March randoms

[thoseareradishes]

Hi!  How is everyone?  Do we have any newly pregnant ladies that want to join in?

E is 2 today!  She's such a great little girl.  I mentioned to someone at gym today that she wasn't supposed to be born until June, and they were like, oh my gosh wow!  You'd never guess, she acts like any other goofy 2 year old, except her hands do more talking then her mouth does. 

We got her a tricycle and a latch board, which she likes because it has a neigh!! (a horse) behind one of the doors.   She also had her favorite dinner - pasta with meatballs - and a special dessert of chocolate ice cream.  I'm pretty sure she went to bed a happy kid!

[King26]

Mar 4, 2019 20:07:44 GMT -5 thoseareradishes said:

Hi!  How is everyone?  Do we have any newly pregnant ladies that want to join in?

E is 2 today!  She's such a great little girl.  I mentioned to someone at gym today that she wasn't supposed to be born until June, and they were like, oh my gosh wow!  You'd never guess, she acts like any other goofy 2 year old, except her hands do more talking then her mouth does. 

We got her a tricycle and a latch board, which she likes because it has a neigh!! (a horse) behind one of the doors.   She also had her favorite dinner - pasta with meatballs - and a special dessert of chocolate ice cream.  I'm pretty sure she went to bed a happy kid!

I cant believe she is 2! Happy birthday!

[King26]

J started toddler time at the library and lives it. Dh is so proud of him and says he is so well behaved. He takes him each week.

We went to dr. Seuss thing at the mall this weekend and had so much fun. J got his picture taken with characters, his toddler time lady was there so i got to sit with him for a story, and they gave out so many free books. It was really nice for my tiny town and so many kids were there.

J cut 2 canines this weekend and ended up sleeping until 630 bith Saturday and sunday which was amazing. He usually gets uo between 530 and 6.

We are going away to a spa resort this weekend and i cant wait. J likes it there, the food is awesome, and i get 4 glorious hours in the spa and hot spring baths alone!!!!

[knx9211]

P had his first gymnastics class yesterday. It was SO FUN. He had trouble sitting still in the beginning (duh) but all of the teachers said he did a great job with the beam and jumping, so I was pretty excited.

I’ll be 10 weeks pregnant tomorrow. I scrambling to get an appt with an OB. Long story short, the two biggest insurers in the area own hospital systems. They’re fighting and are going to refuse to take the others insurance. Assholes. So I go to the MFM at the hospital I delivered DS at yesterday. It was also my husbands first day at his new job. We found out they’re ALREADY refusing our new insurance. But we wanted to finish the appt (and hope they’d let us peek with the roll away ultrasound, which they did), so we had to pay out of pocket. So now I’m trying to get into the other system but don’t even have an insurance card yet. It’s so frustrating.

[mpc]

Happy birthday to your daughter, thoseareradishes! My DS turns 6 on Thursday. His t-ball team has their first game on Saturday and he is more excited about that than the birthday, lol. We are having his party on Sunday, it will be baseball themed, of course. This is the first year I've known almost no one that he's inviting because they are all kids from school. I hope to get the chance to chat with some of the parents.

I am trying to get used to the idea that we are done having kids, so I listed all my maternity clothes for sale here on the MMM BST board. I don't feel done, but I can understand that we are done. It's kind of a relief to admit it like that. Before I was so torn up because I felt like I had to feel done to actually be done. But this way I can acknowledge how I feel but also move on. I don't know if that makes any sense, lol, but it makes sense to me. Starting to purge maternity stuff and little baby stuff is kind of cathartic. I can't promise that I'll feel this zen about it tomorrow or 6 months from now, but today I'm in a good place.

[G22]

Aww happy birthday to E thoseareradishes! I cannot believe she is 2 already!

I'm in the TWW of my FET. My beta is Friday, but I'm terrified to test before it and see a negative. A lot of things I'm feeling about this cycle reminds me of the IVF cycle I got my BFP with Z. That's making me super hopeful and that scares me! Literally everything is making me cry right now, thanks PIO.

[loira]

thoseareradishes, I can't believe E is 2 already! Sounds like she had a great birthday.

knx9211, gymnastics are great for kids. I actually credit it for helping me become such a good athlete in later years, because it gave me a sense of balance, orientation, and strength. Also helpful when I came tumbling off my horse in later years - I always knew how to roll upon landing, haha. A loves her gymnastics class, and she's going to move up to the next level in a month. I can't wait to see what her new coach will have them doing.

We've booked our first camping trip of the year for Canada Day long weekend. I can't wait! It's still unseasonably cold here. Normally I would be sending pictures of daffodils to my friends and posting smug spring remarks on social media, but not this year.

[shauni27]

thoseareradishes , I cannot believe E is 2!! I still remember reading your intro post of her. What a sweetheart.
knx9211 , we just signed S up for gymnastics, too! He will find little bars that go across the door or something and hang and swing from them like monkey bars. And lord knows how much he loves to climb. I am so excited!
Good luck, G22 !

S had his first "big boy" haircut and he looks so much older. Sorry to AW

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[King26]

Mar 5, 2019 7:22:56 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

P had his first gymnastics class yesterday. It was SO FUN. He had trouble sitting still in the beginning (duh) but all of the teachers said he did a great job with the beam and jumping, so I was pretty excited.

I’ll be 10 weeks pregnant tomorrow. I scrambling to get an appt with an OB. Long story short, the two biggest insurers in the area own hospital systems. They’re fighting and are going to refuse to take the others insurance. Assholes. So I go to the MFM at the hospital I delivered DS at yesterday. It was also my husbands first day at his new job. We found out they’re ALREADY refusing our new insurance. But we wanted to finish the appt (and hope they’d let us peek with the roll away ultrasound, which they did), so we had to pay out of pocket. So now I’m trying to get into the other system but don’t even have an insurance card yet. It’s so frustrating.

I am so tired of both of them. My brother works for insurance company in pittsburgh and its been a PITA and he is over it

[loira]

Oh yeah, forgot to say good luck, G22!

[EllenGriswold]

Happy birthday to E thoseareradishes! Nothing much here, trucking along on Lupron and estrogen for a FET in two weeks. So ready for spring too!

[dellabear]

shauni27, he does look grown up! I just cut R’s hair for the first time and he is 33 mos. I just used my own scissors to trim it in the back and left the rest alone for now. I keep thinking of taking him to a barber but can’t quite bring myself to do it yet. DD didn’t get a salon haircut until she was like 6, apparently I have hair issues, lol.

[stellelinds25]

Since you asked...I'll join in I'm 6w today, we have our first ultrasound scheduled on Friday, which I am so anxious for. Still feeling pregnant as the nausea kicked in this morning...I was hoping I was going to escape that (I should have known better!). I feel like seeing our little one on Friday and (hopefully) seeing a heartbeat will really make this feel more real. I'm a FTM and have never been pregnant before, after 7 years of TTC, it just seems so surreal. I've been lurking around here for awhile, so hopefully I'll be able to stick around!

[shauni27]

Mar 6, 2019 0:47:55 GMT -5 dellabear said:

shauni27 , he does look grown up! I just cut R’s hair for the first time and he is 33 mos. I just used my own scissors to trim it in the back and left the rest alone for now. I keep thinking of taking him to a barber but can’t quite bring myself to do it yet. DD didn’t get a salon haircut until she was like 6, apparently I have hair issues, lol.

ha! S has had 2 other haircuts so far, just little trims around the neck and ears. I am the least sentimental mom ever--I didn't cry, but I did save a lock of his hair.

[lo]

I’ve been waiting for my period to come back to
TTC again, but my kids nurse forever and both times my cycles came
back at 21.5 months and 1 day. So weird that it happened at the exact same day... my body is predictable only when it feels like it, apparently! Anyway, I’m doing an IUI this cycle. Only using trigger since I’m stil BFing. I’ve gotten pregnant twice before doing an unmedicated IUI (and one medicated), so it’s really a mystery to me why I can’t get pg without assistance. Going for CD3 bloodwork and ultrasound tomorrow morning. Yikes.

[Mushe]

Happy birthday to E, thoseareradishes!

shauni27, S looks so grown up. 😍

[Mushe]

Ugh, I’m a mess this week. I was fine Sunday, woke up Monday with a scratchy throat, and by that night was totally incapacitated. I thought it was the flu (I do get the flu shot), but a swab yesterday said no. I did have an ear infection (wtf?), and antibiotics are helping. I’m still super wiped out.

It’s weird being home when the au pair and baby are here all day too. I’m trying to stay out of their way, and Lysol wipe everything I touch. I do NOT need B to catch this!

Like loira, it’s unseasonably cold and wet here. I’m over it, so ready for spring! We’ve got record snowfall in the mountains, but the storms have kept our poor au pair from being able to use the lift tickets we gave her for Christmas.

[knx9211]

I just ordered my last refill of Progesterone in Oil and MY ASS IS SO EXCITED. seriously I don’t remember it being this bad with DS. I’ve had giant knots the entire time and the entirety of my right ass cheek is a bruise. I don’t even know how the bruise got that big. I’m so excited to be done in a few weeks.

[G22]

Mar 7, 2019 17:24:22 GMT -5 knx9211 said:

I just ordered my last refill of Progesterone in Oil and MY ASS IS SO EXCITED. seriously I don’t remember it being this bad with DS. I’ve had giant knots the entire time and the entirety of my right ass cheek is a bruise. I don’t even know how the bruise got that big. I’m so excited to be done in a few weeks.

That is something to celebrate!!

[thoseareradishes]

shauni27 - E had her dentist appt today. The dentist brushed her teeth, which surprised me but it was fine - E screamed but it only took like 30 seconds. She also put some fluoride stuff on her teeth. No suggestions about brushing other than try it with her laying with her head on my knees, since that is how they do it at the dentist (the dentist and I sat knee to knee and I held E and she put her head on the dentist's knees). Right now she likes to stand and watch Elmo so we'll probably keep doing that since it's working for now.

[shauni27]

Mushe, I am sorry you are so sick. I just dealt with it too; it sucked. Hugs!
thoseareradishes, thanks! We did that fluoride stuff at our pedi's office, so that is already done. Incidentally in the last few days S has gotten better about us brushing his teeth. I mean, he still doesn't like it, but he is handling it for a few seconds at a time rather than just clamping his mouth shut. We also implemented stickers last night--we will see if we can use that as incentive!

[robinsbff]

stellelinds25 - we are pretty much on the same timeline. how did your appt go???

according to my monitoring and ovulation date i hit 6 weeks on wednesday too. i had my first ultrasound this AM and baby measured 6 weeks, 1 day, so just barely off. that gives me a due date of halloween, which i'm not sure how i feel about, lol. doc said she caught a flicker of a heart beat at 120. i go back in two weeks for another ultrasound before she releases me to my regular OB.

i'm not sure i belong over here since i feel like the 'boy who cried wolf' in regards to TTC. we got lucky on our very first treatment cycle, but after years of unsuccessful solo attempts. so many people have been through so much more.


good luck today G22!

[shauni27]

G22, GOOD LUCK WITH THE BETA TODAY!

[stellelinds25]

Mar 8, 2019 11:41:15 GMT -5 robinsbff said:

stellelinds25 - we are pretty much on the same timeline. how did your appt go???

according to my monitoring and ovulation date i hit 6 weeks on wednesday too. i had my first ultrasound this AM and baby measured 6 weeks, 1 day, so just barely off. that gives me a due date of halloween, which i'm not sure how i feel about, lol. doc said she caught a flicker of a heart beat at 120. i go back in two weeks for another ultrasound before she releases me to my regular OB.

i'm not sure i belong over here since i feel like the 'boy who cried wolf' in regards to TTC. we got lucky on our very first treatment cycle, but after years of unsuccessful solo attempts. so many people have been through so much more.


good luck today G22 !

Thanks for asking! I'm glad that your appt went well! My appt went great! We saw the baby, Dr said everything looks great and she showed us the flickering little heartbeat...HR is 120! I'm so relieved and definitely more excited now that I know things look good. We have another US next Friday and then they'll release me to my OB.

[G22]

Thank you ladies! Beta is 130! I've got another (potential) November baby coming!

[cherryvalance]

thoseareradishes, happy birthday to your little girl!

I can't believe how old these kids are getting. I remember either watching you all get BFPs or being pregnant with some of you and it's insane.

And now I have a two week old and a 19 month old. Man, life can change so much.

[thoseareradishes]

Congrats G22!!

[kellikans]

Congrats G22!

[cherryvalance]

Congrats, G22!!

[G22]

Thank you! I'm sort of in shock it worked the first cycle given our history. But so so thankful! This embryo was from the batch that gave us Z, so apparently that was a winner harvest! We've still got 1 more frozen for the future as well!