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theworms
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Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, It empties today of its strength. ~Corrie ten Boom
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. ~Mary Anne Radmacher (thank you beadinglady)
It's been a long journey. TTC since 9/06. multiple IUI's and IVF's and 4 m/c's. IVF#3 = BFP, twins, induced at 34w6d due to baby b passing away (no explanation). Delivered on 35w1d, Baby A - baby girl, and Baby B - baby boy, our little angel.
MTHFR A1298C & C677T, Immune Issues and Factor II
afternoon poll
theworms
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hello cuties 
1. what's for lunch?
2. what's the weather like?
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend?
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day?
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone?
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet?
7. what's your fav new TV show this season?
Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, It empties today of its strength. ~Corrie ten Boom
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. ~Mary Anne Radmacher (thank you beadinglady)
It's been a long journey. TTC since 9/06. multiple IUI's and IVF's and 4 m/c's. IVF#3 = BFP, twins, induced at 34w6d due to baby b passing away (no explanation). Delivered on 35w1d, Baby A - baby girl, and Baby B - baby boy, our little angel.
MTHFR A1298C & C677T, Immune Issues and Factor II
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Re: afternoon poll
Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, It empties today of its strength. ~Corrie ten Boom
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow. ~Mary Anne Radmacher (thank you beadinglady)
It's been a long journey. TTC since 9/06. multiple IUI's and IVF's and 4 m/c's. IVF#3 = BFP, twins, induced at 34w6d due to baby b passing away (no explanation). Delivered on 35w1d, Baby A - baby girl, and Baby B - baby boy, our little angel.
MTHFR A1298C & C677T, Immune Issues and Factor II
2. what's the weather like? Upper 70s and beautiful. The high should be 80!!
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? No
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? Thank the Lord yes!
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? Both of us usually.
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? No.
7. what's your fav new TV show this season? Like Ginger, I really like Revenge!!
Moving forward with Adoption 2017!
1. what's for lunch? Just finished a veggie sandwich washed down with a square of dark chocolate
2. what's the weather like? Rainy and cold and supposed to snow
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? I've got to prep some appies today for my family's Thanksgiving tomorrow night.
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? Monday is a holiday here, yay!
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? I go alone, except Costco because he likes Costco and he's a good sherpa
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? No, I can't because it will disappear
7. what's your fav new TV show this season? I haven't been too impressed with most of them but I am enjoying X-Factor
2. what's the weather like? It's finally sunny. I swear it has rained since Monday.
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? I need to put together an apple pie to freeze from the apples I picked last Saturday. Maybe we won't freeze it though. Maybe we'll just eat it instead.
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? I'm off every day.
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? I go alone. He hates shopping of any kind.
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? I bought Tootsie Roll pops for me because they help me a ton when I feel nauseous. Since I won't be needing them, I think they will serve as Halloween candy instead.
7. what's your fav new TV show this season? I guess The Secret Circle is the only "new" thing I watch. It's ok. I like it enough to keep watching.
1. what's for lunch? Turkey sandwich, pretzels and pears
2. what's the weather like? Mid 80's and sunny
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? I made homemade chicken noodle soup and a caramel pumpkin cake last night.
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? No, but DH is
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? I go alone when I get off work. I would hate to see our bill if he went w/ me.
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? No
7. what's your fav new TV show this season? The last season of Desperat Housewives
Forever our's October 17th 2012
1. what's for lunch? Soft pretzel and a mountain dew
2. what's the weather like? It's in the low 80's and sunny!
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? Might try and make a soup in the crockpot Sunday...depends on how tired I am
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? Nope
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? Both
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? Going this weekend
7. what's your fav new TV show this season? It's not new, but I just started watching NCIS Los Angeles this season.
1. what's for lunch?
I made a cheese omelet hehe, I've been craving breakfast food lately for some reason
2. what's the weather like?
Bright and sunny! And a nice cool breeze. I think it's like, 65 degrees. It's gorgeous!
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend?
I'm thinking about baking apple praline bread
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day?
Work is closed but we have a mandatory training day
gag gag
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone?
Depends, he's taking some evening classes right now so I'm on my own at night, he doesn't get home until around 10, so lately I've been going alone.
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet?
Nope not yet, and we live out in the country so I doubt we'll even have trick or treaters
7. what's your fav new TV show this season?
I haven't seen any new shows...I usually watch shows on ID, like Nightmare Next Door and Wicked Attraction lol
1. what's for lunch?
We just got take-out from Chick-n-Grill...I got a whole wheat wrap with bourbon chicken, pico, salsa, cheese and lettuce.
2. what's the weather like?
mid 80s, sunny
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend?
cooking some stuff to take to the going away (deployment) party
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day?
no
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone?
if he's around he will go with me
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet?
no, I don't think we will be home on the day our city doesn trick-or-treating (they rarely do it actually on halloween)
7. what's your fav new TV show this season?
Pan Am
TI, IUIs, IVF = c/ps and BFNs
FET #1 Dec 2013 BFN
FET # 2 Feb 2014 BFN
No more frosties
IVF #2. September 2014
PGD yielded 2 perfect 5d blasts
SET November 9, 2014
Nov 23, 2014. Another BFN
Not sure where to go from here.
1. what's for lunch?
we had Greek catered in for our training session.
2. what's the weather like?
mid 60s, sunny
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend?
not really. We're having a dinner party tonight, but nothing too exciting. Maybe a cake for BIL's birthday on Sunday.
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day?
yes, but it's Thanksgiving
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone?
ditto Madelyn, if he's around he will go with me
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet?
Nope. DH and I go out on Halloween. I can't bring myself to do it.
7. what's your fav new TV show this season?
I don't have one. Modern Family has kind of been a disappointment this season so far and I haven't seen anything new yet.
me 33/DH 36
ttc since 10/2008; d/x: mild MFI, stageII endo
~~PAIF/SAIF Welcome~~
11 IUI’s = 1 m/c (7w4d)
IVF#1 January 2012 BFN, FET #1 April 2012 BFN
Surprise BFP October 2012 m/c (7w), Surprise BFP April 2013 m/c (6w4d)
IVF #2: July 2013, ET 1 embryo 7/18, beta 1 @ 14dp3dt - 757, beta 2 @ 16dp3dt - 1762
U/S 1 @ 6w4d = 1 little frogger with HB of 118, U/S 2 @ 7w3d measuring right on track with HB of 160
Stick Frogger Stick! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a Girl, EDD April 7, 2014
1. what's for lunch? chinese fried rice
2. what's the weather like? gorgeous fall day in Chicago - I have the windows open in the house
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? nope..
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? no ! my company has very few holidays!
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone?
though I promised to do the grocery shopping after I finally purchased a car, because work is so crazy for me DH has been doing it most of the time; if I had a choice though we would do it together.
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? nope - sadly we don't get any trick or treaters since we live in a small building.
7. what's your fav new TV show this season? I was hoping Whitney would be better or the New Girl.. but so far not diggin either of them.. But I did catch a couple episodes of Up All Night and thought that was good
TTC since November 2008; me - poor egg quality,hypothyroidism,missing beta 3 integrin;
DH - some MFI;
1 month clomid plus timing - BFN;
3 months clomid + IUI - BFN BFN BFN
IVF #1 Nov/Dec 2009 - BFP - c/p;
IVF #2.1 Jan 2011 - Converted to IUI - BFN;
IVF #2.2 March/April 2011 - ER 3/23/11: 12 retrieved, 8 mature, 3 fert-ET 3dt 3/26/11: 3 embies - BFN;
IVF #3 May 2011 - ER 5/19/11: 20 retrieved, 10 mature, 9 fert-ET 5dt 5/24/11 3 embies - BFN;
Switched RE's for IVF #4 (CCRM) Oct 2011 - Surprise BFP before starting IVF #4!
1. what's for lunch? I had a salad with chicken
2. what's the weather like? it is beautiful. 67ish and sunny.
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? no
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? No!
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? I go alone. He would be a huge PIA if I brought him every week!
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? No, if I did it would be gone already!
7. what's your fav new TV show this season? Revenge
After 1 IUI, 3 IVF's with CGH/CCS testing, 10 early miscarriages, and lots of tears and frustration, we are moving on to Domestic Infant Adoption! We are so excited to see what the future holds.
TTC #2 since June '08
~*DD 10.21.07*~
dx unexplained
IUI #1-4 BFN
IVF#1 June 2011 BFN
IVF#2 Dec 2011
Beta#1 12/21 : 812 Beta#2 12/23 : 1634
EDD 8/25
*PAIFW/SAIFW*
TTC since March/April 2010
DX: MFI - less than 1 million sperm, 26% motility
DH put on anastrozole to increase counts
June/July 2011 100 mg Clomid + TS IUI#1 & IUI 2 - BFN :-(
Forced break due to DH getting spinal surgery in August 2011
IVF - January 2012: BFN
FET in April 2012 - BFP at 6dp5dt! Beta #1 at 9dp5dt: 82.5, Beta #2 at 12dp5dt: 352 Beta #3 at 19dp5dt: 6000, saw heartbeat and one little bean at 5W6D!
After nearly 3 years of waiting our LO was born December 18th 2012!
1. what's for lunch?
peanut butter twix..
I'll probabally make a grilled turkey and swiss sandwich on multigrain sourdough in a little bit!
2. what's the weather like?
59 and chilly. Glad it's not stormy like yesterday
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend?
probabaly not!
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day?
Yes, but I'm off every day thanks to corporate greed!
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone?
He only goes with me to Costco to lift the heavy things. I do all the grocery shopping. I love to grocery shop. I go in the middle of the weekday and shop with all the old ladies. They always ask me to read labels for them and talk to me.. it's fun!
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet?
Nope, or we would start eating it!
7. what's your fav new TV show this season?
Prime Suspect and Unforgettable are pretty good so far. Sad that the Playboy Club already got cancelled..
2/06 - surprise pregnancy - twins
3/06 - m/c 1st baby at 6 weeks
5/06 -2nd baby had no heartbeat at 14 wks.
D&E - Bled out. Blood transfusions. Week in ICU - Cheated Death!
Diagnosis: Blood clotting and bleeding disorder, immune issues, & cervical stenosis
5/10 - 1st IVF cycle - BFN
FET - 10/12/10 - BFN
1/11 - IVF with PGD - BFN
IVF - May - BFN
6/11 New RE - fingers crossed!
9/11 - IVF - 4 transferred
10/13 - BFP!!
It's a boy! Clint Michael, Due in June!!!
1. what's for lunch? A co-worker of mine is running her first marathon this weekend so our boss threw a huge "carb" lunch for her and invited the entire department. Totally not WW-friendly and I have very little self control. I ate spinach lasagna, a salad, and a couple of bites of penne with meat sauce. Oh and a bite of pumpkin tiramisu. And a bite of cake. ::sigh::
2. what's the weather like? GORGEOUS!!! Sunny and 75 degrees. I wish I could have played hooky from work.
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? nope
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? Office is open, but I'm taking a vacation day and going to the nekkid Korean spa with my BFFs.
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? I do all the grocery shopping
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? nope, b/c I'd eat it all before Halloween
7. what's your fav new TV show this season?can't think of a fav...oooh, I forgot about Revenge! I like that one!
I've been trying to like New Girl b/c I like Zoe Daschenel (sp?), but I think she's trying to be TOO cute in it and now she just gets on my nerves. It's a shame b/c she is pretty adorable.
LOL at the sherpa part! I forgot about Costco! DH loves Costco so I can't go without him or else he gets grumpy. We also cannot leave without spending at least $100 a visit. It's ridiculous.
UNFAIR! I hope you're getting time and a half... :-)
1. what's for lunch? it was baked breaded chicken w/brown rice, black beans, corn and tomatoes
2. what's the weather like? lovely! in the 70's but cool
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? With my IUI, I might take it easy. However, I am definitely going to use my crockpot for some apple crisp
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? yes!
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? It depends on when I do it. This weekend, he will go with me.
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? No. Too dangerous. I will pick it up on the day of Halloween.
7. what's your fav new TV show this season?Up All NightYour daughter is amazingly cute, and I'm lovign the orange chair in your siggy. I have watched two episodes of the New Girl and I really liked it!! I hope I continue liking it as it made me lol.
I really wanted to like this show, I just can't get into it, I'm going to try and give it another chance as I need more shows in my life, lol!
IVF #1 w ICSI in July 2010 = BFN
IVF #2.1 in Oct 2010 converted to IUI = BFN
IVF #2.2 w ICSI in Dec 2010 = BFN
Met with new RE in new city on 1/31/11.
IVF #3 w ICSI in April 2011. HPT on 5/9 = BFP!
Beta #1 on 5/10 (10dp5dt) = 99.4. Beta #2 on 5/12 = 284. First u/s on 5/26. = Fraternal TWINS!
Twin boys born & lost on 8/16/11 at 18w1d due to PPROM & preterm labor.
IVF #4.1 in Jan 2012 converted to IUI on 1/7/12 = BFN
IVF #4.2 w ICSI in Feb 2012. Lupron on 2/10. Stims on 2/18. ER on 2/29- 7R,6F
ET scheduled for 3/5/12- nothing to transfer
Dh seeing new MFI uro & Dh starting meds- June 2012.
IVF #5 in Dec 2012 = BFFN.
IVF #6 planned for Spring 2013. Praying for our take home baby/ies.
**P/SAIF and P/SAL always welcome!**
1. what's for lunch? I made chili last night, so I had leftover for lunch.
2. what's the weather like? Gorgeous!! It is in the mid seventies, no humidity and sunny.
3. are you cooking/baking anything special this weekend? We are going out to DH's aunts to make hundreds of ravioli's tomorrow. They will be for Christmas dinner, so we make them ahead and freeze them. It will be an all day affair. I would love to bake something, but it is too warm this weekend for me to be in baking mode.
4. are you off on Monday for Columbus Day? No, but DH is. :- (
5. does DH go food shopping with you or do you go alone? Yes, he comes with me, we always go together. Unless he or I are just grabbing a couple things, then 1 of us will stop after work.
6. have you bought any halloween candy yet? I have bought some, but I haven't eaten any yet!! I got a bag of candy corn and a bag of fall peanut m&m's. I am trying to hold out until it gets closer to Halloween.
7. what's your fav new TV show this season? New shows - I like Revenge and Pan Am.