Archive through May 27, 2002
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Julieboo | Tuesday, April 30, 2002 - 01:39 pm     Bananclip & ENBwife, have you guys picked any names yet? |
Bananaclip | Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 12:28 pm     I'm still deciding on names. So far I like Cade or Caden but my fiance likes Braeden. Probably Braeden Cade Bryant. That's the only one we can agree on. I like unusual names and he likes more common ones. Also the Bag Balm seems to be working. It does have a weird odor, my fiance says I smell like pee when I put it on. That's fine with me, keeps him away! Not in the mood lately anyway haha. |
Enbwife | Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 01:24 pm     Pee- ha ha. I like your names. Neil and I seem to disagree on names. We have a girls & boys list but we just can't come to an agreement. We both like unusual names also. We still have 3 months to go, so there's time, but this baby will probably have no name for the first few days. |
Danzdol | Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 01:42 pm     Hi gang! Abby what a cute graphic! I agree with ENB , that's me every morning. I like "Caden" Bananclip! No I have not had the baby yet! I make 36 weeks this Saturday! It's getting so close. They switched my appointments to weekly now. I go every Tuesday. A couple of days ago I started to feel a lot of pressure but right at my chest line WEIRD! and a lot of upper back pain. People usually get the opposite-lower back and belly aches but of course not me-----the doc's comment "It's normal" Everything I complain about is normal according to him! I feel like I am about to explode , like he does not fit anymore. I have only gained 18 pounds but my skin cannot go anymore. I have luckily not gotten any stretch marks yet. Now that I am at the end I check everyday and with a mirror for the under part I can no longer see I use: Queen Helene Cocoa Butter tubes Palmers Cocoa Butter tubes Orlane B21 Firming cream for body and bust The Orlane cream I have used on and off for like 15 years and it's wonderful. It is very concentrated though so if you hate to feel sticky with moisturizer then do not use it. I took maternity pics today. I hope they come out cool. I had my hair and makeup done and took black and whites. I am guilty of being a primadonna!!!!!!Hee hee.....I had togive myself the luxury. We are almost done with the room. We need the light fixture and we need to buy batteries for all the small gadgets! |
Bananaclip | Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 03:58 pm     Well I failed my Glucose test, I rated 146 when 140 is the highest for passing. Tomorrow I have to take the three hour test so hopefully I won't fail that one. I knew I probably would fail it, I don't have cravings for anything but liquids all the time. What is your due date again Enbwife? I'm due July 19th, that date has changed a few times. |
Bookworm | Friday, May 03, 2002 - 09:16 pm     Bring a good book banana, I failed the first one too. Three hours makes for a long boring time in the waiting room. Hope the second goes well for you... |
Enbwife | Monday, May 06, 2002 - 12:45 pm     Good to hear you’re doing well Danzdol! 18 1bs!!! Lucky you… That’s a great idea about taking black and white pictures. I should do that. Too bad Banana about the failed test. How did the second test go? I go next week. My due date is August 10th although Neil’s convinced it’ll be earlier. I’m quite large for 6 and a bit months!!! But I feel good overall and have lots of energy, and the baby is moving lots which is a great sign! I can’t wait to meet him/her. We’ll be doing the nursery on the long weekend, and then just need to buy a crib. I have 2 baby showers coming in June and all that’s left to do is wash all the baby items. Such fun!!! |
Babyruth | Monday, May 06, 2002 - 02:10 pm     Birth Order: Satire From a Youngest Child 1. Feeling the Baby Move First Child: I placed my hand on my wives tummy every chance I could for two months waiting for that first time when I could feel the baby move. Hours upon hours I waited until that magic moment when, I felt this little movement. We called all of our relatives to tell them about the blessed experience. Second Child: When it first happened, my wife called me at the office. I quickly ran home and felt the baby move. We included the experience in all of our letters to our family. Third Child: She told me the baby moved. I told her I would check it our during the next commercial break. I missed out because her mother called on the telephone so I went on watching Monday night football. By the end of the third quarter, I finally felt the baby move. Fourth Child: We were in bed and I was trying to sleep. I turned to her and said "Cant you make your tummy stay still? I'm trying to sleep." When it became clear that the baby would be jumping around for a while, we called the pizza man for a delivery. 2. The Trip to the Hospital First Child: Every time we felt the slightest B&H contraction, we rushed to the hospital. I would carry my wife to the car and lay her down in the back seat surrounded by pillows. Second Child: We timed the contractions. By the time she had three in thirty minutes, we rushed to the hospital. She sat in the front seat, with it leaned back and a pillow behind her head and another at her feet. Third Child: I came home from the office as soon as she started having regular contractions. When they were five minutes apart and hard, we went to the hospital. I gave her a pillow to hold along the way. Fourth Child: When she called me at the office and told me that she was having contractions hard and five minutes apart, I told her to drive herself because I didn't want her bleeding on the carpet. 3. Pacifier Falls on Floor First Child: Mother picks it up, runs to the kitchen and disinfects it by boiling in water for ten minutes. Then, after it cools down for ten minutes, she gives it back to the child. Second Child: Mother picks it up, washes it off in hot water, blows on it to cool it down, and gives it back to the child. Third Child: Mother picks it up, licks it off, and gives it back to the child. Fourth child: Dog picks it up and licks it off. Mother gives it back to the child. |
Julieboo | Monday, May 06, 2002 - 04:25 pm     Very cute--especially the pacifier part! |
Jewels | Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 07:35 am     That's really cute Babyruth!  |
Wink | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 10:22 am     Don't know if this is the right place for this question but since I no longer have young ones I'll ask it here. Does anyone know if something called a "juice-box holder" actually exists? I gather it is to prevent and explosion of juice from someone accidentally squeezing the box. |
Enbwife | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 01:05 pm     Someone sent this to me today - absolutely hillarious!!! www.billybobpacifiers.com |
Jewels | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 02:19 pm     Oh my! That is just cruel, but in a funny kind of way! Have you new moms-to-be thought about using or not using a pacifier? I never even tried one with my son, thank goodness he didn't need one...I can't stand them. I saw a 5 or 6 year old in Old Navy this morning chomping away at one. Ugh. |
Bananaclip | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 03:00 pm     Just got my test results back today and they were normal, so I don't have gestational diabetes. I'll try not to use pacifiers but people usually give them to you at baby showers. Those are so funny enbwife! |
Teatime | Monday, May 13, 2002 - 04:43 pm     Wink the juice box holders exist, I visited a little kid that had one at her house. It worked like a charm. Sorry I don't have a source or brand for you, this little friend has moved since. I will ask around. |
Julieboo | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 08:23 am     For the juice box holder, you could try a specialty store like the Right Start. Babies R Us or Target may have them too. I am 50/50 on pacifiers. They are great for when the baby is little, cuz they work 90% of the time, When the baby cries, give him the pacifier and he is quiet. But then you have to wean him when he is older. For whatever reason, it drives me nuts to see even a two year old with one. If we have another baby, I think I will try to "hook" him/her on a pacifier. But I will make sure he/she only gets it in the crib by the time he/she is a year. You can also gradually slice down the size of the "bulb". |
Wink | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 10:01 am     Thanks Teatime and Julie. Actually the juice squirting could be a fun game but only if you're not a mother. |
Danzdol | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 10:47 am     That's awesome bananaclip! JEwels- I don't want to even try thr pacifier so I will delay it. Hopefully he won't need one. They did give me some at the shower but I have them on standby so that I can return them if I won't be using them. ENB-how did the room turn out? At this point I only need to install the car seat, the tv monitor and figure out how to use the Diaper Genie. I am 18 days from my due date so it can be anytime now!!!!!!!!!!! As shallow as it may sound-I have a hair appointment on Thursday so I am hoping it is after this week My hubby and I were laughing because we were making plans to watch-Friends/Survivor this Thursday and SUnday the Survivor/The Practive finales (all with the aid of a VCR of course) and he looked at me and said "That's if Dylan let's us, he might decide it's his turn and all of our plans go down the drain" SO I guess we'll see. He is still moving quite a bit mainly from side to side. It feels like it's tight in there poor thing. He gets the hiccups all the time, at least twice daily. Has anyone felt the hicups?It's so cute. |
Bookworm | Tuesday, May 14, 2002 - 08:32 pm     Wiggle used to get hiccups in utero. It is a funny feeling. Wiggle could never figure out how to keep a pacifier in his mouth and that was fine with me. He only used it a few times when he was sooo mad and someone could hold it in his mouth. So glad your test went well Bananaclip! Enbwife, you are due around the same time I was last year. Hope you have a cool summer. I measured big all along but went full term. Danzdol-- How exciting to be so close!! |
Jewels | Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 07:27 am     Good news Bananaclip! Danzdol, my best friend just had a baby last week. She had a pedicure scheduled and still went to the appt., while having contractions 5 minutes apart! But it's her 3rd child, she's been through this before...if it was me I would have been in the hospital with an epidural already!  |
Enbwife | Friday, May 17, 2002 - 06:50 am     Excellent Banana! I took the test on Monday and haven't heard anything yet. That drink was disgusting! I told Neil I felt like I was on Fear Factor, having to down it in 5 minutes and keep it down after. Not sure about the pacifier thing. I don't like the looks of them either, but I 'm sure someone will buy me one of those funny ones above as a joke! Danzdol - you must be soooo excited now! I had my Dr. appt. on Monday and I told her I'm having difficulty sitting all day at work, in meetings, and feeling uncomfortable. My allergies are very bad too so I don't sleep well at night. She wrote me a sick note for leave at 34 weeks which means my last day is June 28th and I have 6 weeks off before the due date (woo hoo)!!!! It seems more real now that I have a date to go. My Dr. is one that believes you should have time off to relax beforehand, so that you'll be in better shape for the big day. I'm lucky! We are doing the nursery this weekend starting today if I can get off the computer. We bought the paint last night and I'm painting the mural tomorrow. We bought the crib and will set it up after we're finished decorating. It's so exciting! We started our 6 week pre-natal classes last Monday - tons of fun! I heard that you shouldn't have coloured nail polish on your finger/toe nails when it's time to deliver, because if you need anesthetic, they'll need to check under your nails to see if you're turning blue... you may want to check into this for those planning pedicures/manicures... Good luck Danzdol... I'll be thinking of you, and make sure you post the happy news here as soon as you're able to. |
Bananaclip | Friday, May 17, 2002 - 07:57 am     Thanks everyone, I was so happy I passed. I really thought I had it because I'm so thirsty all the time. Enbwife, I even liked the drink! Everyone told me it would be nasty but I drank it fast both times. I've heard about taking nail polish off during surgeries but my best friend had her toes painted and she had a c-section. Maybe they took it off for her.....hmmmm. |
Danzdol | Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 08:11 am     Hi gang! Nothing yet....I went through a weird day yesterday. I was not my usual self. I was anxious and tossing and turning at night. I spent all day questioning wether I could do this and pretty much freaking myself out. I had my poor hubby in a bad mood. I felt a lot of pressure to feel confident because he seemed to loose his when I started questioning myself. That was scary! I did not want to go out or do anything. I guess it's last minute jitters/cold feet. I was also frustrated because everyne describes contractions diferently and I don't know how to tell if I am having one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Has anyone felt like that in their previous pregnancies? I have been very upbeat and optimistic the entire time and yesterday it hit me like a ton of bricks! I feel better today. I have a lot of silly things to hopefully squeeze in before the birth like watch all of those cool season finale shows this week through Wednesday!!!!!!! I am getting a pedicure next week but not a manicure (not for the surgery reason though). I think they have so many ways to know if you are in danger now that having nail polish should not be a big deal. Besides, on a BABY STORY all these women always have long manicured nails painted in the darkest colors!!!!!! It must depend on the hospital. Regarding the drink-I actually liked it too. It was like a cold Sunkist. I have a funny story about the Diaper Genie. I opened the box last night to see how it works and it comes with this plastic that sticks out about 7". All I had to do was tie a knot and close the lid. BUT since I had no idea I began pulling the plastic figuring it was to throw away and just keeping the pieces intact and I ended up with about 4 feet of plastic until I realized that I must be doing something wrong! I guess my first diaper stash will be small and I will have to add the refill right away. Lesson learned: READ the instructions no matter how easy it looks!
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Enbwife | Sunday, May 19, 2002 - 09:33 am     Hang in there Danzdol. Sounds like you're very normal to me. Lots of people get very nervous, anxious and scared right before delivery time. You'll be fine. In my pre-natal class, they explain contractions as a tightening in the abdomen that can be very painful. Time it and when there's a rythmic pattern going on, your in pain, or your water breaks, get to the hospital. The nursery is coming along great. The blue we picked is fantastic! Neil's doing the baseboards, I've painted the clouds, tree and grass... now I just have to do the fine details by mixing up paint. I'm really happy with it so far. We should be done, with the furniture in and set up tomorrow hopefully! It's exciting! |
Urgrace | Monday, May 27, 2002 - 10:38 pm     All the redecorating of nurseries sounds great. What fun, huh? About the pacifier I'd like to mention something from experience. I don't like the way they look in a baby's mouth either, but used them because it's easier to throw away a pacifier than it is to stop a child from sucking their thumb. Also, a comment about the older children with pacifiers... I once saw a child who looked approximately 5 with a pacifier. My first thought, thank goodness it was an inward reaction, was to be disgusted, then I was totally ashamed of myself for such a feeling towards the young stranger when I found out the child was mentally ill. I have learned not to be quick to judge since then. Danzdol, I'm so excited to know your Dylan is due now, and will love to hear your happy news of the arrival. With four children, none of my pregnancies or labor was the same. Don't worry yourself about the contractions. Most women just know. Relax. Be calm. You'll do just fine. |
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