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PCP/TTC/ATP Wednesday
Ups, downs, all arounds?
Are you doing anything for/with your kid(s) for Valentine's?
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Re: PCP/TTC/ATP Wednesday
Ohmigosh. Carter. As I said in my TTT, his mouth has been getting him in heaps of trouble lately. This morning he threw a temper tantrum ala a 2y old (on the floor, feet kicking, throwing shoes off, etc.) WTF? L and I keep thinking he is getting sick (he typically is an emotional nightmare when he is getting sick. But we are going on a few weeks of this with no sickness in sight.) The kids behavior typically regresses right around their birthday and half birthday, but we aren't near that either. I've thought that perhaps it is in reaction to the huge fight L and I had, but he and I have talked about it and things between L and I have been fine since. We've been trying to get them to bed a bit earlier and I have been letting them sleep in a bit more to make sure he is getting enough sleep (typically 10hrs/night.) We've tried time outs, taking away privileges, etc with little to no avail. Please let this be a short stage, because we are at a loss with him. Even my ridiculously patient wife is frustrated and exhausted by his antics.
Grayson isn't fairing much better in the argumentative/sassy department, but we have been spared from temper tantrums from him.
But at least they are cute and super cuddly.
QOTD: I will probably cut their sandwiches for school into hearts and try to pack a red/pink theme lunch (strawberries, pink yogurt, etc.) We'll put a Valentine in their lunch box and probably do a family dinner that night. But that reminds me. We need to get cracking on their school Valentines. Getting them to write their name on 18 cards is going to be a test in patience for them (and us!)
We had our last appointment with our DC MFM on Monday, and everything is looking great. The babies are each 1 pound, 6 oz., and looking pretty happy in there. We got several cute pictures with the 3D ultrasound - besides the twin faces one I posted, my favorite is Henry holding both of his hands in front of his face. I am so excited to see these babies in person come May. (Please hold out until May, babies.) Jen had sugar in her urine again so she has to go in later this week to do an early glucose test. She had two glasses of lemonade at lunch before the appointment, so we're hoping it was just that showing up.
We are home on day 4 of sickness. Ella is sooooo much better today. Night and day from yesterday. She was still running a 103 temp yesterday afternoon but some time around 5 or 6 she started to perk up and was still fever free in the night. She slept like a log last night!!!!! In her own bed! This morning she woke up at 6;30 (boo) and is feeling much better. She has not had a fever today but I medicted her a while ago because she HAS to go to daycare tomorrow. Not only can i not take another day but she is bored our of her wits with me. We have already done playdough and painted in the tub with shaving cream and it is only 10. If she feels ok after nap I think we will take a trip to target or the craft store to pick something up for dinner and perhaps a treat for her. We are currently going pantless and making her sit on the potty. Hell if we have to be home at least we can work on potty training.
For Valentines I have to get on her school ones. For dinner perhaps we will have a fun red/pink dinner. A friend of mine made her a copy of this dress the only difference is that it is corduroy and not marino wool and...it cost me 15 bucks instead of 225!
So I am going to get some photos done of her in the dress and send out valentines to the grandparents.
Ky is so independent and it is such a fine line between diminishing that and stopping inappropriate behaviors. But she is such a sweet baby too. So loving and affectionate and playful.
I am on 150 mg of clomid this cycle and crossing our fingers it works because the next step is RE and my insurance covers $0 and that is not something we can afford oop. Ann is talking about trying again. She was on the fence, then decided she wanted to, then decided no after just a couple of months of bfps, now apparently she wants to so that may be OUR next step. Our cycles are kind of synched this month (like 5 days apart) and we just are not sure we both want to try at the same time but we are both taking opks anyway...
We bought Ky some cute sparkly heart bracelets (she is in love with my jewelry and make up...too young too young) and a stuffed pink monkey. I work and DW may have a new schedule by then but I will probably dress her in her heart tights and shirt for pictures that evening lol.
eeeee I LOVEEEE That dress for Ella!
I hope she feel better. We're on day 6 of sickness (avery was sent home from DC last thursday) and omg I am so f-ing tired. Chris stayed home with her on Fri, then they were both sick over the weekend. My mom had them mon/tues, and today is there for the morning. Chris is home sick now too and I have a cold. Awesome. And Avery Will. Not. Sleep. by herself now. I've been letting it go since she's been sick but I see CIO in our future
And Quinn has barely been eating this last couple of days. We've been to the pedi twice already. Our "well" visit is tonight and I'm sure they won't get their shots and am kind of nervous about Quinn's weight gain especially given her reduced intake the last few days 
TTC: We have decided to use our last three vials for a try in July since both DW and I will be on summer break and this is usually our least stressful month. This is probably going to be our 4th and last try because we have decided we want to take the adoption route. If July turns into a BFP fantastic but we are pretty excited about the idea of giving kids who need a home one that is in my personal opinion a pretty awesome and happy place. So we are exploring our options and know we are definitely afraid of fostering...neither of us think we can handle having a child coming into out home and then have to leave.
QOTD: No kids but I am planning a suprise date for DW. I am dressing up and doing the whole flowers thing. she probably laugh at my cheesy a$$ but oh well I am a dork.
AMH 0.5, AFC 5-8, FSH 7ish
IVF #1 - antagonist. Empty follicle syndrome. 1 retrieved, 0 fertilized.
IVF #2 - antagonist. Ovulated early. 3 retrieved, 2 fertilized, 0 blasts
Baby looks healthy and already 2lbs looking forward for the last few weeks of pregnancy.
This will be our last Valentines alone, I have to work all day so maybe we will do something that day and also on the weekend
PCP: We've started a conversation about whether/when to have a second child. Hmmmmm...
ATP: The house purchase is moving along, and it will be exciting to have a more baby-friendly place. J is cracking us up with his non-stop babble. Work is crazy and leaving me with less time at home than I'd like.
Jen is flying to Oregon on the 13th, so we won't be together on Valentine's. Usually she makes me a fancy dinner (the only day of the year she willingly cooks
). I'm going to send some cards out there so they'll be waiting for her, but I don't think we're doing gifts this year. I usually get her Lake Champlain chocolates, just a token.
All things status quo here. Pumpkin's been going a bit backwards in his eating and sleeping. I am expecting a few rough days/nights as we try to straighten this out. Also--when we go somewhere too stimulating (ie, the grocery store) he just naps! It's hard to get anything done or leave the house...
V-Day: I want Pumpkin to give a little something to L, his mom, and sisters. We'll see what I, I mean pinterest, comes up with
TTC: Just got home with my first syringe of Ovidrel. It's silly to be a little freaked out about giving myself a shot, right? Anyone have any advice of whether to go with thigh or belly? My RE said thigh is easier; my wife said she thinks the belly would hurt less (more fatty vs. more muscular).
Also, I would like to say how pleased I am that the fertility pharmacy is in my town, and is open for pick-up until 8, and everyone there is super nice, and they stock the pregnancy omega-3s I just started taking and haven't been able to find anywhere else except drugstore.com, and four different books on lgbt conception/parenting (of only a small selection of books generally, most of which are on fertility, of course).
9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
*Everyone welcome*
Very excited to hear this...I'll keep my FX for you!
9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
*Everyone welcome*
I did all of my injections in my belly. For the first few injections, I numbed the area with an ice cube, but after a while, I got over it and went sans ice. Good luck!
Wait, are you triggering already? You lapped me! Haha, but now we're TOTALLY going to get BFPs together!
I did the thigh. I'm gonna go ahead and admit that both my thighs and stomach are on the fatty side. :-p But, it was actually much easier than I expected. I hardly felt it, honestly. Just do it and don't overthink and you'll be fine.
IVF Oct/Nov 2012
Beta #1 = 77, Beta #2 = 190, Beta #3 = 1044
Cautiously optimistic.
Ha! No, I am not triggering for close to two weeks. My RE called in the Rx early so she wouldn't forget, and since the pharmacist said I can keep it in the fridge for 2+ weeks without a problem, I went ahead and picked it up so I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. Now it's haunting me -- like the tell-tale heart in my fridge.
I've been running for 9 months, so my thighs are fairly muscular. My belly, not so much! And the skin on my belly is pretty loose because of all the weight loss, so I think it will be hard to get a good place to put the shot in. Definitely leaning toward thigh.
9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
*Everyone welcome*
Super cute dress SSG!
Jean - i love your love of pinterest. you may just sway me to check it out myself...
good luck to all the ttc-ers!!
Its been quite the week over here. Thankfully Sprout is doing very well and has had a number of good days. Daisy's got The Sick. its a nightmare. like cookie's babe, when Daisy is sick she does.not.sleep. OMG child!! She's also been retracting, wheezing, coughing, and gasping for air which is all sorts of terrifying for the mommies. lots of inhaler going on in our house (which she hates). Then there is RB, who seems to be on the cusp of getting The Sick. She's sleeping fine, but has been super whiney and cranky. I can't decide how much is being 2 and how much is indicative of illness. I've been daydreaming of hotel rooms and room service...hmmm, when is my next work trip?!?
QOTD: i have outfits for the kids (confession: i do for every holiday. wierdo mom alert) and we'll probably do a fun pink/red themed dinner. And then theres the 40+ valentines we need to make for their classmates. oy. As for DW and I, we are having a date night the weekend after (melting pot - beyond excited!!) and I've always given her roses on Vday - one for each of the valentines we've celebrated together...this year will be a bakers dozen!
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Ugh CT the retractions and not breathing right. I don't think there is anything as scary as that. I love my nebulizer. I would have been at the ER so many times in the last year without it. It is a lifesaver. I hope everyone is better soon. If the girls have the same sick as E the good news is that is passes. E went from a 103 fever and needing treatments every 4 hours to just a cough and snotty nose a few hours later. It was unreal.
A got an award for Student of the Month so we let her color her hair purple yesterday, she used hair paint that washes out with one shampoo and she is loving it.
Iz has been sick for the past few days, just a minor cold but her nose is running like crazy.
Owl is progressing! She has been smiling and laughing when we toss her in the air and attempting to wink back at me when I wink at her. I have been teaching her how to undress herself, she has a lot of trouble but she is trying. Tantrums are getting better and less frequent, she still has a pretty flat affect most of the time. Her motor skills are improving but she still is going to need physical therapy to get her to where she needs to be. She still isn't talking to us (she doesn't talk to her mom at the visits either) so I'm sure speech therapy will be in order.
I'm pretty sure Apple is teething, she is so fussy lately and nothing soothes her until I rub her gums. She is eating like a champ and her Dr. is saying to start her on cereal when she turns 4 months. She has yet to roll over (is she behind on this milestone?) but she is already trying to sit and loves to stand.
J and I had it out on Tuesday, she came home from work saying that she wanted to move out. I let her vent and told her that I only want her to be happy and that she had my blessing if that was what she needed, she ended up staying. She was mad because she thought I was turning the kids against her, I'd let her know that morning that the kids were asking why she was gone so much (work) and why she is so mean when she is home (stress is easier to take out on the ones you love) and she twisted it to think I was telling them that she is mean and doesn't want to be home. She ended up pulling the girls aside yesterday and asking them how they felt about her, they both confessed their feelings and there were a lot or tears from J. I didn't get an apology but knowing that she got confirmation from the girls was enough for me. We are both trying to hold it together and repair our marriage before it falls apart.
QOTD: I'm not sure what we are doing for Valentine's, I will probably buy them each a small box of chocolates and a card.
Two Mommies Healing Hearts
I am sorry. I get it.
Sorry you're going through this... Sending you T&P so you guys figure it out.