I made an oops... (intro)

[gixgirl]

Hi everybody! So I haven't been active anywhere on these boards for quite some time because tapa hated me apparently. But I got it fixed just in time to find out that I'm pregnant! Due somewhere between Dec 28 and 31.

Short backstory...TTTC with my first, unexplained infertility but a quick fix got us little man D after an IUI. He was born November 2015. H and I separated this past September, and a legal hiccup stalled our divorce. So now I suppose there was some sort of grand plan we didn't know was written in the stars and here we are. Should be an interesting journey!

My usual home on here was cloth diapers and baby wearing, and I was too nervous with D to get involved in my BMB. So I'm excited to branch out!

[Deleted]

If that's your son's face, I love him. He's the cutest.

Welcome! That sounds like a lot to process and I wish you well. Not trying to be a nosy B, but it's unclear - are you and H back together as well, or just co-parenting D and D17 baby?

[ars093s]

Welcome and congrats!

[jrun2013]

Welcome!

[gixgirl]

Apr 28, 2017 10:51:18 GMT -5 @officedronette said:

If that's your son's face, I love him. He's the cutest.

Welcome! That sounds like a lot to process and I wish you well. Not trying to be a nosy B, but it's unclear - are you and H back together as well, or just co-parenting D and D17 baby?

No worries, I'm nosy most days.  We're not really sure where we are at.  We are still legally married, but living apart.  There had been a lot of quasi-family date nights in order to take D out to do stuff which combined with a little alcohol apparently led to this one.  For now we are sorting putting everything on hold and seeing what happens.  This might get us back in sync, it might not.

And yes, that is D's poop face.  It's kind of the greatest thing ever in this world!

[cakewench]

Welcome and congrats!

[ldubhawksfan]

Welcome! We got our N15 DD with an IUI too, and then surprise, here we are.

I'm sorry for the uncertainty with the separation, but it sounds like you have a great attitude. Best of luck

[ldubhawksfan]

Also we cloth diaper and I'm strangely looking forward to two in CD because I think it will justify the size of my stash! Lol

[gixgirl]

Apr 28, 2017 12:17:50 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

Also we cloth diaper and I'm strangely looking forward to two in CD because I think it will justify the size of my stash! Lol

I am pretty confident D will potty train before this one is here and it kind of makes me sad that I can't make them match.

[ldubhawksfan]

Apr 28, 2017 12:22:44 GMT -5 gixgirl said:

Apr 28, 2017 12:17:50 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

Also we cloth diaper and I'm strangely looking forward to two in CD because I think it will justify the size of my stash! Lol

I am pretty confident D will potty train before this one is here and it kind of makes me sad that I can't make them match.

That is great! I have no idea of DD will. She signs potty about 50% of the time after she has a dirty diaper, but we haven't tried started PT yet.

[leekpartyof2]

gixgirl, ldubhawksfan, I will call upon your CD wisdom in the coming months. Namely, I'm trying to figure out if I can justify the cost if we only plan to have one kiddo.

[gixgirl]

Apr 28, 2017 12:24:03 GMT -5 ldubhawksfan said:

Apr 28, 2017 12:22:44 GMT -5 gixgirl said:

I am pretty confident D will potty train before this one is here and it kind of makes me sad that I can't make them match.

That is great! I have no idea of DD will. She signs potty about 50% of the time after she has a dirty diaper, but we haven't tried started PT yet.

Oh that's better than D! He just stands in front of me and looks me in the eye as he does poop face. Then cries until I take his diaper off. He's obsessed with trying to get his diaper off though so I'm hoping it all come together naturally here soon.

[gixgirl]

Apr 28, 2017 12:25:18 GMT -5 leekpartyof2 said:

gixgirl, ldubhawksfan, I will call upon your CD wisdom in the coming months. Namely, I'm trying to figure out if I can justify the cost if we only plan to have one kiddo.

I'm am enabler, just a warning. I own way more than necessary and any cost savings over disposables went out the window early on.

[ldubhawksfan]

Apr 28, 2017 12:25:18 GMT -5 leekpartyof2 said:

gixgirl, ldubhawksfan, I will call upon your CD wisdom in the coming months. Namely, I'm trying to figure out if I can justify the cost if we only plan to have one kiddo.

lol it's hard when they are soooo cute, but I've found that buying second hand can help with costs too (if you are cool with that). Like I borrowed my NB stash from a friend who used them for all 4 of her kids, and then I bought them for $50 after. Waaaaayyyy cheaper than buying new and they only use them for a few weeks. I bought most of my daycare diapers second hand because then I don't mind if they get lost or stained. Anything second hand you prep and bleach so in my mind, it's all good. Otherwise the CD board is good about the random sales that companies have, like Blueberry, on their "seconds" which are diapers with small flaws that don't effect their effectiveness. They are marked 50%.

But yes, I'm all about a CD thread later on!!

ETA: gixgirl for to hijack your introduce with the CD talk!!

[notelsie]

Welcome and congratulations!

[Deleted]

gixgirl, good luck! I agree with ldubhawksfan, it sounds like you have a great attitude about all of the uncertainty and are open for wherever things lead, which hopefully means wherever you end up will be somewhere you like being.

[gixgirl]

Apr 28, 2017 13:19:56 GMT -5 @officedronette said:

gixgirl, good luck! I agree with ldubhawksfan, it sounds like you have a great attitude about all of the uncertainty and are open for wherever things lead, which hopefully means wherever you end up will be somewhere you like being.

Thank you! I'm certainly not the type to believe a baby "fixes" things, but it doesn't feel right to make any final decision in the midst of a pregnancy either. Everything will work itself out one way or another in the end.

[mrscatfarmer13]

Welcome and congrats!!

[kensie5226]

Welcome I also have a Nov IUI baby. But, this one isn't a surprise, it's another IUI baby! Congrats!

[bradysalon]

Welcome and congrats. I hope everything falls into place with you and YH. I have an October 15 baby!

[andi]

Welcome! I have a December 15 baby, should be an exciting time : )

[tez]

Welcome!

[babydsmama]

Welcome and congratulations!

[RedAero]

Life has some pretty crazy twists and turns, right? Congrats and welcome! I hope the situation with your H turns out to be a positive one, whatever that looks like for you guys.

[lycih]

Congrats!! Sounds like you've got a great attitude however it shakes out
Seems like there are a bunch of CDers here!
I CD'd both girls, (first until 2, when she switched DC to s place that wouldn't accommodate, and second until 15 months when our dryer broke and we were without one for two weeks... Then I got lazy and just stayed with paper after that) and wore my oldest until I was too pregnant with my second to comfortably do so.

[cutay]

Welcome

[mleep]

Welcome and congrats!