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healz413 · April 2013

It seems our regular thread starters are busy today and I have waited as long as I can stand. :

So lets hear your ten things!

It is Ten Things Tuesday where you share ten things on your mind or about yourself.

clairmeij · April 2013

1. I went in for our 32 week appointment today, and everything seems great

2. We see a different midwife for each appointment so that you are used to/have met the person who delivers your baby - they work on an on call rotation.

3. I really hope that we end up with one of my 'faves'. Its so nice to work with a midwife who puts you at ease.

4. The midwife taught me how to feel really low in the pelvis for his head - which was great! Even when we were doing belly mapping in the Natural Childbirth class, I had to guess from his bottom, kicks and hiccup movements, because I could never feel his head. I think part of it is having the confidence to know how much pressure is ok.

5. I went and bought some cheap cushions for our outside furniture today. We're in a rented house right now, and will probably only stay here a year longer, and not take much of the furniture that we have with us when we move. I think that we'll spend lots of time on our deck this summer with our little baby

6. Being pregnant reminds me of how lovely people are. We've both received gifts from not only friends, or colleagues, but business associates from different companies. People really are generally good and kind.

7. Later today I'm going to empty all the junk out of my car and get it ready to be detailed later this week. THEN we'll put the car seat in it in a couple of weeks!

8. Tomorrow I will be able to say that our baby is due next month - eeeeek!

9. I am so blessed to have a partner who makes every effort to get to every prenatal appointment, not because I've asked her to (I haven't) but because she wants to be there and ensure that baby and I are healthy and safe. She's even surprised me at one before. her!

10. Our nursery is almost finished! After my work shower on Friday, I'll get onto Amazon, buy the rest of the stuff from our registry and get it done!

KH826 · April 2013

1. Today I am 5dpiui and feeling crampy, achey and tired. I am trying not to read too much into it, because I really obsessed during my last TWW and it made me crazy.

2. Today was the kind of work day for me that was a total blur. I am not sure where the day went, but I am happy that it is almost over!

3. I am happy to have found some other folks to wait with on this site that are in the TWW at the same time as me. I am hoping that we will all get to celebrate together in about a week and a half when we get our BFPs!

4. I emailed my wife that I don't feel like making dinner tonight because I feel crappy. I am usually the dinner maker in our house. I felt kind of guilty, but she responded right away that she would either make something or we could just "fend for ourselves" with leftovers, etc. That made me feel better. She has been very understanding and good with this whole TWW business. I feel lucky.

5. We have been trying to sell some furniture on craigslist... we have decided to turn our formal living room into our dining room so that we can turn our dining room into a playroom/home office space for my wife when we have a baby... so step 1 is to sell some of the furniture that won't fit into this room swap plan. Well, needless to say, people on craigslist have been annoying me all day with emails that prove either a) they don't actually read the post before responing, or b) they truly expect something for nothing. We are getting rid of a very nice couch that is only 5 years old, in perfect condition, very comfy, that we paid $1k for 5 years ago... we were asking $400 but said we could negotiate. Someone was actually angry that we wouldn't take $50 for it. Really!

6. I am trying to stay positive during my TWW and not obsess or think negative thoughts about this cycle/second guess... this was going really well until today, but today seems like the kind of day you just want to forget before it is even over. I am hoping tomorrow is much better and that I can be Ms. Positivity again! I will try!

7. I felt inspired by the QOTD on the TTC Check-in yesterday -- about resources you would make available if you could start your own LGBT-centric fertility center. Now I want to find a way to build this clinic that we have all designed with all of our ideas and experiences. It is nice to have this community on this board, but I wish I had just a piece of this in "real life" associated with my fertility clinic. I am sure if I stepped outside my comfort zone and tried I could find some semblence of that, but I have not yet tried...

8. I love reading the Pregnancy Check-ins on Mondays, even though I am not pregnant yet... it just makes me think about how amazing it will be, and how much I long to experience it for myself and enjoy every minute. I am looking forward to the first Monday that I am able to participate in the Pregnancy Check-in instead of the TTC Check-in.

9. Tonight I am looking forward to going home, putting on PJs and snuggling on the couch with my dog. That is typically what I crave after a long day. We have an 8 lb Pomeranian-terrier and she is just awesome. She literally makes everything better.

10. I am excited to read everyone else's 10 things! I think this might be my favorite weekly thread, because it is so stream of consciousness and really lets you get to know people!

ball.and.chain · April 2013

1. I just spent the last half hour trapped under my cat. She hates to snuggle and usually when I pick her up and put her on my chest or lap, she waits about 20 seconds and then leaps to freedom. This time she snuggled in and went to sleep. I've decided she was welcoming our embryo, even though she will almost certainly hate him/her if he/she becomes a real baby.

2. I named the embryo Tater, because I think the inner cell mass looks like a latke and my sister thinks it looks like a potato chip.

3. I worry that naming the embryo will make me get attached to it prematurely, but Manada and Healz have inspired me with Pokey Pokey.

4. The weather has been gorgeous here. Like crazy gorgeous. And I've been cooped up in the house, sick, for days.

5. I am a snot factory.

6. My wife tiled our kitchen backsplash this weekend and it looks amazing. It was her first tiling project and I'm proud of her for taking it on and doing such a good job!

7. Next project: nursery? Here's hoping.

8. I really want a lobster roll for dinner.

9. It is really not fair to have seasonal allergies and a cold at the same time, but I'm pretty sure I do.

10. I can't think of anything else except the fact that I have to pee, so I guess I'll just post this.

mollykelley · April 2013

1. I'm super happy and excited for ball.and.chain today! That little embie is fertilized and growing, and now it will keep growing in your uterus! So exciting!

2. Haven't been on tb all day due to work meetings and my first OB appointment this morning! She was awesome! We told her we are in for initial/early care and will soon transition to a midwife for home birth and she was totally cool with that.

3. Since my wife's egg will be 35 next month, it is suggested I do all the testing/screening recommended for AMA.

4. After our appointment, I shoved a photo of u/s in the pocket of my wife for her to find later today. She just emailed me that it feel out of her pocket while she was teaching and one of her students saw it. Oops!

5. Today I had my Toastmasters meeting (another reason I love Tuesdays) and a very brave woman from Kyrgyzstan gave a speech about her recent miscarriage. I cried through the whole thing, and when I got up to evaluate her I shared with her (and the group) that I had also had a miscarriage. It was very emotional and I don't know why I did it, but in the moment I felt the need to stand in solidarity with her as she went through it all alone without knowing anyone here as she has just moved to the country.

6. Yesterday my boss said, "I hope everything is okay with you, though I'm legally not allowed to ask" as she looked at my bloated tummy. I just smiled and said I'm fine and very focused on work. As long as my work is getting done, I hope to not have any problems.

7. I'm going to a birthing event on Sunday to meet doulas, midwives, lactation specialists, and other professionals at an expo. My wife is coming too and she is actually really excited. She wrote "baby stuff" in her calendar.

8. We are practicing our first dance for wedding 3 nights a week at a dance studio. I'm really in love with the song and the dance we are doing, it is going to be really fun.

9. l miss the TTC Check-in and i liked the QOTD this week... it feels weird being on the other side and I haven't lost sight of how hard it is to go through the continual hopes and emotional roller coaster. I don't see myself as being out of the woods yet, even though RE and OB have told me they are 95% sure this is a take home baby.There is always that slight chance and I'm still very scared.

10. I'm still on meds until 14 weeks, most likely. Not my cup of tea but I'll deal with it.

2MamazInSeattle · April 2013

1. ball.and.chain - I am SO excited for Tater to become a Tot! (Ok, I couldn't resist. I kill me.) But seriously - been so excited for you all day, and glad the prognosis looks fantastic! YAY grow Tater grow!

2. I'm still digesting our MFM appointment a little. I read the whole autopsy, which wasn't as hard as I thought - though I got a little sad at some things. Like that his feet were 1.7 cm long. But still so happy we had a green light to move forward, no genetic stuff, nothing wrong with me.

3. J and I snapped back to healthy eating and exercise and I have had a crushing headache for two days. I guess this reflects how much sugar/carbs I'd been eating, ouch. It's amazing how delicious a mushroom or apple is when you are this hungry.

4. My company provides what we call the "shortbus" to Seattle neighborhoods each day, so I get to commute for free! It's great, we have Wi-Fi (oh, they love to be sure we can't stop working) - but also there is a $7/toll I avoid by taking the shortbus. I'm on it now. Ha! Not working! So there, Big M.

5. J said while we were in Maui "I think we will have mercury poisoning by the time we leave here" because we ate a LOT of fish. It was so good! I more or less abstained from fish when I was pregnant. Last night our neighbor brought us ling cod he caught Sunday. It was fab on the grill! Chicken tonight though.

6. Speaking of Maui, I wanna go again soon! We are contemplating October.

7. My boss missed me! We have a brother/sister type of relationship - teasing, giving each other a lot of sh*t, etc. But today in my 1:1, he said "I have had so much going on and I really missed you - not just someone but specifically you." It was a nice sentiment to come back to. Nice to be valued!

8. If you happen to love indie rock, give KEXP a listen. It's our local Seattle cool indie station, but available on the web. I highly recommend the 6-10 a.m. PST John in the Morning show! I'm listening on my way home too.

9. J and I love the same music and it's part of why we ended up going on a date. When I was pregnant *I stopped listening to music* - WTF? I just was so consumed. I made J promise if/when I get pregnant again, to not let me stop listening to music. We recently watched a lot of the Cochella live broadcasts which were awesome.

10. I'm sad to not have ended up going on my work trip to Toronto today I was excited to meet Manada & Healz! Hopefully I'll come out that way soon though.

ball.and.chain · April 2013

2MamazInSeattle:
1. ball.and.chain - I am SO excited for Tater to become a Tot! (Ok, I couldn't resist. I kill me.) But seriously - been so excited for you all day, and glad the prognosis looks fantastic! YAY grow Tater grow!

Ha! I love it!

trisholio · April 2013

1. First I have to say that I am exhausted, so I might not make sense :-)

2. I had my baseline ultrasound yesterday and the Dr gave me the prescription for Clomid. I called our donor to confirm dates of insemination and he isn't available :-(

3. I am upset that our donor is not available this month, but on the other hand we have so much on our plate right now. I don't want to wait any longer, yet I do. See what I mean about not making sense :-)

4. In the last three weeks we completed 70 hours of training to become foster parents.

5. The training was much more emotionally draining than expected. It was a lot about dealing with sexually abused children. I know that is a reality, but its so sad to hear story after story.

6. My DW is a survivor of sexual abuse as a child and rape as an adult. So talking about it a lot brought up memories for the both of us.

7. We babysat on Saturday for a friend's baby that is 5 weeks old. He was so sweet, cuddly and slept most of the time. I couldn't resist but put him in the moby wrap most of the night.

8. Our roommate is back in the hospital and had major surgery, they removed most of her left food and one toe on her right foot. She has had a staph infection and they can't get it under control. She is most likely going from the hospital to a nursing home. That is where she needs to be.

9. It sounds bad to say that I am glad that she is moving to a nursing home. But we are not able to take care of her and are honestly tired of doing so.

10. I would bet that I will be asleep on the couch in the next 30 minutes. I am beat!

healz413 · April 2013

1. I'm so excited for ball.and.chain! I know it must be scary given your loss, but I hope you can really cherish this time of growing Tater and I hope for the very best results in 9 days.

2. MK, the TTC check-in misses you! Almost every week, I think to myself "I wonder when MK is going to do her check-in; she's usually early even though she's on the West Coast" and then I remember that you'll be on the pregnancy check-in and I go there to look. This week, when I posted TTC check-in I figured b.and.c was probably busy but I thought, "I wonder if MK is busy, too." Then I remembered again. Glad you're not TTCing anymore, but I miss you in the check-in.

3. I'm also sorry that 2Mamaz trip to Ontario got cancelled. I hope we can meet another time.

4. Manada and I went to see 'The Big Wedding' tonight. It was cute and fun (and sometimes annoying) and I enjoyed it. I'm also super sappy and I cry in most dramas and rom-coms. Tonight was no exception.

5. Our dog has been so good recently. And by good I mean calmer than previously. I hope that it is that she's finally growing up and it has actually become possible to exercise her enough to wear her out.

6. My best friend and I had our first afternoon on a patio this afternoon--beer and burgers. The weather is finally nice in Toronto and it makes me very happy.

7. I can't believe that our Love Party is only a month and a half away!

8. Shhhh. Don't tell M about number 7. She's getting stressed about what we have left to do, so I don't want her to know how close we are.

9. Yes, I am a goofball. If you haven't picked up on that, well now you know.

10. I love bumping on my computer. I do most of it on my phone these days but I don't see icons, pictures, and signatures so it's hard to keep track of whose who among some of the folks who post less often or are newer. I feel like I get more out of the posts when I read them on my computer.

MaryanneN · April 2013

1. This my first participation of TTT. I am so happy for all of the ladies with positive things happening in their journey. It seems like things are going in a great direction for many of us.

2. Today was blood test 2 of the week.

3. HSG tomorrow and my wife unfortunately does not have a forgiving boss so she cannot come with me. It is the trade off so that she will be there for the iui/iui's next week.

4. Yes we are doing both HSG and IUI this month. I couldn't help but google how one effects the other in the same month. Most thing I find is that the test actually betters your chances for about 3 months after the HSG. Although nine of the entries were from a doctor.

5. I have a knot in my shoulder and neck. This is my tell spot for when I am getting stressed, and also I am having trouble falling asleep.

6. I internalize my stress because I am the laid back one in our relationship and DW is the stressed one. Time to switch rolls for a while.

7. My DW has turned our front yard into a beautiful place. She created a garden bed 3 of them surrounded by rocks and we will have beautiful day Lillie's planted in them in the fall and it will be beautifully filled with flowers next year.

8. I got stuck went back to read my entry and since I am mobile bumping, 6 should say none instead of nine.

9. Oh my MIL is coming around. My DW said something and it finally clicked. She was just worried about the fact that I am carrying the baby and what her role was. I think she just needed time to process everything.

10. I thought this would be difficult to complete but look I did it!

Thank you ladies.

Jazibel · May 2013

1. We're moving to a Caribbean island in two weeks - I feel overwhelmed, excited and a little crazy. Ok more than a little.

2. It's been a whirlwind few weeks, I traveled to our new destination (left my little nugget for the first time for 4 days- which was SOOOO hard, and I could only have done it for something as important as this upcoming move). And house hunted, and even snorkeled once.

3. We found a house that is made up for 2 flats, our plan is to live in one and rent the other. We're walking distance to the beach with a nice jungle-y backyard. Its surreal because we're buying a house that so far only I have seen . EV is so trusting - lol.

4. The last few weeks have been one big heap of logistics, finding tenants for our house, packing, etc. etc.

5. I will miss our family and friends soooo much. Especially my brother & sister-in-law who are busy TTC.

6. We plan on being gone for about a year. And have invited another couple to come live with us for a while with their daughter. Fingers crossed they can come - it will be even more fun with 4 moms and 2 babies.

7. Our plan was also to TTC this fall, so we talked with our donor and he agreed to come visit to bring (the fishies) to us. It means we will not be doing IVF (at least this time), but maybe we can work on baby #2 in 2013.

8. And that's little K waking up....

9. Hopefully there will be more time to bump in the coming weeks.

shelly2314 · May 2013

1. Went to a specialist yesterday about my CMV results and he said we are good to go and work on TTC. So I am superexcited about that

2. Made an appointment for next Wednesday for an ultrasound to see if my follicules are the right size, then we take our shot, and 36 hours later we give it a go! I am soooo excited and nervous

3. This will be our first attempt, we are nervous and excited (and I am a tad overemotional)

4. Work is finally starting to wind down (I am a testing coordinator for a high school in Florida) and that alleviates A LOT of stress.

5. I wish I was at home snuggling with my wife and our three furrbabies (Maddox-8 yr old boxer, Capone-5 yr old pit, and Lucy-1 year old pit). I have 2 more furbabies and I reptibaby (2 cats, Finch and Atticus approx 3 years old and 1 snake, Calliope--20 months old) I love the time I get to spend with them.

6. I am perusing this site during work hours...LOL. Probably not the best thing, but I needed a little "me" time. We'll call it my lunch break.

7. It is kind of overcast today, which is a nice break from the oppressive heat we have had lately.

8. I'm hungry....and I really need to stay away from my boss's candy bowl full of mini twix bars!!! LOL

9. I have been doing weight watchers and have lost 15 lbs in 3 months. I have maintained this weight for the last 3 weeks and am extremely proud of myself as the only exercise I really do it playing softball 2 times a week in an adult league.

10. I need a nap!!!

I enjoy reading these from everyone else and decided to post for the first time today. This was great!

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