2009 Pregnancy/baby thread

[finn's mom]

I know it's silly, but I just started my first load of baby stuff. Blankets, since they're easy to put away. Yesterday was my last day of work, so I'm all about preparing for the baby, now! Which is nice, because I had started to run out of energy for doing work and home stuff.

[K9karen]

Aw, Aw, Aw! Congratulations and lots of love to Carmen and family! Thrilled to pieces all is well with both of you! You know how desperate we get for pictures..hint..hint..

[Pinot's Mom]

Congratulations - welcome Laura Grace - beautiful name!!

[prechrswife]

Congratulations, Carmen!

[finn's mom]

Well, Clara is still breech, but we still have a lot of good amniotic fluid, so we are going to attempt to turn her tomorrow morning. We'll go in at 6:30, and the procedure will start around 7:30. Please keep us in your prayers! Best case scenario, she'll let us turn her, it won't traumatize her too much, I'll carry her to 40 weeks and she'll stay head down. That's what we're praying for! For now, it's on to do more laundry! I didn't realize we'd received so many blankets as gifts!

[Karen]

We'll be thinking of you!

[AdoreMyDogs]

Kari I've been thinking about you. I hope you're doing OK. Let us know how the procedure went. I've heard that manual turning is extremely painful. Hope you made it through OK and little Miss didn't get too upset with you, and the turning was a success.

[sabies]

Congratulations Carmen and Kari! What a head of hair Laura has! All the babies are so cute. Be careful - now that baby has arrived time really flies! We need to make a list of the 2009 babies born - it's hard to keep track of them. Leslie - Quinn and Vince are so adorable. Since I seem to follow closely behind your pregnancies I was wondering if you are done or going for number 3. Just kidding, I am done, 2 is more than I can handle!

Here is a recent pic of Stratton at 3 months. He's still a big boy - at 2 months he weighed over 15lbs and was over 25 inches.

[finn's mom]

Stratton is so handsome!

I have been posting photos in the thread Leslie started for Clara's birthday, but I am going to post a couple in here later today!

I hope everyone is doing well. We are adjusting really well and loving every minute with Clara. She had a doctor's appointment today and has already gained all but two ounces of her birth weight back! She gained 6 ounces in two days!

[beeniesmom]

Awww, Stratton! What a cute photo!
We have us a bunch of really good looking babies here on PT!!! 2009 has proven to be very fertile! :O

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Awww, hi Stratton! What a cute little baby boy.

Lyra finally had her 6-month well check today. She was 26.5 inches and 16 pounds, 11.5 ounces. She got scared of the nurse after she measured her head...then things went ok until she had to get all her shots. She was crying in a way I had never heard her cry before!! It was so hard to hear. But, she's doing much better now and is taking a much needed nap!

I thought I would share a few pictures of the last week or so.

Playing with some toys.




Reaching for the camera


With her daddy in the mountains






And a video of her laughing...

[beeniesmom]

Oh my! Lyra is beautiful. Thanks for posting pictures and for the video. I couldn't get any audio but it was very cute! She has gorgeous eyes. So big and full of expression.
Daddy is a cutie too!
I am so sorry she got scared at the 6 month check up. I am dreading the first shots for my little one. I hear they cry and cry and get a fever too afterward.

I have a question for the mommies:
I don't have any medicines in the house for baby Laura.
What do I need to have in the house over the counter 'just in case'?

[AdoreMyDogs]

Congratulations Carmen and Kari! What a head of hair Laura has! All the babies are so cute. Be careful - now that baby has arrived time really flies! We need to make a list of the 2009 babies born - it's hard to keep track of them. Leslie - Quinn and Vince are so adorable. Since I seem to follow closely behind your pregnancies I was wondering if you are done or going for number 3. Just kidding, I am done, 2 is more than I can handle!

Here is a recent pic of Stratton at 3 months. He's still a big boy - at 2 months he weighed over 15lbs and was over 25 inches.

Ahh is Stratton so adorable!!! I'm so glad to see a pic of him. I'd love to see more Oh and about more kids, nope we're done! My husband got steralized to insure no more babies happen and we're hoping it does not fail us We're got our little girl and little boy. A perfect little family. We don't have the house size or finances to have any more children so hopefully we don't have any accidents hehe.

I absolutely love the baby pictures everyone has posted!!!

[sabies]

Leslie I guess we do have the same plans. My hubby hasn't been "snipped" yet but that's our plan. I think my body has been through enough so he can take care of this part. (Maybe snipped isn't the right word but I like it, I'm sure my hubby doesn't!)

[wolfsoul]

I will be 9 months pregnant tomorrow.
Baby is becoming VERY active. It's like she's never asleep now. I started getting very sharp cervical pains lastnight. I am hoping she'll hold out a few more weeks (I still say she'll be born Oct 1st! lol). Most times I'm rather comfortable, and then suddenly I'll be very uncomfortable for several minutes. I think lately she likes to change positions. Walking is becoming an effort because sometimes it's only easy to walk with my legs spread apart...definatly have that waddle perfected.
Otherwise everything has been good here... we finally have carpet in the nursery and I just finished putting together the dresser. Still have to put together the crib and change table.
I'm starting to get very anxious to have this baby, I just want her OUT lol.