Due dec'14-jan/feb'15 part 2

Daisymoo- that's perfect size!
You guys are all so close it's wonderful!

I'm going through old body envy myself. I am more than excited to have our baby girl don't get me wrong.. but I just feel like I'm packing on the weight in weird places like my legs and arms!. I also have very little control in sweets. I just feel like it's going to take me forever to lose weight and I worked very hard to lose it over the years up to baby. I was hoping not to feel.this way bc its my last pregnancy and i just want to enjou it

This is sounding bad I know. I promise you I don't normally complain, but it's just been bothering me now for the past week or so. I've started working out a bit again but nothing crazy.
Probably shouldn't have looked at old photos either. 😞

Robin- I'm having a harder time with body image this time around too- don't feel bad. I'm getting stretch marks around my belly button this time around which I wasn't expecting since I was free of them last time and I just feel HUGE- I'm nearly certain I am bigger this time. I too am trying to enjoy it but sometimes it's hard feeling like your body isn't yours anymore.

Sidenote- I thought there was a pretty good possibility I was going into labor last night. No go though:/ Soon!

Wow that's exciting!! Have you had the mucus plug thing yet?

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Originally Posted by lala22

Sidenote- I thought there was a pretty good possibility I was going into labor last night. No go though:/ Soon!

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How exciting! FX real labor is soon for you!

Robin- no mucous plug- I have my eye out for it though. I was super crampy and having back to back contractions and just felt off- thinking I was just dehydrated and exhausted though because after some water and sleep I seem to be better- still feel a bit off but that could just be my body getting ready in general.

Wow, so many are so close now!! The body image issue is normal I think. It's tough :-( I know I just don't care that much right now, but I feel like I'm going to be regretting that soon!! I eat so many sweets and just whatever sounds good. My appetite is huge with this one! But hopefully the worry about weight gain will be replaced by awe of our babies soon!

And I love all the super sweet names :-) Keep us posted ladies - can't wait for more baby pics!!

Here's my latest belly pic: Only 8 more weeks until when I delivered Lyra, so maybe that short. Of course maybe longer too!

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Awwwe crazy cat you look great! Bump is so tiny. 😊

I just did some diy decor for her room. I'm going for a vintage shabby chic look.

Crazycat - I just realized we share the same due date! I think I am quite a bit bigger than you, though, and cannot imagine getting much bigger. I have also been very sore these days which drives me crazy because there is so much to do before Christmas!


Very excited for those of you who are close! Can't wait to see brand new baby pics!

So exciting everyone! I'm due Saturday, and have had several false alarms. I'm sincerely hoping she makes her appearance Saturday. I know my midwife will be able to make it here without dealing with traffic, my mother will be in town to help with the boys, and her birthdate would be 12/13/14... how cool is that?!

Oh, and we've picked a name. I cannot believe it! DH and I always argue until the kid is half a day old, but this time we found something we BOTH like... Laia! It's unusual (a MUST for me!) as in, not even in the top 1000 baby names in the US, traditional for DH (his family has Catalonian roots, and this is a traditional name from Catalan,) and it's even one letter off from Leia (the only princess I've ever idolized!) I also have this weird thing about wanting everyone in the family to have a separate first initial, and we don't have an "L," so it's really perfect for us. No middle name yet, but that's something we can work on later :)

Any tips for kickstarting labor if I'm not starting by Friday afternoon? I'm thinking about trying "curb walking," and I've already started Evening Primrose Oil. I WOULD have sex... if I wasn't having so much pelvic pain!