How was your weekend?

mandykatie · May 2012

Did you accomplish all you wanted to?

mandykatie · May 2012

I had an okay weekend, but I did zero garage sale-ing. My SIL did though, and brought over a bunch of stuff for us! My little niece said, "This is for your baby." Then, about 1/2 hour later she said, "Mandy, where's your baby?" So cute and sad!

I got AF the next day. That's BFNx7 and this has been the hardest one ever. I don't know how much longer I can do it, honestly. On the other hand, I can't imagine living life never having been pregnant. I'm not ready to let that dream go. So... where does that leave me? Taking a cycle off to get more dental work. *SIGH*

BUT- we got 90% of our foster paperwork done this weekend, so that's a huge relief. As soon as K gets her part done, we'll put it all in the mail.

2mommiesinoh · May 2012

Fri: I went to the grocery on the way home from work and a 20 minute trip took almost an hour thanks to the antics of Ky. When we got home I got a call from my friend in NE telling me she probably was not going to be coming in this summer, it is just not in the budget. We both cried and then talked for over an hour. I cleaned while Ky ate and played. Our friend K came over with fast food for the two of us since Ann was going out after work. We watched a scary movie (Ann hates them) and did mani/pedis. I cried some more to DW when she came home.

Sat: Ann told me to book a flight to NE and handed me the credit card and said that she expected an email confirmation of my flight by 2. I had to wait to call L in NE since this happened at 6:30 in the morning which is earlier there but when I did we both cried again! I went to the bank and then to buy dog food which I refuse to buy at the grocery. Ky and I went to see my mom at work and ate lunch there. When we got home I needed to get laundry folded and cookies baked so I let Ky watch Elmo until nap. I booked flights while Ky napped. WHen she got up we spent the afternoon outside playing in the water table. Some friends came over after Ann got home and we ate dinner and played cards.

Sun: After breakfast, Ky and I headed to the park. There were two girls there around Ky's age and she was SO super shy. I hope she grows out of that, I was the shy kid in school and it is awful. We came home and we both took an early nap. Ann had made plans the night before to go to the movies and dinner. When we got up I had to get Ky ready for pictures. It was the disaster I predicted with two toddlers and a 4 month old but we did get A good group shot. SIL and I went to get frames while the pictures were being printed so Mother's day is done for that side of the family! I picked up food for Ky and I on the way home. Ky was being a lap baby so we snuggled on the couch and played games/read until bed time.

2brides · May 2012

Friday was the boys' first t-ball game (thankfully, the weather held out) and they had a blast. We went to the outlets to return Gray's new Stride Rites and get replacements (they fell apart after a week.) Made the bad decision to go to Johnny Rockets (the service at that one is always horribly slow) and didn't get the kids to bed till 10.

Saturday the kids got haircuts after their swimming lesson. They had their first drop off playdate with a friend from their class (his mom dropped him off.) When he left, I ran to Kohls and bought 3 pairs of pants in 15m and then we all went to our friend's birthday party. Stayed there longer than expected and didn't get the kids to bed until after 9.

Sunday the kids and I slept till 8am! WHOOO HOO! We went to breakfast and then to Costco. L had planned on taking the kids downtown to cheer for the Avon walkers (one of her co-workers was walking) but the kids were still exhausted and lethargic from 2 late nights. I had to go to a reception for work (where I was horrified that I was mistaken for the parent of a college student, until I realized that I COULD be the parent of a college student.) Came home to everyone watching a movie and grumpy as hell kids. Grilled dinner and had the kids in bed by 7:15, but they would not go to sleep because it was light out. They finally crashed at 8:30. Sigh. L had 2 more screening interviews for her research and then we watched Showtime series.

jeannkerricotober09 · May 2012

mandykatie:
I had an okay weekend, but I did zero garage sale-ing. My SIL did though, and brought over a bunch of stuff for us! My little niece said, "This is for your baby." Then, about 1/2 hour later she said, "Mandy, where's your baby?" So cute and sad!
I got AF the next day. That's BFNx7 and this has been the hardest one ever. I don't know how much longer I can do it, honestly. On the other hand, I can't imagine living life never having been pregnant. I'm not ready to let that dream go. So... where does that leave me? Taking a cycle off to get more dental work. *SIGH*
BUT- we got 90% of our foster paperwork done this weekend, so that's a huge relief. As soon as K gets her part done, we'll put it all in the mail.

I remember that feeling all too well. I am so, so sorry, Mandy. I was just thinking about that feeling last week. What an awful dark time it was for me I hope you are coping ok. Thinking of you.

ctbride08 · May 2012

We had a crazy busy weekend!

Friday I took the day off to bring the 2 girls to the pedi. After nap we picked up Sprout from school and tried out a new bounce house. It was really fun.

Saturday morning DW went out to breakfast with friends while I got the kids up, fed, and ready for the day. When she got home I took RB to dance class. Then we all met up at a local park for a 2cd birthday party for good friends of ours. It was rainy but that didnt stop the kids from having a blast. At one point Daisy fell asleep in one of the playground swings so I took that as my cue to bring her home for nap While she slept I cleaned the house. Eventually DW and the other two kids came home and they rested. Then our SIL and niece came over for a playdate and early dinner.

Sunday we were up early and off to do Day out with Thomas (the train) - last year was rough so I was a little nervous, but the kids seem to be at perfect ages for it this year and they loved it. Daisy was walking around all day pumping her fist in the air and saying "Choo Choo" lol! All three fell asleep in the car ride home (unheard of!) so I hung out with them in the car while they slept and DW did some stuff in the house. When they woke up we were off to another birthday party (conveniently Thomas the Train themed!). The kids ran around and enjoyed a great backyard while we chatted with friends and ended up staying later than we probably should have.

So, yeah, it was non-stop...i'm just hoping the kids (more likely the kids' teachers) dont pay for all the fun today!

jeannkerricotober09 · May 2012

My weekend was good. Busy, but good.

K took a personal day on Friday. We took a 5 mile walk, met with out agent and talked about the house we fell in love with, cleaned our house and shuffled all our animals and baby out the door for a showing. That night we went out to eat, because N is suddenly a going-out-to-dinner champ! He is so fun!

Saturday, again, we polished and scrubbed the house, hid the litter boxes, and all things animal, wrestled the 3 cats and 1 dog and 1 baby, and drove around while our house was shown 3 separate times. Luckily, I have the car seat in my car so I have the dog and the baby. K has 3 screaming, hyperventilating cats. So, so stressful.

Sunday K had her first softball game of the season, so N and I went to the ball park to watch. After that we drove to the Cape to look at the house we love one more time, drove home and called our agent and told her we are ready to put in an offer!! Scary. We don't have an offer on our home so... we'll see if they entertain it but it can't hurt to try and at least this way, if they say no, we can stop daydreaming about it and start seeing other houses.

10 min later..

My agent just stopped by and picked up the offer. My anxiety level is at a 117. Excuse me while I go puke.

Kershnic · May 2012

mandykatie:
I had an okay weekend, but I did zero garage sale-ing. My SIL did though, and brought over a bunch of stuff for us! My little niece said, "This is for your baby." Then, about 1/2 hour later she said, "Mandy, where's your baby?" So cute and sad!
I got AF the next day. That's BFNx7 and this has been the hardest one ever. I don't know how much longer I can do it, honestly. On the other hand, I can't imagine living life never having been pregnant. I'm not ready to let that dream go. So... where does that leave me? Taking a cycle off to get more dental work. *SIGH*
BUT- we got 90% of our foster paperwork done this weekend, so that's a huge relief. As soon as K gets her part done, we'll put it all in the mail.

I'm so sorry about your BFN, Mandy. Your conversation with your niece reminds me of a recent one with a nephew: N: "Why don't you guys have any car seats in your car?" me: "Because we don't have any kids." N: "Why?" DW: "Because God hates us." Thankfully that one didn't get repeated by any little parrots. But it hurts. You're opening all the pathways to children - and you'll end up with the ones you're meant to have.

Kershnic · May 2012

Friday evening I went to happy hour for many hours with my college friends in honor of a college tradition for the last day of classes. We reflected on how old we feel, ha. I got home and DW had made dinner and yummmy dessert, which we ate at like 10:30.

Saturday we kept the cats from trying to follow the repairman into the attic on his quest to seal the squirrels out of the attic. Fingers crossed it works. We watched Hugo in the evening.

Sunday we were planning to use a grou.pon for a bowling place, but ended up getting compeletely sucked in to a sorting/cleaning project that desperately needed doing.

So all-in-all, boring but useful.

butterflygrooves · May 2012

Fri: Movie night with the kids, then put everybody but the baby to bed. J came home from work at 8:30 and got the kids up to spend time with her, the kids were all over her, Owl was laughing and running around, Iz was all smiles, I was super jealous. The night ended with J being mad at me for being jealous, she didn't understand that it sucks to put so much time and effort into raising the kids and see them throw themselves at her while they don't do that with me. I showered and decided to sleep on the couch partly because of the spat and partly because I wanted sleep and wanted J to wake up with the baby.

Saturday: We took the kids and our niece to the park to play, they asked if they could wet their hands in the sprinkler area and ended up getting completely soaked. They got to feed ducks and met a duck without a foot who we decided to call Peg Leg. We went home and everyone changed into dry clothes then headed outside to play. J's family came over and we BBQ'd and watched Owl dance, her first time dancing in front of people other than us. I bathed the kids and we all watched the UFC fights, J's family left and I put the kids to bed and then J and I went to bed.

Sun: I slept in, text J that we had to move Apple to the nursery ASAP. I started on laundry and got most of the dishes done while the kids watched cartoons. A asked if we could do some activities from a book that I have so I set up a game of ballon volleyball which ended up not working so well in the wind, then a balloon race, then an obstacle course. Lunch and nap for the kids while I got more laundry done. The kids played in their rooms then had dinner and went to bed. I went to bed at 9.

ETA: I forgot to mention the exploding pen fiasco. I missed a pen in J's pocket when I was doing laundry on Sunday...it exploded in the dryer, ruining half of the load. J got butt hurt that I posted on FB that I thought the clothes wearer should clean their own pockets out and said she would do her own laundry now. What a Sensitive Sally! At least I have less laundry to do until she decides to get mad that I'm really not doing her laundry. *shaking my head*

Duchess1 · May 2012

Mandy - I am so sorry. It sucks,no two ways about it.We had a nice weekend. We spent some time at the beach,PBS had a super cute playdate and we had a miraculously drama -free family dinner. I was a little sad because I was sure we would have a placement. I had to stay out of the baby room. It was too hard. Of course,if didn't help that the county called twice. They were just confirming info though. Way to give a lady a heart attack people!

TaylorandMel · May 2012

It was really really good until yesterday when my mom went off on me about how these guys are Melissa's kids. Wow. Seriously? That was just one of many hurtful things. We haven't been close for years because of her attitude towards mine & Mel's relationship. It seemed like she was coming around because of the babies, but OBVIOUSLY not.

This on top of the disagreement with Mel's mom last week leaves me very frustrated.

butterflygrooves · May 2012

TaylorandMel:
It was really really good until yesterday when my mom went off on me about how these guys are Melissa's kids. Wow. Seriously? That was just one of many hurtful things. We haven't been close for years because of her attitude towards mine & Mel's relationship. It seemed like she was coming around because of the babies, but OBVIOUSLY not.
This on top of the disagreement with Mel's mom last week leaves me very frustrated.

Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear this, what a horrible thing for her to say.

EratMama · May 2012

Overall, a good weekend.

Fri--got a few house things done. L and I were half-asleep on the couch watching a DVRed show at 9pm when a (single) friend stopped by. Yup, we're cool.

Sat---L went to a bridal shower, then I joined her for the bachelorette party. It was at a hip wine bar and was very classy. Lots of nice people. Who were all super interested in Pumpkin & his sisters. Which was nice, except, despite my best efforts, I ended up talking about the kids and foster care for 3 hours, when I really wanted an adult night out.

Sun--got a few house projects done, I think we picked paint colors for upstairs, (or should I say, color--I think we are going to paint all the rooms light grey and be done with it. Is that weird?) Went to my parents for dinner.

clairmeij · May 2012

mandykatie:
I got AF the next day. That's BFNx7 and this has been the hardest one ever. I don't know how much longer I can do it, honestly.

I am so sorry for your BFN, sending lots of positive energy your way.

2brides · May 2012

Butterfly - I would be pissed if L woke up the kids after I'd put everyone to bed. Angry

taylor - What a horrible thing for someone to say. I am so sorry.

Erat - I can one up you - I wouldn't have even answered the door at 9pm! I would have been tucked in my bed with my jammies on.

LV1979 · May 2012

My weekend was AWESOME and AWFUL!!!!

Friday: Mother in Law arrived...enough said!!

Saturday: Had awesome pre-mother's day outing planned with our moms. Went well.

Sunday: Mother in Law was her usual self GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

maryoosa · May 2012

Friday: Kicked at home took first dose of progesterone supplement for low P4 taking it orally so passed out precisely 20 minutes afterwards. Eventually woke up in my bed---no clue how that happened.

Saturday- hung around at home, then went grocery shopping, went to yoga studio anniversary party DH made a quiche that was quite the hit.

Sunday had to get Macbook Pro battery replaced (which was somehow free) , then had brunch and then humored DH so went to see Avengers, came home and prepped meals for the week.

My house needs to be cleaned. I just can't do it. I feel immobile when I'm in a TWW.

hlke · May 2012

Mandy - so sorry for your BFN, it must be really hard.

Taylor - sorry the babies have brought out tough times with both sides of the family. I would be SO PISSED if my mom said something like that.

Friday - we ran errands AND got our grocery shopping done, freeing up our weekend for non-errand things.

Saturday - I volunteered in the morning, then came home and napped, while C worked most of the day. Relaxed for a while, then cooked a VERY late dinner while teaching C how to use the sewing machine and lay out the baby quilt she's making. For our theoretical baby. I was beside myself before because it's "bad luck", but it's so cute seeing her care about the theoretical baby so much.

Sunday - C woke me up at 6 am because she really had to pee and we were supposed to do a pregnancy test. Got a BFN, which was confirmed later that day when AF arrived. I have no idea what we did all day, except a ton of laundry. Then we went out to dinner for sushi and beer (thanks to whoever on this board gave me that idea) and took a little walk in our future neighborhood.

LV1979 · May 2012

hlke:

Mandy - so sorry for your BFN, it must be really hard.

Then we went out to dinner for sushi and beer (thanks to whoever on this board gave me that idea)

Sushi and Beer would be our BFN comfort meal!!! Glad to see it is being passed around not happy about the BFNs that seemed to plague everyone this weekend.

ball.and.chain · May 2012

mandykatie:

I got AF the next day. That's BFNx7 and this has been the hardest one ever. I don't know how much longer I can do it, honestly. On the other hand, I can't imagine living life never having been pregnant. I'm not ready to let that dream go. So... where does that leave me?

I hear you...this upcoming cycle is our 7th. BLAH. I want the BFNs to stop, but not until I'm pregnant...

Kershnic · May 2012

ball.and.chain:
mandykatie:

I got AF the next day. That's BFNx7 and this has been the hardest one ever. I don't know how much longer I can do it, honestly. On the other hand, I can't imagine living life never having been pregnant. I'm not ready to let that dream go. So... where does that leave me?
I hear you...this upcoming cycle is our 7th. BLAH. I want the BFNs to stop, but not until I'm pregnant...

Funny, this is our 7th too, if you count the months I didn't respond to Clomid. (And I think I got transvaginal ultrasounded enough those months to count. )

ball.and.chain · May 2012

Kershnic:
ball.and.chain:
mandykatie:

I got AF the next day. That's BFNx7 and this has been the hardest one ever. I don't know how much longer I can do it, honestly. On the other hand, I can't imagine living life never having been pregnant. I'm not ready to let that dream go. So... where does that leave me?

I hear you...this upcoming cycle is our 7th. BLAH. I want the BFNs to stop, but not until I'm pregnant...

Funny, this is our 7th too, if you count the months I didn't respond to Clomid. (And I think I got transvaginal ultrasounded enough those months to count. )

Yeah, I think you can count anything with a dildo cam. Stick out tongue Our unintentional missed cycles just involved OPKs.

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