CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
2. This week is nuts. Today I have to leave work 2 hrs early to get to a meeting for the parent dance team meeting (G is on the school dance team.) Drive across town (in crazy traffic) to return his new swim fins (they have a rip) and then back across town home for dinner, homework, etc. Tomorrow L is going to the parent swim meeting so I have to haul across town to pick up G, who will be at the pool with L, after C is done with soccer so I can get everyone fed and in bed.
3. But I have 3 days off in October. One with L alone, one completely alone, and one alone with the kids. Nice mix.
4. I went to the grocery store Sunday and somehow left with no food for me to eat for lunch this week. WTF?
5. My cell data usage has been out of control for the past month. I can't figure out why when I don't feel like my usage has increased. I just turned off cell service at work and am solely using Wifi (which I was already connected to, but seeing if that helps.) The only place I am without Wifi is the car.
Post by rikkiandjulie on Sept 27, 2016 11:52:08 GMT -5
1. Yes the debate. What the hell did I watch. I was so angry 90% of the time.
2. 19 weeks today! Crazy how time is flying.
3. Super frustrated about finances, my savings keeps getting drained for annoying stuff like car repairs, and vet bills. I just wish the money would stay in there, bc we need it for my maternity leave.
4. My dad comes this week, I am super excited to see him. He and my stepmom live in Santa Rosa so we don't see him a lot.
5. Work has been slow lately,that combined with my lack of motivation and it just drags.
6. I think I have pregnancy allergies, so this is fun.
7. I wish all maternity clothes weren't disgustingly ugly, and that the cute ones weren't 1000s of dollars.
8. My sister was head of the homecoming committee at Iowa this year. So the rest of the week is full of activities surrounding that and my dads visit. We will be bussssy.
9. My cell phone data is also crazy, but no one can tell me how I'm actually using that much, I wish it was unlimited like it used to be.
10. It's finally fall, and it is glorious.
11. Bump Pic bc I have no one else to share with. I should probably start taking cute ones not in the work bathroom.
1. I'm not very familiar with online forums and what the etiquette is, this is the first one I've participated in but I kind of miss some of the regular posters. I totally get life is busy and people move on. I sometimes don't have time to post so I totally get it. But I do wonder how they are all doing. @kh26, karlamo, Stringy, esquette- not sure you read this, but how are you? I'm probably missing some but of course, am wondering how you are too
2. M and I went for a 5 mile run this morning. M has a free mini photo session with the photographer who did her newborn pictures. Guess she's starting a new session type called, Mini Sitter, and needs models for her website. She's providing the clothes and we have to bring M's favorite food. It should all be interesting. M still isn't really all that into eating. She'll have a bite here and there. Her expressions are priceless.
3. Experienced parents, what were some of your kids favorite toys at this age? M is 8 months. Yesterday I filled a tray with water and let her splash and play with one of her spoons, our whisk, and a can strainer. She loved it and played for like 20 minutes. That's long for her.
4. We're headed to Boulder on Friday for the weekend then New England for a few weeks. Looking forward to some fall weather and taking M apple picking and to buy pumpkins. You know, all the fall things. Buying pumpkins out of bins at Trader Joes when it's 90 out isn't quite the same.
5. Long story but we thought CET was going to be away for the month at a trial. That's why M and I are leaving for so long. Turns out it's getting postponed and the trial after it, in November may go instead. We'll miss CET while we're gone.
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6. I'm glad the heat is supposed to subside later this week. Yesterday was 104 and it was ridiculous.
7. I've had almost no work travel this year, and now I have 2 trips next week. One's just to San Diego, but the other is Canada. I made my arrangements yesterday and it felt like old times. Plus I'm going to Chicago Saturday.
8. I'm so glad I didn't watch the debate.
9. We went to a "families like us" potluck on Sunday, and it was nice. As always, it can be a little awkward being in a room with a bunch of strangers until conversations get going, but everyone was nice, there were lots of kids of different ages (all young though) and M enjoyed being her usual "ham sandwich" self, smiling at everyone.
10. I think we're in a show-hole again. We need something kinda light to unwind with in the evenings....hmm....
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
cetcar the year we lived in Cal it was so weird not to have seasons. I actually loved that we could sit by the pool in late August comfortably but maybe it would be told. I do love fall in New England.
rikkiandjulie have fun with your dad! 19 weeks already!
2brides all that running around with the kids made me tired just thinking about it!
2. The debate was such a shit show. Omg, how did we get here!?
3. But someone made this gif and I love it.
4. Today was the day of meeting at work. We started at 11 and ended at 3:30.
5. One of the bad things about having a spouse work at a restaurant is the easy access to their food. I asked for her to bring home wings tonight for dinner.
6. My sister took possession of her new house this week. The old owners left a ridiculous amount of stuff, including a trash can full of dog poop... Who does that!?
7. We're going to Desert Trip (aka oldchella) soon! It's going to be so fun since we're going with our dads.
8. That's all I have for now. Have a great week all!
Last Edit: Sept 27, 2016 18:59:10 GMT -5 by JustJudy
Me: 31 Wife: 30. Legally married 2008, thanks CA! TTC #1 since 11/14 using donor sperm. IUIs Jan-Aug 2015 BFN Sept & OCT 2015 added Femara. BFN Saw RE December 2015. IUI with Clomid & Trigger Jan 2016 BFN IUI #13 with Follistim April 2016 BFFN IVF #1 July 2016. 14R, 10F, 6 Day 5 embryos. 4 PGS normal embabies!
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
2) cetcar-- too bad the trial was postponed. As far as toys, I remember C loved this activity station thing she could pull to stand (it had optional legs so a baby sitting up could use it too). It had an annoying music and sounds though! Texture book and books generally. Sadly, I don't remember that much.
3) bexincanada-- yay for another sleep through the night night. My dog will wake me up on nights like that. Wtf!
4) @justjudy- I love that gif!
5) so, I swear my daughter sounds like she has a southern accent right now. We live Intel southern Midwest but it sounds really southern. Weird.
6) I've been binge watching shameless but I think I need to stop. It has so much cursing. I usually wouldn't mind at all but I have been cursing more lately and I think it is a bad influence.
7),sometimes C will catch me and say "mommy that's a bad word take a time out."
8) usually it's in the car (funny how cursing and driving go together) so I will say, your right C, and turn the radio up for a little mommas time out.
9) C pooped in potty twice tonight! Woohoo!!!
10). I ran 20 minutes non-stop today! I think that's the longest ever (at least in a long while).? I've definitely done longer cardio intervals recently but not of running only. I'm a terrible runner so glad I'm getting a little better. But still far from a 5k. My progress seems really slow at times but I'm definitely stronger and a little faster.
Post by rosesquared on Sept 27, 2016 21:29:31 GMT -5
1. Today was the longest day ever! I need to go to bed but can't move from the couch.
2. I'm so glad this thread has been busy today! I love this board and my bmb is insanely busy but I've missed a lot of your updates as I already felt like I had gotten to know this small community.
3. I'm 5+4 weeks. My first u/s next week cannot come fast enough! Especially since so many people on my bmb seem to have way more symptoms than I do making me wonder if everything is ok.
4. I have a 5 day weekend this weekend and I cannot wait to do something fun. No idea what yet, maybe a fair, maybe shopping, but at least no hw for a day.
5. All my TV shows are back but I've barely had any time to watch them.
6. I'm having minor surgery on October 14 and on the one hand I want to get it over with but on the other I'm super not looking forward to it. I'm going to have a huge scar on my forehead!
7. I completely lost my patience in school tonight and snapped at my entire class of 50 students lol. People were being utterly rediculous! But I felt like I needed to be like sorry folks it's gotta be the hormones!
8. DW is seriously amazing. I feel so blessed on a daily basis!
9. I went to my first pre-natal yoga class Sunday and I'm hoping to make it to another tomorrow! I was the least pg by a lot but it was super awesome!
Me: 32, Wife: 38, Together for 5 years, Married for 2 years IUI #1 (8/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Crinone = BFN IUI #2 (9/2016): Letrozole, Ovidrel, Endometrin = BFP!! EDD 5/26/17
kona, I will admit that while I miss the snow, especially a one of the first snows, I don't miss once the snow turns brown and it's always gray. And I think I appreciate the mild winter weather even more since M was born.
rikkiandjulie, Love the bump pic! Looking good! And ditto on extra expenses. I don't like spending my savings either.
@justjudy, How dangerous and easy to take advantage of her working in a restaurant. Do you find you do it often?
rosesquared, I didn't have a lot of symptoms either. I would periodically feel very queasy but it would be very brief. Once I could feel more consistent movement, I found it reassuring. I did prenatal yoga throughout my pregnancy and really enjoyed it. I met a few other moms that we due around the same time as me and we've kept in touch. Just today I met one mom and her son at the aquarium.
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
2. I took O out for a run after her nap yesterday. It was good for both of us.
3. I avoided the couch last night after I got everyone settled lunch made and the kitchen cleaned up. I just went right up to bed. It was a good move and I need to do that more often.
4. I'm really struggling with this job. It is a paycheck. I think I see how great it could be but it just isn't great (and after 5 years I realize it won't ever be what I want it to be). I'm really trying to focus on how I can work for myself but I'm really terrified of starting something and failing. I also never really know what I should be doing, what my true passion is.
5. We have another weight check with S today at the peds. I really hope she has gained some significant weight this time. The reflux meds have really helped her feel better but I don't know if that will result in weight gain. I'm not really into any further testing the ped will want if she still hasn't gained to her liking.
6. I am a health care professional and I make decisions based on science, empirical evidence. I listened to a podcast with Dr. Paul Thomas. He has a different view on vaccines. He is not anti vaccine but had some interesting things to say. After being dx with an autoimmune disease myself my trust of the medical community has really plummeted. Especially after the news coming out of the sugar studies in the 70s.
7. Sorry if the above was too much. I'm really trying to make sense of it all in my head.
8. I also had an epiphany on how we could potentially stay in our current town and still find a house that I could be happy with. We could seriously use some more space but I'm hoping for financial reasons we can hold on for 1-2 more years where we are.
9. I haven't spoken to my dad in 3 weeks. I'm having a lot of feels about his relationship with me and my sister at this point.
10. Sorry if these were all a little too heavy! Happy Hump Day!
cetcar-- it wasn't a walker. I have a hard time pasting from Amazon but an example is the "Vtech Magic star learning table." But you can leave the legs off until they start cruising so they have better access.
We did have a walker that was wooden. I think "Hape" brand that had wooden zebras that would move when pushed. We loved that.
6. I guess I am not as bust as I thought. Last night we were back from the swim shop by 5:30 (took 30m each way and we were in the store less than 30 seconds) and the kids had enough time to do their homework and a bit for tonight. And I am pretty sure soccer will be cancelled due to rain tonight.
7. It is supposed to start raining tonight and not stop till this weekend. They are saying 7" of rain. I won't be surprised if the soccer game this weekend is cancelled. We'll need an ark.
8. So much work. No interest in doing it.
9. I just ate a spinach ricotta naan pizza with so.much.garlic. I am going to need to bathe in mints before my meeting in 30m
10. My fingernail is peeling from the Hand Foot Mouth. This virus keeps on giving.
1. I'm still alive and around! I just REALLY hate typing on my phone and rarely have the lap space available to open my laptop. Too many sweet baby snuggles.
2. Its gorgeous here today and I'm curled up inside. Shame on me.
3. My little guy is 7 weeks old today!
4. My little guy decided today was the day to discover projectile vomiting! His donor has a family history of pyloric stenosis, which is characterized by projectile vomiting.
5. I've been trying for almost 2 hours to call my pediatricians office (mostly so someone can tell me when I should really worry about #4) and I can't get through. It keeps saying "call forwarded." I have successfully made a bunch of other calls, so its not my phone. I live across the street and I'm seriously tempted to walk over JUST to tell them their phones are broken, then come home and make my call.
6. I have nightmares about not being able to call people when I need to. Thank goodness this isn't a crisis.
7. Baby is wiggling in his rock and play. May not make it to 10.
8. I am LOVING babywearing and wrapping with woven wraps. I just bought another one that arrived in the mail this morning. Baby and I will be going to the office to get it in a little bit.
9. My dad is coming to visit this weekend and I'm a little stressed about it. We've had a crummy relationship these past few years (he left my mom suddenly and has two new kids under the age of 5 with his new wife, doesn't know me from Adam and spent a lot of time trying to "market" things to me (read: manipulate me) so that I would be okay with the new situation). I'm worried things will be terrible.
kona, Sorry to hear about all the job stress. I (CAR) too am so envious of others who are passionate about their jobs. Who have found their passion. I always say I'm passionate about too many areas to pick just one. Is there a way to start seeing people on the side and then as it grows work for yourself full time? As if you aren't busy enough. Maybe that's a silly idea. But I used to work with someone who worked full time and on the side she would do wetlands flagging, she was an environmental analyst in the wetlands unit so she dealt with this kind of work all the time. It wasn't enough for her to quit her full time job but I think she was hoping it would develop into one.
esquette, Hi! Thanks for checking in. Can't believe your little one is already 7 weeks. Time flies. SO glad you're loving being a Mama! Hope this weekend go as smoothly as possible.
CET & CAR - both 30, married Aug, 2013, together 12+ yrs.
TTC #1: CAR carrying IUI #1 & 2 - Clomid, trigger = BFN IUI #3 - Switched to Gonal 150iu. Overstim led to 'surprise' IVF. Retrieved 21, 14 mature, 13 fertilized, all 13 made it to day 5, 9 PGS normal. Transferred 1 AA hatched blast 5/1/15 Baby Girl M born 1-21-16
Post by crazyaunt84 on Dec 30, 2016 14:33:52 GMT -5
So this is a totally ancient thread, but I'm going back through old stuff to see how everyone and their littles are.
Life for us has been totally nuts, and I'm so sorry I fell off the board! I probably realistically don't have time to participate for now, but I'm dropping in for a quick update.
J and O are almost 8 months old! They are totally unique little people and they both have their own giant personalities. J is a total ham and will flirt with ANYONE. O is a little more reserved, but when he's comfy he loves to explore his world and will bounce on anything given the opportunity. They will eat anything - including cat hair. They've been playing with each other for a couple of months now, and it provides us with hours of entertainment. O is sitting up, J is scooting, both of them roll like crazy and baby proofing is well underway.
I'm back to work part time (ha, when you own the company, nothing is actually part time) and between work and kids, there is usually no time left in the day. We travelled to Florida this month to visit my grandparents, which was our first big excursion with the boys. They did GREAT! Even after our flight was cancelled and our day turned into 17 hours of travel, they adapted and it was awesome. We got brave and tried Disney World while we were away - they were very entertained, and we loved it.
I'm crazily entertaining the idea of an FET this spring. We'll see. We have one lone embryo left, and I can't bear the thought of disposing of it.
That's about all from here! If I can figure out how to post a photo in the private thread, I'll go leave one.
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