Hi ladies
Thanks for all the welcomes and the introductions.
I will try my best to catch on to real names, or whatever you prefer to go by, but I might take a little bit. Some of you thankfully make it easy with your screen names.
Janelle, congrats, it sounds like you have a lovely family. Sorry for what you had to endure to get there.
Seems like maybe I got here because of a similar ordeal with the other thread. Maybe even the same thread went full circle a couple of times. I joined BnB (and this other thread) in June of last year, just before the 1-year anniversary of my miscarriage. To add insult to injury, I also started my period on that day. So I was kinda feeling bad and needed to find some ladies to talk to. At that time that thread was predominantly TTC ladies and a handful of ladies who were pregnant with their rainbows. I was in that thread for 9 mos before I could conceive again, so it was kind of hard when new girls would join and then get pregnant again seemingly immediately. So sometimes I'd take a break or immerse myself more in the LTTTC threads...like I'd forget not every forum is a LTTTC forum. I stuck around though b/c we'd already been through a lot together. Eventually I got my bfp, and even I would talk about it from time to time. In part because I was always afraid I'd be right back there TTC again. So anyway, it semi came to a head (no real mama drama or anything, but it had to be pointed out that it had become more of a pregnancy thread again. Soooo that's when Misty directed me here. They made another new forum for those of us who have moved on from ttc or at any stage too, so I'm having fun with all three threads now, but it's kind of hard to keep up!
That is so touching what you can say about one another. It's amazing how you can come to rely on and care about ladies you've never met (or I don't know maybe some of you have).
Hi Zoey congrats on your little girl...coming soon! How exciting! Hope your new home and maternity leave are treating you well.
Hi Grace! I think I've seen you post in another thread.
Nice to properly "meet" you.
Congrats on your surprise baby.
I think maybe that will be our luck too b/c we plan to NTNP after this one. If it happens, we will welcome it! But if not, I think I can be happy with our two. That's so wonderful that you get to stay home with your son. Thanks for the encouraging words too.
Hi Krissy! Happy (belated) birthday! And anniversary! I think all kids, even the greatest, have their moments.
I feel that same way about my 3yo. She is awesome, and sometimes she's like talking to a little adult. But then something will happen and it's like ohhhh yes. She's 3.
So sorry about what you went through on your way to #4. How cool is it to know that your family is almost complete now.
That's so wonderful that you have amazing and supportive parents. I feel the same about my parents. Mine watch my DD through the day when I'm working. My mom and my daughter especially, they are inseparable. We truly can't ever move! When we bought our house, it was *just* before I got pregnant, and I was kind of ehhhhh because it's less than a mile from my parents' house. But now I think it's the BEST THING EVER. I really don't know what I'd do without them.
So sorry to see what's going on with your dad. I also hope it's nothing. And God forbid it is something, then I suppose it is a blessing that they found it by accident. Kind of reminds me of a woman I don't know myself but we have a mutual friend. She was in a pretty bad car accident because of a drunk driver. In the process of finding and tending to her injuries, they discovered she had lung cancer. Never smoked a day in her life. She is doing great now, so that accident was kind of a freaky blessing in a way. I really hope and pray all goes well for your dad.
LOVING THE BUMP!!! And your kiddos are precious.
But of course you know that!
To answer your question, I guess they are truly not worried about me because they said they really don't do anything different for me.
I thought for sure they would, and I'd kinda like it for peace of mind. But for now I just go back Apr 28 for my 12 week appt and they'll just do doppler for the hb, then not another u/s until my anatomy/anomaly scan unless something else comes up (which I pray nothing does!)
Oh Grace I usually love all those kinds of foods, but right now I'm in a stage where I want everything BLAND! DH still likes the flavorful stuff of course, but I am like ughghghghghghhh
Awww Misty what a sweet little tiny.
I understand how you feel about wanting to be home with your DS. I had to go back at 6 weeks pp and it was (and still is) so hard. I'd really do anything to be able to be at home at least more than I am now. I really like what I do, but the massive student debt (which is unavoidable in this profession) leaves me no choice but to keep on working...for decades to come....
Hope it turns out to be enjoyable and it's as smooth a transition as possible.
I need to dig up some TBT pics.
I know there are more posts since I started typing this, so I'll have to catch up later!