Thanks ladies!  Definitely starting to relax a bit and let it sink in that we're going to have three kids! :)

YAY!!

Thanks for your input---I know I am having a c-section and since I'm 32 weeks and ds #2 was born at 34 weeks was just thinking I should start thinking about this.  I don't think this baby will be early since I don't have any blood pressure issues this time around but makes me think anyways (ds #1 was also born just before 37 weeks).

I had forgot about chap stick!! And I definitely only like the hospital gowns for the 1st 24 hrs then I want my own pj's.  Due to all my issues and the fact that it was 10/12 yrs ago I was in the hospital for 6 days with one birth and 8 or 9 with the other--at that point c-sections were 5 day stays not just 3 like now.  I also hadn't thought about bringing my body pillow--that's a great idea.

One thing to check with your hospital about is that mine has a "If you prefer" menu where you can deviate from picking off the standard menu and get things like hamburgers, salads etc but it's not well advertised so you have to ask for it to choose your meals--but you are also able to order additional sides so I didn't need snack food with me.  Our maternity ward also has a breakfast cart that come thru with bagels, muffins, yogurt and fruit around 7 am since their breakfast isn't served until 9 or 9:30am so you get 4 meals on that floor.

I am sending positive thoughts and wishes your way!

Good luck :)

After last month's chemical pregnancy, I wasn't sure what to expect this month.  I didn't know if I'd ovulate normally, etc.  However, just like clockwork, on day 14 I was definitely ovulating.  Then, just like last month (and with both of my healthy pregnancies), 5 days later, I felt like I'd been hit in the chest with a baseball bat!  The headaches started, extreme lightheadedness upon standing, all standard fare for my pregnancies.  Last month I had all of these symptoms but I also had this underlying feeling of doom and inability to get excited.  In contrast, this month I felt my "usual" excitement to take a test.  It seems unfair that I get symptoms crazy early, but am unable to get a positive home test until several days after my missed period.  So, to keep myself from getting discouraged, I waited until my expected period day came and went without taking a test.  The other day while in Target, I bought a box so I'd be ready.  Last month, the bleeding started just two days after my missed period, so I told myself I'd wait at least that long this month before testing.  This morning I cracked open the tests and was disappointed when I discovered the Target brand tests were a blue line generic, I HATE those.  I know they're infamous for the thin blue lines that are not truly positives.  Anyway, I took the test, and sure enough staring back at me was a super faint, thin blue line.  Looked very much like an evaporation line, but appeared within the 10 minutes.  Figured I'd just have to wait until tomorrow and hope for a more prominent line.  This damn line haunted me all day!  Tonight, while out on a milk run, I decided to splurge on a First Response.  Thought about waiting for first of the morning pee, but of course, decided to take it now... definitely two lines.  One was faint, but definitely nothing that involved any squinting to see.  So, as of now I'm cautiously optimistic.  I'm sure the chemical pregnancy last month was probably just a fluke, but I'll feel better if the lines on the test get darker over the next few days!   So, here we go again!