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Re: TTT
1. My sternum still hurts.
2. Hurts really bad.
3. Writing up the reorganization structure for my office is not fun.
4. My boss is taking us all out to lunch later this week. Yesterday he essentially asked me how much everyone wanted to drink so that he could make sure there was a DD. Glad to know I'm not the only office lush
5. One of my best friends back home is having a baby any day now. I wish I was there.
6. This office is a weird, weird, place.
7. Right now I badly want to go home and visit several very special friends. Ideally I'd leave K and Jelly Bean behind and just go by myself. Once there I'd enjoy long talks and lots of laugh over bread, cheese, and lots of wine.
8. Okay, I'm stuck on 8 and have work calling. Have a great day ladies!
1. I feel like I have nothing to blog about any more.
2. I need to be productive at work today...my to-do list is a mile long.
3. must.go.to.the.gym.tonight.
4. one of A's coworkers is braiding RB's hair today - i cant wait to see how it comes out.
5. my kids are addicted to sunflower seeds. they LOVE them.
6. i need a date that involves margaritas stat.
7. accuweather already has the weather report out for the day of the adoption party. i'm STALKING IT.
8. I'm considering picking Sprout up from school tomorrow (last day - they get out at 1:30) and wisking him down to the beach. except he's been getting on my nerves lately. hmmmm.
9. I saw some pics of myself playing with the kids this weekend that make me want to die. u-g-h.
10. Not looking forward to the projected 95 degree weather on thursday.
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1. My children's behavior has been a bit less than stellar as of recent. I am a bit nervous about our Philly trip. I don't want them to be a bad influence for Sprout.
2. When we signed the kids up for summer camp in a not too convenient location, L promised me that she could do pick ups if I could do drop offs. Week #2 and I am doing 4 drop offs and 3 pick ups. Umm...
3. I haven't slept well for 2 nights now. I am not used to multiple middle of the night wake ups any more.
4. I signed up for an online Health Policy class. I thought it would be an easy thing that would look good to my supervisors, but I just got the syllabus with this weeks reading assignments. Holy hell.
5. There is talk about me sharing my office with someone I really don't like. REALLY don't like.
6. I can't believe that it is supposed to be 100 tomorrow and Thursday. DISlIKE.
7. I am trying to get in touch with my boss and she isn't in. It is 10:30. WTH?
8. I've been coming in late (9am) to work for the past 2 weeks because of dropping off the kids at camp. Today I was in at my normal time (8am) and this morning is DRAGGING.
9. Political season is starting and friends are starting to post crazy shi$ to their FB page.
10. I was quoted in an article in the newspaper today.
1. My dear old dog is having surgery today (lumps removed and teeth cleaned) and I am nervous.
2. It's blazing hot here. I love hot weather - sorry those who don't - I know it is miserable for you.
3. E is so cute. He has started to zerbert us back.
4. I am so glad we are getting #1 done - but will be even more glad when it is over and she is fine.
5. We are doing an easy dinner tonight so that we can finish priming the bathroom. Yahoo for productivity.
6. So - has anyone else seen Pariah or Albert Nobbs? Discuss.
7. We are SO not being fancy about E's 1st B-day party.
8. I need to land more consulting work. Anyone in the midwest need some LGBT intimate partner violence or LGBT 101 training anywhere in your community? Or T 101 training?
9. I think I only have 8/9 things today.
10. Ohhh... I know - I am always sad in June when the longest day of the year is over...
1. Our betas look great - #1 13dpo was 256 and #2 16dpo was 1097. I am not going to lie but it feels more real now.
2. I feel like our house cannot be clean enough. While we keep things at a minimum, I feel like there is too much clutter. M told me last night to sit down before I scrub the counter top off. I work from home so it's driving me crazy.
3. I am stressed about work. We lost two key executives and we are not meeting our targets. I am now working longer hours to ensure my performance remains way up there.
4. I am in sales and there are only two weeks left in the month...eeek!
5. I am in love with the History Channel. I have no clue why, but I cannot stop watching it or National Geographic. I
6. Our new security system was install yesterday and I keep checking the app on my phone to ensure it is still armed with no trouble lol.
7. I cannot find any energy... none
8. It's hot like 110 with the heat index. I hate driving on these days as all I seem to do is get in and out of the car never letting it completely cool down.
9. Our dogs have been very well behaved lately. Like extremely well... Both have been following directions and staying off the furniture.
10. Our 6 wk u/s is schedule for 7/2!!! I am excited and nervous all at the same time.
06/12 - BFP!!!!
Beta #1 15dpo - 256
Beta #2 18dpo - 1097
6wk U/S on 07/02 ~ TWINS!!!
EDD 02/21/13
09/10/12 Found out it's two Boys!!!! Sam and Jake
Jacob and Samuel born 1/29/13 at 36 weeks.
1. We just had to cancel our cycle this month
2. DW is so upset and so am I.
3. We only have the summer to try and this just killed a month.
4. I really hope this is all a part of the greater plan for us.
5. I dont think 10 is going to happen today...my brain is swimming
I am so sorry....
1. We leave for Ptown tomorrow. I can't wait.
2. N's sleep habits have gone from eh to a lot worse than eh. He was up to 5-6 hour and then nursing and then 3-4 hours and now..yeah..not so much. He's all over the place. Last night he was up every 30-45 min.
2b. We figure it is teething but because of a high temp yesterday and last night (102) we went to the pedi this morning to rule out an ear infection.
3. She told us we had to CIO. NOW!!!
4. I refrained from telling her to bite me.
5. She said his teeth aren't showing any signs of coming in (so he's just playing us). But she said that at his 6 month appointment and he had 2 teeth 3 days later.
6. I am suddenly not sad about finding a new pedi. She laughed at us when we said it wasn't for us. And that we actually tried it once and did checks at 3, 5, 7 and 10. And by 10 he vomited and lost his voice. And there was no way we were ever doing anything like that again...
7. Seriously, laughing... lame. If I wasn't so tired, I'd be pissed.
8. I think CIO works for some babies. N isn't one of those babies. He gets more strung out the more he cries. I don't know why so many people are quick to pigeon hole babies. One size doesn't not fit all.
9. I have a headache.
10. I wonder why he's regressing... I mentioned maybe it is because I am weaning and she wasn't into talking about any possibilities other than the notion that he's playing us (I told her I like to think of it as 'communicating' and again, a side smile)
11. Yeah, I don't like her. (Thanks for getting me there).
1) I just finished lunch and I am still hungry.
2) I made curry and garlic naan for dinner last night and I keep thinking about the leftovers at home...
3) OPK still negative on day 13. I am thinking positive thoughts for tomorrow.
4) This weekend we have nothing planned for either day. It feels strange.
5) Work has been so boring recently. Today I menu planned for next week. Something I would normally do on Thusday.
6) I am working a half day tomorrow just because I can.
7) Ann won a contest at work that gave her a Saturday of her choosing off. She is going to use it for Ky's birthday so we can spend the day with her and do all of the prep for the party early instead of waiting until that evening.
8) The other half of her prize was a $50 gift card to any restaurant of her choosing...we went with PF Changs.
9) Ky is getting so big, I can hardly stand it.
10) I am reading a book on a pretty controversial subject but I cannot bring myself to decide one way or another.
not cool.
I mean, regardless of what your CIO position is (and i'm pretty sure everyone knows mine), a pedi is for medical advice, NOT parenting. I'm the parent, you are the doctor, now check his damn ears and leave the rest to me. grrrr.
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And after working in a pediatricians office for 8+ years I have come to learn that many don't even have children and what they have been taught they, have no experience with. I recall a conversation I had with a doc that had twins about 2y after she finished her pediatric residency. She told me she used to tell parents stuff all the time about sleeping, eating, etc as though she knew it all - when in fact she knew nothing until she became a parent and was dealing with her own children.
Our pediatrician told us to cry it out at every appt and we turned a deaf ear. We did CIO at 2y for going to sleep, but never did for middle of the night cries. And guess what, it might have taken 3.5y, but the kid sleeps all night in his bed. Alone. And we all survived.
Quite a few of the "old timers" have met. LOL. I have meet CT, Meegs, Norika, TWB, N2A, Seattlejoy, Tdlklm, TheFamilyway, and Mrs. F. Some I have met when we have planned GTG (ie. Philly), some I have met when they were in town, and some I have met through Rainbow Families in our area.
I'm sorry to hear this! Hope you two are doing OK and that next cycle goes well.
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*
Right?? And the craziest part is she is pro co-sleeping and alternate vac schedule! I was blown away when she suggested I drop him into his crib (knowing we cosleep and he's never been in his crib) and leave him there, until morning. We tried it, as I wrote, but it went against everything we believe in. It was awful. K was on the deck outside crying.. I was watching the monitor, crying.. I still haven't forgiven myself for doing it and it was 2 months ago.. I read the book (Ferber, Sears, No-cry, etc.. I've read everything) and he presented a good case for babies needing sleep so, against my better judgement...
ETA: We tried 'it' meaning CIO for about 15 min. Not leaving him until morning.
I've met CT, Mrs. F, Two, Mrl0, SSG, Tdlklm, and talked to Mommy Monster on the phone quite a bit.
1. I'm officially annoyed with our CSA. Three heads of cabbage and two bags of lettuce? Gee, thanks. Scallions, parsley and radishes - but no squash? Tomatoes? Strawberries? Eggplant? Anything that isn't green?
2. I was planning to mow today but it's raining.
3. I want to go to the gym but I'm sure Jen does too, and I went yesterday. Six more weeks and the babies will be old enough to leave at the gym daycare so we can both go.
4. I let them both cry yesterday (changed, fed, just grouchy) while I ate dinner.
5. We had to take a cloth diaper break because our washing machine broke, and now all the diapers are leaking. Trying to figure out if they're just peeing more now or what.
I am being summoned.
Thanks
I am looking for more of these stories. She has a daughter, who she coslept with and never sleep trained... 
CD leaking or disposable leaking? We had some CD issues for a while.
to elaborate: We finally did CIO/Ferber at 2y for going to sleep on his own (he was demanding that L lie down with him on the guest bed to go to sleep. Boo.) But he was older and was able to understand more than a baby about going to sleep and where we were, etc. But he woke every night from birth-3.5y crying and came to our bed (at first we brought him and then he walked in on his own.) But one day about 3.5y, he stopped waking in the middle of the night crying and STTN in his own bed (now if he hadn't...we would have forced the issue (incentives, etc) at some point because I wasn't up for sleeping with a school aged kid every night. :P
Oh no!! What happened? I'm so sorry! I understand your pain.
IVF Oct/Nov 2012
Beta #1 = 77, Beta #2 = 190, Beta #3 = 1044
Cautiously optimistic.
I also find this fascinating from a social psych perspective, also having been part of several online communities over the years and being a psych major and all.
I've met Mandy, and am excited to meet the Philly crowd this weekend.
IVF Oct/Nov 2012
Beta #1 = 77, Beta #2 = 190, Beta #3 = 1044
Cautiously optimistic.
I'm so sorry to hear this. *hugs*
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
Let's see....
1. I officially declared my cell phone dead and ordered a new one. It's supposed to come today and I can't wait.
2. My laptop is still dead and waiting for my BIL to very kindly fix it for me, but sharing a laptop with DW is getting a bit old for both of us, especially when my phone is dead too.
3. I might be a little too addicted to the internet.
4. We dubbed last week's vacation "staygocation" and it was pretty fun. I'd do it again. Like, oh, now?
5. But we do have another vacation coming up in July! It's weird timing that we scheduled these so close, but fun to have something to look forward to so quickly.
6. TTC is depressing.
7. My RE's referral is for the center, but the claims get processed with the doctor's ID number. For some annoying reason about half of them get initially processed as out-of-network until I call and complain.
8. I really have to try hard not to think about all the other things we could have done with all the money spent on these BFNs.
9. But I know it could be so much worse too, so I try to focus on the thankful part.
10. I'm excited for Philly this weekend, but still not at all clear on when we're coming or going.... I suppose I should probably get to work on this, and to notifying 2brides.
IVF Oct/Nov 2012
Beta #1 = 77, Beta #2 = 190, Beta #3 = 1044
Cautiously optimistic.
1. The new job is a bigger adjustment than expected.
2. Pretty sure one PI I work with thinks I'm a moron who can't use Outlook. I think he should pay more attention to what day of the week it is! (Client: Let's talk on June 19th. Him: Okay, talk to you Wednesday! Me: Schedule it for Tuesday, then change it to Wednesday, then change it back. Ugh.)
3. I should be working, but I figure I can TTT in the 18 minutes until my next call.
4. It seems like everyone is having babies all the time since we started TTC. My cousin is preggers, along with multiple friends. I'm having a hard time with jealousy/resentment.
5. And we've only done two cycles! I need to get a grip.
6. I had a great birthday celebration yesterday, which involved tequila. So that's a benefit of missing this cycle - I haven't really been drinking whenever C can't drink.
7. My MIL went out of her way to be extra super nice about my birthday. She is trying to mend fences after the "we don't think you should have a bio kid" debacle. I'm working on being gracious and forgiving.
8. I had a complete and total meltdown on Father's Day, six days after making it through the anniversary of Dad's death with relative ease. I hate that he's not here and it's so not fair. And I hate that C's dad is such a jerk, because he has the benefit of being alive, and I think he should use his time on earth to be a not-jerk.
9. This is turning into a pretty negative TTT, and I think I haven't realized how hard things have been for me lately.
10. I guess I need to think about how to deal with things being difficult. I'd prefer if things could just be easy.
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
hmmm, this is fun
I've met Two, Mrs F, ssg, TWB, N2A, Mrl0, tdlklm, jeannkerri, 2brides, meegs, eratmama, and a former regular knottie/nestie who never went bumpie.
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I wonder if you win as having met the most. Does this mean you will make an appearance at a midwest GTG?
Yikes! I actually like the parenting advice from our pediatrician (of course, she has kids the same age, uses the same daycare, has an open mind, etc..., so that might impact my view
). It sounds like you don't have a great match.
Re the sleep stuff, FWIW, we co-sleep too. Eli still sleeps with us. Lex on the other hand was a terrible sleeper and was nursing 5 hours a night at 8-9 months. It was awful. I was a complete zombie. At about 9 months, we tried the crib. I nursed her down in the chair and put her (solidly) asleep in the crib and I slept in the chair. The first night she woke up around 1 and then I pulled her into the recliner and nursed/slept the rest of the night. The second night she didn't wake up and then that was pretty much it. I slept in her room for the first week or so and then went back to my bed. Now she nurses and then goes down drowsy but not asleep. She fusses for a couple minutes most nights, but sleeps 12 hours straight.
I was shocked--I assumed it would be a disaster, but it is just a better fit for her. Eli might be in the family bed until he leaves for college
Anyway, the crib might be worth another shot. Or not, but I thought you might like some hope. Sorry this has been so traumatic!
1. I have a shitty cold.
2. I havent been on here in a while and I'm not sure why (on this board i mean)
3. just FYI I changed my name from cookiemonster03 b/c it was my old AIM name and i needed more privacy, lol.
4. one of the girls is on a strong antibiotic and we have her in disposables this week. I admit it is easier but now her pants wont stay up and i can't stand to have her sit around the house in a paper diaper. cloth is more like clothes to me
5. good grief i can't even think of anything
6. i need to meet people. i need to get over my paranoid that DW will be mad at me for being online so much, lol.
7. and we NEED friends with kids....or friends in gneeral...
8. ok i am really out of ideas.
1) SO glad to be home from our TRIP to CALI ... it was fun the first 2 days then disastrous and the Family counseling was SO_SO i expected more for the facility
2) M and I are at each others throat - we need some away time we work together, live together and are always together...
3)New Stroller for the girls I LOVE IT and so thankful that my parents were so willing to help out with it ... AHHHH
4) I am so disenchanted with friend lately ...SO DISENCHANTED!
5) Girls are getting so big and b day is just around the corner - still deciding Pulled pork or Hawaiian pizza? Its a Hawaiian luau theme pool party. I realize I will not be enjoying the party but be working it
6) I feel we need to start working on Number 3 ( my eggs) and need to work out the financial aspect and the logistics.
7) Number 6 freaks me out but i feel frantic that we need to work on this.
8) I need a new Lap top but just cant do it ...
9) a close friend said a few things that were pretty harsh and i thought i was over it but I am not .... but her partner know i was upset about it yet friend did not say anything ?
10) Need more hours in the day
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All 4 of my kiddo's have been like this. If we let them cry longer than 10 minutes I usually have some kind of projectile vomit to clean up. =( I agree that there is not a "one size fits all" child. Our 2 year old is just starting to master sleeping through the night. He still wakes up and needs to know that there is someone there to give him a bit of a cuddle, soft pat on the back, or a simple "shhh shhh" before falling back asleep. Do I wish he would just do it on his own, sure, but I understand that he needs this. I hope that you find a pedi that works well with you. We LOVE that when we share our thoughts with our pedi she listens and takes how we choose to parent our children to heart. She will share a suggestion, as she has 3 children of her own, but never acts like she "knows all".
Sorry if that was a bit of a babble, but my two little ones are also teething and have been SUPER pissy and I am functioning on no sleep.
1. My wisdom teeth extraction yesterday was easier than I thought it would be anesthesia-wise. You ladies were right when you recommended I go with general. I remember being awake, then being awake again. No fuzzy time in between, which is what I would have hated. SCORE.
2. The pain, though, is bad. I'm trying to stay on top of taking the meds, but they make me nauseous. I haven't had much to eat since 5:30 a.m. yesterday. Well, I've had exactly two pancakes since yesterday at 5:30 a.m. And a lot of watered down apple juice.
3. #2 means I'm dizzy and can't do much on my own, which sucks.
4. Jean's post about CIO made me cringe. I find it amusing that people think they can tell parents what to do. I mean, if it's your choice as a parent to do CIO, fine, but respect other parents' choice not to do it.
5. My MIL is a big fan of CIO. I hate it. I can't do it. I won't do it. She insists. UGH.
6. That's all I've got for today.
1. Just got back from the grocery store where I lost a WIC check, overhead announcements to find a lost WIC check are EMBARRASSING! It was found but oh.my.god, I wanted to crawl under a rock.
2. Ava's party went very well and she was having an awesome day on top of it, lots of smiles and eating(!!!!!!) and fun.
3. We leave for vacation on Sunday night, staying in Vallejo, going to San Fran and surrounding areas. I'm hoping for some down time, I really need to relax, not just run around.
4. Ava's "expedited" appointment with the neuropsychologist is on July 24th, 2 months after her initial eval, hmpf. I hope Regional Center can do better than that.
5. My cat had kittens, 3 white and 3 dark, I love them.
6. I need to sew fleece shorties for Addie, she is wetting through all her diapers at night.
7. I need a massage, pedicure, massage, body scrub, sauna, massage, and a cool shower. A spa day is much wanted.
8. Costco has some awesome vegetarian products.
9. I need to fold laundry.
10. The kids are having pigs in a blanket with shells and cheese for dinner while I have quinoa with veggies.
Two Mommies Healing Hearts
have you checked meet up or facebook for gay parenting groups in your area? we met a bunch of good friends through a lesbian moms meet up.
hmmm, i guess the internet really does rule my life...
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We still live like 15 minutes from you. Just sayin'. Haha.. I understand, don't worry. :-D
IVF Oct/Nov 2012
Beta #1 = 77, Beta #2 = 190, Beta #3 = 1044
Cautiously optimistic.
Maybe I don't have a heightened sense of smell, but I've never smelled any vagina on my pants. -- TSD
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hlke, I'm sorry, I have these feelings too (not about C's dad, obv, or about my FILs for that matter, but about other people's mothers/mothers in general). I worry that this will get worse when I am pregnant/have kid(s) and have to confront the fact that they'll never know their grandmother.
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*
Our kids regressed between 6.5 and 9mo too, and everyone said to CIO, which my wife couldnt do- it was teething all the way. Many nights we wound up with them BOTH in bed, which means we werent sleeping :-)
And def. the weaning is contributing too. I think you're right. And maybe some tylenol if he needs it? we just did a little bit, and it so helped them conk out. Good luck, and nothing lasts forever :-)