Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant-October 2011
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Amazon Mom is amazing. If you have not signed up sign up right around when your shower is because if you use gift cards it still counts towards the $25 equals an extra month of free amazon Prime. After using gift cards I have a full year free (note you can only get up to 12 months free at a time):0) Also I love their baby registry. You can even print out a thank you list.
babeed854: I've heard to put the car seat in the middle seat since most cars now have side airbags.
nkster781 can you explain or message me on how that gift card thing works on AmazonMom? I'm using it quite a bit right now because it's free & the shipping is free...but would love to get a free year if I can swing it!!
Ooo..never thought about the side airbags...will have to find out where ours our located...Middle seat, got it!! Thank you!!0 -
Just keep in mind for those who is getting diapers online:
Be careful not order too many size 1 or 2 or smaller diapers, because your baby will out grow those VERY fast! Most long lasting and useful size will be size 3 and 4. Unless you are gonna save those size 1 & 2 for your next one.
Also, just checked Sam's Club online, they sell Pamper (comparing Amazon price for size 3):
* Sam's: $0.18 piece
* Amazon: $0.27ish piece0 -
Just keep in mind for those who is getting diapers online:
Be careful not order too many size 1 or 2 or smaller diapers, because your baby will out grow those VERY fast! Most long lasting and useful size will be size 3 and 4. Unless you are gonna save those size 1 & 2 for your next one.
Atom, knowing that it varies from baby to baby...maybe you can help me??
A good friend of ours is throwing my husband a "Male Diaper shower" next month. Men, Beer, Poker & Diapers...Must have a package of diapers to get through the door and must have a package of diapers in order to get to play poker.
What would you suggest I tell them to buy as far as sizes??0 -
Another good thing about ordering the diapers from Amazon is they offer 365 day free returns so if you have too many boxes of a specific size diaper you can return them for free and get the proper size. I ordered two 84 count newborn boxes and am switching to size 1 for my next shipment, then size 2, and so on and so forth.
Our weekend in SC was fantastic! I love my in-laws!
(His dad and step-mom are a different, long story. lol) I made some wine spritzers with the alcohol free chardonnay and it wasn't too bad with the club soda and slice of lemon. I liked it better that way than by itself. My belly got touched more than I would have liked, but since it was close family it wasn't so bad. lol Wish we could have stayed longer, but we'll be going back for a week at Christmas so I'm excited for that.
Eric and I woke up Saturday morning and went for a 2.5mi jog/walk around his mom's neighborhood and the small pond within the neighborhood. It was so nice out. I napped instead of worked out yesterday and I felt a little guilty, but I was exhausted. We're hoping to jog today. The high is 72 and sunny. I haven't been as diligent about logging my food lately, but I think I'm still doing okay. I've gained about 10 pounds so far, which is more than I would have liked, but I think I'm still doing okay. My blood pressure was a tad higher than normal this morning so I'm wondering if the doctor will want to up the dosage on my medication. I have my monthly check up with the OB tomorrow and a follow-up with the kidney specialist on Thursday so we'll see what is said. 0 -
Belgian lady-Congrats!!! I am sure you will have your little ones at home with you soon. :flowerforyou:
Last night was awful, I woke up for 3 hrs and couldn't fall back asleep. First I was hungry so I drank a cup of OJ and kept tossing and turning, and when I finally fell asleep on my left side a little sharp pain woke me up. :grumble:
My legs were bothering me too, I only walked for 30 mins so I rubbed Alcohol on them. :frown:
Kristin-cute belly pix.
Atomdraco- I agree with not over stocking on the small diapers. My coworker has given me someleftovers from her lil girl and she said somehow they missed the transition from NB to size 1 and now she's in a size 2.
babeed-You are right on top of things, good for you! My HB (hubbY) told me sunday that i am overwhelming him with everything and of course the hormones kick in and i
. Wow, we had talked about not leaving everything for last min so it's not hard on us but I guess he thinks we still have plenty of time. Rude awakening! I will also, be installing the car seat in the middle of the back seat.
Goal for today: Is to stay away from the vending machine: I can do it! I brought chicken & rice and a boiled sweet potatoe to calm the sugar cravings.0 -
nkster781 can you explain or message me on how that gift card thing works on AmazonMom? I'm using it quite a bit right now because it's free & the shipping is free...but would love to get a free year if I can swing it!!
Ooo..never thought about the side airbags...will have to find out where ours our located...Middle seat, got it!! Thank you!!
All Amazon Mom members qualify for three months of FREE Two-Day shipping with Amazon Prime. You can extend this benefit: for every $25 you spend in the Baby Store, you earn an extra month of free Prime shipping benefits, up to a year.
I got some gift cards from Amazon.com as gifts and used them to buy stuff of my baby registry and it qualified towards the $25 you spend in the Baby Store, you earn an extra month of free Prime shipping benefits. If you are buying diapers you will probably also earn extra months pretty fast.
On the car seat question I'd like to hear what others have heard just to make sure.0 -
Happy Tuesday Mom's to be!
Rayna- I think I will also have a few friends that "disappear" or have a hard time relating once baby is closer to being here and I've started to tell people.
Misti- Congratz to your son!
Nkster- Love your nursery. So cute! I'm so glad you found someone that makes you feel comfortable and that has the same philosophy that you do. That has to take a huge amount of stress away.
Heather- You're officially full term wahoo!!
Taldie- Have fun with the Halloween party. I am pretty excited about attending my friend's daughter's preschool halloween party. ( I drive here there and watch her after preschool the days my friend is at work.) She is 4 and ooh so much fun!
KTGator- Hope the nausea settles down. I had a bit of it in the early part of week six and then had almost none until yesterday when it returned.
Belgian- Congratulations! I'm glad Claire and Vincent are doing so well for being fairly premature. I'm glad the hospital was able to work so efficiently for you and get the babes to "safety" before having both you and them put at a higher risk. I will pray Claire gains strength quickly and is able to have a little more strength soon! Keep us posted!
Kristin- Congratz on the break from diapers for a few weeks!
Kristy- Good work on the jogs keep it up! I wish the weather was that nice here. It is 40-50* here most days brr.
My trip to Vegas last week was exhausting. Definitely got a lot of walking in although didn't eat very well. I was glad that the morning sickness left me alone for the most part while I was down there. I found 3 maternity shirts that are super cute and the 3 together only cost $20. Where I live (Alberta, Canada) I would be lucky to get one cute shirt for $20. Our plane landed late so I only got about 5 hours sleep before heading off to work Saturday morning. Work was nice and slow for my 48 hours so I got a few naps in and even got to sleep through both nights which is almost unheard of. Yesterday the morning/all day sickness returned. I spent most of the day very nauseated and noticed smells have really started to bother me(which they never have before). Hubby and I did have a wonderful Chicken cashew salad for supper last night and it was delicious!
I woke up this morning to a bed full of dogs and no husband. The dogs aren't allowed up on the bed normally but I guessed they figured there was so much room with hubby gone it shouldn't go wasted. Anywhich way I found my hubby sleeping in the spare room downstairs so I woke him up and asked him what I had done wrong haha. He said you should probably stay away from me because he had been up all night puking.
Well I hope he starts feeling better and hasn't shared his germs with me. I, myself, am still feeling pretty nauseated this morning. I have been trying to keep my fluid levels up but the thought of any food is just revolting to me these days. Anyways I hope everyone has a great day!
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Hello baby mommas!
KTgator- the first 3 months I was sick everyday, hang in there. I went on anti nausea from my Dr called Dicletin, helped alot
Belgianlady- congrats on your babies!! Sending you positive thoughts. It must be tough for you not to hold them.
Ultrasound went well yesterday. My bladder was extremly full, I had to empty 2 large cups and it was still full! Ate at A&W after tasted great, then immediately felt like crap, fail. Cooking a Jerk chicken concoction in the crock pot today hope it turns out. Hubbys away all week for work so Ill have to get the majority of my excerise in n my lunch break at work. Also have to miss my aquasize class tonight.:grumble: Shoot.
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babeed-You are right on top of things, good for you! My HB (hubbY) told me sunday that i am overwhelming him with everything and of course the hormones kick in and i . Wow, we had talked about not leaving everything for last min so it's not hard on us but I guess he thinks we still have plenty of time. Rude awakening! I will also, be installing the car seat in the middle of the back seat.
Goal for today: Is to stay away from the vending machine: I can do it! I brought chicken & rice and a boiled sweet potatoe to calm the sugar cravings.
Awww, I'm sorry Luna! Give your hubby a little more time sometimes it's a bit scary at how much needs to be done and we just need a little time to absorb everything. I know still have my freak out moments ((hugs)) Just give him a few days and then ask him again
Just remember that with my hubby being unemployed at the moment he has NOTHING but time. So much time as a matter a fact that when I come home he has more projects that he wants to do or things he wants to change. Or research he's done that he considers extremely important to discuss. :grumble: Or things that he thinks we should go out and buy immediately. Ugh....Although, I can't complain he does overwhelm me quite often, and then I end up :sad:
You can borrow him if you want :laugh: we'll both be happy!0 -
Atom, knowing that it varies from baby to baby...maybe you can help me??
A good friend of ours is throwing my husband a "Male Diaper shower" next month. Men, Beer, Poker & Diapers...Must have a package of diapers to get through the door and must have a package of diapers in order to get to play poker.
What would you suggest I tell them to buy as far as sizes??
It's true each baby is different but one thing they seems in common is grow out of size NB & 1 fast. :-) I would ask them get more on size 3, 4 (especially 3 & 4). It might sounds you won't be used it for a little while, but you will need lots of those (3, 4) sizes). May be tell one individual to get size 1 and one to get size 2 (depends on how big of the package). To me, it's safer to get size 1 myself and just get gifts for 2-4.0 -
Another good thing about ordering the diapers from Amazon is they offer 365 day free returns so if you have too many boxes of a specific size diaper you can return them for free and get the proper size. I ordered two 84 count newborn boxes and am switching to size 1 for my next shipment, then size 2, and so on and so forth.
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Question: if you have opened a box, will they let you exchange half box? Was return shipping is free too? Just curious.0 -
Last weekend we finished working on the nursery (all except hanging picture frames in a grouping above the pink rocker). So I wanted to share our labor of love! And let me be clear...90% of those clothes in that closet were given to me by friends with little girls that never ended up wearing them...I only bought a few of those outfits! lol!
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@ Heathercrist1, omg that is stunning! Every detail, love it love it love it!0
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Heather & atynk--wow, you are almost there!! Soon you'll be able to meet Your bundle of joy.
Ashley, heather & Nkstar--i LOVE LOVE LOVE ya'll nursery. OMG--it is so adorable...
Rayna--cute & lovely blanket
Babeed--I'm so there with you on your hormones. I'm either so grouchy or so sensitive. I've been watching Army Wives series and I cry...
Kristinbee- I am right behind ya, will be 15 wks on Friday.
Belgianlady--Congrats on your twins. I'll keep both babies in prayer that they'll continue to be in good health. and wow! 12 pounds only gained?! and back to pre-pregnancy. that is awesome!!
I will be doing my next 5k this Saturday, Walk for the Hunger! I'm so excited. My goal is to be under 40 min as my very first was 46 min.
I've started c25k again, week 1, day 1 yesterday. I've also managed to do strength training -upperbody. Did my jog and jumping jacks with my students today for P.E. Feels good!!!
Cant wait for my next ultrasound to see what ii'm getting. it will be nov 11.
Goals:
cardio 3x
strength 3x
Drink more water
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Hey ladies! I'm popping over from the Trying To Conceive group to say a quick hello and tell Heather... I
LOVE your nursery!!!!! It is my dream nursery! Love it!!!!
Hi to everyone else I know!0 -
Heather- Love your nursery!0
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Another good thing about ordering the diapers from Amazon is they offer 365 day free returns so if you have too many boxes of a specific size diaper you can return them for free and get the proper size. I ordered two 84 count newborn boxes and am switching to size 1 for my next shipment, then size 2, and so on and so forth.
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Question: if you have opened a box, will they let you exchange half box? Was return shipping is free too? Just curious.
No, not opened boxes. Yes, return shipping is free too, if I read it correctly.0 -
Cute nursery Heather. I love the chandelier and colors.
I surprised myself and swam a mile last night and it felt really good. Did OK on protein yesterday desptie having leftover pizza for dinner (thin crust Dominos so not too bad). I still reached almost 100g. We're going to yoga tonight so that will be good. I'm still a little sore from my run/walk on Monday but good sore.
I am noticing I am irritated by things a lot lately, mostly irritating people I work with. I feel like kind of a *****. Not that I'm acting on anything, just typically annoyed. And I was oh so annoyed at the cheese factor on The X Factor last night. I wanted to punch the *****cat Doll in the face for her over the top emotion. That's all.
Hope you all have great days!
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Thank you all for your very sweet compliments. Her room was definitely a labor of love that I'd been dreaming about for many many years. I'm so happy that my dream was able to happen.
So the baby is back in my right ribs...with a vengeance! There is a constant pressure and I can actually pop my ribs back into place and hear it pop! Sometimes it will pop immediately back out because of the pressure though from the inside. I've been doing warm baths at night and a heat pack when I go to bed. I don't like taking anything for discomfort or pain but last night I caved and took two Tylenol but that didn't touch it. I am going to the chiro on Friday but I really think that the only way this pain is going to subside is for her to be born at this point. She is just getting so big that she has nowhere else to go! Lets just hope it is sooner rather than later!
Gonna switch it up this morning. My workout partner is coming over and we are going to do Tracy Anderson and then go to the gym and do the elliptical for an hour.
Oh and my 37wk appt went well. Negative on the strep B (yay!). Baby is measuring 37wks (last week I was measuring 35 so I know she grew!!!). I'm at 32lb gain according to their scale (but last week I was wearing shorts, and this week I was wearing jeans and a sweater so...I'm gonna go with my scale on this one and say I'm at 29lbs still lol). Besides that it was pretty uneventful. She asked if I wanted to be checked and I told her no. I am curious, but really cervical checks don't really tell you much in terms of when you will go into labor. Some women can be dilated to a 4 for a month, while other women won't be dilated at all and will give birth that same day. My next appointment is next week and I told her she could check me then if she really wanted to.
I hope you all have an awesome day! Stay fit and healthy my friends!0 -
Heather,
Your nursery is beautiful!!! the attention to the details shows the amount of love and the dedication of time you have
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Good morning!
Heather..Beautiful nursery!!
Ashley...Yeah, I watched X factor last night too...ready for them to get to the live shows!
Everyone else...Hello!! Hope you are well!!
AFM: Did my yoga workout last night, which felt good. I'm going to try my strength/cardio workout tonight. I NEED to get back to it! And I'm feeling much better today, so it shouldn't be a problem. I wanted to go for a walk last night, but it is SO cold here right now!! I'm hoping it warms back up a little before my 5K on Saturday (I'm planning to walk it this year).
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Heather!!! Your nursery is so beautiful! It looks like it's straight out of a magazine! You have such a nice big room for Charlee that is great!
) Love the colors and the chandelier is so pretty!
So I'm back at work today after taking 1.5 days off to try to feel better. I do feel a bit better but just feeling mostly REALLY weak/tired and unable to focus - my sinuses are killing me and I got sick before I left for work this morning...fun hopefully this all subsides soon. Needless to say I haven't worked out at ALL this week and I'm thinking I will have to miss yoga tomorrow for the 2nd week in a row BOO
I'm just itching to start working on my nursery - I really can't wait. We're going to start cleaning out the spare room tonight and start to get things organized - I just need to pick a paint color for the wall - we want to go green but it's really hard actually selecting a color! lol
Baby's moving a lot lately and I'm starting to get used to it and actually really look forward to it. I almost get worried when I don't feel him moving lol
Managed to get a bunch of fresh garden carrots and celery in for snacks yesterday...I must admit I ate mostly celery because Jay brought me home cheese whiz...I know not the best thing...but at least I got my veggies in! I haven't had cheese whiz in SO long...and it's dangerous because I LOVE IT
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I haven't posted in here in a while....but I've been stalking
Heather ~ Love the chandelier.....the whole room looks great of course, but the chandelier is my favorite!!! I was going to go that route if it's a girl as well.
I've been doing zumba twice a week lately. Last night I think I pushed it a bit.....it's so hard to not do what I always used to!! My belly is starting to get large & in charge for sure. The baby has been kicking loads every day. And for my big news - tomorrow is the big day!!! We find out if it's a boy or girl! So excited that I can hardly contain myself!!! Hope this day flies by!
I'm a little late in the week posting my goals, but this is more of an overall one - I need to start eating better. I was so good for so long & lately it's been too much crap. Time to get back on track! And I want to exercise nearly everyday & not just the 2x's/week of zumba.0 -
I am noticing I am irritated by things a lot lately, mostly irritating people I work with. I feel like kind of a *****. Not that I'm acting on anything, just typically annoyed. And I was oh so annoyed at the cheese factor on The X Factor last night. I wanted to punch the *****cat Doll in the face for her over the top emotion. That's all.
I got edited. That's funny. Especially funny that a band name was edited. :laugh:0 -
Hello!
Heather-Love the nursery, it is amazing too. Thanks for sharing. You are there and your beautiful baby will be with you soon.
Rayna- I worry alot too when i don't feel my baby, but I only feel flutters still. Glad you are feeling better. I also want to get started on our nursery but i think the HB (hubbY) is waiting until we get confirmation that is a Girl.
H82- Awesome you get to find out tomorrow, keep us posted.
babeed- I got a good laugh thanks for offering your DH. lol
I did get lots of sleep last night, my body feels recouped so I can probably through in some S/T tonight.0 -
Oh also, I just wanted to let everyone know that we FINALLY picked a name for our baby boy!! One that we both love. It's been on our list for awhile and we just keep coming back to it. It really feels right and I'm just so excited to finally be able to call him something other than baby! lol
His name is: Mason John William Graham :bigsmile:
We love it and we're very excited! So happy to finally have a name picked out that we both feel good about. Whew!:bigsmile:0 -
Rayna, what a beautiful name you picked! Lots of middle name though. :-) I'm so agree with you about getting very anxious when not feeling the baby kicking. Mine does the same, likes to boxing/kicking a lot. Started was more at night, now she's be doing that more in the day time too. I'm glad that I sit while I work, so I have more chance to feel her doing her karate movement.
We have our name picked out (along with our first kid). At that time, we picked a boy and a girl's name. 4 years later, we still love the girl name that we picked (including middle name is a Chinese name).0 -
Rayna I love the name Mason! I had wanted to do two middle names as well but hubby vetoed it... She would have been Charlotte Kendall Haven Crist...but Al thought it was "too many names". I think kids are smart and can learn almost anything you throw at them! lol
Ashley that cracked me up too that you got edited...dirty mouth I have my moments of irritation as well. Gotta love those hormones.
Heather thank you! My favorite is the chandelier too. Before we ever found out if the baby was a boy or girl I knew if she was a girl I wanted a chandelier. Al wasn't so keen on the idea but he warmed up to. I think it just makes the room. That is so exciting for your u/s! Let us know asap!
So I am in some serious pain today...my right ribs feel like they are on the verge of breaking and there isn't much I can do about it. I've read several places online that it is very common, and I've heard of babies breaking ribs but this seriously stinks. I have a very high pain threshold as well, but I'm not sure how much more of this continuous pressure/pain I can take! So frustrating! I hope none of you have to endure this that's for sure!0 -
Heather - GORGEOUS nursery! And I'm so happy to hear your check up went well. Hopefully the pain will subside soon - but it'll be worth it!
Rayna - Great name! The whole thing has a nice flow to it!
Ashley - I'm with you on the moodiness, mine's just starting to kick in a little bit (I think it's mainly because of the nausea I've been feeling), and it's amazing what kind of thoughts go through your mind!
So I've failed so far this week at getting any exericse in -- work's been too crazy -- but I've really reigned in my eating - made it healther and more appropriate serving sizes - so I'm definitely feeling better about that. Tonight I plan on hitting up Zumba and shaking my booty for a bit
Quick question for all of you -- what maternity exercise DVDs are you using? I'm interested in yoga, pilates and one that has some good strengthening exercises in it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!0 -
Heather - I'm so sorry to hear you're in so much pain that totally sucks...I have a feeling I will be in the same boat. Right now the most uncomfortable thing for me is my hips/pelvis area...it always hurts (shooting pains) on my left side when I walk. I also get a stabbing pain under my left boob and under my left shoulder blade in my rib areas constantly - I went to my doctor about it and asked my massage therapist both said they were knots and I have yet to get them out. Not fun, it flares up if I sit too long and guess what...I have a desk job lol.
Hang in there, I hope you find relief soon! You're almost to the finish line!:flowerforyou:0
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