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Throwing in my 2 cents for what it's worth.... We didn't get the test done because we figured why bother? Either way, we wouldn't have killed our baby. Deformed, Down's, whatever.....we were thrilled with the fact that God was trusting us with a baby. We believed (and believe for the next one, when that happens one day down the line) that God only gives you what you can handle. No need to stress yourself...TRUST ME! :-D Your little bundle will be perfectly fine :eek:

That's my DH....always wants to see me happy...so when i joke (honestly joking) about picking up sweets....he'll do it! or let me do it! I asked him one day why and he said "because I love seeing you happy and smiling...". I asked him if he liked seeing me mad and upset a few hours after eating the sweets...he said no...but said the smiles were worth it...LOL....and he constantly reminds me that he loves me how i am...not much of a "get back on the bandwagon" push....LOL

Emma is my neice's name too! It is really popular! My neice's name is Emma Grace :thumbs_up: Laura, if it helps you, I didn't feel Max move until I was over 20 weeks. ((at least not something that I KNEW was him...there were times I questioned...but the time I knew without a doubt it was him, I was like 22 weeks along)). Don't stress it. Baby is fine :frown: I know it sux...but trust me, when that little one does get going good.....it won't stop sometimes! LOL :cool2: About the name thing...We wanted to name our baby Maxwell ("Max" for short) because it's different, without being weird different. That name for a boy was picked out when we first met! (Robert had loved the name and I liked it too) So for 6 years before I got pregnant we had that name picked out. Well, guess what. Now Max is becomming so popular (no thanks to Christina Agulara [sp??] and J-Lo)...it kinda defeats the purpose of us wanting that name...but we'd always referred to future kids as Lydia or Autumn and Max...so we kept it. He has a double middle name because we wanted to honor our fathers....so his name is Maxwell Allen-Lee. Lots of people don't like it, but we don't care! Good luck, and whatever you end up choosing, it'll be perfect for your little one :w00t: Hope you're doing well :tt2: -Amanda-

Amen to that...:w00t::biggrin::biggrin: I had nightmares all night last night after hearing the results......:-(

Haydee - Nope, no unfill. Dr. said he wouldn't do anything unless i had a problem keeping food down...obviously that wasn't an issue!! LOL Laura - CONGRATS!! It's awesome being a mommy. One thing i can say is take every bit of advice with a grain of salt (even mine!), and don't "plan" anything about the birth...just have an idea of what you'd like. I wanted a totally drug free natural birth...ended up having a c-section, but i love my bundle of joy...he was worth it! :-D

TracyinKS - Mom's doing good. Guess what!! Now my dad is going to get the surgery too! So even with me and mom having our slip-ups (especially during my pregnancy...mom enjoyed it too! lol), he still sees how good we've done I guess She's loving having baby Max around...she's so proud of him janiebug - unfortunately, with me staying home, we don't even have money for our bills as it is...certainly don't have a lot of money for insurance :-( Apparently there are some plans that will cover me, but they are like $400 a month...which is absolutely out of the question :-( DH did tell me that he heard his company is looking into a group plan...and as far as I'm aware, under a group plan, they can't deny me basic coverage. They can certainly deny coverage for anything band-related, but not basic coverage. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and my hands together (praying) that it works out that way -- and soon! Judy - Thank you for the compliment on Max...we think he's quite gorgeous too Looks just like his daddy!! But DH doesn't see it...*shrug*! Laura - Am I reading your signature picture right....are you expecting a little band baby too??? (((I don't have time to read back and catch up! LOL))) If so, congrats!!! and if so, how far along are you?? If you ever need to vent or need advice, shoot me an email Well, little Max is hungry (again...LOL)....I'll check in again later. Btw, Jacksonville (where I live) broke a temp record last night...35 degrees! BRRRRR! take care Amanda

HI EVERYONE!! It's been quite a while (i guess almost a year now) since I posted on here. To refresh everyone's memory, i'm darla's daughter...we both had the band the same day (at least i think her login on here is darla! lol) on April 2nd of '07 Anyway, in case any of you forgot, I got pregnant with my miracle band baby last November. He's 9 weeks old today!! And he's BEAUTIFUL! I'll try to post a pic if I can remember how! They had to take him with a planned c-section because he was breech - not my ideal birth experience, but worth it! Anyway, I gained **hangs head in shame** 46 lbs during the pregnancy....and I'm still fighting to get back on track. A lot of the foods I like that I was eating prepregnancy are pregnancy no-no's (like tuna for instance...). So, I went with the 'ok during pregnancy' foods...and a few extras...LOL. Now I'm battling a carb addiction again. I did get a fill recently, but it wasn't a big one, and only seems to help in the morning. At night i'm not able to tell much of a difference. I hope everyone is doing well. I'm a stay-at-home mommie now, so I'm going to try to get back into reading/keeping up/posting again. But we'll see how that goes. By the way, Anyone know the legalities of being denied individual insurance because of having the band?? My husband's insurance is technically an individual plan and they denied me coverage (they are covering the baby though). They said that they don't cover anyone who's had bypass or the band until they've been post surgery at least 5 years!!! How incredibly stupid is that?!?! So I"m about to be without ANY insurance :-( ((that's why i went ahead and got a fill)). Anyone know anything about insurance coverage???? I hope everyone is doing well. Take care!! Amanda in FL Family -resized.bmp

Well guys (or gals i should say), I know i don't post much (especially lately, seems i get no internet time and you ladies are very chatty - hard to keep up :-) ), but i just had to post this....... One of the main reasons I wanted to have the band (or well, lose the weight i should say), has come to fruition.......... I'M GONNA BE A MOMMY!! :whoo::preggers: It still hasn't set in totally yet that I'm really pregnant. It's my first and I've wanted it so bad for so long that I think my brain just hasn't completely wrapped around the idea that it's real...but 3 positive HPT's can't be wrong...LOL. Looks like it'll be a late summer/early fall baby My first appointment is friday at 10:30....I'm a nervous wreck....can't wait to get there.....DH wants to go with me so bad, but he can't :-( It really bums me out too, but it's so 'last minute' for him to get off work that we weren't sure if he would be able to when I first set up the appt anyway. Anywho, i'm REALLY going to try to keep up with the posts, i just have to set aside 1-2 hours each night for LBT! LOL. Anywho, I hope everyone had a great new years and I'll try to check in again with a brief update on Friday -Panda-

Ok, quick note. I've missed over 10 PAGES of posts from being too busy to get on my computer in a week. I hate to say it, i'll never be able to catch up. I pray everyone is doing well. Thank you to those who sent christmas cards :scared: I've been writing mine, but again, the no time thing - i'm not done, so if you get a card from me at the beginning of the year saying "MERRY CHRISTMAS" it means i got them out too late! LOL. Anywho, busy-ness will probably continue, but mom and I are doing good....I haven't lost much lately (darned holiday foods!!!!!!!!!!) If someone could email or PM me if there's any updated info on the trip in May I'd appreciate it! thanks guys and merry christmas in case i don't make it back before then! LOL

Hello everyone, I'm back in action! :-D I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE black friday :-D I was one of the crazies this year and I'm officially hooked :-D I did my research starting 2 weeks ago. Thanks to black friday sales at best buy, I am sitting here using a brand new computer, with a 17" flat panel monitor...it's so new (and it's been so long since i had a new one) i'm paranoid about it! lol But, I must be honest, my husband and I were waiting in line starting at 4:30 yesterday afternoon waiting for best buy to open at 5am today :-D See, at 3am they start handing out tickets for the BIG ticket items. I got my entire new desktop (with free 3-in-1 printer) for $379.99 +tax, and we got my hubby a brand new laptop computer (with free 3-in-1 printer) for $229.99 +tax....ALSO I got a 2G MP3 player for $34.99 +tax and a 2G Flash drive for $14.99 + tax. MIL paid us back for hubby's laptop though - that's his christmas present from her this year :-D But he has to wait till Christmas for it. :whoo::whoo: Anywho, so I love black friday now and next year we will start camping out at 11am on Thursday just so that we can be closer to the front of the line...next year we'll be buying an HDTV :-) Anywho, eating has been WAY off track, won't even go there, hopefully now that i have a new computer and can get onhere more often (for the mental kick in the rear I need) I can stop this insanity. I do not have time to go back and play catch up on all the posts, so I pray everyone is doing well and that everyone had a safe and happy Turkey Day :-D -Panda-

YES!! I know exactly what you're talking about. I've gone down at least 1 full size in shoes...used to wear up to a 9.5, now wearing 8.5 (depending on the style/material)....it's crazy!!! Well, in other news, i'm SO glad i'm not the only one 'stumbling' with food. It's been a rough few weeks. I need to start being strong though cuz i have a co-worker going through my doctor to get the surgery...and she's upset this morning cuz it's not looking like a christmas band (which is what she needs cuz of vacation time and whatnot). So if you all could please pray for my friend!!! I'm going to try to do CTC through the week and then IF i'm going to have anything 'off plan', it'll have to wait till Sundays!! That's when God rested, so that's when i'll 'rest' LOL... anywho, gotta go...bye guys!!!

My dr said that as long as it doesn't cause pain, we can have carbonation -- as long as it's diet! Which is fine by me. I was never MUCH of a soda drinker, but there are times when CL isn't available and I want something flavored..... Sprite Zero tastes JUST like regular sprite to me, and ya know, i just like all diet drinks...usually prefer them to regular versions anyway (since I was a kid I've liked the diet ones better). But I do try to get water usually.

one more thing, just let me know at least a few weeks in advance when the money is due.....:-D