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mplsmama has 28 days to go and is now in week 36
	Age: 35 Country: US Province/region: Minnesota City: Minneapolis Partner: Husband - Dan Children: Pregnant: Yes Due date: 13 Jun ,2008 Occupation: Attorney
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Tuesday, 27 Nov

I figure now that I'm almost in the 2nd trimester, I should actually put something on this page! My husband and I are expecting our 1st child June 13th 2008 and we are very excited. We decided to get advanced degrees before we started our family, so I'm very thankful that it was able to work out that way. I will be done with school in February. I'm appreciative of this website and the opportunity to 'chat' with other women who are also expecting.

Above is a picture of me, my husband and our current "baby," Theo the cat. We hope he won't be too jealous of the new arrival in June!

Monday, 3 Dec

I feel like I should clarify my above entry... I said I'm pregnant with my 1st child, but I really meant I don't have any living children yet. I did have a miscarriage earlier this year. So really this is my 2nd pregnancy. I felt the need to clarify, because when I re-read my entry, I felt that I was being disrespectful to the child I lost. It was a very painful experience to go through, but somehow I've made it through. It helped that I was able to get pregnant again right away.
I'm feeling pretty good these days, nausea is pretty much gone, although I'm still pretty tired. I think part of it is just being emotionally drained from thinking of the exciting changes that are ahead!
I've managed to stay out of maternity clothes so far, but I don't know much longer that'll last. I feel like my tummy is sticking out more than usual. I've also tried to hold off on buying baby clothes, but I think I'll be breaking down soon!
Best of luck to everyone!

Thursday, 20 Dec

Had my 14 week appointment today and got to hear the heartbeat again! S/he apparently likes to lay on my right side, since that past 3 times that's where they've found the heartbeat. I'm feeling really great these days, just waiting for my belly to 'pop' one of these days!
Now that I'm done with finals I have told most of my friends our big news, but I still haven't told my work. I'll probably break down and tell them soon. For some reason I'm finding it hard to picture walking around and telling all of my co-workers that I'm pregnant. Not quite sure why, since I've loved being able to tell everyone else.

Monday, 21 Jan

We had our level 2 ultrasound today and were so relieved to hear the doctor say that everything looked just great! There wasn `t a single sign of any type of birth defect or anything else concerning. We were so relieved. I drank a bit of coffee before I went, and the baby was moving around like crazy! S/he would kick at the ultrasound wand when the tech would dig it into my abdomen. As my husband said, it looks like s/he is already a bit feisty, just like mom! :) We were just so relieved to see that everything went well. In fact, they actually decreased my odds of having a baby with downs or other abnormalities because everything looked so good. I also found out that I `m probably not feeling much movement yet because the placenta is directly in front of my belly button, so it `s covering the area where I `d feel the kicks. I `m also measuring at about 20 wks, 2 days, but they `ll still keep my due date the same for now. Now I just can `t wait to meet him/her!

Thursday, 21 Feb

Had my appointment today & was pleased to hear that everything seems to be going well. Heartbeat was 16O, which is the highest it `s ever been! My dr also commented that `he ` is very active... we were not trying to find out the gender, but everyone keeps saying he! I had my ultrasound done at a different place, and they said they don `t include the gender on the info they send my dr, so I have no idea if that was just a `guess ` on her part, or a `slip. ` Oh well, we `ll find out for sure in June! The only concerning thing for me is that I `ve gained 2O lbs. I think it really is mostly in my belly, but it `s pretty hard to hear that I `ve gained that much, and I `m not even 2/3 of the way done! Oh well, all for a good cause!

Thursday, 28 Feb

Well, I just spent the last 2 days taking the bar exam and I `m soooo happy it `s over! Taking the bar isn `t a treat regardless of the circumstances, but it was especially challenging being 24 wks pregnant. S/he was kicking me all throughout the exam which was just making me giggle. Of course I hope I passed, but more importantly I `m just happy to be done and able to finally focus on `baby-stuff. `

Monday, 10 Mar

Our good friends gave us their crib and changing table last night, and we set it up in the nursery. It really made everything feel so real - I found myself thinking that I couldn `t believe there `s going to be a baby in there in a few short months! It `s very exciting. Some other friends brought over some toys and other supplies, so I feel very lucky to have so many friends who are helping us out.I `m feeling pretty good these days, though sleeping is getting a bit more challenging. I `m feeling kicks pretty consistently, but I do still feel them more strongly some days than others. I look forward to feeling them on a regular basis.

Friday, 21 Mar

Passed my GD test today - thank goodness! I was really nervous for it, mainly because I feel like all I eat these days is sweets. The funny part is that s/he is literally laying sideways! No wonder my belly is oval-shaped. The doctor thinks the pressure I `ve been feeling under my left ribs is its little butt! It `s laying kind of bent over. They said there is plenty of time for it to turn so it `s not concerning at all. I have a feeling we `re in for quite a ride once s/he arrives... s/he is already marching to the beat of his/her own drum!

Thursday, 1 May

We had an appt today to find out why my fundal height was measuring so far ahead. I had an u/s first, and couldn't believe that my husband wasn't there by the time they called my name. I was starting to get worried because it's not like him to miss an appt. He's a teacher, and it turns out he had a big fight break out in his room just as he was about to leave for the appt, and he had to stay & suspend a few kids. He missed the whole u/s. He felt horrible too. I think the tech felt bad that he couldn't be there, so she threw in a few 4D pics of the baby's face. It just melted my heart! S/he is soooo cute already! S/he has chubby little cheeks, and the tech said s/he already has some hair! It's just amazing what they can see.

Then we met with the dr. She confirmed that the baby is very large, and she estimates it's about 6.5 lbs at this point. Yikes! If I went full-term, it'd probably be minimally 9.5 lbs. Depending on how much longer s/he stays in there, I may need a c-section. At first I was terrified at the idea, but then my dr explained some of the risks associated with vaginal birth with a baby that large, and I decided I'm just fine with the c-section! Nothing is set in stone yet, so we'll see what happens. I'll do anything to make sure s/he arrives here happy and healthy!

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jillb - Sunday, 27 April
My baby shower, at work, is Tuesday, and I can't wait. I, especially, can't wait after this scare today. I was just thinking this morning, "what if I am going into labor?" I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING READY! I wasn't planning on packing my bag until at least 36 weeks (since my daughter was born at 39w2d. I am thinking, "I have plenty of time." And I may, but you just never know. You are right about the gifts though. People should be grateful for everything, even if it wasn't on the registry. You never know when you might need something that wasn't on the registry. Your u/s is coming up, and I am hoping you just have a lot of fluid too. I am sure that's what it is. I will say a prayer :) And about the twins comments, 4 PEOPLE!! They need something else to do. Even if you think someone is having twins, you don't say that. Geesh!! Well, I am going to get ready for the grocery shopping trip. I will pray for no more spotting. Have a great and restful Sunday! Bye for now :)

jillb - Sunday, 27 April
My baby shower, at work, is Tuesday, and I can't wait. I, especially, can't wait after this scare today. I was just thinking this morning, "what if I am going into labor?" I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING READY! I wasn't planning on packing my bag until at least 36 weeks (since my daughter was born at 39w2d. I am thinking, "I have plenty of time." And I may, but you just never know. You are right about the gifts though. People should be grateful for everything, even if it wasn't on the registry. You never know when you might need something that wasn't on the registry. Your u/s is coming up, and I am hoping you just have a lot of fluid too. I am sure that's what it is. I will say a prayer :) And about the twins comments, 4 PEOPLE!! They need something else to do. Even if you think someone is having twins, you don't say that. Geesh!! Well, I am going to get ready for the grocery shopping trip. I will pray for no more spotting. Have a great and restful Sunday! Bye for now :)

jillb - Sunday, 27 April
Hey to you too! Yes, I know what you mean about the "old blood." I had that too earlier in pregnancy, but you know women like us (previous miscarriage) freak out when we see something like this. I want to call them, but I really don't want to have to pay the emergency room co-pay (if I don't have to). If I really felt like we were in danger, I would call (who am I to know for sure though). But I am not even spotting right now. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME ON A WEEKEND!!! I am going to give it a couple more hours and see. We are going grocery shopping in a bit, so that will be the true test, being on my feet. Since my daughter has been at my parents all weekend, I have slept and rested A LOT! So, I haven't been over-doing it. I will keep you posted :) Thanks for the reply...hope you are doing well.

angel435 - Saturday, 26 April
I have done the same with the onesies I figured it could hurt just to wash all them up. My problem is that most of the outfits that I have where gifts and I don't have the receipts or even know where what stores they came from. So I guess I may as well go ahead and wash them all. It just seems like such a waste if she is to big for them! The doctor seems to think even though I passed my 3 hr test my body is not breaking down the sugars like it should and going straight to the baby. I wonder if its possible they could have my due date wrong. Well I hope everything is going good for you. Let me know what you find out with your u/s.

copmom2b - Saturday, 26 April
Congratulations!!!!! You are definitely blessed! I'm always so nervous about being pre judged b/c I'm pregnant, married or not!. You are so blessed to have found such a great job so early on. And good for your hubby for taking paternity leave! That's so great. My hubby would LOVE to do something like that, but he's an I.T. consultant so when he doesn't work he doesn't get paid so he can take a week off, but nothing more than that, so good for your hubby. That will be really nice bonding time with him and the baby. My husband is so afraid of getting lost in the sauce and not bonding b/c he doesn't have that time with the baby so the night time feeding (before bedtime of course) and story and P.J. time will be his time alone with the baby. Hopefully when the baby gets here all that will fall into place!!!!

KariLynn - Saturday, 26 April
hello :) I understand not wanting to respond, I find that I just don't always have the time to top it off. I am glad your hand is better, but don't think the store has any type of idea how much trouble they could have gotten in if somone really wanted to be a crank about it. I hear you have had some nice weather your way. I am so jealous. I am so sick of winter, it seems to snow every other day around here lately. I have so much to do, so much laundry to catch up on plus all the babys stuff. My goal is to have pretty much everything done by the 36th week. Are you getting closer? Well I should get going. I will talk to you soon :)

mommi2b - Friday, 25 April
That's awesome you get another u/s! I wish I was getting one. I have to ask my doc next appt when I'll get another one - or if I even do. I think I'm gonna schedule one of those 3D/4D ultrasounds for sometime in May. That way we can see our lil one again - - and this time in 3D! I wonder who she looks like more, me or my hubby. My hubby thinks the 3D/4D u/s's are really freaky, but I wanna see her!
Let me know after you have your u/s! When is it next week?

laddgirl - Friday, 25 April
I was just stopping in to say hello and see how you were doing. I hope you're feeling good. Take it easy.

heather7399 - Friday, 25 April
Hello yes it been great! i can't belive only 7 weeks left! I can't wait to see our new little man.

sophiesoph - Friday, 25 April
Good to hear you're doing well. Maybe your little one will make an early appearance if s/he is on the bigger side? That would be so great. I'm so ready to have a hopefully healthy baby in my arms and to be done with this pregnancy. I had an u/s yesterday with my perinatologist and he told me that the cord is wrapped around my baby's neck twice. I'm beyond freaked out right now. He told me to not be too active and to monitor movement more closely and if I notice any decrease or increase (like the baby is struggling) to go straight to l&d. I've just got all the worst case scenarios running through my mind. I just want a healthy baby (like we all do) and I feel like at each appt I'm given bad news. Ugh. I feel so down. Sorry to dump that on you. Let me know how your appt goes next week if you get a chance. Take care!

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jillb - Friday, 25 April
Okay, I shouldn't have bragged about wearing heels because now my feet are even more puffy and my right ankle was so swollen when I got home today. And I am not on my feet every second of the day. I am on my feet a lot, but I have an office type job. I am actually sitting here with mine propped up on the couch hoping the swelling subsides by morning. Thankfully, tomorrow is casual Friday, so I am wearing flip flops :)
Yes, that's a nice surprise that you get another u/s. I am kind of jealous, but I will die if they tell me I am having a 10lb. baby. Oh my!! They could just go ahead and schedule a c-section. Yikes!! Good luck with your u/s. I hope he/she had just hit a growth spurt when they measured last time. Let me know what they find out.
And about the baby showers. It IS annoying when people don't buy off the registry, but I am thankful for everything I have gotten. I sat here and wrote out about 45 thank you notes last night from my previous shower. So, I am blessed to have people who are so generous. You are right, there are so many people who aren't fortunate enough to get a shower. I think everyone should be grateful for anything they are given. It's one less thing they have to buy.
I hope your hubby is feeling better. Food poisoning, believe it or not, has been very common here in the last couple of weeks. Weird!! Does he have a cold or "pukies"? Either way, try to take care of him :)
I meant to tell you that I am sorry to hear about your miscarriage (in August). I read your post the other day and meant to message you about that. I also had a miscarriage August 7th, so I know how you feel. My due date was March 1. I had to have a D&C, and I was not at all prepared for it, emotionally. It was the nearly the hardest thing I have been through. I am tearing up now just thinking about my little angel...wondering what he/she would have been like. The hardest part was my daughter (at the time she was 3) knowing she had a little brother/sister on the way, then having to tell her that God had to bring it to Heaven with Him because it was sick. Oh my gosh, that was so horrible! So, I just wanted to tell you that I went through that about the same time you did. We must be fertile myrtles to have both gotten pregnant again in October.
Well, it's late, and I am tired!!! My daughter is with my parents for the weekend, so it's time to rest. Have a great weekend if I don't talk to you again. G'night and take care of yourself and hubby :)

copmom2b - Friday, 25 April
Hey there, I saw that you passed the bar!!!! Congratulations mplsmama Esq!!!!!

Nicole2216 - Friday, 25 April
Thank you so much! Its so wonderful to have people respond back to you. It seems like sometimes people just want to respond if someone loses their baby or something horrible! I just needed a little advice. I get jealous when i see some of these women talk about how much they feel their baby all the time.. of course they are the SKINNIEST things in the world or whatever.. I just get nervous because this is my first pregnancy. And boy i have been through so much!

christelle - Wednesday, 23 April
I was so sorry to read your comment on week 32. I think it's nice of you to remember that baby. I hope with time, that will get easier. In my case, I think I believe that the first little has come back as your second little that is in you now. That makes more sense to me.

Missourifolk - Wednesday, 23 April
HeyI went through the same thing....I had a miscarriage last summer and my due date was Jan. 9th. Knowing this little babe in my tummy would have never had life if my first little one did....made me see things in a better perspective and am just so incredibly thankful for the one to come! Blessings to you on this day! Rejoice in the new babe to come!

Nursey - Tuesday, 22 April
You've been called to The Bar - Congratulations!!!
That's great that you are able to stay at home with baby (well, between the two of you!) for 6 months! I can't imagine going back to work 6 weeks after having my baby! With my first baby, it wouldn't have been safe for me to do so....I didn't get any rest day/night! In a 24 hour period, I was lucky if my son slept 8 hours Total! He'd usually nap for 30 min to 1 hour, then be up for another few hours. He just was not a sleeper. Man, it was hard! But now, he sleeps well (he's 18 months). Well, here we go again!
As for this pregnancy, I have a lot of back pain - mainly sciatica. My job doesn't help the pain, either (on my feet for 13 hours). But my last shift will be May 17 - not too far to go! I'm also getting up a lot at night to pee - yay 3rd trimester!! It doesn't matter how little I drink in the evening before bed, I'm going constantly!!! Very hard to get rest!
Well take care....glad that other than a little feet swelling, things are good! xx Nursey

pregnantwithmythird08 - Tuesday, 22 April
Thank you :)

sophiesoph - Monday, 21 April
Oh wow!!! Congratulations!!! You must be on cloud 9. I haven't been on this site for a couple of weeks and just logged on and saw your news. That is just wonderful! One less thing to worry about. How have you been feeling? I've been a little down the last couple of weeks but I'm starting to feel better. I found out I have gestational diabetes - that was a blow but I've been to several appointments learning about how to control it and that seems to have helped my mood. Other than that we've been getting the baby's room ready, going to birthing classes, and getting mentally prepared. Hope you've been well!

mommi2b - Monday, 21 April
That's awesome you passed the bar! Congrats miss lawyer! lol :)
I could imagine how you feel - I would feel the same way. But sounds like you have everything worked out, and that's great your hubby will home for that long w/ the baby. Plus that's great that your mom lives so close to be able to help out. That sounds great, daycare at one of your church members house. I would feel so much more comfortable w/ an arrangement like that than at a public day care center, ya know? I'm sure it will be hard at first, but I'm sure it will all work out :)

I am always here whenever you want to vent! :)

knockoutmom - Monday, 21 April
oh no! shes really that big? id be so excited just to get another u/s. i dont know if they do one or not before you have the baby just to make sure everythings ok. i have absoultly no clue what we're gonna do for daycare when i go back to work in august. my mom is a teachers aid for 2nd grade and wants to go back to school so thats shot. zachs mom hopefully may. i doubt it though because they live about 30-45 min away and she has her nursing job. the thought of it stresses me out so bad. working is getting so hard. life in general is getting hard! sitting right now i have this horrible pain under my right rib. plus i had a really long day at work so im even more tired. i can hardly get out of bed. walking around all day isnt as easy as it once was! my new place is coming around slowly. we finally got a mower from my parents but it broke so we had to borrow one of our neighbors. my parents helped us tidy up the outside so thats looking good now. theres still untouched boxes in the garage and living room though. im hoping this nesting thing comes soon! everyone says i looked like ive dropped even more this week. it really feels like it. sometimes i get these sharp stabbing pains like shes punched an arm out of me! hope im not dialating!

KariLynn - Monday, 21 April
WOW what a great day for shopping lol. Are you feeling better?? I can relate to not taking pills. I am surprised I do as well as I do when it comes to my prenatels. I did also get some meds when I was having migranes, but I stay away from them otherwise. Well also except the fact I have had 3 UTI's and had to get those cleared up. Wow I have some issues...lol :) I am also always so exhausted. Its soooo annoying more than anything. It makes it even worse cause I can't sleep at night. I am ready to kick Dan out of the bed so I can move my fat a$$ around easier. LOL Sorry about the cursing, but thats how I tend to feel a lot of the time :) Its eithor I can't get comfy cause Dan has to sleep right next to me, or sometimes the baby doesn't think it be important to let me sleep. He will kick and kick. We really have such little time left. I will say though that I am ready to have him. I don't want to get any bigger and uncomfortable. So we got what I hope to be our last snowstorm of the year Saturday and Sunday. We got 19" of snow. EWWWW!!! Thats all I have to say about it. A bunch of us were planning on doing some camping after the weekend before being almost 80. It was -8 this morning. Good time :) Well I should get back to work. It would be great to actually get something done today. If I don't hear from you before, I will be thinking of you on Wednesday!!! Have a great day :) Talk to you soon.

preggiebelly - Monday, 21 April
Thank you so much... it was so sweet of you to check in on me. I really appreciate it.
Looks like everything is going well for you still... you're just moving right along!
I'm so happy for you.... only 8 more weeks to go- how wonderful!
Thanks again.... and I'll be checking up on you periodically to see how things are going. Keep in touch!

JillB - Sunday, 20 April
You're welcome :) I can imagine you feeling torn about it. The thought of being able to stay home with your little one for a longer period of time certainly sounds fun at this point, but I am sure once he/she is a few weeks old, you will be glad you passed. And like you said, the thought of taking it again with a 6 week old, umm no thanks.
Things here are good. I am starting to really feel out of sorts. My shortness of breath, having this extra weight, dizziness, lack of sleep, it's just getting really old! It's all normal, my blood pressure is great, so I am not worried about that. I just want to see my little Jacob. I shouldn't complain though with all these other women having their babies early. I am very blessed to still have him in my tummy. And to have hit 32 weeks is wonderful. My doc hasn't given my an estimate about how much they think he will weigh. They don't even talk about stuff like that when I go in, and I don't think they will do another ultrasound as long as everything is fine and they can tell which position he's in. I am okay with that, I guess. My daughter was 7lb.11oz., and I have read boys are normally bigger. So, I may be pushing out an 8 pounder too. Whew!! Maybe I'm not ready for June :) When's your next ultrasound?
And I know how you feel about buying stuff. I am dying to finish up, but I have another shower (work is doing for me) on April 29th. And the people there normally shop off people's registries, so hopefully they will get the rest of what I "need."
Well, I hope the swelling gets better for you. I am doing okay with it. I am still wearing heels to work, so by the end of the day, my feet are puffy, but my ankles are not swollen (YET).
Take care and enjoy your Sunday. Rest, rest, rest!! :)

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