PGAL Check In 9/25

[Rama]

Hello! The PGAL check in is posted on Mondays. If it is Monday and you would like to post it, please feel free.

How far along are you? EDD?

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?

Any other word vomit to share?

QotW: Describe your dream house!  How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things!

[Rama]

How far along are you? EDD? 13,3 EDD 3/30

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically still wiped. Emotionally, better. I'm not overwhelmed with anxiety most of the time this past week, so that's been nice.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Appointment today with the OB, second trimester any day now, depending on who you ask.

Any other word vomit to share? I need to remember to schedule my A/S today. I hope I remember.

QotW: Describe your dream house! How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things! I ask the question and then have no real answer. But I do have some ideas on what I'd like. The neighborhood has families with similar family compilations as mine (basically, give my theoretical kids some friends) and a good school in a good school district nearby. Preferably walking distance. My house is brick, two stories with a basement. It has 5 rooms (Master, theoretical kids' rooms, guest rooms), a study/office, open kitchen with island, large living room. Put a patio in the back for entertaining and a (what's it called?) in-law house on the property with a couple of rooms, kitchen, bathroom, basically fully functioning on its own. Large enough yard to have room to play in, but not too big to be a giant hassle to deal with, preferably flat. Basement is our nerd cave, with arcade cabinets, our game systems and large TV, and a bunch of comfy couches. Three full baths (one in the Master suite, two for the rest of the house), and maybe an additional two half baths.

[mattsgirl2004]

How far along are you? EDD?
12 weeks, 4-9-18

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
So, so tired all the time otherwise feeling pretty good.

Emotionally I have my moments. I still struggle with the feeling of "when is the other shoe going to drop."

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
Just had a 12 week appointment today. Baby sounded great and all went well.

Any other word vomit to share?
I announced on social media today. Talk about anxiety! I hope I didn't tell too soon.

ETA: Mat21 results came last week and all negative for everything. We're also Team Blue!!


QotW: Describe your dream house!  How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things!
Ideally one that comes with a maid, a cook, and a landscaper. 😂
4-5 bedrooms and each bedroom with its own bathroom. I would love one room all to myself that's just for me that I can do whatever I want to do in that space. I would love a decent sized yard, with a covered deck or screened in porch. A fully updated kitchen with a gas stove would be ideal. I'm pretty basic and would just like a comfortable home for my family and I.

[flippinchica]

How far along are you? EDD? 25w Jan 7
]How are you feeling physically and emotionally? physically starting to feel bulky. Constipation has started. Zantac is my bff. Emotionally I have been a bit more anxious the past day or so. He seems quieter in there
Any upcoming appointments or milestones? next appointment is at 28 weeks with 1 hours gtt
Any other word vomit to share? Not really
]QotW: Describe your dream house!  How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things!
I wouldn't change much about the layout but I would add sidewalks to the area and be in a more walkable neighborhood

[Waffle]

How far along are you? EDD? 27w3d, 23/12

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically fine, emotionally a bit of a mess. After feeling a ton of kicks and movement for a couple of days, I've been feeling less these last 2-3 days, which obviously makes me super anxious. I know I'm being stupid and I definitely did feel movement at several intervals every day, especially after dinner, and absolutely get more than 10 movements over 2 hours but I can't help freaking out when I don't feel a "response" quick enough after lunch for example. I was in tears about it yesterday.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Not until 9 October.

Any other word vomit to share? See above.

QotW: Describe your dream house! How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things! Thais is a favourite pastime of mine
It would be in the same neighbourhood but detached, with 3 floors, a large garden with mature trees and a deck at the back. Floor 1 would have living space open onto dining room and huge kitchen, Nigella Lawson's old pantry, a games/entertaining/bar room and garage. Floor 2 would be master floor: bedroom, huge dressing room, bathroom with separate bath and 2 people shower, laundry room and office. Top floor would be kids with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a playroom and a small laundry. In a perfect world, guests would have a separate wee house with a couple of bedrooms and a small kitchen but I'd worry about MIL moving in so it wouldn't be too comfy ;-)

[sarahh]

How far along are you? EDD? 26w RCS scheduled 12/28

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically - still having left leg numbness when I stand too long, heartburn has started, some acid reflux

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? Appt tomorrow with my OB and 1 hour GT

Any other word vomit to share? I'm nervous about my GT tomorrow. I started out this pregnancy heavier than with DD so that's making me nervous.

QotW: Describe your dream house! How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things!

My dream home would me an old remodeled bungalow with 5 bedrooms, 2 or 3 1/2 baths, an updated kitchen or room in the budget to remodel ourselves, and a playroom either in the basement or somewhere else in the house. DH would require a garage, most likely detached and a good fenced in backyard with entertaining space and also a bunch of grass for the dogs and kids. I really like our current location but maybe a 1/2 mile closer to downtown. Oh and a must have for me is a mudroom/laundry room that is decent sized. We don't have that now.

[officedronette]

How far along are you? EDD? 29w 4d, RCS 12-6

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically, I'm peeing 3-6 times a night again (I actually slept through the night one night a week ago, so that was a nice vacation). Emotionally, I had a big uptick in anxiety and was going to schedule a counselor visit, but now I'm feeling mostly ok and don't want to take the time. I should probably still schedule though.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? I had my "diabetes education" visit yesterday, which was a good refresher and to get this practice's policies since they do things differently than my old practice. I was worried they'd be dicks about my diet, but they, like my old practice, only care about my numbers, which is good. Next visit is for growth and BPP with the MFM, and then regular OB visit, in mid-October.

Any other word vomit to share? I wish we could have a window into what our babies are doing in there. So much of her movement confuses me. It's like she's constantly tossing and turning and crossing and uncrossing her limbs. I wish I knew what she was doing in there!

QotW: Describe your dream house! How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things! So, I feel incredibly fortunate, because since we moved from Manhattan, I feel like we are living in our dream house. We live in a 1890s Victorian with a big front porch, screened-in side porch, gorgeous backyard (thank you, husband for all your hard yard maintenance work) *TW - LC* with a climber and a tree swing for toddler, and all of these cool/quirky architectural features - we have a library (a childhood dream of mine fulfilled), and our fourth bedroom is on the third floor and I'm so jealous that one of my kids will get to enjoy it up there, it's got a beautiful sitting room with a skylight and a window seat, and a cute little bedroom with drawers and closets built into the eaves.

I seriously love our house. And we're on a little side street, a half mile from the train station that takes me to work and from our little "downtown", our best friends in town moved in across the street (and have two kids that are our daughters "best friends") and our little street is filled with young kids/families. Our schools are outstanding.

If I had to make any changes, we'd have an attached master bath (we may actually renovate to add one someday), and maybe a bigger laundry room and more space in the mudroom. But we are so happy and we love our house and see ourselves there forever.

[rm2013]

How far along are you? EDD? 11w4d , 4/14/18

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Doing better. I'm like OMG this baby is going to stick! Still dealing with trying to keep the negative thoughts/worries away - there's so much crap that can happen. But this one feels different than my last two losses. My boobs are sore and achy All.Day.Long and my appetite is really picking up.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
I got a sneak peek of baby on Monday! Looking good 💗 I'm sitting in the lab waiting room to get my blood draw for NIPT. Once that comes back I'll feel ready to go public. And we'll find out the sex!!

Any other word vomit to share? Nope

QotW: Describe your dream house! How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things!

6 br / 4 ba, three stories (including a full finished basement), big private fenced yard, playroom for the kids, home theatre, big kitchen, huge master suite and bath with one of those old fashioned soaking tubs and big walk in shower with two shower heads. I like our current area, but a pool in the neighborhood would be great

[snowyowl]

Thanks for posting this Rama!

How far along are you? EDD?
19+6, 2/15

How are you feeling physically and emotionally?
Physically I'm just getting to the point where the bump is getting in my way a bit. Otherwise I'm doing well.
Emotionally I'm fine at the moment. I haven't heard anything about my anatomy scan so I'm taking that as good news. The A/S has been a big mental health milestone for me with both pregnancies... just knowing that everything is basically going well right now will keep me chill for awhile.

Any upcoming appointments or milestones?
20 weeks tomorrow! The halfway point... though DS was born at 38 so we shall see. No appointments until mid-October.

Any other word vomit to share?
I'm getting impatient to feel any kicking. It took awhile with DS as well, but I thought I'd have it earlier this time. It was making me a little worried, but at my A/S he was clearly flipping all over the place and I couldn't feel a thing. Nothing unusual about his placement or the placenta, so I guess he is just well insulated in there.

QotW: Describe your dream house! How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things.
I really like our house, but I'd change a few things if I could. Our kitchen is essentially a hallway, push that out. I'd love a huge bathroom upstairs. Build a garage and finish our basement (its huge, I want somewhere for my future teenage boys to hang out!)
Really my dream house is my parents' house. Huge master suite with giant bathroom downstairs, office and three bedrooms with three bathrooms upstairs. Porches on the first and second floor. Big finished basement, big finished attic where they have a few beds set up. Gigantic kitchen.
Then the whole thing is on the ocean. I live near them, so needless to say I hang out there a LOT.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

How far along are you? EDD? 14w 6d, due March 23

How are you feeling physically and emotionally? Physically the twingey aches and pains like RLP have started, blump is more like a bump but not always lol. Emotionally I’m doing good. Nervous that I haven’t felt any flutters yet but saw him moving around at last scan so that’s good. He doesn’t move as much as DS1 did and has been sleeping at 3/4 scans (DS1 was never asleep at scans. And didn’t sleep much when born either).

Any upcoming appointments or milestones? OB in a week and a half. I like getting a scan at every appointment it is very reassuring!

Any other word vomit to share? Nah

QOTW: Describe your dream house! How many floors, rooms, bathrooms, extra rooms, yard/no yard, neighborhood, all the things.

I don’t love our house, in hindsight we should have spent a little more and got an extra bedroom and extra living area. Perfect house for me would be 4 bedroom, study, 2 living areas and a medium sized yard. Ensuite is a must, couldn’t go back to just one bathroom!