Bella Dea
 
Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 10:41 am
My BABY SHOWER is this weekend. MY BABY shower....

Shocked

I am due in less than 13 weeks.

In less than 13 weeks, I am going to have a baby.

Shocked Shocked Shocked
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FreeDuck
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:27 am
I can't believe it!

The universe has tilted.

(I'm not being sarcastic, I remember having the same feeling.)
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sozobe
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:28 am
Yep, it's familiar.

Then when you actually have your baby in your house you'll think "HO-LY CRAP. This is a baby. In my house. They let me take it home from the hospital. What's WRONG with them?!"
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wandeljw
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:45 am
bella,

I wish you all the best. I am sure you will have a happy time.
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Chai
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:48 am
13 weeks?

wow, it seems like just yesterday you were making the joyous announcement.


soz...I like that "What's wrong with them? They let me take this baby HOME?"
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Eva
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 12:13 pm
Reality set in for me when the baby was 2 weeks old and I watched my mother back out of my driveway and head home. She lived 100 miles away. I remember turning to my husband with tears in my eyes and saying, "Oh ****. I know I'm gonna kill him."



I was a few months short of 40 years old and had never even changed a diaper until I brought him home. Totally clueless.
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 12:38 pm
Chai wrote:


soz...I like that "What's wrong with them? They let me take this baby HOME?"


That's sort of how I think I will feel. Shocked
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Linkat
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 01:25 pm
I remember my baby being less than a few weeks ago - she began having those crying spells every day in the late afternoon - where they cry and cry for no reason and nothing seems to comfort them. I called the doctor's office and the nurse said it could be that she has gas - did you try ABC? Of course I had - It could be that she is uncomfortable, it could be blah blah - it could her personality, etc. So I said, but this isn't like her! Then it dawned on me - nothing is like her yet she is only 3 freakin weeks old. The nurse must have gotten a chuckle over that first parent panic attack.

And I also did not change a diaper in about 25 years - I was just shy of my 35th birthday and even my mom questioned whether I would be able to - my husband they trusted over me in the care of the baby! My own parents - well I did change my friends toddlers pullup once - but I manage to screw that up when I found out later I put it on backwards.
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DrewDad
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 02:51 pm
The reassuring part of this is that we all felt clueless, yet we all figured it out.

Except for Chai.
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Joeblow
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 04:51 pm
Re: HO-LY CRAP
Bella Dea wrote:
My BABY SHOWER is this weekend. MY BABY shower....

Shocked

I am due in less than 13 weeks.

In less than 13 weeks, I am going to have a baby.

Shocked Shocked Shocked



And life will never be the same again. Amen. Very Happy


If I ever figure out how to post a picture, I'll show you the yellow rubber ducky I insist on giving you as part of your shower gift. For now, you'll have to envision it in your mind's eye.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 05:44 pm
Great news. Babies are my favorite people.
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Bella Dea
 
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Reply Wed 9 May, 2007 09:06 am
Today's appointment went well. I am on to my third trimester! Appointments every 2 weeks now.

That's freaky because it means I am getting closer!!

Baby is estimated at 3-3 1/2 pounds, which is great! I think that she's a little bigger than expected (most fetus at 28 weeks are 2-2 1/2 pounds) but that could easily even out in the next 12 weeks...Doc is sure that I will have a "normal sized" baby (6-8lbs) and not some giant creation. And he could be wrong about her weight. It's all based on my belly size.

I've gained a total of 20, which sucks. The average weight gain is 17-24lbs so I am well within the norm.

I had my glucose test today...hopefully all will be well on that front.

Shower this weekend...the weather looks great and I am excited!

I just need to get used to the fact that for real, I am having a baby.
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squinney
 
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Reply Wed 9 May, 2007 10:15 am
Mine were both premies, so my first was born about this time (29 weeks) in my pregnancy. They kept asking me what I was going to name her. I kept saying "I don't know. I have 11 weeks to decide, don't I?"

She was in the hospital for 6 weeks. I remember walking out of the hospital with her, strapping her into the car and thinking "Oh, my gosh!!! I have a baby!" as I pulled away from the curb.

For the first couple of weeks I kept going in to her room while she was sleeping to make sure it was real. I was scared to death that I would forget that I had a baby and just walk out the door to go to the store like I used to be able to do.

I'd think things like, "I'll vacuum when she goes down for her nap." (Duh!)

Fun times ahead, Bella.

I promise. Very Happy
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Linkat
 
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Reply Wed 9 May, 2007 10:21 am
Bella Dea wrote:
Today's appointment went well. I am on to my third trimester! Appointments every 2 weeks now.

That's freaky because it means I am getting closer!!

Baby is estimated at 3-3 1/2 pounds, which is great! I think that she's a little bigger than expected (most fetus at 28 weeks are 2-2 1/2 pounds) but that could easily even out in the next 12 weeks...Doc is sure that I will have a "normal sized" baby (6-8lbs) and not some giant creation. And he could be wrong about her weight. It's all based on my belly size.

I've gained a total of 20, which sucks. The average weight gain is 17-24lbs so I am well within the norm.

I had my glucose test today...hopefully all will be well on that front.

Shower this weekend...the weather looks great and I am excited!

I just need to get used to the fact that for real, I am having a baby.


Ha they can rarely guess the weight - I gained the lower end I think 15 pounds with my first and she weight 1 oz shy of 8 pounds. The doctor's comment - I would have never guessed she would have been that big.

The second baby I gained 20 and she was 8 pounds 6 oz. I have good sized babies for being such a small person. You just never know.
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Loren Whetstone
 
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Reply Wed 30 May, 2007 06:56 pm
Re: HO-LY CRAP
Bella Dea wrote:
My BABY SHOWER is this weekend. MY BABY shower....

Shocked

I am due in less than 13 weeks.

In less than 13 weeks, I am going to have a baby.

Shocked Shocked Shocked



Good luck with everything.
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dadpad
 
  1  
Reply Wed 30 May, 2007 08:09 pm
Labour Ward first bella.


Her...
EEEERRRRRRGGGGGG!
Pant, pant,
<devil>
IF YOU EVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN I WILL CUT YOUR NUTS OFF!!!!!


UUUUUUUUHHHHHHH!!!!!!

<Doe>
Please dont leave, Hold my hand.

!!!NOT SO ******* HARD!!!!
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Green Witch
 
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Reply Wed 30 May, 2007 08:11 pm
dadpad wrote:
Labour Ward first bella.


Her...
EEEERRRRRRGGGGGG!
Pant, pant,
<devil>
IF YOU EVER COME NEAR ME AGAIN I WILL CUT YOUR NUTS OFF!!!!!


UUUUUUUUHHHHHHH!!!!!!

<Doe>
Please dont leave, Hold my hand.

!!!NOT SO **** HARD!!!!


If men had to have the babies the human race would be extinct.
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CalamityJane
 
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Reply Wed 30 May, 2007 08:16 pm
...or retarded.
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dadpad
 
  1  
Reply Wed 30 May, 2007 08:26 pm
If you found someone dumb enough to take on the job would you?






<ducks>

<Weaves>


<RUNS>
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littlek
 
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Reply Wed 30 May, 2007 08:27 pm
When is Bella due?
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