Due in December/January/February 2013/14

Hope everyone is doing well! Getting so close now it feels! I can't believe it's already the 3rd trimester for some of us!

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't know the gender... or maybe there is 1 or 2 more of you! I am so beyond clueless I have no idea what to expect. I totally think it'll be a boy because I doubt I make anything else (and it's impossible to picture actually having a girl) but my heart tells me it's a girl. I guess we'll be a little surprised either way!

This one is a little mover, just like my other two. I'm starting to wonder if I just have a really uncomfortable uterus because all 3 of my babies have been very wiggly in the womb - DS1 is a wild child, but DS2 is as calm as they come!

Hope everyone is doing well and all scans are showing healthy happy babies!

Hi ladies! I haven't been on here in ages! I am still adjusting to the back to school routine! Busy bees!

Mathlide-Sending you big (((hugs))). Sounds like DH is on board for another that's awesome! I love big families! I would have more in a heart beat!

Rainbow-excited to hear about your sono Wednesday! Hopefully you get the tech that lets you visit with the baby a long time!!!!

Black&Gold-I admire your staying team green! The delivery room energy is going to be so fun and exciting!

Ladybugs-great news on your latest dr appt!

Emily-I'm sure you are so happy and relived to have a plan! Now it's just putting it all into action!

Fall weather has set in and I am loving the 85-90 degree weather! I'll take that over 110 any day!

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been reading but not able to post.

Mathilde, so sorry for your disappointment but agree DH sounds amazing and big families are awesome, you will get your girl for sure then feel this baby was a bonus. I feel that about ds2.

Nice to hear from everyone else, I am keeping up but not always finding time to reply.

So we had our 19 week anatomy scan yesterday, it's still a girl! I feel like I've just been told for the first time, because I didn't want to believe it before now, just in case, especially because at 10 weeks it looked boy. I feel like now I had a girl nub at 12w, girl at 15 w scan and 19 w scan, SURELY it can't be wrong, right? People keep telling me stories about how their friend was told girl then it came out a boy. WHY DO THEY SAY THIS? I was feeling confident and now after those comments I feel like it could still be taken away. I feel like THEY are taking it away from me, and I'm mad. I just want to nest, and organise, but feel I'm tempting fate by doing so. Like if I want it so much, something has to go wrong.

Totally board crashing here. But congrats again Meeks!! And don't worry about those comments. People always seem to have the need to shock people, not realizing how insensitive it is! Coming from a radiography background, as long as you had your scan at a reputable place. They almost never get it wrong these days. You don't know where this friend of a friend went to get their scan done! Try to put it out of your head! You're having your girl!!! Celebrate!!!! Woohoo!!!!

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Totally board crashing here. But congrats again Meeks!! And don't worry about those comments. People always seem to have the need to shock people, not realizing how insensitive it is! Coming from a radiography background, as long as you had your scan at a reputable place. They almost never get it wrong these days. You don't know where this friend of a friend went to get their scan done! Try to put it out of your head! You're having your girl!!! Celebrate!!!! Woohoo!!!!

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Thanks hon, yes we had it done at a very reputable place and I was stoaked because we got the same tech as when I had ds2. She is super switched on, been doing it 15 years but still young enough to be enthusiastic, and has 3 kids herself and explains everything as she goes. Amazing! She checked 3 times before checking obviously and telling us it's a girl. Then froze it on a crop and explained all the girl bits etc so there was no doubt. She also pointed out where cord was as we changed perspective so there was no "omg what is that" moments.

At 15 weeks my scan that said girl was at my ob's office so I was less inclined to trust him despite it being laughably girly, like "leg-blankopenspace-leg" and the nurse friend I had with me, the ob, AND my midwife all said girl for sure.

I think the fact I swayed and wanted one so bad has made me super sensitive to it being wrong (taken away from me). Also super hormonal which always helps, NOT.

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I been obsessing over the Nub Theory for about a week now. It's too hard for me to tell with this pic, does anyone else have an idea, boy/girl ? I will post too my 12 wk photo

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Two second quick update....VBAC is on!!!! My MD was awesome today and will support me in this decision...can post more details after work tomorrow, but need to go to bed ASAP!!!

Black&gold - I admire you for being team green. Were you with your first two boys? Glad DC#3 is letting you feel his/her presence! I am looking forward to when I start feeling DS4 move more...the best part of pregnancy, by far!

Meeks - Answered on the other thread...just ignore those comments, you're having a girl! :) I'm sure it's hard not to worry, but just think about how different this little baby looked on your ultrasound. Nothing like your boys! No worries. :)

Ladybugs - Also answered on the other thread...yay for the VBAC!! So exciting!

MsSherE - I don't see a nub in this pic. Sorry!

AFM - Had my big ultrasound yesterday, and he is still a HE! :) I truly wasn't expecting anything else, so felt completely fine about it. I had actually been a little worried that something was wrong, because I have been feeling so little movement (anterior placenta). SO, I was so happy that everything looked great, I really didn't care about gender. I was also glad that it was clear and not ambiguous...that would have been WAY worse! Got him some baby bedding in the afternoon at a gigantic consignment sale in our town, that only happens twice a year. I had never gone to one, but a friend told me I could in without paying the entrance fee and go early since I am pregnant. I was a part-time teacher, but quit my job at the end of the school year (too stressful with the kids)...so we are trying to cut back in little ways. Thought I would give the consignment sale a try...OMG, it was AWESOME!! There was tons of bedding, and I found a very cute set that looked brand new...$14 included a bumper, crib skirt, toddler pillow sham, and 3 crib sheets. Also picked up some cute maternity clothes for CHEAP, as well as some books and games for the boys for Christmas. Anyway, getting baby's bedding has helped me already start planning who's going to be in which room and how the furniture will be arranged, etc. Need to start getting serious about a name, too. Of course, that's a joint discussion with DH, so I guess we'll get around to it when we can, lol. But SO happy DS4 is healthy and I'm starting to "settle in" with this baby. I am blessed!

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Hope everyone is doing well! Getting so close now it feels! I can't believe it's already the 3rd trimester for some of us!

I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't know the gender... or maybe there is 1 or 2 more of you! I am so beyond clueless I have no idea what to expect. I totally think it'll be a boy because I doubt I make anything else (and it's impossible to picture actually having a girl) but my heart tells me it's a girl. I guess we'll be a little surprised either way!

This one is a little mover, just like my other two. I'm starting to wonder if I just have a really uncomfortable uterus because all 3 of my babies have been very wiggly in the womb - DS1 is a wild child, but DS2 is as calm as they come!

Hope everyone is doing well and all scans are showing healthy happy babies!

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Hi B&G, I'm a team greeny, too!

So glad I am, though at the same time I am desperate to find out! I had 2 surprises in the delivery room with my 2 boys - I need that unknown factor - especially since I have to have Caesars and I knew months before what each babies birthdate would be, even the time they would be born.

I'm with you on heart vs head whether it's a girl or boy.

Mine heart says girl. I think mainly out of wanting a girl. I thought ds2 was a girl so my instincts aren't reliable!!

Good luck with the rest of your team green pregnancy! I'll be very curious to hear what your little one is! :-)

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Hi B&G, I'm a team greeny, too!

So glad I am, though at the same time I am desperate to find out! I had 2 surprises in the delivery room with my 2 boys - I need that unknown factor - especially since I have to have Caesars and I knew months before what each babies birthdate would be, even the time they would be born.

I'm with you on heart vs head whether it's a girl or boy.

Mine heart says girl. I think mainly out of wanting a girl. I thought ds2 was a girl so my instincts aren't reliable!!

Good luck with the rest of your team green pregnancy! I'll be very curious to hear what your little one is! :-)

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Ha, I'm the same - I don't know if I trust my "heart" instincts because I can't say with either DS if I totally knew it was a boy or more just assumed. I know I thought DS2 might be a girl because my sister and SIL both had boys when I had DS1, and they were both pregnant with me again for our seconds and were both told boy so I assumed I had to get a girl.. no way there could be six boys.. but still felt like it'd be a boy. Anyways, my sister was wrongly told boy (it was really early) and she's the one that ended up having the girl! So yah, I can't say I really trust my instincts!

I'm so happy we are team green, but just want to know already! We found out for both our other boys at 20 weeks and hated the experience both times that we swore if we had a third we'd go team green. This time we just really strongly didn't feel right about finding out for some weird reason so we just left it! I'm pretty excited since I'm literally 50/50 on the fence so it'll be a surprise either way and I'm totally ready to welcome a 3rd boy if that's what we've been blessed with :)

Can't wait to hear what you have either!!!