I am so glad I am not alone in the crazy.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
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I am so glad I am not alone in the crazy.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!
That's SO cute!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shellbelle
Thanks, 3m! He's a sweetie!
Suregena, you are SO not alone in the crazy. I feel like I'm losing it. Seriously. I don't know how I will get through the next couple of weeks until my gender scan. And thanks!
I should be making dinner. But what am I doing? Looking at nubs. Again. LOL.
Super super cute Shell!!! LOVE the announcement!!!
omg Shell that is an awesome announcement! i wish i had done something like that now, and Caleb is such a super cutie pie!!!
Oh my gosh Shell! That is probably the cutest announcement I have seen!! Love it :)
Suregena, you're definitely not alone! I still obsess over nubs, I swore mine was a girl until the tech said boy. Not to mention still obsessing over my 'gender scan' thinking that none of the potty shot angles were right and still holding out that I'll hear girl next week haha. Ridiculous, I know.
I am the same way Mrshonyez, holding out hope to hear girl next monday. It's weird because even though I was told boy at 16 weeks, I still FEEL like I am carrying a girl.
Thanks, y'all! Last time we just put up the 12 week scan and waited to see who would notice. Lol. This time, since its our absolute last, we really gave it some thought. I wanted to do it almost 2 weeks ago, but I felt like I had to get all my holiday client work done first. I didn't want someone to see it and say "well she had time to do a picture and announcement for herself, but I'm still waiting on Christmas card proofs." Lol.
You do Christmas cards Shell?? Do tell...
I found my flash drive that had all my ultrasound photos, and there were more potty shots, but they all look off to me. Maybe that's just me being silly but I'm not 100% convinced. I'm sure it's probably a boy, and (especially now that DH said we an have another) I'm totally fine with another boy, part I me just can't let it go until I see it again. Maybe we'll both be reporting back that they were wrong lol!! Seems unlikely, but I can still hope! My scan isn't until next Friday. I'll be 22w3d so I'm sure it will be accurate by then rather than my 14w6d one.
How awesome would it be for some of us to have gotten wrong guesses!?? We need to fix the stats somehow for the thread! I just keep reading how anything 16 weeks and earlier is never a 100% guess because babies all form differently, so I am holding onto that like crazy!
Y'all are not ridiculous. I know I will be the same way, no matter what they say at my 16 week. I'm almost afraid to find out because I know that hearing boy will crush me.
3m, I've owned a portrait studio for forever. Well, over a decade. Lol. This used to be an awful time of year for my family because I was never home and when I was, I was on the computer and in a bad mood. And I didn't want to decorate for the holidays because I had been doing "holiday" since October. Now I just take 3-4 sessions a month and am much nicer to be around. Lol.
That would be awesome! Honestly though, I think I would feel very strange about it. Of course I would be thrilled to be getting a daughter, but I've already bonded with baby as a 'he'. It would take a little bit to adjust, but would be cool lol! And this will be the first time DH gets to actually see him, so wouldn't that be a neat surprise!
I have my anatomy scan next Wednesday.
How exciting for more scans coming up!!
Shell, how cool! I would love to have a business of my own.
Mrs--I know what you mean by it would be weird. I have been bonding too even though I still feel like he is a girl, haha. I call him by his name so it would be hard to make the switch but worth it! I have also been wondering if I don't really have two in there because my two ultrasounds were done on opposite sides of my abdomen and the heart rates were so drastrically different. Maybe the girl I feel is another baby! yikes!
Shell, you homeschool and own your own photography business. How the heck do you do all that? Amazing!!
Yay! I have a gender scan on December 8 at 9 am.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThreeMenAndALAdy
I do it by not working much anymore lol. Back in the days when I was a single mom and was renting studio space, I worked a ridiculous number of hours a week to keep up with home and business expenses, so the kids went to school and then had a babysitter in the evenings and all weekend. I miss the income but I don't miss the frustration of knowing that I spent more time with other families than I did with my own.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThreeMenAndALAdy
This is so adorable!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shellbelle
Rosie- wow!! That would be a very awesome surprise! How would you feel about twins? This little guy still doesn't have a name yet, so that would be pretty easy to overcome for us lol. We just can't agree!
I think it would be cool to have my own business too! I do one of the direct sales kind of things right now, but probably won't stick with it. I would love to have an in home/portable ultrasound business once I get my license! I think it would be great since we will be staying in the military for the next 12 years. Here, the closest elective place is about 45 min away, so it would probably work out well in this area! Just a dream of mine :)
I wish we had someone here who offered that!Quote:
Originally Posted by mrshonyez
My 14 week scan was done by a lady who owns one, and I had never heard of it before! I think it would be so much fun!!
Oh man... amazing. Photography is one of my pure joys, but I was hopelessly stuck in the past with my 1980 35mm. I got a Canon 600D (since I live so far away from family, etc) and I have now had it for over a year. I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK IT! So many options. Depresses me. I want to be fully enjoying it but I get stumped on how to change/alter settings. :/ Are you familiar with DSLR's? Care to give me some pointers? I don't like to shoot automatic but there is just so much I've tried to wrap my head around, and with a toddler I've not yet managed to. I keep telling myself I'm going to take a weekend course just to help me get to grips with my machiiiiine but haven't had the money/time yet. Sigh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shellbelle
Shell- that announcement is adorable !!
I actually would be in heaven if there was another baby in there because then my fate would be decided and I could be done. We are only having four and I am losing sleep trying to figure out what to do for number 4. It would be icing on the cake if it was twins and one was a girl! haha I highly highly doubt it though and I highly doubt they got the gender wrong either. I am sure of one thing though, if this is boy 3 this is my Teddy :-) My grandpas name is Theodore and he has alzheimers and it's starting to get bad, this is one last gift I can give him before he doesn't even know who I am anymore :SS: So maybe in the end this boy was meant to be for my grandpa, I like to look at it that way anyhow.
We are also giving him the middle name Raymond which is Dh's grandpas name that just passed a few weeks ago
Oh, Rosie, that is so sweet!
Suregena, I'd be happy to help. I'm a Nikon girl, though, so I can give you general digital tips and then guide you to some Canon resources. There IS a learning curve with digital, but if you're coming from film you already have some of the basics down.
I have a nikon d3200 and I suck with it...never got to learn and only use auto! so embarressing !!!
Aw Rosie, that's too sweet! I think that's a perfect name :). I'll cross my fingers they find 2 in there ;) I have no idea what route I'll go for #4 either... We may adopt or I'll talk to DH about possibly doing sperm sort. I couldn't do pgd even if we could afford it I don't think. We can't agree on a name though for this one. Both my boys' initials are CTJ. We have a few C names picked out, but haven't settled on one yet. And their middle names are family names, AND they have the same amount of letter in each name. I just don't know if I can change this one lol. At least the first names we have on our list have the same amount of letters as theirs! Another option though, since we're having a 4th eventually now, is to match this one and that one... Hmm. It's so hard picking something!
Thats pretty special having the same initials for all 3 :) With ours my parents first initials are A and C, they gave my brother an A name and me a C name, i was lucky to find a partner with an A name too, so we called our DD an A name and now this bubba will get the C name :) I have a tattoo which is an A + C all ontop of eachother so it basically incoporates my parents, brother, partner, me and our kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrshonyez
We were looking at adoption as well but we really can't afford it...foster adoption would be an option but they are all older and come with baggage so I just don't know anymore. I was looking into microsorting and then was told bad things about it and we really can't afford the HT route so it may look like another sway for me even though I am 85% sure it would be another boy. Kind of dumb since my fertility is declining. In my family we go through menopause early. My mom and her sisters were all in it by 35-38 yrs old. Doc said it comes earlier for the next generation and I am already showing signs. I really really thought that would sway pink for me but then again my heritage gives me my awful temper which sways blue. haha
Wow, that is too cool! I love how all that worked out! I wish we had another T family name to use for the middle name... I don't know what we're gonna use now lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinss
OMG shell!!! Cutest announcement ever!! Love it :)
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Lovely announcement shell, wish I'd have done something like that!
Suregena, here's my scan pics Attachment 6516
Attachment 6517
AND THE NUB SHOT! sorry pics so big xx
I run my own photo editing business where I also offer fantasy/ fairy photo edits, lots of fun to do! I'd love to be good enough at photography to do it professionally. I also work as a Design Manager for a small business where I provide design work for her clients - usually logo design, fb banners, more recently I've done a few websites etc. I have also recently started a Ltd business with a friend over here selling teething jewellery! So got my hand in a few pies so to speak lol!!
I have a Panasonic DMC FZ150 which is a good in-between camera, lightweight to take around with a good number of features that aren't too complicated to get your head around.
maybe you could look up your family tree, there might be something in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrshonyez
Thanks ladies for thinking about me and my son. I'm so exhausted from this running around to doctors with him. And now I have to fight with him every morning to take his medications. He is such a good boy usually, but now I guess this illness is taking its toll on him. Hope he'll return to his usual self once he starts to feel better. The bright side is I don't have time to think about this pregnancy, let alone obsess over it, KWIM? Nevertheless, yesterday I heard that one of our neighbors is pregnant with Tweens. She already has two boys, and now it turns out she's having a boy and a girl! I feel ashamed to admit it but it really made me angry to find out she's having a girl. How come she gets a girl and I don't? I know it's not reasonable, especially since she also has boys just like me, but I can't help it. You are the only ones I can share these feelings with, I know you won't judge me. I really am ok with this baby being a boy, but I will probably always miss the girl I never had..