My voice teachers told me that, too. I already have difficulty going above high D, but I'll live. I'll be singing until the end of my pregnancy because it's so good for you, but I'm planning on modifying as needed. I always recommend singing because, done right, it's healthy, relaxing and fun. :) And good for the baby, too.

Pretty sure I'm having bh contractions. Not close together or painful. Doc said go to hospital if its more than five in one hour which its not.

A has been pretty lazy today and only moved a couple times. Scares me a tad because he's always super active.

Keller - My back was doing much better yesterday, but after sitting in a waiting room chair for 2.5 hours and a 1 hour ultrasound (they were running ridiculously behind) it's in pretty bad shape again today. :( Baby is doing great, though. Definitely still a boy and everything looks absolutely normal. They did a full heart work up on him (as practice for a couple of techs that are taking their boards soon) and it all looks beautiful. Right now I get ultrasounds once a month and it'll go to every two weeks then once a week at the end. I have severe asthma so am considered high risk... thus the regular ultrasounds and monitoring. It's a bit of a pain, but I do love seeing baby so often. :)

Mandalinn - I though I would really care who delivered my babies, but when the time came I honestly couldn't have cared less. There could have been a full choir in the room and I'm pretty sure my thought still would have been "Get out of me!" ;) As long as the midwife is capable that's what's really important in my experience. I rarely saw my dr while I was in labor, the nurses were the ones that really made my experience. But again, I'm pretty sure my primary thoughts were "OUCH!!" and "Get out of me!!" lol!

Keller- I feel for you, bh's stink. If you're worried about baby's movement call your dr. They can put you on the monitor just to make sure everything is ok. You're almost far enough along for kick counts, have you given that a try? I hope your mind gets put at ease soon!

Racrane and Amanda - I was just looking up stuff about singing!!!! (Pregnant minds think alike, I guess!!! LOL!) I never really thought that my vocal range would change, because mine's weird anyway. Though I sang alto all through high school, I was 'contracted' along with my friend (who is also an alto!) to sing the ridiculously high note in Bohemian Rhapsody ("for meeee... foorr meeeeee... foor MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!") because only one or two sopranos could actually hit the note more than once. My friend and I were goofing off and making fun of the sopranos that day because they couldn't hit it, and then our director asked us to sing it for real! LOL! Mind you, this was a decade or more ago (jeez that makes me feel creaky), and the most vocal exercise I get is in church or in the car!!!

I did one of those online "test your vocal range" doodles last night (sing along with the notes and write the note that you can't sing or that feels uncomfortable), and I can still sing the lowest alto and the highest soprano without stretching.

Amanda - One of the sites I read said that the changing in your vocal range has to do with the way the baby rests on you while you're pregnant (at least part of the way)... 'high' babies won't affect much (according to her!), but 'low' babies can affect your breath control/diaphragm. Also, your vocal range may change because your abdominal muscles are adjusting and getting ready for that little noggin to come out of you! :)

Gale - I will definitely be in your "birth choir"! LOL!

Just looked at my 'baby' signature... LOL @ throwing a grapefruit at DH's head. I feel like this all the time, but he makes me laugh too so I keep him ;-) I still believe I'm farther along than 10 weeks though!!!! I feel like I'm 15 weeks along :dizzy: Hopefully I can convince the doctor to give me an U/S so that I KNOW how far along I am. Next appointment is in a week! *fingers crossed*

Gale- I asked my doctor and said that as long as it's once an hour right now- thats fine, especially if hes been super active because he could just be really tired today. I drank some dr pepper and he started kickin for probably a half hour but now hes back to being lazy and only kicking once or twice an hour. Maybe i'll get some sleep tonight for once!!!!!

Pain seems to be getting worse and worse. I can barely make it out of class some days. Usually it goes away for a few hours once I start moving in the morning but for the past week, it's been a constant pain.

Doctors appt was pushed back a few days to the 20th because I had another appointment scheduled for the same time. Oops. I'm becoming forgetful.

My coworker has the flu. Lovely. And she won't go home...she's got a serious case of "martyr syndrome" and HAS to be the one suffering the most. She's up there sneezing and coughing non-stop, blowing germs everywhere. I had a flu shot, but it was back at the beginning of October. It better still be good, and had better cover whatever strain of the flu she has. I can't afford to use any sick days at all.

Mindi, I understand! I live in college dorms right now where EVERYONE seems to be sick right now, coughing and sneezing everywhere. I'm paranoid.

Keller: I'm forgetful, too. Especially my math class. :D Basic adding and subtracting, whoops.

I'm also really wavering on raising the child with my boyfriend. I'm just having immense difficulty imagining giving the baby up. I don't know. Still lots to think about.

I have a question (I have a lot of questions, sorry). I'm approaching the 12 week mark next week and plan to tell people soon. I've already told family, very close friends, professors, etc. But how to tell the general student population at the college I go to? Especially the people I hang out with on a daily basis who have plenty of opinions. I have no idea how to handle this, because no one I know has gone through this, either. Thanks, everyone. :)

Racrane- Well that's a bit up to you i think. I only told close friends/family/co-workers. I still haven't told most of my family and never told most of my co-workers (though most of them have figured it out by now) ((That or they think I'm just getting fat))
If they are people close to you, you can just bring it up one day. "Hey, guess what, I'm pregnant!"
I think half the reason I've not told every single person who knows me is because I am giving the baby up for adoption so I don't feel the need to "Spread the good news." Because it always just leads into the awkward moment when I have to say I'm not keeping her. Though truthfully I've never really had any real negative feedback from friends (only family).
If I wasn't sure if I was going to keep the baby or not, I don't think I would have told anyone until I did know for sure. I'm not sure how you're feeling about the adoption but you can bring that up too if you feel comfortable with these people. "I'm pregnant, but not sure if we're going to give the baby up or not." (I said this alot) But be prepared to give your reasons because they will ask why.
You said they have plenty of opinions but don't take anything they say to heart. This is your baby and your life and only you and BF knows what's good for the three of you. Any smart/caring person will know this and won't try to talk into one side or the other.

I too had (and still have) feelings of not being able to give my baby up. I'm in tears about it at least once a day. But I do know that these are normal feelings (hormones and such) and I just tell myself that even though my wanting this baby may change, it won't change the issues DF and I have and it won't change the fact that no one will be around to care for this baby while we're working. I know what Df and I can and cannot do.

You have a long time to keep thinking about it and working things out with you and your BF, take your time so you can make good, clear choices.

As for me..
Sickness is running wild where I work, germs everywhere and I didn't get the flu shot because I was 12 the last (and only time) I had the flu. I have had the stuffy/runny nose and cough for the past 2 weeks and it's only just today that it's starting to go away. I didn't even wake up once to cough my lungs up last night. I still have a sore throat in the morning, but it tends to go away halfway into the night, though sometimes it comes back at the end of the day. None of the baby safe meds really worked at all, which is weird for me because I can take a medicne and be knocked out by it and it works. This was the first time taking meds that didn't even touch the cough or sniffles.

Sucky for all the sick people around you ladies. Hope they all get better or stay home/out of your way. I just got over sickness from DF- after sleeping for almost 4 days straight off and on.

Racrane- All in all, it's your choice, but if you're not sure about whether to give him/her up, then maybe hold off a bit longer and have a long discussion with your DF before telling those who aren't close to you. Everybody will have their own opinions. Are you ready to deal with that?

Thank you very much, Sakai. :)

And keller: I don't mind other people's opinions, though they might hurt. My parent's hurt the worst though. They are staunchly against adoption and are manipulative. I've always known that, it's just they're thinking more about their feelings than mine right now. They say things like, "Why are you doing this to us?", "What have we done to deserve this?" and "How can we be excited if you're just going to give it up? It's not fair to us." It's so frustrating. They said they'll help me, but it'll be a lot different once the baby is born.

I'm also pretty ticked that my mom told my brother. I wanted to be the one to tell my family, and here she is "It's too difficult for me to keep it private" and spills the news. It's all about her right now.

I don't want to hurt them, but I can't see myself NOT hurting them in some way. But they just don't get that it's Kyle's and my decision, not theirs. My whole family is against the adoption. That is so difficult for me.

I've had aunts and uncles I NEVER talk to call me, act like we've always been close and tell me why I should keep the baby. I'm sorry I'm so upset about this. :(

On a positive note, I went to the doctor and heard the baby's heartbeat. It made me very happy. :)

Take care, everyone.

You have every right to be upset, Racrane. People sometimes over-step their boundaries. Try not to let it get to you!!

Had abdominal pains and stabbing pains in my chest and uterus so DH took me to the urgent care center. I didn't really want to go because I thought I was going to be okay but he pretty much said "better safe than sorry"... I put up with it for a few days was my train of thought, but I'm glad that I did go. There was not anything wrong as far as blood work or anything, they did say to keep my BP in check (it wasn't as low as it was at my first ob visit, but it wasn't as high as before the pregnancy) and if the symptoms got worse to go back.

They did try to find the fetal heartbeat but the doctor and the nurse both told me I may not hear it because I'm just at the cusp of being able to hear it. One kind of weird thing that I noticed is that my pain tolerance is GONE. That might be why the abdominal pain has been affecting me so badly, I think. When they poked my arm to get blood for lab work, I yelled. I have had bloodwork done and never EVER has it hurt so badly. The IV hurt worse, and REMOVING all of the IV/tubing/tape was like torture. I told one of the nurses that I noticed my pain tolerance was going down but I still won't do an epidural... if getting poked in the arm hurt that bad, no way in HECK am I getting poked in the back!!!! (Though a friend of mine tried to turn me toward doing the epidural. My mind is mostly made up but I'm willing to hear more from both sides)

I told the urgent care dr that I have been going back and forth with my ob about getting an ultrasound so that I actually know how far along I am and he pretty much sided with her (I figured he would) but he also sort of gave an explanation: they want me to be far enough along that they would be able to see something more than snow on an ultrasound. Though I think it's more malarky than not, I at least accepted that he gave a reason as to why my dr was right about not wanting to do one.

My next regular dr appt is on valentines day, so hopefully my BP will go back down. I definitely don't want to be on BP medication while pregnant or nursing. I definitely don't want to be on BP medication EVER! >.< I just wish I could relax for the rest of my pregnancy and not have to worry about money or taking care of my cat or my car or anything. :(

Is it possible you were worried, and that's why your BP was elevated? I know that when I had to go to the ER for bleeding, my BP was ridiculously high. Like 30+ points higher than normal, and so high they wanted to work me up for pre-eclampsia.

You don't see "snow" on an early ultrasound. At my 7 week ultrasound to check whether our pregnancy took, there was a measurable little bean in there. At the 12 week, you could see his face. There's a clear gestational sac with a baby in it, and you can see/verify the heartbeat.

I am really, really surprised that at an estimated 10 weeks, they didn't do an ultrasound, especially since you're not sure how far along you are. If you were off by a few weeks, you could still be in the window for an ectopic. Are you feeling better now? If you're not feeling better, I'd really recommend going into an ER. Honestly, better safe than sorry.

Just for reference, this was our 7 week ultrasound - clear gestational sac, TINY baby in there, but enough to measure to determine dates exactly.

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How did your ladies appointments go this week? All good news i'm hoping!

Does anybody know whent they are supposed to turn head down? A has been down for almost two weeks now without changing positions again(other than his kicks and whatnot.) He started turning down around our 22 week ultrasound, but has been steady down since a little before 26 weeks at my last appointment. Is this normal? What did your doctors/midwives tell you? My nurse told me it's a little early still.

After a couple days of laziness, A is back to kicking all day long. We had a private 3d ultrasound done yesterday and he showed his face this time! I wanted to see penis just to make sure it's a boy still but he wouldn't spread his legs. He slept most of it but turned anytime she jabbed at my stomach. He only cooperated for about fifteen minutes but it was better than just seeing a butt like last time.

The ultrasound also showed that he has practically cuddled up with the placenta.

Racrane- I'm sorry that your family isn't supporting you during this tough time and you do have every right to be upset like Mindi set. It's your choice and others shouldn't have major influence on what you do. While being selfish, they don't take your feelings into consideration. If you go through with adoption, have you thought about who would raise your child? Would you find an outside family? If the option arised, would you let somebody else in your family take responsibility? I know it's harder done than said but don't put all your focus on what your parents think, focus on whats best for you, Kyle and your son or daughter.

Bianca- Along with the picture Manda showed, my ultrasound at 6 weeks also showed a clear sac and baby. I'm hoping that your BP goes back down. Did the pain go away then? I really hope your feeling better.

My ultrasound picture was also like that, a tiny sac and an even tinier baby.

I apologize for ranting earlier in the week, too. As for the adoption, I have signed on with an agency because if I did go through, I really like them. I also really like this one particular family who lives close by (I've never met them) and are very enthusiastic about welcoming the birth mother into their future baby's life. They love the idea of visitations and such. I really would need that to see that I made the right decision.

Anyway, I see a counselor in a hour so I'm glad to rant to her. :D

Have a great day, everyone! :)

I personally will never do an ultrasound prior to 7-8 weeks (unless I was in severe pain) due to an early loss I had with my second pregnancy and a back and forth for U/S and a things don't look good/things may be ok for a few weeks. it was really stressful. Anyway I did go for a dating ultrasound at what could have been 7-11 or so weeks and I was 11 weeks and we saw a bouncing around baby, well looked a bit like an alien :) But had a big head, arms, legs, body, HB etc. Was even moving around arms and legs. Dating U/S are most accurate prior to 13 weeks.

Anyway all is good here, baby is moving and kicking around daily. DS got to feel the baby kick 3 times last night and he giggled (so cute) then my or his tummy rumbled and he said "I just heard the baby burp" hahaha DH has yet to feel the baby but I have felt the baby on the outside a bunch of times :)

I ordered the stroller the other night! It was on sale and my mom paid for half. Can't believe there is only like 4 mons left!

Hope everyone is healthy.

I got a nice baby swing yesterday. Retails for $150, and I got it barely used for $50 from a girl in town. Her baby girl didn't like it and used it literally once. Good deal! Today I picked up a couple of outfits. Still need more stuff, but have to wait for after the shower. Decided today that we're going to register at good ole generic Target and Walmart. :) Target has a bunch of stuff that we need, so maybe we'll get lucky and get most of it.

Thank you everyone for your support. It means a lot. :)

I myself am still very confused, especially as I am the only person now who thinks adoption is the best choice. My boyfriend is completely against it now, as are his parents and my whole family.

So, I am taking a two week "break" and not thinking about what to do, but just relaxing and thinking about school. I am just worrying constantly and that's no good. I am just going to take care of myself first and worry about opinions later.

I am very excited about my 12 week ultrasound this Tuesday. :) What should I look for in that ultrasound? I don't know how much I will be able to see.

Do Target, Walmart, etc have good, affordable baby stuff, Mindi?

Racrane- Look for a heartbeat and movment ^.^ that's about all you're gonna see at 12 weeks. They'll make all kinds of measurements to make sure you're at 12 weeks. It'll even narrow it down to how many days you are too. Like when I went in to get my 12 week ultasound...I was really 14 weeks and 3 days.
It sucks when all you can think about is opinions, it was such a great weight off my shoulders once I knew for sure what I was going to do. Then I was able to sit back and enjoy my pregnacy.

I think it's outragious (sp) what your parents a saing to you. "I don't expect you to be happy." would of been my answer (But I'm a bit of a smart @ss) I would also limit contact with them from that point on because they are just feeding me negativity (but that's also just me)
My Df's Mother is very much against adoption and if he ever went against it too I would have to honestly admit that it would end the relationship. It's his baby to and I respect that and he can keep her if he wants to, but I would send him on his way. it may seem heartless but it is my life I have to think about too, not just what everyone else is gonna think. I couldn't care less about what everyone is gonna think. They don't have my life. They don't have my goals and my dreams.
I think you haveta really want to be a parent and know all that comes with it. Life will never be the same and for most that's just great, for me it's a nightmare...a nightmare I will never wake up from.

Your breather will do you good. Think about where you want to go. Think about your goals and dreams and your life as a parent. Your goals might change, they might not. You have until the baby is born to make your choice so don't let people pressure you, it's not healthy for you or the baby.

One thing I do have to say though and I'm sorry if I'm over stepping a line is...If your BF is not supportive of you and what you want and need at this hard time....well that just says a lot about his character and what kind of person he is. He, his family and your family are being greedy about their own emotions and that's just ugly, nasty and unnessasary. - when I posted on my facebook letting everyone I know, know about the baby and the adoption i said "I don't expect you to agree or even support me in this choice but I do expect you to respect it." In a nutshell, keep your arguments against my choice to yourself. Because it's my life, my baby, my choice. Only two people have a say in what is going on with this baby, me...and they are not the second one. /rant

Thank you, Sakai. You wrote a really good message, thank you!

As for my boyfriend, personally, it's hard to explain but he has *always* wanted the baby. I knew that when I found out I was pregnant. He realizes that logically adoption is the best answer for us. But emotionally, he wants this baby so bad. I agree with him; I want the baby, too. It kills me to even think of adoption, but I feel it's right of me to consider it knowing where I am in life.

He is very worried about me, because I've been crying hysterically every day and been having meltdowns constantly. He really thinks it would break me to see another couple keep out child. I can't say for sure, but I know it'd hurt me. So, he really thinks keeping the child would be the best answer for us. It's not that he is against the adoption in spite of me. He just think it's the best choice. I don't know how to explain it, really. He's not against me to spite me, but he is very concerned about my well-being, especially because I've been having panic attacks every day.

Edited to add: My family, though, is being very nasty indeed. I understand my boyfriend's feelings, but my family is another story entirely.

Racrane- I really feel for you and your boyfriend. It is a very difficult decision to make and I think a breather is a good idea. Do you and your bf have the chance to work through stuff with a counselor? Sometimes a third party can help each person see were the other is coming from and also to help with all the really strong emotions. I don't think your BF is being unfair in expressing his desire to keep his baby. Yes we as mother's are carrying the baby but it is also the mans baby too and keeping, giving up or losing a baby effects bother mother and father. I would really hate to be put in a position were I had to choose between my DH and my DS, losing one to keep the other would be extremely painful.

You both do have lots of time to figure out what to do and to listen to what each other is going through. I wish you both lots of peace. I am also sorry your family is being so selfish and hurtful, it must be hard on them as well but in a different way and they should be a sounding bored for you and then express their hurts to someone else and find support for themselves from someone other then you. :hug:

Enjoy your U/S and keep us posted! Oh and at 12 weeks they totally look like an alien baby and you should get a nice picture to keep :)

Racrane, after looking at Target and Walmart, I found that Target has a better selection, but Walmart's is way more affordable.

Totally sick right now. My coworker who refused to go home passed it on. And my doctor says not to take anything for it unless I run a fever. :( So I'm on Chloraseptic spray and throat lozenges.

Oh, but the co-worker apologized. That makes it ALLLLLL better.

Apparently my family has turned on me now as well as my fiances family. I was told today that I'm ignorant, incompetent of making proper decisions and not ready to get married or raise a child. Basically, they all ganged up and put it nicely that. They think I'm a screw up and don't have my priorities straight.

I have everything i need for my son, I'm in school to make a better life for my own family but simply going for school isn't enough. I guess I need to work more than one job, full time classes and then I can think about moving to a two bedroom apartment and buying a safe car for my son to ride in.

Family can be so damn judge mental and frustrating. I think I will be avoiding my own family as well from now on(mainly my sisters and my cousin in on this.) . If they don't want to be there for me now, they don't deserve to be here when he is born just to "critique" my lifestyle and how he is raised. A couple months don't make any difference to me. If this is how they feel now, it isn't going to change before he comes.

I'm so very sorry, Keller. Family can be terrible. *Hugs* and I'm thinking of you.

Butterflymama: Thank you. :) I do have lots of pictures now, but I don't know how to scan. I just have a laptop. :( My boyfriend stole the best two shots - I did offer him whichever one he wanted - so maybe he can scan them onto his computer.

And it was amazing to see today. The little baby was napping when she first started poking my stomach and he/she immediately started doing headstands and kicking. It was quite entertaining. Anyway, it made me very happy that everything's normal and well.

I had the worst dream last night. I dreamed I killed a puppy! Who dreams that???

I hope you feel better, Mindi!

There is a new baby coming into my family, too, I am not the Mother but she will be close to me.
Has anyone bought a car seat yet? I know some hospitals will not let you take the baby home without a carseat. If you have your carseat, where did you get it, what brand is it, and how much ? I thought I might get one for the shower. This couple doesn't have a thing, they don't have a clue... it is not a question of money, they just have never had a baby before.

Something I noticed for the past 3 weeks....I'm pregnant in my dreams now. LOL

I think DF is avoiding calling his mother. Df was suppose to ask his mother for family pictures 3 weeks ago. He has a project where he's making a nice photo album of my family and his to send with the baby so that she can see where she came from (By request of the adoptive mother even) DF lost much of his childhood pitures in a flood many years ago, but i"m sure his mother knows of extended family who has pitures of DF when he was a kid, he's pretty sure he's seen them. But he keep putting it off and it's really weird. Though we suspect that DF's mother believes were not giving the baby up even though I anounced that I did...I think he's afraid to talk to her and I'm kinda nervious as well. I have a great, wonderful relationship with my soon to be Mother-in-law but she was very, very upset and angry when we first told her we're giving up the baby (we told her first before most everyone else) I try not to stress about it because it makes DF angry with his mother, which is also hard to see.
but with the baby due in 4 months, he needs to get on the ball because it will take a bit of time to gather pictures of various family members. >.<...I'm gonna go bug him right now.

Keller - Sorry your family is being so opinionated about your life and not supporting you :(

racrane - yeah for good ultrasound and active baby :)

Sakai - The book of pictures of the family is such a lovely idea :)

Bargoo- congrats on the new baby coming into your family :) As far as car seats there are lots of choices. I will be getting my DS a new seat and handing down his seat to the baby. It really depends on if they want a bucket seat or not (most people find the bucket easier at first since they come out of the car and you can carry them and snap them into a stroller. I actually don't like them for those reasons :) Anyway Babies R Us is a good place to start. They can help show you what is available. I would pick a seat that has the highest rear facing weight and height limits as it is safest to keep baby rear facing as long as possible. I rear faced my DS till he was just over 3.

The baby was being very active last night and DH got to feel him/her a few times last night for the first time :) I took my GD test on Monday but am pretty sure I will fail it.

Being sick while pregnant pretty much stinks. So far I'm not as horrible as other people around town are...just a runny nose and some congestion, and a sore throat. Hopefully I won't get that bad...

Had my gestational diabetes test Monday and passed! I was really worried about it. Another appointment in a few weeks, then I think I may be going to every other week appointments. Scary!!!

MindiV- I had that same thing, the stuffy/runny nose and a sore throat (plus cough) for almost 3 weeks before it went away. I feel for ya p

I felt the baby move this morning!!! it's about time! I'm gonna go do my happy dance now hehe.

Yay for movement!!! Those kicks and punches and head butts will get harder and harder. Kinda freaks me out sometimes to see my belly jiggling all around! My husband too...he thinks it's weird, but has NO IDEA what it really feels like!

Getting the heck kicked out of me this morning - he loves to have his feet around my hips and my bladder.

I am still trucking along. I am terrified for my Glucose Tolerance (I am probably 80% sure I'm going to fail it, because I don't really eat a lot of sugar normally, and I have PCOS which is a huge risk factor). I'd really like to not, but I am trying to be realistic about it.

Otherwise, we paint the nursery this weekend, which is exciting. My dad is refinishing a dresser that was my uncle's, painting it in a cute green and putting monkey knobs on it. Our little monkey themed nursery is SLOWLY coming together! We had a little shower drama, but it appears it has all been worked out, so we're just trucking along.

Sorry for all the family suck, but hooray for all the good ultrasounds and test results. I just found out that my sister is moving back across the country, and I am frankly devastated. We have a much better relationship when she lives close by, and I had this panic moment where I thought "our son is going to have almost no family nearby" (Sarah's family is 8 hours away in either direction, my sister and BIL and Sarah's bff who is like a sister to her are going to be all the way across the country in DC, etc).

And to add to the stress...

My co-worker asked my sister in law, who has said she would plan my shower and asked me to put together a guest list for her a month ago, how the planning was going. She wasn't AWARE she was planning the shower, and said she "guessed" she would. Seriously? For an early April shower the invitations need to be out in like 2 weeks, max. And there's no place to have one. No space. No invitations. No date. No time. Nothing.

Thanks for the info, you brought up some things I hadn't thought of. I guess Babies R Us is on my shopping list,
Thanks

What a drag that so many are dealing with crappy family stuff! I hope things improve for everyone, that kind of stress can be so hard to deal with. :(

As far as carseats go, check consumer reports. I got their top rated rear facing seat for $100 and their top rated front facing one (for big brother) for $60. More expensive does NOT mean a better seat. I would also highly discourage you from buying a used carseat. They expire (usually after 5-6 years) and there is crash test performance decrease at that point. I'm going to have to throw away middle kiddo's rear-facing seat in a few more months because it expires. :(

Everything here is going well. I just found out a good friend of mine is pregnant, it looks like she's due in September. :D I love having friends/family pregnant at the same time!
DH felt the baby move for the first time last night, that was super fun. :) I think it starts to feel more real to him when he can feel a tiny person in there, too. I can't wait to see what my oldest (3 yrs) thinks when baby starts kicking him. Hehe! He's aware that there's a baby in mommy's tummy, but I don't think he fully understands what that means.
I turned 28 on the 12th. It was a really great birthday. I slept in, didn't do any housework, spent some time with good friends and family, and was pampered by my boys. A girl can't ask for more than that! :)

Keep on trucking, ladies! Soon we'll be welcoming new little faces into this big world! Take a nap while you can. ;)

Oh yeah, 2 more things about the carseat. Talk to your friends before you get them a convertible seat. They are great, but are huge when rear facing and don't fit well in smaller cars. Also, I'm pretty sure it's a federal law now that you have to have a carseat before baby can be released from the hospital. They will have to check it too, I think. We always put ours in the car when I'm about 8 months along... just in case. :)

Bargoo- we got a travel system because my sister bought it for me. It was $150 through ebay. It's actually a local store we have here but they didn't have the design in-store, but could order it through their ebay store. It's a graco snugride I believe. They have the same systems at Wal-Mart with the designs that are being permanently removed for as low as $129 around here(if design isn't a big issue!)

Mindi- I hope you get the baby shower figured out soon. My sister is now acting the same way. The only thing I have in invites and that's only because I made them on an online site for free in two minutes. I'm debating on even sending them out and wasting my time with it all as i'm not planning it.

I'm to the point that I just don't care anymore. Neithers of our families seem to care that a child will even be born. They think I have over four months left and even those who have asked can't even seem to remember a time frame for when baby boy is even due.... I have just over 11 weeks if I go to full-term as my doctor is still talking induction and to this day, 8 weeks if not- they still don't bother to ask how i'm doing.

Not gonna lie....I cried today.
I don't wanna go to work, their picking on me there. I got wrote up 3 times in 2 weeks, I've never been written up in the 5 years I've worked there. One was okay because it was just a warning that I've called in the max amount of times, that's understandable. The other two is totally BS but I can't really prove it much and I don't want to risk getting into more trouble by brining it up to the store manager.
I feel so useless now. And I hate that I feel this never would of happened if I wasn't pregnant. I feel like I did as a kid going to school knowing there's a bully there to pick on me. I don't know if it's because of all the hormones making me more sensitive to it or what, but I've basically been bummed out and a bit depressed for the past week. I don't like that I can't finish my work in the time limit I'm given.
I know I'm pregnant and I can't move as fast as i used to and I can't just heft the heavy things myself anymore. but they don't have to make me feel so bad about it. not all my bosses are and even the one's who are I don't think mean to do it. But now that I've had 3 write ups, I'm paranoid that I'll start getting in trouble for not being as productive. (which I know I can be fired for, pregnant or not) I used to be one of the workers they went to when they wanted things done and it just drags that they can no longer expect me to get things done anymore.
I still have 4 months and I plan on working the whole time (because I have bills)...but at the moment I wouldn't mind just leaving until this baby comes because I know it's just going to get harder and I don't want to lose what reputation i have left. -_-...so stressed.