! Hes so awsome!!
Booked in our 20wk scan! Feels so surreal!! Have to pinch myself that this is all happening! And I have a real belly now that everyone notices, only little of course but i look pregn ant!!!!! Oooh its too cool!!
Melster - It's totally normal to try to protect yourself. Realistically though, no amount of not touching your belly or not feeling attached would make it any easier if something bad did happen. Still it's a perfectly normal reaction. It's GREAT that you've gotten past the gestation of your prev. loss, and ms can only mean good things (for bubby, not for you lol). Don't worry about what's to come, just focus on today and enjoy every moment hun.
T-Hopes - What an awesome OB. Congrats on the good NT results, and yay for looking pg, it's so exciting when the belly appears!
Audax - Wishing you a positive birth experience and can't wait to hear all about your little bubby. Enjoy!
AFM - The scan went well. I ended up getting to the hospital early, waiting about 40 mins, then having my scan. The lady was lovely and bubby is looking so big. Then we were sent away to wait around for a while as they were flat out. They wanted me to see a doctor as well so he could have a look as well. Kinda made me wonder why he didn't just do the scan in the first place instead of keeping me there an extra couple of hours and doing a 2nd scan! AAAAANYWAY, Apparently only one foot is affected, and if the other is as well it's very mild as it looks pretty normal to them. We got to see the feet in 3d but unfortunately bubby was being uncooperative and wouldn't give us a shot of his/her face. The dr didn't seem interested in trying to get bubby to move, he attempted once and that was it. Ahh well. After all that we had to wait around some more to see a counsellor, and she explained a bit about what kind of treatments would be neccesary. Today was the first time anyone mentioned surgery. I realised this was a possibility.... but the way she said it it was like surgery is a definite. (I didn't cry though, how brave of me) I thought only 10-20% needed surgery after bracing?? I decided not to worry for now though, as nothing can be done until after the birth anyway. We're just happy he/she is growing well and is less affected than we thought. Sorry for the novel, it was a bit of an epic day! Now it's time to rest this fat foot of mine and de-stress. It took 6 hours all up and DP spent a good portion of the time complaining about well, everything. LOL. I was tempted to tell him to put a sock in it, but that's just his way. So I let him express himself and just smiled and nodded. If you got through all that, bravo. I hope you ladies had a more relaxing day than we did!
oh Forshelby: sorry ot was so long but its nice to hear everything is going well. Im with you, there is no point over thinking things yet. You have weeks still to grow your baby, then the traction time and then discussion time with Drs about outcomes and surgery! There are many decisions we make as parents, soome easy and some hard but none of us know when or how we will make these until allthe info is in front of us!
Hi everyone-- I am so sorry that I have not been able to check in with you. I have missed you! I am so far behind in EVERYTHING. It started around Thanksgiving. I have started maternity leave negotiations and trying to find a replacement pastor at the church where I serve. The Advent and Christmas holidays are upon us and I am swamped. I am finding that I am so exhausted when I get home that all I have time for is a little snuggle with my hubby. Not to mention the nearly 200 Christmas cards to prepare for my congregation.
Okay-- so about the little boy that I am (hopefully) having-- We finally got a crib. Big step here. I still can't believe that I am pregnant. Even though I feel movement. Even though I seem to have all the pregnancy aches and pains. Really. This is how it is. I feel like I am "pretending." The doctor says that I am far enough along that the risk of loss is like 1% or something. It hasn't really sunk in. I think because I was just so numb last Christmas Eve --preaching about Mary and Baby Jesus when I just had a miscarriage was so so so difficult. It's like I am protecting myself or something. Stupid. I know.
Anyway-- sorry for the long post. Healthwise, I am battling 3 stupid infections: yeast, foot, and now my finger. Three different infections, but they seem minor LOL. I go to the doctor (regular doc) tomorrow to double check on the finger infection. The ob-gyn told me that my resistance is down-- something about killer cells being suppressed in pregnant women. So I am trying to drink, drink, drink and rest, rest, rest...which is almost ludicrous at this time of year.
Yikes, sorry for rambling and for not being in cyberspace to check in with you lovely gals.
Tegam - Thanks, that means a lot. DP and I have talked about it a lot and are feeling better about it after a good night's sleep. We got a good look at bubby's foot and it looked barely turned in at all so any treatment should be straightforward and we'll face it when we get to it.
Sunshine - Sometimes it's amazing how much things can change in a year, isn't it? Last year must have been so hard for you, so it's understandable why you're feeling a bit shell shocked. You're doing really well though and it won't be long before you're holding that little boy of yours.
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Dh got back late yesterday and was home for 12 hours and didnt get to feel the baby move
congratulations!!!!!!!!! A little boy!!!!! im so glad everything is going well. Thats fantastic!!! you're little photo made me so clucky....
Wishing you a positive birth experience and can't wait to hear all about your little bubby. Enjoy!
If you got through all that, bravo.
Audax on your big beautiful girl i hope everything went perfectly.
CONGRATULATIONS AUDAX ON THE ARRIVAL OF YOUR LITTLE GIRL!
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