Weekly Check-in 8/10

[tbonequeen13]

Good morning all! This will be a post and run for a bit, we're usually slammed on Mondays, but I'll try to check in on lunch and see how everyone's doing.

How's everyone doing? Physically? Emotionally?

How was your weekend?

Anything new to share?

What was your best moment with your LO(s) this week?

Bonus GTKY so we can think happy thoughts:
If you go could back and give your 10 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be and why?


New poster questions - or anyone who wants to answer!
How old is/are your LO/s?

Any pets, hobbies, fun things you'd like to share about yourself?

[tbonequeen13]

How's everyone doing? Physically? Emotionally? Doing ok on both ends. Got asked the dreaded "are you going going to have any more kids question" yesterday..and I think I handled it pretty well..I just went with the standard "I don't know" response because the person really didn't mean anything by it...but still, I don't know why people think that's ever an appropriate question

How was your weekend? It was pretty good- I took DD to the community fair Sat and she got to meet Elsa, which was the highlight of her week. Then we went back Sat night and went swimming (the fair was at a community pool)

Anything new to share? Nope

What was your best moment with your LO(s) this week? Seeing her face light up meeting Elsa..normally she's afraid of people in costumes, but she is so in love with all things Frozen that Elsa is apparently exempt

Bonus GTKY so we can think happy thoughts:
If you go could back and give your 10 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be and why? I would tell myself to avoid a couple of friends I made in early teens- they ended up being more harmful than helpful and I didn't get some scholarships for college that I should have b/c I let their friendship interfere with my school studies the first couple years of high school.

[soultrane]

Yay for your first check-in tbonequeen13! I'll never understand why people think it's acceptable to ask such personal questions. Sorry you had to deal with that but glad to hear that you had a nice weekend otherwise!

AFM:
How's everyone doing? Physically? Emotionally?
Doing well, just waiting for AF to wrap up. Emotionally, I'm in a good place in regard to my loss but had a death in the family this weekend - a great aunt. Even though we weren't super close, I have a lot of great memories of her when I was growing up and it came as kind of a shock.

How was your weekend?
Other than finding out that news last night, I had a really relaxing weekend. I went shopping on Saturday and got a few new outfits, including a perfect pair of jeans! I haven't had jeans that fit right since G was born so this was a big deal! I read The Help this weekend and just vegged out which is exactly what I needed.

Anything new to share?
Nope

What was your best moment with your LO(s) this week?
Since he's been OOT with DH I haven't had too many moments with him, but I've gotten a ton of pics and videos from them and it makes me happy that he's having such a good time with DH's family. MIL made a video of him eating breakfast yesterday that was so freakin adorable I couldn't stand it. He basically narrated what he was doing and every sentence ended with Mommy. "Hi Mommy!" "I eating breakfast Mommy." "I having a donut Mommy." "It's chocolate Mommy." "I with Grandma Mommy." "I love you Mommy!" "Bye Mommy!"

Bonus GTKY so we can think happy thoughts:
If you go could back and give your 10 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be and why?
Ooh, good question! I would probably tell myself to do a better job at keeping in touch with good friends along the way. And to choose boyfriends more wisely in college.

[tbonequeen13]

soultrane, sorry to hear about the loss of your great aunt, especially since you had to get that kind of news while your DH was out of town.

[soultrane]

Aug 10, 2015 11:04:31 GMT -5 tbonequeen13 said:

soultrane, sorry to hear about the loss of your great aunt, especially since you had to get that kind of news while your DH was out of town.

Thank you. We're trying to arrange for my grandparents to fly up for the funeral so while I hate the circumstances, I'm looking forward to spending some time with them. Silver lining I suppose.

Where is everyone today?!?

[cbowl]

Sorry about your loss soultrane

How's everyone doing? Physically? Emotionally? I'm having a tough day. I've been getting so depressed around my fertile week ever since my loss. Just depressed and frustrating to be back here again...rather than being 7 months pregnant. I'm just convinced we'll be headed back to the fertility doctor. I'm also trying to manage my sadness while supporting my husband as he grieves the loss of his dad. It's just been really hard.

How was your weekend? Weekend was okay very lowkey

Anything new to share? Nope not really

What was your best moment with your LO(s) this week? Lots of fun at the park

Bonus GTKY so we can think happy thoughts:
If you go could back and give your 10 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be and why? Not everything goes according to plan


New poster questions - or anyone who wants to answer!
How old is/are your LO/s?

Any pets, hobbies, fun things you'd like to share about yourself?

[soultrane]

Thank you, ladies.

cbowl, I'm so sorry you're having a tough time. You've had a lot to deal with in a short time. Please remember that we're all here to listen if you need to unload. Sending some hugs your way!

unringthebell, I hope your vacation is relaxing and helps your recovery - physically and emotionally! Where are you headed?

[redhead610]

Aug 10, 2015 7:04:43 GMT -5 tbonequeen13 said:

How's everyone doing? Physically? Emotionally?  Feeling better physically (d&c a week and a half ago). Having a very tough time emotionally. I have had a couple ok days, but I am still struggling.

How was your weekend? Overall good. We had beautiful weather and spent a good amount of time outside.

Anything new to share?

What was your best moment with your LO(s) this week? We had a couple good play dates at the park. 

Bonus GTKY so we can think happy thoughts:
If you go could back and give your 10 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be and why?  Not sure!


New poster questions - or anyone who wants to answer!
How old is/are your LO/s? Ds turned 2 in July

Any pets, hobbies, fun things you'd like to share about yourself? No pets. DH and I are both singers. So far it seems like ds will be able to sing well too (pretty good pitch for a 2 year old!)

[cassey910]

Glad you and your DD had a fun weekend tbonequeen13
Sorry for the loss of your Aunt soultrane
Sorry you are having a rough day, hope tomorrow is better cbowl
Glad you are feeling pretty good and hope you have a fun vacation unringthebell
Hugs redhead610

[cassey910]

How's everyone doing? Physically? Emotionally?
I am doing ok. Physically I am still spotting from the MC and still getting a positive pregnancy test so I feel like I can't move forward. I had a little meltdown yesterday but I feel better today. It also helped that the dr called and my hcg is 31.8 so hopefully next draw it will be 0. I just didn't think it would take this long. It's so hard to be patient.
How was your weekend?
Good minus the emotional breakdown yesterday. Saturday DH and I seen mission impossible 5.
Anything new to share? We are leaving Thursday to go to Michigan for a family wedding.
What was the best moment with your LO(s) this week? Well it was actually today. I took him to a park and we sat on a big swing and he wanted me to hold him. He laid on me and just cuddled with me for a few minutes. It melted my heart.
Bonus GTKY so we can think happy thoughts:
If you could go back and give your 10 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be and why? Hmm probably to not be so scared to have kids because it's the best thing ever

[soultrane]

redhead610, I'm sorry you're struggling. If you need to talk, we're here to listen.

cassey910, Ugh that you're still in limbo. FX that your numbers start to drop soon and that you can start to move forward again. Have fun at the wedding!

[tbonequeen13]

cbowl, sorry you're having a rough time. I struggle with thinking of where I should be, pregnancy-wise too, so I know where you're coming from on that.

unringthebell, glad you're feeling ok after surgery. Happy late birthday to your DS

redhead610, sorry you are having such a rough time...hopefully the ok days will start to outnumber the bad days soon. try to make some time for yosuelf to heal mentally in the meantime.

cassey910, hope you have a fun trip! it took about 9 weeks in total for my HGC levels to drop to 0, but I had a D&C so I'm not sure if that would have helped speed it along or not.

[woodenshoes]

So it has been more than a week since I have posted anything here. Life has been crazy lately.

How's everyone doing? Physically? Emotionally? Physically, I am doing well. Emotionally, I am hanging there. There always seems to be something that makes me anxious.

How was your weekend? My weekend was okay. I didn't really do anything.

Anything new to share? Yesterday was my last weekly blood draw. Because my HCG is back to below 5...finally after 7 weeks. I am glad to be done with the blood draws.

What was your best moment with your LO(s) this week? DS is starting to repeat words more and more everyday. He was repeating the names of letters as I was telling them to him.

Bonus GTKY so we can think happy thoughts:
If you go could back and give your 10 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be and why? I would tell my ten year self to be confident, to not worry so much, and to smile more often.

[tbonequeen13]

woodenshoes, congrats on being done with blood draws! super jealous, as I still have 6 more monthly ones...

[soultrane]

woodenshoes, 7 weeks of blood draws? Yikes! Glad to see you back!

unringthebell, G goes through phases where drop off is tough. Hopefully it's just because his routine was off and he'll slip back into his regular routine after your trip. When it was particularly rough for us, we would try to leave as quickly as we could so he didn't have time to work himself up. Our DCP usually did a great job of distracting him too so he would get into playing with something and not even realize that we had left. It's tough though. Hope it gets better soon!

[feisty]

Hi everyone! I'm late with checkin this week. After being out of town over the weekend, it seems hard to get back into the usual routine.

How's everyone doing? Physically? Emotionally? Doing pretty well. I'm working hard this week on eating better, getting exercise etc and I think that is helping me feel better. I saw several little babies over the weekend and it made me a bit sad and wanting another baby.

How was your weekend? Weekend was great. Met some college girlfriends in Vegas and had a wonderful time.

Anything new to share? Nope, should be in the 2WW so we will see. I'm not temping or anything so who really knows (plus just had 1 period after miscarriage)

What was your best moment with your LO(s) this week? hmm..he's been a big temper tantrum lately and I'm tired of hearing "No" constantly, but it was super sweet to see him after I was away

Bonus GTKY so we can think happy thoughts:
If you go could back and give your 10 year old self one piece of advice, what would it be and why?
Not to stress so much about other people's opinions and to be myself.


soultrane, sorry to hear about your great aunt. Hope you can enjoy some of the memories you had together

cbowl, sorry you are struggling. it's hard and seems back and forth a lot for most of us.

unringthebell, - Hope you enjoy your vacation! Don't worry about work, sounds like you could use a break! Also, I found that dropping my son off during morning snack worked well and I also try to just give him a hug and go, sometimes he still cries when I leave, but I just head out and from talking with teachers he settles down right afterwards

cassey910, - Hooray for LO snuggles. i wish my son was more snuggly

[tbonequeen13]

hi feisty! definitely don't miss the "no" phase, hope it's over for your soon!