[melissamarie247]

Manda!!! tons and tons and tons of baby dust to you!

Aubrey! wishing you the best of luck with your SIL watching the house. That is why I am glad I have a cat and no dog.. I like dogs, but they can't take care of themselves for a few days. I absolutely LOVE Myrtle Beach!! Enjoy it extra for me, ok?

TWW is very annoying. It takes too long. I'm so impatient. As soon as the travel place opens Monday I will be there trying to book a weekend trip to Paris for next weekend. Hopefully that one goes through. It is more expensive, but probably worth it. I want to see a Moulin Rouge caberet show if we can afford it. Also, today we were leaving a medical appointment for my husband and we were leaving and ended up running into a bunch of celebrities (athletes, actors, singers, comedians) walking into the hospital. They were there to visit troops. It was pretty cool.. even though it did put us home later than we wanted... I guess this weekend has nothing that exciting in store for me. I wish I could go back to the states now. As much as the traveling is fun, I am home sick.

[3Sapphires]

uggg, I really hate chat threads- you have to dig through pages and pages to find the pertinent info! I'm too busy for that!

But I took the time today to figure out what is going on! Manda I am praying this is it for you! you deserve it!!!

[aubers68]

I hope everyone has a good weekend! I probably won't be around much, I think I already said that.... but I will try to get on the IPad a few times during vacation to stay in touch Can't wait to see how everyone's TWWs go! Hopefully we get some BFPs!!!!

[MommaHarvey]

I feel so bad about not being around so much anymore. I've been so exhausted that I can't seem to find the energy to do anything. Even taking time to play with DS wears me out and it makes me feel so guilty.

I hope everyone is doing great. I know we have a few people in the TWW and you are in my thoughts.

I am so excited. I bought DS a pair of squeaky shoes today and get to pick them up on Monday. I have wanted some of these for a while now and they are way out of my price range online with shipping. But I found a lady in town who had some new in DS's size for only $15. Yipee!!!!

[~* Natasha *~]

Aubs- Hope you have a wonderful vacation!! I expect to see plenty pics when you get back!!!

Melissa- You are at 9dpo now, you're almost there! Good luck with the next few days! When are you planning on testing?

How is everyone else? I'm exhausted, I ended up working 13 hrs yesterday (definately not by choice) then today I had a busy day helping My Dad get some things ready for a store we are opening up in my hometown. Hopefully tomorrow I will get in some R&R!!

What's everyone else doing this weekend!???

[melissamarie247]

Natasha, I will probably test Friday if I don't see AF..

Aubrey, enjoy your vacation!!

It has been pretty quiet on here. As for me, we went to the hospital 4 hours away for DH's Neurology appointment on Friday. I hate how far American specialists are. We even ran into some famous people there visiting the troops while we were leaving and they were blocking our exit. Since the appointment he has been very snappy. He feels like he's dying and falling apart and saying things like he would have rather died getting blown up in an explosion out while deployed instead of medically and in pain. Yes, he does now have some medical issues.. but he is not dying and blowing it out of proportion and sulking about it and treating me like I am not even here. This last visit, his neurologist looked at bloodwork that endocrinology put in. That guy told him that he needs to go back to endocrinology and talk to the doctor because his blood work is so far off that this pattern has been known to cause psychosis in some people but is very rare. So, he went to endocrinology who told him he is fine and the levels are only slightly elevated. Military doctors all usually send people away when they need help. They are the worst doctors anywhere I have ever seen.. so, DH basically got sent away knowing he has a mass on his thyroid and shot nerves as well as a bad back and PTSD.. yet the one thing he is the most scared about is the mass on his thyroid that the endocrinologist sent him away for. They didn't even give him a follow up appointment.. So, we go all that way for doctors to fill his head with things and send him away. This is the worst news for our home life because now he is sulking around, won't leave his computer games, won't talk to me, and keeps snapping. I don't know what to do with him. I just want to shake him and tell him to pull it together. He isn't dying and he will be monitored more closely when we get to the States... but I feel like he just wants to die now.. and since he got back from Afghanistan this last time he has said things like that before.. like he doesn't want to be around. I just feel like he is being incredibly selfish and asking for pity and I cannot do that because he is blowing things way out of proportion. I don't even know what to do. Sorry about typing way too much.. but that's what's up with me.

[MrsOrganization2011]

Melissa that's gotta be rough. I am not even going to pretend I know what you are going through as a Military Wife ... I have a number of friends who have husbands in the Canadian military and I just don' t know how you do it. Hang in there ... You are a strong woman and you can get through this.

Good luck in your TWW it looks like I'm out ... my temps keep falling and I tested today (14DPO) and BFN ... AF should show tomorrow and if not here by Wed I will probably by another test if my temps haven't dropped below coverline.

It has been pretty ok around here, not too busy. We are trying to clean and organize our house since we will have some home visits from social workers because of our Adoption procedure. There is so many things we have to go through because even though we moved in here almost 3 years ago we have only had the entire house to ourselves since October when our basement tenant moved out and we decided to take the basement back over as part of our house by knocking down some walls. Now we have so many boxes of crap to go through because until then we just had them in storage.

I'm also trying to convince DH to build me a nice deck on the back of our house because at this point in time our patio doors lead to a 3 foot drop off. The previous owner took down the deck because he wasn't using it and never bothered to remove the doors. I would LOVE to use the doors, and space out back but need a deck first lol

I hope everyone is getting along well and Aubrey ... have an AWESOME trip you deserve it!

[melissamarie247]

Thanks Sarah Ann... Today I told him I wanted to go back and crash with my parents a little while and he kept trying to make things better. Thats really exciting about the adoption process progressing. I can't wait til we are able to get our own house and chose to take down walls if we wanted to. I am so tired of living place to place. In the last 5 years, I have lived in 8 different places in 6 different states and two different countries and continents. I want to stop already. It is coming soon.. Probably only another two years or so max.

[MrsOrganization2011]

Wow ... I lived with my parents until the day my husband proposed and that was when I was 30 years old ... and then I moved in with him only 20 minutes away from my parents in the next town lol I am definitely not used to moving etc but it is nice to finally have my OWN place instead of having to ask my parents if I can move this, change that etc.

[~* Natasha *~]

Sarah- Good to see you back around here!

Melissa- I can't even begin to imagine the ordeal you are facing, all I can say is I'm so sorry and I hope and pray things get better with DH soon. I hope he can crawl out of this rut or whatever it is he is in and see that he has so much life to live with you and your future LO.

Sarah Ann- I hope you're not out! But if AF shows, then on to another exciting possibility! On to another chance at getting that BFP!

As for me, today has been WONDERFUL! After DH went to work, I actually hit the couch and got some extra (much needed) rest! I *love* naps these days! Seems the only time I get them in is on Sundays.... But I'll take 'em!

If you have the mind to, please say a special little prayer for us as we got Thursday for our first u/s and we are praying to see a healthy little heartbeat. I will keep you all updated!

Have a great rest of the weekend!
Oh and does anyone have any pics to share in "Sunday Snaps?" I'll start a thread if anyone does?

[MrsOrganization2011]

AF hasn't shown up yet but a ton of cramps did ... which is very unusual for me. I have some pictures but will have to post tomorrow as they are on my phone. We had a HUGE grass/brush fire that got out of control on Saturday in our area. It actually affected 3 different towns it was that wide spread. I took some pictures AFTER the fact from what I could get close to but most of it is so far off the road that we can't get to it. Unfortunately I do believe it damaged a horse barn in one area but won't know for sure till the papers come out tomorrow.

[~* Natasha *~]

Sarah Ann- have you tested today?? Your temp is still a decent amount above CL, and you aren't out until shows!

[MrsOrganization2011]

I tested with FMU but it was a BFN ... FF says I shouldn't even test till 18DPO but I tested twice now and still BFN ... I will wait till 18 and if AF hasn't shown I'll test again.

I'm calling in my prescription for Clomid tomorrow just in case though hehe I want to be sure we have it on hand if AF shows so we can have another "normal" cycle and maybe catch the eggy

[melissamarie247]

I see you are now on CD1, Sarah Ann.. so sorry. Did you get your clomid??

I will NOT get clomid again. I cannot handle the side effects. I am hoping I am PG now but if not, I think a natural cycle this month might be worth a try since the surgery should have things right.

I hope you all are having a good Monday. I am working most of the week, which is great because I told my husband he could take our Paris money and put it to a trip to Barcelona, Spain on Memorial Day Weekend so I need to make the money to get to go to Paris before we leave. I hope I can come up with it soon enough to hit the next trip.

[MrsOrganization2011]

I do believe I am on CD1 ... it was just spotting early this morning but seems to be getting heavier as the morning progresses. I will be starting Clomid again tomorrow ... I haven't really had any horrible side effects except for the breast tenderness that was more of absolute agony for a few days during my TWW. I was so excited to see a 28 day cycle ... I don't think I have EVER had one in my life without Birth Control


So sorry you are having such a heard time with Clomid

[melissamarie247]

Fingers crossed for your next dose of clomid. I thought this month would be better considering last month I had really bad side effects like painful breasts and slight yeast infection with bad irritation from O to AF and night sweats during.. and just so much... but this month, I had no effects while taking it, only slightly tender breasts then Boom.. I get this nasty pain down there from just after O til now and then just recently developed a yeast infection.. sooo, not happy with it. I hope it is all worth it. This week I am working elementary school (after today's middle school) and then Friday I get to work with the adorable 3-4year old pre-schoolers. I love that class... but it always makes me want my own little one.

[fil]

Melissa - I'm sorry to hear things have been rough. It sounds like you guys need a good long stretch of R&R! I know what it is like to move a lot and to be in a different culture... it can be lonely, that's for sure, and it makes it a lot harder to deal with other things you're going through. I hope things start looking up for you soon.

I know I haven't been around too much the past week. I started taking my full dose of Met and it destroyed my life! Things are starting to get better now though. Unfortunately I haven't been able to BD in over a week because of the discomfort and queasiness. I'm a little bit worried that I Oed 2 days ago (which would have meant NO chance of BFP this cycle) because I had a temp spike yesterday and a teeny bit of spotting (which is incredibly rare for me). But then this morning my temp was down again, so I don't know. I guess if I did O then it is a good sign in some ways and for my next cycle I will have the Met in my system from the start so hopefully it will be more regular. Who knows! I know sometimes people get a temp dip right after the initial rise, and then it goes up again, so I guess I'll have to wait and see what happens over the next few days...

Other than TTC, DH and I have been talking all weekend about taking a bit trip next year! We are thinking Fall/Winter for about 5 weeks or so... now we are debating WHERE to go! DH has family in Nigeria, so we were thinking of going there, however things are not so safe right now so we started thinking of other options (Central America, Spain, American West, India???? The possibilities are endless.). So of course, I started wondering what would happen if we had a LO by then. Where would you ladies go if you had 5 weeks to travel and a baby in tow???

[melissamarie247]

Last summer we had 4 weeks vacation and went so many places.. but with a baby, those places are not as kid-friendly.. If I had a baby in tow, I'd think places where a crying baby won't irritate people.. Maybe somewhere to see family or somewhere outdoorsy so if other people don't like a crying baby, they can walk away. I love Puerto Rico. We brought DH's son tons of places (his son lives there) and he loved it but he was about 3. I will let you know how Barcelona is if we go Memorial Day Weekend... Do you speak any spanish by any chance? Personally, I would LOVE to go see South Africa but it costs too much for now. I have a friend who posted all her Safari pics. It looks amazing.. but not so sure I would bring a little baby there in the hot sun. Hawaii should be about 70 degrees that time of year. Perfect weather... or Italy maybe depending on the weather. It does get pretty cold there. Croatia is beautiful... but the more I think of it.. Hawaii would probably be a great option.. or a week long cruise as well considering there is usually childcare on boat... I know it is a long ways away but I want pictures.

[MrsOrganization2011]

There are definitely tons if kid friendly cruises out there ... one of course being a Disney cruise and they do go all over so you could get a few trips built into one. I really haven't travelled much outside north America so I can't really give any other ideas just yet.

[~* Natasha *~]

Wow, 5 weeks to vacate! That would be awesome!

I hope that you have a LO to be concerned about/plan around by then!

How has everyone's Monday been? Mine has been ok, just kinda started off on a rough note with being up around 3a this mornng with the ickies... laid back down around 4 (thanks to tums, crackers, ginger ale, and finally zofran) and then didn't want to get up to get ready for work! As the day went on, I felt better, then by this evening I was starved! Get this! I've actually lost 5 lbs since I found out I was pg! I'm sure that won't last long though. And I'll be glad and feel blessed I assure you!

Hope everyone is doing well. Sorry I don't have time to address everyone individually, but glad to see a little more activity going on in here!