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This is a discussion on Hello. New here within the African American Families forums, part of the Culture category; I just found this site doing a google. I saw a lot of interesting sub forums here, but this is ...
I just found this site doing a google. I saw a lot of interesting sub forums here, but this is the one that made me decide to join. I'm a single mom of 3 and would really like to become just as at home here as my "other" message boards
Hi. This board is very slow sometimes, well, most of the time. I check in here at least once a week, but we haven't had any activity here in a month or so.
My name is Jen 32, momma to five with one on the way. I have four sons, Isaac 11, Aaron 9, Elijaah (almost) 7, Naathaniel 4, Laliyaah (almost) 3, and a baby girl, Nazaaria EDD 4/15. I also am a single mother...
How old are your children, do you have boys/girls?
I'm Tanya 39 (but look 29 ). My daughters are Dayna who'll be 18 in April, Danay is 14 and Taren my son is 4 (yeah, I had a moment of insanity, but he's all our hearts!)
LOL @ a moment of insanity!!! This baby is my moment of insanity. Six??? What was I thinking??
Thanks...they can be cute and they can be outrageously difficult!!!
I like your kids names...very nice.
welcome to the board. like jen said, its very slow most of the time. but i would be great to get this board going again. i'm prudence and i'm 33. i'm expecting my first right now.
overall i've been feeling ok. i do have "evening sickness" that seems to find me from time to time. i'm still feeling so tired all the time. but i'm enjoying every minute of it.
Thats good, sorry you are getting the occasional "evening sickness". That, and the fatigue should ease up in the second trimester...which you are just there, right? Are you going to find out the baby's gender or let it be a surprise?
My midwives did decide I have gestational diabetes, I have several symptoms, but because of $$ concerns, I just decided to follow the diet and skip the test.
I am still trying to get used to the food plan. Since I was told to skip sugar, that seems to be all I want.
sorry to hear that you have gd. but its good that you are getting used to the food plan. i can't believe you only have 13 weeks left. does the seconf trimester begin at 13 weeks or 14 weeks? i'm 13 weeks today. yes, we do plan to find out the sex of the baby. i really wanted to wait and just be suprised at delivery. but dh wants to know before hand. he says that there will be enough "suprises" when the baby gets here. but i'm ok with finding out.
Oh if you are 13 weeks you are second trimester!! Woohoo...exciting. The second trimester is the best. You feel, and look, the best.
I prefer finding out the babys sex just because I think it makes it easier to shop. They only make so much gender nuetral stuff. Of course after having so many boys, I LOVE shopping for girly girl things!! LOL.
Yeah, I start my 3rd trimester tomorrow, when I am officially 27 weeks. This time has just flown by, but in my case, the last month or so always takes about a year. LOL!!
My sister who just had her second in July had GD with both of her pregnancies. I have never seen anyone go through as much as she did! I'm glad you're getting used to the food as well.
With my first, I didn't find out what she was until they said, "It's a GIRL!". I just bawled and bawled like a baby
With the other two, I did find out. It just wasn't the same, but that's just my experience. They did seem a little more real in the sence that I could say, "She's kicking a lot." Or "Taren seems happy today." etc.
Surprises can be so fun/exciting...I'm just not patient, and I LOVE to shop!! LOL!! I didn't find out with my first son (but I knew he was a boy, mommas intuition, and called him Isaac from about 3 months on)
I also didn't know with my daughter, Laliyaah (my first girl after all those boys). After she was born and the midwives handed her to me, I asked "what is it?" but they had just wrapped her up in a blanket, no one had looked. They told me to look and when I announced "Its a GIRL"...everyone in the room cried!!!
Hi Tanya. True the board is slow but we are definately growing .... in the beginning it was just Angie and I so welcome. Hopefully, we can get this board jumping again.
Hi ladies..
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Diane
Proud Mommy to Dominic Izaiah
June 17, 2003
I have no greater joy than knowing my son walks with the Lord!
Hello. New here
I hope we can get this board up again too.
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