1. J's mom called at 9:00 last night asking her to come over for a family meeting, turns out her single, live at home, 38 year old sister is pregnant. She has wanted a baby for years and was so scared to tell everyone that she is pregnant, they responded by telling her how hard it is and how she can't spend so much money on phones and Coach now. I wish I could have been there to smile and hug her and congratulate her, it's a baby, not a death in the family people!
2. But, she may not tell the father of the baby that she is pregnant. No one knows who he is and she doesn't want any interference in raising the baby so she might keep it to herself.
3. #2 kills me. My Dad raised me and I think knowing your family is so important.
4. Speaking of knowing your family, we haven't heard anything about a final visit with the girls bio mom. I am so disappointed in ASW for not scheduling it.
5. I would a shirt that says: Yes, these are my kids, ALL of them. No, I did not sleep around to produce them. Adopt.
6. J gets more looks in public trying to calm or ignore and eventually giving in to the kids when she is clearly embarrassed about their behavior than I do giving a timeout or not giving in a tantruming baby, I love that CT validated these actions, makes me feel like less of an ass.
7. We need to cut the legs down and paint the lower bunk we have sitting in the garage to make a toddler height twin bed for Apple. We aren't sure what color to paint it, Owl's bed is yellow, their dresser is orange, the curtains have yellow, orange, red, light and dark blue, green, and pink in them. Red?
8. I'm canceling Owl's mental health appt today. Last week, the MHT said she doesn't know why she's coming anymore, we've met all our goals and don't have anything more to work on but her contract isn't up until August so she has to come. Good thing I have a cold so I have a legit excuse to cancel.
9. I've been eating over 2000 calories a day for the last 2 days, stupid PMS makes me so hungry.
10. We went to Palm Springs to see a friend yesterday, the weather was so nice.
Post by bluedaisyus on Apr 18, 2013 11:12:24 GMT -5
1. 5 embies.
2. Saturday (day 3) transfer.
3. Please pleeeeeeeeeeeeease work. No more BFNs. No more MCs.
4. My butt hurts. Stupid injections.
5. Can you tell where my mind is today?
6. Okay, um...new couch. New carpet. Awesome.
7. Ugh, I am so sore today.
8. I'm feeling mostly positive, but then I keep having moments of panic.
9. I would really like a nap and am kind of wishing I had taken today off work, too, but I didn't because I wasn't sure if I'd have to take two days off next week if I had a day 5 transfer.
10. I have an all-day training tomorrow. Hopefully that will keep me distracted (but not keep me from being able to answer my phone when the lab calls).
Post by ballandchain on Apr 18, 2013 11:22:45 GMT -5
1. I love cheese. 2. My ultrasound this morning went well; no signs of ovulation and the RE said if I was going to ovulate through my meds this time, they'd probably be able to see it by now. Hopefully my blood work is in line as well -- I should get that call soon. 3. I think I only have one more monitoring appointment before transfer. I am so sick of the early morning trips to the RE. 4. This next embryo better be a keeper. 5. We are going to Charleston in May and I'm pretty sure all of my summer clothes are too small. Where is my personal shopper when I need her/him? I think it's going to be a depressing trip to the mall. 6. I had to fire my psychiatrist, and finding a new one is proving to be somewhat tricky. 7. The radishes are coming up in my garden! So excited. 8. I am not impressed with 2013 so far. 9. Did I mention cheese? 10. I think I'm going to head out to the store and see if I can't find myself some new clothes in the remainder of my lunch break.
1. L and I both slept like poo last night. Grayson fell off his top bunk last night and then ended up in our bed. Between him moving all night, me having a dream about Hanibal, me dreaming that L and I were trying to name our 8 new babies, L flipping and flopping, and the cat throwing up during the night....Zzzzzzzzz.
2. I hope my kids aren't freezing today. the weather said high of 75 so they went to school in shorts/short sleeved ts. It is currently 59. Oops. Parenting fail.
3. L wrote a really nice note to the kids' teacher and she wrote a super nice one back saying the boys were lucky to have such a loving family.
4. I hope Carter is okay at school today. His allergies kicked into high gear yesterday and he was a a snotty coughing mess this morning. He really wasn't sick enough to stay home, nor did he want to since they were having a birthday party today at school, but clearly he wasn't 100%.
5. Hope this rain helps with his allergies.
6. I forgot to put "no gifts" on the kids' birthday invites. Oops. We are going to be inundated with toys. Sigh.
7. I am also having anxiety that we planned a 3 hr party at our house. God help me if it isn't nice out and we can't send them to the park/playground.
8. my face is breaking out like I am 12y. I can't decide if it is from my period or I changed facial moisturizer. I am thinking the latter....$$ down the drain.
9. This dreary weather and exhaustion has made me less than productive at work. 4 more hrs!!
10. L is out tonight. What to feed the little people!?!?!
3. Please pleeeeeeeeeeeeease work. No more BFNs. No more MCs.
4. My butt hurts. Stupid injections.
5. Can you tell where my mind is today?
6. Okay, um...new couch. New carpet. Awesome.
7. Ugh, I am so sore today.
8. I'm feeling mostly positive, but then I keep having moments of panic.
9. I would really like a nap and am kind of wishing I had taken today off work, too, but I didn't because I wasn't sure if I'd have to take two days off next week if I had a day 5 transfer.
10. I have an all-day training tomorrow. Hopefully that will keep me distracted (but not keep me from being able to answer my phone when the lab calls).
Thinking of you!!! Have everything crossable crossed.
1. Mister Baby took his first steps last night. Three tiny ones, and he didn't try again. I can't believe Jen and I were both there to see it. Good timing!
2. I am worried about Lady Baby's foot. It's always turned out when she is standing/cruising. It looks normal when she's sitting. I'm going to ask the doctor about it at their 1-yr appointment.
3. We got a save-the-date for a wedding near DC in September. I think we are nuts for considering it but we're thinking about trying to pull it off - we love the couple and want to introduce the babies to our DC friends. We'll see.
4. Lady Baby threw up all over herself, her crib, and the floor this morning. I hope she is OK. She has been in good spirits since then.
5. I found blood on the fabric crib protector of her crib, like she was chewing on it while her mouth was bleeding. Apparently bleeding is somewhat normal with teething - I had no idea. Thank goodness for the internet, I was freaking out.
6. After this week's awful disaster-fest, I am feeling a renewed need to bulk up our emergency supplies in the house and car.
1. We got new meds for Jacob. The good news is he weights 14lbs 3oz now (Holy Moly) at just 2.5 months!
2. Fingers crossed the new meds work for big man.
3. The temp here dropped pretty bad so I need to remember to take two blankets with me to pick up the little ones.
4. Um so excited for Rizzoli and Isles!
5. I am selling a bunch of the little ones stuff between craigslist and a local baby swap store. I am hoping we have enough for new carseats.
6. M discovered the joy of baby wearing and now wants to get rid of their infant seats as they are a PITA.
7. I am doing horrible at loosing weight. I say this as I drink my Sonic Cherry Coke and eat a burger with tots.
8. The weather here sucks. Its raining and cold (well cold for us at 59 degrees)
9. Our ped gave us a whole bunch of formula samples today! I love free stuff!
10. I want to transition the boys to their cribs or their room at least in the rnp's. I am just not sure I want to deal with the loss of sleep when we do this. Is it better to bite that bullet and do it now or around 6 months when we can do sleep training?
Post by seattlekari on Apr 18, 2013 13:37:32 GMT -5
1. Sending good vibes to the ladies on here trying to conceive or waiting for the timing to be right to start again. It's time for us to be celebrating several more pregnancies around here.
2. It looks like A is going to have this weekend off. Woot!
3. I should have done more chores at home last night but I just wanted to sit and relax.
4. I think I'm going to take A to the tulip festival this weekend. She has never been. I'm excited!
5. Tonight E and I need to work on her swaps for our GS camping trip next weekend.
6. We are making these little s'more things out of foam paper, felt and a pom pom with googly eyes. I hope they turn out ok.
7. E is riding the bus home with her friend so they can have a play date. The friend's mom may feed them dinner, so dinner is unknown at this point.
8. We can always do breakfast for dinner...that's our go to standby on a tired Thursday night.
9. E's birthday party is booked at an indoor arcade game type place at her request. I hope the kids have fun.
1. Mister Baby took his first steps last night. Three tiny ones, and he didn't try again. I can't believe Jen and I were both there to see it. Good timing!
Whaaaat? How is this possible??? Dang they are growing up too fast. So exciting that both of you were there to see it!
Post by twomoms2twins on Apr 18, 2013 14:32:29 GMT -5
1) happy TTC to all of those who are in the process.
2) excited to go on vacation but since we have kids when they sleep Wife and i usually drink but this will be a dry vacation and this makes me a wee bit sad and resentful - I want a damn fruity drink and sit on the lani. Oh well VIRGINS all around.
3) also worried about all her family that will be there i am not bug fans of them right now... and we are still gonna do Alanon and for me and AA for her so ...
4) since i lost so much weight I seem to have a lil bit of extra skin and it really make clothing shopping kinda suck. I love the smaller size but ugg i have buldge over and muffin top and just a tire of skin .. which wife will wear tight stuff and she is on the bigger side but its ok when i wear tight its not ok why is that ... plus i feel self conscious ?
5) plane flight with 21month olds.... I apologize in advance to those on the flight - hopefully no one will throw up on wife and kids this time.
6)major ezcema flare up so itchy and burning my hands look like i was in a fire
7) i need a hair cut and pedicure... should i have navy toes, black , or gray ?
8) hmm..i need to pack not sure what to take i feel like i have the girls all set i brought everything for them.
Post by rikkiandjulie on Apr 18, 2013 23:11:24 GMT -5
1. Julie comes to visit tomorrow. 2. My wedding ring has been in the shop for over a month now. I've called to check on it twice. I'm annoyed. 3. My boss at work is resigning. I'm sad. 4. I made cupcakes. 5. I need to diet 6. I need to shower. 7. I've been sleeping terribly at night. 8. It's flooding in Iowa. Awesoem. 9. J has an interview here on Monday at 7a. Who has interviews at 7a?! 10. I have an important Drs Appt this week, and Im nervous. 11. I'm getting contacts, I don't want them. But I cant wear my glasses at work.
Post by awkwardpenguin on Apr 19, 2013 2:29:13 GMT -5
1. I'm trying to get back into the swing of this board. It's hard when I'm not online at work. I have new respect for you being able to keep up, ballandchain.
2. C and I managed to avoid the worst of the flooding/transit debacle today, despite needing to be in multiple suburban locations separated by long drives and train rides. Feeling thankful our home is not affected. There's flooding nearby but we're on higher ground and the city proper has an extensive underground flood management system.
3. I am working through some really tough stuff right now. There's a lot of guilt and shame to wade through before I can even get to the real stuff. It's hard, and I've been coping by being distant from all of my usual support places.
4. #3 has affected our TTC plans, and in ways that don't even really make sense. I'm feeling ambivalent about whether we're ready for a baby. We're doing our 8th home insemination this month, just in case 8th time is the charm. I realize this is crazy.
5. After that, I honestly don't know. We almost have everything in place to bank our donor's sperm. Once that is done we can do treatment with the RE. C doesn't feel like we have more time to wait. I wish things felt as easy and sure as they did a year ago.
6. We're going to PA this weekend for my aunt's 60th birthday. I'm really excited to see my family, especially my niece.
7. I have no idea why I'm up so late. Technically I have to send a single email before I take the day off tomorrow and that's what's keeping me up.
3. I am working through some really tough stuff right now. There's a lot of guilt and shame to wade through before I can even get to the real stuff. It's hard, and I've been coping by being distant from all of my usual support places.
I'm so sorry you're struggling. I've been thinking about you. Available to talk anytime if there's anything I can do!
3. I am working through some really tough stuff right now. There's a lot of guilt and shame to wade through before I can even get to the real stuff. It's hard, and I've been coping by being distant from all of my usual support places.
I'm so sorry you're struggling. I've been thinking about you. Available to talk anytime if there's anything I can do!