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2MamazInSeattle
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So...What did Santa bring???
2MamazInSeattle
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Many of us celebrated Christmas on Thursday. So, what did Santa bring you, your SO, your LO? Any gifts you gave that were a big hit? Any duds, items going into the White Elephant/Goodwill pile?
PIPs especially welcome on this post....
And...go!
PIPs especially welcome on this post....
And...go!
Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!
It's been a long road to here...
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
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Re: So...What did Santa bring???
Kaden & Owen got a wooden table & chair set from my parents. And lots of cute smaller gifts and books from family & Santa. For instance Kaden loves his red ex-large matchbox car and motorcycle - we could have stopped there. Owen loves his Sofie, soft blocks and wooden jingle bell.
The favorites were the new bike with training wheels, a large car parking structure for Kaden and a weird toy hippo with pop up balls for Owen. EV and I tend to stay away from noise making toys but this hippo toy is super cute and Owen laughed as Kaden chased the flying balls around the room.
Of course a black balloon I blew up yesterday and the wrapping paper were equally fun in the eyes of the kids.
We gave handmade glass terrariums. Their little balls and look amazing.
One of our favorite books is Six Dinner Sid.
Also a pic of Kaden and his bottle today. He and EV are sick, so he's getting "hot" tea and a smidge of honey in a bottle to soothe his throat. He doesn't drink from bottles since he was about 14-16 months old so it's a special treat.
.....and one of Owen who had me up from 1-4:40am which is why I'm Delirious!!! Lol
Pics below.
@firstcomeslove2013 parents got us a stand mixer! They also got me the ultimate canning cook book... I can't wait to make some things out of it!
And of course we also got this for Christmas;
Our cups over runneth this year!!!
Baby Hayden Frances born 12/20/14 at 11:11 a.m... Our perfect little miracle. Here's how we got here:
My lovely wife:
5 IUI's January 2013-June 2013- 3 Cycles with Clomid- BFN
Myself: Genderqueer guy who hopped in the driver's seat of the baby making train
IUI #6- 7/23- Monitored and Trigger on Day 12, with one 16mm follicle and one 18mm follicle- BFN
IUI #7- 8/21- Not monitored, 50mg Clomid- BFN
September and October: Missed Cycles due to vacation and a Half Marathon
IUI #8- Monitored and triggered on day 15, with one 23x18mm follicle- BFN on 11/19/2013
December: Moved onto to see an RE to make a good plan.
IUI #9- 1/1/2014 Natural Cycle, BFP on 1/15/2014, 6W Ultra-Sound Reveals nothing in Gestation Sack... Natural M/C at 7W, 2/3/2014
IUI #10 3/21/2014- Natural Cycle- BFP on 4/1/2014 (please don't be an April Fools. Beta #1 13dpiui- 48, Beta #2 16dpiui- 416, Beta #3 1018...
1st Ultrasound- 4/22/2014- 6w4d HB- 134!
Check out my Blog at: http://pregnantboithinksoutloud.blogspot.com/
Simone got a lot of clothes and books. My Dad sent "Green Eggs and Ham" which is his favorite and a perfect gift, along w a build-a-bear gift card. MIL sent clothes, a new playmat and other odds and ends. We got her a fancy rag doll (and my sisters went in on the companion boy version) and books.
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
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*
Oh, and he really enjoyed this lovely box!
Santa was really good to me too. My favorite is my Le Creuset grill pan and a few other kitchen items. Oh, and one of those cushy kitchen mats! Yes, I'm old to be excited about that.
Only real duds were fleece Disney pj pants. Don't get me wrong. They look cozy and warm and I'm sure I'll use them on some frigid days. Just not my cup of tea.
J and I just exchanged stockings this year to save our dollars. I got baby proofing gadgets, a magazine, lip gloss and some other odds and ends. It was perfect for us for this year.
I was actually really spoiled by my sisters and my in-laws this year. To the point where I felt badly b/c they spent too much! My sisters got me a Kate Spade wallet and NorthFace tech gloves. My in-laws got me all kinds of things including winter boots, a NorthFace vest, a new watch, and a bunch of other things. I was overwhelmed.
So, it's a good thing that J and I saved our pennies on each other this year.... Friday night we were driving home from J's parents' house and J's car broke down on the side of the highway. With baby, dog and a boatload of Christmas presents (and other necessities like Will's high chair and RNP) in the car. AAA towed us and my in-laws picked us up and drive us home. Apparently there is an electrical issue (this is the 3rd time in 6 months we have had a major repair on this car, and it's only a 2010) ... Long story short, J might be getting a new car for Christmas ... There goes the house savings fund. Again.
Alas, we all had a great Christmas. So glad to hear all of you did as well!
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*********We got a new humidifier, the same one my Mom has which is awesome. It's so dry here in the winter.
We also both go Fitbits, which I'm very happy about. It's given me something else to obsess about right now instead of hating my body.
Our pup got a new toy which she ruined about 15 min later. Typical...
Hope everyone else had a good holiday.
I'm 35, DW is 33
Together since Dec 2007
Married since 18 June 2011
TTC #1
1st IUI - trigger, 9 July 14 at midnight, IUI - 11 July 14 at noon - BFP!!
10 Dec 14 - Lost our Baby Girl to Hydrops & Cycstic Hygroma due to Turner Syndrome
TTC #2
2nd IUI - hoping to try for our Rainbow in the Spring
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect.
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle
J got a sander that she's been dying to add to her tool collection lol.
J got me a ton of cosmetic products that I needed/ wanted to try and a bottle of wine. My parents got me a coach purse that I adore and a gift box from Omaha Steaks with an assortment of meats/ sides.
We had an amazing Christmas
*DS 6/28/2013*
L and I exchanged Fitbits - which is just proving that I don't move at all at work. :P We also got each other a bunch of yoga stuff in an attempt to do yoga more often.
It was a really nice Christmas. The kids had fun, it was a nice balance of playing and resting, the kids still deeply believe in Santa, and we even went to a movie that afternoon!