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WOW!!! You had amazing seats. I love love love the pictures. I'm still jealous that my friend Nicole got pulled up on stage during "Cover Girl" in 5th grade...lol! I'm going to the Philly show on November 5. I wonder if Jordan finds married girls who are 6 months pregnant attractive?!?

I consolidated all of mine through Sallie Mae after I got out of school a few years ago. I locked in at a good rate (can't remember what right now, maybe 3%?). I think they're great to work with and I've never had a problem with them. Their website is very user-friendly and has some great features. I went through a period when I couldn't afford to pay when I first got out of school and I applied can for a voluntary forbearance online with no problem. Just a few weeks ago, I realized I could be paying more, so I played around on their website figuring out how much I could increase my payments and how many months it would take off of my total payments. All in all, I would highly recommend them.

Alyssa, it sounds like it was absolutely perfect. It looks amazing. Congrats again!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by TA Maureen Lizz, I LOVE that star bedding. I had it saved to my favorites. It is so cute! As for the weight, I think you will find that you gain in spurts so even if it's 4 lbs. this week then maybe next week you will hardly gain at all. It will all even out and if you're not totally overeating and you're still working out I'm sure you won't gain over 30-35lbs. I know it's scary but try not to worry about it and if you can try not to weigh yourself too much. I was just looking at the bedding and I think I am going to have my aunt embroider "Tim's Trucking" on the bumper. Or I may just do his initials TJS Trucking because I'm still not sure if we will call him Tim, Timmy, or T.J. The embroidery would be so cute...what a great idea! Thanks for the weight advice. I know I'm driving myself crazy and shouldn't weigh myself. Mike said he's going to throw the scale away...lol. And I'm sure even if I do gain a lot, it will come off afterwards. I'm just so aggravated b/c I'm eating right and exercising. Oh well! I really love my bedding. I am planning on painting the walls cream and getting a dark beige rug to keep the room neutral, so I thought the green would brighten it up a bit. I think it's pretty neutral and good for a boy or a girl. I can't wait til it comes in the mail!

Lisa - I really like that bag. I really lucked out on finding my bag for $50 (I'm a crazy ebay buyer!). Mo - that bedding is adorable! I stepped on the scale this morning and gained 4 pounds since last week!!! Now I am miserable. I KNOW I'm supposed to gain weight, but at the rate I'm going, I feel as if I'm going to gain so so so much! I'm hoping the 4 lbs. was just from the huge dinner I had last night and maybe water weight, but probably not. I have never been someone who gains weight, so this is very hard for me. I'm not eating much more than usual and I'm still working out 5-6 days per week. I just don't get it. I'm fine with gaining the recommended 25-35 pounds, but I just don't want to gain 50! So...to make myself feel a little better, I ordered the crib bedding online today. What do you think? Little Star Bedding by Kimberly Grant - Baby Crib Bedding

Lisa, you look sooo cute!!! As for diaper bags, I treated myself and bought a Petunia Pickle Bottom bag. It retails for around $160, but I got it on ebay for $50. I got it in the mail yesterday and love it...it is so cute! I'm such a bag person, I figured this was a good excuse to buy a nice bag:)

Very cool, Jaime! I agree, your dad is such a cutie!

Jac, there is a DJ that all of my friends use for their weddings. If you decide to go with another DJ, PM me and I'll give you his name. His company is really great and everyone always has a good time when they're DJing an event. I hired him myself for my 10 year high school reunion last year.

Sorry Leia, I looked last night and can't find them. I think I may have left them in Jamaica!

I may have a pair from Avon that someone gave me and I never wore. I'll check tonight and let you know.

Wow Yari! I can't believe your time is almost here. Everything looks so amazing. I didn't realize you got the same dress as Carly for your BMs...they are my all-time favorite BM dresses. You are going to look gorgeous...your hair, dress, tiara...all perfect. And I am in love with your cake topper and serving set. I could go on and on. Great job, Yari!!!!

Carly, I found this site last week but haven't tried it out yet. Anyways, you go to Coupon codes and discounts for 20,000 online stores! RetailMeNot.com and type in the store you're looking for and it's supposed to pull up a bunch of coupon codes. Let me know if it works for you!

I found this site the other day but haven't tested it out yet: Coupon codes and discounts for 20,000 online stores! RetailMeNot.com - type in "Overstock" and it is supposed to bring up a bunch of online coupon codes. Hope it works!

Congrats, Tracy!!!!! That's such great news

Quote: Originally Posted by amym567 Lizz~ Austin LOVES the Rainforest bouncer! The music and lights are great, and now that he's reaching for things, he loves to spin the bird! Amy That's great news! I heard good things about it and when I saw it was $15, I couldn't pass up buying it.

Lisa & Martha - I'm so glad your showers went well and you both got so much stuff. I can't wait to see PICS! We haven't started the nursery yet and it's starting to worry me because I just want to get it done. We just moved into our house in January and we want to get a lot done (mostly cosmetic stuff) before the baby gets here. Mike started on the living room about a month ago and is about halfway done. It sucks b/c he really only has time to work on it on the weekends and we always seem to have something planned. Hopefully it will be done soon and then he can start on the nursery. He refuses to let me paint (even though I've read that it's not bad for the baby), so I can't even do any of it. I picked out the furniture and bedding and am now just waiting to order it. I'm excited b/c I found both the swing and bouncer that I was planning to register for on Craig's List and am going to pick them up tonight. I got the Fisher Price Twilight Papasan Cradle Swing for $80 (retails for $160) and the Rainforest Bouncer Seat for $15 (retails for $55) and both sound like they're in great shape!

Quote: Originally Posted by SheaS This is the list we have, but I am not sold on any yet- it seems that I always know someone with the names I like! Cadence Marie Selly Emma Marie Selly Jada Marie Selly Payton Marie Selly Tiegen Marie Selly Marie is my middle name (along with half the populations ) and also my grandmas name, so I want her to have that too. Congrats on your little girl! I love Cadence Marie...beautiful! If ours is a girl, her name will be Ella Rose. I like how Ella sounds with our last name and it's also a shorterned version of my grandmom's name Marcella. Rose is Mike's granny.

Alyssa...congrats!!! You looked stunning and it sounds like it was a great time!

I am so sorry you have to go through this. We are all here for you if you need to talk/vent/cry/whatever. It sounds like you have such a wonderful and caring FI. Big hugs!

Happy Birthday

Karma - the pics are amazing...wow! Mo - where are you taking your classes? I'm going to Penn and they only offer the weeknight classes as far as I know. I would love to get it done all in one day. Luckily, they're free b/c I work here but going 6 weeks in a row on a weeknight is going to be tough with Mike's schedule. Shea- Congrats on your baby girl!!! I'm glad to hear you don't have placenta previa. Lisa - are you getting another u/s to confirm the sex? I can't imagine how crazy it would be if I thought it was a boy/girl and then the baby came out the opposite! I felt the baby move for the first time 2 nights ago. I haven't felt anything since but I'm not worried because I read it's still a little early to feel regular movements. But it was really the coolest thing. I can't wait til I can feel him/her all of the time! My next check-up is on Monday and my next u/s is on October 1...I can't wait!

We were engaged for 1 year and 1 month. I would have had it a lot shorter. It seemed forever to wait to get married (even though I waited almost 5 years for a ring...lol), but with a DW I wanted to give my guests enough notice so it had to be that long.

What a cutie! Congrats on your new addition to the family!

Thanks for the feedback girls. I think I'll definitely go with an 8. She's still undecided on which dress to get, so I'm not sure the style yet. My chest is usually very small and hasn't gotten too much bigger being prego, but I don't want to chance it.

I'm due on February 24 and am in my friend's wedding on April 18. I have to order my BM dress soon and have no idea what size to get. I'm usually a size 4 in wedding/BM dresses. But I have no idea how much weight I will gain with this pregnancy and how fast I will lose it. If the baby comes on time, I will have 6 weeks from his/her birth til the wedding. I'm definitely planning to order at least 1-2 sizes bigger (it can always be taken in), but don't want to order too big or too small. Any suggestions?!?!?