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I absolutely LOVE that hospital. Well, you know what I mean. Their maternity ward is SO nice. Its probably the cleanest hospital I've ever been in too. I've had some pretty bad experiences with hospitals in the past and I have nothing but good things to say about Ephrata. Even their emergency room is relatively efficient. I had the option of delivering there or Women's and Babies in Lancaster. I chose to go to Ephrata again.

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Hey, I did not know, you where from Ephrata. Usually I am in Lancaster (or near Lancaster) at least once a week. How cool. We could meet with our little rugrats, once they're out. :lol:

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Hey, I did not know, you where from Ephrata. Usually I am in Lancaster (or near Lancaster) at least once a week. How cool. We could meet with our little rugrats, once they're out. :lol:

I'm actually a little closer to Lancaster than Ephrata. I live just outside of Lititz. Where's New Bloomfield?

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New Bloomfield is just north of Harrisburg in Perry County. It's about 1 hour from Lancaster. The reason I go there is because of Capoeira training. Usually I train Wednesday in Mountville. And if I can't come on Wednesday, I take the substitute class on Saturday, which is in Shrewsbury. And every first Friday of the month, they have an "Open Roda" in Bins Park in Lancaster, which is outside and a lot of fun. The instructor's fiance just had her little girl on July 10th and all the new moms sit there and chitchat, while the others train. Well, with me as an exception probably. I will probably train, while little rugrat watches... lol.

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Wow, so you're pretty close to both Amanda and I. That's cool!!! Where is Bins Park in Lancaster?

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We should all meet up one day and have a gluten free picnic or lunch. It would be so much fun.

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Cool! Yes, we should. Uhm, Bins Park is that industrial park between Prince Street and Queen Street. I always Park at the parking garage at Orange Street and just go down to where that little piece of land is with that big water fountain. That's where they usually have the 'Open Roda' (free training) of Capoeira every first Friday of the month. If all of us bring their babies (plus the instructors fiance who is not celiac), we will have four moms and babies there :lol: . The next meeting is September 7th at 7pm. Just wanted to let you know. I will be definitely there. If you want to come, too, I will go to meetup.com and add you as one of my guests. :rolleyes:

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blueeyedmanda Community Regular
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Maybe next time this year I will be able to join you guys as a mom. We can't wait to start all family.

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Guhlia Rising Star
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When's the next one after the September one? We'll both have newborns around that time and it would be much eaiser to wait until they're at least a few weeks old.

Amanda, do you work during the day every day?

We could always just meet up sometime in the evening with our "husbands" and children. :) It would be cool to have a get together. My whole family is gluten free, even when we eat out, so it would be fun for all of us. I think I live the farthest and we wouldn't mind taking a little drive. I know Amanda and I have been dying to try out Cheeseburger in Paradise in York. :)

Amanda, next time this year you will be pregnant and overjoyed and I will be able to live vicariously through you this time. Hubby said this is absolutely the last one. :(

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I work everyday, John and I both work at HMC, so we drive together which does save some money in gas, we work until 4:30 everyday.

I really want to go to Cheeseburger in paradise. Everyone is always talking about that place.

We should all do a dinner thing. It would be nice and it would be a comfortable enviroment since we are all gluten free.

We should plan something once your babies both get a little older and you both are feeling up to going out. The first few months you will both be busy and may not be as up to it. We should try something even in December around the holidays, it would be nice.

Crazy Amanda....I was thinking last night about how close Christmas is getting again, seems like just yesterday.

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I'm definitely up for meeting at CIP. I think about a month after having her I'll be ready to go out. The one in York is only about 40 minutes or so from me, so that's a viable option. My hubby and daughter will both eat gluten free. Will everyone's husbands (or fiances) as well? That would be so cool to have a huge table of gluten free people!!! Isn't there somebody else that lives in the Harrisburg area too?

I can't believe the three of us all live so close together! :) What a small world!

Anything happening today Stef? Contractions? Back ache? Anything? Isn't tomorrow your due date?

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Actually, yes SunnyDyRain, is also in the Harrisburg area so maybe she join us as well. John will eat gluten free as well. He is really good about that kind of stuff. We will have our own little party!!!! Maybe I will bring some of those gluten free strawberry shortcakes for dessert. Let me tell you those were good!

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Yes, Angie, tomorrow is my due date. I can't believe, it's almost here. How fast the time passed. :lol: I didn't have any cramping going on in the morning today, but a couple of minutes ago I had some. Now it's better. Hm... I don't get it :unsure: .

Well, the times, that are best for me to meet are either Mondays through Fridays in the morning or at the weekends in the afternoon and/or evening. I think, that I live furthest away from Lancaster, because for me it's a good 60 minutes, one way, if I can drive the speed I want... lol. Or more like 90 minutes, cause most of the time the people can't drive <_< . And I don't actually live in Harrisburg. New Bloomfield is like northwest of Harrisburg, more towards Lewistown or even better, Newville, area. So that's quite a bit. I just said, near Harrisburg, cause it's the capital, so that people know, what I'm talking about. I don't think, you would have had an idea, if I would have said New Bloomfield, without a focal point... :lol: .

Well, for me,... uhm, unless I have a c-section, there won't be a maternity break for me :o . The only household bill and responsibility that I have, is the grocery bill and doing the taxes. That means, if baby, daddy and mommy want to eat, I need to work. But luckily I'm self employed. My baby is with me all the time. His little nursery is beside the room where the "mini" gym is in, so if he's hungry, I just grab him, shovel him under my t-shirt and keep on teaching :P .

Unless I have a c-section I will definitely be in Lancaster the first Friday in September, because my testing, the Capoeira "Batizado" is coming up on September 29th (in Lancaster also, I think at the "old country buffett"), which doesn't really give me a break. Since I am planning on teaching Capoeira, which would be an additional money income for me. Especially since Capoeira is taught rarely by somebody in the US. It IS very rare, so I'd have the privilege. So, this is my only chance for about one entire year or even longer to get to graduate to a higher level. Since they have to fly in the testers from Brazil, they won't be here everyday like in a usual martial arts school. So if I want to or feel like it or not, I have to get my butt moving :P . This is my only chance for a loooooong time. And I don't want to wait another year or longer to get those dollars rolling. I need money now. Those meetups are every first friday per month. So in October it will be the first friday again, however I don't know, if they have it somewhere else, because of the bad weather in fall.

So again, during the week Mondays through Fridays in the morning or on the weekends in the afternoon/evening. I have to appologize to you guys, but for me there's no other way unfortunately. So I will have to bite the bullett and not come, if I can't arrange it with my schedule, even though I would love to real bad. But I also need the money :ph34r: .

My husband most likely won't come, cause we both have pretty independent schedules. He works 2 to 10 everyday and his off days can be from Monday to Friday as well as on the weekends sometimes. It's just too difficult to plan him in with his AND my wicked schedule. And most of the time, when he's off, he has own plans already anyway, that I don't want to criss cross and make him feel bad or overwhelmed by me pushing him into something. We are both very independent people. We always were, even before we married. And as stupid as that sounds, we are both satisfied with our adventurous life and are actually glad, we don't go on each others nerves everyday. Well, we see each other and have very good conversations, the few minutes we are together, but we both feel very well on our own, too. We usually go our way during the day. He is not a celiac (at least he never got tested, but there are symptoms), however he doesn't mind eating glutenfree food. We just ate some glutenfree food together the other night, which was really cool, cause his parents came down to bring me the rest of the baby stuff and his truck. And everything that we prepared was glutenfree on the table and everybody ate the same thing. I felt really delighted at how much they seem to care!

Sorry, that got so long, just tried to explain my situation. Even though, I might cause you all terrible inconvenience, I still hope, that there is a possibility to plan me in... lol.

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Guhlia Rising Star
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Once racing is over weekend evenings are good for us too...

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We are good any time after 4:30.

Gosh my family came to visit today and I was out all day, I was expecting some kind of baby news out of one of you two.... :P

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Angie

how are things coming along for you? The due date is getting closer :)

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stef-the-kicking-cuty Enthusiast
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Yes, Angie, where are you? Listen, dont' you go before me, ok? Just kidding. But, really guys, I haven't heard anything of her in three days. Did she post anywhere else and I missed it. :unsure:

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Ooops, sorry :unsure: . I just realized, you already posted today. Never mind... I decided to finally work on my pregnancy belly cast and maybe go to the movies later on. :rolleyes:

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Ooops, sorry :unsure: . I just realized, you already posted today. Never mind... I decided to finally work on my pregnancy belly cast and maybe go to the movies later on. :rolleyes:

Thats sounds neat.

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I'm still here guys... Weekends are just really hectic for us with racing both Friday and Saturday evenings. It doesn't leave much time for much else. Plus, my daughter just discovered internet games, so I haven't had much access to my computer the last day or two.

I have 5 days until my due date. I'm really hoping to go before then, but we'll see. I have an exam on Tuesday. Hopefully we're making some progress. I almost don't want to know for fear of the let down if nothing's happening.

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I'm still here guys... Weekends are just really hectic for us with racing both Friday and Saturday evenings. It doesn't leave much time for much else. Plus, my daughter just discovered internet games, so I haven't had much access to my computer the last day or two.

I have 5 days until my due date. I'm really hoping to go before then, but we'll see. I have an exam on Tuesday. Hopefully we're making some progress. I almost don't want to know for fear of the let down if nothing's happening.

Well I hope for you it is sooner than later, I know how excited you are for Annika's arrival. Is Tori excited?

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Hi Angie, you might even go before me :blink: . I'm so jealous, I want mine out, too. And I don't want to be induced either. Aaargh! What anticipation! Well, maybe this moon thingy will get things started for us tonight. :P

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Moon thingy? Is it a full moon? That would figure... I banged up my car today (not bad, just backed up into someone). This has been the week from hell. I am way too hormonal to handle this. :)

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Oh, Angie! I'm sorry you backed up your car into someone. This moon thingy is not a full moon thing. The earth is between the sun and the moon and the shadow of the earth will fall on the moon and at one point you only see a red circle around the moon. It looks really need. You should be able to see it sometimes in the early, early morning hours I think. Well, I think, I said, I'm jealous a little bit too early. I'm having lower back pain on and off today. Just like in waves. My MIL panicked, she's like 'And where's Mr. Gilbert? That's how it starts, that's how it starts...' :blink: What the??? She wants Brock to come home, so that we can go in now. I'm not going in with just a little back pain just yet. The plan was to hold out at home for as long as we can and then go in. And this definitely isn't it. My prediction was tomorrow between my two fighting divisions at the World Championships in Germany, that's when he will come, just to p... me off. The first division starts at 8:45am and my second would be Wednesday around noon sometimes. That is in American time tonight at 2:45am until sometimes around Wednesday morning at 6-ish. He already knows, he messed my sports career for 2007 up. Now he really needs to rub it in :P .

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Stef I hope for your sake it is real soon!!! Come on Lukas!

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