Due in Summer 2012

This topic is a place for those due June through August 2012 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!

Loz12: 5/24/2012

Jcaratan: 6/3/2012

Sonja1980: 6/20/2012

Jendisney8: 6/21/2012

Rachel0526: 6/21/2012

Bgoddard0209:

Sherietownsend: 7/4/2012

Kellabee03: 7/20/2012

Meg_h33: 7/28/2012

Trw1230: 7/29/2012

Blackswan2020: 8/9/2012

Dorkadorable: Mid-August

Ericamarie1207: 8/29/2012

You pretty much knew I was in, but here I am officially! Due June 20th with our first baby! Exciting and terrifying at the same time...

Well congratulations! Do you work?

congratulations!!!

Thank you both!

Yes, I have a FT job and so does my husband. Not sure how we're going to do it because we can't afford for either of us to be stay-at-home. (We live in Southern CA for one thing!)

Original Post by sonja1980:

Thank you both!

Yes, I have a FT job and so does my husband. Not sure how we're going to do it because we can't afford for either of us to be stay-at-home. (We live in Southern CA for one thing!)

We have a family friend that is moving elsewhere in California because she is pregnant and they can't afford to live where they are currently! That and evidentally all of their friends with kids live fairly far away.

It's tough to figure it all out but it will certainly happen. And right now you have plenty of time!

So I just found out that my husband and I are pregnant! We aren't telling anyone yet because we recently had a miscarriage. We have a ten year old daughter and we are due again just 4 days before her 11 birthday. I have a good feeling about this time but I am very scared.

Woohoo! Congrats!! Hope this one makes it through!

We waited until I started the fourth month to tell people... Our parents are finding out on Christmas day... Santa's leaving them a 'special' gift under the tree! ;)

Original Post by sonja1980:

Woohoo! Congrats!! Hope this one makes it through!

We waited until I started the fourth month to tell people... Our parents are finding out on Christmas day... Santa's leaving them a 'special' gift under the tree! ;)

Oooh. My SIL did this when she was pregnant with my nephew. There was a teeny-tiny gift for my husband and I and one for my MIL and FIL. We opened them at the same time and there was a pair of baby booties in each one. What a great idea, Sonja!

Bgoddard, congratulations! If you want to give me your due date, I can add you to the list at the top. I'm sorry for your previous loss.

Hello mommies-to-be!

My due date in 7/20/2012 (3 days after my own birthday!) I had plans to wait till we were through the first trimester before announcing our pregnancy but I just couldn't keep the secret any longer! I went "facebook official" today and I am currently 9 weeks. So far so good, I got an ultrasound at 6 weeks, 5 days and I saw the little gummy bear that was growing inside me and I even saw the flicker of a heartbeat! It was unreal. :)

When we told my parents/ my in laws, we put a positive pregnancy test in a plastic baggy and wrapped it up like a present. Both sets of parents were overjoyed! When telling my sisters in law, we wrapped up "i love my aunt" picture frames and gave them out at Thanksgiving.  

Good luck to everyone! I'm so happy we have a group on here for us future summertime mommas!

Original Post by bierorama:

Original Post by sonja1980:

Woohoo! Congrats!! Hope this one makes it through!

We waited until I started the fourth month to tell people... Our parents are finding out on Christmas day... Santa's leaving them a 'special' gift under the tree! ;)

Oooh. My SIL did this when she was pregnant with my nephew. There was a teeny-tiny gift for my husband and I and one for my MIL and FIL. We opened them at the same time and there was a pair of baby booties in each one. What a great idea, Sonja!

That's a cute idea with the baby booties! We went a little more subtle. I made two picture frames and decorated with Christmasy paper and flowers and put a copy of the last ultrasound showing the baby's profile in each - one for my parents, one for the inlaws. The idea was to make a frame that they can update each year with new grandkid Christmas pictures. Then we wrapped them in Macy's gift boxes to be opened last! I can't wait till Sunday!!!!

Congrats Kellabee, Meg and dorkadorable!! Glad to have other mommies-to-be on there! (I'm still trying to get used to that phrase though... Mommy... eek!)

I hear you Kellabee, it's been SOOOO hard to keep the secret this long (been a month since we officially found out)! We finally broke down and told my sister and my SIL after Thanksgiving and they were so excited to be the first to know! I'll go 'Facebook official' sometime Sunday after both sets of parents find out and the word gets out to close family and friends. ;) BTW, love your gummy bear analogy - so true, though I said peanut when I did my first ultrasound!

Poor Meg! That fatigue thing is awful!! I think I spent most of November in bed... I'm past 14 weeks now and am just starting to get some energy back, though I found this weekend if I try to do too much (i.e. wrapping, shopping, baking, etc) I run out of steam fast and have to go take a long nap! Don't fight it, you need all that sleep!

Has anyone had the morning sickness?

Good luck to the mommies-to-be (eek... still not used to it...) and have a wonderful holiday!!

Hey! Just ran across this forum and thought I'd join! Due 6/3/2012 with our first 8-)

slight nausea but no actual "getting sick". I'm hoping I'm one of the lucky ones that doesn't throw up at all! :) 

What are you ladies doing as a workout program now that you're pregnant? I used to be a runner and would run 3 miles a day 3-4 times a week. For some reason the thought of running with my little gummy bear growing in my tummy makes me nervous! I have since downgraded myself to 3 miles fast walking at an incline on the treadmill 3 times a week.

Today is also my first time trying out some prenatal yoga! I'm very excited about it! Hopefully it helps out the pains in my lower back.

Congrats jcaratan!! And welcome!

No 'getting sick' for me, though I did have a little nausea around the end of Oct and most of November.

What about cravings? Anyone got some weird ones yet?

Wow kellabee! That's great! Actually I asked my doctor about running because I was up to 3 miles on the treadmill or track 2-3 times a week until the end of October (I was already a month along!) He said light jogging/power walking is fine as long as you don't break into a heavy sweat because you'll loose those important fluids your baby needs in the placenta. The only thing he 'strongly discouraged' me on was skiing... BOOO!!!! (He didn't actually say no tho... and I did ski a couple runs last month, but could totally feel that I was 'off' somehow.) I have taught skiing at a local resort for the last 9 years and that's the only thing that's really been hard to let go of. But the snow will come back next year and I'll be raising a little ski bunny (or snowboard bunny if Daddy has anything to say about it) by then! :-)

As for workout routine... gads what routine?! I think I pretty much slept through November and I've found so far that I only have the energy for one or two things a day before I literally collapse on the couch. If I grocery shop or do some cooking or cleaning, thats about all I can do. I do walk for about 30-45 minutes at lunch so that's been helping and I'd love to find a prenatal yoga class!! Have you found you have any of that fatigue? What about after workouts?

I'd love to join you guys on the journey! Due date June 21, 2012! Just one baby this time. We had twin girls in 2008. Phew!

oops! Double post!

Good morning ladies! I would love to join your group : ) I'm due with my third child July 29th. I have two girls 15 months apart and the third will be 18 months younger than the second! I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one that is tired and it's encouraging to hear that you all are getting out there and exercising even with all of the fatigue. I really need to get a routine going! I'de love to find a group or person who can sort of hold me accountable with my weight gain and exercise regimen and where I could do the same for others. I'm 29 and usually a sort of small person I guess 5'5" 120 lbs, but with my last pregnancies I gain 41lbs with the first child and 56 lbs with the second! Granted I lost it all, mainly due to breastfeeding and diet change, the weight made me VERY uncomfortable when I was pregnant caused loads of other problems. That all being said, it's all worth it when I look at my two beautiful girls I created in my big belly lol. But I've seen plenty of healthy babies who don't come from huge pregnant mommies so if I can prevent a significant amount of weight gain again I'de like to try. I'm just starving when I'm pregnant. It's like I'm never full lol. I hope you all are enjoying your weekend : )