On the 4th (Thursday) we will be heading to Boston with DH's family to see the fireworks and Pops! concert. DH's grandparents are Canadian, they got married on the 4th when they lived in Quebec, so we will also celebrate their anniversary.
On the 5th we will be heading to the Cape. My family has a house, so we will be staying there from Friday through Monday. DH is taking some days off so it will be a nice getaway. We have a wedding during the weekend which is also on the Cape, so it will be a fun night out. We will be bringing the baby to the wedding and also to the beach for her first time (see post below), I can't wait!
DH only has the 4th off so we are staying home. We will go watch fireworks which should be interesting with H considering that's about his bedtime and he gets cranky if he's up too late.
TTC #1 since 3/2011
DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
DH is a testicular cancer survivor
IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
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Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
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IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.
We will be around but have no concrete plans. I think my SIL is having a party on the 4th and she has a pool so that should be a good time. I have Friday off as well - not even sure if DH does. I'm sure we will have no trouble filling the long weekend with fun activities. I hope the weather co-operates!
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I assume DH will take the 4th off but we have no plans. In years past we had gone to sis-in-law's place for dinner, then walk out to the river for fireworks. But SIL will be out of town this year, plus I have no desire to watch the fireworks live w/M, so I bet we'll just be boring people staying home.
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Failed multiple cycles of Clomid+TI and Clomid+IUI
DH and I are making the 7 hr trek from VA to DH's family's home on the Delware shore. We'll stay for a week. I'm really excited, since is the first real time I've had off work for a year or so.
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I'm having wrist surgery on the 5th so the 4th will be low key for us. Maybe BBQ at the ILs.
But we are going to the river this weekend with a huge group of family friends so I'm super excited about that!!
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IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP! beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75 beta #2 11/28 = 2055 Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012! Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
DH only has the 4th off so we are staying home. We will go watch fireworks which should be interesting with H considering that's about his bedtime and he gets cranky if he's up too late.
When I read your post, I saw "H", read it as "husband", and thought "yeah, that's about my bedtime too", lol. Yes, it's sometimes still light out when I go to bed. Momma needs her beauty sleep
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DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09. MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia. 5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie. 6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims. 7/4 ER and Biopsy. 7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties. 7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415. 8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
Our town has a big 4th of July parade, then we usually get together with my parents and sister's family for a barbecue. Then I have to head into work for the night of the 4th - kind of a pain, but I get paid extra!
DH has to work on the 5th, and the big kids have camp, so no trips for us. DD#2's baptism is on the 7th so we are staying around for that too!
I still haven't decided what I want to do. I'm working this Sunday so that I'll have Thursday-Sunday off at end of week. DH may have to work on Friday. I'm not sure if I want the hassel of packing up 4 kids, 2 dogs, and everything but the kitchen sink just so that I can unpack it all late Sunday night and then get ready for the work week. Staying home and catching up on True Blood sounds much more appealing the more I think about it.
When we do go out of town, it's to my parents' house 3.5hrs away in northern WI. We go fishing, play at the beach (couple of lakes in the area), and always watch fireworks on the 4th (and pretty much every other night that weekend) at a friend's cottage on the lake.
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DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09. MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia. 5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie. 6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims. 7/4 ER and Biopsy. 7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties. 7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415. 8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
Umm, how embarrassing is it that I forgot there are fireworks on the 4th of July? I am the worst American ever!
Luckily, I think Snowden is taking that title at the moment, so you're okay. You may be tarred and feathered if you forget next year though, so be careful.
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DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09. MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia. 5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie. 6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims. 7/4 ER and Biopsy. 7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties. 7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415. 8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
Umm, how embarrassing is it that I forgot there are fireworks on the 4th of July? I am the worst American ever!
Luckily, I think Snowden is taking that title at the moment, so you're okay. You may be tarred and feathered if you forget next year though, so be careful.
Bhahaha! I was super embarrassed when I started reading responses about taking LO to see fireworks....Sophie's too young, right? I am spared this year right? She's in bed by 7 and sometimes earlier if she turns into cranky pants. Or does that earn me "MOTY" if I skip it?
You get to skip it this year. Pretty sure they're not going to see enough to keep their attention or keep them happy. There's no way I'm keeping the boys up later than usual so that they can hear some loud bangs. Plus, the mosquitoes are bad this year and I'm not dealing with that. If I really want them to see the pretty colors, I'll let them watch some on TV. That might just get me the MOTY award.
PAIFW/SAIFW
DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09. MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia. 5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie. 6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims. 7/4 ER and Biopsy. 7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties. 7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415. 8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
I'm off on the 4th, but have to go back to work Friday, so no big plans. All I ask for is to have a burger on the 4th, LOL! I could care less about fireworks, especially since our awesome neighbors will be up til the wee hours popping them.
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Our boys couldn't wait to meet us! Colin and Kieran arrived March 26, 2013 at 33w1d.
DH only has the 4th off so we are staying home. We will go watch fireworks which should be interesting with H considering that's about his bedtime and he gets cranky if he's up too late.
When I read your post, I saw "H", read it as "husband", and thought "yeah, that's about my bedtime too", lol. Yes, it's sometimes still light out when I go to bed. Momma needs her beauty sleep
Sometimes for me too!
TTC #1 since 3/2011
DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
DH is a testicular cancer survivor
IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal
IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.
No plans at the moment. We should be moving back into our renovated house this weekend, so we may do nothing. I do have to work a bit, but nothing crazy.
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Re: July 4th plans GTKY
On the 4th (Thursday) we will be heading to Boston with DH's family to see the fireworks and Pops! concert. DH's grandparents are Canadian, they got married on the 4th when they lived in Quebec, so we will also celebrate their anniversary.
On the 5th we will be heading to the Cape. My family has a house, so we will be staying there from Friday through Monday. DH is taking some days off so it will be a nice getaway. We have a wedding during the weekend which is also on the Cape, so it will be a fun night out. We will be bringing the baby to the wedding and also to the beach for her first time (see post below), I can't wait!
TTC #1 since 3/2011
DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
DH is a testicular cancer survivor
IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal
IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.
FET #1 10/15/14 - Beta #1: 216 Beta #2: 823
Baby Boy born 7/10/2015
"I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough, I'm giving you all my love, I"m still looking up."
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IVF #1 - July 2012 - Stims start 7/2, ER 7/12, 20 retrieved, 16 mature, 13 fertilized!
ET - 7/17 - 1 blast transferred. Beta - 7/26 273, Beta 2 7/30 - 1143. Beta 3 8/6 - 11,597
12/25 - Santa tells us "IT'S A GIRL!" EDD - April 4th
Our Little Easter Bunny has arrived!
Molly Mildred born 03/31/13
TTC A Sibling....... FET #1 11/14/14, Transferred one beautiful blast
Remaining four frosties arrested due to "embryologist error"
Plllllleasssee stick little icicle.....Beta 11/23...BFN
Starting ALL over with a fresh IVF cycle
Stims start 11/28/14, ER December 10th, 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature, only 4 fertilized
1 Blast Transferred on December 15th..... Beta Christmas Eve... Please Santa, bring me a baby!
Beta #1 345.....Beta #2....750/ First U/S 1/13/15/HB 131....EDD 9/2/2015
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Fall 2011 inj+IUI #2&3 BFN
Jan/Feb 2012 IVF#1 BFP 2/23 EDD 10/31/2012 ~~~ Halloween ~~~
Our IVF miracle, Baby Boy M, arrived on 11/8/2012!
IVF # 1 ~ Antagonist ~ ER 1/27/11~ ET 1/30/11 ~ + HPT 7dp3dt
DD born med-free on 10/24/11
But we are going to the river this weekend with a huge group of family friends so I'm super excited about that!!
IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
beta #2 11/28 = 2055
Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
When I read your post, I saw "H", read it as "husband", and thought "yeah, that's about my bedtime too", lol. Yes, it's sometimes still light out when I go to bed. Momma needs her beauty sleep
PAIFW/SAIFW
DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
7/4 ER and Biopsy.
7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties.
7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
Our town has a big 4th of July parade, then we usually get together with my parents and sister's family for a barbecue. Then I have to head into work for the night of the 4th - kind of a pain, but I get paid extra!
DH has to work on the 5th, and the big kids have camp, so no trips for us. DD#2's baptism is on the 7th so we are staying around for that too!
I still haven't decided what I want to do. I'm working this Sunday so that I'll have Thursday-Sunday off at end of week. DH may have to work on Friday. I'm not sure if I want the hassel of packing up 4 kids, 2 dogs, and everything but the kitchen sink just so that I can unpack it all late Sunday night and then get ready for the work week. Staying home and catching up on True Blood sounds much more appealing the more I think about it.
When we do go out of town, it's to my parents' house 3.5hrs away in northern WI. We go fishing, play at the beach (couple of lakes in the area), and always watch fireworks on the 4th (and pretty much every other night that weekend) at a friend's cottage on the lake.
PAIFW/SAIFW
DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
7/4 ER and Biopsy.
7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties.
7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
Luckily, I think Snowden is taking that title at the moment, so you're okay. You may be tarred and feathered if you forget next year though, so be careful.
PAIFW/SAIFW
DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
7/4 ER and Biopsy.
7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties.
7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
You get to skip it this year. Pretty sure they're not going to see enough to keep their attention or keep them happy. There's no way I'm keeping the boys up later than usual so that they can hear some loud bangs. Plus, the mosquitoes are bad this year and I'm not dealing with that. If I really want them to see the pretty colors, I'll let them watch some on TV. That might just get me the MOTY award.
PAIFW/SAIFW
DS1 born July 2002 (previous marriage).
TTC since Oct 08. DH Dx w/testicular cancer March 09.
MFI due to retrograde ejaculation/azoospermia.
5/2 IVF #1 cancelled due to large follie.
6/14 start Lupron for IVF #1.2. 6/22 start stims.
7/4 ER and Biopsy.
7/9 Transferred 2 (1-4BB and 1-3BB) embryos. 4 frosties.
7/15 +HPT 6dp5dt. 7/18 Beta #1: 193. 7/20 Beta #2: 415.
8/10 1st u/s - It's triplets!
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IVF #2 August 2012: Gonal-F 300, Menopur 300. Beta #1 9/6: 382... BFPx2!
Our boys couldn't wait to meet us! Colin and Kieran arrived March 26, 2013 at 33w1d.
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TTC #1 since 3/2011
DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
DH is a testicular cancer survivor
IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
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Baby Boy born 7/10/2015
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