September Optimists, May 2009!!!

hkbuck · 05-04-2009, 06:59 AM

Congratulations and best wishes to all our September Optimists! Wishing all of our babies, health and happiness in 2009!

BETAS:
Aswanson, 3rd IVF, ER 01/10, (5dt of 3), 81@13dpo, 390@16dpo
Arin, ER 01/04 (3dt of 2), 45@15dpo, 121@17dpo, 266@19dpo,750@22dpo, 2530@29dpo
Spinnntilifall, IVF#1, ER 12/13 (5dtof2), 36@13dpo, 185@17dpo, u/s 1/19!!!
BabyHeartache, IVF#1, ER 12/05, (5dt of 2),16dpo?, ?18dpo, 3000@?dpo
FaithonAlmighty, IUI 11/15, 630@17dpo
PradasMom, DET 11/21, (3dt of 3), 123@16dpo
Rysmom, 2nd IVF, ER 11/07, (2dt of 3),129@14dpo, 208@16dpo, 5040@23dpo
Vana, 38, IVF#1, ER 10/13, (5dt of 2), 63@15dpo, 203@17dpo, 1084@19dpo
Tamara, 32, 1st IVF, ER 10/07 (5dt of 3), 81.2@16dpo, 695.7@20dpo
lanos, 31, 2nd IVF, ER 10/03 (2dt of 2), 322.8@14 dpo, 1115@17dpo
Cupcakes, 1st IVF, ER 9/21, (5dt of 2), 1049@18 dpo, 5620@22dpo
Krb, ER 9/21, (5dt of 2), 245@12dpo, 608@15 dpo, 968@17 dpo, 1724 @19dpo
Mandamay, 2nd IVF, ER 9/20, (3dt of 2), 66.5@17dpo, 123@19dpo, 586@24dpo, 1006@26dpo,
Hopefuljessie, ER 09/20, (5dt of 2), 117@14 dpo, 231@16dpo
hopinagain, Er 9/17, (3dt of 4), 319.4@16 dpo, 1346@19 dpo,
2biscuitsplz, 33, ER 9/17, (3dt of 2), 77@15dpo, 113@17dpo, 556@21dpo
Sandy72, 36, ER 9/15, (2dt of 4), 177@16 dpo, 11,293@30dpo, 15752@32dpo
optimistic, 29, Er 9/15, (5dt of 2), 297@14dpo, 841@16dpo,
jcy0807, ER 9/13, (3dt of 2), 77@9dpo, 100.6@11dpo, 426@16 dpo,
bhstarz, 31, ER 9/12, (3dt of 2), 95@13dpo, 380@17dpo, 815@19 dpo,
hkbuck, 31, ER 9/10, (5dt of 2), 71@14, 89@16, 171@19, 426@21, 852@23, 2068@26, 6154@30, 29000@37
DietPepsiGal, ER 9/10, (5dt of 2), 124@13dpo, 317@15dpo, 751@18dpo,
Ryna, 4th IUI on 09/06, 299@16dpo
Danielle, 2nd UIU on 07/07, 189@15dpiui

NT/ANATOMY SCANS & OB APPT'S:

SE X & EXPECTED DUE DATES (EDD):

Adjusted Dates for Multiples:
DietPepsiGal, Twins, May 13, 2009, IT'S A GIRL AND A BOY!! Babies were born on April 30, 2009 at 5:30pm and 5:32pm weighing 5 lbs. 1 oz. and 4 lbs. 9 oz.!!!
bhstarz, Twins, May 15, 2009,IT'S A GIRL AND A BOY!! Babies were born on May 21, 2009!!
Optimistic, Twins, May 18, 2009, IT'S A BOY AND A BOY!! Koen and Brody were born on May 20, 2009!!
Hopefuljessie, Twins, May 23, 2009, IT'S A GIRL AND A GIRL!

Singletons: Danielle, Singleton, March 30, 2009, IT'S A GIRL! Presley born at 8:13 am, Saturday, February 21st weighing 7lbs 1 ounce & 20 inches long.
Ryna, Singleton, May 30, 2009, IT'S A BOY! Robert Jachai born on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 8:26am weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz.
hbuck, SINGLETON, June 3, 2009, IT'S A SURPRISE!
Jcy, SINGLETON, June 6, 2009, IT'S A SURPRISE!
Sandy, Singleton, June 8, 2009, IT'S A GIRL! Emma born on Thursday, May 14th at 12:12pm weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz!
hopinagain, Singleton, C-section scheduled for June 3rd, IT'S A GIRL!
2biscuitplz, Singleton, June 10, 2009 , IT'S A GIRL! Sophia Lynn born Friday, May 15th at 8:56am weighing 5 lbs 2 oz. and 18 inches long!
Mandamay, Singleton, June 13, 2009, IT'S A BOY!
Cupcakes, Singleton, June 14, 2009, IT'S A GIRL!
Krb, Singleton, IT'S A GIRL! Parker Louise born Tuesday, May 26th at9:54am weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz.!
Lanos, SINGLETON, June 26, 2009, IT'S A SURPRISE!
Tamara, Singleton, June 30, 2009, IT'S A GIRL!
Vana, Singleton, July 8, 2009, IT'S A BOY!
PradasMom, SINGLETON, August 11, 2009, IT'S A SURPRISE!
Rysmom, Singleton, July 31, 2009, IT'S A GIRL!
Aswanson, Singleton, October 3, 2009, IT'S A BOY!

WAITING TILL SCAN TO FIND OUT SEX:
FaithonAlmighty, Twins, July 17, 2009
BabyHeartache, Twins, August 6, 2009
Spinnntilifall, Singleton, September 5, 2009
Arin, Singleton,

30 precious little : 8 boys , 12 girls & 4 surprises!

NEEDING HUGS:
cmpchica, Loss of twin boys at 22 weeks
Woo mm, Loss of triplets
Freyamae
Cupcakes - Loss of a twin

svm12 · 05-04-2009, 07:03 AM

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krb · 05-04-2009, 07:38 AM

Ryna - Very cute pictures. You all look so happy.

Dh and I spent Saturday taking a Newborn Basics class. Wow, there was a lot to assimilate. I can't believe this is really happening.

2biscuitsplz · 05-04-2009, 08:18 AM

Ryna, How beautiful!!! You and dh look SO happy! YOU ARE SO LITTLE! YOur belly is SO nice and round, I love it! I am just one big mound! You really look adorable, and your boys, the big brothers! How precious!!! THose are FABULOUS!!!

Krb, was it very long? What specifically did you learn?

Jcy, I have NO doubt lack of sleep has something to do with those swigs, BUT I have also noticed an increase in my water works! It doesn't take much.

Heather, I know she hasn't dropped yet. She is REALLY in my ribs! Plus, I wuld be really scared if she did drop. I have started swelling!!! I DO not sleep cause my wrists are so swollen that it cuts of my circulation to my hands nad keeps me awake!!! Not to mention the soccerballs that are now my feet! I am NOT complaining, just very glad it waited until now to start!

There are a bunch of appts this week! My next one is tomorrow. I hope to have a better understanding of when she is coming. My dh is going stir crazy not knowing! We checked our registry and pared it down to what we have to have and my dh has sticker shock! I have been trying to tell him all about he little things we have needed and for us to get them all along, but he could/would only see the big ones! SO, we will be bringing home 75% of the store thursday night! We are already overwhelmed and this wil just push us into insanity!

Our shower was lovely. VERY Texas. We had 20-25. Our cake was gorgeous! The decor was all Black/White and pink! They put a crib in the corner to hold the gifts and they overflowed into the room! We opened them up for 45 minutes! We got NOTHING off our registry and only ONE had a gift receipt. It is the ONLY little outfit we REALLY wanted to keep! Everything else was a onesie or towles or washcloths! She did get some really adorable little dresses, we just needed them all to be bigger! I HOPE she is not very big so she can wear most of them! She did get a BRIGHT pink stuffed Flamingo, and her first pair of PINK CowBaby boots! Some books, a scrapbook already designed and a memory book and some vintage framed baby prints! She got SO much clothing it will take 2 large loads of laundry to get it all washed! She has enough baby shampoo, soap, and creams to last for almost 2 years! One bag of diapers and 2 bags of wipes! She was lavished with love! ALL of the items given were very thoughtful and great quality, just smaller sizes. Hopefully she won't grow TOO fast and can wear each item at least ONCE! I WILL NEVER GIVE clothing again! I will get practical things that will be NEEDED and take aload off the mothers mind! I think, diapers, books, breast milk storage (if a nursingmom), breastpads, and anything else that is NOT glamorous! I had NO idea, how much people LOVED to give clothing!
Boy, I hope I don't sound ungrateful. I am just in shock. NOTHING off the registry. WONDERFUL items! Given with more love than anyone should be given! I just don't know what to do with all of it! I called my mom for ideas and insight. She giggled at me and said, I don't know, momma, what will you do with it all? I guess you will figure it all out! Then she just oout and out LAUGHED at me! But, I joined her so it was ok!

faithonalmighty · 05-04-2009, 08:46 AM

Svm: great pics!!

2biscuits: ATB with your appointment!!

AFM: I passed the 1 hour glucose test!!

..Can't wait to start eating those sweets again

hopinagain · 05-04-2009, 08:52 AM

I remember with my shower for my DD (who is now 2 1/2 years old) i got so much clothing, i did not know what to do with it! Since then, i definitely have changed my ways...and try to buy off the registry. I think you are right...people just really think that the necessities are a little boring. you have the right attitude though....to look at it that people have thier hearts in the right place. The other thing i think is that "baby registries" are sort of a newer thing. And, i know some people think it is over the top to register for a baby shower...but it really does help so much. Enjoy washing and organizing all the wonderful clothing!

2biscuitsplz · 05-04-2009, 09:11 AM

Hoping, thanks so much! I have been feeling like an ungrateful brat! I just wasn't prepared for only gettng clothing and what people wanted to give her. I do think registries are newer for babies! It does make things SO much nicer for the parents!!! I am SO overwhelmed as to where to start on getting her clothing organised! I wish there was a handbook!

ANyone need some pink girly wash cloths or burp cloths? I have NO idea what to do with them all! My mom suggested sewing them together and making them into a blanket! I told her it would be a HUGE one!

I only have a few photos on my camera from her shower. My gf and cousin took the most and have some really great ones. When I get those from them I will post some to let you see how crazy! I am goin to take a photo of her MOUNTAIN of laundry to be washed from her shower! It is a ton! Her room is total pandemonium! And I am lost as to where to start! I will get started... somehow.

krb · 05-04-2009, 09:41 AM

Faith - Yay! Congratulations on passing that nasty sweet test.

Christina - You don't sound ungrateful. I was fearful of the same thing when I was remarking about the same situation last week. Life is all about experience and perspective. remember how cavalier a lot of us were before we planned our own weddings? Anyone who has ever planned a wedding always rsvps on time and takes into consideration the things differently than those who never have.

The class taught us what to expect about time management with a new baby and followed Dr Karp's (happiest Baby on the Block) 5 "S's." So we learned to swaddle, how to hold the baby (football hold and side hold), how to change diapers, take rectals, and what items to have on hand in your med cabinet even before the baby arrives. Also, time was spent on the industry of baby marketing, and how basically besides diapers and formula, everything else on the baby aisle can be purchased on the regular adult aisles for a lot less money. For instance we compared, labels of juices, apple sauce in both baby and adult sections and there wasn't any difference. So basically, new parents (buyer) beware! In a nutshell it was really informative for clueless types like me and dh.

LemonadeGlugger · 05-04-2009, 10:36 AM

i have 10 seconds to post. the twinkies arrived on thursday at 5:30 and 5:32, vaginally 5.1lb and 4.9lb. . both are doign great and were not in nicu and came home with me sat nite. things are real hectic. can someone post on the otehr thread? water broke wed nite. more to follow when i can breathe for a second. for now i just had to let you guys know. life as i know it has forever changed.

krb · 05-04-2009, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LemonadeGlugger

i have 10 seconds to post. the twinkies arrived on thursday at 5:30 and 5:32, vaginally 5.1lb and 4.9lb. . both are doign great and were not in nicu and came home with me sat nite. things are real hectic. can someone post on the otehr thread? water broke wed nite. more to follow when i can breathe for a second. for now i just had to let you guys know. life as i know it has forever changed.

OMG!! Congratulations, mama!!!!

How wonderful. Enjoy your lovebugs. I guess the surprise is out. Everyone knows it's twins. When things die down, please share all the details.

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hkbuck 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 3,120	September Optimists, May 2009!!! Congratulations and best wishes to all our September Optimists! Wishing all of our babies, health and happiness in 2009! BETAS: Aswanson, 3rd IVF, ER 01/10, (5dt of 3), 81@13dpo, 390@16dpo Arin, ER 01/04 (3dt of 2), 45@15dpo, 121@17dpo, 266@19dpo,750@22dpo, 2530@29dpo Spinnntilifall, IVF#1, ER 12/13 (5dtof2), 36@13dpo, 185@17dpo, u/s 1/19!!! BabyHeartache, IVF#1, ER 12/05, (5dt of 2),16dpo?, ?18dpo, 3000@?dpo FaithonAlmighty, IUI 11/15, 630@17dpo PradasMom, DET 11/21, (3dt of 3), 123@16dpo Rysmom, 2nd IVF, ER 11/07, (2dt of 3),129@14dpo, 208@16dpo, 5040@23dpo Vana, 38, IVF#1, ER 10/13, (5dt of 2), 63@15dpo, 203@17dpo, 1084@19dpo Tamara, 32, 1st IVF, ER 10/07 (5dt of 3), 81.2@16dpo, 695.7@20dpo lanos, 31, 2nd IVF, ER 10/03 (2dt of 2), 322.8@14 dpo, 1115@17dpo Cupcakes, 1st IVF, ER 9/21, (5dt of 2), 1049@18 dpo, 5620@22dpo Krb, ER 9/21, (5dt of 2), 245@12dpo, 608@15 dpo, 968@17 dpo, 1724 @19dpo Mandamay, 2nd IVF, ER 9/20, (3dt of 2), 66.5@17dpo, 123@19dpo, 586@24dpo, 1006@26dpo, Hopefuljessie, ER 09/20, (5dt of 2), 117@14 dpo, 231@16dpo hopinagain, Er 9/17, (3dt of 4), 319.4@16 dpo, 1346@19 dpo, 2biscuitsplz, 33, ER 9/17, (3dt of 2), 77@15dpo, 113@17dpo, 556@21dpo Sandy72, 36, ER 9/15, (2dt of 4), 177@16 dpo, 11,293@30dpo, 15752@32dpo optimistic, 29, Er 9/15, (5dt of 2), 297@14dpo, 841@16dpo, jcy0807, ER 9/13, (3dt of 2), 77@9dpo, 100.6@11dpo, 426@16 dpo, bhstarz, 31, ER 9/12, (3dt of 2), 95@13dpo, 380@17dpo, 815@19 dpo, hkbuck, 31, ER 9/10, (5dt of 2), 71@14, 89@16, 171@19, 426@21, 852@23, 2068@26, 6154@30, 29000@37 DietPepsiGal, ER 9/10, (5dt of 2), 124@13dpo, 317@15dpo, 751@18dpo, Ryna, 4th IUI on 09/06, 299@16dpo Danielle, 2nd UIU on 07/07, 189@15dpiui NT/ANATOMY SCANS & OB APPT'S: SE X & EXPECTED DUE DATES (EDD): Adjusted Dates for Multiples: DietPepsiGal, Twins, May 13, 2009, IT'S A GIRL AND A BOY!! Babies were born on April 30, 2009 at 5:30pm and 5:32pm weighing 5 lbs. 1 oz. and 4 lbs. 9 oz.!!! bhstarz, Twins, May 15, 2009,IT'S A GIRL AND A BOY!! Babies were born on May 21, 2009!! Optimistic, Twins, May 18, 2009, IT'S A BOY AND A BOY!! Koen and Brody were born on May 20, 2009!! Hopefuljessie, Twins, May 23, 2009, IT'S A GIRL AND A GIRL! Singletons: Danielle, Singleton, March 30, 2009, IT'S A GIRL! Presley born at 8:13 am, Saturday, February 21st weighing 7lbs 1 ounce & 20 inches long. Ryna, Singleton, May 30, 2009, IT'S A BOY! Robert Jachai born on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 8:26am weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. hbuck, SINGLETON, June 3, 2009, IT'S A SURPRISE! Jcy, SINGLETON, June 6, 2009, IT'S A SURPRISE! Sandy, Singleton, June 8, 2009, IT'S A GIRL! Emma born on Thursday, May 14th at 12:12pm weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz! hopinagain, Singleton, C-section scheduled for June 3rd, IT'S A GIRL! 2biscuitplz, Singleton, June 10, 2009 , IT'S A GIRL! Sophia Lynn born Friday, May 15th at 8:56am weighing 5 lbs 2 oz. and 18 inches long! Mandamay, Singleton, June 13, 2009, IT'S A BOY! Cupcakes, Singleton, June 14, 2009, IT'S A GIRL! Krb, Singleton, IT'S A GIRL! Parker Louise born Tuesday, May 26th at9:54am weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz.! Lanos, SINGLETON, June 26, 2009, IT'S A SURPRISE! Tamara, Singleton, June 30, 2009, IT'S A GIRL! Vana, Singleton, July 8, 2009, IT'S A BOY! PradasMom, SINGLETON, August 11, 2009, IT'S A SURPRISE! Rysmom, Singleton, July 31, 2009, IT'S A GIRL! Aswanson, Singleton, October 3, 2009, IT'S A BOY! WAITING TILL SCAN TO FIND OUT SEX: FaithonAlmighty, Twins, July 17, 2009 BabyHeartache, Twins, August 6, 2009 Spinnntilifall, Singleton, September 5, 2009 Arin, Singleton, 30 precious little : 8 boys , 12 girls & 4 surprises! NEEDING HUGS: cmpchica, Loss of twin boys at 22 weeks Woo mm, Loss of triplets Freyamae Cupcakes - Loss of a twin __________________ Heather Me (32) DH (30) IVF w/ICSI #1 - 9/08 - BFP! DD born 6/2/09 Currently pregnant with our natural miracle! EDD - May 9, 2010 Last edited by hkbuck; 05-31-2009 at 02:43 PM.

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05-04-2009, 08:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
2biscuitsplz 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ITALY!!!! Posts: 1,152	Ryna, How beautiful!!! You and dh look SO happy! YOU ARE SO LITTLE! YOur belly is SO nice and round, I love it! I am just one big mound! You really look adorable, and your boys, the big brothers! How precious!!! THose are FABULOUS!!! Krb, was it very long? What specifically did you learn? Jcy, I have NO doubt lack of sleep has something to do with those swigs, BUT I have also noticed an increase in my water works! It doesn't take much. Heather, I know she hasn't dropped yet. She is REALLY in my ribs! Plus, I wuld be really scared if she did drop. I have started swelling!!! I DO not sleep cause my wrists are so swollen that it cuts of my circulation to my hands nad keeps me awake!!! Not to mention the soccerballs that are now my feet! I am NOT complaining, just very glad it waited until now to start! There are a bunch of appts this week! My next one is tomorrow. I hope to have a better understanding of when she is coming. My dh is going stir crazy not knowing! We checked our registry and pared it down to what we have to have and my dh has sticker shock! I have been trying to tell him all about he little things we have needed and for us to get them all along, but he could/would only see the big ones! SO, we will be bringing home 75% of the store thursday night! We are already overwhelmed and this wil just push us into insanity! Our shower was lovely. VERY Texas. We had 20-25. Our cake was gorgeous! The decor was all Black/White and pink! They put a crib in the corner to hold the gifts and they overflowed into the room! We opened them up for 45 minutes! We got NOTHING off our registry and only ONE had a gift receipt. It is the ONLY little outfit we REALLY wanted to keep! Everything else was a onesie or towles or washcloths! She did get some really adorable little dresses, we just needed them all to be bigger! I HOPE she is not very big so she can wear most of them! She did get a BRIGHT pink stuffed Flamingo, and her first pair of PINK CowBaby boots! Some books, a scrapbook already designed and a memory book and some vintage framed baby prints! She got SO much clothing it will take 2 large loads of laundry to get it all washed! She has enough baby shampoo, soap, and creams to last for almost 2 years! One bag of diapers and 2 bags of wipes! She was lavished with love! ALL of the items given were very thoughtful and great quality, just smaller sizes. Hopefully she won't grow TOO fast and can wear each item at least ONCE! I WILL NEVER GIVE clothing again! I will get practical things that will be NEEDED and take aload off the mothers mind! I think, diapers, books, breast milk storage (if a nursingmom), breastpads, and anything else that is NOT glamorous! I had NO idea, how much people LOVED to give clothing! Boy, I hope I don't sound ungrateful. I am just in shock. NOTHING off the registry. WONDERFUL items! Given with more love than anyone should be given! I just don't know what to do with all of it! I called my mom for ideas and insight. She giggled at me and said, I don't know, momma, what will you do with it all? I guess you will figure it all out! Then she just oout and out LAUGHED at me! But, I joined her so it was ok! __________________ Christina 33, Dh 44 Dx: Limited Ovarian Reserve, Slight MF TTC since 2005, 9 IUI's, all bfn; 1st IVF Sept. 17, 2008, BFP!!! Sophia Lynn here 5/15/2009 5lb. 2oz!!! She is PERFECT!!!

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2biscuitsplz 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ITALY!!!! Posts: 1,152	Hoping, thanks so much! I have been feeling like an ungrateful brat! I just wasn't prepared for only gettng clothing and what people wanted to give her. I do think registries are newer for babies! It does make things SO much nicer for the parents!!! I am SO overwhelmed as to where to start on getting her clothing organised! I wish there was a handbook! ANyone need some pink girly wash cloths or burp cloths? I have NO idea what to do with them all! My mom suggested sewing them together and making them into a blanket! I told her it would be a HUGE one! I only have a few photos on my camera from her shower. My gf and cousin took the most and have some really great ones. When I get those from them I will post some to let you see how crazy! I am goin to take a photo of her MOUNTAIN of laundry to be washed from her shower! It is a ton! Her room is total pandemonium! And I am lost as to where to start! I will get started... somehow. __________________ Christina 33, Dh 44 Dx: Limited Ovarian Reserve, Slight MF TTC since 2005, 9 IUI's, all bfn; 1st IVF Sept. 17, 2008, BFP!!! Sophia Lynn here 5/15/2009 5lb. 2oz!!! She is PERFECT!!!

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LemonadeGlugger 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NY Posts: 2,377	i have 10 seconds to post. the twinkies arrived on thursday at 5:30 and 5:32, vaginally 5.1lb and 4.9lb. . both are doign great and were not in nicu and came home with me sat nite. things are real hectic. can someone post on the otehr thread? water broke wed nite. more to follow when i can breathe for a second. for now i just had to let you guys know. life as i know it has forever changed. __________________ TTC 3.5 Years. Me: 29. DH - 32. Diagnosis: MF & Thrombophila Issues & MTHFR Homozygous C. Multiple IUIs, IVF #1 12/07 BFN, 3/08 natural miracle while prepping of IVF2, on Lupron, mc , 9/08 IVF #2.5, Retreival 9/10 .Faint HPT's. Beta 1, 13dpR = 124, BFP. Beta 2, 15dpR = 317. Beta 3, 18dpR =751 1st U/S /10/8 - Twins.

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05-04-2009, 07:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
krb 400-499 post 6 of hearts Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: maryland Posts: 455	Ryna - Very cute pictures. You all look so happy. Dh and I spent Saturday taking a Newborn Basics class. Wow, there was a lot to assimilate. I can't believe this is really happening.

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faithonalmighty 500-599 post 7 of hearts Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 520	Svm: great pics!! 2biscuits: ATB with your appointment!! AFM: I passed the 1 hour glucose test!! ..Can't wait to start eating those sweets again

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hopinagain 200-299 post 4 of hearts Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: usa Posts: 297	I remember with my shower for my DD (who is now 2 1/2 years old) i got so much clothing, i did not know what to do with it! Since then, i definitely have changed my ways...and try to buy off the registry. I think you are right...people just really think that the necessities are a little boring. you have the right attitude though....to look at it that people have thier hearts in the right place. The other thing i think is that "baby registries" are sort of a newer thing. And, i know some people think it is over the top to register for a baby shower...but it really does help so much. Enjoy washing and organizing all the wonderful clothing!

05-04-2009, 09:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
krb 400-499 post 6 of hearts Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: maryland Posts: 455	Faith - Yay! Congratulations on passing that nasty sweet test. Christina - You don't sound ungrateful. I was fearful of the same thing when I was remarking about the same situation last week. Life is all about experience and perspective. remember how cavalier a lot of us were before we planned our own weddings? Anyone who has ever planned a wedding always rsvps on time and takes into consideration the things differently than those who never have. The class taught us what to expect about time management with a new baby and followed Dr Karp's (happiest Baby on the Block) 5 "S's." So we learned to swaddle, how to hold the baby (football hold and side hold), how to change diapers, take rectals, and what items to have on hand in your med cabinet even before the baby arrives. Also, time was spent on the industry of baby marketing, and how basically besides diapers and formula, everything else on the baby aisle can be purchased on the regular adult aisles for a lot less money. For instance we compared, labels of juices, apple sauce in both baby and adult sections and there wasn't any difference. So basically, new parents (buyer) beware! In a nutshell it was really informative for clueless types like me and dh.

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