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Re: Parenting Check-In (11/10)
Me: I really need to know if you want to play basketball this winter. I have to register you. I wanted sure if you were really interested in playing (he talks more about what he is going to wear than playing!)
Him: I dunno....
Me: Well, the other thing is that the practice and games aren't until 6:20 on Sunday nights. So you won't be getting home till 8 or little after that....
Him: So no reading in bed when I get home?
Me: No. It will be your bed time...or after. You will need to shower and get ready for bed as soon as we get home.
Him: No reading in bed? No. I don't think I'll play.
LOL.
QOTD: Not really. C has a build-a-bear that he sleeps with, but he isn't crazy attached to it. L and I made bears for them before they were born. A few years ago, C dug it out and bought a Ravens outfit for it and named it Ravie. So, it hasn't been a long treasured item, but he does like to have it in bed when he goes to sleep. G doesn't.
QOTD: ILs are coming in town and we are all going to NYC for the parade and see the holiday decorations. Should be an adventure.
B has a cold. I have his cold. This is not surprising since he regularly sneezes and coughs directly into my face. Moms of older kids -- when can you teach these rugrats to blow their noses and cover their noses/mouths when they sneeze? (I know it's not for a long time. Just, you know, something to look forward to). Anyway, the cold's not terrible. I'm just mainlining Zicam and trying not to wear myself down. And hoping I didn't give it to @2MamazinSeattle, @mamosey, @karlamo or their families!
Otherwise, not a ton to report, parenting-wise. S and I are having a hard time coming to an agreement on how much time to spend with my family on Christmas. She wants Christmas morning to be just the three of us, and I know my dad and sisters (who don't have kids) will be super disappointed. Do others have this problem?
QOTD#1: Ha ha, his "wubby" is...his "wubby!" That's what we call the WubbaNub pacifiers, which he's been using since the first week of his life. He has a frog and a duck and I think my sister got him a new one for Christmas. We have three "lovies" that we received as gifts, but I haven't been able to interest him in them yet. I'd like to get him attached to one that isn't a pacifier so it won't be as big a deal once we go pacifier-free.
QOTD#2: Our plans are essentially the same every year: we celebrate with my family, because they are local (my wife usually works the day before and the day after Thanksgiving, so traveling to her family out of state isn't practical). This year S's dad and stepmom are coming up to join my family, and it will be out first year with my sister's bf added to the mix.
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*
Will is 5 months old!
This weekend was good. Lots of usual stuff... grocery store, Target, out for lunch... some bath time, some family floor time, a couple good naps on Mama in the glider
Yesterday we went to the Walk to End Alzheimer's -- it is a 5k, but the slowest 5k EVER. HAHA... so I don't think it really counts as exercise. My company sponsors a team every year, and it was fun to be able to bring Will and join the hundreds of people with strollers at the event. Will did great - he napped in the fresh air for most of it!
Here's a run down of the latest stuff in William world:
* His new 9 month jammies fit him perfectly. Not at all too big. My child is a giant. I told my mom to get him 12 month stuff for Christmas. Ahhhh!!!!
* Still loving bath time, still sleeping like a pro, still smiling and laughing like crazy.... still the coolest little human I have ever known!
* He is now a professional roller. The kid refuses to stay on his tummy for more than a hot second before rolling. He did stay on his tummy for about a minute and a half over the weekend and for the first time ever got all the way up on his hands and knees (crawling position), but then plopped himself right back down and promptly rolled to his back 30 seconds later. I feel like he is starting to figure out how to be mobile... thorough baby-proofing is imminent!
* He is sitting for longer periods unassisted and loving it. He now pulls himself into a semi-sitting position from laying down. He has down it in his swing and his lounger (like the RNP). If he is awake, he wants to be a part of the action and wants to be up and looking around. I told J over the weekend that it looked like he was about to jump right out of the swing. Honestly, I feel like very soon containing him is going to be an issue...
* We have given him the tiniest little taste of greek yogurt twice now and he loved it. We plan to start BLW on his 6 month bday (Dec 4th!), but on two occasions we put a tiny bit of yogurt on our fingers when we were eating it and let him lick it off, and he was seemingly in heaven. he now stares at us when we are eating and follows the spoon/fork from plate to mouth with his eyes. It is hysterical. I am pretty sure he can't wait for real food!
Questions for the group this week:
* How long after your LOs cut their first teeth did you start legit brushing them? Right now Will has two teeth and we have just been wiping them with a warm washcloth. When do we transition to a toothbrush?
* Talk to me about strollers. I have mentioned before that I hate our stroller. I am weighing the options about getting something new for just him, or just putting up with our current stroller for now and then splurging on an awesome double stroller when we have baby#2. At any rate... tell me about what you love and/or hate about your strollers, please and thank you!
* How old were your LOs when you transitioned them from the infant car seat to the convertible car seat?
* Do any of you have one of these: https://www.gracobaby.com/products/pages/productdetails.aspx?productid=1757431#sthash.SjkmYFB0.dpbs -- tell me if you like it?
QOTW#1 - Will has a few favorite toys, but he does not really have a comfort object. He decided at about 6 weeks that he had no interest in the binkie anymore. He is really good at self-soothing, and he sucks his thumb or his fingers to get himself to sleep a lot. I would say his own hand is his comfort object at the moment LOL
QOTW#2: We are heading up to my mom's house in Suburban Boston for Thanksgiving. Will's first big car trip! I am nervous. We are headed up the Tuesday of Thanksgiving week to give us all a day to recoup before Thanksgiving. My mom is hosting about 15 people for Thanksgiving dinner, and it might be a tad overwhelming since none of the Aunts, Uncles and cousins have met Will yet. I am tired just thinking about it. I am looking forward to it, though. then on Friday (day after Thanksgiving) we are headed with my Mom and sisters to visit my brother and introduce him to Will. THAT is going to be a super emotional day. Saturday we will head home, and Sunday we will put up our tree and decorate our house for Christmas!
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********Good Morning! R is 8 1/2 months.
First, let me say we had fun at the BGTG! We look forward to doing it again and hopefully more can join in!
As of Thursday R officaly says da da da da da.....Non-stop. It's so cute. As an Interpreter, I love seeing language develpoment happening and this is a great milestone to hear. He has no association with the "word" da da but we're having fun trying to make one by referring to our cat Billy as da da. We'll see if it sticks:P
His seperation anxiety has improved a lot. He still favors me during the day, but we have fewer and fewer crying fits when I leave his sight.
This is most likely my last week of breast feeding him. It is bittersweet. For the past 8 months I've been lucky enought to feed him and now that I can't pop a boob in his mouth when he's fussy, I'm going to need to get some new material. Last week righty was giving me next to nothing when I pumped and then on Friday she rallied from behind and gave me over an 1oz. Lefty is going strong and hasn't gotten the message yet that we're weaning. I've stopped all supplements and am feeding and pumping some. I expect my period on Friday and will start the estrace that day.
QOTW: No comfort objects here other than his mommies. Seriously, we never intended to practice attachment parenting but R did.
QOTW#2: This year Thanksgiving is with my family. With mamosey's family in the midwest we switch off holidays every other year. R will probably get his first taste of meat at Thanksgiving too!
@jazibel, 15 wake ups :-O You poor thing. I hope that was a fluke!
@2brides, when the time comes, I'll need to know the secret to picking reading over sports
Who knows if any of those things helped.
@ball.and.chain - I hope you and B both feel better soon!
@jazibel - I was thinking about the finger brush... but I wasn't sure if he was too little. I mean, most kids don't get teeth at 3 months, so I feel like we need to buffer the usual age range. I just don't want to be neglectful since he has these two big boy teeth and I worry that we aren't properly cleaning them! In terms of strollers... I have been looking at double strollers (b/c I am a nut case), and I like the side-by-side, but J likes the long and narrow configuration that you described. Hmmm....
@String813 - those BOB strollers look like they are no joke. I do worry about how heavy they are though... not sure it will be practical. There are literally SO many choices.
Also, we already have a convertible car seat that we got as a shower gift. This is what we have: https://www.chiccousa.com/gear/car-seats/nextfit-gemini.aspx ... I think we will try that and hopefully use it for a while. Hopefully it is a good fit for him. It is purple. It is the one non-gender neutral piece of gear that we got when we thought we were having a girl. Hope Will likes purple! :-p
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********What about this https://www.babyjogger.com/product/city-select/ - you can add another seat to it when you need to.
We named our son Rudy, so I fear we may have an uphill battle on our hands
* How long after your LOs cut their first teeth did you start legit brushing them? Right now Will has two teeth and we have just been wiping them with a warm washcloth. When do we transition to a toothbrush? We started off using a soft washcloth and we still go back and forth between a soft bristle brush and washcloth. We're still using Xpry, which is a xylitol paste, at the recommendation of our pediatrician and a dentist friend. We haven't taken Ash to a legit dentist appointment yet, but plan to do so soon. My dentist friend said it is okay to literally just brush for a couple of seconds. He convinced me not to worry so much about how well I was cleaning them at this stage.
* Talk to me about strollers. You're not crazy. I picked out the Britax B-Ready when I was pregnant because I wanted a stroller that would convert to a double stroller. It sounds a lot like the one @jazibel described. It has multiple configurations, including ones with an infant/toddler seat combo and two toddler seats. It will definitely grow with our family. What I don't like - it is heavy! We also have a BOB Ironman, which is lighter weight than our Britax, but we only use it for running.
* How old were your LOs when you transitioned them from the infant car seat to the convertible car seat? We probably didn't transition until 8 or 9 months? I can't remember exactly, but Ash is smaller than your Will, so I can definitely see you transitioning sooner. And, actually, we still use the infant seat in one of our cars, but will be switching it out with another convertible seat that my mom just bought us.
I am also nervous about the transition from the RNP...we have the Graco Lounger, but it is essentially the same thing as the RNP. Will has been sleeping in it since birth in our room, and it has been awesome for all of us. I am terrified to ruin a good thing by moving him, but he is literally too big for the lounger now. I mean, it says it can go up to 30 lbs, but seriously show me the 30 lb kid sleeping in that thing?!?! Will was 17 lbs at his 4 month visit, and now at a little over 5 months I would not be surprised if he is 18ish lbs. He was also 26 inches long, and based on the length of pants, I think he has gotten longer too. Anyway... we need a solution for the lounger SOON, but we really, really, really are having a hard time considering moving him to his own room. We don't feel emotionally ready (please don't judge - we just like him with us, and he is so content in there)... I also feel like his nursery is drafty in the winter, and I know he will be nice and toasty in with us. We originally said we would transition him to the crib and his own room by 6 months, but now we both don't feel ready to move him in 3 weeks. We also are terrified that he will freak out, and we really don't want to mess with our rock star sleeper...
With all of that being said, that is why I asked about this bad boy: https://www.gracobaby.com/products/pages/productdetails.aspx?productid=1757431#sthash.SjkmYFB0.dpbs
We are considering getting one of those and keeping him in our room a while longer...
Thoughts?
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********@sarahtrpt, I DO!!
I work part-time, 3 days/week. R is in daycare 2 days/week. I love it and feel R and I have the best of both worlds. He gets to interact with other kids and do things I would never think of doing with him and I get to continue my career that I love.
How we work it is Mon/Tues he's in daycare and then the rest of the week he is home. He's home with me Wed and Thurs and my wife works from home on Fridays with a mother's helper. Another great thing with me working part-time is that we're not financially strapped like if I was a full time SAHM. We get to still do lots of fun things like travel and continue our amazon addiction.
2 days/week was the min, that they would accept. I asked for 1 day
We live in the Boston area where daycare is insanely expensive. We pay about $520/month for a center. Ask around you may be surprised. We also did an in home daycare 2 days/week before we moved which was much cheaper.
@KH826, have you thought of side caring (sp?) your crib? That would save money and get him used to his crib at the same time.
BTW, R sleeps with us.... no judging from this mama:)
Me: 30 DP: 30
TTC#1
IUI#1 9/26/13 BFN
IUI#2 10/26/13 BFP beta #1 99 #2 456
2/20/2014 Brynlee Madeline is taken too soon at 19weeks she was perfect
IUI#3 6/10/14 BFP beta #1 276 beta #2 722 20w A/S shows we are having a girl
@Amber&Reva, our daycare also does part-time. B is in a home daycare 4d/wk but I know there are other kids who are there 1, 2, or 3 days. It seems like home daycare are more willing than centers to do this. We are less than 10 m from Boston and pay $9/hr.
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*
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********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*
OK, this is the last thing I will say about the crib situation, because I fear you are all getting tired of me talking about it...
But to address @Jazibel's questions/comments... we cannot fit the whole crib in our room. Nor would we want to. It is massive and would have to be taken apart to get it through the doorways. The whole reason we were considering the "mini pack n play" is that it is mini. Our room is small. Our house is 200 yrs old. Right now we have our queen sized bed, two dressers, two night tables, a recliner in the corner where we feed him before bed, and his lounger. That is really all that can fit in there reasonably.
The more I think about this, the more I think maybe I am not being reasonable. I think I need to talk to my wife again about it. The thing is, she doesn't want to move him either. She was relieved when I said "let's find a way to keep him in here beyond 6 months" ... now if I take it back, she might be upset. I don't know... we need to talk it through. Preferably not when we are both exhausted. I thought about bringing it up last night, but that seemed like a bad idea because we were both totally spent, I had a headache, and it seemed like a recipe for disaster to bring up a possibly controversial parenting discussion....
When we figure it out, I will let you all know where we have landed. Thanks for indulging my need to talk through this... I didn't think I would be the type of parent that panicked at the thought of my child being in the next room, but.... surprise!
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********@ATXmommas - THANK YOU! You just made me feel so much better! That was exactly what I needed to hear!
I don't know why I am feeling like such a puddle of emotions over this issue. Honestly, parenting William has been a joy, and for the most part it really hasn't been stressful. The idea of moving him "just because I'm supposed to" when my heart tells me it isn't time yet for us makes me want to ugly cry. Sometimes we can't explain why our gut tells us something, but my gut is just telling me to keep him with us a while longer. If transitioning him to his own room turns out to be a nightmare because we waited "too long" it will be our own doing and everyone can shout in unison "I told you so!"
Also, my wife posted about this graco contraption on a parenting board no FB that she is a member of to see if anyone had anything good/bad to say about it. Well, turns out one of our IRL friends who is also a member of that parenting board saw the post and said that she has one that her son has outgrown and we are welcome to borrow it to "test it out" for a few months. She said she just wants it back before baby #2 (she's not even pregnant yet - so that's a ways off!). So I figure, we could borrow hers to try, and if we like it, we can buy our own. Agree that it would be $100 well spent if it gives us all piece of mind.
Me - 30, My wife - 31 , Together for 10 yrs - Married August 2012
5 medicated IUIs w/ RE (March - July 2013) = BFN
Fresh IVF Cycle in September 2013 resulted in 18 mature eggs, 16 fertilized, 12 made it to day 5. Transfer of 2 Grade A blastocysts on 9/15/13, and 10 embryos in the freezer! *****BFP on 9/25/13 - betas: @10dp5dt = 232; @12dp5dt = 465; @15dp5dt = 1,581 *********William George born June 4, 2014*********A & K, married 7/1/13.
After 10 months of ttc via medicated IUIs and two early losses, we finally got our boys- Perfect premie twins born 5/27/14.
Late here ...
@KH826
Teeth - G got his first teeth right around 9 months, and I took him to the dentist for the first time just shy of his 1st birthday. Somewhere in between those two milestones, I started "Brushing" with that little, rubber, finger brush thingy. About a month or so after the dentist appointment, we started using an actual kids' toothbrush. I only put on a tiny bit of toothpaste, and G swallows it. Some days there's more brushing and some days less, but mostly it's about the routine. He LOOOOOVES to rinse the brush and put it away. The brushing? Not so much.
Strollers - I wanted 1 stroller. We have a small house, and don't have room for lots of stuff. It needed to be durable. We ended up with 3 strollers. Sigh. The stroller that I wanted to have as our "One and only" is a Bob IronMan that I got on Craigslist. It's awesome, not too TOO heavy, folds up nicely, etc, but it's enormous. And there's no way in hell we could travel with it. So eventually we ended up getting a standard Chicco stroller (the one that our car seat clicked into), again on Craigslist. We had also registered for an umbrella stroller for when he was older, and we actually use that a lot now. I have NO idea what we'll do when/if it comes to #2.
All of the above to say, I'd advise that you spend a little more to get something that can handle multiple types of terrain, is the right size for you, can accomodate future kiddos, and meets your style requirements. You'll actually end up saving money.
Convertible Car Seat - G was a giant. I believe we transitioned around 10 months (but he was also walking by then and hated his bucket seat, so it actually made things easier). He liked the additional space of the convertible seat quite a bit.
Sleep Transition (or not) - One suggestion for when you do decide to transition Will to the crib ... I might be Captain Obvious here, but something that helped me a lot with the transition was having the video monitor right next to the bed. I was able to really see how he was doing whenever I wanted, without risking waking him by opening/closing doors, etc. G transitioned REALLY quickly. In fact, I think we might have been interrupting his sleep when he was in our room. But, moral of the story, do what your get is telling you. (Almost) Every child will face some sort of sleep challenge at some point. If he's doing well now, why mess with it?
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
So I totally ambushed the TTC thread yesterday and now I'm doing the same to this one. Sorry guys, my time at work is waaaaay more limited than it used to be!
Gabe is 19 Months Old
G is doing great. Really starting to voice his opinions on lots of things. We typically have a couple of hilarious exchanges each day (mostly funny in retrospect, but every once in a while I can appreciate it in the moment). Last night he was able to tell me exactly what he wanted as his post-dinner snack, and this morning he rejected his typical breakfast for a whole apple, and don't I dare cut it up for him thank-you-very-much!
We've been suffering through some pretty terrible diahrrea lately though, and with that has come AWFUL diaper rash. It makes the diaper changes, which were already a challenge, virtually impossible for one person. Too bad I fly solo every morning, and for most of the evenings as well right now.
Sleep continues to be good. He wakes up about once a night, but only 1-2 times a week. The dog on the other hand, entirely different story. Ugh.
Other than G specific stuff, work is challenging for both of us right now. S has the schedule from hell. And she's going to have to travel a bit now as well, so I will not plan on seeing much of her this winter. As for me, I had to lay off 2 people from my team (of 6) this week on Monday. It was gutwrenching, and will continue to be so. We will be majorly challenged to get our work done, and the remaining team is angry and upset and I don't blame them one bit. I haven't slept well in over a month because of this, and the last few nights have left me drenched in sweat. Yuck. If it's not one thing, it's another, right?
Lastly, I'm on CD 1, so ... here we go? C'mon body, let's make this easy and get that BFP on the first try!!!!
QOTD 1: Once I stopped inadvertantly starving my child, he spit out the pacifier and never wanted it back. So no wubanub lovies in this house. He isn't too TOO attached to anything else, but his first animal words were Owl and Turtle, so S ran out and got him a little stuffed one of each of those and he asks for them regularly. But he'd be fine sleeping without them too. @herbabymama I read No Cry Sleep Solution as well and tried to encourage G to bond with a lovely as well, but it didn't really work for us.
QOTD 2: Thanksgiving truly is my favorite holiday! We trade T-Day and X-Mas with the two families each year, so this year T-Day is with my family and they are coming to us! This is awesome because my Dad, who's in his 80's, really hates to travel and also really hates to be cold. Oops, sorry Dad, I live in MN. Anyway, my parents and Sister will come here and unfortunately S will be traveling for work. But we'll have a great time cooking and listening to music and just generally being together. Can't wait!
Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10
TTC since 6/11
Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN
Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13
On to #2, are we crazy?
IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP! Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat. Say hello to Sticky Ricki!
My wife comes from a big family and many of her sibs are significantly older, so they were married with kids when she was in high school and often celebrated with their in-laws. So not only is she used to not celebrating with everyone, there was always someone else in the family to celebrate with. My family is much smaller, and each of my parents only has one sib who lives out of state. So we spent Christmas Eve AND Christmas morning AND Christmas afternoon/dinner with my paternal grandparents every year until their deaths. My sisters don't have kids or in-laws, and my dad doesn't have any other grandchildren, so I think it just feels natural to them for all of us to spend ALL of Christmas together, Christmas morning being the most important BECAUSE SANTA.
So can I see the appeal of the three of us celebrating together as a little family? Sure. And then I think of my sister eating oatmeal by herself in her condo and it makes me a little sad. She'll likely be married and having kids within a couple of years, so that will make it a little easier for everyone to do their own thing.
The past few years we have opened our presents to each other early on Christmas morning before my family arrived, and I think the best compromise at this point is to extend that time a little bit and have my family over for brunch. Can't really please everyone, but that is as close as we're going to come.
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*