woken up at 5:30 from another earthquake. Decided to just stay awake. Laying in bed with the snoozing dogs. Gender reveal party is tomorrow. I’ve been stressing so much about the party that I sometimes forget what if’s all for! We find out tomorrow!!!! And I get to eat a lot of tacos. So it’s a win win really.
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@rachelsogo how exciting! Tacos sound so good right now (yes at 720am lol)
i have today off because of my doc appointments but instead if going home in between appointments to binge watch Netflix, DH asked to go grocery shopping because we have guests over tomorrow. It will be the first time in a long time shopping by myself! Hopefully i can remember it all lol
@wildtot Tacos always sound good. Good luck shopping!
@acunamatada mmmmmm homemade banana bread. I could go for some of that right now. And cookies..and bagels...I should probably eat something
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
Maybe I’ll hold off on the cheesecake. I’m on the higher end of weight gain but only 4 lbs since my last appointment a month ago which is good. I failed first tri weight gain. Poo. But we are trying to schedule the c section for the 6th (fx).
Going to Texas for the weekend and I have Monday off! Leaving work early today but started at 7am. Woke up at 5am sleeping on my back. I feel like I shouldn't be paranoid as I'm pretty small still. Might be snoogle time!
Tomorrow we are going to eat in a treehouse! This amazing restaurant in Utopia, TX, has a little tree house that fits 6 people and you can rent it for a private dinner. Reservations opened in November for jan-jun 2018 and I'm so happy I snatched a place. Should be good times. Also excited to be at my in laws enormous house with pool, so I can whine about California and how expensive things are!!!
Today is crazy get ready day for my friend’s baby shower tomorrow. Because I’ve spent a bunch of money on the actual shower I’m going to be lame and I only bought her one thing and I’m giving her some hand me down clothes. One outfit I’m giving her is actually a gift I got from her MIL who passed away 2 weeks after their wedding (and 4 months after I was gifted the outfit). I’m hoping it’ll be nice and sentimental, except I can’t find it ANYWHERE. The fact that I can’t find it is making me batty. Anyone else get that way when they’re looking for something specific?
@hillbillywife yup. I may or may not have lost my son's birth certificate, and every time I try to look for it I feel very panicky. Let's be honest though I probably really did lose it.
@zande2016 glad I’m not the only one! Have you thought about getting a replacement? Then if you ever find the original you have an extra which is always nice to have.
@runsomewhere I’m the same way! I do not want to be working right now even though I have so much to do. I just keep staring st my phone and getting distracted.
@runsomewhere I’m sorry! That was me yesterday. I was in a pissy mood allll day. And then I took it out on the kids and really felt like garbage. Do something just for you today! Hopefully it’s better tomorrow.
Oh all your talk about baking makes me sad! I was trying to make homemade biscotti on Monday but DD got sick and I forgot about them and they didn't turn out I should try again this weekend! Baking always helps my anxiety
Well reading this makes me want tacos and oatmeal raisin cookies!!
You guys. DS is TWO today. I have no idea how this happened!!! I was in the worst pain of my life at this time two years ago vowing to never have more children, and yet here I am! I can’t believe it’s been 2 years already! Here’s a picture of my kid because I think he’s the cutest, but of course I’m partial.
@zande2016 glad I’m not the only one! Have you thought about getting a replacement? Then if you ever find the original you have an extra which is always nice to have.
I should probably just suck it up, admit defeat and order a new one.
Happy birthday to him @paytonpedro! Time goes so fast.
@hillbillywife I hope you find the outfit! Sounds like a good present!
@acunamatada you remind me I have like 4 freezer bananas and I need to make banana chocolate chip muffins!
Gymnastics is closed for the week so no drop in open gym and instead DS and I went to Denny's because I was craving shredded hashbrowns and no one else around sells them. It was so yummy.
Today is the first televised spring training game and I am making sausage and peppers for lunch. I usually just do it for opening day but DH was so excited so I am doing it for today too!
I found the outfit!! I had to get huffy for a minute and take a deep breath but I went down again and found the missing box of clothes I was looking for. They were surrounded by clothes from DS so I didn’t think to look there.
@SmashJam How fun! We usually do hot dogs on opening day. What's your team?
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
@zande2016 We legit (ahem, H) lost DS birth certificate in a move and only realized it days before we needed to get his passport. It was super easy to replace and I ended up getting 3 copies just so this doesn't happen again. It wasn't fun having to go into the city and find parking, but all in all, not bad.
@rachelsogo the Orioles. I don't mind baseball but DH is really into it...so I don't know a whole lot about them, but I'll watch and eat sausage (and drink beer after Baby X comes out)!
@SmashJam@rachelsogo Yay baseball! I really don't want to work today, and am done with winter so I've been streaming the games all morning. Hoping my team (SF) will stream at noon. My dad and I originally planned to go for spring training this year, but decided to hold off because I didn't want to use up the PTO or the $ since both will be needed for LO.
@noideawhatshesdoing Go Giants!! I see they're on the radio today. Don't know about video. One of these years I'd like to make it to spring training.
TTC History:
Me: 36 H: 40 Married 2015. Together since 2010. TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017 BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018. TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020 Due date was Nov 2020 DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma. TTC: March 2021 IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022 IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
Maybe I’ll hold off on the cheesecake. I’m on the higher end of weight gain but only 4 lbs since my last appointment a month ago which is good. I failed first tri weight gain. Poo. But we are trying to schedule the c section for the 6th (fx).
you are TINYYYYY.
I am a little worried about what my doc is going to say, he seems to be much more focused on weight gain than my last doc. He published this guide that says women should gain between 20-25 lbs while pregnant, which sounds a bit impossible. With my son I gained 35 and my doc never said anything. I've gained 10 so far but most of that was in the past 4 weeks, soooo I think I'm headed towards another 35 lb weight gain.
@rachelsogo We're a divided house, I'm Giants, DH is Mariners, but I already told him I claim Giants as LO's baseball team and DH can claim everything else. I don't care about football and basketball, and we align on MLS. Looks like I'll have to settle for just the radio stream today. TV isn't streaming their game today. Radio is probably better since I'm "working" today anyway. I've not made it to spring training yet, totally on the list of things to get to sooner rather than later, but Dad and I did manage to get to the 2012 World Series which was so much fun and a lifelong dream for him.
Was looking at our ring videos because I THINK I saw a woman steal a package from our neighbor's house (didn't actually see her do it. Saw her walk away and get in her vehicle). Never seen her before.
Anyways...Saw myself walk away in the video...Good golly has my ass and thighs have got huge! I mean, I've always had a bubble butt and hefty thighs, however...thunder thighs it is now...jiggle for months!!!
@Lelo2006 thank you your so nice. With DS i gained almost 50 lbs but my excuse was i was on bedrest 90% of the time and he was a 9lb baby who always measured ahead. I’ve gained about 19 lbs so far and baby is on track with average weight.
I think we may have finally found the most perfect child care for LO when DH and I both finally have to be back at work. And now that we found it and are on the wait list, everything else seems so awful and I just don't even want to think about the other places at all so I'm really hoping other people decide this place isn't for them so we can get our kid in there earlier instead of waiting until January!
@Lelo2006 thank you your so nice. With DS i gained almost 50 lbs but my excuse was i was on bedrest 90% of the time and he was a 9lb baby who always measured ahead. I’ve gained about 19 lbs so far and baby is on track with average weight.
Ugh always stuck in the box! Being on bedrest is most definitely a contributing factor! I am sure you retain more water when you're not as active. Also, 9 lb baby... James was only 6 11 and I still gained 35 lbs... oh well!
@SmashJam We already knew we wanted a bilingual preschool, there is one close to us, but this is a place LO could start at as an infant and grow into. It's a bilingual daycare/preschool, Japanese/English. Meals are Japanese. Story time is a mix of Japanese and Western nursery rhymes/fairytales, etc. Preschool kids start learning to read and write in both languages. And they also focus on teaching Japanese etiquette and manners along with the American way of doing things. DH is fluent in Japanese, and I can get along ok when we're over there but pretty much suck and need to be better at speaking it at home but MIL lives just far enough away that the manners part will be lacking because I really only know the American way of doing things and I mostly feel like Shrek when we visit the family in Tokyo, so anything I can do to help LO walk in both worlds I'm all for.
When this place was first recommended to me, I was really excited about it, but now that we've visited and met with the director, I'm in love. Plus MIL came with us for the tour and totally approved from a cultural side as well. We have a couple other options which to be fair are really really nice, but now just seem bleh.
@wildtot@Lelo2006 Not sure if this would be helpful to either of you at all, but a friend of mine recommended this site to me, its a pregnancy weight calendar. It has my end goal being exactly the same as what my OB office recommended for me, it's broken out a little differently than the general x amount per week and has helped me immensely in the mental game with the weight. https://www.babymed.com/tools/pregnancy-weight-gain-calculator-by-week I gained a ton during first tri because I was hungry like 3 teenage boys and did not have any MS. I'm a little more level now, so while I'm on the high end, this makes me feel less crap.
Re: Weekend Randoms 2/23
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
i have today off because of my doc appointments but instead if going home in between appointments to binge watch Netflix, DH asked to go grocery shopping because we have guests over tomorrow. It will be the first time in a long time shopping by myself! Hopefully i can remember it all lol
@acunamatada mmmmmm homemade banana bread. I could go for some of that right now. And cookies..and bagels...I should probably eat something
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
I'm looking forward to a hike, brunch then a movie with a couple girlfriends tomorrow.
Next week should fly by then we are in March! How crazy is that? Time is flying by.
Tomorrow we are going to eat in a treehouse! This amazing restaurant in Utopia, TX, has a little tree house that fits 6 people and you can rent it for a private dinner. Reservations opened in November for jan-jun 2018 and I'm so happy I snatched a place. Should be good times. Also excited to be at my in laws enormous house with pool, so I can whine about California and how expensive things are!!!
@hillbillywife that's far from lame! You sound like am amazing friend
@ashbub714 Right?! I feel so guilty because obviously I can work but my pregnant self is so not in to working these days.
You guys. DS is TWO today.
@hillbillywife I hope you find the outfit! Sounds like a good present!
@acunamatada you remind me I have like 4 freezer bananas and I need to make banana chocolate chip muffins!
Gymnastics is closed for the week so no drop in open gym and instead DS and I went to Denny's because I was craving shredded hashbrowns and no one else around sells them. It was so yummy.
Today is the first televised spring training game and I am making sausage and peppers for lunch. I usually just do it for opening day but DH was so excited so I am doing it for today too!
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
TTC: Sept 2016-Oct 2017
BFP Oct 2017. DD born July 2018.
TTC: March 2020. BFP March 2020
Due date was Nov 2020
DS born Sept 2020. DS passed away Nov 2020 due to prematurity and birth trauma.
TTC: March 2021
IUI #1 Nov 2021, BFN
IUI #2 Dec 2021 BFP. MC Jan 2022
IUI #3 Aug 2022 BFN
IUI #4 Sept 2022 BFN
AMH test came back at .081. Was going to move on to IVF with DE, but have decided not to. Will be leaving it up to the universe now.
I am a little worried about what my doc is going to say, he seems to be much more focused on weight gain than my last doc. He published this guide that says women should gain between 20-25 lbs while pregnant, which sounds a bit impossible. With my son I gained 35 and my doc never said anything. I've gained 10 so far but most of that was in the past 4 weeks, soooo I think I'm headed towards another 35 lb weight gain.
Son-10.5
Son-4
Daughter-2
#4- EDD July 14
Anyways...Saw myself walk away in the video...Good golly has my ass and thighs have got huge! I mean, I've always had a bubble butt and hefty thighs, however...thunder thighs it is now...jiggle for months!!!
@TheQuietThings welcome back from your hiatus!
Edit: fixing grammatical errors
Just feel like my head can't stay above water.
Then my nose was stuck in a few books. Trying to work on not going to dark places mentally because my body (RA) has been not nice to me.
Son-10.5
Son-4
Daughter-2
#4- EDD July 14
When this place was first recommended to me, I was really excited about it, but now that we've visited and met with the director, I'm in love. Plus MIL came with us for the tour and totally approved from a cultural side as well. We have a couple other options which to be fair are really really nice, but now just seem bleh.