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@Ms Mini:  Glad that the AS went well!  Just stick your fingers in your ear and say "lalallala" re: the gender : )  Sounds like you had a nice day planned today!

@LAGS:  I really do like the color combo (and you're right from the pictures it doesn't look too bright there)

@Goldilocks1107:  Your workouts are the same as mine - elliptical, hand weights and walking.  I have officially given up jogging as the pressure down below was getting to be too much.  I also have bad low back pain lately - sitting at my desk 10 hours a day is hell.  Got a low back lumbar support and at first it seemed to work, but now my back just frieking hurts.

We also have 3 registries - BRU, Amazon, and Pottery Barn (just a few items...mobile, critter towels, sheets, bedskirt...).  I might try to get rid of Amazon, though.  I know the prices there are better, but I also know that most of my family and parents friends like going to the store to shop.

I'm in a foul mood today re: back pain and I'm going to be slammed at work for the next few weeks...meaning I have to work this weekend.  I am SO over it.  I made a promise to baby WW that I wouldn't work any more weekends after my trial in December.  A month later and I'm already breaking a promise : ( 

@LAGS:   I think the wall color and curtains look great! But maybe I am  biased, because I have bright colored paint in the nusery with VERY bright curtains.

The paint went on the chandelier pretty well, but honestly I would just spray paint it next time around. The reason I didn't spray paint is because we had so much snow outside (and I can only spray paint outside) and I wanted to get it done right away. I covered it with a clear coat, so you can't see the brush strokes. Krylon makes the BEST spray paint colors...you can even buy speciality colors online.

The chandelier we have is only $40 at Ikea. Totally worth it! Home Depot.com has some cute ones too.

 @Goldilocks1107:  pre-natal massage... lucky! That sounds amazing. I wonder if that would help with my SI joint pain. What sort of place do you get a pre-natal massage? Chiropractor's office?

 @Ms Mini:  Oh no, maybe you didn't see what you think you saw! I know that sometimes baby parts can look weird though. We are having  a girl and yesterday I totally thought I saw a penis from a certain angle in the ultra sound.

I had an ultrasound yesterday... YAY! We could see so much... even the baby's eyes moving around and her tongue going in and out of her mouth. It is insane to see every single detail like that!! She has been head down and face down the whole time, so hopefully she doesn't move and I can have a vaginal delivery if my BP doesn't spike.

She is measuring in the 38th percentile and is on track to weight mid 6 pounds at full term... which is great news!

I asked my doctor about going back to work and she said she does not feel comfortable giving me a note until 28 weeks. That way if something DOES happen (blood pressure spike or pre-term labor), I will be far enough along that the baby can survive outside of the womb...but that is still a very scary thought! Makes me think that going back to work is not even worth it...

After a quiet week on this thread it is so nice to hear everyone's update!!!

@MissDareDevil:  Great news about your baby's progress!

@Marriedandlovingit:  @futuremrsrichardson:  Thanks...I just felt like so tired and "waah!" yesterday.  I think/hope things will calm down again by mid-February and I'm hoping this is the only weekend I'll have to work.  I need to not throw myself a pity party every time work gets in the way of life.

@Goldilocks1107:  That's a really good idea.  I think the lumbar support I got for my chair made things worse...last night my low back was literally spasming.  Today I just brought in a long and thin decorative pillow for the small of my back and it seems more comfy.  I like the idea of getting a tall workstation for my office - let me know how that goes.  I also was poo pooing the thought of a gym ball thingy, but have a feeling that in another 2 months I will break down and bring one in!

I am taking a few days off at the end of Feb. with DH - a little babymoon to the resort where we got married, followed by time at home to next and get the baby room ready - already looking forward to it : )

Hey ladies, 

It's been a really really busy week and although I haven't been writing, i read your updates every day.....and the May baby complany always makes me happy.  Been super busy because report cards are due on Wednesday and I teach a lot of older elementary grades, so I've had lots of tests and projects to mark, not to mention having the report cards to write.  Plus I got myself a nasty cold/sore throat/sinus cold which has been making me extra worn-out.  Thursday night I was asleep at 7pm!

Horray for the weekend!

@Marriedandlovingit:  Loving the Cooper Austin.  There is a Cooper in one of my classes and I love saying his name.  :)   I've been getting lots of rib kicks too, but I don't mind them so much....I found the 'rib expanding' pain worse (for now)....maybe I've got a weak kicker and he'll get picked last for the teams at school.  :)  

@Ms Mini:  Horray for 24 week bump.  I am going to try to remember to take a bump shot today.  I've been trying for every 2 weeks.  

Now that I'm less than 100 days to due date, I've started to refer to my countdown by the day.  So when someone asks how far along I am, I tell them the number of weeks and then I say ___ days to go!  

@futuremrsrichardson:  I second trying the exercise ball.  When my back was hurting from too much sitting, it made a huge difference for me.  And then you can use it as a birth ball!

Alright, have a great weekend.  I'm going to get to those report cards soon....but they are onine, so I'll probably be checking this board like crazy.  Oh! and I'm going to order my crib bedding, since it will go on my mastercard, and I'll have money when that bill comes in.  Horray for the elephants!  (And I was thinking if the ultrasound is wrong and it's a girl, I could change-out the crib skirt to pink and that would girl it up. 

@cvbee:  edit: Ordered the crib bedding, and ordered a WHITE bed skirt (but still got the blue because I found it cheaper to order the set on another website).  DH says white bedskirt is probably better just to match our room better anyways.  Also, had a little panic when ordering the bedding.  On the original site, the bedding was sold out, then on the 2nd site I found it would ship in March (which wouldnt be terrrible but I want it now), and then on Amazon it said it wouldn't ship to my address.....finally found a canadian site that is happily sending it to me, and it's even at a reduced price.  Horray!

@Ms Mini:  Boo I hope you don't get ninja kicks during the day when you are trying to sleep!  Looking good mama!

@Marriedandlovingit:  Cooper Austin is really cute!  Sorry you feel like poo. 

@cvbee:  Aw happy you are getting your bedding you like! 

I'm fine, at work on a Saturday which is depressing.  Insomnia is back (probably stress related) but my back is a little better (I think cat/cow exercises are helping).  DH is going to see if he can get us massages for somewhere later today (but might be hard last minute).

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

@Marriedandlovingit:  Oh my goodness, those pictures are amazing! He is going to be such a handsome man. I can't wait to get our 3D... my doctor's office usually does it at 28 weeks. I am excited! Oh, and I love the name. Cooper is one of my husband's favorites!

I have been nurserying up a storm lately. I can't wait to show you guys pics. I went to an antique store today and found some awesome treasures... and I also hung up the tisue flower chandelier.

Here is the chandelier I painted, but it's just a crappy cell phone pic.

@LAGS:  Thanks! Got a lot done, but I'm not done and the report card website is down so I get a guilt-free break now.  

Just found out that my aunt's sister in-law is pregnant with twins due in July.  It's exciting finding out about all the babies that will be the same age as my baby!

@LAGS:  It is Sherwin Williams. I think it is called Aqua Tint? Or something close to that name.

I am so glad to read everyone's updates.

We are getting so much done in the nursery... we got our crib all set up and bought a mattress from costco today!

Anyone who has not purchased a crib mattress yet, I would really recommend looking to see if the Costco in your area carries one. It is made by Simmons, and is a soy, eco-friendly foam mattress that is actually reversible. One side is harder for infants, and the other side softer for toddlers. It seems to be amazing quality...even better than the one BRU is selling for $250. We got ours at Costco for $99!!!! Just a tip, in case any of you bees are looking. :)

@Marriedandlovingit:  Awww, how precious!!!  I really want another U/S but we are not having any more (unless of course one is needed)  I already wonder so much what he will look like!

@MissDareDevil:  I really like that chandelier!  Beautiful work!  We currently have a very "officey" pendant light hanging in our office (soon to be baby WW's room).  I want to look around and see if there's anything that jumps out at me.

@LAGS:  No massage!  But we did have a pretty relaxing Saturday evening - gym, takeout, and a movie. 

@Ms Mini:  Insomnia blows!!  The last 2 nights have been pretty good though.  I think a lot of it is stress (work) induced lately. Ugh, hope you had a busier night - nothing is worse than sitting around at the hospital!!

@Goldilocks1107:  Oh, glad you know more about your shower!  My sister just asked me for addresses for my friends, so I need to get those in order as I think she's going to be sending out invites in February.  Crazy!!

To compensate for working so much this weekend, I ate like a pig.  Ugh, now I feel terrible.  My loose fitting maternity pants aren't so loose fitting today.  I guess it's normal and eating slows down in the 3rd tri...but at 23 weeks I'm at my peak!

@Goldilocks1107:  Me too!  Yesterday was a "moderate" sugar day and I had a pack of M & M's and glass of chocolate milk.  In addition to bowl of cereal, bagel, nuts, tuna melt (w/ chips), and going out to dinner - lots of bread, appetizers, and a heavy meal of shrimp, beans, and rice in a heavy cream sauce.  So, I skipped my nightly bowl of ice cream.  Since when is having a nightly bowl of ice cream (sometimes w/ a brownie...) normal???

@Marriedandlovingit:  How far along were you at the 3D scan??

@Goldilocks1107:  You are thinking ahead! Good for you! So far I have zero baby clothes and two giant empty drawers, so I'm just going to wait until the need arises to get any bins. 

@Marriedandlovingit:  Yeah, it's going to be so exciting when we all start to have the babies.  Can't wait to read all the posts! 92 days to go for me! 

Any opinions on co-ed baby showers? I'm having two showers from my places of work and those are going to be ladies-only events. I was thinking maybe of inviting the men to join in for my 'friend' shower....then DH can get in on the fun and it might be nice to get together as couples.  The friend who is throwing the shower isn't into 'games' so it will be more of just a hang-out event.  I told her I'd decide tonight. 

oh, and I am officially done report cards!!! This means my life is back to normal, with a healthy(?) obsession on all things baby.  

This weekend we got a wall decal that I ordered to go with the baby stuff, but I'm nervous about putting it on our slanted wall because I think it will make the ceiling look even lower.  So, maybe this is a little unconventional, but I'm thinking of putting it into our living room.  It's way more 'cutsie' than a wall decal I would have ordered just for the livingroom, but I'm thinking that our house can be subtly cute all over for baby.  I think I'm going to go for it right now and the worst that will happen is that I 'll take it off and it won't be re-usable.  

@Goldilocks1107:  

@Marriedandlovingit:  Thanks ladies!  You gave me the confidence to make it a bring-you-sig-other along event.  Done!  

And here's the wall decal I put up in the livingroom near one of our wedding photos. (Now it's kindof un-baby related but I thought I'd show anyways).  I left off the 'cutsie' birds and even the green leaves.  I like it just like this as a modern element in our livingroom.  We'll put the cutsie birds up in our bedroom above the closet door and I'll save the leaves in my craft supplies. :)

Hi girls, glad to hear everyone had a good weekend!

We had our anatomy scan today, (22.5w) and we're officially double team PINK! Two wee girls, all parts and bits present and correct, 1lb3 and 1lb 4 respectively. They were both breech today, curled up facing each other, faces I'd say about an inch apart. Cute! Sonographer was lovely today, really chatty and didn't try to drill the whole way through to my spine with the u/s thingy, yay. And babies are up quite high, so I didn't actually need the full bladder I brought in to be helpful. We were in there a full forty minutes while she studied the babas, they kept turning away from the (what the hell are those things called anyway?) but she was able to see everything she needed to to be confident of their well being.

All growth scans from here- every three weeks until 2nd April then we go every two weeks. Getting v real now- My belly really expanded this weekend, every time I look down I'm startled at how big it's just become! And it's still small enough, considering. I'm sure I'll explode in the next week or two... Going visiting sisters in law tomorrow to rob no longer used baby stuff:) handy to have five of them:)