Growing Belly Mom's Check-In 9/6
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melanalyus
Cathlete
James looks so cute!!! I wish I could hold him when he comes out. 
I made it thru my 2 day stretch. Just 7 more shifts left!!! I have 3 days off now....
I made it thru my 2 day stretch. Just 7 more shifts left!!! I have 3 days off now....
OMG Jen, those are great pics. I'ts amazing how you can get to see his features in details.
My Dr don't offer them
Susan, I bought the KCM 30 mins to fitness (kickboxing and bootcamp)
So far, I've only done the kickboxing one and I like it, I have attempted to do her stepboxing one and it's kinda of hard because her cueing isn't good but I burn tons of cals with her dvds.
Thank you all again for sharing yor experiences with the glucose test. I'm feeling more confident and ready to get it done next monday
Good night everyone
My Dr don't offer them
Susan, I bought the KCM 30 mins to fitness (kickboxing and bootcamp)
So far, I've only done the kickboxing one and I like it, I have attempted to do her stepboxing one and it's kinda of hard because her cueing isn't good but I burn tons of cals with her dvds.
Thank you all again for sharing yor experiences with the glucose test. I'm feeling more confident and ready to get it done next monday
Good night everyone
Sweetpea1
Cathlete
Thanks ladies! Mel, I can't wait to hold him. He looks so squishy and cute! I wish you guys could hold him too! I didn't know my dr's ofc was going to do that. I figured we would get profile pics again. Of course, I cried during those pics cause it was so overwhelming.
Priscilla- I'm glad everyone's comments have helped you to feel better. Just remember if you do have gestational diabetes, it is common during pregnancy and doesn't mean you did anything wrong.
Priscilla- I'm glad everyone's comments have helped you to feel better. Just remember if you do have gestational diabetes, it is common during pregnancy and doesn't mean you did anything wrong.
Moring!
I slept ok, but am grumpier than I don't know what! I warned Haley and Paul to just leave me alone until I cheer up!!
Jen-Haley was amazed with the pics of James! Shes loves the ones with him smiling.
It will be raining all day today and Haley has to cheer..fun sitting in the rain for 2 hours!!!
Im off to try and cheer up.....Im usually not in a bad mood but today...oh boy!!
Hi to everyone!!!!
I slept ok, but am grumpier than I don't know what! I warned Haley and Paul to just leave me alone until I cheer up!!
Jen-Haley was amazed with the pics of James! Shes loves the ones with him smiling.
It will be raining all day today and Haley has to cheer..fun sitting in the rain for 2 hours!!!
Im off to try and cheer up.....Im usually not in a bad mood but today...oh boy!!
Hi to everyone!!!!
melanalyus
Cathlete
Susan, if this is your only "grumpy" pg day......you're doing so good. Oh man, I have those days all the time.
I've been getting a couple of coments from strangers/friends about "how beautiful pg woman are". It amazes me that there are actually people out there that love the way pg women look. LOL I guess they're not looking at everything falling out of my va ja ja/rectum, my spider vein-ie legs, my stretch marks, and my puffy ankles. LOL Ahhhhhhh, pregnancy lasts such ashort period of time....but being a mommy to my beautiful twin girls will be FOREVER.
Jen, James does look squishy!!! I want to snuggle up to him & squeeze his cheeks & smell his forehead.
I've been getting a couple of coments from strangers/friends about "how beautiful pg woman are". It amazes me that there are actually people out there that love the way pg women look. LOL I guess they're not looking at everything falling out of my va ja ja/rectum, my spider vein-ie legs, my stretch marks, and my puffy ankles. LOL Ahhhhhhh, pregnancy lasts such ashort period of time....but being a mommy to my beautiful twin girls will be FOREVER.
Jen, James does look squishy!!! I want to snuggle up to him & squeeze his cheeks & smell his forehead.
Dawncharlie
Cathlete
Hi everyone,
I'm here at home. All is well. 38 weeks Sunday and baby isn't going anywhere yet! Thanks again for not making fun of a first-time mom wondering if every little thing is labor! (I did have a few very light cramps this morning and let's just say constipation is far gone, but I wouldn't call things moving too fast as to be signs of imminent labor just yet.)
Susan, I loved the monogram Kara bag. It's so sweet!!
And, Jen, I just loved the pictures of James. In the second, it looks like he is smiling. And my first thought was look how squishy and cuddly he is, so I laughed when others noted that, too.
I, too, have the KCM 30-minute to fitness Kickboxing and Bootcamp. I really recommend the Kickboxing for pregnancy as it's very easy to keep low impact. I enjoyed the Bootcamp, too, but felt wimpy because there were a few moves that I just marched in place and watched--there was no way I was doing plyos or the pushup-knee-in moves in my condition!
All is well here. I'm intentionally taking it easy when it comes to exercise. The dogs got a short walk this morning, but my mom doesn't arrive until next week. She lives far away and is so excited about being here for labor that I want baby to wait for her, too, and don't want to overdo exercise right now.
Take care everyone and have a great weekend!
Dawn
I'm here at home. All is well. 38 weeks Sunday and baby isn't going anywhere yet! Thanks again for not making fun of a first-time mom wondering if every little thing is labor! (I did have a few very light cramps this morning and let's just say constipation is far gone, but I wouldn't call things moving too fast as to be signs of imminent labor just yet.)
Susan, I loved the monogram Kara bag. It's so sweet!!
And, Jen, I just loved the pictures of James. In the second, it looks like he is smiling. And my first thought was look how squishy and cuddly he is, so I laughed when others noted that, too.
I, too, have the KCM 30-minute to fitness Kickboxing and Bootcamp. I really recommend the Kickboxing for pregnancy as it's very easy to keep low impact. I enjoyed the Bootcamp, too, but felt wimpy because there were a few moves that I just marched in place and watched--there was no way I was doing plyos or the pushup-knee-in moves in my condition!
All is well here. I'm intentionally taking it easy when it comes to exercise. The dogs got a short walk this morning, but my mom doesn't arrive until next week. She lives far away and is so excited about being here for labor that I want baby to wait for her, too, and don't want to overdo exercise right now.
Take care everyone and have a great weekend!
Dawn
melanalyus
Cathlete
Dawn~ was wondering if you were still around!! Even the experienced mom doesn't always know when labor is labor.
I"m excited about all these moms about ready to deliver, and selfishly sad too....you guys better still post here too & not just the new mommies posts.
What a nice comfy group we are.
I"m excited about all these moms about ready to deliver, and selfishly sad too....you guys better still post here too & not just the new mommies posts.
What a nice comfy group we are.
Dawn-now everytime you arent here I just assume you are in the hospital
Speaking of that..where is Allison??
Melanie-you know we won't leave you!! I say we all stick together until we all deliver!
Haley's game was fun..luckily no rain. Next game I am taking a cushion though..my booty was killing me. Dh sat behind me so I could lean back, which was comfy.
My mood is a little better now....I am wanting brownies and ice cream!! I seemto be having the same thoughts as Allison...I better eat it while Im pregnant..time is running out then I won't have an excuse.
I am off to be lazy!
Speaking of that..where is Allison??
Melanie-you know we won't leave you!! I say we all stick together until we all deliver!
Haley's game was fun..luckily no rain. Next game I am taking a cushion though..my booty was killing me. Dh sat behind me so I could lean back, which was comfy.
My mood is a little better now....I am wanting brownies and ice cream!! I seemto be having the same thoughts as Allison...I better eat it while Im pregnant..time is running out then I won't have an excuse.
I am off to be lazy!
PennStater
Cathlete
Hi, ladies!! Happy Saturday
Jen, what awesome pictures! The wait to hold them gets difficult, doesn't it? Seeing him like that -- looking like a real baby instead of the alien-like pics from a regular U/S -- must make it even harder. He's beautiful
Susan, glad it didn't rain while Haley had her cheer today. Two hours in the rain would not have been much fun.
Melanie, you get 7 days off!! Yippee!! As for comments about beautiful pregnant women, I think *other* women are beautiful. I don't think I am a good looking pregnant woman though!
I'm 39 weeks tomorrow. Today, my neighbor asked me if I was pregnant. ROFL. No, I swallowed a really big basketball. Some men are truly clueless, aren't they? I saw this guy once a week all summer -- it's not like I haven't seen him in 5 months!!
I ordered 2 exercise DVDs yesterday. Like Dawn, I'm getting excited to workout again. I am anxious about having the time with a 3 year old and a newborn, but I suppose it will work out somehow.
Jen, what awesome pictures! The wait to hold them gets difficult, doesn't it? Seeing him like that -- looking like a real baby instead of the alien-like pics from a regular U/S -- must make it even harder. He's beautiful
Susan, glad it didn't rain while Haley had her cheer today. Two hours in the rain would not have been much fun.
Melanie, you get 7 days off!! Yippee!! As for comments about beautiful pregnant women, I think *other* women are beautiful. I don't think I am a good looking pregnant woman though!
I'm 39 weeks tomorrow. Today, my neighbor asked me if I was pregnant. ROFL. No, I swallowed a really big basketball. Some men are truly clueless, aren't they? I saw this guy once a week all summer -- it's not like I haven't seen him in 5 months!!
I ordered 2 exercise DVDs yesterday. Like Dawn, I'm getting excited to workout again. I am anxious about having the time with a 3 year old and a newborn, but I suppose it will work out somehow.
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Ok..there's Allison! Well, surely in the next week you'll get some sort of action going on. Did you go into labor with dd or were you induced?
I was going to be lazy but cleaned the bathrooms instead. Hlaey and have a date at 7 to watch Coraline in my bed. We had a late lunch so Im not worried about dinner. Might make dh go get something.
It is safe to have sex if dilated? I figure the dr would of told me if it wasnt. Not that sex is on the top of my list AT ALL..but Im just trying to take care of dh a little. He's been so sweet....doesnt ask at all, but I can tell he sure wouldnt mind it. It has been nice to get a back/foot rub without paying for it later though..
HOpe everyone is having a nice day today!
I was going to be lazy but cleaned the bathrooms instead. Hlaey and have a date at 7 to watch Coraline in my bed. We had a late lunch so Im not worried about dinner. Might make dh go get something.
It is safe to have sex if dilated? I figure the dr would of told me if it wasnt. Not that sex is on the top of my list AT ALL..but Im just trying to take care of dh a little. He's been so sweet....doesnt ask at all, but I can tell he sure wouldnt mind it. It has been nice to get a back/foot rub without paying for it later though..
HOpe everyone is having a nice day today!
melanalyus
Cathlete
Allison, I have just THREE days off.......but just SEVEN more shifts left until I plan to get "doctor's medical leave absence".
Susan, I'd like to have some brownies.......yummy!
Jen, I showed DH the 3D picture....he was really amazed.
So many moms.......so close now.......
Susan, I'd like to have some brownies.......yummy!
Jen, I showed DH the 3D picture....he was really amazed.
So many moms.......so close now.......
PennStater
Cathlete
Whoops -- sorry, Melanie, for my faux pas. I think my plan sounds better -- I'm sure you'd rather have 7 days off than 3 But just 7 more shifts sounds like great!
Susan, I know there are some folks who say lots of sex can help make delivery come faster.
Mmmmmm, brownies. I found this awesome recipe for Fudge Supreme Brownies. They are so good! I also have a really good (really fattening) Barefoot Contessa brownie recipe that's been changed a bit (has chopped Oreos in it). Let me know if you guys want the recipes
But just 7 more shifts sounds like great!Susan, I know there are some folks who say lots of sex can help make delivery come faster.
Mmmmmm, brownies. I found this awesome recipe for Fudge Supreme Brownies. They are so good! I also have a really good (really fattening) Barefoot Contessa brownie recipe that's been changed a bit (has chopped Oreos in it). Let me know if you guys want the recipes
melanalyus
Cathlete
An Ode To my Fitness Room
I walked thru my exercise room.......and I got a real strong urge to do something.......since i had no idea what that thing was that I was supposed to do.......I quickly moved out of the room.......but not without first noticing the "smell" of fitness DVDs awaiting me. Wow......it was a strong tug. I know I can't exercise at this point,.......but I my heart was full of sadness of time missed/ but for Joy that will come when we are reunited.....
I walked thru my exercise room.......and I got a real strong urge to do something.......since i had no idea what that thing was that I was supposed to do.......I quickly moved out of the room.......but not without first noticing the "smell" of fitness DVDs awaiting me. Wow......it was a strong tug. I know I can't exercise at this point,.......but I my heart was full of sadness of time missed/ but for Joy that will come when we are reunited.....
Ok..Coraline was a freakish movie. Haley is now spooked so I'll be sleeping with her! I would be spooked to if I was 9.
I did make a small batch of brownies..and of course had ice cream too! Yum! Now Im full and feel gross!!
Allison-I have the Barefoot recipe I think....and feel free to post Fudge Brownie Supreme recipe too! The Food Network is on most of the day here so Im always getting recipes.
I went into labor with Haley 15 min after sex and I am convinced that is was did it. It was superbowl Sunday, we had been to a party and dh had had a few drinks....poor thing never got to sleep it off!
Melanie-7 more work days..whoohoo!!!!
I did make a small batch of brownies..and of course had ice cream too! Yum! Now Im full and feel gross!!
Allison-I have the Barefoot recipe I think....and feel free to post Fudge Brownie Supreme recipe too! The Food Network is on most of the day here so Im always getting recipes.
I went into labor with Haley 15 min after sex and I am convinced that is was did it. It was superbowl Sunday, we had been to a party and dh had had a few drinks....poor thing never got to sleep it off!
Melanie-7 more work days..whoohoo!!!!
Melanie you snuck in on me! When all my new dvds arrive I know I will get ansty...but there is no way Im trying anything new at this point. Its getting uncomfortable to just walk. I feel like there is a bowling ball between my legs!
We'll all be working out before ya know it! I plan on not worrying about it for a few weeks though and just enjoying Kara. I think I started light workouts 2-3 weeks after Haley and that was rushing it big time!
We'll all be working out before ya know it! I plan on not worrying about it for a few weeks though and just enjoying Kara. I think I started light workouts 2-3 weeks after Haley and that was rushing it big time!
Sweetpea1
Cathlete
Wow! Usually its quiet on here during the weekend! I agree....we can all stick together. We can be the "Fall Due Date Club" and then transition into the Fall Mommies Club or something like that....
Susan- Don't worry about the ice cream and brownies, I ate two cupcakes tonight. Some friends had a small dinner get together for the two preggos in the bunch and one of the girl's sister made the cutest little cupcakes for us. One was chocolate and one was red velvet and I just HAD to taste both. BTW, you are just too good to your DH. I probably wouldn't even be thinking of HIM at that point.
Melanie- I think other pregnant women are adorable but I just haven't felt it lately. I haven't felt too bad but I laughed out loud at your comment of "things hanging out." Exercise is a distant memory for me right now but I have been thinking of going for a nice long run lately to clear my head. Ahhhh....Remember how those CC runs used to make you feel?
Allison- It was nice not to see the alien baby pics. I am even more excited and I still have a ways to go! OOOHHH yeah, chopped oreos! Post them, post them!!!
Susan- Don't worry about the ice cream and brownies, I ate two cupcakes tonight. Some friends had a small dinner get together for the two preggos in the bunch and one of the girl's sister made the cutest little cupcakes for us. One was chocolate and one was red velvet and I just HAD to taste both. BTW, you are just too good to your DH. I probably wouldn't even be thinking of HIM at that point.
Melanie- I think other pregnant women are adorable but I just haven't felt it lately. I haven't felt too bad but I laughed out loud at your comment of "things hanging out." Exercise is a distant memory for me right now but I have been thinking of going for a nice long run lately to clear my head. Ahhhh....Remember how those CC runs used to make you feel?
Allison- It was nice not to see the alien baby pics. I am even more excited and I still have a ways to go! OOOHHH yeah, chopped oreos! Post them, post them!!!