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Poll: A year ago today...
Borst-Plotz
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A friend of mine and I were just discussing where we were a year ago today and how crazy things have changed in the last year. (She got engaged, married, new job, bought a house, etc) So, where were you a year ago today (or approx) or what are the major things that have changed in the last year?
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Re: Poll: A year ago today...
DH and I had been referred to a RE and we told we were an 'easy fix'. He said I'd be pregnant in a couple months, ha! DH didn't want to adopt and all and I was scared of the process.
Now, we talk openly about adopting every day and all my research just makes me feel like this is where we belong.
This time last month we had been seeing a RE for 7 months and had not had any procedures done. We had just tried to freeze DH's little guys but they all died and we were stuck on what was our next step.
Not much changed -- we already had bought a house & DH already had started working on the boat.
A year ago today I was getting ready to go back to work after being off for 4 months on maternity leave. I was also anxiously awaiting my daughter to come home and dealing with PPD.
This year, I am comfortable in my new job (that I accepted a year ago) and I have two beautiful toddlers who are a handful! Life is much less chaotic and I am much, much happier than a year ago.
A year ago today ... DH and I were still celebrating being newly weds (married in may) ... relaxing after time spent in lake tahoe ... I was off for the summer ... DH was starting a new job ... we weren't thinking about babies!! Well - we were but not actively pursuing ....
Today ... we have an, almost, three month old baby boy ... no major summer vacations lol ... I am off for the summer but have a nanny starting next week .... our lives are completely and forever changed!
Next year ... I hope ... to have moved from the northeast back to the midwest ... get back into politics ... maybe we will have started the process gain for #2 - a girl ... we will have had a nice get-away vacation (just the two of us) ... G will be a over a year old, healthy and happy!
Great post!
At this time last year, we too were newly weds. We were married on July 5. DH broached the suubject of children, which I was not ready to talk about. We decided to get a second pup, Fenway, who has been a wonderful addition to our family.
This year, we are excitedly awaiting our agency's workshop at the end of August and the chance to start building our family.
This time last year I was still recovering from my 2nd miscarriage and 2nd D&C (July 15th). At this point, I obvioulsly would not know that it would be my 2nd of 5 mscarriages last year alone.
We had probably just gotten some additional testing done to determine why the repeat loss.
I think we may have even started talking about where to go from there.
Since then, we continued fertility treatments for a few more months, had an additional 3 m/c, totally decided on foster/adopt, took all the classes, went through the whole process and then right before we were licensed, we found out that I was pregnant - on my own.
Obviously, we have since gotten Lil J, and I am currently almost 31 weeks pregnant
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We got home from Czech and about a week later found out we were pg. We got the + beta on 7/16 and we were going to the dr weekly to determine viability. I don't remember the date, but I don't think we had seen a heartbeat yet.
Now I have a 4 1/2 month old and we are inching closer and closer to applying to adopt from Korea. We've decided to transfer the 2 bio embies after the adoption, and if they fail (and we really want a 3rd), we'll do DA.
We celebrated Annie's transfer date on 7/7 with ice cream cake and planting a rose bush to take pictures by every year. She is so perfect for our family. I can't imagine my life any other way.
This time last year I had just received a promotion and been handed one of the largest accounts at my company. I was worried about how this would impact my work life balance, and whether I would have to sacrifice too much time with DS. On a personal level, I was also still trying to get an emotional grasp on the fact that I didn't have a uterus and would not have future children. DH was not up for either adoption or surrogacy at this time.
Today, I have an excellent work-life balance. I have a happy, healthy 18 month old son who had his first taste of funnel cake yesterday. DH and I are beginning our adoption journey, and are no less excited about adoption than we would be a pregnancy. We are thrilled.
This time last year I was very depressed because my baby was due July 31st but I had a m/c early on so I was just having alot of what if thoughts.
This year I am in the adoption process. My assessment if finished but I am kinda stuck right (assessment finished almost nine weeks now and haven't received a date to go before the board as yet) All in all I am alot better off this year than last year
A year ago I was preparing for vacation, to return to a promotion at work after lobbying for it for about a month. I had just read Adoption for Dummies and DH felt I was rushing him into adoption RIGHT NOW!
This year we are preparing for vacation where I have come into my own in my new position, we are finishing up our homestudy paperwork, and hoping to have our home visit not long after we get back from our trip.
TTC since May 2006. After 3 failed Clomid cycles, 2 failed Injectibles/IUIs, 2 failed IVFs and 1 failed FET, we moved on to adoption!
Last ditch FET resulted in BFP, and identical twin girls!
A year ago today DH was coming home from the hospital after his appendix ruptured. He came home with the drainage tube in his stomach which I had to empty several times a day, yuck!!! We were just beginning the long journey to his surgery, recovery etc. that would go on till October. I was also stressing about going back to work, my DS was almost 5 months old.?
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This year we are in the process of adopting 2 kids and are just working hard to build a strong family. I am also looking forward to teaching part time this year. ?
A year ago I was still recovering from my total hysterectomy which took place on May 30 '08. We had just sent in our formal application to our agency so we were anxiously awaiting to start the paper chase!
Here we are today with a beautiful 3 month old baby girl who we have had home with us for just over a month! I think we are still in post-placement shock of everything but we love every minute of parenthood!
This time next year, DD will be over a year old, both DH & I will be seminary graduates, and we will have been married 5 years so we are planning for a great family vacation!
We had just done IVF #2 and were getting ready for IVF #3 in August.
A couple months after that, we started the initial paperwork to adopt.
A year ago today I was a frazzled bride-to-be. We had just purchased a house so i was juggling moving with finishing preparations for our August 31st wedding.
Now we are completely settled and loving both married life and homeownership. Overall life is much calmer and more "secure". Looking toward the next phase of our life and hoping to be matched with our first FA placement soon.
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One year ago today I was pregnant and HOT! lol, I would have been 23w along and I had just found out we were having a boy and we picked a name.
Now one year later my life consists of a 3 y.o. and a n 8 month old. My life is all about kids!
Man how just one year can change so much!
A year ago today I was about 25 weeks pregnant... oblivious to the fact that I was getting very sick. I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and started my 9 weeks on bedrest, in and out of the hospital, on August 4th. Uuuughhhh... that was a long and scary ride.
Today I'm very grateful to be active and enjoying my two healthy kids. I don't take it for granted that I can go outside and play with them, and pick them up, and do "normal" parent stuff with them. It's fantastic!
Last year, at this time, we were thinking, wow, we have been TTC for a few years, and were starting to feel discouraged with our fertility treatments.
I was also in this HORRIBLE job, wanting to know when it would be over. I came home each day in a foul mood/upset. It was starting to effect my marriage, and my health. Now, a year later, I quit my job in the spring, and I'm staying home until I can find something different. I'm so much happier, WE are so much happier.
Crazy, look where we are a year later, AMAZING.
A year ago DD BM rights were taken away. We started full steam ahead into the adoption process.
Today we are waiting for a visa to bring her home.