Pregnancy 2011- May

Thanks for starting the new thread, Anne!
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I read Water for Elephants too, and am excited to see the movie! Just need to find a sitter so we can go. You'll have to post if it was as good as the book!

Our nursery still isn't quite done, but we're pretty close. We mainly just need to set some stuff up and repair the water damage on the ceiling (don't worry, we already had the roof repaired! ) and do some touchups on the paint. We also need to find places to store some stuff & get the cradle out of the nursery into our bedroom. We also need to hang up the room darkening shades we bought to put behind the sheer curtains.

Crib: I haven't decided if there needs to be something on the wall above the crib...
Wall decorations I made out of sticky glitter foam sheets:
Changing table (with no changing pad yet)/diaper dresser with more stuff I may or may not hang on the walls:
My AWESOME rocking chair:
The scary closet (yeah, I only have newborn-6 months hung up in there. :noway: & the clothes bar extends about 2 feet to the left of the end of the doorway):
I haven't decided yet whether or not the stars behind the curtains are overkill:

I want to be fit Mama this time round.

LittleSpy... I LOVE IT!

Welcome to all the new comers!

Julie- love the nursery!! The elephants are adorable! Where did you get that chair? It looks so comfy!

We went to see Fast 5 tonight. Hubby's pick obviously :happy: I went with because I thought his friend couldn't go and I know he really wanted to see it. I couldn't care either way. I haven't been to the movies in 2 years and wouldn't say this is one I was dying to see. Turns out his friend could make it anyway so I probably would have just stayed home if I knew that. It's too much work to try to keep a 3 yr old quiet during a 2 hour movie. He would only really sit still during the car racing / crashing parts. He loved that! :laugh: Plus he was good the first hour while he gorged on popcorn! I ate a ton today. We took SIL and Bro to outback on the way out of town (I would have picked somewhere cheaper if I knew hubby was going to grab the check for 7! :laugh:) I had the fish, but turns out their soup is 500+ calories for a cup! Wow. Plus I ate popcorn and pop (and the cracker jacks in my purse) at the movie. But I got in about 350 or so extra calories today from... ???... not sure! Apparently just having extra kids around burns a lot more calories! And they all slept until 10! (yes! 2 three yr olds and a 20 mo old slept until 10!!! :happy: :happy:) So I was only over about 200 or 300 even with all that.

Oh Julie! What a WONDERFUL nursery for your LO!!!! I LOVE the purple you chose, and the brown chair looks so COMFY! GREAT JOB!

ETA: LOVE the changing table, and great idea to put the diaper pail under like that!

Love the nursery. I never did anything like that for my miss 3 though I wish we had. Done my best for her room as it is but we currently rent so can't paint the walls or anything like that. I have to make do with the canvas pictures I get every now and then.

As for the morning (all day) sickness - with miss 3 I had it all the way through my pregnancy even well into labour. I have the nausea at the moment but the MS/ADS hasn't actually started as yet this time around. I'm hoping when it does that it won't be another 9 month stunt.

Please excuse me while I vent. We found a stroller we like today... but it is $449. Not including the car seat, which is $209.00.

So, I start searching online... and I realize that the exact same stroller can be purchased at babiesrus.com or in store for $299. (vs. at Babies R Us in Canada) A difference of like $150. I just don't get ! $299 US right now is less than that in CAD. Are wages that much lower in the states guys? Help me out here cause I just don't understand!

So then I am thinking, ok we can just take a Sunday drive and pop down into Idaho or Montana and buy it.... would cost us les than $150 in fuel. (I hope!). But on the store locator they are saying that there are no stores there!

Urghh vent over.

Actually not quite. I found some plus maternity clothes I like on Old Navy.com. I have really been struggling with finding decent clothes at decent prices that i like, that will actually fit me. When I got to the point though when I had to check out, because I had a canadian shipping address my $30 order turned into a $90 order because of "shipping and handling".

I am so sad because the canadian site does not sell maternity wear.

Anyways... now this vent is officially over but I am sad!

Talk about really frustrating for you...

I would look online and see how others are purchasing things from U.S. sites/stores and having them shipped without paying $60 in shipping etc. I'm sure you could find something- there isn't much you can't find online these days. I wish I could be of more help. You could also try posting a forum on MFP as well.

Welcome to all the new people!!! Wow! Abunch of people found this thread all at once!

Little Spy - Yea for the weight loss!!! Even if it is only water weight it's SO exciting to see the scales go down instead of up. My DH just doesn't seem to understand the excitement of dropping even a pound or two. Your nursery is lovely. I like the stars behind the curtains... The walls look to be almost the same color as our bedroom walls - very pretty.

Courtney - Welcome to another previous WW lady. I lost 75 pounds with WW before I got prego with my first. Take my advice and DO NOT eat 'for two' like everyone tells you! You actually don't need that many extra calories!!! I failed to be careful during my pregnancy and gained back all the weight that I'd lost and then some. I didn't get any of it off before this pregnancy, but so far I'm down four pounds from my weight at the begining of this pregnancy and I'm a little over halfway through.

Rachel - So sorry about all your discouraging finds while trying to shop. I hope you are able to find something that works for you... Hey take a good look at my pic... I don't think that I look pregnate at all - just fat still. And I am so with you on hating how I look. I'm gonna have about the same amount to lose after baby is born so we really need to hook up and work on it together. You're only about a month ahead of me... It'd be great to have someone with very similiar weight to lose and stuff... And YES 18 month olds are very, very busy!!! But it is so true that they get that way a little at a time and not all at once. That certainly makes it a little more managable.

AFM : I totally failed the exercise challange this week! I worked in the garden for two hours one day and helped my DH with building the chicken house a little another day. Mel - I want one of those calorie tracker things SO bad!!! Could you please post exactly what you have? I won't be getting one anytime soon, But I'm trying to talk DH into letting me buy one after the baby is born with some of the money we'd save if the baby is born at home instead of the hospital. Also, could someone refresh my memory on what brand of bras you were finding at Target that were nursing bras but not advertised as such. Target has some of their bras 15% to 30% off this week so I'd like to get some. I am determined to do better with my exercise and eating this week! You all hold me accountable!!! Have a great week everyone!!!

Welcome all the newcomers and congratulations on your pregnancy!

Julie, I love your nursery! It is super cute!

I didn't get my 4 exercise days in this past week. Wed. I walked for 50 minutes and Saturday I did the elliptical for an hour. Ouch, I need to step it up this week. Hopefully I'll have time. In the next 2 weeks I have 2 weddings, 1 bridal shower, 1 baby shower, a birthday party, my dr. apt. and a lamaze class. Phew, I am going to be busy.

I hope everyone had a good weekend!

Exercise challenge:
Wednesday – walked for 25 minutes
Thursday – walked for 35 minutes
Friday – walked for 20 minutes
Saturday – walked for 65 minutes

I finally started to try on the maternity clothes my friend gave me a few weeks ago. I was a pretty sure they weren’t going to fit since pre-pregnancy I was wearing a size 12 and she was an 8, but I discovered the beauty of maternity clothes is that they grow with you! I’m sure they won’t get me through my whole pregnancy, but I think I’m good for at least another month or so – which makes my bank account very happy! :laugh:

Racheal - I love your new pic! You look great!!

I am back from my ultrasound. I wont know about the stuff that relates to me until my apt on Friday but hopefully its nothing. But baby is doing good. She weighs in at 3lbs 1oz. and measuring right on track. She was laying across my body and keeping her legs closed for a good part of her ultrasound. So it took awhile for the tech to be able to reassure me it was still a baby girl!