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I forgot I was a cat pic. There. Now I have a face. Im the slightly older one. ;-)

Ive been looking too. So expensive! But I hope to start a c25k program when it gets warmer...and that would be a great asset. Im thinking of using it as a goal reward if I can keep myself on track through these cold months.

You can never have too many cat pictures! :-) cute and allergy free!

Hi all. New to posting. Not new to lurking. :-) Started this "eating strategy" Jan 1...closing in on one month. Took a while to get my NFD calories in line, but seem to be getting better at that. Weight loss has been s-l-o-w, but it is headed in the right direction...which is better than how it was before. In a few days I…

Oh yeah! This sounds familiar! I have three boys and my youngest just turned one. At what point does the baby weight just become weight? My last two came so close that I didn't lose the weight from the second one before having the third one, and now the scale just.wont.budge. I have 30#s to get back to my prepre weight,…

Our cat didn't scratch our toddler....but she would bite him on the arm or hand when he got in her face. 2 trips to the Dr for antibiotics (just to be safe), firm reminders to him about leaving the kitty alone and what happened the last time, intervention if I see something about to go down, clipping the kitties claws just…

If you like smoothies--Definitely. It can turn almost anything into a lovely smoothie. Ours lives on the counter during the summer...I make green smoothies, hubby makes frappucino-style iced coffee beverages. May have paid for it just with the money we save from coffee places. Haha. In the winter when it's cold, we don't…

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Losing weight while nursing? Right there with ya!I"m currently nursing #2 boy (5 months old) and trying to find "balance" with what I eat...and make the most of the extra calories I get because of it. Good advice tabbykat! It is hard to overcome the emotional eating though when I feel so sleep-deprived!

Yay for a Swat group! I discovered Leslie a little over 3 years ago when I was pregnant with my first son. I"m now 25 weeks pregnant with son #2 and when I finally got my energy back after the first trimester, Leslie has been helping me stay active--so easy to modify to whatever pace, etc. I need to keep going. Dr says…

Gotta fix the sugar craving sometimes! My understanding is that aspartame should be mostly avoided, but anything sweetened with Splenda is ok for you and the baby, so an easy rule is just to look for things sweetened with Splenda if you want to go the low-sugar, sugar-free route. I still get some aspartame---have to have a…

Hey all--I've been MIA, but wanted to pop in. Heather--One week or less...that's a great way to look at it. Funny story (kinda)--I was about a week before my due date, and I went into the office for my appt, and the Dr. says "You look like a lady ready to be done with being pregnant." (I was so tired, etc.) I was like,…

Amy---Sooooo sorry that you did not get the news you wanted to hear. I wish there were more we could do than cyberhugs and words of support....but I hope they help you feel supported as you and your family cope. Hugs hugs hugs....

Ash--have they picked the dresses for the wedding yet? If not, maybe you could give some "input". I've had several friends in that situation-- my one friend got an empire-waisted bridesmaid dress--it wasn't a maternity bridesmaid dress, but she could fit into it post-partum, and it still looked great as she slimmed back…

I HAVE A DOT! Yes, it's just a little dot, but it's definitely there on the ultrasound, doing what a dot should be doing, according to the sonographer. So, ladies, I feel confident to officially be pregnant. And I'm going to do everything in my power to stay that way. I start prometrium tonight as a precaution. My husband…

Hi all-- Andrea and Amy--I'm praying so hard for both of you. Keep a positive outlook! Wow--this board really is rocking the active mommas to be! Quite the inspiration! I may just have to drag my bum off this couch when I finish posting and go exercise while little boy is "napping". If I don't fall asleep first--the…

Hey Ash--you were talking about middle back pain. Is it in the middle or off to one side? I would get these searing pains...felt like under my rib cage near my back, but off to one side---turned out it was my gallbladder. Some women have more trouble with it during pregnancy. If you google something like "gallbladder…

Hi all--I've been stalking all week, but finding time to write is hard sometimes! Our first sonogram is tomorrow. I have no reason to think that everything isn't going just as planned inside there, but I"m sure you all know how it is--I"m so anxious. I guess it's all the buildup after the TTC rollercoaster. Well, tomorrow…

Hey all--life is crazy busy--but instead of just stalking two boards, I thought I'd pop in and say hi since someone asked! (Awww, thanks.) Tomorrow is our sonogram--here's hoping everything looks good! Keep the fingers and toes and all other crossable parts crossed! We've told our parents and some siblings and a few…

I got "stripped" 3 days after my due date--the Dr just said--"It's time to get this thing going--I'm going to strip your membranes" and did it. I went into labor that evening! (I'm glad no one had told me what it felt like though--that strip was un.com.for.ta.ble.) Glad yours wasn't too bad. BTW--I remember thinking this…

Hi Ladies--I'm "in between" forums, I guess. Got my BFP a few days ago, but am waiting on HGC results (second test today) and the sono next Wed before I think I'll really settle into the idea that I'm pregnant. Plus, I haven't said goodbye to my TTC peeps. I'll miss them. But not enough to want to stay! It's been a long…

YAY Pam! Doesn't it just change your whole outlook when someone validates what you have been trying to say? Hooray! December!!! WOW! I think everyone knows what I'm gratetful for right about now...:happy:

Yes. I have heard GREAT things about the Ergo. It was a little out of my price range when I learned about it...but actually, I have a friend who got one for her second, and I'm hoping I might be able to borrow it if this one sticks. Wow--I can't believe I was just able to say that! Thanks for the support everyone! Surreal,…

Hey all! Hold on to your hats, I have a story to tell. i went into my OBGYN today for my annual exam. I came out... PREGNANT. That's right---BFP ladies! Okay--so that's really the whole story, but it deserved it's own paragraph. So yeah...it happened...naturally. I was waiting for AF to start and had promised myself that I…

It's 3 am. I'm an insomniac. Sigh. Well, at least I had some pretty pictures to look at. Pam--I really like the first one in the new set--the one in front of the waterfall with your head on his chest. You both just look so happy in it. Love it. (The others are great too.)

My friend has a Mobi wrap and she loves it too. I would like the fact that the weight is spread out over both shoulders...once i figured out how to get it on! Haha. If I had found one of those on sale, I probably would have gotten it too! Welcome to the board!

I looked like a big blue and white mummy. Hubby thought it was quite hysterical. Anything to keep my kid safe, right?

I think you need a cuddle night! So does the dog! Hugs for both of you! Oh, about the Maya wrap--I got all worried about the suffocation thing too, and my mom was sending me all sorts of articles about it...but we loved that thing so much. So I wrapped my head in it to see how hard it was to breathe through the fabric, and…

To clarify--I meant my hubby--he wore our son as much as I did around the house. He loved having his hands free to do other things. Although, I guess my dad did too, and was ahead of his time...he'd take me out in the snugli all the time. Other dads would give him weird looks--or so my mom reported. :-)

I found a maya wrap at a consignment store (same idea) and bought it, thinking it might come in useful once the little one came. Best. Investment. Ever. He'd yell and scream when we put him in that thing, but then he'd cozy down and sleep so well while we wore him around. I used it till he was almost a year old--especially…