Due in Spring 2011

This topic is a place for those due March through May 2011 to discuss their soon-to-be bundles of joy and all the excitement of pregnancy!

We will keep an updated list of those expecting, their due dates and the gender of the baby (if known) so please include that information (if available) in your first post.

Congratulations to all the new expectant moms out there!

Vanessa1031: Carina Marie was born 2/11/2011!

Roo_the_roo: Sean was born 3/7/2011!

Curlygirl28: 2/27/2011 -- Girl!

Brittneedanae: 3/1/2011 -- Girl!

Santorkk: Angelina was born 3/12/2011!

Averenee: 03/16/2011 -- Boy!

Lildutchgirl79: 4/7/2011

Seesarah1987: 4/7/2011

April_bride: 4/10/2011 -- Girl!

Devdevmarie: 4/23/2011

Nicole318: 4/28/2011 -- Girl!

Samantha81: 5/8/2011 -- Boy!

Cellulitedelite: 5/12/2011

Magr: 5/17/2011

Ringnebula: 5/23/2011

Thegoodpotato: 6/13/2011 -- Girl!

Hey Mammas!  Quick post since it's almost time to go home for the day!  Had my first appt today and got to see the little blip!  Pics aren't that great though.  I'm just where we thought, right around 8.5 weeks which puts my due date around Jan 1! 

Other than a stupid yeast infection, doing pretty good.  Travel this weekend was pretty good with Evie.  She didn't sleep much the first night adjusting to her new surroundings (we stayed in my dad's RV) and was up at 5am.  She flew pretty well just got frustrated when she wanted to be running around and we had to hold her down, not an easy task!  But overall she did good and everyone loved seeing her.  Wedding was good too! 

Sam~ I agree with you, nice concepts and theory but I don't think I could have much more "attachment" to Evie.  She slept in our room for 3 months which I think is a pretty long time, most people only do two.  And as for bf-ing, well you kinda had a lot going on at that time in your life so don't dwell on that.  Maybe next baby will be better with (hopefuly) less stress in your life at the time.  but hey, bf-ing just doesn't work for some people and that's fine.  Logan is a healthy, happy baby boy and that's all that matters, you're doing a great job!!

Amy~ how is everyone in your family feeling/doing?

Hi - not a ton going on. Isa was sick for a few days, turned out to be an ear infection so as soon as we got her RX it got better and she's back to her sleeping through the night self. Still no walking. Today is her last day of daycare for the summer. Then the next couple weeks are a combo of mommy/grandma daycare, then she's on daddy daycare starting June 18. Right after she got sick, I got REALLY sick. They didn't ever figure it out but I thought I was gonna die. I missed three days of work, first diagnosis was severe sinus infection, the RX they gave me made me worse. went back in and my white blood cell count was even higher, it should have been lower, gave me a different RX that made me even sicker. So after a couple days I stopped the RX altogether. I'm still not 100%. If I'd had to diagnosis myself I would have said flu plus mono but those both came back negative. I literally could   have slept all day long and have, until I had to go back to work monday. I still only feel abut 30% of my normal self.

My inlaws are here for 3 weeks. I don't dislike them but (God help me) they annoy the ever loving **** out of me. They stay in their RV overnight then spend all day long at our house (since it's hot out). So yea, I work from home and um..... yeah. It's hard to get through.

I'd been trying to lose weight and had lost about 14 lbs then oddly enough I've gained 5 since being sick. Not sure WTF that's all about b/c there are days I literally have no solid food b/c I'm too sick. But I I know I'm getting my calories in thru juice.

Abs and Nicole - my brother and his fiance just got an Uppa Baby Vista. They got theirs used, like we did. It was funny Evan kept saying yeah it's supposed to be like the cadillac of strollers and really expensive and I was like the Bob, the City, Elite? He's like no, no, then he saw ours and he said thats the one! HE got one used for $450 from Austin Craigslist (black). They are dfinitely goign to have a 2nd baby so they will more than get their money's worth. I told him we've already traveled on the plane w/ ours and have had no issues and love it. 

And they told me on mother's day they are naming their daughter Maia (pronounced like Maya) Blue which I thought was so sweet. I think  you all know that Blue is my middle name. So that's pretty cool. She's due early Sept. Can't wait for her to get here!!!

Original Post by ringnebula:

Hey Mammas!  Quick post since it's almost time to go home for the day!  Had my first appt today and got to see the little blip!  Pics aren't that great though.  I'm just where we thought, right around 8.5 weeks which puts my due date around Jan 1! 

Other than a stupid yeast infection, doing pretty good.  Travel this weekend was pretty good with Evie.  She didn't sleep much the first night adjusting to her new surroundings (we stayed in my dad's RV) and was up at 5am.  She flew pretty well just got frustrated when she wanted to be running around and we had to hold her down, not an easy task!  But overall she did good and everyone loved seeing her.  Wedding was good too! 

Sam~ I agree with you, nice concepts and theory but I don't think I could have much more "attachment" to Evie.  She slept in our room for 3 months which I think is a pretty long time, most people only do two.  And as for bf-ing, well you kinda had a lot going on at that time in your life so don't dwell on that.  Maybe next baby will be better with (hopefuly) less stress in your life at the time.  but hey, bf-ing just doesn't work for some people and that's fine.  Logan is a healthy, happy baby boy and that's all that matters, you're doing a great job!!

Amy~ how is everyone in your family feeling/doing?

Abs - forgot to ask, are you going to find out the gender this time or do team green????? :)

Amy~ I'm glad you're starting to feel better!  Hopefully the other 70% of yourself comes back quickly.  Good luck with the in-laws, that is a tough situation. 

As for finding out the sex~ pretty sure we will but then I started thinking about it.  I mean we didn't know with Evie so we got all unisex newborn stuff.  And since my favorite color is blue, we got lots of blue stuff anyway.  So I guess my thought is, why find out? Either it's a girl and it gets put in the clothes we already have, or it's a boy and we have to buy new clothes after their born.  We still have a while to decide :P

So yeah, I'm already starting to show!  I read that 2nd preggos show way earlier because their uterus and muscles are already stretched out from baby #1 so the area fills up with baby fluid to capacity which is now more than this time for baby #1.  Awesome.  I'm in that "fat" stage, not visibly preggo stage and it kind of sucks.  I got out some of my maternity clothes just to hide but I'm not quite big enough for a lot of it yet.  Blerg.  Nothing like excess belly fluid to make a preggo feel awesome about her body.  Trying to ignore it and use it as motivation to get on the treadmill - doesn't usually work :P

Evie starts new daycare on Monday.  I just took over the huge paperwork packet today along with her shot record so she's all ready to go.  I just have to get her "stuff" around.  She needs a toothbrush and toothpaste.  She has one toothbrush so I need to buy another one to keep there because they brush their teeth once a day.  And shoes!  She's a size four shoe right now.  I can find size 1-3 in the infant section and then the toddler section starts at 5 which are way too big for her!  And they have to be closed toe so no cute sandles that she has.  Arg.  I even found a really cute pair of converse but they were size 5. 

Not much else exciting.  Evie is covered in bruises and scrapes.  She has pretty much gone to running but she gets ahead of herself and trips all the time. I try to make her slow down or catch her but she is just fast! 

Hey mamas!

Amy - Sorry to hear you got sick, but glad to hear you're feeling better!  Sounds like it was a rough few days for you.  And wow - having the in-laws in your house for 3 weeks could be a lot to deal with!  Thankfully they sound like good people, but yeah - whether it were my in-laws or my own parents, I couldn't handle having guests that long.  I need my space after a while!

And yes, Maia Blue is a beautiful name!  So cool to use that as a middle name :)

Abby - Yay for your first appointment!  Sounds like everything is peachy so far!  I can see why you'd be able to wait to find out the gender, but I know I couldn't...lol!  I need to be able to plan ahead.  I'm more of a control freak than I ever thought I was...lol!

And that's kinda funny how Evie has so many scrapes and bruises!  It's amazing how quickly they move once they learn to walk.  Logan really hasn't scraped himself up too badly (knock on wood) or even ended up with any bruises - though he may be like his daddy in the sense that he doesn't bruise easily, because if he were like me he'd be black and blue from head to toe with all the falling he does!  But he has sooooo many close calls where he'll be walk/running at top speed, totally eat it and barely miss the corner of a table or edge of a chair.  Ugh!  Lol.

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Yeah, I have been feeling like absolute CRAP the last few days.  My parents have been in town, but when they come over I've been taking morning naps when Logan goes down, leaving them to entertain themselves.  Lol.  I haven't slept during the day since Logan was first born, but now I can barely keep my eyes open by about 9:30am.  That, and I'm either feeling totally nauseous all the time, or like I'm starving and could eat my own arms off!  It's ridiculous!  I already feel like I'm going to gain like 100 lbs.

I've decided that my maternity wardrobe of choice this time around are going to be maxi-dresses!  Lol.  Comfortable yet can look dressy - and with having to do weddings I can't exactly show up in my sweats...lol!  ... Can I?  ;)

Abby - Are you guys hoping for another girl, or do you want a boy this time? 

I think I want another boy.  Just because I think Logan would enjoy having a little friend to play with, and someone he could play cars with (he LOVES cars).  That and we have all boy stuff, so it would be soooo much cheaper!

Either way - as long as they're healthy :)

Sam~ I hear you on the exhausted thing!!  I'm up at 5:45 and shower/get dressed and wake D up at 6:20 to get Evie awake, fed and dressed.  Out the door by 6:40 and at my desk by 7 and I'm ready for a freaking nap!! 

I would love a boy this time but like you said, as long as they're healthy either is fine!

So, don't tell my husband but I'm SO looking forward to next week!  He's leaving for a conference on Sunday and will be gone all next week.  It'll be quiet, woot!  I can do whatever I want!  Veg on the couch, read a book, watch stupid TLC tv, go to bed at 8pm :P  Of course I'll miss him, just like my fun "batchelorette" weeks here and there.  Then next thurs night Evie and I are flying down to Charleston to meet him for the weekend.  I'm excited to be there, not necessarily to fly by myself with a 1 year old though.  Oh well.  We're on the same flight back though so I'll have help then. 

This weekend will just be laundry and packing and taking him to the airport on Sunday. 

Abby - Lol!  K.  I promise not to tell your husband ;)

I totally hear ya, though.  When T used to go out of town once in a while with his dad to work, I used to look forward to it.  It was just a nice little break to kind of do what I wanted, and not have to worry about anyone else.  I don't think there's anything wrong with feeling that way.

How have you been feeling other than tired?  Have you been sick at all?  I know when I flew to New York I had an absolutely awful time with the motion - I thought I was going to hurl all over the people next to me. 

Even now, I can barely handle driving.  If I go anywhere in the morning, by the time I'm on the return trip I have to pull over several times, open my door and spit out everything that's in my mouth or I'll throw up all over my car.  TMI, I know.  But it's ridiculous!

It's a good thing we know the end result is so worth it!!  Lol :)

Sam~ I can't complain because I had a really great pregnancy with Evie and this one so far is following suit.  Other than extreme tiredness and the usual hungry-but-no-appetite thing, I'm feeling pretty good.  I have a few moments of I'm-going-to-hurl but I never do and I count myself very lucky for that. 

Dropped Evie off at the new daycare this morning.  She was so overwhelmed by all the other kids and mayhem she didn't even have time to cry when I left.  I guess that's good but I have a feeling it will change when she has a moment to realize what's going on.  We had to take D to the airport last night and she stayed awake in the car until 8:45 last night!  I couldn't believe it.  So she went to bed extra late and up early this morning and they don't do morning nap, they nap 12-2.  I doubt she'll make it that long.  I really hope she's doing ok.  I'm going to visit her at lunch so I can meet her teacher.  They have two classrooms but since there are just a few kids there that early they all meet in one room until 8:30 and then break into two so her 8:30 teacher wasn't there yet.  It was chaos!  But she wasn't screaming, just looked totally overwhelmed and confused.  I hate that feeling leaving her in the morning.  Two hours, two hours and I can go check on her.  Must wait at least that long.....

Yeah, it doesn't seem to matter if I get 5 hours of sleep or 10 hours of sleep at night - I feel like I haven't slept in weeks.  Luckily Logan is still taking 2 solid naps a day, so I can lie down if I need to.  And I feel like I'm starving all. the. time.  So, I went to the grocery store and loaded up on healthy snacks.  I figure if I'm going to be munching, it'll be less detrimental if I'm eating decent foods...lol.

Abby - Is Evie handling the new day care okay?  How has this week been with no hubby?  Lol.

How are all our other mamas doing??  I miss the chatter...*sigh*...lol

Evie is doing pretty good in daycare!  She screams and throws herself when I leave her in the morning but they swear it's just for a minute and then she's busy playing.  They go outside a lot and she loves it!  They said she is "tough" because she falls down a lot, skins knees/hands/elbows and gets right back up and keeps going.  She is covered in bumps and scrapes but nothing serious.  She's extremely clingy at nights with D not here to help entertain her.  Last night I coudln't put her down without screaming, it was exhausting.  Finally it was time for bed. 

So I've barely had time to enjoy my alone time!  I had all these plans to clean the house while he was gone and it just didn't happen.  I mean I picked up every night but it didn't even seem to make a dent.  I need a day without a baby to get it all done, but there just doesn't seem to be a day in the near future where that will be a possibility.  Grrrr.  I'm taking off work early today to get some of it done because I just can't have him walking into the house that messy. 

I miss the other girls too.  Especially Susan, I have no idea what's going on with her and the house and the new job!  Hope Marnie is adjusting well!

Is this the end of the thread?!  I miss my ladies and hearing about your beautiful babies!  Hope you are all well. 

Hi all,

OMG, I have been away too long!  I can believe that you guys are both pregnant, Abby and Sam!  Of course, I knew about Abby from FB, but I had no idea Sam!  :)  I am so jealous!  I know I really want to hold off on having another baby until I lose some of the baby weight, but I'm just baby crazy.  We are starting to think about having another baby sooner.  The plan is to maybe start trying next January, but I just don't know if I can take another year and a half of work.

Serously, everything is compounding for us right now.  Our house in Cranbrook STILL hasn't sold, so we've been living with my parents for two months.  In a two-bedroom 1200sqft manufactured home.  UGH.

And I really, really am not enjoying work.  I get up at 5am, leave at 6:30, start work at 8:00, catch the bus uptown at 4:00, meet Mike at 4:40, and get home just after 6:00 at night.  THIS IS NOT WORTH IT.  And to add insult to injury, I'm still not working as an engineer, and there is no sign that I will be any time soon... so all that descrimination last year is still biting me in the butt.  I am seriously ready to send my letter of resignation to my boss telling him I'll never be back.  But then we'd have to pay back $25k worth of mat leave top-up.  Plus I left my phone and pictures of Marnie in my cubicle yesterday (in case you haven't figured out, I'm not going to work today... and I bugged out early yesterday because I just felt like crying).

Sigh.  It just feels like everything is wrong right now.  And that MIke and I have made nothing but wrong decisions since we got married.  I just can't take it much longer.

Sorry to be a downer.  Things have not been good lately.  Seriously not good. :(

Hi ladies!! I haven't been on here in SOOOOOO long! My time at work just doesn't allow it and wehn I get home I spend my nights with Charlotte until she goes to bed and then relish in my OWN time :)

I miss you all! I CAN'T believe SAM is pregnant too!!!! Sarah, Abbey and Sam! Crazy!! Congratulations to all of you, that is awesome!

I can't IMAGINE having another right now, or ever, but then again Brian and I always said we are only having one!

How is everyone?? I love seeing our little ones grow up on facebook, I can't believe how big they are getting!

Hey ladies!

This week has been absolutely insane,  Wait, EVERY week is insane.  I have got to slow down!  Most mornings this week I have had to be awake ridiculously early, which under normal circumstances would be difficult to handle - but considering I've had the worst morning sickness - it's almost been unbearable.   I know I'm whining, but seriously - anyone who says they love being pregnant needs to be b#@!&-slapped!

Ugh.  This morning I had to meet with a girl at 4:30am, and I was fine until I started driving home - and not to present TMI, but I got sick in a plastic bag as I was going down the freeway.  There was no place to pull over, and I couldn't make it stop!  *sigh*.  Luckily Logan took a 3 hour nap this morning so I was able to lie down for quite a while.

ANYWAY - Susan and Nicole, sooo good to hear from you!

Susan - Sorry to hear things are so frustrating right now :( ... I didn't realize you had gone back to work.  (Shows how much I pay attention).  So, are you  back at your old office?  I can't believe how quickly that year went! 

Nicole - How is Charlotte?  Walking?  Talking?  How's work going for you? 

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My MIL just got a job which she starts on the 25th, so that's more incentive to cut back on the number of projects I take on.  Work, from now on, has to be things that pay well enough where I'm not paying out half of what I make to childcare.  Either that, or in the evenings when T can be home with Logan.

Logan is just soooo much fun!  He's absolutely hilarious, and I think he knows how entertaining he is.  He is such a crack up!  I hope the next one is relatively easy going as well...lol.

I haven't been do the doctor yet.  We have some insurance issues to take care of, but I'm hoping to get in within the next week or so.  I'm thinking I'll be do mid-January, but we'll hopefully find out soon :)

Hello ladies!!  SO good to hear updates from you all!

Susan~ I'm sorry things aren't going well right now.  Life is about choices, some good some bad.  Re evaluate and hopefully you will find a silver lining or a way to make things better.  The housing market sucks right now, at least in our area it does.  I know the feeling of "every decision we make is wrong" but try not to dwell on it and enjoy the little moments in life.  Things will get better, hopefully soon!

Nicole~ I love seeing all of your pics on facebook, Charlotte is so beautiful!!  How is work going?  Were you thinking of moving or was that someone else?

Sam~ I'm so sorry you've had such bad morning sickness!  Carry your dryer sheet!  You should be near the end of your 1st trimester, hopefully it gets better in the second. 

So I'm having working mom guilt SO bad lately.  Basically word came down from "the top" that we now have to be in the office for 9.5 hours from start to leave with 30 mins off for lunch.  They are tracking our time what feels like down to the second and it sucks.  I mean I'm a salaried employee and I feel like I need to punch a time clock and it sucks.  So I wake up at 5:30 every day, get Daniel up to get Evie up at 6:15, out the door by 6:30, drop her off at daycare, work 9.5 hours, pick her up at 4:45, dinner for her as soon as we get home around 5:00 and then play with her for like 45 mins before it's bath/bed time around 6:30.  I feel like I get NO time with her!  Which then makes me feel like a terrible mom.  But I can't quite my job, we need the money.  So do I give up my every other friday off?  We plan so many vacations and dr's appts around those friday's off and frankly I'm just so used to them the thought of giving them up kills me.  But I hardly get to see my little girl and that kills me too.  So not sure what to do.  Working mom guilt sucks, big time. 

And I'm sick and about to leave my baby for TWO WEEKS!!!!!  I have a work conference in London for a week and then D is coming over to meet me and go to Ireland for a week.  My mom and dad are coming down to stay with Evie for the last week but I'm having major guilt about adding the second week onto my trip even though I know it will be fun.  I'm such a bad mom. 

Aaaawww... Abby - *hugs*.. You're definitely not a bad mom!  We live in a day and age where it's a "gotta do what ya gotta do" situation.  It's really hard for moms to stay home with their kids, or spend hours during the week together.  (Trust me, T and I are definitely not in the position for me to be home - and it's only by a miracle that we manage to pay our bills every month!).

The most important thing is to make the time you spend with Evie quality time.  Dedicate those few hours to her, with no distractions and giving her your undivided attention.  She knows who you are, and she loves you!  The most important things for our kiddos to know, no matter how much or how little time we can spend with them, is that we are there for them, and that we are loving and supportive mamas!

Hang in there, lady!  And have sooooo much fun on your trip.  I am beyond ridiculously jealous!

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In pregnancy news - the last 3 days or so my appetite has FINALLY subsided a little bit.  I was seriously eating all day because it always felt like I was starving - and I gained like 10 lbs.  Ugh. 

But now I feel a little more normal, so now I have to get back into the habit of eating regular meals...lol!

First appointment is in a couple of hours!  Can't wait :)

Oh, and my MIL officially got the job so she won't be babysitting anymore.  She watched Logan all day yesterday and when I picked him up she said she had cried twice that day already, then she started crying again :( ... I think she really loves watching him, and I love that he has such a close relationship with his grandparents. Now I'm afraid he's going to lose that...*sigh*... But it is what it is, and they need the money. 

no the thread is not dead! I have a lot of (probably boring) stuff to tell you guys and will try to get back on later when I have more time.

SUSAN you are not a bad mom, bad person, any of those things. No one can predict the future. We all make the best decisions we can at the time.  I relate a lot to what you're going thru now and will come back later to talk about it more.

Hello ladies!  I feel like I've been gone forever!  My work trip went really well, my presentation went great and I got lots of compliments on the info.  Then our trip to Ireland was amazing!!  It was cool (55-65*) and rained almost everyday but it didn't slow us down much, we trudged through in the rain :P  The landscape overthere is just undescribably green and beautiful!  And my pale skin and reddish/brown hair and blue eyes fit right in over there!  We did so much stuff, I'm too tired to think about it all right now. 

Got back on Sat night and Evie was at the airport waiting for me and I pretty much was attached to her all day yesterday!!  She grew like 10 inches!  Ok, not really but it seems like she's so much bigger, almost out of size 3 diapers apparently.  And her hair is finally growing!  She's starting to get baby curls around the bottom, SO freaking cute!!  And she has yet another molar and possibly one on the top, she was kind of cranky yesterday with a runny nose.  Other than that she survived without me just fine and was spoiled rotten by Grammy and Grampy. 

Sam~ So how was your appt?  Did you get an official due date yet?  How far along are you now?  Sorry to hear about MIL not being able to babysit anymore.  I'm sure it was a really special time for her and Logan.  Who is going to watch him when you work now?  How is T's second job going?

Amy~ Come in and tell us all these stories, even the boring ones!!  Hope all is well. 

Well ladies, gotta get to work, tons of stuff to catch up on.