Hey Girls!

Heidi - On the lunch topic...I sometimes just do a cheese sandwich. It is not quite the ham sandwich I desire but it works.

Kristy - I say ask away. It doesn't hurt to be prepared. My hospital doesn't have a NICU but if needed they have one that is 45 minutes away and helicopter service available. Sorry about the busy dr. week. Hopefully that little one settles down and cooperates with you!

Val - Sorry you don't feel good. That sucks! Your upcoming activities sound like fun. I admire your energy! I'm pretty much sticking close to home for naps on my time off.

Amber - Friday?!?! That will come soon!! I hope your drugs kick in and you are sleeping that cold away! You need to be healthy for that baby!

Jo - Being sick while preggo sucks! Have fun with your bathroom fixing up...I don't have a kitchen because DH decided this was the time to remodel. So as I type I'm eating my dinner of strawberries. It will be nice when it is done but until then the dust is a mile thick! Good luck on the scrap book job. Sounds like fun.

We were busy this weekend. Opening dinner at the country club. We've stayed at friends houses Thursday and Friday. To my moms for lunch today. Tomorrow is MONDAY! I want more weekend! Good thing the weather is supposed to be a bit warmer. It was only 40 here today. They say 70s by next week...we shall see. Well hope you all had a good weekend.

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heidi- i kinda eat whatever i want so im not a good person to help you with this. although i am healthy and my dr is happy with all progress made. good luck with finding lunch stuff, i imagine that could be hard.
kristy- i would def ask. in my area they all have nicu's but then we have a childrens hospital that is like 20 minutes from everyother hospital so if anything serious goes wrong the babies still go there. i think it would just suck having your baby in a different hospital then you, i couldnt even imagine.
val- i have been coming down with a cold all week. not sure if its allergies in full or if its the begining of a cold. its all my nose head and chest. i hope it doesnt last long and passes
amber- i did my shower in ducks, check out some pics in baby shower thread. i love the duck theme, but the babys room is puppy dogs.
i actually think we are prepared for the baby. i went out and got some final stuff with a gift card i had and i think we are good. then i had a crazy overwhelming feeling last night. like i wasnt ready, im a bad mom, what am i gonna do. but dh calmed me down. see with ds i was young, very young (16) so i always had dh mom there. we lived with her so i was never alone with a baby, now we are going to be. granted my ds is the most respectful, smart, greatest little boy in the world (8yrs) but im so scared that it had nothing to do with me and i am gonna screw up miserably. well enough of my panic attack for today. hope everyone had a good weekend. looks like we are gonna have some new babies soon!!! cant wait to hear all the labor stories.

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Crystal - It would suck to have my baby almost an hour away but if that is what they need then that is what we have to do. In a small town there are no other options. I'm sure you had something to do with how your son turned out! You will be fine and a good mother to the baby!

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Morning girls!

I have a full blown cold & am miserable. Why this week darn it!?! Today is operation get better. I'm doing nothing but laying on the couch, drinking juice and just resting. The resting part I know is needed,but it's gonna drive me nuts b/c i'm still in full blown nesting mode still. Everything is done and we are ready, but I just keep finding more stuff i just HAVE to do. I have my dr appt today, so other than that & picking Caleb up from daycare I am planting my butt on the couch!

On the subject of lunches~ I really don't have any advice either. I ate lunch meat throughout both of my pregnancies so i'd have sandwiches some days, pb & j others or leftovers from dinner.

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Thanks girls for all the input on lunches. I think they scare you so much at the beginning about what not to do that I've been scared to eat anything! I think I will have to use lunch meat on occasion and like the idea of heating it up. I actually had a hot dog a week ago at Home Depot and afterwards thought 'oh crap I shouldn't of done that" but then figured it can't hurt.

3rd tri Amber-I hope you are feeling better. You've definitely got to kick that cold before Friday!

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Jo- Thanks! DH & I went last week when everything was 20% off. I was looking for bella bands, but they said they shipped them out already. I checked out some of the maternity clothes, but I feel like it is so early....now that everything is 50% off, I should go back & actually try some stuff on. Hope you are feelign better!
Btw, where is Willowbend? It sounds familiar?


3rd tri Amber - Hope you can shake the cold! Rest up while you can!

1st tri Amber - U, me & Heidi are totally pg buddies. That is going to be a busy week on CT!

Val - Hope you are feeling better!

Heidi - I broke down & had subway last week. I figured as long as it wasn't in excess (that, & I had been craving it for weeks.

Sat was super productive - I cleaned out my closet & put away all my sweaters & winter stuff. Then, we went to lunch & ate outside b/c it was so beautiful & later, I cleaned the house b/c we had some friends over for dinner & grilled out. After all that, I was super tired yesterday & got nothing done! At least I got some rest.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

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Jen-I've been craving Subway too! I think my moto will be everything in moderation and as long as I watch it everything will be good.

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Heidi - I think thats a good plan. So, as I eat my Wendy's cheeseburger, I am telling myself that I will not eat the entire burger & all the fries b/c that would not be moderation. It is going to be hard to stop myself - it is so good!

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Thanks for the well wishes girls!

My dr appt went really well. I've gained 30lbs total with this pregnancy, chasing my little one around definately helped to keep the weight gain down. Guess it was my form of aerobic exercise? Signed all my papers for the c/s on Friday, got pre-registered, decline the tubal(I hadn't told my dr yet I had changed my mind), talked about birth control and that's about it. Luke is still head up, well technically his head is over on my right side, butt on left side & feet are down. Dr said no biggie on his position since we are doing c/s & he also wasn't concerned with my cold-just to take it easy & take sudafed as needed. So YAY!! I am so excited for this Friday to see Luke

Sorry that ended up being so long

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Amber-I can't believe Luke will be here in a few days!!! I bet this PG just flew by for you.

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Yay 3 tri amber!! Hopefully you will feel all better by Friday! Can't wait to see pictures of Luke!!

Crystal-you will do great! Look how much you already have done!!! I hope that I am as ready as you are by the time I get to 34 weeks!

Had my appt. today. It went very well today! He answered all of my questions about the hospitals. My hospital can handle 34-35 weeks--he said the peds prefer 35+ weeks. The bad news is if I go earlier than that I would be sent to Morgantown which is 3 hours away. That really stinks because within 30 minutes are two well-respected NICUs but because they are in different states the insurance company prefers we stay in state. Now that I know my pre-term labor destination is 3 hours away I realize just how much I need to comply with my "couch potato duty".

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Kristy & Amber-Glad you both had good appts and are getting things in order.

Jen-Fast food has always been my downfall. I could eat it every day if I didn't gain the weight that came with it! I'm trying to stick to being bad on the weekends. We usually do pretty good cooking through the week. And then when Friday hits I want someone to wait on me and not have to clean the kitchen! Which the last couple of weeks was even hard to cook at home because nothing sounded good. Today has actually been the best day I've had in awhile. Even though I haven't gotten sick my stomach had been upset and just plain feeling yucky off and on. Today I'm finally back to just peeing a lot and being tired.

New Amber-I meant to post before as Jen already did that we'll be pg buddies together. It's crazy we are all due at the same time. It'll be fun to see who goes first. As for your first u/s still being a little ways out.....don't sweat it. It's actually a good thing. We've had ours early due to the IF treatments. Otherwise I think I'd be in the same boat and most women are.

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Kristy - that totally sucks! I'll be sending "stay put" vibes so you won't have to travel 3 hours!!

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First Tri Amber-How cute, the Village People rubber duckies! Now I'm curious to find out what you're having!

Kristy-I'm glad you had a good appt. Yes, couch potato duty it is! You can do it!

Amber-Yay for a good appt too! I can't wait to "meet" baby Luke! Oh yeah, we decided to go ahead with the show if they decide to have us. I'll keep you posted!

Val, Crystal, Amber-I'm sorry you girls are sick. I had a cold for a week and a half and it morphed into sinusitis which I have to take antibiotics for now. The only thing I'm freaked out is the fever part but I've been taking Tylenol to control it. I was trying so hard to avoid taking anything and now here I am taking it all. Plus I have to take Colace and fiber pills due to my irregularity. Poor Maddie.

Has anyone heard from Tina!?!

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Yay Amber - can't wait to see Luke

Kristy - glad you got your ?s answered

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Jen- WillowBend Mall is in Plano. Very nice mall, too!

Well, DH finally got to feel the little one kick last night. I've been feeling it now for the last couple of weeks and love every bit of it. It does make my stomach feel upset every now and then. Anyway, just wanted to update for my records...

PS- only 11 more days!!

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