PCP/TTC/ATP

LV1979

Whats up?

 

QOTD: Do you have any big plans for the summer?

LV1979

TTC-  Our original donor is no longer available so we are switching, no big loss after three BFN we were going to anyway.  Sooo our bank allowed us to do vial exchange on our remaining vials, there was a fee but it made more sense then buyback financially.  We are going with a new and untested donor.  He has no pregnancies yet but has only been in the system a few months.  We are always so limited with donor choices because DW is CMV-, but we loved this donor profile and clean health history.

QOTD:  Hopefully getting a bun in the oven.  Other than that we are going to enjoy our first summer off from work/school/family stuff/ surgery stuff in a long time.  We are thinking it should be good stress free baby making time.

2brides

It seems as though everyone has recovered from their 48 hr fevers/illness. Nothing really new going on here. Just chugging through the busy month of May.

QOTD: the kids are going to camp at our gym this summer. It is in the total opposite direction from my work/home, but they have great activities, it is cheap in terms of camps, and the kids love it. But other than shuttling kids to camp and getting to work late, the summer won't be terribly eventful. I am, however, looking forward to not having to do homework every night.

We are going to my dad's house in August for about a week. Being there should be fun, but I am not looking forward to meeting his new girlfriend - especially given that it will be the first time I have been "home" since my mom died last summer. Sigh.

hlke

PCP: C's mom now feels bad about their "We can't support you" call and is trying to mend fences.  C's dad is still sulking in a corner, which is what we expected.  Her brother disapproves but wants to agree to disagree.  We can work with all of these, but navigating her family and its bizarro rules of interaction is exhausting for me.  My goal has always been to support C in whatever relationship she wants to have with her family, but this week I'm struggling with that.

TTC: Insemination #2 some combination of days between Saturday and Tuesday.

QOTD: We don't have very much planned right now, since we're both in new jobs and time off is uncertain.  I'm going to a music festival next weekend, and we're going to a wedding in California in July.  We'll also hopefully make a trip back to Massachusetts to visit my family at some point. 

Kershnic

IUI was yesterday, so fingers crossed.  Feeling "eh."  The rest is just daydreaming.

Summer: We're doing a staycation in June, unless this cycle happens to be positive in which case we may plan something more exciting last minute.  In July we're going to Colorado with my family for a week.  Other than that, the usual - strawberry picking in June, going to the beach several times, local ice cream, maybe renting some bikes, hopefully some camping and maybe river tubing.  Maybe I can put a positive TTC spin on it and say enjoying our last child free summer.  Hopefully!  Too bad I thought that last summer... 

TaylorandMel

ATP:  Last week the kiddos started "talking" aka making purposeful vocalization.  This week they're smiling for real, not just gas smiles--it's such a heart melting thing.

QOTD:  we just want to enjoy ourselves this summer.  Neither of us are in school & we both work part-time, so hopefully we have alot of baby time! 

butterflygrooves

A didn't make it into GATE and she is super upset, I know she will get over it but it's sad to see her this disappointed.

Iz is doing good with homeschooling, she seems to focusing better lately.

Owl is gaining confidence in everything she does, I can't wait for therapy to start, she is going to wow everyone.

Apple is teething...still.

I've had a lot of mommy guilt lately, not enough quality time with the kids, not enough help at home, lots of stress, very little patience and some yelling.  I feel desperate for a change, I need help and it feels like I am the only one willing to make any of the changes.

ssg73

Big news here is that E bit a kid at daycare.  I am sad about it but these things happen and she has never bitten before.  We have been talking a lot tonight about not bitting our friends.  Might need to find that Yo Gabba Gabba on biting.  We had a great time at the MOD walk on Sat and our team was 13 strong.  It was really nice we raised over $2000!  Thanks for all your support.  Everything regarding ttc is really dependent on when dw gets a job.  In my imaginary world this happens sometime next winter but I am trying to be ok with it happening next summer as well.

This summer we have very few plans we might be getting to p-town for part of family week thanks to a very nice friend!  Other than that we will be spending weekends at the lake and relaxing.  With dw's job up in the air we will need to be flexible with plans. 

tdmklm

Plans for the summer: the biggest thing is a family cruise that I honestly don't want to go on. J can't do any of the kids stuff on the ship because he won't have turned 2 yet, and nighttime is likely to be a nightmare since we won't be able to be in the cabin or away after he goes to sleep. Hanging out outside our cabin until our bedtime doesn't seem like a fantastic idea to me. Family members have promised to help out so we can actually have some fun. We'll see how that goes - I won't hold my breath.

ATP - J is such a sweet kid. I got to spend the day with him on Monday, and it was SO good. I don't get a whole lot of one-on-one time with him because of my work schedule. We really had a blast, and I don't think I ever got as many kisses in my life as I did on Monday.

PCP - We're still talking. I can't say no to more kids yet, and K can't say yes to more kids yet. We'll see. 

EratMama

ATP:  Pumpkin is smiley and has a few "tricks" to get a laugh.  He does one and then looks at you with this sly look of anticipation.  So cute.

QOTD:  Transitioning three kids into the home   AS soon as we get our official change of placement letters, we can get them into schools, and hopefully the Y camp or something else so they are both not here allllll dayyyy.  I think the structure will be good for them.  

A bunch of friends go camping every summer. In the Apostle Islands. 7 hours away.  I really want to go--so I need to figure out a time to take all three of them before that as a trial run.  

leapgirl8

TTC: We got notification today that we need to decide on and pay for storage again for our remaining vials. This led to me realizing that the 50% buyback program is only good for 36 months. I can't remember when we bought them exactly but between a couple attempts and the pregnancy, I'm guessing a year or more of that time is gone. We are in no place to decide if we want more kids right now, so I'm just going to put a 6-month warning on my calendar and try to forget about it.

ATP: We had a newborn photo shoot today and it was awful. I'm sure the pictures will turn out great, but I felt terrible about the babies being (safely) manhandled and thrown off their feeding schedule M was a doll, just slept and let the photog do whatever, but H was having nothing of it and we were lucky to get a few good shots of them together and one good pose of him alone in 4.5 hours of nursing, napping, fussing, etc. They are exhausted now of course We fed them and I got them swaddled and put down, and sent Jen out to the backyard for some serious hammock time. Glad that is over. 

QOTD: Take care of and love on the babies, spend time with visiting family members, and job hunt. It is so weird to have zero travel plans.  

seattlekari

ATP: E turns SIX on Saturday!!! And she has a loose top incisor tooth that is barely hanging on...I'm expecting it will be out before her party on Sunday. That will be tooth #2. Things are going pretty status quo for us. Lately we've had some funny conversations, E has a fantastic sense of humor. The other day she heard "Poker Face" on the radio and she started singing "poke your face". I could have died laughing it was so funny. Silly girl!

QOTD: E and I are planning to go to Montana in August to meet up with the Hyem girls. Aside from that just projects at home and daytrips to the beach and other places as the weather allows.

ball.and.chain

TTC: Morale is, um, low.  For me, anyway -- my wife is feeling very optimistic about our new donor.  I just feel blah about everything.  At least we're finally through with our skipped cycle and I have an ultrasound and b/w appointment scheduled...for my birthday.

QOTD: We don't have any big plans.  We have a week off at the end of July and we're going to spend it at my family's Maine house.  That's about it.  Making a baby would be nice!

emma+karen

TTC:  We are planning insemination attempt #2 this weekend...we have 4 vials from the bank and will probably start Friday night.  I'm excited and hopeful but not too hopeful, and feeling a bit more relaxed about it all than last month.

QOTD:  With any luck, building a baby!  I also have a sweet summer job I love, training new teachers in Houston.  It's extra money and the pay is good, but more importantly it's a job that makes me feel extremely happy and fulfilled (even though it keeps me really busy) all of which is good for keeping stress levels low.