sundog
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Post by sundog on Dec 4, 2019 10:14:33 GMT -6
This board is pretty slow now, do y’all still want to do check-ins?
Week/fruit/EDD or age of outside baby:
FTM, etc:
Appointments:
Team (pink, blue, green, finding out):
Milestones:
Symptoms:
Rants:
Raves:
GTKY: Totally drawing a blank here... Have you started/finished any holiday shopping?
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Post by notblanche on Dec 4, 2019 12:37:57 GMT -6
I’m still here, still pregnant. Still a STM, still another boy 👦🏼👦🏼. I had my 36 week appointment today and signed the consent for my RCS. 19 more days and I CAN’T WAIT to never be pregnant again. We had a quiet Thanksgiving and I loved it, but then I had a major panic episode Friday because my mom and family are a nightmare, and Mh’s family is present and supportive, and that’s hard AF to manage emotionally. Of course this all happens right before my MIL walks in my house; the first words out of her mouth were, “OMG BLANCHE, you’re HUGE!” Cool. Cool. You’re rude. I still have a good bit of shopping to do, mostly remaining baby things and gifts for Mh. I am WFH all this week so I’m trying to get it all done by Friday. I’m also getting my hair cut and going to therapy tomorrow. Hump day bump day pic for funsies
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Post by sundog on Dec 4, 2019 14:29:46 GMT -6
notblanche your MIL can shove it because you look amazing! My ILs were constantly saying how big I looked, too. And sorry for your family causing stress- totally not what you need around the holidays and 9 mos. pregnant.
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Post by sundog on Dec 4, 2019 14:38:07 GMT -6
DD2 is 6 days old, was 2 oz away from birth weight at her first appt and is doing great!
On the other hand, DD1 has had a fever/congestion for 2 days now and it’s causing me to freak out about baby getting sick. I feel so sad for her because all she wants to do is love on baby sister, but I’ve got to quarantine her. Which is hard.
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Post by jnetx on Dec 4, 2019 15:56:09 GMT -6
notblanche You look great. Not huge. It's getting close!!! sundog I have had a sick kid this week too and it's been nerve wracking. He had a stomach flu for three days. He is really better today, so I washed his sheets and towels and lysol-ed everything today. Fx weren't out of the woods!
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Post by jnetx on Dec 4, 2019 16:05:09 GMT -6
I still like check ins but it's so quiet here.
Week/fruit/EDD or age of outside baby: almost 3 weeks
FTM, etc: 3tm
Appointments: 2 week check up for me on Monday and baby on Tuesday--both went well. He has gained his birth weight plus 2 ounces back so we can stop supplementing and I was cleared to drive.
Team (pink, blue, green, finding out): blue
Milestones: survived my first two nights with H out of town
Symptoms: tired. I always have neck and shoulder pain from nursing at this stage. Some soreness/pulling at my incision.
Rants: see above re: sick kid
Raves: my mom is officially moved in and is now only an hour away from me. I'm so excited to have her close.
GTKY: Totally drawing a blank here... Have you started/finished any holiday shopping? I started on monday and got a good chunk accomplished. I still have a lot to do but I feel better since I got a good start.
Question--Since my H is out of town and my help is all gone, there are times that I have to put the baby down to get stuff done like cook the big kids supper, pack their lunches for school, or take a shower. Sometimes he will sleep while I do these things but not always. I put him in his swing, give him a paci, make sure his diaper is clean, etc. But he still cries to be held sometimes. I know that's normal but I feel so bad. I'm not scarring him for life right? I have the kids help me as much as I can, but when I'm solo, some of it is unavoidable. Right?
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Post by sundog on Dec 4, 2019 17:06:32 GMT -6
jnetx ugh, sorry you’ve been dealing with a sick kid too. I’ve also been lysoling and wiping everything the big kids touch... which is my whole house, ha. I’ve not had to deal with a newborn in cold/flu season before and it’s making me so anxious. Re: your question, you are not scarring him for life. I’m figuring out that someone will always be waiting for something, and sometimes it’s the baby (like, if mom doesn’t go to the bathroom right now, baby and I will both need new pants). Crying for a bit is totally okay.
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Post by lildiamondeyes on Dec 4, 2019 19:05:16 GMT -6
Week/fruit/EDD or age of outside baby: 36 weeks
FTM, etc: 4tm
Appointments: appt next Friday
Team (pink, blue, green, finding out): pink
Milestones:
Symptoms: So much movement.
Rants: everyone telling me I am not gonna make it to my scheduled CS date is giving me anxiety. I really want a particular Dr and there is no guarantees if I go early.
Raves: only 3 weeks!!!! She has either dropped or my new heartburn medicine is fabulous cause I feel so much better.
GTKY: Have you started/finished any holiday shopping? Mostly, maybe.
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Post by sarahh on Dec 5, 2019 3:14:01 GMT -6
Week/fruit/EDD or age of outside baby: she’s 5 weeks! FTM, etc: 3TM Appointments: 6 week PP appointment is next Tuesday! Team (pink, blue, green, finding out): pink Milestones: baby is more awake now which is a good and bad thing Symptoms: n/a Rants: we are still moving. I think DH got the last load last night from our old house. We close on that sale on Monday. I’ve been trying to unpack the new house but we have so much stuff that I need to go through to donate,store,trash etc so it’s taking forever plus baby is more awake now. We have an appraiser coming by on Friday which is giving me even less time to do this. My goal is to at least finish most of the first floor before she comes. Is anyone else’s patience like zero now? DD1 has an issue with listening and before baby I would be pretty patient with her and not get angry but now it’s so frustrating. When DH went to the old house last night I had all 3 alone and she wasn’t listening to anything. I put her to bed then heard a noise and she was back downstairs in her playroom. She’s obviously trying to test boundaries but it’s so frustrating! Raves: once we get more settled I want to start doing some holiday stuff. There is a parade in town this weekend but it’s only supposed to be in the high 40s. The girls loved this parade last year so I’m trying to decide if I should just bundle everyone up for it or skip it all together. GTKY: Totally drawing a blank here... Have you started/finished any holiday shopping? I had bought some 2nd hand stuff during the year that I put away that I need to get out and organized to see what else I need to get. I told DD1 that we are going to go letters to Santa this weekend so I will see what comes out of that to see what I need to buy. We got the newborn shoot pics back. Most are on my work computer but I do have this one on my phone! Oh and here is baby’s 1 month pic.
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Post by jnetx on Dec 5, 2019 3:56:28 GMT -6
sarahh They are all so pretty. I love how you can already tell that the baby has the same cute little nose as her big sisters.
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Post by run4fun on Dec 5, 2019 21:04:09 GMT -6
Z is 6 weeks today! I had my 6 wk pp appt today and am cleared for everything again finally. It's hard to believe it's been 6 weeks already!
I'm so sleep deprived it's not even funny. H has gone back to work and I'm doing night feedings solo for the most part. She wants to stay awake after one of them for a few hours and its killing me. I'd love for that awake time to be during the day more often 😴 she is such a sweet snuggly baby though.
GTKY: Totally drawing a blank here... Have you started/finished any holiday shopping? Barely started. I'm so behind this year.
Poofed picture
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Post by run4fun on Dec 5, 2019 21:25:36 GMT -6
sarahh beautiful girls! I also find my patience is so low these days with DS, but I know its directly related to how little sleep I'm getting right now. Hes been extra whiny and needy since DD came along and that combined with my sleep deprivation isnt a good combination. notblanche you look great! ❤ not huge at all. jnetx, I think its ok to let baby cry alittle bit here and there. Sometimes I have to set DD down to do something. She may cry the whole time but life happens and you can't do everything with a baby in your arms.
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Post by sundog on Dec 6, 2019 12:48:39 GMT -6
run4fun and sarahh those are such sweet pictures of your kiddos! I can’t wait to physically feel better. The SPD really did a number on me and too much walking/going up stairs still hurts. Guess I’ll bring it up at my 6 week check if it’s still uncomfortable then. Other than the lack of sleep, the biggest adjustment is having my husband home 😬. It’s hard not to micromanage everything, but I had a routine with the kids, housework, etc, and fitting him into it has been... challenging.
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Post by jnetx on Dec 6, 2019 17:30:52 GMT -6
sundog I know what you mean. My H was great about taking care of the older two but things like laundry, meal planning, starting to cook on time were not high on his list.
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