Happy Thanksgiving!

It's that time of year again when we have the opportunity to gather around the table for a delicious meal with family and friends. It's a time to reflect on everything we are thankful for.

I would like to wish all of the wonderful bump ladies on the July 2013 BMB board a very happy Thanksgiving.

To those of you planning to tell family tomorrow, enjoy every second of it! It should be great fun.

Happy Thanksgiving ladies!!!!

Baby's Growth

Here are videos of our baby's growth, very interesting!

From weeks 1-9: http://www.babycenter.com/2_inside-pregnancy-weeks-1-to-9_10302602.bc

From Weeks 10-14: http://www.babycenter.com/2_inside-pregnancy-weeks-10-to-14_10308108.bc 

From Weeks 15-20: http://www.babycenter.com/2_inside-pregnancy-weeks-15-to-20_10308111.bc 

From Weeks 21-27: http://www.babycenter.com/2_inside-pregnancy-weeks-21-to-27_10312242.bc 

From Weeks 28-37:http://www.babycenter.com/2_inside-pregnancy-weeks-28-to-37_3658874.bc 

I thought this picture was very helpful and interesting. It shows the growth of your uterus over the course of your pregnancy.

Mocktail Recipes

I am straight up steeling this mocktail recipe list from another BMB blog. I thought with the holidays being here, these could be used. If you have any additional recipes let me know and I'll add it to the list.

Momma Margaritas

1 1/2 oz Sour Mix

1/2 oz lime juice

1/2 oz orange juice

Serve in a salt rimmed glass (I also added peach nectar to mine to make it peach margaritas!)

Sex on the Beach

1 part orange juice

1 part cranberry juice

1 oz peach nectar

1 tsp grenadine

Bellini Baby

2 oz peach nectar

top with mineral water/sparkling water/ginger ale

Mai Tai

3 oz orange juice

3 oz pineapple juice

splash of grenadine

splash of lime mineral water

Purple Heart

1 part Pina Colada mix

1 part Pomegranite juice

2 parts club soda/mineral water/ginger ale

Ameretto & Coke

1/4 tsp almond extract (try to get the kind without any alcohol)

Coca Cola

maraschino cherry

Fizzy Navel

Peach nectar

orange juice

club soda/mineral water

Morning Sickness Remedies

There have been a few, myself included, asking about morning sickness remedies so I thought I'd compile a list of suggestions that have been given from the ladies on the board and a few other sourced I've asked over the past couple of days. I hope this helps you when and if you need it! But I hope you are lucky and just don't have morning sickness.

• Sea Bands, Biobands, Psi Bands
• Emetrol
• Unisom blue tabs B6 combo
• Lemonade or water with lemon 
• Suck on hard candies
• Try not to let your stomach get really empty
• Zofran Script - side effect of constipation
• Ginger candies
• Ginger ale
• Ginger tea 
• Ginger gum. 
• Preggie Pop Drops
• Queasy Pops
• Mint gum
• McDonalds French fries
• Saltines
• B6/Zinc combo
• Morning wellness tea (ginger root, peppermint, orange peel)
• Ice cubes (stay hydrated)
• Baby carrots 
• SLEEP
• Ginger root supplements
• Ginger snaps
• Ginger ginger ginger
• Ginger altoids
• Cold water
• Nuts
• Dry cereal like Cheerios
• Pickled ginger - the kind they give you as Sushi restaurants
• Jelly Beans.

Second Time Moms Advice to First Time Moms

Here's the summary of the awesome thread. I'm sure there will be lots more information shared through the coming months. I skipped the info on which trimester was the worst.

Pregnancy Gas: It's uncontrollable- either learn to not be embarrassed, or for delicate situations, I find stuffing some TP in your panties muffles the sound a bit. ;p Starts in first tri!!

You will pee on yourself. You will pee when you laugh, cough, or sneeze. You will pee when you puke if you're extra lucky.