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. 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.

I'm very sorry, Sakai. I don't know your job situation at all, but I really hope it gets better for you!

And yeah, I still have crappy family stuff going on, but I'm choosing to ignore it and just relax. So far, I'm handling it okay.

I'm really afraid I'll get lectures for "offending" this or that person (by my grandma). I haven't seen my aunt who lives in Hawaill for over 5 years or talked to her, so I don't feel any need to personally call her up and have a heart to heart. But apparently, I should. But I"m just going to do what I feel is best and what falls to the wayside, does. I'm not wrong in that thinking, am I? I just don't want to deal with family crap AT ALL.

Anyway, rest, protect yourself from sick people and take care!

I'm in the same boat, Keller. My husband's sister (who is supposedly planning the shower) is the only one who has showed any interest, and even then it's only if that interest doesn't interfere with HER little life and husband. Nobody in my family even bothers to ask how I'm doing or how the baby is doing.

And I SWEAR in the name of ALL THAT IS HOLY that if my husband tells me one more time how he's barely able to put up with me and my "emotions" now that I'm pregnant I might end up a single mother. I mean REALLY? I'm not that bad. I've seen PLENTY of women worse not pregnant than I am right now. Last night he, HE, was acting weird - didn't even speak to me when I got home - and I asked what was wrong. All he'd say is that it was hard dealing with me pregnant, much less pregnant and sick. ??? I'd been home like five minutes.

Mindi- Weird! DF and I had this same "argument" last night because he told me i'm to much to handle and he can't wait til i'm not so emotional, irrational and *****y. He gets so mad because I ask him to do twice as much more now, especially because i'm in pain. I told him it only seems like he's doing so much because before I was pregnant I never really made him clean, do dishes, wash the laundry, bring me home food, etc. It's so annoying that this frustrates him. He always points out "that's my son!" except when he gets annoyed and i'm like this is caused because i'm carrying your son!

Sakai- Just a thought but if possible, Is there a different department you could work in possibly that isn't so demanding, especially knowing it's going to continue to get harder until your child is born?

For the first time today- I couldn't button my jeans. Not because they are too tight, but because he's head down still and as he gets bigger, the pressure is just to much. I guess thats another pregnancy milestone? I don't know but I felt humongous! Everyday I wake up and I feel bigger. Just this month i've gained 8 pounds and none is water weight- and it's not from overeating because I rarely consume suggested calorie amount as it is and the only thing I drink is water so no extra calories there either.

Heck I lost buttons a month or so ago Keller!! I miss my buttons!!!

My DH is kind of disconnected from this whole thing. We're supposed to go register for shower stuff tomorrow, but I'm going to sit him down later tonight and tell him I'll go alone if he's not into it. I'd rather not go by myself, but it will be easier for me to just go and do it rather than have him pouting along behind me, telling me it's taking too long and to just make a decision.

So, I had quite the experience the past two days. I had an awful migraine all day yesterday and terrible nausea. I couldn't eat or even drink water without throwing it up. Dehydrated and still in terrible pain at night, I went to the ER with my boyfriend. There, they gave me an IV drip, morphine, benadryl and zofran ( think that's how you spell it; it's for nausea). Anyway, that spelled relief, but they gave me a prescription for vicodin and zofran because I was still in pain.

They told me migraines are really common in this stage of pregnancy. I took one vicodin pill this afternoon because I was hurting so bad, but I'm scared to take another one. Is it okay to take during pregnancy? I am so worried for the baby, especially of how many drugs I took in the last day.

Anyway, I'm glad the worst is over for now. Did anyone else have this experience? I'm so afraid for the baby.