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PCP/TTC/ATP Wednesday
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Re: PCP/TTC/ATP Wednesday
*DS 6/28/2013*
TTC: Our dewar is arriving today! We only ordered 1 vial for this first attempt, so I am trying to figure out how to get the timing right. Of course my cycle has decided to get just a little bit wonky this month...LOL. I'm still expecting to ovulate in the next 48 hours though, so we will probably inseminate tomorrow, or possibly tonight if I see some EWCM and CP is right.
QOTD: The whole weekend was pretty great, but Saturday night was a real highlight. K and I went out on the town---she needed a haircut, so we splurged on a visit to a nice salon--and we went to our favorite pub for dinner and drinks. FX that was one of my last nights out having a drink for a while!
We are working at getting back in the swing after being on spring break for 11 days. It is hard to go from gym games, rock climbing, and swimming everyday to sitting in kindergarten. LOL. We got 2 calls from the school yesterday. One - a tower of chairs fell on Gray's head and Two - Carter ran away from the after care teacher and hid in the gym because he didn't want to go to tae kwon do (he wanted to stay and play outside with his friends.) The after care couldn't find him for several minutes and had a hunt going on for him. Sigh.
I've had a hard time recently thinking about them growing up, not wanting to cuddle with me, spontaneously telling me how much they love me, etc. It makes me teary just thinking about it. I think part is PMS and part is loving this age and not wanting them to grow up to be surly teens. Damn. Cue the waterworks.
Of course then they act like a bunch of monkeys and I forget about my tears.
QOTD: Highlights - taking Gray to the grocery store. He was LOVING the 1:1 time, I was LOVING the 1:1 time, and I felt I was able to be a much different parent - not having to constantly remind people not to touch everything, to stop hitting each other, to stay with me, etc. It was so relaxed and such a different experience.
And not to short change my other ball of energy, Carter has just been so lovey lately. Holding my hand, giving spontaneous kisses and "I love you sooooo much", burrowing his head in my neck when I picked him up.... I love it.
QOTD - This moment just happened yesterday. My good friend had to go back to the hospital yesterday so I left work earlier to take care of her two boys ( 5 months and 28 months). We will call the older one "L". L and JB are playing nicely when the following occurs:
L: Aunt T*T I have poop.
Me: Okay L, let's go clean up the poop.
I go to unbutton his pants and I can immediately tell there has been a major poop blowout.
JB: I have to poop
Me: Really, JB? You do, right now? Or only because cousin L has poop?
I walk L to the bathroom and strip him down. In the process poop is everywhere. I make him stand in the tub.
JB: Mama poop.
L: I have poop.
Me: Yes, kids there is lots of poop. No one touch anything. L, stand in the tub. JB, pull down your pants and sit on the potty.
I get JB situated on the toddler potty because at least I know she'll sit there. Meanwhile I'm trying to keep poop from getting everywhere and it appears to be a losing battle. I do manage to get L washed off, despite the fact that JB is leaning over from the potty, into the tub, with a cup, asking to fill it with water so she can help bathe L. All I can say at this point is thank god the baby was sleeping.
I finish rinsing L and when I turn to grab his towel, JB is standing next to me holding the potty insert with her poop in it.
JB: Mama, poop.
Me: Greeeaatt (sarcasm not picked up by the child) more poop.
At least that poop was confined to a potty
This was a great moment because through all of it the kids were giggling and having a good time. And I managed to care for three children, poop blow outs and all, without thinking twice about it and knowing that although not biologically related those kids are my family and I couldn't have asked for a better self-created family.
Ky has entered a very demanding/whiny phase. Her new favorite thing to say is "gimme ________!" followed by a high pitched whine/shriek if she does not get it immediately. I have no idea what to do in this situation. I do not want to give it to her because it reinforces her "gimmes" but there are times I have to because I jsut cannot handle the shrieking. Other than that she is wonderful!
Today is CD 11, just waiting on that smiley!
QOTD: Ann's mom and dad had Ky Sunday afternoon and Ann adn I jsut layed on the couch watching movies and eating junk food. It was a nice throw back to pre-baby days.
Well, I have a new ticker below... We accepted placement of a little boy yesterday and he is definitely a boys boy, he might just be the one who wears me out. He speaks, can change his own clothes, and is potty trained which makes me happier than anyone knows.
Other than our new family member, not much else is new. I'm hoping to hear about the decision on the girls case, whether they will stay with us or be moved with the Aunt.
QOTD: My favorite moment this week was from Easter; A was with her Dad for the holiday and we surprised her with a nighttime egg hunt when she came home. Both she and Iz got to search for egss, they loved it.
Two Mommies Healing Hearts
I was just ready to report how well everyone is doing (outside of runny noses) then C woke up this morning and told me that she is not feeling well and won't be going to work. Thankfully, she is trying to nip it in the bud before it escalates into pneumonia. I feel said for my 3 Loves, they are all prone to pneumonia/respiratory infection if a cold gets out of hand. (I am knocking on wood for myself.)
QOTD: This one has me stumped...it has been a pretty good week (outside of a minor spat with C last night). I guess if I was forced to choose, it would be when I gave the Kiddos a bubble bath and let them splash to their hearts content, color on the walls, and drink water as I ran the shower head. (I normally let them play, but don't let them get too out of hand.) They had fun! I am not sure about C...she came home to a wet bathroom floor, all sorts of colors on the bathtub walls (knowing darn well that it wasn't the Kiddos who wrote Mommy, Mama, Little Man and Peanut...and drew 2 flowers...GULP!), toys in and out of the bathtub...the whole nine yards.
Just wanted to say "hi"- sorry I haven't been able to post more, but some drama has sucked up my life. But everyone is doing well now, so I'm able to breathe.
QOTD: well, both kids SQUEAL now when I come in the door after work, and come running. its the cutest thing in the whole word. And since I'm "Mama" and E is "Mommy", DD now just repeats over and over "Mamamommymamamommy......" because she figures she'll get one of our attention eventually....
Finn is *almost* walking all the time- getting PT once-twice a week, and he loves every minute of it. What a fun job that must be, pediatric PT- cause Finn just giggles the whole time the therapist is throwing him around and bouncing him on the ball. :-)
TTC: So after a long TWW after IUI #4 we are seeing spotting today. It gets harder every time and I am loosing steam!
QOTD: Monday was out anniversary, we didnt do anything exciting but we spent the evening with the kids and relaxed watching movies....it was wonderful!
TTC- Well we are back on the TTC rollercoaster getting things set up for a couple of insem this summer. The RE wants to move to injectable FSH because Clomid just did not work. However the great news is that because of failed Clomid and IUIs all of our fertility meds have been approved to be covered 100% at least for the next year. Boo that we have to step up drug wise but yay for not paying 1000 dollars in fertility drugs.
QOTD: DW and I randomnly went to an Orioles game on Saturday. They actually won. We sat in the super cheap nosebleed section but it was so much fun. I love Easter break because we get so much us time. I honestly miss her if she is even gone for just a few hours.
C managed to get us an appointment with a lawyer tomorrow to talk over pre-insem stuff. I'm nervous, but hopefully it will be helpful.
QOTD: The post-mortem C and I had in the car home after seeing The Hunger Games Saturday night. We're both so nerdy and analytical, and it really makes me feel like she understands me.
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