I feel like I am on this site all of the time!!!

[Melissa]

Hey Jacque - not sure how I missed your last post. Baby pics are awesome! I can't believe we're about to have our third baby today! Karina and I got our BFP's together but I m/c and she obviously carried to full term. Today was my edd. Just something I thought about. Not upset by it at all. It's just something you can't forget when one of your good friends was just as far along as you and you are with her throught the whole pg.

Well, it definately does look like you O'd but your temps aren't doing so good the past couple days. They're normally well above cl and this time they're pretty close if not right at cl. MAYBE THAT'S YOUR SIGN! Were you charting when you got pg last time? If so do you still have that chart (maybe I didn't scroll down enough)? Have you discussed your ttc with your dr? Because they say you shouldn't wait a whole year if you're ttc #2. They say only 6 months at that point.

So, today is the big u/s. We are not finding out the gender. Hunter is DYING to know. He keeps insisting that the baby is a girl. I wonder what he's going to do if it's another boy.

Oh, did you guys get everything streightened out with your bank?

[AwesomeMommy]

I still need to catch up on posts.... I will get to that in a bit, I thought first I would fill you in on my weekend.

Friday night we had Mike's end of year party for his work. It was wonderful!!! We went with another couple and their son and we had such a good time. First we went out to eat at a little family owned Mexican Restaurant called Sombrero Loco, the food was fantastic! Then we went to the party, it was at the Holiday Inn. The kids swam and we sat around and talked. Then we went in to listen to the band (which was great) we all danced and had a good time. Some of the kids got fish to take home... so now we have another pet.

Saturday we had Special Olympics Practice, it was the first one of the season. It was perfect. We did warm ups, talked about rules and regulations, reviewed everyone's events... and we had a half hour left so we played a game of basketball. I have not played basketball in forever, we had so much fun.

Then The AOH girls that helped out, Mike, Kailey, and I went out to eat with my friend Dawn and her hubby at Ken's Corner. It is a small bar/restaurant. We had so much fun, and once again the food was awesome.

After that we went to Caden's birthday party. The house and cake were perfect. Christy had everything decorated so nice, and she had so much food. I was a good girl and did not have any... after all I had just gone out to eat.

Then we went to Kailey's church, Pizza Hut, and then to Wal-Mart. We got a new set of glasses and a new trash can... yippee. Mike also got a flash drive and Kailey got some new shoes.

Sunday morning we got up early and went to Sunday school at Mike's church, the church service, a potluck, and the Mike had a new member class. After that we went to Olive Garden and TOYS R US!!! We got Kailey some new shoes and two new Veggie Tales movies. Plus we got the baby two Carter's Bags Sleepers and a cute little PJ. We got everything so that it was gender neutral so no matter what the baby could wear it. I will try to post photos later, it all depends on how long Caden sleeps.

One we got home by dear friend Bridget and her kids stopped by for a visit and then we went to sleep... I was SOOOOOO Tired! Mike woke me up at about 11pm, we had this AWFUL storm come through. There were Tornado's in the area and all that jazz. I was tired, so Mike stayed up to "protect" us and listen to the scanner and watch the news. It passed in about a half hour.

Ok, I have a cover line, and I am 5 DPO.... but I have never ever had a chart like this... maybe it is a good sign? We will have to wait and see. I am going to test at about CD 27 or 28. That is around next Monday or Tuesday, so I am almost already to the one week wait... here is a still of my chart... what do you think?



Ok.... I am going to post this in all of my buddy groups now, then I am going to check on the kids and if all is well I will be back for personals.

Jacque

[Melissa]

Ok, u/s was AWESOME! Everything was perfect. We have 10 fingers and 10 toes. 4 heart chambers and all the lobes of the brain. Also all the organs are formed and functioning well. The baby weighs about 8 oz right now. It was amazing. We never saw this much movement with Hunter in ANY of his u/s this baby was sucking it's tumb, playing with it's feet, kicking and bouncing, and even waving. It was great. The u/s tech said she did see the gender but didn't write it down anywhere so that nobody would slip up. Here are our pictures from it though. I'll be back on in the a.m. to do personals! Love ya all!

[AwesomeMommy]

Melissa: The baby looks perfect! I am so happy for you, plus you held strong and did not find out the gender. That is so awesome!!!!! It is good that she did not write it down, that way no one would accidentally say something.

Take a look at my temps now!!!! I had two HUGE jumps the last couple of days. I am trying not to get my hopes up, but this chart is SOOOO different from my others. I have my ticker set up so you could click on it to see my chart... take a look and let me know what you think. Maybe you are right and the first couple of low temps is a sign of good things to come. I do have my pregnancy chart on there, it is the second to last one. But I will warn you that I was using a different thermometer when I was taking temps that month, so the temps do not coincide with my temps on more current charts.

We talked to the DR last June about how long we should TTC before taking it to the next step, and he said one year. Normally it would only be 6 months, but since it has been soooo long since we had Kailey he is almost treating this like a first pregnancy. I know that a year seems like FOREVER, but in all actuality it is not that long... plus, I will get my BFP before then anyway!

Yes, my bank account is back to normal and I should even get my new debit card within the next day or so, THANK GOD! I hate using checks and cash to pay for everything!

Jacque

[AwesomeMommy]

Melissa: My temps went up again today.... I am trying not to get overly excited because part of me is just sure this is it and the other part of me thinks that we will be trying for a few more months. I did notice though that your pregnancy chart and my chart from this month both have a dip on 2 DPO.......

Jacque

[AwesomeMommy]

I just went to the bathroom and while I was in there I checked my Cervix... I think I have OCD when it come to checking my cervix... anyway, I had EWCM!!! What does that mean, is that a good sign... I think I remember that Alsiha had that right before she found out she was pregnant. WHAT THE HELL!!! WHY MUST I ANALYZE EVERYTHING!!!!

Jacque

[AwesomeMommy]

Well, I tested. 12 DPO, BFN. I know it is early, but my temps are dropping and my cervix is getting softer and starting to open... AF is on her way. Oh well, I am taking it much better this cycle then last cycle. Trent was due in December.... if I get a BFP this next cycle then this baby will be a December baby also..... ho hum, maybe I will have more luck this next time around.

Jacque

[Melissa]

Jacque - Get up and put your temp in! How are you doing? I sent you a pm. Did you get it?

[AwesomeMommy]

Melissa: I LOST MY THERMOMETER!!! I have looked everywhere, I have no clue where it is!!!! Can you believe it, I want to know what my temp is, but I can't take it! I want to test, but I have no more test in the house!!!!! I hope this is it! I have to go to the store tonight, so if there is no AF warning signs by then I will get a test and test first thing in the morning! Yes, I got your PM... I will take care of it after I am done catching up on posts. I also started a prayer thread for Angela and her family on the Prayer Request part of the site. My heart just breaks for her..... --- On a brighter note... how are things with you?

Jacque

[Melissa]

Hey you, just wanted to share some belly pics. 19w2d.

[AwesomeMommy]

AF showed a few hours ago. I love you Mellisa, thanks for being so supportive! It's all good though because I am now eating a bag of Combos and drinking a Cherry Coke. lol

Your son is adorable! I love the photos where he is kissing and hugging your belly..... the one with the lady bug is just so cute also!

Jacque

[Melissa]

Oh Jacque - I'm so sorry. Did you at least go get a new thermometer? I can't believe you lost yours. Since I've been pg I can't stand diet coke (or cola drinks period). I miss an occasional diet coke! So, drink a cherry coke for me too!

[AwesomeMommy]

The thing is that I am not really that upset this time. I had a feeling that she was going to show when my temps started to drop! Oh well, on to the next cycle. Whenever AF shows I treat myself to a Cherry Coke (or a DR Pepper) and a bag of combos... it is the only time I drink caffeine or eat that much saturated fat... but hey, once a month is not that bad, is it? LOL

The kicker is that I could not even get a new Thermometer last night. The TOTAL IDIOTS at WalMart decided to move EVERYTHING in the store around.... the sad thing is that the isle signs that tell you where everything is had not been changed yet. So NONE of the shopper knew where anything was. So.... I found what I had to get and then left. I will get a BBT from Walgreen's before AF is gone....

Well... on to TTC a December Baby!!!!!

Jacque

[AwesomeMommy]

Melissa: I wanted to pop in and say goodbye! The house is clean, the bags are packed and in less then 12 hours we will be on our way to Chicago. I am so excited!!!! I hope you have a great weekend. I will post pics when I get back, either late Sunday night or sometime on Monday. All depends on when we feel like coming home.

Talk to you soon!

Jacque

[AwesomeMommy]

Hi ladies! I am back and we had an awesome time!!! I will be back on a bit later to post all about it and share my photos.... for now I got to get Kailey off to school (she is already late, we decieded to let her sleep in), read all that I missed on the site and in my email, and help Mike record his speech........