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Post by Diane on May 17, 2006 7:00:54 GMT -5
Thanks Linda!!!!! Jacque - where are you? I saw your PM, when will you test? ??
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Post by AwesomeMommy on May 17, 2006 12:50:23 GMT -5
I was going back and forth about weather I should do personals first or if I should go right into what has been going on here..... it has been a while since I have filled you all in so I will start with me. Just a waring, I am posting this in all of my buddy groups so it might sound a little "generic" but that way I will have time to get to personals.
I caved and looked at my chart... today is CD 28, so if AF is going to show then it is going to be tomorrow. Part of me wants to test, but the other part says no.... so I will wait and see. Maybe I will wait until Friday to test that way I would be late. We did not baby dance much this month, we did the day of O and the day after.... but this is a hard month for us with the anniversary of mom's death and the m/c so we kinda just went with the flow.
I am not going to start charting again until after the summer is over. Work is super busy for me over the next few months, and if I do not chart it will be one less thing I have to keep track of. I know my cycles are normal and regular so I do not feel the need to chart as much. I will keep somewhat track of where I am at just to be sure that I am getting some sweet lovin in at the right time... but that will be it until after August. If we do not have a BFP by then I will chart for 3 months and then go to the DR to see what is next. At that time we will have been TTC for one year after the m/c (that is figuring in our "break").
I am completely finished with my Day Care inspection and license renewal, and I passed EVERYTHING with a 100%!!! I have NEVER done that before and needless to say I am so thrilled and at the risk of sounding cocky and arrogant (which I sooo am) I am very proud of myself and the kids!!!!
I am also back to exercising and losing weight (as of last Wednesday), I fully plan on being the rock for Alisha while she is taking off her weight also, she and I will be total weight loss buddies.... and anyone can feel free to join us. I am going to start a weigh in thread so people can cheer her and I on. Anyone who wants to join us can. I know that we have about 5 ladies that will be popping babies out soon... I hope by the time they are ready to start losing weight then Alisha and I will be about halfway to our goal.
Lets see...... there is only 7 more days of school and then it is finally summer! I cannot wait to have the kids here all day every day, but it will be busy. We are taking two vacations... one is next week we are going to Ohio for my cousin Aimee's wedding and I am soooo excited! Kailey is in it and she is going to look beautiful! We are also going to see PEARL JAM on the 29th of next month!!! As most of you know I have two totally insane obsessions... first there is Harry Potter (jen, what book are you on now?) and second is PEARL JAM!!!!! They are playing with Tom Petty so I am sooooo excited. It is going to be fricken awesome!
What else...... oh, my friend Kim was in the hospital, I am not going to retype all of the details, but I have a tread about her in the Prayer Request if you wanna check that out. She is getting better... but still in need prayer!
Girl Scouts is also going good (it has replaced the AOH) we had our second meeting last week and our next meeting is just right around the corner. I love working with the girls and they have so much energy... it is great. I know that this is going to be alot of fun and plus I have a great co-leader... she and I are going to be really good friends, we are soooo much alike.
Last but not least, my Special Olympics team is going to STATE!!!! WooHoo! Over half of our athletes qualifies and I am sooo proud of them. They have had such a great year and have worked so hard in practice... they so deserve this, I only wish they all could go.
Oh.. one more thing, I have some new family photos. I will post them for you to see... then Jennifer is going to make me an awesome siggy so I can display them all of the time.
Ok... time for personals! I am so happy I was able to get on the net today, I thought I was going to have to wait until tomorrow!!!
Jacque
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Post by AwesomeMommy on May 17, 2006 13:42:03 GMT -5
Linda: You look beautiful, I so love your outfit... you are one sexy pregnant diva! -- I tried and tried to watch the videos of Luke and I cannot get them to work! They play for just a second and then stop.... Do you have any idea what I am doing wrong? -- Oh, I almost forgot... HAPPY 20 WEEKS!!!! You are over half way done! That is so crazy because it feels like we just found out your were pregnant. --- so, what does Luke think of the baby birds... what perfect timing, you know with the baby on the way and all!
Diane: You look great in your photo also! It is nice to have a good photo, so I really know what you look like. I cannot get over the fact that you are having a girl, I really had a feeling the last few weeks that you were going to be have a girl... we have a girl trend going on. It makes me wonder what Melissa is having... you know what I mean? --- So, do we have any final decisions on names yet? --- I am excited about the fact that your weight is not skyrocketing, you and Linda are my inspiration when it comes to weight control during pregnancy!
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Post by AwesomeMommy on May 18, 2006 6:46:23 GMT -5
You are NOT going to believe what happened here yesterday...... Remember how AF was supposed to show on CD29, she always shows on CD29.... well, she was a DAY EARLY! So today is already CD2, what do you think of that! The thing is... that is not the only strange thing that happened...... All of my day care kids left early, it was coincendental..... and a good thing too. Because shortly after the last one left I went out back to take out the garbage. I look up at the sky and I can see this total downpour up north... I can actual see the drops of rain, it was so pretty but very weird. Then from the SOUTH it start heading toward us too, and hard there was so much rain and it was coming from every direction. Then we hear this HUGE crack and the neighbors tree was struck by lightning!!! Can you believe that, holy cow the tree fell over on the power lines so the entire neighborhood was "humming" and there was this horrible blue light coming from the lines...... the windows start shaking and the power is surging. I run upstairs to unplug the computer's surge protector and send Kailey and Jennifer (my assistant) to the basement.... then the Tornado sirens start going off. We go downstairs and then within about 5 minutes it is all over. We come up and then it is just chaos outside. There are trees down every where.... all of the neighbors are outside trying to figure out what was going on..... wow it was awful, but really neat. Then we all go look at the tree that is causing the trouble on our block. It was hit by lightning, and ALL of the birds that were in it were lying on the ground dead.... I assume the lightning. To top it all off the news people were here from the Quad Cities.... I went inside at this point, I did not wanna be one of those hillbillies that were on the news... you know the ones, I am sure you have all seen them. It seems that whenever they show someone from the neighborhood that something happened in that person ALWAYS looks like a hick, it does not matter where they are from. lol Anyway, that is why I did not get back online..... the good thing is that out of all of the HUGE trees that are down, NONE of them hit a house. Not one, THANK GOD because that would cause a ton of damage. Anyway, Gotta get Kailey ready for school. Jacque
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Post by Diane on May 18, 2006 7:39:01 GMT -5
sorry AF arrived yesterday, you sound in a very good mood. Good luck this month. You sound like you have a nice plan laid out, so hopefully you iwll get your BFP! The only thing I think I would add is to do OPK's one month before you see the doc. And if AF showed early, what wsa your LP? ?? would your doc run a progesterone test to make sure all is OK without making you do other things, I know mine would. And only if it was low, would give me meds? ? Wow, glad your kids left early. It was weird here also. We were in between 2 systems one coming from your area and one south. Weird was blowing very fast and seemed like from every direction. Our tornado warnings went off also, but we didnt' listen. we were sunny, but windy. Never got a drop of rain at all? ?
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Post by Diane on May 18, 2006 7:39:45 GMT -5
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Post by AwesomeMommy on May 18, 2006 13:00:14 GMT -5
Hee Hee... Natalies bedding... has such a nice ring to it!!!! AAAARGGGGGHHHHH You are having a girl!!! I am so excited, I just cannot get over it! I love the bedding, it is going to look so cute all set up in her crib! --- So, are you having a shower? --- I will chart one month before seeing the DR, thanks for the tip... I will also bring him all of the rest of my charts. My last LP would have been 12 days. I average between 12 and 13. --- So, do you think I should try some PreSeed? I have gobs of EWCM, but then again it says it helps neutralize things... maybe I am rejecting his sperm? Crap, here I go again, what happened to me relaxing? lol
Jacque
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Post by Diane on May 18, 2006 13:19:43 GMT -5
Jacque - thanks I thought the bedding is adorable, I already washed it all and want to put it in the crib so I can take pics. And need to determine what to do with the walls. I am having a shower but it is in Saint louis area - Collinsville. July 8th. my MIL might decide to have one in Peoria, but not sure yet?? I think charting one month before and do OPK's would be nice before you see the doc. 12 Day LP is normal, so hopefully that means the progesterone levels are OK. Preseed I hear good htings and bad things, probalby wouldn't hurt to try at least one month. Didn't Jennifer buy some - she might still have it? I heard if you do use it, not to use it all at once and also do a trial run with it before it is time to really use it. I have heard people breaking out, heard sperm could get flooded out, and could make you too wet and the equipment falls out.
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Post by Linda on May 18, 2006 20:43:21 GMT -5
Jacque - sorry about AF That is freaky about the weather! Diane - cute bedding! Can't believe you have her name all picked out! I'm jealous! WE can't decide over here! Lucky duck get a shower! I probably won't get one. So, I started to buy some cloth diapers for the little girl, I CD'd for a little while with Luke, but was never home enough to do it much. This time I'll be part time so I'm going to try a lot harder! I need to save money however I can! I got a white one of these: this one: Rose colored one of these: This wrap: With green, orange & purple of these to go in it: I can't wait to get them and to try them out on the baby girl!
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Post by AwesomeMommy on May 19, 2006 12:37:49 GMT -5
Diane: I have heard the same things about the preseed. Jennifer and my friend Kelly both got their BFP the first month they used it, BUT they both had issues with having enough EWCM... I on the other hand do not have that issue. In fact, everything seems to be perfect for Mike and I it is just not yet meant to happen. I was thinking about getting the preseed, but I am nervous if I use that in addition to the CM I already have then it would be to much, you know what I mean? --- I cannot wait to see photos of Natalie's room! Be sure to post some, then we can all give you input on what you should do!
Linda: You are my hero! With daycare I have been changing diapers for over 8 years now and there is NO WAY I have the patience for cloth diapers. I know that that is the best route to go, but after 15 - 20 diapers a day I am just happy to through them away. lol Mike and I even talked about using cloth with our next child, but when you figure in the diapers I will be changing while I am working.... it is just to much! They are really cute though, I love the ones you picked out!
Other then church and Special Olympics practice we have nothing planned this weekend! I am so excited, I will be able to clean and relax! What do you ladies have planned?
Jacque
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Post by Linda on May 20, 2006 10:42:33 GMT -5
I felt and saw the baby kick from the outside today! Woo hoo!!!
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Post by AwesomeMommy on May 23, 2006 5:35:57 GMT -5
Linda: That is beyond awesome. I am so happy for you. Was anyone else there? Soon you will be able to just lay there and watch the baby dance in your tummy. Your son is just gonna love that. So, I was just looking at the calendar, is tomorrow the date of your big u/s.... or should I delete that from the calendar?
Diane: Hey girly! Whats new and exciting?
Jacque
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Post by Linda on May 23, 2006 7:39:43 GMT -5
Yep, tomorrow is my BIG u/s!!! I can't wait!!!!
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Post by AwesomeMommy on May 24, 2006 6:02:20 GMT -5
Linda: That is so exciting. What time are you going in? I know we already know you are having a girl, but I cannot wait to see the new photos.... she has to be getting so big! I am going to add it to the news fader right now.
Diane: I hope all is well and that you are just busy..... where are you??
I might be MIA for the next several days. This weekend is my Cousin's wedding in Ohio. Kailey is the Jr Bridesmaid so we are leaving here on Thursday so she can be part of the decorating, rehearsal, and all that jazz. She is so excited (and so am I)!!! I have a new sassy little black dress and Mike is wearing a suit, the wedding party is wearing floor length purple dresses....so needless to say the Komnicks are going to look fricken awesome, I will be sure to post photos when we get back. Anyway....I will try to check in as much as possible... my cousins understand how I am with posting on the Chatterbox because 3 of them post on here too. So..... what do you ladies have planned for Memorial day Weekend?
Jacque
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Post by AwesomeMommy on May 24, 2006 20:36:50 GMT -5
Just checking in to see if Linda had any news or new u/s photos for us! I am officially on vacation... we leave in about 12 hours WOOHOO!
Jacque
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