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ElleBeeKay
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TGIF GTKY?!
ElleBeeKay
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How about a little Friday Getting to Know You? Happy weekend, all!
What is the last thing you ate? Drank?
What is your favorite TV show of all time?
What is the background screen on your phone?
Favorite concert ever?
What one single food could you not live without?
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!)
Farthest you've been from home?
Number one pet peeve?
What are you doing this weekend?
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Re: TGIF GTKY?!
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? Sushi - yummm...water (boring!)
What is your favorite TV show of all time? Grey's Anatomy!
What is the background screen on your phone? A pic of my DH and furbaby!
Favorite concert ever? Jake Owen, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney!
What one single food could you not live without? Cheese!
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) Pink - no bonus here!
Farthest you've been from home? Australia!
Number one pet peeve? Being lied to
What are you doing this weekend? Laying low tonight and then baseball game with a good friend tomorrow!!
Happy Friday everyone!!
**Sig warning***
TTC since 9/2011. DH - 32, me 32.
IUI#1 (natural): BFN; IUI#2 (clomid): BFN; IUI#3 (clomid and follistim): BFN.
IVF #1 March 2013, freeze all (OHSS).
FET#1 June: BFN
FET#2 August: delayed due to thin lining (6.3). Took a few months off to try and thicken the lining with lots of estrodial. FET#2.2 December: Cancelled due to thin lining (4.8). Two frosties left.
*New RE* Sonohystrogram and hystereoscopy done in Feb.
IVF #2: ER 3/4/14 ET 3/7/14, transferred 3, 3 day 9 cell perfect embryos. No frosties.
Beta #1 (14dp3dt) 504
Beta #2 (21dp3dt) 11,561
First ultrasound on 4/3/14 showed 3 sacs: one empty and two with beating hearts!! At 7w2d, found out that one baby did not have a heartbeat anymore. Praying that baby B makes it. Baby B is a girl!
EDD 11/25/14 BORN 11/29/14
**PAIF/anyone welcomed to comment!! Thank you.
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? Breakfast lean pocket (yuck) and crystal light strawberry lemonade
What is your favorite TV show of all time? I'm a tv girl, so there are too many to think of, but I am loving Downton Abbey right now.
What is the background screen on your phone? A photo of dh, Parker and I on our first wedding anniversary.
Favorite concert ever? Haven't been to many, but I am supposed to see the Backstreet Boys in August (If my IVF doesn't get in the way!)
What one single food could you not live without? Neapolitan Pizza
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) Raspberry Rush!!
Farthest you've been from home? Europe
Number one pet peeve? Too many to pick just one...maybe chewing with your mouth open or not using your indicators when you want to get in front of me while driving!
What are you doing this weekend? Nothing interesting as far as I know...hopefully going to the drive-in theater though!
**Siggy/Ticker Warning**
TTC #1 since May 2012
May 2013: First R.E. appointment
DH: SA is good
May 2013: CD3 Blood work-normal
June 2013: Hsg-Right tube blocked
July 26, 2013: Starting Follistim for IVF #1
August 2013: IVF #1 Cancelled- Abnormal embryos
October/November 2013: IVF #2 w/ICSI
November 8, 2013: Transferred two early blasts (no frosties)
November 18, 2013: First EVER BFP!
Beta#1: 91 Beta#2: 288
1st U/S- 5w2d Saw yolk sac!
3rd U/S- 7w4d HB of 157bpm!
TEAM BLUE!
http://movingtolight.blogspot.com/
What is your favorite TV show of all time? Law & Order: SVU
What is the background screen on your phone? A path through a Pacific Northwest looking forrest.
Favorite concert ever? Too many people at concerts for me...
What one single food could you not live without? I could live without coffee, but it would be a sad life!
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) Ballet Slipper by Essie
Farthest you've been from home? Monaco
Number one pet peeve? Inconsiderate people!
What are you doing this weekend? Possibly seeing Despicable Me 2 tonight. Kayaking tomorrow morning.
***signature & ticker warning***
Me: 30 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 29 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy w/partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo.
Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
FET w/donor embryos #1: 10/2013 Cancelled
FET w/donor embryos #1.2: 11/2013 ~ ET of 2 beautiful blasts on 11/27.
Beta 1: 503(12dp5dt) Beta 2: 1035(14dpt) Beta 3: 3001(16dpt) Beta 4: 8503(19dpt)
Twins with an EDD of 8/15/14! Team Purple
G&B born 6/30/14 at 33w3d via emergency c/s.
If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus!
IVF #1: ER 1/23/13- 4 eggs retrieved, 3 eggs fertilized; ET with 1 embryo 1/28/13 2 frosties beta #1 2/5 was 4.8- beta #2 2/7 3.5; BFN
FET #1- transferred one beautiful 4AA embie. Praying this is my take home baby. Beta 5/7/13- BFFN!!!
IVF #2: ER 7/17/13: 6R/3F- transferred 1 blast and 1 10 cell embryo 5dt. Beta hell. #1 2.5, #2 2.2- BFFFN! REALLY?
IVF #3: ER 12/1 and only 2 retrieved. 1 fertilized with ICSI. Was planning on transferring one fresh and one frozen....fresh was only 14 cells at day 5...CANCELLED and devastated due to 5cm blood filled cyst in ovary and blood in uterus.
IVF #4: Antagonist protocol with endometrial scratch day one of stims. ER 4/21: 6R/4M/3F- transferred 2 beautiful blasts (5dt) and one was hatching! No frosties but hoping we won't need it! Beta 5/4/14- 444(8dp5dt), Beta #2 10dp5dt 1002! THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT!!!!!!!!!! First US 5/15 we saw two of the most beautiful gestational and yolk sacs I have ever seen!
****FINALLY PREGNANT WITH DI/DI TWINS!!!!!!!
What is your favorite TV show of all time? Friday Night Lights
What is the background screen on your phone? A cute pic of my H with a bunch of overgrown scruff that he never keeps for more than a few days but I absolutely love.
Favorite concert ever? David Gray
What one single food could you not live without? Green olives!
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) Kimber by Goya...a pinkish red
Farthest you've been from home? Italy
Number one pet peeve? Bad drivers, by far
What are you doing this weekend? Hitting up a winery and going to a delish restaurant tomorrow for lunch about an hour or so from home...that's about all we have planned!
Ha, this made me laugh. So true!
I love these posts!!
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? Healthy Choice microwave meal/water
What is your favorite TV show of all time? Friends
What is the background screen on your phone? A picture of DH and me
Favorite concert ever? George Strait..all 3 times!
What one single food could you not live without? this is a hard one! Probably cream cheese!
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!)some orangey color
Farthest you've been from home? Antigua
Number one pet peeve? Mouth noises (smacking, breathing loud, crunching food, etc)
What are you doing this weekend? My parents may be coming to see us this weekend, we will probably just grille out; it's her birthday Sunday.
What is your favorite TV show of all time? ER
What is the background screen on your phone? DH making a ridiculous face. He always wants me to take it off my phone but it just makes me smile when I see it.
Favorite concert ever? BNL
What one single food could you not live without? peanut butter
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) "Keys to My Hybrid" OPI for Sephora...a bright magenta
Farthest you've been from home? Israel
Number one pet peeve? When people use the "R" word
What are you doing this weekend? Working both days...booo
Me: 31, PCOS DH: 37, low morph and low counts
IVF #1 Lupron/GonalF (Dec 2012)= 30R, 21M, 21F with ICSI, 18 HIP frosties!!!
FET in August 2013
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? ate: left over Chicken helper and some vegies. Drank: Caffeine free pepsi
What is your favorite TV show of all time? Not sure. Maybe ER
What is the background screen on your phone? A picture of a fertility statue that my sister sent me. She had it as the background on her phone when she got pregnant with my nephew.
Favorite concert ever? Hmm tough one. Not sure, I'll edit if I think of the name.
What one single food could you not live without? tacos
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) I actually am using jamberry nail wraps (vinyl nail wraps that last 6 weeks on your toes- my sister is a consultant). They are awesome.
Currently my nails have these on them:
In honor of the August Shooting Stars I plan on wearing these next month to my ER and ET:
Farthest you've been from home? Arizona. I live near St. Louis
Number one pet peeve? pacing. DH paces and it drives me nuts.
What are you doing this weekend? I'm going to the outdoor municipal theater to see Les Mis tonight. Except for that a whole lot of nothing.
TTC #1 since August 2011
My Blog
September 2012: Start IF testing
DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA Me (32): Slightly low progesterone, hostile CM, carrier for CF, Moderately high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA
October 2012-May 2014: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, and 1 failed FETw/donor embryos
November 2014: IVF w/ICSI #4 Agonist/Antagonist with EPP and Prednisone, Baby Aspirin, Lovenox, and IVIG for immune issues. Converted to freeze all due to lining issues. 2 blasts frozen on day 6!
January 2015: FET #2 Cancelled due to lining issues
April 2015: FET #2.1
PAIF/SAIF Welcome!
Don't make fun of me, but what's the "R" word?
me 33/DH 36
ttc since 10/2008; d/x: mild MFI, stageII endo
~~PAIF/SAIF Welcome~~
11 IUI’s = 1 m/c (7w4d)
IVF#1 January 2012 BFN, FET #1 April 2012 BFN
Surprise BFP October 2012 m/c (7w), Surprise BFP April 2013 m/c (6w4d)
IVF #2: July 2013, ET 1 embryo 7/18, beta 1 @ 14dp3dt - 757, beta 2 @ 16dp3dt - 1762
U/S 1 @ 6w4d = 1 little frogger with HB of 118, U/S 2 @ 7w3d measuring right on track with HB of 160
Stick Frogger Stick! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a Girl, EDD April 7, 2014
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? Water and salad
What is your favorite TV show of all time? I don't know, but 30 Rock is guaranteed to make me laugh even in my worst moods.
What is the background screen on your phone? A picture of DH and I in Mexico at my favourite Burrito stand
Favorite concert ever? Tom Petty at Darien Lake
What one single food could you not live without? nachos
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) lavender, maybe "I'll keep my maiden name" OPI
Farthest you've been from home? Singapore
Number one pet peeve? hearing people chew their food.
What are you doing this weekend? Not much. Laying low, baking tonight, pool party tomorrow and that's about it.
Happy Friday!!
me 33/DH 36
ttc since 10/2008; d/x: mild MFI, stageII endo
~~PAIF/SAIF Welcome~~
11 IUI’s = 1 m/c (7w4d)
IVF#1 January 2012 BFN, FET #1 April 2012 BFN
Surprise BFP October 2012 m/c (7w), Surprise BFP April 2013 m/c (6w4d)
IVF #2: July 2013, ET 1 embryo 7/18, beta 1 @ 14dp3dt - 757, beta 2 @ 16dp3dt - 1762
U/S 1 @ 6w4d = 1 little frogger with HB of 118, U/S 2 @ 7w3d measuring right on track with HB of 160
Stick Frogger Stick! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a Girl, EDD April 7, 2014
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? I had green thai curry for lunch, and vitamin water zero
What is your favorite TV show of all time? Big Brother (yes, lame)
What is the background screen on your phone? Humphrey! my pup
Favorite concert ever? Pearl Jam- 1997
What one single food could you not live without? Hummus
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) Red
Farthest you've been from home? Greek Isles
Number one pet peeve? Slow drivers in the left lane
What are you doing this weekend? Going to NJ to see my nephews!
11/1- IUI#1,12/1- IUI#2, 1/2- IUI#3 all BFFN
IVF#1. Long Lupron.ER 3/8 10R,4M,5F. ET 3/3-one 1AB, 2 frosties 5dp5dt-BFP!! Beta 3/25-794 Beta 3/27- 1794
First u/s 4/8 saw hb. 4/22 missed mc 8w3d. d&c 4/26
FET #1- bcp start 6/9. ET 7/12. 2 perfect blasts.5dpt-BFP!!
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? Pita chips and diet coke
What is your favorite TV show of all time? Ellen
What is the background screen on your phone? Picture of our favorite beach
Favorite concert ever? Kenny Chesney
What one single food could you not live without? Pasta
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) Hot pink
Farthest you've been from home? St. Thomas
Number one pet peeve? People who are rude to those in the service industry
What are you doing this weekend? Spending some time w/ family
It's twin girls!! Born on 11-2-14!
So fun!
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? Quinoa, plums, and leftover salmon. I'm drinking a lime talking rain.
What is your favorite TV show of all time? I have a bunch, but the recent favorite is New Girl. I love the actors - my kind of humor, I guess.
What is the background screen on your phone? My bernese mountain dog puppy.
Favorite concert ever? So many to choose from: Pearl Jam, Binaural Tour 2000 with DH. I also LOVED seeing Counting Crows in 2003, U2 a couple years back, and Collective Soul is always good.
What one single food could you not live without? Popcorn with real butter on it. YUM.
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!) Bright pinky-orange..."Hot Margarita!"
Farthest you've been from home? Tanzania in Africa.
Number one pet peeve? Being surrounded by children who are all asking me different questions at once. Can you tell I'm a teacher?
What are you doing this weekend? Family reunion at our beach house. And I will be drinking lots of wine to try to forget about being cancelled today! HAHA!
| Married since 2008 | DH and I: Both 30 | Me: Endometriosis and Carrier of an X-Linked Dominant Genetic Disorder | DH: Low Morph | Planning IVF with PGD and PGS in 2013 | Freeze-All IVF #1: March 2013 ER 3/26. 29R, 12M, 11F. 4 5AA frozen blasts. Freeze-All IVF#2: May 2013 ER 5/15. 31R, 21M, 20F. 6 5AA frozen blasts. Our PGD probe was completed in late June (total of 20 weeks to develop). PGD and PGS Results came on 6/19: 3 healthy embryos (normal chromosomes and unaffected by my family's genetic disorder). FET #1: July 2013 Natural Cycle - Cancelled due to insufficient lining (only got to 7.5mm). FET #1.2: August 2013 - Medicated Cycle with Lupron & Estrogen Patches to build up lining. Single embryo transfer was 8/23. Beta #1: 240! Beta #2: 578! U/S on 9/19 at 6w4d: We saw the heart beating at 131bpm. Second U/S on 10/4 at 8w5d: We saw the heart beating at 178bpm. EDD 5/11/2014
IF, 5 losses, 1 son, 1 on the way.
LOVE the star nails! I may have to steal your idea!
**Siggy/Ticker Warning**
TTC #1 since May 2012
May 2013: First R.E. appointment
DH: SA is good
May 2013: CD3 Blood work-normal
June 2013: Hsg-Right tube blocked
July 26, 2013: Starting Follistim for IVF #1
August 2013: IVF #1 Cancelled- Abnormal embryos
October/November 2013: IVF #2 w/ICSI
November 8, 2013: Transferred two early blasts (no frosties)
November 18, 2013: First EVER BFP!
Beta#1: 91 Beta#2: 288
1st U/S- 5w2d Saw yolk sac!
3rd U/S- 7w4d HB of 157bpm!
TEAM BLUE!
http://movingtolight.blogspot.com/
Sausageeggs for dinner/water
What is your favorite TV show of all time?
Game of Thrones
What is the background screen on your phone?
A picture of Cincinnati, oh from Newport, KY
Favorite concert ever?
The package tour!!! New kids on the block, boyz II men, and 98!!!
What one single food could you not live without?
Cereal
What color are your toe nails painted? Bonus for the actual name!
Pearl over lime Green
Farthest you've been from home?
France
Number one pet peeve?
Stupid people and leaving the toilet seat Up
What are you doing this weekend?
Stimming and sleeping!!
What is the last thing you ate? Drank?
Steak nachos and red wine. So bad!
What is your favorite TV show of all time? Lost!
What is the background screen on your phone? A cute pic I took of a bunch of cherry blossom petals that looked like a heart.
Favorite concert ever? Beyonce!
What one single food could you not live without? Mexican food
What color are your toe nails painted? Bonus for the actual name!
Orange
Farthest you've been from home? Italy
Number one pet peeve? People talking on cell phones at a cash register!
What are you doing this weekend? Going for a hike, shopping, church, cook for parents.
Three ectopic preganacies in left tube in 1999, 2003 and 2004. HSG in 2010 concluded left tube blockage. IUI with femara in 2012 BFN. IVF #1 June 2013, 20 retreived, 14 mature, 12 fertilized via ICSI, one transferred, four frozen, BFN. FET in September 2013 - BFN:( FET #2 April 2014 - BFP!!!!
Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap. As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God,the Maker of all things. <?xml:namespace prefix = o />
Ecclesiastes 11 4:5How about a little Friday Getting to Know You? Happy weekend, all!
What is the last thing you ate? Drank? Had some water and a burger last night for dinner.
What is your favorite TV show of all time? We've had no cable this summer so I've been watching Netflix shows, I'm obsessed with Pretty Little Liars right now. I've got both my sisters hooked now too. I can't think of all time ATM.
What is the background screen on your phone? My H and my pup
Favorite concert ever? Any of the DMB concerts
What one single food could you not live without? Chocolate, even though I get so sick
What color are your toe nails painted? (Bonus for the actual name!).
I just removed the polish and haven't done it again yet!
Farthest you've been from home? Traveled on a ship around the world but on land, must've been China/S. Korea/Japan area.
Number one pet peeve? People that don't remember things after I've spent countless times telling them the same thing
What are you doing this weekend? Moving into our second home!!! We have been all week but finally tomorrow we'll have the movers and truck. What a week to do it, it's been over 90 and so humid every day!