TFAS Check In 03/01

[littlelion]

This check-in is for anyone trying for a sibling or planning on trying for a sibling in the next few weeks, months, etc.

Age of LO(s):

Cycle/Month:

CD/DPO:

RRCS:

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids? i

[littlelion]

Age of LO(s):DS, 15 mo today!

Cycle/Month:4AL

CD/DPO:22CD/5DPO

RRCS:Just feeling blah this week. 

GTKY- My DS has started My Gym classes. So, during the week he has access to practice and play at the gym and then his class is Saturday morning. Since DH is SAHD at the moment, I wanted to get DS out of the house and around other kids. But his class time is taking over my Zumba time. And I'd love to get him into more classes like music and later on, sports. What happens when baby #2 comes along? Is this how soccer moms start? And planners become a necessity? Sorry I'm spiraling. DH is starting an evening class and it's just making my head spin.

[sleepymonkey]

Age of LO(s): 2 (26 months)

Cycle/Month: 10

CD/DPO: 12/1 (IUI yesterday)

RRCS: None. Now I just sit and wait for 2 weeks.

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids? I would love to get DD in to some sort of toddler dance/gym or soccer because I think she would love it. The problem we have in our area is that all of the toddler programs are during the week in the daytime when MH and I are at work. They don't even have anything on Fridays when one of us is off (we alternate Fridays off.) It's really frustrating to me.

[judyblume14]

FX for you, sleepymonkey!!!

Age of LO(s): almost 18 months

Cycle/Month: 7/8

CD/DPO: 28/11

RRCS: I'm riding in first class on the crazy train. Went to bed late, and woke up about 90 minutes before my alarm because I had to pee. Took my temp, and it was way below CL. Didn't bother retaking when I woke up for the day. I'm assuming this cycle is a bust and my period should arrive today. I've already peed on two sticks. And gotten two BFNs. I told myself after yesterday, that I'd wait til tomorrow. But tested this morning anyway. I'm starting to get irrationally angry for cancelling a trip because of the threat of Zika. Because, not pregnant.

GTKY- My girl isn't in any classes yet. I want to take her to My Gym / Little Gym, but it conflicts with my own gym time (I realize I need to change my priorities here, and plan on doing so in the spring). There are very few classes/activities around me that are offered on weekends.

[Deleted]

Age of LO(s): DS 3.5 yrs old

Cycle/Month: 4/7

CD/DPO: 43/wto

RRCS: nothing new, just waiting for another patch of ewcm to start opks again $$$

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids?

DS is in creative movement and swimming right now. In April we will be adding skating lessons to the mix. He will have skating on sunday afternoons, and we plan to do swimming and dance back to back on Saturdays. DH and I have our activities (photography and belly dancing) on weekday evenings after DS goes to bed.

[ourcrazynavylife]

Age of LO(s): 14 months!

Cycle/Month: C2/M3

CD/DPO:CD37/10DPO

RRCS: shouldn't have tested this morning. Should've waited. BFN.

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids?

I would love to get her into some kind of gymnastics class. She loves to climb things. But I feel like she's not quite ready because she can't walk yet.
Eventually we'll do other sports as well.

[pivot]

Age of LO(s): almost 18 months!

Cycle/Month: 3/3

CD/DPO: 10

RRCS: It's warm here today. I wish I had played hooky and taken DD to the zoo or something. It will be warm all next week so maybe we will do that one day..

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids? There is a gymnastics class that starts in April that I want to sign her up for. It's one day a week so I think we can manage with our busy schedules. It's at my old gym with my old coaches so I am really excited

[littlelion]

Mar 1, 2016 10:26:08 GMT -5 judyblume14 said:

GTKY- My girl isn't in any classes yet. I want to take her to My Gym / Little Gym, but it conflicts with my own gym time (I realize I need to change my priorities here, and plan on doing so in the spring). There are very few classes/activities around me that are offered on weekends.

That's what's bumming me out. I want to prioritize my workouts too. Mommy'ing is hard. 

[littlelion]

Mar 1, 2016 10:27:45 GMT -5 ourcrazynavylife said:

I would love to get her into some kind of gymnastics class. She loves to climb things. But I feel like she's not quite ready because she can't walk yet.
Eventually we'll do other sports as well.

You should check out the MyGym or Little Gym! There are babies in Leo's class that don't walk. Last week they showed the babies to roll fwd and backward. And one week they had them hold onto a bar and just swing.

[thelittleredm]

Age of LO: 2.5yrs

Circumstances: TTC #2

Cycle/Month: 13's

CD/DPO: 34/7

RRCS: DS is hysterical lol He's really into pretending to be different animals and yesterday was the first time he decided to be a horse so he would "rear" and say "yee-haw!" and then jump forward on his hands and knees and kick a back leg out to buck. It was so cute!

GTKY: He's not in anything right now but some things we're bouncing around starting next year are t-ball, riding lessons, and some intro to whatever martial arts H wants him to do.

[cheezee]

Age of LO(s): 4

Cycle/Month: 10/11

CD/DPO: CD 6

RRCS: I'm really feeling over all this. Trying to gear myself up for another cycle.

GTKY: we have DD in a ballet/tap/tumble dance class. It's on Saturday mornings which I have found to be difficult because we always have birthday parties or some other activity that will trump it. It's the only class time that didn't conflict with her school though. I'm excited for the recital in June but her dance days may be over after that.

[judyblume14]

Mar 1, 2016 10:50:19 GMT -5 littlelion said:

Mar 1, 2016 10:26:08 GMT -5 judyblume14 said:

GTKY- My girl isn't in any classes yet. I want to take her to My Gym / Little Gym, but it conflicts with my own gym time (I realize I need to change my priorities here, and plan on doing so in the spring). There are very few classes/activities around me that are offered on weekends.

That's what's bumming me out. I want to prioritize my workouts too. Mommy'ing is hard. 

Yes!  I have a couple friends who hard-core roll their eyes at me if I decline a toddler activity on Saturday mornings.  Eventually, my life is going to be consumed with practices, and games, and meets, and whatever.  For now, just let me go to the gym. LO is perfectly content with her Daddy/Daughter time on the weekends!

(but I still secretly feel like an ass)

[ladytiffany24]

Age of LO(s): Almost 20 months

Cycle/Month: 5/5

CD/DPO: CD3

RRCS: The weather is so gloomy today and it's not helping my mood.

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids?
DD goes to an in home sitter the days that I work and they do all sorts of creative things there. When she's old enough, I'd like to introduce her to one sport and one musical class (dance, singing or an instrument) and let her feel it all out. Then when she's old enough she can decide what direction she really wants to go in. I'm secretly hoping she likes music most of all because that's what I was always in to. I guess she can probably do both. And if that's the case, I'll definitely be turning in to one of those moms figuring out how to juggle it all!

[jubilantsquirrel]

Age of LO(s): 23 months

Cycle/Month: 5/5

CD/DPO: 8

RRCS: Not much today.

GTKY- Right now DS isn't in any classes. We do take him to either the bounce house place or the swimming pool for preschool beach time (there's a huge play structure at the pool) on the weekends.
I'd love to get him into some classes. Maybe next summer we'll try out soccer or something. He has so much energy and just doesn't stop moving, so some sort of physical activity would work best for him I think.

[littlelion]

jubilantsquirrel My ds is also so full of energy! I sometimes chase him around the house to tire him out. I need to find a play place that I can take him whenever and isn't tied to a time.

[littlelion]

cheezee (hugs) This journey can be mentally exhausting.

[BabyStandish]

Age of LO(s): 13 months (will be 14 in like a week!)

Cycle/Month: n/a. NTNP, no AF due to barnacle baby

CD/DPO: n/a

RRCS: I'm getting over a bad stomach bug still. I got a little sick last night :/ but I'm at least glad I didn't throw up

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids? No activities or classes yet. He's still a little too young for that. I'll probably sign him up for soccer tots when he turns 2. I haven't really thought much of it. I'm not a planner.

[dashook]

Hi ladies!! I've been slacking on this check-in the past few weeks, even though it's one of my faves.

Age of LO(s): 14 months a week from today

Cycle/Month: 4th PP cycle

CD/DPO: CD20, hoping to O today or tomorrow

RRCS: Dh and I got back from 6 days in Mexico late last night and it was incredible to see LO's face when I went in to pick him up this morning. We had an amazing time on vacation but I cried every day I was apart from him and I will not be doing it again any time soon.

GTKY: LO doesn't have any scheduled activities yet but it's only a matter of time. DH has been really into sports his whole life so I know we'll want to sign DS up for those when he's old enough (soccer, baseball, etc.). I think sports are great for keeping little kids active and obviously learning about things like teamwork, fair play, and being a gracious winner/loser so I hope he likes them.

I also have been getting a strong sense, even this early in his life, that LO is musically inclined, so when he's a little older we'll see if he has any interest in doing things like dance or playing an instrument (so far he seems like a drummer to me--oy!).

Bottom line, I really want him to do things that inspire him and make him happy, rather than stuff that DH and I impose our wills on him to do. We're going to have to be careful of that!

[jense927]

Age of LO(s): 26 months

Cycle/Month: 12/14

CD/DPO: CD12

RRCS: Went Sunday for CD10 monitoring and had a 13mm follicle then today at CD12 I still only had a 13mm follicle and now also a 12mm follicle on the right ovary. Blah. I am stressing about how this is going to go with my ski trip I have planned for this upcoming weekend...

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids? DS is in gymnastics on Thursdays at 430 which is nice that they offer it then for the working moms. Then he has swim on Saturdays at 1045. It is nice to have him in structured activity because I like being able to see him interact with his peers. He has no cousins and our friends JUST started having babies..

[ladytiffany24]

Mar 1, 2016 13:05:36 GMT -5 dashook said:

Bottom line, I really want him to do things that inspire him and make him happy, rather than stuff that DH and I impose our wills on him to do. We're going to have to be careful of that!

Yes!!!

[sloopy02]

Age of LO(s):4.5

Cycle/Month:3

CD/DPO:5


GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids? Preschool 4 half days a week. We've never done anything behind story time at the library. I like being lazy on Saturday's and she hasn't really requested anything. I want to do swimming lessons and I think she'd like dance but I don't want to pay money at this age to take that chance.

[amandamh2]

Age of LO(s): 10 months

Cycle/Month: unknown/3

CD/DPO: n/a, TFAS/NTNP, no PP AF yet due to BFing

RRCS: Really hoping my body gets with the program soon and I get AF back. Last month I was all about the POAS just in case but right now I just don't care because the chances are so small. I might before going out for my birthday next week but probably won't since I don't want to see another BFN right now.

GTKY- I'm a SAHM so I take DS to parent and tot activities three mornings a week. Red Cross has swimming lessons for babies so I think we're going to sign up for the next session. Once he gets older we plan to put him in a sport for physical activity but he can pick which one and how competitive/not of a program. We'll probably also do a musical instrument at some point.
I was into a lot of activities in junior high and high school and had my own day planner to keep my life organized so I'm not too daunted by the idea of doing the same for my kids if they like multiple things.

[wildflower810]

Hi! :waves: Just letting y'all know I lurk... we will be TFAS either late May or mid June, depending on how my cycles work out. DS is 15 months and just weaned two weeks ago, and my cycles aren't incredibly predictable yet. (PP AF came back at 3.5 months and I've been slowly headed in the direction of regular ever since.)

[KR]

Hugs to all those that need it today and fingers crossed for those still in it this cycle!

danib I totally feel you with the guilty feeling. I should be doing more but excuse myself my saying he gets so much at daycare.
BabyStandish I actually lol'd at barnacle baby

Age of LO(s): 20 months

Cycle/Month: 4/6 (2AL)

CD/DPO:
***** Bfp warning*****
Cd 30/ 15dpo
Squinter on Saturday and full on line yesterday

RRCS: I haven't been around this check in for very long but have appreciated the little bit of camaraderie that I have had. You all are so genuine and supportive. So thank you for that. I will be keeping fingers crossed and sending all the positive thoughts to have more BFPs soon.

GTKY- What type of activities/classes do your kids have (if too young, what type of things are you considering doing)?? How do you balance their schedule with yours or if you have more than one, among the kids? My son is in full time daycare and they do a great job. Have a librarian come in twice a month, a dance class twice month, and are even setting up swimming to do once this spring. On the weekends we either take him to an open gym (kinda like My Gym) or to the museum. I need to do swim lessons again though. There was so much more time to do stuff while I was on mat leave (1 year -canada).

[littlelion]

Congrats KR! Have a healthy and happy 9 months!

[thelittleredm]

Congratulations KR!!

[Deleted]

Congratulations @kr!

[jubilantsquirrel]

Congrats KR!!

[judyblume14]

That's so great, KR! Congratulations!

[ourcrazynavylife]

Congrats KR !!