ktgrok Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I was due on the 6th, but baby is still nice and comfy :) Not a surprise, the last two kids were 12 days late each. I'm doing biophysical profiles just to keep an eye on her, and she's doing great. Although yesterday she got docked 2 points because she wouldn't extend/flex her arms or legs. She was sleeping. But given that she kicked the crap out of me on the way there and the way home, neither I nor my midwife are worried about that. We'll redo it on monday or tuesday if I'm still pregnant. My husband says I'll have the baby monday at the latest, based on my moods and cleaning habits :) Oh, and that if I wait till monday he'll install new toilet seats this weekend (one of the projects I've wanted done). Little does he know I'm thinking I'll buy some myself today and do it..hehehe. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I was just thinking about you this morning! Glad you and baby are doing well. It is amazing how quickly nine months go when you are NOT pregnant! 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopmom Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Hang in there :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks. I'm actually feeling really good today. Last few days were harder, more pubic pain, more back pain, etc. Today isn't bad. But I'm puffy a bit so going to the gym to go walk in the water and swim some to see if that helps with the swelling. (swelling isn't bad..no cankles but still). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Hey, baby Ktgrok, mama is tired of carrying you around the wrong way and would like you to COME OUT NOW! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I was just thinking about you this morning! Glad you and baby are doing well. It is amazing how quickly nine months go when you are NOT pregnant! Agreed. I just thought of you this morning and wondering how you were doing. Thanks for checking in. And yes 9 months goes fast when it isn't you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 LOL on the installing your own toilet seats. That sort of thing is WHY I got married. But I get it, you are ready! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 She did a good job of staying put during the business you wanted to get through the last week or so! Prayers for a safe and uncomplicated delivery, and we are now officially in BabyWatch mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Like April the giraffe! Did you see the woman who wore the giraffe mask? :rofl: 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Hooray, a Baby Watch! Who will deliver first? Katie or April? :lurk5: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Hope the next few days are relaxing so when baby decides she's ready you have lots of energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2dd was two weeks late. they schedule me for an induction the following monday - she decided to come on friday. my dr was even out of town - AFTER my due date. he came back - and I was still there. . . we did a non-stress test . . . she went to sleep. so, they were poking and shoving on my stomach (and giving me juice with sugar) to wake her up. she hardly slept after she was born . . . she still doesn't sleep. (much to the annoyance of her college roommates.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I hope she makes her appearance sooner than later. Exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks all! I'm actually feeling really good today. Very at peace, happy, and calm. Not normal, lol! Part of it is that the weather is finally gorgeous here....just perfect. Part may be hormones? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 You're so good. I'd be dancing to the YouTube delivery videos and drinking Rasperry Leaf tea by the gallon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks. I'm actually feeling really good today. Last few days were harder, more pubic pain, more back pain, etc. Today isn't bad. But I'm puffy a bit so going to the gym to go walk in the water and swim some to see if that helps with the swelling. (swelling isn't bad..no cankles but still). Oh my gosh, nothing felt better than getting in the pool and feeling weightless for awhile! The fact that you're contemplating installing toilet seats today means you you likely be starting labour sometime in the next few days... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I looked up my babies' birthdays on a moon calendar and most were born on the first day/night of the new moon. Nobody wants to anger a woman who is due any day, that's why I haven't been asking. (((hugs))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Wishing you a great birth! But I'm a teensy bit jealous of people like you who nest at the last minute. I nest around 35 weeks (Whheeeeee! I'm a domestic goddesssss!) and spend the last month moodily lying on the couch, exhausted with life itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Wow it feels like the time went so quickly since you said you were having a baby. Come on little bubs we all want to "meet" you... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangtarah Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Wishing you a great birth! But I'm a teensy bit jealous of people like you who nest at the last minute. I nest around 35 weeks (Whheeeeee! I'm a domestic goddesssss!) and spend the last month moodily lying on the couch, exhausted with life itself. Hey! This is me too! I nested in the last couple of weeks and now, at almost 37 weeks, I have nothing to do! (Except teach, laundry, cook, clean, yell moodily at the messy child whose room is a disaster, etc :lol: ) And it definitely makes the days longer when you keep fielding questions from the family like, "what's new?" Um, well, here I am, big and round, just waiting for baby. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 AWWW So exciting! I hated waiting so.................much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I didn't nest until a couple weeks after giving birth. :lol: ktgrok, I am guessing Tuesday for you, because I want your baby's birthday to be Pi Day. :thumbup: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Pi day is good, but so is time change this weekend so you'll have to decide if the time of birth is winter time or summer time! Best wishes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Wishing you a great birth! But I'm a teensy bit jealous of people like you who nest at the last minute. I nest around 35 weeks (Whheeeeee! I'm a domestic goddesssss!) and spend the last month moodily lying on the couch, exhausted with life itself. Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Glad she's all nice and cozy. Hope she comes soon....with a nice easy labor and safe healthy baby and momma. <3 <3 <3 Very considerate of her to come before the evil hot weather comes. Being in one's last trimester in a Florida summer is not fun. I've done it three times! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Glad she's all nice and cozy. Hope she comes soon....with a nice easy labor and safe healthy baby and momma. <3 <3 <3 Very considerate of her to come before the evil hot weather comes. Being in one's last trimester in a Florida summer is not fun. I've done it three times! Oh yes, I've got a July baby and a September baby, I definitely agree! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Oh, and I've been nesting for weeks and weeks, lol. I just keep finding other random stuff that "needs" to be done. Like the other day I NEEDED to have back up bath mats for the bathrooms. And new toilet brushes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I recommend a camping trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 @Katie Good luck with this. Godspeed to you and your baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Plan a romantic outing. Kids love to mess that up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 So, I'm sunburnt, got over 12K steps today, and I'm exhausted. My DD has a stuffy nose, the floors need to be vacuumed, dishes are in the sink, and laundry needs to be folded. REALLY hoping I'm not about to go into labor, lol! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hope you got some rest. My money is on today for baby to come! Katie,are you where they are getting snow Monday night? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hope you got some rest. My money is on today for baby to come! Katie,are you where they are getting snow Monday night? I think she is in Orlando. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hope you got some rest. My money is on today for baby to come! Katie,are you where they are getting snow Monday night? No snow :) Central Florida. It was over 80 degrees yesterday, and I'm sunburnt :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Well, in TMI news I lost my mucus plug (or some of it, or whatever) this morning. Husband dreamt last night that I had the baby and he had to catch because the midwife wasn't there fast enough. (meanwhile i had kinky sex dreams, lol...I told him our dreams must have gotten switched!) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Thanks. I'm actually feeling really good today. Last few days were harder, more pubic pain, more back pain, etc. Today isn't bad. But I'm puffy a bit so going to the gym to go walk in the water and swim some to see if that helps with the swelling. (swelling isn't bad..no cankles but still). I've gone over with three of my four kids. What I noticed was when I accepted that, right before going into labor each time, I felt a total peace come over me about when the baby would arrive. I stopped caring, figured a few more days wasn't a problem... then boom, 12 hours later, labor. lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Same here. And I am pretty at peace. but my good mood could be because I got so much sunshine the last few days, LOL. I know sunburns are bad but I have been craving the sun. We've had so many overcast days this winter and I really needed that. So we shall see. I've gone over with three of my four kids. What I noticed was when I accepted that, right before going into labor each time, I felt a total peace come over me about when the baby would arrive. I stopped caring, figured a few more days wasn't a problem... then boom, 12 hours later, labor. lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Morning! Just checking in to see if you're still here. Looking forward to wee little baby pictures! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom25girls Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 It's hard not to keep checking this thread! Also looking forward to pictures. Be well and :grouphug: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Bumping this thread gives new meaning to the phrase "baby bump". 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Hopefully you're in real labor or holding a baby now. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Bumping again. Hoping no news is good news, and that you're busy pushing out a baby! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Nope, nothing going on. Not even a twinge, lol. Not super surprise, the last two kids were 41 weeks 5 days,w which would put us at this coming Saturday I think? Anyone know if that giraffe is still pregnant, lol? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Take it easy. Listen to Mozart. Eat your favorite foods. Stand up and see if you can see your feet (probably you cannot). Take good care of yourself and the baby. Be very careful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 The giraffe is still pregnant. I think you'll win the race. :hat: That's funny, too. Do zoo folks not know how long a giraffe gestates? Or are they in doubt about the "start" date? Another zoo had what they described as a surprise giraffe pregnancy/birth about two weeks ago. Anyway, you will definitely give birth before that giraffe! Hang in there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 The giraffe is still pregnant. I think you'll win the race. :hat: That's funny, too. Do zoo folks not know how long a giraffe gestates? Or are they in doubt about the "start" date? Another zoo had what they described as a surprise giraffe pregnancy/birth about two weeks ago. Anyway, you will definitely give birth before that giraffe! Hang in there! Well, given that human gestations are pretty variable in length, I don't see why giraffe gestations wouldn't be. 40 weeks may be the average, but I know plenty of people whose babies were born at 37 or 42 weeks, and if not for inductions I'm sure we would be seeing 43 weeks and more (and of course we all know folks with premature babies well before 40 weeks). I used to joke that the due date was the one day baby was guaranteed NOT to arrive--then of course I had one who showed up right on time on the designated day :) Her siblings have ranged from 11 days "early" to 8 days "late". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Well, given that human gestations are pretty variable in length, I don't see why giraffe gestations wouldn't be. 40 weeks may be the average, but I know plenty of people whose babies were born at 37 or 42 weeks, and if not for inductions I'm sure we would be seeing 43 weeks and more (and of course we all know folks with premature babies well before 40 weeks). I used to joke that the due date was the one day baby was guaranteed NOT to arrive--then of course I had one who showed up right on time on the designated day :) Her siblings have ranged from 11 days "early" to 8 days "late". True! Both of mine were a week "early" but fully baked. :) In fact, when I went in for the first kid, they sent me home because they said, oh no, a first baby won't be a week early! I told that nurse, "I'll be back tonight!" and I was right. I got back to the hospital about an hour before Dd appeared. Ha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Nope, nothing going on. Not even a twinge, lol. Not super surprise, the last two kids were 41 weeks 5 days,w which would put us at this coming Saturday I think? Anyone know if that giraffe is still pregnant, lol? Once upon a time I was advised to go up and down steps sideways. (This is for you if you want, not the giraffe, lol). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I was all excited to see a baby picture pop up when I didn't see any posts this morning at first. Maybe it will be on Pi day. That would be cool. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Once upon a time I was advised to go up and down steps sideways. (This is for you if you want, not the giraffe, lol). LOL, I'm giggling picturing the giraffe doing it! I have no stairs here, but I do at the chiropractor's office tomorrow, and have been doing exactly that every time I go. Will definitely do it again tomorrow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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