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Good Morning!
I said screw it to the last day of training. It was for a different piece of software that isn't very useful for me, and I really didn't want to have to get up before 5am again, so, I'm back at work today!
We went to exchange the wrong chair we received for the right chair they brought in yesterday, and well, the brought in the wrong chair again. Awesome. The words on the label say "Greta" (we ordered "Preston") but the barcode scans as Preston. Someone screwed up somewhere! So, now we probably won't have it until mid next week. Fantastic.
We went and visited my mom at the hospital last night. I'll update about that in another post, but she's doing fine. She's super bored, but she's good.
Today I'll be going to visit with her after work for a bit, and then probably just working on stuff around the house.
How is everyone today?
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
Re: Good Morning!
I'm ready for the weekend to be here. I don't know what happened, but my neck is so stiff and sore, which means I'm not sleeping well. And I'm tired all day. I'm decently busy at work though, which means the day should go by fast. I'm looking forward to a champagne and cheese tasting we're going to tonight. Yum.
That sucks about the chair raynes. But glad your mom is doing well.
Cecilia arrived 12 October 2012
Raynes - sorry about the chair situation. That sucks! Glad to hear your mom is doing better.
Today - I'm tired, grumpy, and because AF is here all I want to do is eat. The scale has gone up instead of down and not looking forward to weigh in today. All I want right now is a chocolate donut or something.
Hoping to make it to Zumba tonight (god knows I need it with the way I have been eating), and getting a good nights sleep.
Glad your mom is doing okay.
I would be so mad about the chair. I am not a patient person so that would really aggravate me.
Glad to hear your mom is doing well Raynes.
I'm just trying to get through the day so I can go home and nap. I went to bed too late last night and then woke up and had to clean up after one of the dogs this morning. I have no idea what he ate. Ugh.
It's supposed to be rainy and gloomy most of today and into tomorrow. We're praying that the river doesn't flood again. It cuts off most of our town when it does.
Good morning!
I'm hating this crappy rainy weather but at least it's above freezing now.
I have an ultrasound today! I actually had one 2 weeks ago and all was well, but Tootsie was lying on its belly and not giving us any good pics so I have to go in again for a follow-up so they can get all the measurements they need. Hopefully I'll actually get a good picture out of this one. MIL was crushed when the last one yielded no good pics.
Baby #2: Surprise BFP 9.19.12, EDD 5.24.13, natural m/c 10.19.13 at 9w
Today sucks. I'm hurt and annoyed. In the span of the last 48hrs or so, we've had 5 couples cancel on us for our party and learned of another one's pregnancy (this is 5th announcement in like 6wks)..... We went from having like 40 people to maybe 20 if we are lucky and like 4+ of those people are pregnant.... I understand it's life, and it happens, things come up, etc (and no, I'm not mad at people for being pregnant... but it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt/feel like a slap in the face that I'm so completely surrounded by it and it's all I desperately want)..... I planned this party as a way to get me to focus on something else other than the miscarriage, to be excited and have something to look forward to. Now it seems like a big bust, does everything have to be one big disappointment??
Great, now I'm hormonal and about to cry. If this means I'm getting my period I'm going to punch the wall.
sorry for the dramatics....
.... on a happier note, I'm glad to hear your mother is doing better raynes.
BFP#1 11.2.10 | EDD 7.9.11 | HB 7w2d & 8w4d | missed M/C 11w2d | D&E 12.21.10
FSH at 14.5 - 4.21.11 | CCCT - (CD3 8.8,CD10 12.2)| dx w/ DOR @ 28 yrs old
IUI#1 + clomid 8.29.11 (our anniversary)
BFP#2 9.10.11 | EDD 5.21.12 | beta 1 @ 14dpi:232 | beta 2 @17dpi:703 | beta 3 @24dpi:7,174
Baby A HB of 142(7w), 161(8w), 164(9w) | Baby B no HB, Vanishing Twin
I am all alone in the office today and it's all kinds of awesome! All the rest of the senior staff went to a meeting in New York and the cube dwellers are working from home. I love it even though it is going to rain all day.
And, I am playing trivia tonight at the Press Club which is also awesome.
In not awesome news, a piece of something hit Jim's windshield and left a big azz crack in it, so his car is in the shop getting a new windshield. Cheaper to just do it than deal with the insurance and deductible and all that.
@raynes - I saw that on fb last night about the chair. Boo. Glad your Mom is doing well.
@ringy - Tell Tootsie I said to cooperate. PIP, please, if you get good pictures.
@ehayes - {{hugs}} Maybe look at it this way, with a smaller crowd you'll get to spend more time with each of your guests.
The Daily Nugget
Cycle 12, IUI #1 - 33m post wash 10/15/10 = BFN
Cycle 13, IUI #2 - 15m post wash 11/16/10 = BFP, missed m/c, D&C 1/3/11
Cycle 15 - 18, IUI #3-6 = BFN
Cycle 20, IUI #7 = BFP!, missed m/c 9/14, D&C
DE-IVF Aug. 2012: ER 8/30 11R, 7M, 4F; ET 9/4 returned 2
Beta 9/18 #1-820, #2-1699, #3-7124
10/1 1st u/s measuring right on track, 125 bpm
I would totally go to your party Erinn, it sounds like it will be a lot of fun.
I understand why you're upset, and I don't think it's wrong that you feel hurt. Retail therapy?
We'll just not tell H about this little fact, m'kay?
raynes - retail therapy would be awesome if I didnt 'cut myself off' because of all the money I've spent on the party with decorations, new/extra serveware, and food (what the eff am I'm going to do with 6 blocks of cream cheese!)..... we'll still have it, be lower key and not really beer tasting since there are only going to be a handful to taste.
Thanks girls, and again I'm sorry for being so dramatic.... just getting sick of being let down.
BFP#1 11.2.10 | EDD 7.9.11 | HB 7w2d & 8w4d | missed M/C 11w2d | D&E 12.21.10
FSH at 14.5 - 4.21.11 | CCCT - (CD3 8.8,CD10 12.2)| dx w/ DOR @ 28 yrs old
IUI#1 + clomid 8.29.11 (our anniversary)
BFP#2 9.10.11 | EDD 5.21.12 | beta 1 @ 14dpi:232 | beta 2 @17dpi:703 | beta 3 @24dpi:7,174
Baby A HB of 142(7w), 161(8w), 164(9w) | Baby B no HB, Vanishing Twin
EHayes I would totally come to your party.
Raynes- I'm glad your Mom is ok
Good morning I am suffering from terrible sinuses. I have had them since my second week of vacation. I feel like I can't breathe. I bought some meds at the pharmacy yesterday, took some, only to realize an hour later they were the drowsy kind and passed out at 9pm. I need to find something that solves the problem and doesn't turn me into a a zombie, or a narcoleptic.
Tonight if it isn't raining Dh and I are going to walk for our exercise and go see Rango. It didn't happen yesterday since I fell asleep and it was raining.
Good morning! I really wish I didn't have to work today, it's supposed to be sunny with a high of 66 degrees today! I would love to get out and enjoy some sunshine.
EHayes - **Hugs**
Ringy - Good luck at your u/s, hope you get some good pictures and all the measurements!
Raynes - Glad to hear mom is doing okay.
Erinn - *hugs* Ditto everything Katz said.
little ringpop - please listen to all of your mommies friends, we'd really like to see some good pictures of you!
DH has caved and we're buying an iPad2 tomorrow, if we can get our hands on it. Which means pictures and updates from Africa!
Retail therapy at lunch. I was hoping I'd be buying smaller clothes for this trip, but ugh, I'm in that in between stage, so I'm going to try to find a few versatile things.
EHayes-I am sorry, I completely understand why you would be upset. Hugs to you!
Raynes-Glad to hear your mom is doing better.
Ringy-Hope to see pictures.
Good Morning!
Just another day in paradise here, working away. Today is my boss's birthday so we are going out to lunch to celebrate. Hopefully that will break up the day a little. It will be nice to get out of here for a bit since I never take a lunch break.
Have a great day ladies!
Erin: *hugs*. And I would totally come to your party if I lived closer.
Tootsie: You better cooperate!
Raynes: Sorry about the chair. How frustrating! Whatever happened with the floor? Did you complain?
Today, I'm back at work, but not really feeling much better. In fact, one of the partners I work for, saw me and immediately told me to go home. I'm gonna try to push through until about 3:00 and see how I'm doing. There is a lunch meeting I want to attend and some other things that I'm behind on that are just easier to do in the office.
Hope everyone has a good day.
Erinn: I'd go to your party and I'd drink beer. In fact, I'm a little sad that I don't live closer because it sounds like it will be a lot of fun.
raynes: I'm glad to hear that your mom is doing better. How crappy though that they ordered the wrong chair again.
I didn't get home from the capitol until after 9pm last night, so work pretty much consumed my day. I got to work this morning and my boss seemed excited by my verbal summary and urged me to email out a summary ASAP. I sent that out over an hour ago and am now anxiously awaiting some feedback. I know it wasn't my best work, but I rushed it because it seem urgent. I obviously still have some anxiety over being the newest person in my office.
Tonight I think we're taking my MIL out to dinner.
Ehayes, I'm sorry. Your party sounds awesome, though, and I hope you have a blast. And ditto PPs--you're human. Let yourself be upset, it's okay.
Hi, all. Today was our first counseling session, and it went very well. I liked our therapist and felt she totally listened. The best was being able to talk about our fears about kids without having platitudes thrown at us, having people roll their eyes and tell us we're overthinking things, or being dismissed instantly. We're going back in a week and a half.
Hopefully today will be quick. I need to get home and enjoy some guajillo sauce.
Today is a busy day for me. I woke up and went to the gym before my massage. Now I'm just finishing lunch before I head into work for 4 hours. I wasn't supposed to work but they begged me because they were short and since I already booked my appointment, they were ok with me doing a half day.
After work I get to come home for a few minutes so I can eat before RCIA.
I'm so glad I have tomorrow off. I'm tired and I'm so sore from my massage.
I think it's great that you guys are really considering everything. I feel that sometimes people don't consider all the changes and things that kids bring into the picture. I wouldn't feel bad about wanting to weigh everything to be sure of what you want. I think it's very admirable.
Good morning ladies. Just popping in for a minute. I have a ton of work to get done and a report to complete by the end of the day so I won't be around much today. Hope you all have a great day!
Erinn: You took the words out of my mouth. And I've been having a rough week this week. I think retail therapy is in the cards for you my dear. *hugs*
Today is conferences so I'm going to be stuck at school until 9:15pm and MAYBE 3-4 parents will show up, that's a high number (out of my 22 students on my case load)
Also governor Dbag pulled some crap last night (long story) and we're all in a bad mood here.
Hopefully people will be around to keep my occupied during conferences later
Thanks, eeeeva! It's all driven by wanting to do what's best for any possible kids and for us, but it's hard to explain sometimes and most people IRL don't get it. You've helped me feel like we're not so crazy after all.
You're not crazy at all. We're undecided about having kids as well. There are so many things to consider. I've tried to explain this to my family and they think that we're crazy. Luckily I have one friend who completely gets it. We've talked about it a lot.
Thanks, Amie. I'm glad you have a friend to talk to about it; that must be incredibly helpful!
The only reason I mention craziness is because I feel like for most people it's an easy decision. Is the mom gene missing? Or is it because we have more options these days, recognize it, and then agonize? Something else? I don't know.
But thanks, ladies. Today's been good for feeling okay with uncertainty.
1. We had school today...no snow/ice day, so HOORAY!!
2. I got my kindle this afternoon and already downloaded The Help. Must now get busy reading.
3. Erinn, not only does your party sound awesome, but if I hadn't already made plans this weekend, I would totally drive the 10 hours to come!
4. MO, your governor sucks...I repeat my plug that you should move to VT and replace the crappy special educator at my school because that would be awesome!
5. Raynes, I commented in the other post too, but wanted to say I hope your visit goes well.
6. The benefit of not being able to post until when I get home from school is that I get to see what everyone else has already post and it always reminds me what a great group of people you all are.
BFP 5/2/11, missed m/c, D&C 6/13/11
BFP 12/8/11--Little Girl E Born 8/22/12