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Time for Ten Things Tuesday!!!

 

Give us 10 of your things!

 

 

Amber&Reva

1.  I am excited to get our furniture delivered on Thursday.  We are upgrading to a king sized bed!!! I can't wait.

2. I just booked my first pre-natal appointment and it isn't until August 5th.  I'll already by 10 wks.  That seems so far away I am tempted to call the RE and try to get one more u/s in before then just for peace of mind.

3.  Oliver is feeling so much better but because his leg is continuing to heal he is going to have to take it easy for the next 2 months.  He is a active 2 year old dog taking it easy doesn't come naturally for him at all.

4.  I feel like we have so much to get done before my 30th b-day party on August 9th but all I want to do is relax and I get tired so easily when I am trying to help out. 

5.  Brynlee's EDD is this coming Saturday July 19th. 

6.  Our blueberries out back are finally starting to ripen.  Although I keep eating them before they are complete ripe because I want to get to them before the birds do.

7.  I am having a hard time thinking of 10 things today.

8.  I am trying to decide if I am hungry again or not.  I could def go for a big glass of cold water.

9.  Last pregnancy I lost weight during the first trimester if I keep up my current eating habits that will not be the case this pregnancy.

10.  August 5th can't get here soon enough.  I hope everything looks good and the little one is healthy and growing.

doodah1013

Amber&Reva said:

3.  Oliver is feeling so much better but because his leg is continuing to heal he is going to have to take it easy for the next 2 months.  He is a active 2 year old dog taking it easy doesn't come naturally for him at all.

Ironic:  A and I fostered a dog named Oliver one time, who had a broken leg, and was a very active two year old.  Such a sweet little guy, but he would walk around on our hardwood floors at night, and his cast would sound like a little peg leg.  We had him for a long time, and it was hard to get him to calm down when he was excited!  Lots of hugs and pats helped... and busy chewing toys.

trisholio

1. It looks like the board is a little quiet this morning.

2. My wife and I met with our Doula last night, it looks like we are going to switch to a midwife practice from our obgyn office.  They are much more in line with our beliefs, wants and expectations of our labor and delivery.  I am excited and a little nervous at the same time.

3. We made this decision last night and confirmed today that they had openings for new patients.  My mom is now all upset with us because she wasn't consulted.  Seriously?  This is not her pregnancy or her body!   She was very involved in my sisters decisions, labor and delivery because my sister is single and living with her.  That is not the case with me.

4. My mom hasn't always been the best hands on mom.  She is a pretty selfish person and not usually the person I turn to when having problems.  Since she got married last year, we became foster parents and got pregnant she has turned into a more attentive mother and a great 'Gigi'. But this is still a new relationship that I am not totally used too, she she is shocked that I don't want her in the room when I deliver and I am surely not consulting her about our decisions about pregnancy, labor and delivery.  I am frustrated that she is making this about her right now, I have enough on my plate with two little ones and another on the way, ugh!

5. Enough about that.  I am 33 weeks today and I feel our baby girl kick all the time.  I even felt her have the hiccups the other day, it was so cool!

6. Baby K is officially a walker, she is waddling around everywhere, it is adorable!  She is almost 11 months old

7. We still do not have confirmed respite care for the girls when I go into labor, it is the biggest thing I am stressed about right now.  It is sad the there is such a high need for foster homes that they are all full right now, so no one can take our girls.

8. My wife went camping this past weekend with friends from her birthday.  It was a little rough being on my own with the girls, but it was nice to miss my wife a little.  I have to admit the best part was having the bed to myself!  I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep without her, but between my preggo pillow and other pillows I ended up in the middle of the bed all weekend and it was great!

9. The last two nights I haven't slept for crap!  I really don't want to ask her to sleep on  the couch, but we might try it now and again so I can get better sleep.

10. Finished just in time baby K is waking up and it is time for M to go down for her nap.  I really like the days when their naps sync up, but alas it is nice to have one on one time with each of them also.

Have a great day everyone!

KH826

1. Will is 6 weeks tomorrow!

2. I go back to work two weeks from yesterday

3. Tomorrow is my wife's last day of work. Then she be a SAHM. I am glad we have the last week and a half of my mat leave together before I go back...

4. I could really use some coffee. I hadn't had coffee in about a year until about 3 weeks ago. My wife says I am "back on the sauce" lol

5. My OB appointment for my postpartum check up has now been rescheduled twice. So now I am supposed to go Thursday. I hope it dies t get changed again.

6. For this appointment, my wife has a special onesie for Will to wear. She found one that says "as seen on ultrasound" in the as seen on TV logo style. She has DIYed it to add a "not" above the logo, so it reads "not as seen on ultrasound" ... She wants Will to wear this to the appointment to give my OB a hard time (jokingly) about telling us Will was a girl. Repeatedly. Haha. My OB has a great sense of humor - she will get a kick out of it.

7. It has been sooooo hot here lately. I would really like a break in the heat and humidity so we could enjoy some time outside. Right now it is just too stinking hot to hang outside for long.

8. I could use a nap. I am so bad at the whole "sleep when baby sleeps" thing. I can never sleep during the day and I get antsy and want to do things around the house while I have time...or shower ...or eat something... So I rarely sleep at all during the day. Remember that coffee I mentioned earlier?!?!

9. The hear has made me lazy about cooking the last couple of days. I need to get back in the swing of cooking dinner...

10. Addressing envelopes for birth announcements has become my new favorite thing to procrastinate. Ugh, I've got to get my act together.

doodah1013

1.  We got to see baby Squints yesterday for an extended ultrasound.  Saw the brain, the kidneys, all four chambers of the heart, the bladder, 4 limbs, and the spine.  It was just amazing how much bigger the baby had gotten since our last u/s.  Everything they saw looks perfect but Squints was being a little bit shy about pictures of the brain and spine so we get to back in 4 weeks (can't say I am upset...)

2.  The u/s place has started doing elective cervix measurements... which I was all for.  In fact, I think I agreed a bit excitedly when she offered it, and then realized it was an internal ultrasound and thought I maybe looked a little bit like a weirdy.  Anyways, as she was concluding the external ultrasound, she was telling me she was going to leave the room so I could prepare for the internal and she took the little ultrasound wand and put it over my bladder and said, it looks like your bladder is pretty empty, but if you need a restroom there is one right here.... I was thinking in my head... that was bizarre, and kind of violating.  I mean sure, she is about to be up in my business, but why you gotta be spying on my bladder..."  Privacy is so weird when it comes to Doctor's appointments.

3.  We had an amazing weekend off.  We went the farmer's market, went to a garage sale, saw a movie (with popcorn!!), watched soccer, went to the grocery together, and then I made some straight from the garden pickles!  It was very relaxing!

4.  I am sad the World Cup is over... and it is still 2 months before football season.  BUT we did get tickets to our local AAA Baseball team, which is the only sport that A will tolerate.

5.  We are experiencing a summer polar vortex here in Columbus... which means it is about 73 degrees with a low of 52 tonight.  I could not be happier.

6.  I feeling movement now... which is weird and awesome!

7.  Although it is super nice outside, the air conditioning in my office isn't very good and it is very hot.  I had my window open, but then there was mowing happening right outside and that was not conducive to concentration and productivity.

8.  I am really bad at sleeping.  Two nights in a row, I have woken up at 3:30 and just been awake for a couple of hours.  It is the pits.  Maybe I need more exercise.... which I keep telling myself will happen when I stop puking... and then I continue to puke.  I am a grateful pukey pregnant person.  A reminds me all the time that I told her I was okay getting pregnant because my Mom always had said she never had morning sickness (so obviously I wouldn't.)  Jokes on me, kids.  Jokes on me.

9.  We have met all four of the midwives in the practice now, and I am happy to say there is only one that I don't particularly care for... and even that isn't a strong dislike.  I am okay with any of them attending our birth.  So that is a pretty big relief!

10.  I am so proud of how regimented A has been with her lactation induction protocol.  She is so dedicated to this and I think that it is so beautiful and special!

Jazibel

1. I need a day off.  Just a day to myself to lay around, or go out or anything really.

2. EV's car was backed into while parked on the street in front of her brothers house while we were in Roatan. Well needless to say for various reasons it has not been fixed.  Finally I have the car in the shop to fix both doors and a little scratch.  I'm hoping that they'll do a good job.

3. Kaden is fully in scream-crying toddler mode. It's like he forgets all those nice words he's learned in the past year and scrunches his face up and yells instead.... See #1.

4. How can I be in my 30's and still not know who I am or where I'm going?

5. We had a great trip to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The kids and I did Vegas by day, the children's museum, container park, indoor play places, etc.  And EV did Vegas by night attending the conference events at restaurants, bars and clubs.

6. I just ate coffee ice cream for lunch. It was delicious. I feel a little guilty though, hopefully guilty enough to get to the gym later.

7. I have a bad relationship with pumping. We've used all our freezer milk, and I should pump right now as Owen sleeps but I just don't want to   It's not very comfortable even with the hands-free set up.  Sigh... I'm just going to do it, and work on changing my attitude. 

8. Our tenants in our house in CA are likely leaving sooner rather than later.  EV and I are up in the air about whether we should list the house for sale now, or sign another lease with new tenants.  There are a lot of variables that aren't very clear right now making it hard to determine the right course of action.  In the past we'd just roll the dice (so to speak) and take our chances. But having kids (and perhaps old age ;-) ) has made me far more conservative.

9. I couldn't figure out how to fix my tickers the other day. I spent a lot of time googling and playing with the settings and a couple different ticker codes. Alas nothing worked. Anyway I discovered you can type in the field and add pictures - hence my new siggy.  It's probably going to be short lived because I love seeing the "count downs", hopefully I can enlist EV's help.

10. Falling asleep sitting up.. I think I need a nap.

StacyLH24

1. Today will be day 12 of stimming. I'm ready to be done. The Ganirelix needles are thick and I have a skin reaction to them. Thankfully it doesn't last long.

2. I can't wait for ER and ET. I'm starting to get excited.

3. C and I have already discussed that I will not be going beta or bust. I couldn't do that for an IUI cycle...how in the world does she expect me to do it now??? Thankfully she didn't protest. So...HPTs will commence on either 7dp3dt or 5dp5dt. Yes, early I know, but I know I will be anxious. My beta won't even be until 14 days after transfer. That is a bit excessive I think.

4. As the day is progressing (I started this earlier) my ovaries are revolting and screaming "we're full!". It hurts when I'm sitting, when I walk, when I go to the bathroom. I was expecting this and am surprised I made it this far. Just my luck that I'm working an extended day today.

5. We had a blast in NYC on Friday. We managed to figure out how to get everywhere we wanted to go without getting lost. We are looking at going back in December and taking some family with us. There is so much to see and do.

6. We went to the 9/11 Memorial and to the museum. By the end we were overloaded and both just wanted to leave. It was a very emotional experience and neither of us know anyone who was there when it all happened. I cannot imagine going through the museum if we had somehow been connected to 9/11 in a personal way.

7. After we were at The Stonewall Inn, we went across the street to another bar called The Monster. We saw that it seemed to be mostly men inside, but a guy said that women were welcome. Well, it was all men and we felt so uncomfortable. Not until we were inside did I make the connection of what the name references. Needless to say, we left quickly and managed to find ourselves a friendly and relaxed lesbian bar.

8. Can it be Friday please?

9. I hope we have an embie or two to freeze.

10. I hope we get a take home baby out of this.

JGY

I could probably make up my entire TTT just copying and pasting from those above.  Let's see ...

1. @Trisholio's #9

2. @KH826's #9

3. @doodah1013's #4

4. @doodah1013's #5

5. @Jazibel's #1

6. @JAzibel's #3 (sub Gabriel for Kaden)

7. @Jazibel's #4 (sub 40's for 30's - ugh)

Wow ... now I need to come up with 3 of my own?  This is some BS.  Okay ...

8.  I'm a bit upset and resentful today because S made the decision to let G do a bit of CIO last night.  Yes, I was laying there and yes I could have intervened, but I didn't.  I think that's because I was trying to respect her decisions as a parent and not undermine her.  But I think this is an awfully big decision to make on your own, without coming to a concensus on it beforehand.  I think I'm the MOST bitter about it because I have done a lot reading and research (I generally handle all overnight stuff), and went the process and expense of hiring a sleep consultant to produce a customized sleep plan for us.  S still hasn't read it.  We got it probably 2-3 months ago.  Grrr.

9.  I got to spend a few minutes this morning commisserating with a fellow daycare parent whose son is the same age as G, and apparently is in precisely the same stage.  I think that guy summed it up by saying "Hey, I really REALLY love my kid.  But MAN is he a JACKASS right now!" I laughed out loud.  I hear you, friend.

10.  Since S and I have begun to binge-watch Orange is the New Black (trying to keep it to 1 episode a night), we have gotten NOTHING, ZERO, ZILCH done aside from that.  It's crazy and irresponsible and stupid and I spend a fair amount of time these days trying to decide what our next series will be. 

Good luck to everyone in the TWW and those getting ready for the TWW!  Hugs all around.

 

 

ball.and.chain

1. B has decided he only wants to sleep while someone is holding him.

2. Thus I am typing with one hand.

3. Because of #1, Sunday night and Monday were awful. I cried all day Monday.

4. Last night he slept for two 3-hour stretches in his swing.  I really hope we have another good night tonight.

5. My aunt arrived last night.  She is staying for a week to help out and soak up baby snuggles.  He still won't sleep alone today but at least I have someone to hand him off to.  I've napped, made dinner in the crockpot, showered, and gone to PT!

6. My wife is off tomorrow and I'm so excited to have a day with her.

7. Thinking positive thoughts for @StacyLH24's IVF cycle!

8. I sort of miss being pregnant.  Weird?

9.  I think is all I've got!

redrockmama

1. I have a sleeping baby on my chest and couldn't be happier.

2. Well, if I had a Guinness in my hand I might be a little happier

3. Talked to my boss a bit the last few days and am feeling a lot better about my job. It's nice to feel valued and supported.

4. I stopped by our office today to fill out insurance forms for M and he got to meet a few people. Of course everyone thought he was beautiful, perfect and tiny.

5. My boss asked me if I wanted do some work from home. I said yes, more so to prove I can work from home with him than that I really want the work. Its nice though. She's paying me for a whole day even though it will only take a couple hours.

6. I miss being pregnant too. I wish I would have enjoyed it more.

7. Because of #6 I asked my OB about the risk of previa and accreta if I were to carry again. It was promising, but I'm not sure yet. We'll see after J carries the next one.

8. B&C, our little guy won't sleep unless he is being held too. Between that and the marathon cluster feedings sometimes I feel overwhelmed. I didn't even eat a real meal until 6pm yesterday.

9. Thankfully we picked J up from the airport this morning. It was hard without her for 3 1/2 days.

10. Friday would be my stepmom's birthday. My step brother is having a BBQ for her. Its going to be a hard day. Its been 6 months and sometimes it still doesn't seem real that she is gone.

KH826

Sooooo.... Will also will only sleep during the day if he is being held. At night he will sleep in his rock-n-play, but during the day only in someone's arms. Weird! What is this phenomenon? Also, I too miss being pregnant. It's unexpected.

Himee33

1. L and I had a great time in Portland visiting family and friends. I wasn't ready to come back to Chicago

2. I had a job interview last night for a FT nanny/house manager and I think it went great! The agency thinks so also because the family is calling my references. Crossing my fingers I get the job. I am going crazy and I've only been unemployed for a little over a week. 

3. I had my SHG yesterday and it was painful! Basically stayed in bed all day yesterday and had to take some pain pills and use a heating pad just to sleep last night. My doctor said everything looks great!

4. I got my big shipment from Freedom Pharmacy today. Same medication as my last IVF cycle but like @StacyLH24 I got Ganirelix for the first time. I know nothing about this medication, so I will have to do some research. The needles do look big!

5. L went to bed early so I'm doing my TTT and watching Pretty Little Liars. 

6. I lost a contact while sleeping today, didn't have any backups and I have no glasses. I had to drive to my eye doctor with one eye closed. Thankfully it was only about a 10 minute drive to pick up my prescription, that had just arrived yesterday.

7. I went grocery shopping today and bought a bunch of healthy and fresh food. We decided that when we got back from Portland we are going to start eating healthy and exercise more. I would love to lose some of the 30lbs I've gained since January. 

8. Saturday L's family is coming over for a BBQ and beach day to celebrate L's birthday that was on the 11th and her brother Kyle's birthday. It's always nice when everyone comes here because it rarely happens. Even though we only live about 1.5 hours from them they act like we live in another state. 

9. I just found out Garth Brooks will be starting his tour here in Chicago on September 4th! I grew up listening to country and even going to rodeos. L is not a country fan and even told me once she was going to throw my Reba CD out the car window if I didn't take it out, but she has agreed to go with me for my birthday since it's September 3rd. I told her I would find someone else to go with me but she said "I just like spending time with you." 

10. I think I will be heading to bed soon. I have a big day of doing nothing tomorrow. Well besides running a few errands. 

only1leia

1) I haven't done a TTT in forEVER. (This counts as one, right?)

2) Pregnancy has been chugging along fine, and as long as I remember to eat I feel pretty good.

3) Mak has been learning at a phenomenal rate the past few weeks!  I know she's a sponge and soaks everything up and learning is great, but I wish it wasn't all happening at once!  Walking, talking (not sentences, just select words), signing, solving problems .. it's absolutely amazing!  Now if only she would sleep in her own bed...

4) Last week my union rep approached me and was saying how they were trying to get me a parking spot in the station parking lot (spots that are reserved for news vehicles, department heads, station manager, and the secretary).  I didn't ask for it, and I felt really bad for my co-worker because it's something that we can commiserate about together.  Anyway, I'm still spry enough to walk the approximately 2 blocks, but if it does happen I'm sure I'll appreciate it when I get bigger.

5) My mom took me shopping this past Saturday.  I hate shopping, but I was literally running out of pants to wear.  I had 3 maternity pants that worked.  We went shopping and she dropped about $400 on clothes for me.  When I have to shop for clothes (usually because 2-3 pairs of pants have rips and holes) I buy one pair of pants or a shirt at a time.  Usually used or on clearance. 

6) Because of #5 I was feeling almost physically ill at the thought of that much money being spent on clothes that are going to be worn temporarily.  I asked her the next day if she wanted me to return anything because it was so expensive, and got worried when she didn't answer.  She finally did the next morning and told me not to return anything, that as long as I had fun, and needed the clothes, it was fine. 

7) I am not big on self image issues, but I feel like I'm gaining too much weight.  I've already gained 20lbs and I'm 24w4d.  I asked my mom how much weight she gained with her pregnancies and it was 15-25 lbs for all of us (individually of course).  My personal goal is to stay under 200lbs, which is VERY doable (started at 145lbs, currently at 165lbs).  My wife gained 48 and dropped it all, so I'm hoping I can do the same. 

8) We found a roommate!  Money is really short, and we have been going into major debt this year so far (and the baby hasn't even come yet!  Dreading THAT hospital bill...) so hopefully this will help keep us afloat. 

9) I have been in contact with my seasonal job (it's contract work I do during hockey season) and told them I could work most of the hockey games this year since I will be on maternity leave from my job.  My co-worker just sent an e-mail a few days ago saying that he can work most of the games and kind of signed himself up for them.  I had only e-mailed the one guy, not the group, so my co-worker didn't know I had already said I could work.  Unfortunately he has seniority over me, so I don't know what I will be working (if anything at all!)  This is the gig that really helps with the bills in the winter. 

10) I am really worried about having "gender disappointment" if I am carrying a girl in there.  I know it's really dumb, but I've always wanted a boy (I LOVE our daughter and we both thought she was a girl from the start so it wasn't much of an adjustment).  I keep thinking of the baby as a boy.  We have our boy name all picked out, but haven't even discussed a girl name.  I feel like if we could come up with a girl name MAYBE that would help me connect a little more.  Because of these feelings, I want to find out what the sex is, but my wife is adamant that we stay team green.  I don't want to go through labor and have it be a girl and be upset about it.  I know I'll love her, and that the feeling goes away, but I can't help how I feel.

ATXmommas

1. Work has been kicking my a$$ lately.

2. To recap - I was promoted in mid-May. I just made an offer to a person to fill my old job (as the lead analyst), but it will take a little time for her to fully transition. I'm drowning in the meantime.

3. I feel like I could catch up if I could do some extra work in the evenings, but it's so hard right now. Evenings are spent with the baby and I'm sooo tired by the time he goes to sleep that I don't usually do any work in the evenings. I still get up 1-2 times per night and wake up at 5:30am, so I don't think I can stay up any later and still be functional.

4. All this makes me doubt my ability to do this job well. I just have to remember that I'm still learning and have some gaps to fill on my team.

5. Enough whining! Ok, one more - my son could only be a little more perfect if he slept longer at night (tonight is proving to be a tough one).

6. I'm feeling a little envious of a friend right now for a totally ridiculous reason. She and her husband just bought a house in an amazing neighborhood that I would love to live in. The neighborhood is pricey, but sets aside 25% of the homes for an affordable housing program, for which there is a cap on annual household income. Z and I make way too much to be able to qualify for the affordable housing but way too little to afford one of the regularly priced homes. In theory I'm totally supportive of the affordable program, but I'm totally annoyed that we're in the middle ground. And, I admit it's ridiculous that I'm jealous we can't qualify for a home there. Definitely need to focus on what we have to be grateful for, which is a lot.

7. Just realized that #6 was more whining. Let's see if I can turn this around!

8. For all of you with newborns - it is soooo hard! I remember feeling pretty desperate that the only thing I could do to calm my baby was nurse him and my nipples were so sore in the beginning that the thought made me shudder. The time really is fleeting and things will start to feel a bit more normal in a few weeks. 6 weeks was a real turning point for me. I'm always amazed when some mommas talk about all they do with their babies in the first few weeks. I barely got out of pajamas for the first 6 weeks!

9. I love nursing my son, but I really want to throw my pump out the window. So ready to be done with that part.

10. Little one is done (I'm bumping and nursing), so back to bed for me! Only 2 hours and 15 minutes until the alarm. I'll sleep 8 straight hours again one day.... right?

ball.and.chain

ATXmommas said:

8. For all of you with newborns - it is soooo hard! I remember feeling pretty desperate that the only thing I could do to calm my baby was nurse him and my nipples were so sore in the beginning that the thought made me shudder. The time really is fleeting and things will start to feel a bit more normal in a few weeks. 6 weeks was a real turning point for me. I'm always amazed when some mommas talk about all they do with their babies in the first few weeks. I barely got out of pajamas for the first 6 weeks!

This is good to hear!  Not that you didn't get out of pajamas for 6 weeks, but that it was a turning point.  It's always nice to imagine light at the end of the tunnel, even if it's only the possibility of light.  B seems to be a great nurser -- he is gaining weight like a champ, his latch LOOKS right to me and I can hear him swallowing -- but my nipples feel like they've been ravaged by a wild beast.  No cracking or bleeding, just SORE.  I go back and forth between thinking something much be wrong with his latch and thinking it's normal and they just have to toughen up.  Last night I was lying in bed fantasizing about having two bags of frozen peas to lay on top of me while I slept (I do have Soothies, and they feel great going on, but they warm up pretty quickly).

As for the only-sleeping-on-us issue, one of the problems is that he is too small for a carrier.  We have a Boba, but it's 7 lbs and up and he's still maybe 6.5 lbs tops.  I couldn't find a carrier online that was approved for less than 7 lbs, although it seems like a lot of people use the Moby with smaller babies.  Still, with how fast he's growing, I didn't want to buy another carrier, especially when the learning curve with the Moby seems to be tricky for some people (ninjas we are not).  We bought preemie clothes and diapers when he came home bc newborn stuff was big, and by the time it arrived he was too big for most of it, so I learned that lesson.  BUT in the meantime, if someone is home alone with him during the day (me), without a carrier to rely on we are stuck holding a baby all day, which makes it hard to do anything that takes more time than peeing.  On Monday I ate graham crackers for lunch (and at 3 pm to boot) because it was the only thing I could eat with one hand that didn't require two-handed preparation.

And @redrockmamas and @KH826, I am glad to hear I am not the only person to miss being pregnant!  It's weird because I expected not to enjoy being pregnant, but I did.  Once we got past the scary first tri and got great ultrasound and Mat21 results, my anxiety started to subside, and I did not have a lot of the common pregnancy complaints (m/s for one).  Even in 3rd tri my issues were pretty minimal, and the pre-eclampsia was mild and only came on at the very end.  There was something very exciting about the anticipation of expecting a baby -- choosing a name, planning the nursery, registering, seeing u/s images, and just imagining what our lives would be like.  Even though I was well aware that having a newborn would be difficult and exhausting, the reality is still more intense than what one imagines!

Anyway, things are going pretty well right now.  Kiddo slept decently last night, my wife helped out more because she is off work today, and my aunt has been around to help.  We have a bassinet that he hasn't been liking, so he has been sleeping in a swing (which is still somewhat hit or miss), and today we brought the bassinet downstairs to see if he would sleep in it while we are in the kitchen/family room hanging out and doing stuff.  He has been sleeping in there for 35 minutes and counting and I am thrilled!  I was concerned that sleeping by himself on a flat surface would never happen, but this is a promising start.

Hugs to the newborn moms -- I totally feel your pain!

Danni_Girl

1. I wish this day would end and I could go home. Some people drive me crazy! 2. It’s really hard to concentrate on anything non baby related during our first TWW 3. I really hope this is our only TWW until we try for baby #2, but I know the odds are stacked against us with such a low % rate on BFP’s on the first try. But you never know I guess… 4. I’ve been over analyzing everything my body is doing right now. Cramps, heartburn, feeling nauseous. We are only 5DP IUI so I know it’s pretty well impossible to be showing symptoms, but tell that to my brain! 5. My Mom is heading back to Ontario Friday morning. That makes me sad 6. I really need to take the pup in for her vaccines, she needs her teeth cleaned too 7. Lunch is over, but I really don’t want to work 8. I’m happy I will be hanging out with my Mom all day tomorrow and driving into Edmonton. Costco run!! Love that place 9. We have been driving a lot over the last 2 weeks… I wish gas was cheaper! 10. I should get back to work…. Hope everyone is having a great hump day!

jocie626

Ok idk if its to late for this since its Wednesday but here are my 10 things.

1. Yesterday my soon to be wifes best friend took me to get the rest of my stuff for my wedding dress. It took so long and im not a shopper. Total freak out its really happening lol.
2. My wifes other best ( male ) friend is in town and staying with us. We are planning to try insemination this week. Totally happy but freaking out that we might be getting pregnant.
3. Our wedding is next Tuesday on the anniversary of our first time meeting.
4. I have no body from my family thats going to b at our wedding or reception and that hurts. My mom cant except our relationship still after 3 years so...
5. I found the perfect dress so glad.
6. Im supposed to ovulate on our wedding day kinda crazy.
7. I lost one of my 2 jobs last week kinda deviated but I have not been this relaxed or able to spend time with my family in a long time.
8. Nat Finally got the cast off and is off the crutches but she has that big bulky boot now.
9. I hate seeing her in pain every day and night but the doc says that it will get better with PT... I call BS.
10. Man we have to many cats. My cat is pregnant again n we still haven't gotten rid of all the last litter. Its like as soon as she knows I made and appointment for her to b fixed she gets pregnant again. I believe she knows im to paranoid to get her fixed while shes pregnant. Im terrified if I did that she would kill me in my sleep bc shes the boss in our house lol.