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herewego has 76 days to go and is now in week 29
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July 10th

Well, tomorrow I enter the 3rd trimester and I sure am beginning to feel it. I feel like I was going along just fine - doing tons of research, keeping really late hours, and then bam - brick wall. I still have another couple weeks of late hours research and I am just not sure how I am going to get through it. I think I may just take it easy a little and know that I may have to make some sacrifices because I am pregnant. June and July have been nuts with travel, so maybe it is just my body telling me to slow down. Still, I have just 2 more weeks of it and then August is free and clear - then I will have to start getting things together for this little tyke - like names and the nursery and everything else.

The other bummer is that I have gained 30 lbs. already :( So, no more pregnancy indulgences - -I am on the straight and narrow until the end. I was really good during the first 4 months - working out all the time & eating healthfully - but months 5 & 6 I pretty much didn't work out and ate whatever I wanted - - and the results: 15 lbs. in 2 months - awesome. Still, I gained 90 with my first - so anything is better than that. I just have to hold out for the next 2 and a half months at hopefully minimal weight gain. Also, that dang cyst is still there upon the last ultrasound :( I just wish it would go away. I go back for another check on it in 3 weeks...I really hope it goes away.

Besides that, all else is great - she is super active - way more than my first - sometimes I can feel both her hands and feet going at the same time - like she is trying to run and box at the same time - --crazy kid. She goes crazy during the late night hours at Amma's programs (my research) - I think it is all of the music and the energy - -and also when I lay down - my husband usually jokes that it is because she is mad that I am laying on her (even when I am laying on my side)... ha, ha, ha...Glad that he is interested and coming around though. I think he is actually getting a bit more excited - though he still won't be serious about names. Every time I bring up a name, he counters with something like Hillary Rodham or Barbara Bush or Georgia Onmymind....so silly...I am sure we will get to it at some point in the next few months. We are also starting to collect "stuff" - I went to a huge sale at Carter's - super fun - and am starting to plan the room and the bedding etc. It was fun doing all of this for my first (we didn't know the sex then), but it is super fun knowing that she is a little girl...sometimes it all seems surreal still and I can't believe that it is really happening...still feeling very blessed & lucky to even be able to be in this position at all...

June 2

Well, I am definitely looking pregnant now... Up until just a few weeks ago, I could 'pass', but now even strangers are talking to me about my growing belly. I never really liked that part about pregnancy - being the community science project... We had our 20 week ultrasound last week and we found out that our baby is a girl! I am absolutely delighted. I was secretly hoping for a girl since we already have a boy and I am not sure if I will ever get another child out of my husband. Everything about her looks good (thank goodness)- except that she has a cyst in her lower abdomen. They said that it might be ovarian, but that lots of times they fade in the course of the pregnancy. Worst case scenario, they would surgically remove it after she is born. So, although the entire idea makes me terrified, I suppose it is not that bad considering all of the miracles that go into creating a human being. I am praying that it will dissipate on its own in the course of time.

As for me, throughout this pregnancy, I have been quite crampy & recently the braxton-hicks have kicked into high gear...I'm hoping its normal - though they do seem to intensify when I exercise or exert myself. So, for now, I am just planning to take it easy, enjoy the summer, and be a good incubator for this lovely little girl. Hope that all of the other moms out there are doing the same.

May 12

I passed my exams, I passed my exams, I passed my exams!!!!!! Ha, ha, ha, ha, tra la lala la.... Now I can finally begin to think about the baby and the summer and ice cream and all of the other good things in life.... whe-hew!@!@!@#R$@#@#$!@#$!@#$!@#%#!!!!!!!!

I have a big long ultrasound on the 29th - can't wait....and finally, finally, finally, I can tell anyone who wants to know that I am pregnant - -- - - hip hip hip hip hip hip hooray!!!

Hi everyone! I am finally going public with this pregnancy, whe-hew!!- - after a mc at 10 weeks a few years ago I have been very reticent to believe that this is real. But, thankfully, I am still here at 12 weeks...just two more to go 'till approximate safety. I have been feeling pretty good - was sick for a few weeks - but just reduced my diet to bland and sour foods which at least helped me to make it through. I have been craving natural sours throughout - grapefruits, green apples, passion herbal teas - very strange, seems to help the m/s though. This last week I have been much less tired and actually feeling a bit closer to my old self again. Thank god because my phd exams are at the end of next month and falling asleep on my books at 10pm is just not going to cut it. So...I am back to studying full time and trying not to stress...lots of water, as much sleep as possible... Also, I have a reticent, but getting used to it, loving husband and a totally thrilled 8 year old.

Best wishes and good luck to all you mommies-to-be out there. Here's to plentiful milk and fat babies.

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sharra - 32.9 hours ago
Hi, if you are counting in the morning and evening you will be able to feel 10 kicks in an hour. Make sure you eat a meal and then count. It is not every hour throughout the day. Take care.

shelm2 - Monday, 21 July
It is funny, I took my first world religion class my freshman year of college. It was not at all what I expected. As I mentioned I am not religious at all but I was for the first 18 or so years of my life and then i just couldn't get myself to buy into it anymore and the class really solidified my stance on it but made me appreciate it even more for what it really was, and to me it came out to be a mode of control. That is not necessarily a bad thing, such as the lady that you are studying, she sounds very peaceful and interested in the wellbeing of everyone. Then there are those who, throughout history, have used it as a mode of oppression. I think it belongs in the sociology/anthropology realm, you can just see things so much more clearly from that vantage point. I am glad you finally got some sleep! This third trimester is making me drag so very bad! I feel like my body is fighting against me, everytime I try to do something physical. Oh well, hopefully just a couple of days and then I'll acclimate and start over...

shelm2 - Friday, 18 July
I went to amma.org (yeah I am at work right now :) She sounds like a very interesting lady. I am not a religious person at all myself but I have always been fascinated by what people choose to worship. I am sure you are having a lot of fun! I was planning on going for a PhD in Public Administration and wanted to study how countries rebuild after disaster both economically and socially, whether they would choose a path of sustainability or not and why. Have a great time! You will always be glad you did it

shelm2 - Friday, 18 July
Wow, your PhD sounds so very interesting! What all night religious ceremonies are you studying? What groups and are you in the US? I am impressed that you made the leap to PhD, I was going to do it but decided I couldn't or should I say wouldn't with the little ones and having to be poor until you are done. So needless to say, I stopped at my master's.

jennilynne - Friday, 18 July
Hey. Thanks so much for the response to my post about my sister in law. It makes me feel a lot better to know that there are other people out there that agree with my feelings. This website is so awesome! It really has helped me to vent what I'm feeling and know that I am not the only one going through this stuff. I wish you the best!!

cantwaittoseemybaby - Friday, 18 July
Yes it is. That's what I am scared about. I am trying my best not to have another C section but my frame is little I don't think I can push out a 9 lb baby. lol I will try if it comes down to it. lol Thanks

shelm2 - Friday, 18 July
Thanks so much for your post. I feel bad that I may have interupted the regular posts. It just hit me so deeply that I can't seem to get it off my mind and I knew that the ladies in this forum would get why I feel so devastated. I am sending all the positive juju I can to my friend and co-worker. He is a very sweet man who never felt weird about talking about how excited he was about his new little girl. Thanks for your well wishes, I will send them his way. I haven't had an update since this morning so I am still holding out hope that tomorrow the news will be better.

jessla - Wednesday, 16 July
You should ask them when their baby is due. LOL

MissLouLou - Wednesday, 16 July
hehe yep people always feel bad when ur nice and they've said or done something mean.... its great revenge :)

MissLouLou - Wednesday, 16 July
Hi, I know how u feel about people commenting on how big u r and how big the baby must be. I usually smile at them and say "Thanks, He is nice and healthy in there, just the way he is s'pose to be" and keep smiling at them, they usually shut up after that hehe. Hope ur doing well. Not long now, very exciting!!

kourtnee - Wednesday, 16 July

Your baby u/s pics are just adorable........ I love them..

Baby Keelin - Wednesday, 16 July
Good to think positively. Just remember pregnancy is beautiful, and you are beautiful!

ourfirstone - Wednesday, 16 July

Awhhh....your bump is so cute!

Baby Keelin - Wednesday, 16 July

I think you look great! I am jealous, actually. I am a big girl and still just look fat, not pregnant. People are so stupid. The world is filled with non-typically functioning idiots. Take care of you and your beautiful baby bump!

km-dickson - Tuesday, 15 July
I do get it, but mostly from family since I'm just bigger this time than with my son, so for them it's just a comparison. I think you look great, a perfect, healthy pregnant woman!! I will try and post some pics soon, my most recent ones I didn't get on cd. I think people just don't think about what they're saying, and don't realize that the way people carry is EVERYTHING! Like, to me you look like you have a pretty short torso and long legs (sigh....if only....), and I have a long torso (thanks Dad). So I may not stick out as far, but our babies are probably very close to the same size! I think pregnant women should get to carry around brass knuckles and thump people on the head for insensitive comments. :)

SaraChristine - Tuesday, 15 July
I am getting the same comments. Within the last few weeks.. I am noticably larger. Women are commenting that I look like I am going to pop and how bad they feel for me bc I am sooo big. I love the word "HUGE". So a guy with a pot belly asked me if it was twins and I asked him right back.! Mostly I have been saying, well she's healthy and laughing it off

Megan the lump maker - Thursday, 10 July
I agree with you--I also have pretty severe IBS, and it has been extremely irritated lately. That doesn't help at all.

Charlee2008sMummy - Friday, 4 July
Hiya, i did he said it was all the muscles round my tummy expanding...I think possibly doin too much lifting at work? But just wondered as it lasts for a week at a time

Madisons-Mom - Thursday, 3 July
I just read your post and I feel ya!!! I've had people actually ask me if I had a litter in there and If I hear it one more time I'm going to stomp on someones toe lol!!!!

Megan the lump maker - Monday, 30 June
you'll be fine eating fish a little more this week! Go for it, I would. I love Maine--I'm jealous! Have fun.

sharra - Saturday, 28 June
Hi, when I was on vacation I called up my doctor and he advised me to eat no more than 12oz fish -period. Lobster, esp the bottom feeders are had to determain if they are exposed to mercury. He suggested eating farm raised fish (which sucks) because farm raised are not exposed to the natural amount of mercury and it is controlled. I just ate around 10oz of lobster and 3-4 oz of salmon. I couldn't stay in the 12oz amount, but I skipped the next week. It is hard I know... I love fish esp living on the water in WA state. Good luck, have a good time in Maine- beautiful!

MummyBecky - Monday, 23 June
Oooops sorry.... no i dont think Head and Shoulders is bad, if it doesnt tell you not to use on the bottle then it will be fine... dont worry! No my flaky scalp is way beyond H&S help!! Sorry to scare! :)

Nina-first-time-mummy - Sunday, 22 June
hi thanks for your comment im going to go to my doc tomorow as i cant stay like this any longer!!!

thanks again x

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