2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Rich hahahaha
3. How many siblings do you have? Three step and two half-siblings, one brother from the same parents.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Virgin Islands
5. What's your favorite pastime? I'd love to workout more, but these days it's the couch. I enjoy taking my dog for long walks with Hubs when it's a bit warmer out.
Me: 33 DH: 36 Dating 4/2008 Married 6/2016 TTC #1 9/2019 BFP 12/13/2019! EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Western Chicago burbs
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I'd love to open an animal sanctuary. It's just start up costs and everything that would be initially involved. Hopefully one day.
3. How many siblings do you have? 2
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I would say Hawaii, but I feel like I'd get claustrophobic being ocean locked. I love warm weather though. I also really love the Oregon area.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Sitting at some outdoor bar having a drink and eating appetizers. That doesn't happen much since I had my daughter! I love anything outside and doing things with my family like festivals, amusement parks, ect.
Married July 2014 DD born June 2016 Second due August 2020 (team green!)
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Ohio, Suburbs near Cleveland
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Programmer!
3. How many siblings do you have? One, a sister
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Somewhere that's cooler, it gets too warm here but still needs to be near civilization (I need my target)!
5. What's your favorite pastime? Knitting
Infertility Journey (in spoiler because it's way too long and child/loss mentioned)
Married: 08/09/2013; TTC #2 Me: 31, possible PCOS and Septate Uterus (Septum removed in November 2017) DH: 31, MFI (Low Count and Low Motility) July 2017 - IUI #1 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN August 2017 - IUI #2 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN September 2017 - IUI #3 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN November 2017 - Uterine Septum removed December 2017 - IVF Consultation January 2018 - IVF #1 - Retrieval 1/24 - 2 Day 3 embryos (1 transferred fresh, 1 frozen) and 2 Day 5 embryos frozen February 2018 - Fresh Transfer - Transfer 1/27 (1 day 3 embryo) - BFN March 2018 - FET #1 - Transfer 3/2 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! 1st beta (10dp5dt) - 101; 2nd beta (17dp5dt) - 3061! Due 11/18/2018 March 2018 - Remaining embryos lost in malfunction.
October 8, 2018 - Son born at 34 weeks and a day due to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Spent 13 days in the NICU.
June 2019 - IVF #2 - Cancelled - Cyst on Ovary July 2019 - IVF #2 Take 2 - Retrieval 8/1 - 5 Day 5 embryos frozen August 2019 - FET #1 - Cancelled - No Trilaminar Lining September 2019 - FET #1 - Transfer 9/25 (1 day 5 embryo) - Chemical Pregnancy - 1st beta (9dp5dt): 110; 2nd beta (14dp5dt): 357; 3rd beta (16dp5dt): 188; 4th beta (23dp5dt): 7 November 2019 - FET #2 - Transfer 11/6 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFN December 2019 - FET #3 - Transfer 12/11 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! - 1st beta (8dp5dt): 102; 2nd beta (15dp5dt): 2636! Due 08/28/2020
August 13, 2020 - Son born at 37 weeks an 6 days due to failed BPP (Gestational Diabetes).
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? A couples therapist
3. How many siblings do you have? One brother
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Exactly where I am. My family is all close by, and after living far away from then for 7 years, I am happy to be home.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Hiking or playing in the park with DH and DS, then eating great food at an awesome restaurant.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? An opera singer
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 older brother, four much older half siblings
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Tuscan Villa sounds nice
5. What's your favorite pastime? Cooking! I can hardly wait till we have a nice big family to feed, and a big enough place to start hosting holiday gatherings.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up?: My husband and I really want to some day open our own game store with an in house library and small attached cafe. We want to be a place people can meet up and enjoy games together. Also I love feeding people and coffee.
3. How many siblings do you have?: None. My two sister in laws are the closest I've ever had to having real siblings, they are 23 and 12. I love them as much as I love breathing.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?: I've only recently moved to GA, before that we lived in IL. I miss winter because I loved snow.. but the extended fall down here is something I never knew I would love.. so maybe I would want to stay here.
5. What's your favorite pastime?: I'm a gamer at heart. I love board games, card games, video games... I love gaming conventions (shout out to anyone else who treks to Indy in August.. sad I can't go there year I'll be too pregnant!) and I have a profound love for the story telling aspect of table top RPG. It's a chance to take an adventure, tell a story, and to be someone else for a little while. I can't wait until my children are old enough to play their own characters and roll initiative for our own table top adventuring battles.
@RedBaramid I love board games too! We have a cute board game parlor that opened recently and when H and I can sneak away, it's one of our favorite date night spots.
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Northeast Ohio, USA
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Scientist (but also rich )
3. How many siblings do you have? 3 older sisters
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? In NE Ohio where I am because of family, but if anywhere it would be Ireland
5. What's your favorite pastime? Cooking (bonus if it's with DD), party planning, traveling, watching trash TV
What do you want to be when you grow up? Pretty happy currently as a Surgical PA 🤷🏼♀️also a MOM, I guess!!
How many siblings do you have? 1 younger brother (13 mos younger) back in IN
If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Any place that had alllll of my family living in the same city.
What's your favorite pastime? As I kid, I started a tradition of reading the entire Harry Potter series (as much as was completed year by year) every summer vacation. It had been several years but finally re-read them in entirety this summer and am hoping to keep up with it!
@RedBaramid H and I love RPGs! He actually got me into them when we started dating. I cant for our kiddos to be able to play, it will be fun to see how they use their imaginations for this. They already create elaborate worlds just playing pretend.
1. Where are you at (state, country)? For now, Kentucky. I'm from Ohio, though, and attended OSU! O-H!
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Less stressed.
3. How many siblings do you have? Just me.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Somewhere high in the mountains of West Virginia. A cabin or brick house with land for my kids to play, where cases of wine and groceries are delivered to my door, and everyone leaves me alone. 😂 (I'm not usually so antisocial. I think I'm still mentally tapped out from the holidays.)
5. What's your favorite pastime? I love reading and taking photos. I'd one day like to be a professional photographer. I don't love the idea of going back to school (I already have a degree in English), but taking some photography classes doesn't sound terrible. I'm just self-taught to this point. Mostly, though, I just keep kids alive these days.
@RedBaramid We lived in GA for about eight years before moving here a little over a year ago and are hoping to get back there soon. We were in Savannah, and I miss it all the time!
@babytimeagain Austin is the best! I love the NW hills area. Another coincidence: I lived in Scotland 3 years ago. If you ever make it there, hit me up for some tips 😊
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Ontario Canada
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Nurse....or now a stay at home Mum. Don't think either of those are going to happen though!
3. How many siblings do you have? 1
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Northern Ireland. I have a LOT of family there and it is my absolute favourite place to go. I love the people, the scenery and I have dual UK citizenship so I could easily make it my home if I could only get DH on-board.
5. What's your favorite pastime? I love photography, miss downhill skiing (i haven't been since DD was born), and music - I play the piano, flute, used to sing in the choir, play guitar, base guitar, and sax too.
@RedBaramid I want to come visit your cafe! I'm a huge board gamer! Opening a cafe has been a dream of mine too for quite some time! I just think where I live, the market is way too small to be successful.
1. Where are you at (state, country): I live in Michigan near Detroit.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I wish I could have fulfilled my dream of becoming a ballerina! But for now I am happy with my career as a social worker.
3. How many siblings do you have? One older brother.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Rome, Italy. I would love to be surrounded by that gorgeous history every day.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Running, trying new restaurants, traveling, napping lol.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Mortician but I keep getting pregnant before I can complete the prerequisite
3. How many siblings do you have? 2
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Maine. The town Stephen King lives in.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Sleeping
Pregnancy #1 DD 08.30.2007 Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014 Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015 Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019 Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
@tyrion_ i love movies! I'm a big horror movie fan. I love to read too but I don't get much time to between 2 kids.
Pregnancy #1 DD 08.30.2007 Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014 Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015 Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019 Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
@psychobutthead I know it's a little rough around the edges, but DH and I have visited the New River Gorge area a few times, and I just love it. I basically want to be in the mountains away from everything, though, so I'd be open to other states. 😂
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Ohio, Columbus area
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I am a clinical psychologist and I love my job
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 sister
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I really like where I live, but if it had to be somewhere else I would want it to be someplace that is warm (but not hot) year-round.
5. What's your favorite pastime? I grew up taking dance classes (ballet, tap, jazz, etc) and loved it. I haven’t done anything like that since college and I really miss it.
@gomillis That’s incredible! I lived in Germany for three years (which was incredible in its own right), but Scotland is the most magical place we traveled- with the friendliest people, to boot! When I visited, we did Edinburgh then rented a car for a week and drive all around visiting the distilleries, ending in Glasgow. Isle of Skye was incredible. I’m hoping to go back in the next few years. What an incredible experience you must have had.
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Western New York
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? an infant feeding specialist. I'm working on it.
3. How many siblings do you have? two. I'm the oldest.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? London. It's my favorite city hands down. There's so much history and delicious food and always something going on.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Reading, but lately it's been napping.
@blackgirlmagic what's keeping you from hosting now? I have a small townhouse and seem to have become the unofficial party house for my family and ILs. I love hosting parties even though I wish I had more space, or even a dining room.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I like my job, but if I could do it all over, I'd love to work with animals.
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 younger brother
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I've never been to London, but I've always wanted to go there and live for like a few months. I feel like I'd need all that time to really experience it all.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Traveling, but I haven't traveled anywhere since having my son. My parents still travel around the world and I'm totally jealous.
@tyrion_ i used to decorate super early too then i had my son. He was terrible about getting into everything so I gave up 😆
Pregnancy #1 DD 08.30.2007 Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014 Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015 Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019 Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Northern Ontario, Canada
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I was in sales until last year, when I decided I wanted something else. Now I'm taking some courses for Supply Chain Management.
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 sister, 2 years younger.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I love where we live, but pregnancy cravings make me wish we didn't live 30 mins out of town, and that delivery drivers would come to us. Lol
5. What's your favorite pastime? Honestly, snuggling with my two 80 lb fur balls! 🐶 I also enjoy snowmobiling and seadooing, when I'm not prego. Lol
Infertility Journey (in spoiler because it's way too long and child/loss mentioned)
Married: 08/09/2013; TTC #2 Me: 31, possible PCOS and Septate Uterus (Septum removed in November 2017) DH: 31, MFI (Low Count and Low Motility) July 2017 - IUI #1 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN August 2017 - IUI #2 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN September 2017 - IUI #3 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN November 2017 - Uterine Septum removed December 2017 - IVF Consultation January 2018 - IVF #1 - Retrieval 1/24 - 2 Day 3 embryos (1 transferred fresh, 1 frozen) and 2 Day 5 embryos frozen February 2018 - Fresh Transfer - Transfer 1/27 (1 day 3 embryo) - BFN March 2018 - FET #1 - Transfer 3/2 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! 1st beta (10dp5dt) - 101; 2nd beta (17dp5dt) - 3061! Due 11/18/2018 March 2018 - Remaining embryos lost in malfunction.
October 8, 2018 - Son born at 34 weeks and a day due to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Spent 13 days in the NICU.
June 2019 - IVF #2 - Cancelled - Cyst on Ovary July 2019 - IVF #2 Take 2 - Retrieval 8/1 - 5 Day 5 embryos frozen August 2019 - FET #1 - Cancelled - No Trilaminar Lining September 2019 - FET #1 - Transfer 9/25 (1 day 5 embryo) - Chemical Pregnancy - 1st beta (9dp5dt): 110; 2nd beta (14dp5dt): 357; 3rd beta (16dp5dt): 188; 4th beta (23dp5dt): 7 November 2019 - FET #2 - Transfer 11/6 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFN December 2019 - FET #3 - Transfer 12/11 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! - 1st beta (8dp5dt): 102; 2nd beta (15dp5dt): 2636! Due 08/28/2020
August 13, 2020 - Son born at 37 weeks an 6 days due to failed BPP (Gestational Diabetes).
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Southern California
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I love my job, would love to keep working my way up in healthcare/nursing leadership
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 sister and 1 stepsister (but our parents didn’t get married until we were in HS/college)
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I love Southern California, I just wish it was more affordable, had better schools and less traffic
5. What's your favorite pastime? I loved food and wine until recently, not so much these days. 😭 I used to be a runner, and I hope I can get back to it post-partum. I also love reading, going to the theater, crafts, learning new “nurse” things, and spending time with my daughter and husband.
Re: GTKY: Background
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Alabama
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I'm still trying to decide, lol.
3. How many siblings do you have? 4. 2 brothers, 2 sisters
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Honestly, Costa Rica. It's beautiful, the people are wonderful, and the food is to die for!
5. What's your favorite pastime? Reading and crochet.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Happy
3. How many siblings do you have? 4 (I’m the baby)
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Somewhere with seasons
5. What's your favorite pastime? Running and sitting
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Rich hahahaha
3. How many siblings do you have? Three step and two half-siblings, one brother from the same parents.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Virgin Islands
5. What's your favorite pastime? I'd love to workout more, but these days it's the couch. I enjoy taking my dog for long walks with Hubs when it's a bit warmer out.
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
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1 LC, girl 5 years old
TTC #2 Summer 2017
BFP 1/5/2018, MC (D & E) 2/23/2018
TTCAL May 2018
BFP 9/20/2018, MC (D & E) 11/16/2018
Western Chicago burbs
2. What do you want to be when you grow up?
I'd love to open an animal sanctuary. It's just start up costs and everything that would be initially involved. Hopefully one day.
3. How many siblings do you have?
2
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I would say Hawaii, but I feel like I'd get claustrophobic being ocean locked. I love warm weather though. I also really love the Oregon area.
5. What's your favorite pastime?
Sitting at some outdoor bar having a drink and eating appetizers. That doesn't happen much since I had my daughter! I love anything outside and doing things with my family like festivals, amusement parks, ect.
DD born June 2016
Second due August 2020 (team green!)
Ohio, Suburbs near Cleveland
2. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Programmer!
3. How many siblings do you have?
One, a sister
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
Somewhere that's cooler, it gets too warm here but still needs to be near civilization (I need my target)!
5. What's your favorite pastime?
Knitting
Me: 31, possible PCOS and Septate Uterus (Septum removed in November 2017)
DH: 31, MFI (Low Count and Low Motility)
July 2017 - IUI #1 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
August 2017 - IUI #2 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
September 2017 - IUI #3 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
November 2017 - Uterine Septum removed
December 2017 - IVF Consultation
January 2018 - IVF #1 - Retrieval 1/24 - 2 Day 3 embryos (1 transferred fresh, 1 frozen) and 2 Day 5 embryos frozen
February 2018 - Fresh Transfer - Transfer 1/27 (1 day 3 embryo) - BFN
March 2018 - FET #1 - Transfer 3/2 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! 1st beta (10dp5dt) - 101; 2nd beta (17dp5dt) - 3061! Due 11/18/2018
March 2018 - Remaining embryos lost in malfunction.
October 8, 2018 - Son born at 34 weeks and a day due to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Spent 13 days in the NICU.
June 2019 - IVF #2 - Cancelled - Cyst on Ovary
July 2019 - IVF #2 Take 2 - Retrieval 8/1 - 5 Day 5 embryos frozen
August 2019 - FET #1 - Cancelled - No Trilaminar Lining
September 2019 - FET #1 - Transfer 9/25 (1 day 5 embryo) - Chemical Pregnancy - 1st beta (9dp5dt): 110; 2nd beta (14dp5dt): 357; 3rd beta (16dp5dt): 188; 4th beta (23dp5dt): 7
November 2019 - FET #2 - Transfer 11/6 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFN
December 2019 - FET #3 - Transfer 12/11 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! - 1st beta (8dp5dt): 102; 2nd beta (15dp5dt): 2636! Due 08/28/2020
August 13, 2020 - Son born at 37 weeks an 6 days due to failed BPP (Gestational Diabetes).
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I like being a teacher, but I guess I would love to run an in home daycare.
3. How many siblings do you have? 3 younger brothers
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I like where I am!
5. What's your favorite pastime? Bike riding.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? A couples therapist
3. How many siblings do you have? One brother
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Exactly where I am. My family is all close by, and after living far away from then for 7 years, I am happy to be home.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Hiking or playing in the park with DH and DS, then eating great food at an awesome restaurant.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? An opera singer
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 older brother, four much older half siblings
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Tuscan Villa sounds nice
5. What's your favorite pastime? Cooking! I can hardly wait till we have a nice big family to feed, and a big enough place to start hosting holiday gatherings.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up?: My husband and I really want to some day open our own game store with an in house library and small attached cafe. We want to be a place people can meet up and enjoy games together. Also I love feeding people and coffee.
3. How many siblings do you have?: None. My two sister in laws are the closest I've ever had to having real siblings, they are 23 and 12. I love them as much as I love breathing.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?: I've only recently moved to GA, before that we lived in IL. I miss winter because I loved snow.. but the extended fall down here is something I never knew I would love.. so maybe I would want to stay here.
5. What's your favorite pastime?: I'm a gamer at heart. I love board games, card games, video games... I love gaming conventions (shout out to anyone else who treks to Indy in August.. sad I can't go there year I'll be too pregnant!) and I have a profound love for the story telling aspect of table top RPG. It's a chance to take an adventure, tell a story, and to be someone else for a little while. I can't wait until my children are old enough to play their own characters and roll initiative for our own table top adventuring battles.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Still have no clue. Prior to being a SAHM, I worked in college administration.
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 sister
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Scotland!
5. What's your favorite pastime? Honestly? Napping and reading. Riveting, I know.
@RedBaramid I love board games too! We have a cute board game parlor that opened recently and when H and I can sneak away, it's one of our favorite date night spots.
1. Where are you at (state, country)? Northeast Ohio, USA
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Scientist (but also rich
3. How many siblings do you have? 3 older sisters
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? In NE Ohio where I am because of family, but if anywhere it would be Ireland
5. What's your favorite pastime? Cooking (bonus if it's with DD), party planning, traveling, watching trash TV
Where are you at? Cleveland, OH
What do you want to be when you grow up? Pretty happy currently as a Surgical PA 🤷🏼♀️also a MOM, I guess!!
How many siblings do you have? 1 younger brother (13 mos younger) back in IN
If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Any place that had alllll of my family living in the same city.
What's your favorite pastime?
As I kid, I started a tradition of reading the entire Harry Potter series (as much as was completed year by year) every summer vacation. It had been several years but finally re-read them in entirety this summer and am hoping to keep up with it!
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? Less stressed.
3. How many siblings do you have? Just me.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Somewhere high in the mountains of West Virginia. A cabin or brick house with land for my kids to play, where cases of wine and groceries are delivered to my door, and everyone leaves me alone. 😂 (I'm not usually so antisocial. I think I'm still mentally tapped out from the holidays.)
5. What's your favorite pastime? I love reading and taking photos. I'd one day like to be a professional photographer. I don't love the idea of going back to school (I already have a degree in English), but taking some photography classes doesn't sound terrible. I'm just self-taught to this point. Mostly, though, I just keep kids alive these days.
@RedBaramid We lived in GA for about eight years before moving here a little over a year ago and are hoping to get back there soon. We were in Savannah, and I miss it all the time!
(Edited to try to fix crazy spacing.)
@marfi236 @jojokoodles @kgrgreen We are all in NE Ohio! That is crazy!!
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to work at a ski mountain so I can get free lift tickets
3. How many siblings do you have? Two
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Probably Colorado or Western Canada
5. What's your favorite pastime? Lately, sleeping. And, when I rarely get the remote, TV. I live an exciting life.
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1 LC, girl 5 years old
TTC #2 Summer 2017
BFP 1/5/2018, MC (D & E) 2/23/2018
TTCAL May 2018
BFP 9/20/2018, MC (D & E) 11/16/2018
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Nurse....or now a stay at home Mum. Don't think either of those are going to happen though!
3. How many siblings do you have? 1
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Northern Ireland. I have a LOT of family there and it is my absolute favourite place to go. I love the people, the scenery and I have dual UK citizenship so I could easily make it my home if I could only get DH on-board.
5. What's your favorite pastime? I love photography, miss downhill skiing (i haven't been since DD was born), and music - I play the piano, flute, used to sing in the choir, play guitar, base guitar, and sax too.
3. How many siblings do you have? I have two 1/2 sisters- much younger than me (10+ yrs)
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? We dream of moving often- somewhere warmer, anywhere warmer!
5. What's your favorite pastime? We love riding our side by side machines in the summer and playing pool to pass the winter!
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I wish I could have fulfilled my dream of becoming a ballerina! But for now I am happy with my career as a social worker.
3. How many siblings do you have? One older brother.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Rome, Italy. I would love to be surrounded by that gorgeous history every day.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Running, trying new restaurants, traveling, napping lol.
Where are you at (state, country)? Texas
2. What do you want to be when you grow up?
Mortician but I keep getting pregnant before I can complete the prerequisite
3. How many siblings do you have?
2
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
Maine. The town Stephen King lives in.
5. What's your favorite pastime?
Sleeping
Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014
Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015
Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019
Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014
Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015
Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019
Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I am a clinical psychologist and I love my job
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 sister
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I really like where I live, but if it had to be somewhere else I would want it to be someplace that is warm (but not hot) year-round.
5. What's your favorite pastime? I grew up taking dance classes (ballet, tap, jazz, etc) and loved it. I haven’t done anything like that since college and I really miss it.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I’m not exactly sure. I feel into my career.
3. How many siblings do you have? On my dads side I’m one of six, I’m the second oldest, and on my moms side I’m one of two, and the oldest.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Near a beach. But we’ve tired to move to Atlanta a couple times and it never pans out.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Napping, but I also love hosting. I can’t wait till me move and can do that more often
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? an infant feeding specialist. I'm working on it.
3. How many siblings do you have? two. I'm the oldest.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? London. It's my favorite city hands down. There's so much history and delicious food and always something going on.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Reading, but lately it's been napping.
@blackgirlmagic what's keeping you from hosting now? I have a small townhouse and seem to have become the unofficial party house for my family and ILs. I love hosting parties even though I wish I had more space, or even a dining room.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I like my job, but if I could do it all over, I'd love to work with animals.
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 younger brother
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I've never been to London, but I've always wanted to go there and live for like a few months. I feel like I'd need all that time to really experience it all.
5. What's your favorite pastime? Traveling, but I haven't traveled anywhere since having my son. My parents still travel around the world and I'm totally jealous.
Pregnancy #2 Natural Miscarriage at 6 weeks 03/2014 Due date 11/9/2014
Pregnancy #3 DS 02.23.2015
Pregnancy #4 Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks 11/2018 Due date 5/22/2019
Pregnancy #5 Positive test 12/11/2019 Due Date 8/17/2020
DD born June 2016
Second due August 2020 (team green!)
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I was in sales until last year, when I decided I wanted something else. Now I'm taking some courses for Supply Chain Management.
3. How many siblings do you have?
1 sister, 2 years younger.
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I love where we live, but pregnancy cravings make me wish we didn't live 30 mins out of town, and that delivery drivers would come to us. Lol
5. What's your favorite pastime? Honestly, snuggling with my two 80 lb fur balls! 🐶 I also enjoy snowmobiling and seadooing, when I'm not prego. Lol
Me: 31, possible PCOS and Septate Uterus (Septum removed in November 2017)
DH: 31, MFI (Low Count and Low Motility)
July 2017 - IUI #1 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
August 2017 - IUI #2 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
September 2017 - IUI #3 - Letrozole 2.5 mg, no trigger, Prometrium 100 mg 2x a day - BFN
November 2017 - Uterine Septum removed
December 2017 - IVF Consultation
January 2018 - IVF #1 - Retrieval 1/24 - 2 Day 3 embryos (1 transferred fresh, 1 frozen) and 2 Day 5 embryos frozen
February 2018 - Fresh Transfer - Transfer 1/27 (1 day 3 embryo) - BFN
March 2018 - FET #1 - Transfer 3/2 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! 1st beta (10dp5dt) - 101; 2nd beta (17dp5dt) - 3061! Due 11/18/2018
March 2018 - Remaining embryos lost in malfunction.
October 8, 2018 - Son born at 34 weeks and a day due to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Spent 13 days in the NICU.
June 2019 - IVF #2 - Cancelled - Cyst on Ovary
July 2019 - IVF #2 Take 2 - Retrieval 8/1 - 5 Day 5 embryos frozen
August 2019 - FET #1 - Cancelled - No Trilaminar Lining
September 2019 - FET #1 - Transfer 9/25 (1 day 5 embryo) - Chemical Pregnancy - 1st beta (9dp5dt): 110; 2nd beta (14dp5dt): 357; 3rd beta (16dp5dt): 188; 4th beta (23dp5dt): 7
November 2019 - FET #2 - Transfer 11/6 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFN
December 2019 - FET #3 - Transfer 12/11 (1 day 5 embryo) - BFP! - 1st beta (8dp5dt): 102; 2nd beta (15dp5dt): 2636! Due 08/28/2020
August 13, 2020 - Son born at 37 weeks an 6 days due to failed BPP (Gestational Diabetes).
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? I love my job, would love to keep working my way up in healthcare/nursing leadership
3. How many siblings do you have? 1 sister and 1 stepsister (but our parents didn’t get married until we were in HS/college)
4. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I love Southern California, I just wish it was more affordable, had better schools and less traffic
5. What's your favorite pastime? I loved food and wine until recently, not so much these days. 😭 I used to be a runner, and I hope I can get back to it post-partum. I also love reading, going to the theater, crafts, learning new “nurse” things, and spending time with my daughter and husband.