Monday, February 15, 2010

2/15/2010 Check-In

Check-In time mamas:

1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"?
2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week?
3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.)
4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year?
5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!?
6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet?
7. Anything else you want to share???

24 comments:

  1. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? Not really- I'm still super tired, and now my back is hurting.
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? More back pain.
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.) I think I'm finally feeling sweet flutters from my angel!
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? Walked the lake w my baby, had a really healthy lunch then prenatal massage, then DH cooked me dinner. Very nice.
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? Anxiously Awaiting- find out next Tuesday, think it's a boy!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? Not exactly, we have to buy a new house!
    7. Anything else you want to share??? We're getting a new home (lease up in June and I need a new car, have a 2 door convertible right now) so lots of changes!

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  2. 1. Definitely has been the honeymoon phase! I have energy, I'm eating a lot more, I can exercise, and I got to find out that I am having a boy!
    2. Hmmm...getting comfortable while sleeping gets tougher and tougher every night.
    3. Oh yes, lots of movement! Lil' Nudger is very active. Mostly in the middle lower abdomen.
    4. DH and I had steak on Saturday, and on Sunday went to an ice sculpture festival. Low-key but fun!
    5. Team blue!
    6. A little--went to Hobby Lobby to look at fabrics on Saturday.
    7. Brought in cupcakes with blue sprinkles and little flags that said "It's a Boy" into work today! So fun!

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  3. 1. Its been alright. I tire easily but I am feeling pretty good
    2. nothing new
    3. yup. mostly when i am laying down but occasionally thoughout the day
    4. not really. Dinner and a movie.
    5. Team Blue
    6. yup. Walls painted. furniture in there. Starting to try to find things for the walls. Did his name for above his crib today.
    7. We decided on a name!!

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  4. 1. I have been sick with a cold and then a stomach bug most of 2nd trimester, so not sure yet. I have a little more energy.
    2. I have to switch sides non stop during the night because my back starts to hurt.
    3. So far I have felt a lot of flutters and light taps every once in a while in my lower mid to left abdomen. No real kicks yet.
    4. My DH started working nights on Sat. and worked Sun. night too, so he either slept or worked all weekend. He got me flowers, candy, and card on Friday night and just hung out and ordered in dinner then.
    5. We find out this Friday! I am thinking boy.
    6.We have some decorations/crib, but haven't started putting it all together yet.
    7. Nothing today.

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  5. 1. 2nd tri has progressively gotten better...definitely honeymoon compared to the emotional 1st tri!
    2. No new symptoms...my boobs continually surprise me with their growing and soreness.
    3. I've felt some movement but it's not consistent at all. Most lower right.
    4. Nope and it was the best ever! Bought season 1 & 2 of Californication and sat on the couch all weekend!
    5. Team Anxiously Waiting! 3 weeks and counting.
    6. Not until April or May when SIL moves out.
    7. Playing the name game and trying to find carpet and tile to re-do our flooring with our tax return.

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  6. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"?ehh..ok i guess..pretty easy
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? heartburn is getting worse :(
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.)Felt a couple little jabs last night (ya..happy v-day) while watching Avatar at IMAX..hah..wonder if it was from the seats!!
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? MIL took DH, had a nice dinner out and saw avatar..great night.
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? PINK!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? No, but just decided on colors, bedding, etc..can't wait to get started.
    7. Anything else you want to share??? Getting closer to finalizing names ..i think the tops are Abigail, Olivia, Emily, Ellen and Sophie.

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  7. 1. I have been feeling really good. My energy is finally back.
    2. No new symptoms. I am finally starting to get sleep again.
    3. I started feeling movement a couple weeks ago but it has slowed down. I was usually feeling it in my right side.
    4. We had a really nice dinner at home. It was perfect.
    5. We are on team baby kept it legs closed. We have another ultrasound Thursday evening
    6. We have the crib and dresser in the room, it's painted and now we are just waiting until we find out what team we are on.

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  8. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? I've felt pretty good all along.
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? I've had a lot of lower back pain and heartburn
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.)I feel taps and I felt a flip the other day. It's been pretty low, right above my pubic bone.
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? I made a heart shaped cake and we saw Valentine's Day
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? Team Anxiously Waiting!!!!!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? Just cleaning/clearing it out
    7. Anything else you want to share??? Big U/S 2/24!!

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  9. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? It has been better than the 1st tri, but I still don't feel great!
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? My morning sicknesss has pretty much disappeared, but now I'm getting a lot of heart burn/acid reflux.
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.) I feel sporadic movement, usually its low and on both sides.
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? Hubby and I went shopping and just spent the day together.
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? We think we are team blue and team pink! We have our next u/s in two weeks so we will get another look at the twins and confirm genders.
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? Nope, I bought bedding but we are waiting for our new house to be built.
    7. Anything else you want to share??? Nope.
    KaiteeDidIt

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  10. 1. It's been pretty good. Fatigue has really been visiting lately lol.
    2. I haven't felt as much movement as I did a week or so ago :( RLP is getting much worse!
    3. I started feeling it around 14w. It was low/to the right. And sometimes in the center. Haven't felt much in the past week though.
    4. No, just spent the day with my hubby, my mom, my grandparents, and my sis/her family.
    5. We find out NEXT WEEK! :D I'm so stoked
    6. Not really. We know what furniture we are using, but are waiting to find out our team to plan bedding and decorations
    7. My next OB appt is this Wednesday, the 17th. We set up our big u/s that day, and it will most likely be on the 24th or 25th. So not too much longer!

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  11. 1. It has been ok. I am getting a lot more pain in lower back and headaches. It is quite amazing to feel movement though.
    2. Insane lower back pain!
    3. Yes :) Usually it is middle, lower abdomen
    4. Nothing to crazy. Made breakfast together. DH got me a sonogram frame :)
    5. Team Purple! (Hate pink, but learning to embrace it, haha)
    6. Yes. We have had the furniture for a while and since we found out that we are having a little girl, the shopping frenzy has started! We plan on painting this weekend.

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  12. 1. 2nd tri is fabulous-- so much energy!
    2. feeling pretty good, despite my runny nose :)
    3. I'm pretty sure I'm feeling a few nudges and pokes now and then, but I have an anterior placenta so it might be awhile before I'm positive that what I'm feeling is Sprout.
    4. we spent the day together and had dinner at a local restaurant-- pretty low key and perfect for us
    5. Team Green! we stayed strong on Thursday :)
    6. we have a crib and big, comfy rocker, but they're not actually in our house yet.
    7. our big attic renovation starts in a few weeks-- wish us luck!

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  13. 1. 2nd trimester has certainly given me back some energy and the nausea has been gone for awhile now! Not sure I would go so far as to say it's "honeymoon" phase.
    2. No new symptoms.
    3. I have been feeling movement for about a week now - lower left side, feels like little taps.
    4. Out for dinner with the hubs - it had been awhile since we'd done dinner just the two of us.
    5. Team anxiously awaiting!?
    6. Hubs started reorganizing our basement to make it into the guest bedroom - next weekend he'll be moving all of the furniture out of the baby's room to the basement. And we've done a lot of searching for things we want to buy depending on whether it's a girl/boy.

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  14. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? Yep. For the most part been feeling great! Just a lot of headaches.
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? Not really.
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.) I think so, not sure yet. Felt it low, bellow belly button.
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? We had a Romantic Dinner together at home, that we cooked together. Japanese!
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? Find out in one week!!!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? Yes, Cleared out all the stuff from its previous purpose (spare bedroom), and now have crib set up!
    7. Anything else you want to share??? SO EXCITED for our appt next monday. I'm afraid I'll spend soooo much money that day once I know the sex. Oh well =)

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  15. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? Has been much better than first tri, but has also brought a whole new set of pregnancy joys
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? Bad nosebleeds and migranes.
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.)Yes is consistent now. Feel low and near my belly button
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? Nope, DH and I are not into the "holiday" Just spent the day together
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? TEAM PINK!!!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? I am starting to gather ideas, and hoping to find our furniture next weekend to get it ordered
    7. Anything else you want to share??? We registered this weekend which was a lot of fun but very overwhelming!

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  16. 1. 2nd tri has been great! Much more energy the last few weeks.
    2. Nothing new or disapearing.
    3. Lots of movement. Mostly in the middle of my lower abdomen.
    4. Nothing special.
    5. We are on team "we know what it is, but its a secret for now".. which really bugs our families :)
    6. Not yet. We have some renovations to do to our upper level before we paint and such.. we'll probably wait til spring to do anything.

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  17. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? yea I have felt great, most symptoms are gone now other than feeling tired & headaches now & then
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? headaches are starting to come daily - I think I just need to make sure I always have water with me
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.) Yes daily now, mostly low to the left
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? No, we celebrate later in the month on our 'dating' anniversary:)
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? Team Green!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? No, but I have started thinking about it - we need to move our guest bed out first - which will be in April
    7. Anything else you want to share??? We got our stroller this week and I loooooooooooove it!!

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  18. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? Yeah, I guess so... have a cold now so the fatigue is back
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? The nausea has come back a bit!
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.) I've been feeling it all over now, a lot stronger this week!
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? Had our big U/S on the 12th so we celebrated then
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? TEAM PINK!!! Very excited!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? Planning, but waiting until the in-laws visit next week before we actually do anything in there
    7. Anything else you want to share??? Realllllly looking forward to spring, sooo sick of winter!

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  19. 1. 2nd trimester has been good, energy comes and goes but no food aversions!
    2. Just nose bleeds and stuffy nose
    3. Movement every day now, lots of taps all over. My hubby even got to feel a small tap from the outside, very subtle though!
    4. We were at Sugarloaf (DH skiing, me snowshoeing) and we exchanged very sweet cards and I had a massage!
    5. We are TEAM BLUE! Found out almost 2 weeks ago! Jameson Scott!
    6. Ordered our crib and dresser yesterday and just waiting for bedding! So fun!
    7. I have another U/S in 2.5 weeks because they saw a hematoma on my placenta that they want to watch, these little things make me so anxious although I know they are just being cautious!

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  20. 1. I'm feeling better little by little, but still throwing up most days and relying on my Zofran to get me through.
    2. Lessening m/s, finally beginning to get a bit of my appetite back.
    3. I felt it at 14 weeks in the lower right side. Since then I've felt it 3 times, usually in the same area.
    4. Dinner at Red Lobster.. that was more than enough for us!
    5. Anxiously awaiting!!
    6. We live in an apartment, so no nursery in our future. Starting pricing cribs though.

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  21. 1. So much better than the first trimester! I haven't puked in a month, life is good!
    2. just my hips hurting when I sleep, I hate sleeping on my side, I am a back sleeper!
    3. She has been moving a lot lately, she is low and in the middle
    4. Not really, I made dinner for my hubby and he got me some roses.
    5. Team Pink
    6.I bought the stuffed pooh characters this past weekend, and my BIL is going to start painting the mural this coming weekend.
    7. I love my snoogle! I hated it up until Sunday night, and I have finally figured out a way I can use it, and it makes sleeping so much better!

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  22. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? I guess, I really hope 3rd tri isn't that bad
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? Not being able to get comfy sleeping anymore
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.) Same ol same ol
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? I got DH candy, he got me flowers/a plant, we painted the nursery, and went to dinner on Saturday
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? Pink!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? Yup we painted, now DH has to put together all the furniture.
    7. Anything else you want to share??? I'm so excited I'm finally able to post on the blog!!! And not be the one loner posting on the post. Woot!

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  23. 1. Not really but better than the first. I have a lot of lower back pain and have been suffering from a really bad cold the last week or so.
    2. Nothing new really but starting to feel a lot bigger.
    3. Yes, he's all over the place now.
    4. We had a nice dinner out planned but my husband and I were both sick so it didn't happen :(
    5. Team blue!
    6. Not yet. We have some company coming in March so we have to wait to turn the guest room into the baby's room until after the company is gone.
    7. Can't believe I'm halfway there! Can't wait for July!

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  24. 1. How has 2nd tri been? Is it really the "honeymoon trimester"? So far, so good! I broke out on my chin a little, but it's clearing up.
    2. Any new symptoms (or disappearing symptoms) this week? Just starting to "feel" pregnant.
    3. Have you felt any movement yet??? Where is it located? (high, low, left, right, etc.) Thinking I'm feeling occasional twinges in my lower left side.
    4. Did you do anything special for valentines day this year? Nope, stayed in and made dinner together.
    5. What team are you on?? Team pink, team blue, team green, or team anxiously awaiting!? Team Anxiously Waiting--we find out 2/24!
    6. Have you started preparing your nursery yet? Not yet, but we're gathering ideas for what we want to do.
    7. Anything else you want to share??? Can't wait to see if it's a boy or a girl--hopefully the baby will cooperate and show us his/her "goodies!"

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