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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/20/2009 12:17:44 PM
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IAMJulie
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Congratulations, Julie!!!! We get to be pregnant together again! :) Same with a few others. :) :) Is it intimidating to think of having four kids? Is that part of your hesitation?
I was excited to see you on the list! Yeah, four! Well, part of it is that Rob and I had talked when he got back and both agreed (apparently we forgot to bring God into this discussion) that my being pregnant again and us having another baby right now would not be the best idea. But it's not so much the actual number as in "how are we going to handle four?" but just "stuff". Like our vehicle. I saved up and paid off our car while Rob was deployed, our last debt aside from our house (thank you Dave Ramsey FPU!) so having to look at the probability of buying a different vehicle and probably having debt again so soon is kind of a bummer (not to mention how we can afford it). Sleeping arrangements for the kids (if it's a boy do we cram all three in one small room?). Being pregnant again. Feeling baby move - goody! Feeling sick and exhausted - bah! Being so huge I can't find clothes that fit, accidentally turning the gas burners on with my belly when I reach for the microwave (I'm really lucky I haven't caught myself on fire yet), the possibility of having a separated pelvis again like I did with Zion and not being able to move at all without excruciating pain. The fact that three was so "perfect". So many silly thoughts. I'm just trying to focus on the blessing of another baby (which we were open to anyway, just most likely through foster or adoption) and those lovely baby smells and tiny fingers and toes and not the sleepless nights (Gideon woke every 1-3 hours for the first ten months, I was a loony, crazy woman for lack of sleep).
Also not looking forward to the gawking stares and stupid questions people ask a pregnant woman who is also hauling around three other kids (I got it when I only had two others). Dumb comments to pregnant women make the unChristian part of me want to rear it's ugly head. Especially, unfortunately, the people in my church. I've been through this twice with this church. Starting about 2 months before my due date nearly every single person I see will stop me and make some comment that I look tired, I look huge, "you're STILL pregnant?! (that would make sense since I'm not due for two months). It gets so bad that I usually give up on church entirely at the end until after baby is born. I hate not wanting to go to church because people won't leave me alone. One lady in my church in particular I dread seeing since she ALWAYS has a comment even when I'm not pregnant. She even accused me of being pregnant while Rob was gone. I was successful in biting my tongue but I'm sure the look on my face said it all.
Good golly, did I write all that? Apparently I have a lot of thoughts on having another one. ha ha Thanks for asking I feel much better now. :) I haven't had time to talk with close friends or family over this yet so I guess I have a lot of pent up thoughts even though I know most are unreasonable and I do trust God. It always helps to talk them through with someone, I should go call my BFF and ask when she can come over.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/20/2009 1:28:32 PM
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laughinggirl
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Congratulations, Julie!! I can see why you have some conflicting emotions in your situation. Thanks for sharing your heart. There are always tradeoffs in every situation, whether the baby is planned or a surprise.
I can't believe a lady in your church accused you of being pregnant while your husband was gone! Ick.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/20/2009 1:40:49 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Julie, I can see why it would be conflicted. Fortunately God gives us 9 months to be totally ready(or as much as possible  ) for the new one.
My reapplication for insurance appointment is today. Please pray that it goes smoothly. I have a doctors appointment for Tueday. Unfortunately the doctor I was referred to doesn't take CHP+ anymore so I had to find a different one. I found one that looks like he could be a good fit, there are 2 OB's and a team of nurse midwives. They seem very patient oriented, this is a blurb from their website-
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Communication and accessibility are important facets of high quality health care. At the Denver-Evergreen OB/GYN Group, we encourage you to follow up any questions you may have with any member of our group.
Allowing maximum patient involvement in healthcare decisions is one of the guiding philosophies of our group. We attempt to educate our patients concerning their health needs and alternatives. Then, provider and patient can together make informed choices regarding care.
I am exceptionally picky about my health care after a couple bad experiences, or else this would not be such a big deal.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/20/2009 3:17:33 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Yup, we changed Gabby's name like the week before I was induced. We had called her Natalia for as long as we knew she was a girl, but it never felt right to me. She is definitely a Gabby and not a Natalia, I'm glad I stuck to my guns about changing her name.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/20/2009 4:18:47 PM
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We have both girl and boy names that we really like, but I can't say with certainty that they are for sure the right names and the ones we'll use. I keep feeling like the perfect name is still out there and I just haven't thought of it yet. I still have plenty of time, but it's a big decision - and kind of a hard one!!
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/20/2009 5:04:32 PM
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An older mum once told me that her policy was never to name the baby until she'd seen him/her.
So that's what we did. We got the names down to a shortlist but didn't decide for sure till the baby was born.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/20/2009 6:19:24 PM
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IAMJulie
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Thank you, everyone, for your kind words. I'm sure you all know how much that means.
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Is your hubby deployed again? I'm here if you need a friend! Truly. Maybe we can help you come up with some good one-liners when people say ignorant things to you!
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I was looking at myself in the mirror today and was remarkably surprised (I think surprised is the right word) when my belly looked perfectly round. I'm not sure how to explain that epiphany, but it just looked... like a perfect pregnant belly. Then I turned to the side and felt nothing but wide, but face on it's just... cute. Not sure why that was worth typing, but it felt like it was.
Did anyone else ever second guess the name you chose for your child? Now that we settled on Joshua I can't get past Daniel. I really feel like we're supposed to use that name for this one, but we CAN'T change John (middle) and we both like Joshua. It just doesn't feel right when i call him Joshua now that we've decided. 
No, he is not deployed. Yea, for that! As a Reservist he is not supposed to be able to be deployed for five times the length of his last deployed but we all know how much the military sticks to the rules. He is trying to decide if he will stay in or resign. As it is, he is going to start traveling for work again. By the time you add work travel and Reserves travel he can be gone quite a bit.
I think your sideways picture is totally cute. You have a lovely bump, not wide at all. :)
Do you remember when Gideon was born last year? I came here and announced that our little "Josiah" had arrived. ha ha Came on the next day and said, never mind, we're going with Gideon. I'm just glad we hadn't submitted his birth certificate form yet. Even though we've pretty much had our names picked out way ahead of delivering it has always taken us a while to get used to calling the actual baby by their name. We had actually set aside Josiah as a possibility for #1 and #3, I told Rob Josiah had its chance I'm tossing it. :) I still like the name but now I'm in love with Elias. Time will tell.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/20/2009 6:37:27 PM
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With our Josh, we knew it was right as soon as we knew he was a boy. We did sit down and go through a huge list of names, but none of them sounded right. With Bethany (current pregnancy) it took a bit longer. We knew we wanted to use Kathleen as a middle name in honor of Mark's mom who passed away a few years ago so we needed a first name that worked with it. Mark has always liked the name Beth and wanted to use it as at least a nickname. We thought about Elizabeth and both liked it but we personally know quite a few little girls under 5 with that name so we wanted something else. We also considered Sara (no h) same issue. So Bethany/Beth it is. It took a day or two to fit and a few weeks later I did reconsider, but we still like it and plan to use it. Personally I like having a name and using it early - it just feels right for me.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/21/2009 10:06:09 AM
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W.O.F.
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Did anyone else ever second guess the name you chose for your child? Now that we settled on Joshua I can't get past Daniel. I really feel like we're supposed to use that name for this one, but we CAN'T change John (middle) and we both like Joshua. It just doesn't feel right when i call him Joshua now that we've decided.
Yes...our oldest daughter....we had her name picked out (we weren't sure she was a girl...but we had names picked out anyway)...when she was born...she definately WAS not the name we picked...and I named her right away something different.....
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/21/2009 5:48:20 PM
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Congrats, Julie! And yay for getting approved, Ryanne!
Updating for myself:
5blessings4me ....................edd November 23, 2009 (girl)
BeeLovesAva ......................edd January 21, 2010
Eliana ................................edd January 22, 2010 (boy)
Krislynx...............................c-section Feb. 10, 2010 (girl)
Flintejae/Janine....................edd March 1, 2010 (boy)
JoyfulLady (Amber).................edd March 22, 2010 (boy)
Anne-Girl (Jen).....................edd April 22 2010
Ryanne................................edd May 14, 2010
WOF....................................edd May 23, 2010
Laughinggirl/Bethany............edd June 6, 2010
anointed_archer/Kay...................edd June 28, 2010
Julie (IAmJulie).....................edd June 29, 2010
Brandy................................edd July 7, 2010
Kia_Grl21`(Sherry)..............edd mid-July 2010
We had a great appointment on Friday. We saw a strong hb and the baby bounced around a little on the ulrasound for us - so neat! Doctor confirmed our due date of 6/28. I asked about this horrible back/hip pain I've been feeling, but she said it was all normal - though to not be able to walk or stand without help doesn't seem normal to me... we'll give it some more time, I guess.
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Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/21/2009 6:26:59 PM
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Did anyone else ever second guess the name you chose for your child? Now that we settled on Joshua I can't get past Daniel. I really feel like we're supposed to use that name for this one, but we CAN'T change John (middle) and we both like Joshua. It just doesn't feel right when i call him Joshua now that we've decided.
Yes...our oldest daughter....we had her name picked out (we weren't sure she was a girl...but we had names picked out anyway)...when she was born...she definately WAS not the name we picked...and I named her right away something different.....
I had to do that with my youngest. She definately was not a Jennifer Lynn. She still isn't!
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/21/2009 6:40:22 PM
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IAMJulie
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We had a great appointment on Friday. We saw a strong hb and the baby bounced around a little on the ulrasound for us - so neat! Doctor confirmed our due date of 6/28. I asked about this horrible back/hip pain I've been feeling, but she said it was all normal - though to not be able to walk or stand without help doesn't seem normal to me... we'll give it some more time, I guess.
That's neat we're quite close. Is this your first? I have found that chiropractic care works wonders (well, I go even when I'm not pregnant). All those joints and muscles relaxing makes everything sloppy and achy. Regular adjustments really, really help. Hubby and I went to the Y today and I was rather bummed that my hips were too pinchy to do much jogging. I walked about 7 laps and only jogged one. Oh well, I supposed better than nothing. If I hadn't eaten three homemade sticky buns for breakfast I wouldn't feel so bad about not jogging more. ;)
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/21/2009 10:18:24 PM
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I'm sick. I am pretty sure it is just a cold - no fever, aches (except mild headache) or chills. I do have a stuffy nose and a cough. I was sick yesterday and although I sound worse I actually feel better today. I have my 28 week appt on Monday and I am not sure what to do. Because of the H1N1 I am supposed to call first (because I'm sick) - but I literally have the second appt. of the morning. I need to leave 30 minutes before the appt. in order to get there on time and I don't think they'll be answering their phones yet. I could call on the cell but I hate to get half way there and turn around. So I'm thinking I'll just go and they'll give me a mask to wear if I still have the cough. They had a sign on the door the last time I was there about when you should and should not come to the office but I can't remember what it said - I have a feeling I'll be getting an info sheet on Mon. But I think the main thing was to not come in if you have a fever. It is a multi-specialty office - OB, cardiology, endocrinology and I think immunology. So lots of people there who have potentially not great immune systems. One reason I set my appts. through Jan. already - go in at 7:45 and my OB is the only one seeing patients! So what do you ladies think - should I just go? Assuming I don't spike a fever tomorrow of course.
Kris
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/21/2009 10:53:24 PM
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We had a great appointment on Friday. We saw a strong hb and the baby bounced around a little on the ulrasound for us - so neat! Doctor confirmed our due date of 6/28. I asked about this horrible back/hip pain I've been feeling, but she said it was all normal - though to not be able to walk or stand without help doesn't seem normal to me... we'll give it some more time, I guess.
Congrats on seeing the little peanut!
As for the hips, I had a ton of pain early on, and it only got worse. My doctor said everything was normal, and it is just my body adjusting to the growing womb.
You know what I found to be a HUGE help? Pregnancy yoga and swimming. I pretty much lived in the pool during my last trimester. Walking too much hoovered though, and that really didn't get better until after I gave birth. In fact, my hips and lower back still bother me a bit. But, it is very slowly getting better.
eta....Kris....yeah, I'd go to the appointment. If it is one of the first in the morning, I'd go and get checked out. If they didn't want you to come in, they would not have made the appointment.
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/21/2009 11:03:46 PM
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Krislynx
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It's my regular OB visit. Time is flying by! I'll actually be coming home with Bethany in 12 weeks and a few hours! I think I am still ok to go as long as I don't have a fever. I had an 8:15 appt last month and there were only 2 other patients there. I don't think the other specialists see people that early, but by the time I left (after 9 because we were late) the waiting room was packed. And some of them were obviously not OB/GYN patients.
Kris
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/22/2009 11:10:07 PM
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IAMJulie
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Thank you. :)
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RE: Pregnancy Support & Encouragement 6!! - 11/23/2009 12:27:30 AM
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That's neat we're quite close. Is this your first? I have found that chiropractic care works wonders
That is neat! Yes, this is our first. I loved going to a chiropractor when I was in the US! I imagine it would be great while pregnant too - I'll look into that!
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You know what I found to be a HUGE help? Pregnancy yoga and swimming.
I imagine swimming would help relieve a lot of the pressure too! I'll have to look into a membership at a nearby public center. I'll look into the yoga too! And thanks again!
Thanks for the suggestions, ladies!
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