Bernard and I are expecting our first child somewhere around October 28!
We're 3 months, just heading out of the first trimester now! We've had two scans already and it's amazing how fast the baby grows! We have another scan today (in an hr, I'll be at the doc's!!)
I know I haven't been around much lately, but I wanted to let you all know anyway :)
Nic
Too cool! congratulations! I miss reading your stuff on GP...
And just for the record...the baby...he is a BOY, and Nicole gave him to me already...his name is Squishy, and he is MINE!!
:P
You might have to come to Hong Kong to get him though!!
Thats ok...I will. ;)
i dont believe it... lol!
Well, I'll be.
What will you be, Seth? Need a thread of your own? *grin*
Quote from: Chseeads on April 23, 2008, 04:04:25 AM
Well, I'll be.
You're having a baby too?? CONGRATS!!
Congrats Nicole..... wow that day has finally come. LOL.
Congrats to both of you specially to you, i do remember when i met you in Australia both of us single and now im married with two kids and you married and about to become a mum, thats great
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Congratulations, Nicole!
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Congratulations, Bernard!
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Congratulations, Newbaby Nicbern!
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Congratulations Uncle Ant! :laughhard:
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Congratulations, Auntie Ash!
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Congratulations, Grampa & Gramma Gates!
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Oh my, oh my, oh MY!!!!! I'm just totally and completely THRILLED for you guys, Nic!!!
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How very exciting!!! :clap:
I'm just cracking up over Ant turning into an Uncle. It's just funny to me somehow. lol
Congratulations, Nicole!!
Yeah, Nic, I was on the phone with Elona last night...and she was having net issues...so I said "You havent seen the new thread that Nic started did ya?" and she said no, so I told her....
SHE SCREAMED....and I mean SCREAMED....for a LONG time, and LOUD....right in my ear.
Then she screamed again. And then laughed and laughed.
*shakes head*
That SO would have been worth you calling and telling her yourself, you would have just laughed and laughed over her reaction.
What she said! lol I was :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:
I'm sooooooooooooo HAPPY for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*trying to envision Nic pregnant*
*shaking her head*
*silly grin*
*trying to imagine Bernard grinning ear to ear to ear*
*laughs*
*trying to imagine Ant morphing into an uncle*
*big smile*
*imagining Ash as an Auntie*
*awwwwww*
*picturing Nic's parents as grandparents*
*awwwwwwwwww*
Imagining Nic - :cloud9:
I bet Ant will be a GREAT uncle!!! He's an awesome big brother to Ash already... he's gonna be a wonderful uncle!!
Ash will probably smother the baby ;) lol hehe
:spitlaugh:
I can hear my Squishy now.....
"Hey Uncle Ant!!" (Uncle AUNT...) BOL!!
If you were Aussie, you know we don't say "aunt" like that!! We say "Ahh-nt" - it sounds closer to "aren't" (because we hardly say the r) than "ant"!!
But Squishy is half Chinese!! NOT an Aussie! And he will be born in HK and speak Canto. AND you still pronounce ANT the same as Ant I am sure...so yeah, its still pretty funny!
*HUGS* Nic ;)
Chinese pronounce "aunt" the same as Aussies do though ;) And my hubby is actually Aussie, not Chinese (by nationality anyway) - by RACE he's Chinese, but by NATIONALITY, he's Aussie...
And yep, I do say "ant" the same as you do, probably ;) hehe
Squishy may grow up a tad confused! Especially if yall ever move back to OZ! Or to the states!
May God Bless ya with at least 10 sets of triplets. :great:
Congrats on the rugrat!!!
Well - this time, there's only one in there. PRAISE GOD!! ;)
Congratulations Nic!!!!! Do you know if you are having a boy or girl yet?
Quote from: nicolejoy on April 24, 2008, 09:22:34 AM
If you were Aussie, you know we don't say "aunt" like that!! We say "Ahh-nt" - it sounds closer to "aren't" (because we hardly say the r) than "ant"!!
Ahhh... to be surrounded by Aussies again where I don't hear any "ahhh"s (R's) in their words. lol
Quote from: Geri on April 24, 2008, 07:33:09 PM
Congratulations Nic!!!!! Do you know if you are having a boy or girl yet?
/me is not happy with the answer to this question.
:pound: Nicole
She knows and she aint tellin!
So Nic...
Are you decorating in pink or blue? :hypocrite:
Personally, I think that blue would look great in Squishys room!
Quote from: MelodyB on April 24, 2008, 08:46:14 PM
Quote from: Geri on April 24, 2008, 07:33:09 PM
Congratulations Nic!!!!! Do you know if you are having a boy or girl yet?
/me is not happy with the answer to this question.
:pound: Nicole
She knows and she aint tellin!
What she said!! lol
I only found out this week - and I'm only telling family first... maybe I'll tell you all later, we'll see ;)
I look forward to seeing pictures of Squishy, as Mel calls it, when it's about 4 years old.....if the speed of posting your wedding pics is any indication of how fast baby pics will arrive. :P
Not for this one Sethers...Mesi and I are going to hound Nic for pics, she doesnt have a choice in the matter. She HAS to post them. And if she doesnt post them here herself...then I may have to take matters in my own hands. :hypocrite: (With permission of course)
You're going to Hong Kong to take pictures of Squishy so you can post them on GP? Now that, folks, is true dedication....
Not quite... I have other ways. :freaky2: :hypocrite:
Just on a whim, when I was checking airfare last night, I typed in Hong Kong... :o 1,576.00 for a round trip...I dont guess I will be going there anytime soon :o
You CAN get it cheaper than that, Mel - but it's cheaper (obviously) from the west coast than the east...
I can get to Los Angeles from Hong Kong for as little as $560 round trip!!
I just looked up the cheapest ticket, just for interest sake ;)
And here's our baby - happy Seth??
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/ultrasound2.jpg)
Wow...it looks just like a piece of Circus Peanut candy.
awww! Im *so* exited! Another GP baby...
I've got more recent ultrasound pics but they haven't been scanned in yet ;) hehe
imagine that
I think I'm gonna cry, Nic! Oh my goodness! That's so WAY cool, girl!
At our last ultrasound, the baby gave us a big "high five" - I'll show you when I get Berny to scan it in for me ;) It was SO FUNNY!! I think that baby has my huge handspan!! When I span my hand, my pinky and thumb are nearly in a straight line!! Same with baby - cute hey??
Sooo cute!!! I never got any really cute sonogram pics, those are always so fun.
So cool and cute th pics. I remember our first ultrasound for our first baby, i was so excited. Nic do you have pics of you. i would to see you pregnant
This is me from last week - I was 13 weeks. You can't hardly tell anything - but this shirt is getting a little tight for me, so please excuse that!!
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00114.jpg)
you are beautiful! :clap:
What she said!^ :)
:beret:
I said this elsewhere...but Nic, you are SOOO pretty!! And you just GLOW! ;)
aw - you guys are sweet to me!!
You do glow, the yellow might help with that. :D
It's such a cheerful color!
Nic! You need a TICKER! lol
I'll see what I can do ;) lol
u need to post a pic that shows boy or girl...
Haha...nice try Mesi!
:hypocrite:
u know...30 secs is a really really long time....
I know! After you are used to 10!
None of my pics show "down there" though!!
do u know already? I didn't think you could find out till like 20 weeks or so....
at least that's what my dr always has said....lol
we didn't want to know....
she knows,....but she wont say
I was SOOOOO gonna post that last night, but I didnt. LOL
Quote from: *mesipie* on May 01, 2008, 11:49:53 PM
she knows,....but she wont say
how dare her not share....lol :hypocrite:
I bet it's either a boy or a girl.
Let's hope.
She would be surprised if it was a puppy...
Puppies are lower maintenance ;) hehe
But yeah, I found out at 13 weeks - I was really surprised and asked them what % sure he was - because I never knew you could know THAT EARLY!! - he said "I'm tempted to say 100% sure, it's VERY clear!!"
My doctor is at a clinic with some of the best ultrasound technology in Hong Kong though...
Hong Kong is probably where they make ultrasound machines...should be the best. LOL :P
Its a boy...I just know it. ;)
What she said!^
:beret:
:highfive:
YAY! I didnt know you agreed with me!!
I thought you might have thought it was a Girl. But I never asked you either, but Im glad you are on my team! ;)
thats what i think too
"In the mouths of two or three guessers, let it be established"
*ahem*
:beret:
What book is that from again?
The Nearly Inspired Version
Or was it the Per Version?
I forget...
:beret:
so nic...can u at least tell us if we are right or wrong....
Mesi never gives up.
nope....i aint no stinkin quiter!
Cute pic Nic. You look so beautiful and its fits you to be pregnant. Im waiting more pics. I think its gonna be a girl. Let see who is right.
Quote from: SippinTea on May 02, 2008, 04:45:12 AM
"In the mouths of two or three guessers, let it be established"
*ahem*
:beret:
I did a poll a week before I found out and something like 70% of you guys said GIRL - you're all so fickle!!
I have ALWAYS said BOY. So there!! :P
I guessed boy too!
I guessed one or the other, that way my odds are doubled of being right!
lol - gee, Cheese, really steppin' out on faith there, aren'tcha? ;)
Here's more pics!!
Here you go: (finally lol)
Here's the head/chest:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/3a.jpg)
Baby likes the hand already! I don't know if he/she's sucking it's thumb, but it's sooo cute anyway ;)
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Another hand:
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Foot:
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HIGH FIVE!! (or See ya in October!!)
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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! So sweet! Babies just love to * Wash my mouth out with soap * on their fingers. It's so cute when you can catch that on sonogram! :grin:
:o Babies had better NOT wash their mouths out with soap! If they do, we have to call poison control!!!! :o
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What in the world?! I wrote "* Wash my mouth out with soap * their fingers." I don't know how that got changed. :o
lol! Godplace is equipped with filters. S*u*c*k is considered an offensive slang term. ;)
We all knew what you meant, though, I think. *grin*
LOL! Craaaazy! no wonder...
we need a girl/boy pic
That's one of my godplace pet peeves ;) THAT particular word replacement - because 99% of the time on this forum, people WANT to use it in the right context!! Ah well... we just have to say su-ck it's thumb instead ;) lol
Gotcha! So do you have an unveiling date in mind for when we can satisfy our curiosity about your sweetie's gender?
It's GOTTA be a boy. I vote that its' a boy. Not that I'll be sad if it's a girl. I'm just guessing that it's a boy. :-)
That's what I think too because girls aren't that "obvious."
Thats my vote. And she refuses to tell untill she tells her family. :sadbounce:
Can't blame her on that one. :-)
*tries to find Nic's parents' phone number*
:hypocrite:
Hey Elona - I'll give it to you. They're not gonna say anything!!
Who cares if I don't wanna tell anyone EVER, it's my choice right?
So this kid is gonna be 7 years old and we wont know if it is a boy or girl. :roll:
By that stage maybe you'll be able to guess from the name and what the pictures look like hey ;)
Hopefully...sometimes it takes a while to easily tell.... LOL
So do yall have a name picked out?
Quote from: RainbowJingles on May 14, 2008, 10:06:52 PM
Can't blame her on that one. :-)
*tries to find Nic's parents' phone number*
:hypocrite:
just needed to read...
Quote from: MelodyB on May 15, 2008, 03:05:04 AM
So this kid is gonna be 7 years old and we wont know if it is a boy or girl. :roll:
haha
Quote from: MelodyB on May 15, 2008, 03:22:40 AM
Hopefully...sometimes it takes a while to easily tell.... LOL
So do yall have a name picked out?
yeah nic...what r u gonna name it...we want the english name tho...not the chinese name...bc we wontknow what it means 1 way or the other
Quote from: MelodyB on May 15, 2008, 03:22:40 AM
Hopefully...sometimes it takes a while to easily tell.... LOL
So do yall have a name picked out?
Subtle, Mel. :roll:
lol
*sigh* Okay, Nic. lol Then just tell your family that I said hello, okay? :-)
No, no...I didnt mean it like that...my question was a legit one, I didnt say for her to tell us the name, I was asking if they had one picked out. I was trying to get this thread back on topic. :P
Suuuuuuuuuuuure. :roll:
lol
Quote from: MelodyB on May 15, 2008, 07:35:46 PM
No, no...I didnt mean it like that...my question was a legit one, I didnt say for her to tell us the name, I was asking if they had one picked out. I was trying to get this thread back on topic. :P
I have a name which I've picked out, does that count?? lol
Bernard HALF agrees with it... we need to think of a Chinese name still... I want to try to get a Chinese name which has the same meaning as the English name... so that they "match" in meaning...
neat
20 weeks now - Baby's moving like crazy! You can feel it from the outside now too.
I'm getting bigger as well! I'm now starting to kinda get somewhat noticeably pregnant, if people are observant lol
oh honey! i had no idea. i have been so out of touch. how fun ! and you look lovely, of course. what a fun, fun time of life for you. babies are ever so much fun. congratulations!
I'm still wanting to know what names you've picked out whenever you get ready to tell us! :D
Here's me at 20 weeks!!
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00569.jpg)
De Ja Vu!
Yeah, well... ;)
13 weeks
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00114.jpg)
20 weeks
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00569.jpg)
you can tell you are changing! :clap: you are beautiful!
Yes, you are beautiful. And STILL thin :P
you're like those hollywood movie starlets with their "baby bumps" . . . you look mahvehlous! dahling! mahvehlous! :pwink:
Thanks Kris lol - I saw a picture of Angelina Jolie the other day and I was thinking she looked SOOOO bloated!! I seriously have had a perfect pregnancy so far! Hope it continues and turns into a perfect delivery and a perfect baby ;) ;)
And then a perfect toddler and a perfect teenager and a perfect husband/wife and a perfect mother/father and a perfect grandmother/grandfather... lol
Oohhhh yeah! ;) I'm praying! In JESUS name!!
Awww... Nicole, you're so beautiful. :)
:beret:
Seriously, at the moment, I just look like I'm a bit "pudgy" ;) I was comparing tummies with Bernard yesterday - there's not much difference between us ;) lol
BOL, I wonder how he took that...I don't remember if I congratulated you and Bernie yet, so if I did, anothe gigantic CONGRATS!
Nik, you were/are slender as to begin with, so, like you said, unless people are observant, they're not gonna notice until you get further along...got any weird cravings?
BOL...that is so funny Nic..."hi, Bernnie...does your tummy kick too?" :thumbsup2:
couples look more alike everyday :laughhard:
I went through a stage where I wanted Doritos EVERY day, then all of a sudden, I had a half eaten packet lying around for over a week and I never felt like them...
I sometimes feel "MAN I want an icecream!!" or something - but I don't know if it's cravings... Bernard says it is and he thinks I'm in denial... ;)
Call it whatever you want, as long as he goes out and gets it for you. :-) Any particular flavor of ice cream?
I wasn't wanting it so bad to kick him out of bed, make him get dressed and run down to the 7-11 for me!!
Now we have ice cream in the freezer though so I can have it whenever I want!! ;) I might go have some now actually ;)
lol What flavor?
I have Haagen Dazs - Strawberry, Cookies and Cream or Vanilla. But I save the Vanilla for Bernard coz that's the only flavour he eats...
Good GRIEF! SOMEBODY doesn't want to be kicked out of bed in the middle of the night to go to 7-11, huh? lol
i craved ice cream 24-7 when i was preggo with landon....any flavor would do. But my all time fav was stopping by ColdStone Creamery whenever we were in Tulsa.... i was in ice cream heaven. lol. No wonder i had a 9lb 4oz baby..hehe.
Cold Stone Creamery! Mmmmmmmmmmm.
Banana ice cream mixed with graham crackers and bananas
Cheesecake ice cream with strawberry mixins.
Strawberry ice cream with strawberries mixed in...
*drool*
Quote from: RainbowJingles on June 25, 2008, 08:35:01 AM
Cold Stone Creamery! Mmmmmmmmmmm.
Banana ice cream mixed with graham crackers and bananas
Cheesecake ice cream with strawberry mixins.
Strawberry ice cream with strawberries mixed in...
*drool*
:o :o :o Elona, are you making an announcement?!?
:beret:
*looks at the thread context*
:o
:couch:
Ummm... I was just saying I like Cold Stone Creamery!!!!! REALLY!
:o
*makes an announcement*
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:laughhard:
:beret:
:eyebrow:
*suspects that SippinTea has midnight syndrome before noon*
:eyebrow:
Is everything funny today, dearie? :eyebrow:
That WAS pretty funny, Elona. :biglaugh:
Y'all ganging up on me today, purple fuzzy?!?! :eyebrow:
:pound: the purple fuzzy
/me *HUGS* Elona
You can't pound me when I'm hugging you... ;)
:pound: s the purple fuzzy after her hug
lol
I love coldstone too!! When I was in Denmark, it was FREEEZZZINNNGGG but I HAD to have coldstone - even though I was shivering and my fingernails were blue. Everyone was laughing at me ;) But I didn't think we had it in Hong Kong - I just found out that we DO - but it's not "cold stone" BRAND - it's the same style though...
They have one near here called Marble Slab Creamery, I think.
we have both...cold stone and marble slab...my fave is baskin robbins....and i love dippin dots
we have the marble slab also..... and tons of frozen custard places. Those are really good too!!!!
Makes me want some now..... and it's not even 7 a.m. here yet... haha.
I love Haagen Dazs!! And I have some in the freezer right now! I might go get some ;) ;)
Here's me at 24 weeks - just 15 minutes ago ;) ;)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00580.jpg)
Look how cute you are!
Nowwwww you're showing! Yay!
13 weeks
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20 weeks
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24 weeks
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you can REALLY tell you are changing now! :clap: you are still so beautiful!
Awwww.... *big hug* I'm SO happy for you Nicole. And Chel's right... you look radiant. :)
:beret:
Quote from: RainbowJingles on June 25, 2008, 08:35:01 AM
Cold Stone Creamery! Mmmmmmmmmmm.
Banana ice cream mixed with graham crackers and bananas
Cheesecake ice cream with strawberry mixins.
Strawberry ice cream with strawberries mixed in...
*drool*
That banana ice cream with graham crackers and bananas sounds realllllllllllllllllllllllly good!
personally, i think ice cream is the key to a beautiful pregnancy. seems to be working well for you . . .
Oohhh yeah - I had 3 bowls last night ;) ;)
Oh Nicole good to see that you look so radiant and beautiful.
The banana and graham crackers IS good! :-)
Nic: Love the new pics!
Can't wait to see pics of the baby!!
NIK! aww... you look so cute! Do you crave anything strange???
Well - my tastes change ALL the time. One day I wanna eat dorritos ALL day... the next day I can't stand them... Then I go through a stage where I eat a whole packet of chocolate cookies - (Tim Tams, do you know what they are? They're Aussie) - then the next day I don't want ANY chocolate at all!!
I haven't really craved anything weird though - but my tastes are definitely all over the place and they change DAILY... it's crazy!! Sometimes I buy a certain food coz I've been wanting it, then I don't feel like it and it sits in the fridge til it goes bad!! lol
that's funny. you baby must be a girl 'cuz we all know we girls can never make up our minds. :pwink:
with johnathon i craved pineapple and ate them by the can full.
with thi it was everything salty . . crackers, chips, salt, salt SALT!
Quote from: nicolejoy on August 05, 2008, 08:21:14 AM
Well - my tastes change ALL the time. One day I wanna eat dorritos ALL day... the next day I can't stand them... Then I go through a stage where I eat a whole packet of chocolate cookies - (Tim Tams, do you know what they are? They're Aussie) - then the next day I don't want ANY chocolate at all!!
I am eating a Tim Tam now. :fork: YUMMY!
I LOVE Tim Tams!!
Here's me again, 28 weeks - after a HUGE dinner, so my "bump" is actually half baby, but half of it is just my dinner ;) ;) lol
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00685.jpg)
Awwwwww you look so cute!!! My Squishy is in there!
Quote from: sunlight on July 11, 2008, 09:23:23 PM
13 weeks
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20 weeks
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24 weeks
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28 weeks
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hehe! had to do it again! it really makes it show how much you have changed if all the picts are in one place! :grin:
you are radiant!
Quote from: nicolejoy on August 05, 2008, 08:21:14 AM
Well - my tastes change ALL the time. One day I wanna eat dorritos ALL day... the next day I can't stand them... Then I go through a stage where I eat a whole packet of chocolate cookies - (Tim Tams, do you know what they are? They're Aussie) - then the next day I don't want ANY chocolate at all!!
I haven't really craved anything weird though - but my tastes are definitely all over the place and they change DAILY... it's crazy!! Sometimes I buy a certain food coz I've been wanting it, then I don't feel like it and it sits in the fridge til it goes bad!! lol
Ive never heard of Tim Tams! (were the last ones to get ANYTHING here in ohio:( lol)
They are Aussie. Justin brought some back to me when he went to OZ and I loved them...then I found them at World Market about two weeks ago, and I am hooked! ;)
Check and see where your closest World Market store is.
Quote from: MelodyB on August 07, 2008, 02:31:06 PM
They are Aussie. Justin brought some back to me when he went to OZ and I loved them...then I found them at World Market about two weeks ago, and I am hooked! ;)
Check and see where your closest World Market store is.
I found them online, but they're available in stores only. There are two in Indiana, but I'm not near either of them. :-\
Want to mail me some, Melody?! ;)
Haha! Dont ya think they would melt?
If I would have known, I could have sent some by Justin...he is back in Indy now at IBC.
Ah, the voice of reason . . . ;)
I'll check other places for them!
Love seeing pictures of you pregnant, Nik!
I saw Tim Tams when I went to World Market a few weeks ago. I'll have to pick some up next time I go.
You really do have to - they're awesome!! Just make sure that they're made in Australia, not Indonesia. Here in Hong Kong, we can get ones that are made in Aus, or ones made in Indonesia - and the Indonesian ones are SOOOO gross compared to the Aussie ones!!
It's crazy how fast this is all going by, before we know it, baby will be here!!
It will go even faster once he/she gets here!
yeah for sure you are radiant and seems that you like yellow colour and its fit you good. you are almost there. Keep on
I NEVER wore yellow until this year and all of a sudden, I decided that I liked it!! I have a couple of "favourite" yellow shirts now!! (hubby says that I should only say favourite for ONE thing, but I have a million favourites for EVERYTHING ;) )
NEED ANOTHER PIC NIN!...oops...landon pushed capslock
lol! I agree with everyone - you ARE gorgeous and Tim-Tams ARE fabulous. *grin*
so we're going to find out the gender when s/he's born?
:ignore:
Quote from: iridiscente on September 04, 2008, 05:50:59 AM
so we're going to find out the gender when s/he's born?
Of course!! lol
I HAVE a pic on our new camera but I haven't tried uploading it to the computer yet. It's got a different kind of memory stick to our old one and I don't want to mess anything up!!!
I'm 33 weeks now. Time flies... 7 weeks (or so) to go!!
Oh, by the way - here's a pic of baby ;)
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Quote from: nicolejoy on September 09, 2008, 04:41:56 AM
Oh, by the way - here's a pic of baby ;)
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Wow! That's awesome! That is a really good sonogram.
yes, it is!
I have more but I didn't want to bore you - that one is my favourite though!!
Baby is chubby - fat cheeks and also 2 weeks above the "expected weight/size" - fun for me!!
Quote from: nicolejoy on September 10, 2008, 02:07:38 AM
I have more but I didn't want to bore you - that one is my favourite though!!
Baby is chubby - fat cheeks and also 2 weeks above the "expected weight/size" - fun for me!!
Talking about the size - see my ticker, this week baby is meant to be 4.75 lb?? Well - two weeks ago, baby was already 5lb!! And they're meant to put on around one pound every 2 weeks or so - so by now, baby's probably already 6 lb!!
He's gonna be a big boy. ;)
Well, they told me that Ariel would probably be 8 pounds when she was born... and she was 6 pounds 11 oz.
I know that it's not always accurate... but I was 9lb when I was born, and my hubby was large as well - I don't know what exactly... so... *shrugs* I guess we'll find out soon enough!!
oh how fun is that? oh my word . . . nic, that is the coolest picture ever. won't be long now. glad you're feeling well and all is going well for you.
Here's me at 32 weeks - sideways, I look HUGE, but the baby is ALL in the front. From the back, I don't look pregnant - I still have a little waist too!!
Note the pretty background too!! ;)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00010.jpg)
I wish our Dr. did those cool sonograms!
So, its a boy. Cool that you are doing good. You dont look huge, just pregnant
Quote from: iridiscente on September 12, 2008, 04:23:39 AM
I wish our Dr. did those cool sonograms!
Most places here are doing those sonograms...
Quote from: Charlene on September 12, 2008, 09:42:01 PM
Quote from: iridiscente on September 12, 2008, 04:23:39 AM
I wish our Dr. did those cool sonograms!
Most places here are doing those sonograms...
They didn't offer that at my doctor's office... maybe by next time they'll have something like that.
Quote from: joyeuse on September 12, 2008, 08:27:20 PM
So, its a boy.
Where does it say its a boy? LOL
I dont think she is telling GP what it is. ;)
Quote from: iridiscente on September 10, 2008, 07:17:35 PM
Well, they told me that Ariel would probably be 8 pounds when she was born... and she was 6 pounds 11 oz.
Same thing happened to us. They said September was going to be AT LEAST 8 lbs and she was 5lbs 4 oz. The Dr sounded so shocked that I thought something was wrong at first. lol
Geri
he said landon would be big...at least 8-9 lbs...he was 8 14
Well, we'll see what happens and how big this baby turns out!! Just 6 weeks to due date now!!
Here's me at 34 weeks with my hubby:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00030.jpg)
And at 36 weeks - side on I look WAAYYYY bigger!!
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c265/nicolejoy81/DSC00032.jpg)
It won't be long now. Looks like you're all baby. :grin:
Some of it's just the outfit.
Aww..the pictures are way cute..has the baby dropped lower now since you are so close now..I know mine has..and man he is a heavy little thing...lol
how fun, nic. you look gorgeous, as always.
as for guessing the weight . . . they took thi at about 36 weeks hoping that he would be about 7 pounds like the ultrasound indicated. he was 8lb 6 oz. :o all gueswork . . .
ood to see new pictures. Seems that the baby is the one who gona take all the weight. U are so beautiful
I've put on maybe around 25 lb total, that's not bad, I don't think... Although I wish it was a bit less!!!
Went to the docs today. Just waiting really. I was asking her to just schedule me to be induced already, but she wouldn't ;)
25lbs is peanuts.
Excited Nik? Or would impatient be a better word? ;)
Yep, a bit of both!! And nervous, and a bit overwhelmed at everything I'm gonna have to do in order to get back to Oz for Christmas. We're meant to be there in less than 2 months now, and have SO MUCH to do before we can go!!
Not to mention giving birth ;) Woah if that ticker is right you got roughly a week to go! :thumbsup2:
praying for you! don't worry . . . thousands of women around the world do this same thing every day and have for thousands of years . . . you'll be fine.
can't wait to see pics of the new addition!
anyone has the news? so its a boy a girl. Im quite sure its a boy
Quote from: joyeuse on October 27, 2008, 10:34:38 PM
anyone has the news? so its a boy a girl. Im quite sure its a boy
I'd like to know too.
Its a girl...she was born on the 24th!! YAY!!
Ill let Nicole tell her name and show the pics. :)
Good to hear. Oh i was wrong about the boy
Quote from: MelodyB on October 27, 2008, 11:01:17 PM
Its a girl...she was born on the 24th!! YAY!!
Ill let Nicole tell her name and show the pics. :)
How'd you get the hotline to Hong Kong?
Cause I am special. ;) Well...not just me. Some of us are and I am one of them. :)
WOOOHOO! Weclome to the world baby Luk! :great: :great: :great: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Yay.
:clap:
:hi:
I am so happy for her..and jealous at the same time...lol my due date has come and gone..and yet here I am still pregnant!!! lol..but I am dying to know the little one's name..lol
I got permission to share Nicole's news about her baby!!
Lana was born at 11:37pm on October 24th
Her full name is Lana Joy Si-Lan Luk. They pronounce Lana "Lah-nah" (some Americans pronounce it with a short "a", that's fine too, whatever!!) Si-Lan is pronounced "See-Lahn" (so the Lan sounds the same as the Lan in Lana)
And here she is!!
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Quote from: NicoleJoyLana Joy Si-Lan Luk was born on October 24 at 11:37pm. Si-Lan is her Chinese name.
She weighed 3.555kg (7lb 13oz) and was 50cm long.
My waters broke on October 23 around 10am - but my labour didn't start naturally. So I had to be induced the next morning, with the "threat" of needing an emergency cesarean if the induction was unsuccessful, because of the risk of infection.
As it was, Lana was born about 38 hours after my waters broke WITHOUT needing an emergency cesarean (although we cut it close!!) and so she had to spend her first day in the special care unit under observation, just because of the increased risk of infection.
After a day, there was no sign of infection so Lana got to be with Mummy!! YAY - and after 2 more days, we were allowed home, so we got home yesterday
So now, on my "due date", I'm home with my 4 day old angel and my sick husband (he has a bad cough) looking after the both of them
Quote from: nicolejoy on October 29, 2008, 01:39:07 AM
Heres some more pics of her with her eyes open (around 2am when she should be sleeping!!)




She's not actually THAT yellow, the colours are a bit off... but the other pics didn't show her eyes open ;)
So there you have it!! Nic said she might not be able to get over here for awhile, so I can go ahead and inform everyone. ;)
Oh wow..she is so beautiful!!! I am so happy for them, and I know they are so glad she is here, and safe with them. Thanks for posting, I was so excited about hearing more from them, and seeing pictures! :clap:
oh wow! how fun is that? what a beautiful baby! so sorry you had such a long labor, though. it makes you very, very tired. glad you get to be home and have bernie there to help some. how nice.
thanks, God.
Awwww.... so adorable.
:beret:
How sweet!
Ariel had a fit saying "baby" when she saw the pictures!
2 adorable.
:bigcheese:
Oh what good news. Good to hear that you and the baby are doing good. The sweetie Lana seems to look like her father. Nicole if you can read this, just get some rest and enjoy your baby acoz time fly so fast. Welcome again to the liltle Lana
**HUGS** Lana and her awesome parents
:cloud9: babies :-)
/me prays for and hugs Nic and Lana
Aw - thanks guys!!
Lana's a week and a half old now, doing well!! She's a really good baby, but just hasn't learned what "night time" is yet so I'm pretty tired!!
Bernard went back to work today so I'm home alone with baby - at least for this week. On Monday, my Mum and MIL and sister will get here from Australia to "help out" and to play with the baby!!
We've had a crazy week since she was born - we have to rush to get all the paperwork done to get back to Australia for Christmas, but that's all on track, we should be fine and have a passport within 4 weeks!!
On top of everything else, I came down with Bell's Palsy after the delivery, so the right hand side of my face is paralysed (it should be only temporary, a few weeks to a few months depending on how fast I recover) - so that's been additional "fun" and I've had more doctors visits, had to go to the neurologist etc... but I'm staying positive (I am NOW at least, at first, it was REALLY hard...)
So please pray for us - we definitely need it!!
wow, nic, that is a lot of life in a small time frame. will surely be praying for you. glad the paperwork is worked out for you to take a trip home. having something to look forward to always helps in the tough days.
keep us posted as you can! and hug that baby for me!
Nic, I didnt tell about the Bells Palsy, I didnt know how much of the stuff you wanted shared, so I just did the basic stuff, and I even edited out the more personal things in your story. :)
I know this is a public and co-ed board, so I didnt tell them everything. Just an update of basic stuff. ;)
That's ok :) I don't mind...
Lana slept awesome last night! Yay for Mummy!!!
Yay for Mummy!!!
**HUGS** Nic
WOW! What a time you've had, girlie!
**HUGS** Nic again
*hugs* Nic too
You guys are awesome!!
If anyone has facebook, you can see more pics of Lana on there!! (my email addy is nicolejoy81(at)gmail.com to add me!!) She's a doll...
*Goes to Facebook*
Ok will pray and think of you. sorry asking this question, what is this desease and how you get it? if its too personal dont answer.
It's called Bell's Palsy, and it's where one of my nerves to the right hand side of my face is damaged - probably from the strain of child birth, I think... So the right hand side of my face is paralysed. When I smile, only the left side smiles, the right hand side stays the same the whole time. I can still blink though, but I can't raise my right eyebrow though.
It's only a temporary thing - it should last around a month. It's been nearly 2 weeks now and I'm starting to see some small improvements. I can SLIGHTLY move the corner of my mouth on the right hand side. It's still mostly paralysed though... But it's getting better!!
I hardly come into this area and missed that your baby has been born. Lana is a sweet baby. Pretty name, too. Reminds me of Lana Turner. :)
Well, I'm glad that you came and saw my baby!!
Here's my favourite pic of her:
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Most people think either "Lana Turner" or "Lana Lang" when they hear the name.
Ohh, that is a wondeful picture! Sooo cute. :grin:
look how long her fingers are! awwww!
Awww.....
:beret:
Those are MY fingers, she gets her fingers from me!! ;) Good piano fingers!! ;)
So sweet! Kelly had/has long fingers too, but I don't know where she gets them.
Did you ever get her piano lessons? ;)
Nic, she's seriously gorgeous. :)
I know hey ;)
I said to my Mum, "I think I would be able to be objective and that I'd KNOW if she wasn't a cute baby - I wouldn't just SAY she's cute just coz she was mine... but I really think that she actually IS a BEAUTIFUL baby, not just coz she's mine..." ;) lol
I know some babies that aren't that attractive... but often they'll look better when they're a few months old or so...
I hope that Lana doesn't do the OPPOSITE - start out cute and grow out of it!! lol
Hahaha. Nic. Your family has good genes for the looks.. She'll be fine. :)
(No pun intended LOL)
Quote from: Nelle on November 14, 2008, 06:26:49 AM
Hahaha. Nic. Your family has good genes for the looks.. She'll be fine. :)
(No pun intended LOL)
BOL!
For sure she is really cute. you both did a great job.
She is just mahvelous dahling!!
:pwink:
Bath time
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Cutie pie
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Both mums and Ash with Lana
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I think Lana's gonna be a thumb-sucker!! At least a FIST sucker anyway!!
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Ash with Lana
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Lana sleeping on Daddy
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Looking at Grandma
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Looking at Nanny
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Ash and Lana playing on the play mat
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Daddy and Lana
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Ash showing off Lana to the world lol
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Byyyeee everyone!!
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Awwwww sooooo cute!!!!! :great:
Nice pics, Nik!
How old is Ash now anyways?
**HUGS** Nic and her family and Lana
Ash is 11 going on 18 ;) She's thrilled to be an aunty!! I'm still not even an aunty yet and I'm getting close to 30!!!
*hugs* Elona!!!
Wow....seems crazy that Ash is that old. lol
I know hey... Time flies! I met you 6 1/2 years ago now!!!
Quote from: nicolejoy on November 28, 2008, 04:25:38 PM
I know hey... Time flies! I met you 6 1/2 years ago now!!!
Bless your heart.
:pound:
Y'all be nice in here! Don't want the baby to be scarred for life, ya know!
Nic: if your family is still there, give my love to them for me!!
Ya'll are a adorable family...
:bigcheese:
Quote from: RainbowJingles on November 29, 2008, 12:54:06 AM
Nic: if your family is still there, give my love to them for me!!
They went back last week - but I'm going back to Australia for Christmas so I'll see them again in less than 3 weeks!! :D
Great pictures, Nik. Lana is such a pretty baby. And Ash is getting so grown-up looking.
I have more pics - I'll just post my favourites, but if you want to see more, they're at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=65187&l=f0119&id=719406816
Tummy time
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Getting squished by Daddy
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Smiles with Mummy (my smile is even better than this now!!)
(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1134/184/49/719406816/n719406816_1583057_9727.jpg)
At the Christmas Tree in the mall
(http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1134/184/49/719406816/n719406816_1583059_214.jpg)
Hanging out with Daddy
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If you look at the two pics of me, they're both taken on my "bad side" from the bells palsy - they're only taken 4 days apart - and you can notice such a difference in my smile between the two pics!! And I'm still getting a little better each day now!! I think I'm now about 90% better!!
Those are great! She's such a cutie.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!
**HUGS** Lana
**SNUGGLES** Lana
**HUGS** God, the Healer
**HUGS** Nic
:highfive: Bernard
Here's a few more pics!! I just put them in the Kiddy Pics album but I thought I'd come and put them in here too :)
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(http://photos-f.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v650/184/49/719406816/n719406816_1763805_6842.jpg)
My Bell's Palsy is pretty much 100% healed now!!!
Oh my GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She is SO PRECIOUS and so ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:awwww:
She's even cuter in real life ;) hehe
Cute kid, Nik.
Thanks Seth! ;)
I've got more pics on Facebook - here's my latest album: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=73050&l=04f18&id=719406816 (it's public so anyone should be able to see the pics...)
Nic... You need a nanny. I'll apply. :)
Oh my she is so beautiful! Aren't they great?
My handsome cousin is awesome...
:bigcheese:
And Lana is beautiful...
:)
Nelle: Sure!! I don't have ANY help over here - no relatives, no friends who can get involved and all that - so come on over!! ;)
Here's a couple more pics - I haven't uploaded any for a while, I know...
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Very sweet. :)
Shes soooooo cute
I love the teddy bear ears outfit!
YES!!! Me too, Dina! I looked at it and did puppy dog eyes and said "AWWWWWWW" right out loud! lol
**HUGS** Lana Joy
I love the one on page 11 where it looks like SHE could be taking the picture, HAHA. Awesome!!
I love all of them...
:bigcheese:
Here's a couple from a month ago when we were in Thailand:
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And a couple from a bit before that... maybe 2 months ago now...
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We're all going to wait 5 months to reply to these...... :hypcrite:
Amazingly cute... love the backgrounds too!
The one with her in the sand, and the one with her staring at the water are my favorite. :grin: those are adorable.
Quote from: Chseeads on July 14, 2009, 01:48:27 PM
We're all going to wait 5 months to reply to these...... :hypcrite:
Fine, go ahead!! It's nice to see you too!!
6 months later, here I am again!!
And here's my happy baby girl. She's 16 months old now and we're expecting again. (Read the prayer and praise section for more info on that, we're having some medical issues...)
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i love happy babies.....
Praying for ya Nik, you're awesome, sis!
I love that photo - she's such a cutie!