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Win and Whine Wednesday

Add as many wins and whines as you would like! :)
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Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
We Said I Do 09/06/09
We love our Frankie Dog (5yo pit) and our Paco Kitty Dx Endo 12/09 Lupron 3/10-9/10 BFP 08/11 Bday 3/27/12 Lap Surgery 2/26/13
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Re: Win and Whine Wednesday

  • Whine: I'm pretty sure I'm coming down with a cold based on the feeling of mucus/gunk in the back of my throat. Ugh.

    Win: I got another girl to pick up one of my promos this weekend, so now I only have to work the early afternoon events on Saturday and Sunday; no more Saturday night!!
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    TTC since July 2012
    BFP #1: 11/9/13; spontaneous m/c at 6w2d, 11/25/13
    BFP #2: 12/31/13. B/w 12/31: betas >1000, progesterone 13.6; B/w 1/2: betas 3065, progesterone 10.2
    B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
    Progesterone suppositories started 1/2. Please stick, baby!!
    Fiona Elise born 9/9/14 - welcome beautiful girl!
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  • Win-I think DD and I are getting over our sick. No fevers since Sunday and my sinus pressure is finally gone :)

    Whine-DH and I got in an argument about chores/cleaning. I am at the end of my rope. He thinks I sit around and do nothing all day because I stay home with DD. He doesn't want me to ask him to do stuff, nag him or make him a list but when I get upset he doesn't do anything he says well how was I supposed to know it needed to be done.

    Whine-I do not like the way DH argues. Our communication styles don't match up. Whenever I bring up stuff he asks for specifics and then argues/makes excuses for individual things. I told him I don't care if two weeks ago he took the trash out without being asked or that he couldn't do it yesterday because we went to town. I want to talk big picture and he gets focused in on individuals.

    Win-We have a Lego duplo party play date to go to tomorrow :) I am super excited and glad that Ava Nichol and I are doing better so we can go!

    Win-We have no plans this weekend which is good because we need some family time at home.
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    Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
    We Said I Do 09/06/09
    We love our Frankie Dog (5yo pit) and our Paco Kitty Dx Endo 12/09 Lupron 3/10-9/10 BFP 08/11 Bday 3/27/12 Lap Surgery 2/26/13
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  • Whine: I thought I was ready to come back to work. Third day in and I just want to go home and snuggle Arthur. I sure hope it gets easier...

    Win: I have been mixing formula with some breast milk to start introducing it to him. Last night was the first night I gave him formula straight up. He loved it. Like hyperventilated while he was eating. Makes me feel a bit better about my decision. I don't think he likes my breast milk as much as he liked the formula. I think my frozen breast milk may have a lipase issue but he still takes it.

     

     

     

     After awhile, you just want to be with the one who makes you laugh. - Mr. Big

     

     

     




     

  • Win-I think DD and I are getting over our sick. No fevers since Sunday and my sinus pressure is finally gone :) Whine-DH and I got in an argument about chores/cleaning. I am at the end of my rope. He thinks I sit around and do nothing all day because I stay home with DD. He doesn't want me to ask him to do stuff, nag him or make him a list but when I get upset he doesn't do anything he says well how was I supposed to know it needed to be done. Whine-I do not like the way DH argues. Our communication styles don't match up. Whenever I bring up stuff he asks for specifics and then argues/makes excuses for individual things. I told him I don't care if two weeks ago he took the trash out without being asked or that he couldn't do it yesterday because we went to town. I want to talk big picture and he gets focused in on individuals. Win-We have a Lego duplo party play date to go to tomorrow :) I am super excited and glad that Ava Nichol and I are doing better so we can go! Win-We have no plans this weekend which is good because we need some family time at home.
    I'm stealing this idea from another page, but have you thought about making a chore board to place on your fridge? What she did was on a board write all the chores/tasks that need to be done on a weekly/monthly basis. When a task is completed, she or her DH would mark the item off the list to see that the chores have been done. 
    One thing that I do is I specify certain tasks for DH to do. He takes out the trash (both bathroom and kitchen), washes the dog, and puts away his laundry. Every other night he gives DD a bath and puts her to bed. I am an OCD freak and I have to have certain things done in certain ways so I do most of the work, but I'm personally okay with that. 

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  • Win:  I have my monthly appt tomorrow and will get to hear the heartbeat again!  This is the longest stretch I have gone between appts so far (three weeks).  It was nice getting all those u/s in the beginning!

    Whine: I wish I could get an u/s tomorrow because I want to see the baby!

    Win:  I have stuff to make rice krispie treats at home!

    Whine:  It is cooold here today!  Though probably not as cold as all you people up north!
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    ~Knottie/Nestie Besties with *ecinereb* - Congratulations!~
    TTC since June 2011 dx: PCOS
    Clomid+IUI: Cancelled b/c didn't respond (June 2012)
    Femara+Trigger+IUI #1: BFN :-( (July 2013)
    Natural Cycle (8/7/13)- BFP!  Beta #1 (9/10/13): 509 Progesterone: 18.64  Beta #2 (9/12/13): 1118
    Baby N born 5/9/14
  • Win: I'm really starting to get the hang of striking and kickboxing. Even DH says my form and punches are getting better.

    Whine: The dog kept me up half the night. He wanted to go out once an hour since 11pm. I finally got some rest at 2:30, only to wake up at 5:30 for work.

    Whine: Sometimes I hate dropping DD off at daycare. About 3 out of 5 times, she cries that she doesn't want me to leave. It's really starting to tire me out.

    Win: Work finally put the heat on this morning. The HVAC system was broken. It was 34 degrees yesterday and snowed for a few hours. It feels nice to not wear my blanket.

    Win: Found out that my family (DH, DD & I, my parents, brother, his gf & daughter) are just having a Thanksgiving dinner alone with no extended family. That means I get to sit in my pjs all day and watch my family get drunk on the couch. I couldn't have asked for anything better.

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  • @sparklingdiamond 5 of us went for a run at 5am this morning.  It was 13 degrees with slight wind. Weather.com said it was 3 degrees. Brrrrr.

    TTC since 1/13  DX:PCOS 5/13 (long, anovulatory cycles)
    Clomid 50mg 9/13 = BFP! EDD 6/7/14 M/C 5w6d Found 11/4/13
    1/14 PCOS / Gluten Free Diet to hopefully regulate my system. 
    Chemical Pregnancy 03/14
    Surprise BFP 6/14, Beta #1: 126 Beta #2: 340  Stick baby, stick! EDD 2/17/15
    Riley Elaine born 2/16/15

    TTC 2.0   6/15 
    Chemical Pregnancy 9/15 
    Chemical Pregnancy 6/16
    BFP 9/16  EDD 6/3/17
    Beta #1: 145 Beta #2: 376 Beta #3: 2,225 Beta #4: 4,548
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  • @smbenevides1989 - That sounds like the perfect Thanksgiving! : )

     

     

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  • @brij2006  You guys are crazy!  No way I would be out there when it's that cold!  But I am a wimp!
    Anniversary 
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    ~TTC Buddies with akcrrr and amandaf6383~
    ~Knottie/Nestie Besties with *ecinereb* - Congratulations!~
    TTC since June 2011 dx: PCOS
    Clomid+IUI: Cancelled b/c didn't respond (June 2012)
    Femara+Trigger+IUI #1: BFN :-( (July 2013)
    Natural Cycle (8/7/13)- BFP!  Beta #1 (9/10/13): 509 Progesterone: 18.64  Beta #2 (9/12/13): 1118
    Baby N born 5/9/14
  • brij2006 said:

    @sparklingdiamond 5 of us went for a run at 5am this morning.  It was 13 degrees with slight wind. Weather.com said it was 3 degrees. Brrrrr.

    It was maybe 30 degrees when I left for work at 7 am. I am not even close to ready to deal with teen temps!!!
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    Daisypath Anniversary tickers
    TTC since July 2012
    BFP #1: 11/9/13; spontaneous m/c at 6w2d, 11/25/13
    BFP #2: 12/31/13. B/w 12/31: betas >1000, progesterone 13.6; B/w 1/2: betas 3065, progesterone 10.2
    B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
    Progesterone suppositories started 1/2. Please stick, baby!!
    Fiona Elise born 9/9/14 - welcome beautiful girl!
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  • @sparklingdiamond I wouldn't have ran it if there weren't 4 others waiting for me. No way.

    @luckyangel07 I'm not ready for these temps yet either.  I had to dig out my winter jacket from the closet.

    TTC since 1/13  DX:PCOS 5/13 (long, anovulatory cycles)
    Clomid 50mg 9/13 = BFP! EDD 6/7/14 M/C 5w6d Found 11/4/13
    1/14 PCOS / Gluten Free Diet to hopefully regulate my system. 
    Chemical Pregnancy 03/14
    Surprise BFP 6/14, Beta #1: 126 Beta #2: 340  Stick baby, stick! EDD 2/17/15
    Riley Elaine born 2/16/15

    TTC 2.0   6/15 
    Chemical Pregnancy 9/15 
    Chemical Pregnancy 6/16
    BFP 9/16  EDD 6/3/17
    Beta #1: 145 Beta #2: 376 Beta #3: 2,225 Beta #4: 4,548
    www.5yearstonever.blogspot.com 
                        Image and video hosting by TinyPic

  • whine: i'm annoyed at myself and my desire to have chickens because now that i'm pregnant I don't want to deal with cleaning the coop at all and DH keeps reminding me that they were all my idea. and I know they were, but I'm just not sure that its good for me to be cleaning up chicken shit. so he's been doing it and I feel guilty, but not really.

    win: nobody has been bothering me today so my office door is closed and I unbuttoned my pants after I ate lunch. I know that can't last long, but for now its a win!

  • Whine: DH didn't close the bag to my hot n spicy cheeze-it's in my lunch and they had a slight banana smell to them as I was eating them ....

    Win: I went to bed at 8 PM last night, same time as K. 

    Whine: When will K start sleeping longer than a 4 hour stretch????  This momma is tired!

    Win: We have NOTHING going on for the next TWO weekends!!!  I am super excited about this!! I may even get an early start on decorating for Christmas!

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  • Win: DH packed me a super yummy lunch today; chicken salad, bacon-wrapped dates, and strawberries and pineapple.


    Whine: I feel nauseous because I haven't eaten since 9am, but the thought of eating said lunch makes me gaggy.


    Win: My sister and I put ourselves in charge of dessert for Thanksgiving, so at the moment we're exchanging recipes and they all sound yummy! I'm so excited!


    Whine: I brought up the POSSIBILITY of wanting a Doula.  DH has no idea when it is and when I tried to explain, he immediately dismissed it, which isn't like him at all. He thinks since he already has a kid and "everything went fine" that he doesn't need one and he "doesn't want ten people telling us what to do" I'm not 100% on it but I want us BOTH to make an informed decision.  I think he's afraid of feeling not needed and that's not a Doula's job, nor what I want
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    Win: I finally got a heater in my office and it's so nice and toasty!

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  • amccul20 said:

    whine: i'm annoyed at myself and my desire to have chickens because now that i'm pregnant I don't want to deal with cleaning the coop at all and DH keeps reminding me that they were all my idea. and I know they were, but I'm just not sure that its good for me to be cleaning up chicken shit. so he's been doing it and I feel guilty, but not really.

    win: nobody has been bothering me today so my office door is closed and I unbuttoned my pants after I ate lunch. I know that can't last long, but for now its a win!

    Loop an elastic band around the button hole and use the elastic as a way to keep your pants up while keeping it buttoned! I used that trick alot when I was pg. Because I'm tiny, all my clothes are tiny, I pretty much outgrew my regular clothes when I hit 6 weeks. The elastics were my life savor until I bought maternity pants.

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  • @smenbenevides1989 I suggested a chore chart but that falls under the "me telling him what to do" and he says it is treating him like a ten year old because his dad used to make one for me. I said yeah and you got your chores done didn't you? And he said yeah because I HAD to. What does that even mean? We have a therapist but don't have the $85 to see her right now but that is where I am at with it. I just don't know what to do.

    I have told him before If he just does one thing a day it would help out a lot. Plus taking out the garbage is his job. So one day pick up the living room, one day unload the dishwasher, one day clean the toilet, one day wipe down the shower. I just don't feel like I am asking for that much.
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    Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
    We Said I Do 09/06/09
    We love our Frankie Dog (5yo pit) and our Paco Kitty Dx Endo 12/09 Lupron 3/10-9/10 BFP 08/11 Bday 3/27/12 Lap Surgery 2/26/13
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  • Men sometimes cannot see that children are a lot of work. Hopefully he will ease up and wake up and help you more.

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  • Yes. I told him that me staying home is not so that I can clean all day every day but rather so that I can play, teach and learn with our baby girl as well as take care of her needs. Cleaning is both of our jobs.

    If I worked then we would be paying somebody else to do those things with Ava Nichol and we would split the chores so why is this that different?
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    Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
    We Said I Do 09/06/09
    We love our Frankie Dog (5yo pit) and our Paco Kitty Dx Endo 12/09 Lupron 3/10-9/10 BFP 08/11 Bday 3/27/12 Lap Surgery 2/26/13
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  • Win: DH packed me a super yummy lunch today; chicken salad, bacon-wrapped dates, and strawberries and pineapple.


    Whine: I feel nauseous because I haven't eaten since 9am, but the thought of eating said lunch makes me gaggy.


    Win: My sister and I put ourselves in charge of dessert for Thanksgiving, so at the moment we're exchanging recipes and they all sound yummy! I'm so excited!


    Whine: I brought up the POSSIBILITY of wanting a Doula.  DH has no idea when it is and when I tried to explain, he immediately dismissed it, which isn't like him at all. He thinks since he already has a kid and "everything went fine" that he doesn't need one and he "doesn't want ten people telling us what to do" I'm not 100% on it but I want us BOTH to make an informed decision.  I think he's afraid of feeling not needed and that's not a Doula's job, nor what I want
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    Win: I finally got a heater in my office and it's so nice and toasty!


    I want a midwife and to give birth in a birthing center. DH hasn't shot me down yet but I think he'll really question the shit outta me later. I'm gonna make him go on a tour with me so he can ask any questions he has THERE. Lol

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           Me: All Normal DH: .5% Morph
    Cycles 1-14 (Natural) all BFN
                                  Starting IUI#1 procedures Nov '13
                          IUI Cxl'd due to surprise natural BFP 11/1/13
            Calvin born on June 19th, 2014 via emergency c-section at 3lbs7oz
         
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