Check In 1/28

[pambee]

Weeks pregnant/Due date:


Baby is the size of a:


FTM/STM/TTM/etc:


Team:


Appointments:


Symptoms:


Milestones:


Rants/Raves/Vents:


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)


Share any U/S or bump pics if you'd like:

[pambee]

Weeks pregnant/Due date:
-32w4d / RCS March 14 (EDD 3/21)

Baby is the size of a:
-I don't remember...I think it said 18"/4lbish though.

FTM/STM/TTM/etc:
-STM

Team:
-Blue!

Appointments:
-Thursday with OB

Symptoms:
-Peeing every 15 seconds it feels like. Pain down left leg most of the time. Run out of breath and energy embarrassingly fast. I'm definitely in a nesting mode, but that combined with the lack of energy is making things difficult, lol.

Rants/Raves/Vents:
-The sickness started with me and hit the whole house last week, and somehow I'm the only one who still has it, lol. Not fair! I'm also trying to do lots of fun things with E while it's still just her but I really need to kick this cold so we can get out and do more. Feeling slightly guilty about how hands off I've been the last few weeks :/

GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)
-Always love chicken tacos in the crockpot with some salsa, so easy and yummy. Or chicken and dumplings in the crock pot. I'm a big fan of the crock pot, and currently can really only stomach chicken, lol. I've started getting the Pillsbury pizza crusts and making pizzas at home too, E thinks it's fun and it's quick for lunch or dinner. We do chicken Alfredo or pepperoni with red sauce (all from the jar, because #lazy).

[lemondrop]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 28 weeks today - due 4/22


Baby is the size of a: eggplant


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: FTM


Team: blueeee


Appointments: 2/5 starts my 2 week appointments


Symptoms: Constipation, tons of pressure on my urethra/ bladder, peeing every 4.2 seconds, irrational rage


Milestones: 3rd trimester!


Rants/Raves/Vents: I ate all the carbs this weekend in celebration of not having GD, and now I need to reign it in because I feel like dog poo. Unrelated, I need to figure out my travel schedule for the next month because once March hits... I probably need to be done with flying. I'm feeling huge already and I have no discernible torso, so there's no where for baby to go besides pushing my stomach out. Delta employees are already scrutinizing my doctor approval notes while giving me the up down. I also wanted to smack this old lady in Barnes and Noble yesterday who let me know that her daughter just had a baby 2 weeks ago and her bump was MUCH smaller than mine. COOL THANKS EVERYONE.


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉) (Disclaimer - my H does 99% of the cooking) Pulled bbq chicken or pork in the crockpot! We put it on rolls with some paleo coleslaw, or on mini naan pizzas with some red onion and bacon. Or with a side of pasta salad. Or non-pregnant me would just eat it cold out of the fridge because it was delicious lol. #noregrets

Share any U/S or bump pics if you'd like:

[lemondrop]

Jan 28, 2019 10:56:15 GMT -6 pambee said:

Run out of breath and energy embarrassingly fast. I'm definitely in a nesting mode, but that combined with the lack of energy is making things difficult, lol.

Yes, yes and yes! I could barely catch my breath going up to our family room last night (3rd floor in our finished attic). H was like, "uhh, you gunna make it?" as I basically collapsed on the couch and lamented how I used to run half marathons. 

I also debate daily whether or not I should take a nap. 

[pambee]

Jan 28, 2019 11:25:03 GMT -6 lemondrop said:

Jan 28, 2019 10:56:15 GMT -6 pambee said:

Run out of breath and energy embarrassingly fast. I'm definitely in a nesting mode, but that combined with the lack of energy is making things difficult, lol.

Yes, yes and yes! I could barely catch my breath going up to our family room last night (3rd floor in our finished attic). H was like, "uhh, you gunna make it?" as I basically collapsed on the couch and lamented how I used to run half marathons. 

I also debate daily whether or not I should take a nap. 

Lately at church I've been taking the elevator even though it's only one flight of stairs.....but man it just feels like so many steps!! 😂

And yeah. Basically every day I say I'm not going to nap and then fall asleep on the couch anyways....I rationalize by figuring I might as well take advantage now, before baby is here and sleep is harder to come by!!

[snickerdoodle]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 28+4/4.18


Baby is the size of a: eggplant


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: stm


Team: blue


Appointments: 2/8; starting every 2 weeks


Symptoms: tired, BH, some acid reflux, back pain, I have weird periods every day of feeling off it’s hard to explain but it’s really hard to function through


Milestones: 3rd tri!


Rants/Raves/Vents: waiting on my GD results hoping I pass, but I’ve never passed the one hour so trying not to get my hopes up


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)
My H does most of the cooking but easy ones are tacos or we do some sheet pan dinners. One is lifemadesweeter.com/one-pan-teriyaki-chicken/

[snickerdoodle]

Jan 28, 2019 11:25:03 GMT -6 lemondrop said:

Jan 28, 2019 10:56:15 GMT -6 pambee said:

Run out of breath and energy embarrassingly fast. I'm definitely in a nesting mode, but that combined with the lack of energy is making things difficult, lol.

Yes, yes and yes! I could barely catch my breath going up to our family room last night (3rd floor in our finished attic). H was like, "uhh, you gunna make it?" as I basically collapsed on the couch and lamented how I used to run half marathons. 

I also debate daily whether or not I should take a nap. 

Same here. I feel like I hit third tri and am exhausted constantly. I feel bad I can’t keep up with my toddler.

[loorin]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 27+4, April 25th

Baby is the size of a: camping lantern

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM

Team: Pink

Appointments: 2/7, routine OB

Symptoms: SPD - particularly overnight, anemia, BH

Milestones: passed the GD test, maybe 3rd tri? unsure when this actually starts

Rants/Raves/Vents: I thought my daughter was an active in-the-womb baby, but this one has her beat. I rarely get any breaks from the constant knees and elbows.

GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉) - burrito bowls, the rice is normally what takes the longest to cook and we do it in the rice cooker or microwave. I'm not a huge meat eater, so I mostly load it up with beans, salsa, cheese, sour cream, etc. My husband will use leftover meat or those purdue shortcuts things and make his into an actual burrito.

[lemondrop]

Jan 28, 2019 11:42:04 GMT -6 snickerdoodle said:

Jan 28, 2019 11:25:03 GMT -6 lemondrop said:

Yes, yes and yes! I could barely catch my breath going up to our family room last night (3rd floor in our finished attic). H was like, "uhh, you gunna make it?" as I basically collapsed on the couch and lamented how I used to run half marathons. 

I also debate daily whether or not I should take a nap. 

Same here. I feel like I hit third tri and am exhausted constantly. I feel bad I can’t keep up with my toddler.

Liking for commiseration. 

I feel for the 2nd/ 3rd/ etc time moms. I'm chasing after 2 dogs, but that's... definitely different than a toddler lol. 

[jacks]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 28 + 3 / April 19


Baby is the size of a: coconut


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM


Team: Pink


Appointments: 2/5, so ready to start the 2 week appointments! It feels like it’s been so long.


Symptoms: Left leg pain, lots of pressure in the lady parts, feeling like a beached whale


Milestones: I’m officially off unisom! I get a little nauseous in the morning since I can’t eat for an hour after thyroid meds, but no more vomiting!


Rants/Raves/Vents:
Nothing major. H and I have been fighting a bit, but I really don’t think it’s me being hormonal. I sent him to time out last night because he was having an attitude problem and was bringing everyone down. I realize toddlers can be difficult, but she’s pretty easy and just requires a bit of patience.

GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea?
I’ve only recently started meal planning. We’re on week 2 so far. Tonight is quinoa, avocado, and tomato salad. I’m sure I’ll be the only one to eat it. Our go-to easy meal is taco night. I’m trying to keep Taco Tuesday and just mix up the type of tacos. I also don’t really like chicken, so that makes meal planning difficult because I feel like 90% of easy and crockpot recipes are chicken.

[Eames]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 32w1d, March 4 delivery


Baby is the size of a: two jicamas (twins)


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM/TTM


Team: 💙💙


Appointments: OB check today. Growth check Weds. First NST Thurs.


Symptoms: Sooo huge and tired. Measuring 41.5 weeks. Hard to sleep. Everything hurts.


Milestones: Sending my leave paperwork to HR this week!


Rants/Raves/Vents: Had my sprinkle last weekend. Everyone was so sweet and generous.


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉) I have no inspiration lately, lol. We're rotating through the same 5 things during the week. Tomato soup/grilled cheese, chicken nuggets or fish sticks with sweet potato fries, meatballs or sausage with pasta, chili/tacos depending on if we have leftovers, and friday night pizza. It's... a lot of frozen stuff and 4 y.o. friendly. But I do steam a frozen veg. We're surviving with my lack of energy right now.


Share any U/S or bump pics if you'd like

[lemondrop]

Eames, aaaaand now I want tomato soup and grilled cheese, lol. That sounds fantastic right now with all of this cold weather.

Also, OMG March 4th!! Eeeee! It's blowing my mind that on Friday - THIS FRIDAY - so many of you can say you're having a baby(ies) NEXT MONTH.

[Tlex]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 34+5, RCS Feb 20 (38w)


Baby is the size of a: somewhere in the 5-6 lb range


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: TTM


Team: Blue! It just kind of hit me again that I’m going to have a son 😭❤️


Appointments: NST tomorrow, fingers crossed it’s drama free


Symptoms: I dropped so low over night, I can’t believe the difference. I never really knew if I dropped with my other kids. I can breathe a lot better now but feel on the verge of peeing my pants.


Milestones: Wednesday will be 3 weeks until Baby day


Rants/Raves/Vents: I’m also just so tired and pregsomnia is mean.
But I pulled the trigger on that amazon order I was hemming and hawing about and feel way better! Now I just need MH to move his office out so we can set up the guest bed for my dad. MH is OOT weds-fri (other side of the country) so I’m a bit nervous, but we’re boarding the dog and I plan to just take it really easy and have him get lots of easy groceries before he goes.


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)

Lol I’m meal planning too and love this question, great suggestions already! There’s also a good thread on this on GD right now

My list for this week includes:
Frozen meatballs, chicken nuggets, ordering pizza, and kodiak waffles. Real fancy like. I have been buying precut veggie trays so I can throw some on the kids plates and tell myself eh, at least it was offered to them.

[tapdancer]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 32 W 4D RCS 3/15

Baby is the size of a: Squash

FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM

Team: Blue

Appointments: Thursday

Symptoms: constipation, heartburn basically my gastrointestinal system is all kinds of messed up

Milestones: I've hit the my belly is in the way stage


Rants/Raves/Vents: I've had a cold since last week and DH was away and wasn't paying as good attention to my bowels and I didn't poop for 2 days and so I've got some major constipation stuff going on. I was getting some sharp pains from it but after pooping a few times today it's better. In non pooping news my moms group is having a sprinkle shower for me and another mom on Friday.

GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)
If you have an instant pot this is my favorite one pot spaghetti dinner meal www.skinnytaste.com/instant-pot-one-pot-spaghetti-with-meat-sauce/

[jewelsofthenile]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: April 1st, 31 weeks 1 day.


Baby is the size of a: Coconut


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: TTM


Team: Pink


Appointments: Today at 1:15


Symptoms: BH everyday, constipation, achy, tired easily


Milestones: getting closer


Rants/Raves/Vents: After a trying weekend of potty training, My son went to the bathroom on his own several times yesterday. I am excited! Also my before baby to do list is very long. I dont know how i will get it all done.


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)
i usually do crock pot meals for easy dinners because my kids need to eat 3 seconds after we get home from daycare pick up. Or spaghetti with precooked shrimp that I warm up and those veggie steamer bags. Quick meals are something i struggle with every week. I need a chef to prpare it every day before we walk through the door lol.

Share any U/S or bump pics if you'd like: Will update later havent taken one in a while.

[Deleted]

Jan 28, 2019 11:25:03 GMT -6 lemondrop said:

Jan 28, 2019 10:56:15 GMT -6 pambee said:

Run out of breath and energy embarrassingly fast. I'm definitely in a nesting mode, but that combined with the lack of energy is making things difficult, lol.

Yes, yes and yes! I could barely catch my breath going up to our family room last night (3rd floor in our finished attic). H was like, "uhh, you gunna make it?" as I basically collapsed on the couch and lamented how I used to run half marathons. 

I also debate daily whether or not I should take a nap. 

Hahaha this is me.  Right down to the used to run half marathons.  Now I can barely get up the stairs.

[Deleted]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 28+6 / April 17


Baby is the size of a: acorn squash


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: STM


Team: Boy


Appointments: February 7th


Symptoms: Like many of you, I'm feeling worn down and tired. Out of breath just carrying laundry upstairs. Also peeing all the time, BH contractions, and some lower abdomen pressure (he's sitting SO LOW.)


Milestones: N/A


Rants/Raves/Vents: Just counting down the days until my next appointment. My doc said to have a decision ready whether I'm going for a VBAC or RCS (I'm choosing RCS) and I hoping we can schedule a date!!


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉) Easy is the name of the game in my house. A lot of crockpot meals (chicken + salsa over rice, shredded BBQ chicken on rolls), one-pot pasta meals (I made a gigantic pot of chili mac on Sunday and it's lasting days) and I'm starting to figure out my Instant Pot. No creativity here.

[Wicket]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 33 wks


Baby is the size of a:ferret


FTM/STM/TTM/etc:ttm


Team:girl


Appointments:next Tuesday


Symptoms: baby feels low, had a few days of good sleep then crazy long dreams came back from the first trimester and more tossing and turning so I am tired, baby's butt or limbs keep going into my upper ribs causing a weird numb feeling so I have to push on her to move her out of that space frequently


Rants/Raves/Vents: the house is getting more organized to where I want everything for the birth etc. Which is very exciting. It is crazy how it is almost february. I can't believe we will get to meet our new little person soon! I really have to try to figure out a name.


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)

Easiest go to is just pasta dishes, the girls always love it and I am lazy lately haha. I love loaded sweet potatoes too. I either just use chicken with taco seasoning or cook it in salsa just to make it simple. Add black beans, veggies, sour cream, cheese etc. Yummy and filling.

[haleyscott]

Weeks pregnant/Due date: 33w2d/ mar 17


Baby is the size of a: honeydew melon


FTM/STM/TTM/etc: TTM


Team: Pink


Appointments: Next one is feb 8th.


Symptoms: Emotions. haha. heartburn even with taking zantac every night.


Milestones: Just 6ish weeks left! 


Rants/Raves/Vents: I'm just excited for it to be baby time! MH is only traveling for 2 more weeks after this one and then he's home through April. I am SO ready to have someone else to help parent during the week. SO. READY.


GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)  Breakfast for dinner is always a win here. Salsa chicken in the crock pot is easy too. Oh, and taco soup! 


Share any U/S or bump pics if you'd like:

[photomama2013]

Weeks pregnant/Due date:
35+4, March 2nd


Baby is the size of a:
Honeydew melon

FTM/STM/TTM/etc:
TTM

Team:
green


Appointments:
Next Wednesday the midwives bring their stuff to leave here. I will do GBS test that day too.

Symptoms:
My low back is uncomfortable and I've had a couple sleepless nights this week with a couple of solid hours of contractions. I had a whole day of prodromal labor with DS2 and they said to prepare myself for that again.

Milestones:
I can now deliver at the closest hospital to me if for some reason I go into labor early or need to be monitored. They dont deliver before 35 weeks as they aren't equipped with a NICU.

Rants/Raves/Vents:
I woke up at 4 this morning with what I thought was heartburn, but it turns out I have a bug of some sort. Trying to keep some liquids down so I can avoid dehydration. We also got a foot of snow last night and there was a school delay, but my H was able to stay home long enough to get DS1 to school. So that was nice.

GTKY - what's your go to easy dinner idea? (I'm currently meal planning and may be looking for new ideas 😉)

Burritos, pasta with meat sauce or creamy garlic sauce and chicken. Crockpot chili or meatballs. Sausage, peppers and onions either as a sandwich or with eggs like breakfast. Pizza. Baked chicken breast with rice and a vegetable. I typically spend a decent amount of time in the kitchen preparing dinner, but those are my go to quick ones.

[pambee]

Mmm photomama2013 I actually dreamt about having house guests over last night and making breakfast casserole and woke up wishing I had it, lol. I might have to work on that this weekend.