Rounded & Beautiful Bellies (navels optional) Aug 23rd

[melanalyus]

PennStater/Allison - Sept. 20 (It's a boy!)
Dawncharlie/Dawn - Sept. 25 (It's a girl!)
Susank41/Susan - Oct. 13 (It's a girl!)
wendybdh/Wendy - Oct. 25 (waiting to find out sex!)
Sweetpea1/Jen - Nov. 9 (It's a boy!)
Dragonfly/Cee - Nov. 15 (It's a boy!)
luprisi/Priscilla - Dec. 5 (It's a boy!)
melanalyus/Melanie - Dec 15 (identical twin girls!)
23jimbeam/Christine - Dec. 15 (It's a boy!)
bunekneck/Raciela - Dec 23 (It's a girl!)
Krillie/Kristine - Feb 1

Happy Sunday ladies! I thought since I"m feeling so lazy that I'd get us started this AM. LOL I'm going to have a "lazy" day today. I've declared today a "no transportation day". I will not go ANYWHERE!!!!

Next week is a busy week for me. I'm working my "2nd job" on M in town, my regular job on T,R,F, and have an ob/gyn appt on W. My ob/gyn appt includes my glucose tolerance test, extensive u/s, ob/gyn visit (about 3 hrs I figure). So......my next day "off" will be on Saturday. Our county fair starts on Thursday & I'll have to find time somewhere to take the kids....or we'll miss it this year.

Ladies, I'm trying to remain calm & not stress! Twin-wise, I picked up a matching set of Graco Snugride infant car seats up @ Target yesterday, and am all set on Newborn clothes. I"m looking for preemie clothes & am running into a brick wall. Any suggestions?

Wendy~ how's your Dad? Haven't heard from you in a while

Christine~ you still hanging in there? Packing like crazy?

Raciela~ how do you pronounce your name? I bet it's beautiful!

Kristine~ starting to get some energy back?

[Sweetpea1]

Hey Mel! Thanks for getting us started! I don't know if you have a Burlington Coat Factory up there but you can probably access them online. They have a Baby Depot and I always see preemie clothes there.

Well, so far today I've helped DH put our last big window in (we've slowly been replacing all the windows in our house this summer), cleaned out the fridge and freezer, washed our bed, and all laundry is done! And I still feel pretty good, just wiped. But not alot of pain. I sat on a stool to clean the fridge and DH carried the laundry baskets for me and I took lots of breaks. I'm quite pleased with all I've gotten accomplished despite the breaks in between. DH and I are going to Home Depot to get new fan blades (safari ones) for James's room so as soon as DH gets them up I will post pics.

Actually here are some pics of James's room:
Here is his bedding in his crib:


These are two canvas pics I found at Target to hang on the wall:


BBL to do personals! Need to get a shower!

[Susank41]

Hi girls!
Melanie-good for you....I hope you have a great lazy day! I have gotten a lot of preemie clothes at Walmart for Haley's doll. Havent really noticed any elsewhere. I"ll send you some feel good vibes for your long week.

Jen-James' room looks great!! Doesnt it feel good to get all the chores done! I LOVE to clean and organzie but lately I don't get as much done...Im slllooww these days.

Been having lots of brx hx.. I had to cut my walk short this morning because it was so uncomfortalbe. OH and I need an intervention!!! I have been eating way too much sugar.....I AM OUT OF CONTROL! I really wish I could beat the sugar devil once and for all! I guess I will have to go cold turkey

Hanging out with dh and Haley today. Not sure what we're doing this afternoon.bbl

[melanalyus]

Jen, James' room looks marvelous!! It makes me feel really behind though... hearing of all that you have done. I have to play catch up!!!! I'm going to check out Burlington Coat factory right now!!!

Susan, I'm sorry about the braxton hicks contractions. Mine are painful this time around. Sugar addiction? LOL Now's not the time to combat that, Sweetie. I puchased all of our Walmart's preemie clothes. They had 3 matching sets. I can drive through Canada this week & see if they have anymore over there too!

Hi all you wonderful mommies to be!!!!

[melanalyus]

Oh! I forgot to ask. I have 4 boxes of qty 18 of Raspberry Tea bags. They are supposed to strengthen your uterus muscles....but I cannot stand tea. I bought a box of them from amazon shortly after the doctor misdiagnosed my pregnancy as a miscarriage. A woman from my church persisted that I start drinking it so I could conceive again.

Anywho......would anyone like them? I try to give them to my non-pg male/female friends and everyone is afraid of it b/c it says "pregnancy tea". LOL I'd be more than happy to mail them to you!!!

[Susank41]

Mel-Im not a big raspberry fan...surely someone here is! My brx hx luckily arent painful...just very uncomfortalbe and can't do much while they are going on. i have had a sugar addtiction since I was a kid : ). Youre right though...now is not the time to go cold turkey. Thanks for giving me an out! One day..one day!!

We have been lazy today!!!!

[luprisi]

Hi ladies,

I haven't been around lately so I have a lot to read. I have my appointment tomorrow at 25 weeks and they will probably schedule the Glucose test as well. Feeling bigger than ever. Last night I felt a terrible pain in my ribcage, I think the baby had his feet or arms in there.

Jen, your baby's room looks awesome, I agree with Melanie though, I feel like I am waiting too long to get started

I posted some new pics (week 23-24) and the last one was at Sea World

[Sweetpea1]

Priscilla- You are so beautiful! Pregnancy really agrees with you! Thanks for sharing! Good luck on the glucose test! I took mine last week but haven't heard anything so no news is good news!

Melanie- I have some red raspberry tea that I bought following my miscarriage but never drank it cause I'm not a big tea fan (not sure why I bought it). I did take the capsules because I heard it helps regulate your uterus following m/c and I guess it worked for me.

Susan- I'm right there with ya on the sugar! I can't seem to stop!

[melanalyus]

Precilla~ you have a beautiful bump! I was going to take a pic today, but I couldn't find my camera. LOL How much have you gained now?

Jen~ no news is good news. I"m sure you passed glucose test.

I rested pretty much all day today. Didn't really feel all the good today, real "blah". I feel fatigued & worn down alot again. I'm afraid my little window of relief might have been it for the "honeymoon" part of this pregnancy. I"m already as big as I was when I delivered my boys. LOL

I still have alot to do......and feel like I need to push myself before I really run out of steam. I"m hoping to make it another 4-6 weeks of work ......but with serious discomfort with mega-support...... not sure if I'm being over optimistic.

[Susank41]

Hi!
Pricilla- you look so great!!! Let us know how your appt goes!
Jen-Im trying to cut back onteh sugar...but its not easy. I have gotten into the habbit of ice cream with dh every night. Tonight I had a small bowl of Total!..yay me!

Melanie-you have more reason to feel worn out than me...but I am feeling it too. Seems like I am dragging and never have energy. We will make it!!

Ok Im mad....I got a great deal on my Art Hist texbook from Amazon. 17 bucks on a new book that would of cost 100 at the college bookstore. Anyway....it wasnt following the outline exactly so I emailed the instructor. Its the wrong freakin book! grrrrrrrr. Same author..just wrong edition. I had even called the bookstore to find out the book...she told me 4th edition, revised..so that is what I got. He is not usine the revised edition.....pooey. I can probably get by with this book.....but to make it easier Im going to get the right book tomorrow.

Off to get Haley to bed..then me!