Hello, Hello, Hello Ladies!
I think it's time for an update!

How many weeks are you?

How are you feeling?

Any embarassing moments?

What do you enjoy about this pregnancy?

What do you not enjoy about this pregnancy?

Boy or Girl or Don't know yet?

What do you pray for the most during this pregnancy?

What is one item that you want the most for you or your LO?

How do you feel about your Pregnancy body?

Any strange cravings?

Questions?

Next prenatal appointment?

How many weeks are you?
36 weeks

How are you feeling?
Big. Tired. and Big.

Any embarassing moments?
Not really anything embarassing, but this is the first pregnancy that I have had so many strangers ask me questions and make comments. Ex: When are you due? This is your third? you don't look old enough to be on your third! Boy you're gonna have a big one huh?

What do you enjoy about this pregnancy?
I enjoy the shopping, the movement, and seeing my kids love on my belly.

What do you not enjoy about this pregnancy?
The aching in my back and the lack of sleep. Also not being able to bend over to paint my toes or put on my shoes. uuhhh and the leg cramps.

Boy or Girl or Don't know yet?
Girly Girl!

What do you pray for the most during this pregnancy?
The thing I pray for the most is that Ellie will be a sweet and content baby, I also pray for her salvation at that she will have a spirit that is tender towards God's will.
And good health of course.

What is one item that you want the most for you or your LO?
I really want a new baby wrap. Maybe a Didymos or a Bali Breeze.

How do you feel about your Pregnancy body?
I am getting frustrated with getting dressed each day. I feel big already and I know I'm just going to get bigger this last month. So my biggest challenge is getting dress.

Any strange cravings?
Nothing strange, but I have been eating a lot of sweets. A LOT!

Questions?
When do you start losing your mucus plug?

Next prenatal appointment?
Oct 31. This saturday. I believe they'll do a swab test. I can't remember for what?!

How many weeks are you?
15 weeks

How are you feeling?
hormonal, slightly nauseous

Any embarassing moments?
Not really; I'm just so sick of everyone saying, "so I suppose you're hoping for a girl this time huh?!!"

What do you enjoy about this pregnancy?
not a lot so far! except shopping for baby stuff

What do you not enjoy about this pregnancy?
not being able to take meds with this nasty cold; heart palpitations, heartburn, gas, and restless leg

Boy or Girl or Don't know yet?
don't know yet, u/s in 4 wks!

What do you pray for the most during this pregnancy?
that the baby will be healthy and please Lord not colicky like the last one

What is one item that you want the most for you or your LO?
the list is way too long!

How do you feel about your Pregnancy body?
just wish i looked a little more pregnant and a little less "out of shape"

Any strange cravings?
fresh green leafy veggies, crisp fresh cucumbers, mmm.... think i'll go raid the fridge now!!

Questions?
most of them have been answered at this point

Next prenatal appointment?
Oct 28, hope to finally hear a heartbeat!

Esther, I know you can lose it all throughout your pregnancy and it can replace itself, especially if you are on a subsequent child. I read though that you can lose the entire plug, blood tinged and all, WEEKS before labor. So losing it doesn't mean that labor is immenent. Helpful, I know, eh? :-/

How many weeks are you? Heading into week 26, very exciting! Third Trimester is RIGHT around the corner! Unbelievable!

How are you feeling? Very, very, very tired... more tired than before. Ugh. Ridiculous. Other than that, amazing... I LOVE being pregnant. I LOVE being pregnant with our boy. I just love everything happening right now.

Any embarassing moments? Aside from wetting my pants if I sneeze when I haven't gone to the bathroom in a little while?? No, not really. :-/ I do get the whole, "You don't look old enough to be on number SIX!" among other embarrassing comments. But that's another post entirely.

What do you enjoy about this pregnancy? Oh everything. Seriously, everything. Even the aches and pains. We never know if the Lord will allow us to have more children, that has really stuck with me last pregnancy and this one... and I've just enjoyed my pregnancies so very much.

What do you not enjoy about this pregnancy? If I had to pick *something*, I would say just the fear of not knowing if my aches and pains that I've had recently are making me dilate. I'll find out at my appointment on Wednesday... but for now... just the struggle of trying not to live in fear is what I "don't like". But ultimately... God put this baby here... HE is in control, not me, so why worry?

Boy or Girl or Don't know yet? A beautiful, wonderful baby boy~

What do you pray for the most during this pregnancy? Esther, since you first said you were praying for a child's salvation before they were born- this has really stuck with me and it's one of the MAJOR things that I pray for. That, and that he will be a happy, content baby for our busy household. :)

What is one item that you want the most for you or your LO? A Crib Bedding Set! We haven't gotten one yet and it's the very last thing we need... we were going to make one, but hub has gotten a TON of print/photography work in and since he has this as his *second* job, I just don't see us being able to do that. BUT, the extra income will provide the money for us to purchase one. So... it's a win-win situation~ :)

How do you feel about your Pregnancy body? Well, I'm fatter this pregnancy than with any of the others, so I don't feel quite as pretty as I usually do in prenancy. But, I'm enjoying my pregnant *belly*~ *THAT* at least is well defined and beautiful~ Stretch marks and all~ :)

Any strange cravings? Hamburgers! I haven't indulged, yet...... but I'm CONSTANTLY craving big, huge, massive, hamburgers!!! I know... weird right? I guess not as weird as my cravings with the others: Chocolate Ice Cream and Jalepenos!

Questions? At what gestation do the risks to a pre-mature baby drop significantly?

Next prenatal appointment? Wednesday, and I'm praying for my anxiety to regress and the Lord's peace to be on me~ :)

Thanks Esther for your posting~ :)

[loveyou]

Jen~ I've really been trying to focus on 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I've been saying this verse over and over to myself and praying that God will give me peace in the area's of my heart that I need strength and peace.

As for cravings! Hamburgers are ssoooooo amazing even if you're not pregnant! It's one of my favorites, with green chile, avacado, tomato, cheese, pickles, lettuce, onions, mustard and a good bun! mmmmm!

Okay... Esther... did you *have* to go there with a full burger description?? Ugh... :P hehehe And thanks for the verse! A GREAT reminder! :)

Another verse for you: Isaiah 26:3 "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You."

hugs!

For Rachel

How many weeks are you?33 weeks

How are you feeling?she's tired , cranky & feels so heavy

Any embarassing moments?umm...i don't think she's had any

What do you enjoy about this pregnancy?it being her 1st she's so amazed someone is actually growing in her

Boy or Girl or Don't know yet?boy "aiden james duncan"

What do you pray for the most during this pregnancy?she prays he's healthy but says she's prepared for what ever God blesses her with

What is one item that you want the most for you or your LO?item? the stroller she picked at babies r us, she really wants that one!

How do you feel about your Pregnancy body?she's very happy, even though in the last week she got some tiny strech marks :-D

Any strange cravings?none at all

Questions?she wonder's how she's gonna react once in labor. is it as painful as people say or is it a brezze like i tell her. "I tell her ther's no reason to scream or overreact it's not to bad just PRAY & STAY FOCUSED YOU'LL BE FINE"

Next prenatal appointment? november 9th @ 9:45am

How many weeks are you?
18 and 5

How are you feeling?
tired.

Any embarassing moments?
not really.

What do you enjoy about this pregnancy?
just the limited weight gain

What do you not enjoy about this pregnancy?
most of it.

Boy or Girl or Don't know yet?
Boy: Bailey Jay

What do you pray for the most during this pregnancy?
Peace between the boys when all 4 of them are all together at the end

What is one item that you want the most for you or your LO?
I want bailey to have red hair and green eyes. He's the only one I WANTED to have green eyes. I wanted the rest to be blonde/blue, they're blonde/green, so he'll be, with my luck, red/blue, LOL

How do you feel about your Pregnancy body?
indifferent.

Any strange cravings?
not really anymore.

Questions?


Next prenatal appointment?
Tuesday before Thanksgiving at 1:15

How many weeks are you? 9

How are you feeling? Tired. Blah. Occasionally queasy (even on the meds my doc gave me)

Any embarassing moments? None so far

What do you enjoy about this pregnancy? still in the icky phase

What do you not enjoy about this pregnancy? the degree of sickness I'm experiencing

Boy or Girl or Don't know yet? Don't know...we like surprises! :D

What do you pray for the most during this pregnancy? a healthy baby...that no one in my home will get h1n1

What is one item that you want the most for you or your LO? a mei tai! :mrgreen:

How do you feel about your Pregnancy body? I love being pregnant! (Gross stuff of now aside.)

Any strange cravings? Anything with dip!

Questions? nope

Next prenatal appointment? Nov 6th

Kim What kind of Mei Tai are you looking for? and what price range?

Kim What kind of Mei Tai are you looking for? and what price range?

I have no idea to both. I haven't started researching....and I have to convince dh first! lol

How many weeks are you?
15 and some days?
How are you feeling?
Tired!!
Any embarassing moments?
None yet
What do you enjoy about this pregnancy?
Can't say that I've really enjoyed it much, yet anyways :)
What do you not enjoy about this pregnancy?
The fatigue and nausea, although they are getting better.
Boy or Girl or Don't know yet?
Don't know YET ;)
What do you pray for the most during this pregnancy?
For a healthy baby, since losing my first one at 24 weeks I just pray to see week 25, once I reach that 25th week a big weight is lifted!
What is one item that you want the most for you or your LO?
I really want a nice carrier, a Bali Breeze in particular, at least I think :)
How do you feel about your Pregnancy body?
Ugh....
Any strange cravings?
Nothing strange, just anything sweet!
Questions?
None at the moment
Next prenatal appointment?
*Runs of to check* (I'm horrible at remembering this) November 19th :)

You know, it's funny how once you get on the other side of 25 weeks things seem to really get BIG fast, and time seems to flyyyy even faster! I can't believe I'm already where I am.... how about you gals??

Great post all! I love watching how each of you are doing!

Jen....as for premature birth, the NICU nurses always say that they give a sigh of relief when a preterm-er passes 28 weeks, but the longer the better!!

Wyat is almost there....keep him in there for a while longer!

Blessings,
Amber

Yeah, Amber, my check up was great... no dilation, effacing, nothing! I can soooo deal with aches, pains and tons of Braxton hicks... no problemo... I was just getting worried that things were progressing~ But nope... everything's fine~ :) Yippee! So, Lord willing, Wy will be there for a good while longer! :)