How are you feeling?


How are you emotionally?


How is Daddy handling things?


How is the nursery coming along? if possible take a photo of it's current state.

How are you feeling? Other than completely giant, I am sore. Yesterday during a grocery shopping experience, pushing a full trolley ladden with groceries and Jacob, something down low started hurting and it turned into a major burning sensation and stopped me from being able to walk. I was getting a tonne of BH too so it was an extreme mission to get my butt back to the car and home. I rang my ob/gyn and it seems my pelvis (where it joins in the front) is seperating and pinching a nerve, hence the burning feeling and I am under strict orders to relax and not pick up anything heavier than 1kg :lol2: Yeah, RIGHT says the mother of 3 children under 5! I will do my best, but honestly it's not an easy task! If I don't push Jacob in his stroller after a while he wants to be held, so therefore even lifting the stroller out of car is heavier than 1kg, so the method I use to prevent picking up a child is still picking something up, I just don't know what I am supposed to do.

I am out of breath a lot now too, and bubs movements are so beyond massive my stomach jolts and jerks into so many different odd shapes, it's hilarious to watch but painful at times when the movements are fast and sharp, especially when bubs uses my pelvic bone as a leverage tool. I also can't let my bladder even begin to fill up, because then walking becomes a serious waddle situation trying to stop myself from peeing my pants till I get to the toilet :giggle: How attractive is pregnancy! :loveeyes:

I also have booked a fetal growth u/s for next Thursday (the dr wants to check the size of the baby as of last appt I am measuring full term :woa: ) I am very excited to see bubs in the 3D scan as it's going to be a little chubster and I will be able to guage who he/she is going to look like.


How are you emotionally? Well emotionally I am feeling a little overwhelmed. I start to feel a little panicked about who I am going to cope with 4 children under 5. Especially in February Aiden starts kindergarten and Riley starts preschool, I will be driving to different schools 4 times a day picking up kids at different times and dragging Jacob and a newborn in and out of a car. I know I am going to be fine as plenty of people do this everyday, but if I let myself over think it I do start to feel very nervous. I am also a little impatient, I get irritated easy and tend to snap. I hear myself doing it but I can't control myself. :shuffle:


How is Daddy handling things? I think Tony has had a hard time really letting the concept of a fourth child sink in. The last few weeks he has really been acting almost shocked at how big I am and how soon bubs will be here. He has been touching my stomach more and getting way more involved, not that he wasn't before, but recently it's become way more frequent. He is looking forward to spending some alone time with the boys while I am in hospital, being their sole caregiver, her really misses out on so much being at work.


How is the nursery coming along? if possible take a photo of it's current state. Well we have finally unpacked all the boxes we had stored in there, the wardrobe is still full of crap that I need to sort through, as we are still building the entertainment unit and some other things the majority of this stuff can't be unpacked, but I do need to do something about it ASAP, as I can't wash and unpack baby clothes till I do that. Okay well that's not completely true I do have the dresser in the room I can put clothes in till I get the wardrobe sorted, but still :lol:

We have a friend coming over tonight to install the new light fittings in the room, and I have put together the bassinet, and gotten out the carseat and bouncer which are just sititng in the nursery for now. I will install the carseat in a few weeks. I have not put a border up yet, I don't know whether to do something neutral or to wait and see who inside of me and get a more gender specific border as the rest of the room is fairly neutral. But that can be done after bubs is born. I also still need to buy the change table/bath combo.

Okay so here is the nursery as of today.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d606b3127cceba1201d026f000000025108AbN2Llq0aNH http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d606b3127cceba1202c1667800000025108AbN2Llq0aNH

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d606b3127cceba1202ff664600000025108AbN2Llq0aNH

Okay and get ready, here is what that wardrobe looks like on the inside :errr: I have 4 weeks to sort it out! How many bets I will be doing it the last week :giggle:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7d606b3127cceba124937a70300000025108AbN2Llq0aNH

How are you feeling?
Pretty good.


How are you emotionally?
My big U/S is this week and its been 5 weeks since my last appointment so I have my nervous moments, But then i feel the baby move and its better.


How is Daddy handling things?
He is not to crazy about my lack of interest in sex. I wanted to not find out what were having, but he wants to know so we're finding out.


How is the nursery coming along? if possible take a photo of it's current state.
The baby will be sharing a room with Isaiah so we're not doing any thing big. Right now its just the crib which is full of stuff like the car seat, swing (still in box), and bouncy seat. We need to buy a dresser/change combo and a new crib matress still. The bedding for the crib I will be buying for Christmas and putting it under the tree for the baby. I think if the baby gets gifts it will help things seem more real to Hannah and Isaiah.

Deb, the room is gorgeous and it will all be done by the time you need it! I know that closet looks like a super major tast in the state you are in and how much energy everything takes, but it'll get done! I just love your house and what all you've done with it! I agree about doing gender-specific stuff after bubs is here-whether it's a boy or a girl, you can really cherish your last baby and go all out :love:

He is not to crazy about my lack of interest in sex. I wanted to not find out what were having, but he wants to know so we're finding out.


WHen i read the first sentence, I thought, "well, duh, you are pregnant, quite natural to have lack of interest in sex..." then I read along and realized which sex you were talking about.. :lol2:

Can't wait to find out what you are having!! Are you hoping for either gender?

:lol: I thought the same thing as Lena! :giggle:

Deb, I can't imagine having that big of a belly at this point. Mine is half the size of yours. I hope that you are able to keep yourself comfortable these last few weeks. The nursery looks really great. Definitely wait and do something gender specific.:awink: I can't wait to find out what you're having!!

WHen i read the first sentence, I thought, "well, duh, you are pregnant, quite natural to have lack of interest in sex..." then I read along and realized which sex you were talking about.. :lol2:
I also thought that!:lol: Can't wait to hear what you 're having!

~ Melissa

How are you feeling? Not too bad. Any aches and pains I have are from doing the demolition in our house, not from pregnancy. The heartburn/indigestion/nausea have taken a break for now and have left me alone, thank goodness. Hopefully they'll stay away from here on out! I'm loving my belly right now and feeling her squirm inside of me. I am excited to meet her, but hope she comes closer to her due date, or even after. We just have SO much to do before she arrives.

How are you emotionally? I'm good, just cranky. There is a lot of stress over this addition. At this point there is no way it will be done before the baby gets here. That is a story left for my journal.:rolleyes: I'm just wanting this done already and it feels neverending.

How is Daddy handling things? Good, he's under a lot of stress to finish this addition, so he's been cranky lately too. We argue a lot. I told him last night that it is crazy that in 3 weeks I'll have to install the baby's carseat and get our bags packed. I thought the poor guy was going to choke.:giggle: He said "3 weeks?!". Yeah honey, I'll be full term in 3 weeks. He is SO excited for this and cannot wait to meet his second daughter.

How is the nursery coming along? if possible take a photo of it's current state. I can't do anything with the nursery until this addition is completely done and the final inspections have been done. Honestly, I'll be lucky to have it ready by November.:blue:

~ Melissa

How are you feeling?
The morning sickness goes in waves, although I feel better overall with this one than I did with Sarah. I'm still dizzy off and on, but overall that's just about gone.


How are you emotionally?
I'm having a hard time with my brothers. Two of them don't want me to have another baby due to Sarah's issues, and they haven't congratulated me. The older one hasn't so much as acknowledged the fact that I'm pregnant. I'm very hurt by this. I told my mother that Sarah's progress or lack thereof is no longer to be a topic of conversation with them. And I refuse to call them from the hospital when I have this baby if they don't come around and show some interest. If they get mad at me for not saying anything, I'll just tell them that they didn't seem interested when I was pregnant, so I didn't think they cared to know when I had the baby. I think they'll come around, though.


How is Daddy handling things?
He's fine. He feels bad for me that sometimes I feel so bad. But otherwise he seems fine with everything.


How is the nursery coming along? if possible take a photo of it's current state.
The baby is getting Sarah's old nursery. She moved to her big girl room probably a month before I even got pregnant. I need to move the rest of Sarah's stuff that's still in there, though. Part of my delay in this is my wedding gown is in the closet in the big girl room and I don't have anywhere safe to store it. I need to buy a cedar chest and figure out where to put one.

Melissa, hey! I can't believe how busy you guys are with the house addition! What is it with all you 4th and unexpected child people? :lol: moving, renovating, tearing houses apart, putting new stuff in? :lol: Just kidding, of course, I think it's wonderful that both you and Deb have undertaken such huge projects before the baby comes! I hope you can get a little break from all the demolition you have been doing!

Amy, I'm sorry it's been rough with your brothers..... family....they can be the best support ever and they also hurt you the deepest, don't they? I hope your brothers come around soon...... I think it's wonderful you are having another baby!!!!

I'm having a hard time with my brothers. Two of them don't want me to have another baby due to Sarah's issues, and they haven't congratulated me. The older one hasn't so much as acknowledged the fact that I'm pregnant. I'm very hurt by this. I told my mother that Sarah's progress or lack thereof is no longer to be a topic of conversation with them. And I refuse to call them from the hospital when I have this baby if they don't come around and show some interest. If they get mad at me for not saying anything, I'll just tell them that they didn't seem interested when I was pregnant, so I didn't think they cared to know when I had the baby. I think they'll come around, though.

You should tell them that Beethovens mother gave birth to 3 deaf, 2 blind and one mentally retarded child before she got pregnant with him. Yes he was born deaf but look at the genius that came out of him!!!

You should also stress that just because Sarah has delays does not mean she doesn't have a right to be here, if you end up with another child just like her, they deserve to be here and loved to! :hmpf:

Makes me so angry!!!! I am sorry you have to deal with such narrow mindedness!!!

I told him last night that it is crazy that in 3 weeks I'll have to install the baby's carseat and get our bags packed. I thought the poor guy was going to choke.:giggle: He said "3 weeks?!". Yeah honey, I'll be full term in 3 weeks.


We had this exact conversation this morning, I was reminding Tony that he needs to give a heads up to his boss that I am full term in 3 weeks and he can end up on leave anytime after that. We both choked on the "3 weeks" part! I can't believe it!

We had this exact conversation this morning, I was reminding Tony that he needs to give a heads up to his boss that I am full term in 3 weeks and he can end up on leave anytime after that. We both choked on the "3 weeks" part! I can't believe it!

I know! Sometimes I switch to saying how many days are left until I'm due. Makes it seem further away.:giggle: I am just not ready for a newborn yet!! But whoa, saying three weeks until full term just blows me away. How is that possible??!!

~ Melissa

How are you feeling?

Pretty good, but getting more sore / tired the bigger I get. I've got to post last week's picture.

How are you emotionally?

I haven't done much yet to prepare, maybe because it "seems" so far away. But I'm almost half-way, that was a shock.

How is Daddy handling things?

Doing well. I love it when he touches my belly and says hi to Tiny Mite. He thinks it's a boy just because of all the time / difficulty to conceive Anya and this one just bam, jumped in there.

How are you feeling? Good! I've been exhausted a lot lately, but it's our busy season at work, so I've had lots of classes to teach, presentations to give, etc. Being on my feet for so long gets old fast.

How are you emotionally? Pretty good, now that our hospital u/s is over and the doctor found no problems. Even though I thought things would turn out fine, it was still a huge worry and I'm really excited that things are ok. I might have to have more monitoring/tests done, because they can't explain why my quad screen test was slightly elevated for one thing (since everything looked fine), but I'm feeling good about it all.

How is Daddy handling things? He's excited about the baby, but he's not handling me being pregnant so well, if that makes sense. He expects me to be able to do whatever he wants. He wants us to spend the night at his family's cabin this weekend. It's old, absolutely no a/c, and it's going to be hot and humid. Old, rickety beds, tons of bugs outside, and no way to really cool off since it's so hot. Unless you want to swim in the lake, which is green and disgusting and the surface is just covered in bugs. He just doesn't get why that won't be comfortable (I wouldn't want to do it not pregnant) and is mad at me about it. He just has no idea what it feels like and doesn't try to understand. I don't know what I'm going to do with him for the next four months or so!

How is the nursery coming along? if possible take a photo of it's current state. The nursery is really coming along. We've got all the furniture, the room is painted, and I love it. We still need tons of stuff for the baby, and we have to put in a closet organizer, but it still looks good.
http://onceuponalife.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9087&stc=1

Wall above the crib:
http://onceuponalife.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9088&stc=1

There are a few more in my journal...the walls are really a bluish green. My camera batteries were dying when I took these!

You should tell them that Beethovens mother gave birth to 3 deaf, 2 blind and one mentally retarded child before she got pregnant with him. Yes he was born deaf but look at the genius that came out of him!!!

You should also stress that just because Sarah has delays does not mean she doesn't have a right to be here, if you end up with another child just like her, they deserve to be here and loved to! :hmpf:

Makes me so angry!!!! I am sorry you have to deal with such narrow mindedness!!!

I forgot to add the extra "fun" part of this situation. Neither of them have had the guts to say it to me directly. They told my mom. :rolleyes: So I have the other stupid I'm-not-supposed-to-know-about-this dynamic. I told my mom I wanted to confront them and she doesn't want me to tell them she said anything. :disbelief

So I can't even easily get all of this off my chest without ticking off my mother, even if she deserves it.

:banghead: