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[Ask4joy]

Miki - you and your bump are adorable! Good luck today!

Wicky - Thank you! I am sorry to hear about all of the family worries! I think it’s very common for people to resist assisted living at first but hopefully your MIL will come around. I hope your DW’s aunt is able to have a decent quality of life without the surgery. That’s gotta be scary.

Thank you, Rain! Posting my squinters!

 

[Wicky78]

Those lines are clearer than mine were at 9DPIUI, Ask! That's awesome!

Also, thanks for the insight about resisting assisted living. I am hoping she'll come around, too. Now I don't feel like that's such a long shot! And yes, I am very worried about DW's aunt being able to live well with her condition, but if the choice is occasional syncopal episodes (brief) or being debilitated or life shortened by surgery, I guess I understand the choice. Since she lives in assisted living, I know there is quick medical help right there, so that's a relief. Whoo... it's been quite a year for us, from a family medical standpoint!

By the way, I forgot to say that it's great news about your SIL responding well to the experimental treatment. I hope this can give her some stability for a long time! Yay!

 

[Wicky78]

Thank you so much Rain, Wish, Ask and Terri! I'm so grateful for your continued support, it has helped me tremendously We decided to go with the docs' recommendations, as they were quite serious about the risks to gummy. I leave for the hospital in half an hour, and I'm so incredibly nervous! My folks arrived last night, everything has been a whirlwind.

You've got this, girl! We are all here rooting for you and your gummy. Also, you look great in your photo. Gummy will someday be fascinated by this final photo of his mom before he entered the world!

 

[Rainshiny]

Thank you so much Rain, Wish, Ask and Terri! I'm so grateful for your continued support, it has helped me tremendously We decided to go with the docs' recommendations, as they were quite serious about the risks to gummy. I leave for the hospital in half an hour, and I'm so incredibly nervous! My folks arrived last night, everything has been a whirlwind.

You've got this, girl! We are all here rooting for you and your gummy. Also, you look great in your photo. Gummy will someday be fascinated by this final photo of his mom before he entered the world!

I second that- what a cute pic of you and inside gummy, Miki, !!!!

 

[Rainshiny]

Omg!!! Ask, that’s no squinter, those are full on BFPs!!!!!! You are PREGNANT, lady!!!! Congratulations 🎈🎉 🍼 🌺!!!!!

 

[Ask4joy]

Ahh yay! Thanks Rain!

 

[terripeachy]

Congrats Ask!! Yeah!!

 

[Wish2BMom]

Ask - more hugs from me, I’m so happy for you!!!

Miki - ahhhhhh you might have gummy now!!! and you are TINY!!! omg you carried so well. I cannot even believe you had the troubles you did! I can’t wait to hear how everything went!!

Wicky - so glad to hear the ms may be waning. I’m so very sorry to hear that you and DW are dealing with so many family issues while you’re trying to just enjoy your pregnancy together. You sound like a phenomenal team, though. I hope things fall in line soon.

Squirrels - so yeah, we are releasing them over 10 mi away at DH’s work ( gorgeous woods there, I run the trails). We were actually told not to plug any entryways yet bc the one we think it is needs a new screen but the ones that are already inside will create havoc if they realize they are trapped inside. Technically we should only be dealing with whomever is in the best that is already here. All other squirrels outside are packed up for the winter. The pest lace comes 1/3 so it’ll be all fixed by then.

DH is doing his own nesting today! both cribs are built and he’s rearranging to how I thought it should look in the nursery. I’m just all laid back on the couch trying to bring my cankles down.

 

[Wish2BMom]

And rainy - thank you so much for the books!!

 

[Ask4joy]

Thank you, Terri!

Miki - hope you are doing well and have Gummy in your arms by now!

Wish - sounds like it’s time to start charging rent! So sweet that DH was setting up and arranging the cribs for you. Can’t wait to see nursery pics when it’s all ready (if you don’t mind sharing)!

Lines are progressing! Woohoo!

 

[Wish2BMom]

I don't mind sharing at all! I need pics on the walls and a couple of lamps and then we're done I think. It's not exactly how I wanted it but it's fine. DH is a GD brat sometimes and just wants to argue for argument's sake and put the cribs in a 'fine' place, just not where I wanted them. Whatever. It works.
I went in and got my part of the nesting done yesterday - moved out stuff we're donating, put the Diaper Genie together, got the changing table area all set up, sheets on the crib mattresses, etc. I feel wayyyy more prepared. DH asked why I did that when they could get dusty over the next month. I get that but they could also come tomorrow, sooooo - I feel better about this.

I'm a cranky girl today - 2 nights of waking up for a few hours in the middle of the night will do that to you! My whole legs are swollen down to my toes, shoes do not fit right now and I had to come into work today to give a presentation - meaning I need work shoes to fit! I'm literally wearing those little slippers you can buy at a drug store to use for when you're in heels all night and you needed to stash a pair of slippers in your purse. Those. Those are my 'black shoes' today. Ugh!! I had my feet up just about all weekend too - I just think this is how it goes for the rest of the pregnancy. Oh, AND my smoothie leaked all over my car this morning. Somebody's got a case of the Mondays!
Though I did win both of my FF games this weekend, so i'm still in the playoffs!

anyway...

how are you feeling, ask?? anymore line porn?

miki - hoping for updates soon!! I know you're probably soooooo busy and overwhelmed but I hope you can hop on for a moment and tell us you're both ok!

hello to everyone else - hope you have a fabulous Monday! ~ Cranky Girl

 

[Ask4joy]

I’m sorry you are feeling cranky and have to go in and give a presentation today, Wish! In slippers, no less! Poor girl!

Why do DHs argue with us? Don’t they know better? I tell my DH, “the less you contradict me, the better your life will be.”

Lines are getting darker! I think DH is finally convinced I’m pregnant. With several chemicals and faint lines I think he didn’t want to get too excited but we have never seen them progressively get darker so yay!

I woke up starving and your loaf of bread ticker looks delicious! Lol!

 

[Wish2BMom]

ohhhhhh those are so good!! I love seeing the progression!!

hahahaha - starving is a GREAT sign! That was my biggest thing in the first tri. I ate like a football player!
yeah - slippers. They are more like those little ballet shoes so without staring at them, they look ok. Maybe I can take off at 2 to head home and be done with this place for the day (but log in from home, of course...). Tomorrow is a whole offsite training thing so should be casual.

 

[Rainshiny]

Ask- fantastic progression!! You must be thrilled!!! Glad hubby is convinced now I need to use your line on DW, lol. Do you go in for a beta soon?

Wish- I found the sleep book 🙄 oh well. U probably have it anyway. Sorry you are having a cranky pants Monday. You are seriously coping great!! Did u tell docs if u had sudden swelling? Will your work let you telework full time soon? It’s tough but you’re hanging in there!! I’m sure the squirrels will appreciate your efforts and express it vociferously upon their arrival (the interior squirrels that is).

 

[terripeachy]

Wish-i honestly lol at those slipper footie things. My husband was like 'whats so funny?' he wouldn't understand. A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Thank goodness for whoever invented those things. I have a pair in nude. those wouldn't quite work for me in public. Bwaahaa!! And awesome that you're winning in fantasy. It was a tough week for many with two quarterbacks going out. And the freaking ravens are the worst!! I can't stand watching them. Luckily I didn't stay up all night watching. I went to bed with them clearly in the lead. Suckers. The only savings grace was that we had a wholesaler buy us breakfast from Chick Fil A.

Ask-great progression. Thanks for sharing your pictures. And yes to being hungry. Awesome sign. Eat up while you can!

 

[elmum]

Those progression lines look amazing ask4joy!!

 

[Wish2BMom]

terri - glad you could relate to the slippers! damn things. But they did the job! Uh yeah, Ravens - could have used you to knock the Steelers down a peg but nooooo! And what the hell happened to the Pats on Monday?! I went to bed after Brady threw his 2nd interception. He looked awful that night. Maybe he had a cranky pants Monday too.

rainy - yeah, I can wfh 100% starting on Monday! but wait, plot twist - the contractor we hired that is covering for me while out starts that day so I still have to go in and train him. Hopefully I can do that Monday and then wfh Tuesday - on.
I pointed out my new cankles to the nurse the last time I was in and just got an 'awww, yeah those are a bit chunky' or something like that. So she wasn't concerned. It's all in my legs/ankles/feet. Some in my hands, to the point where my rings don't fit but they still look like normal hands. I just feel like my hands are arthritic. And none in my face. So I don't think there is any concern. I'll point them out again at my appt this Friday. All of the apps and weekly updates say that swelled feet are common at this stage too.

miki - still thinking of you and gummy!! hope all is well! I'm sure your world is a whirlwind right now.

WFH today, trivia tomorrow night, cookie decorating at a friend's house (so really just adults mingling while kids decorate) Friday night, hospital tour Sat morning and maybe a Christmas party pop-in to our crazy neighbor's Sat night (though I don't want to go). Those are my upcoming plans that will get me to 34 weeks!! Anyone doing anything fun this weekend?

 

[Rainshiny]

Ask let us know about your beta today!! I saw your lines on your journal thread- awesome!!

 

[TTC74]

Congrats Ask!

Can you ladies look at my chart and give me a more optimistic conclusion than, I geared up to O (based on positive OPK) but failed to do so (based on failure of my BBT to spike)?

 

[Wish2BMom]

TTC! where the heck ya been??

oy, I cannot come to a different conclusion unless you happened to not catch the spike (if it was during the day or something). Were you sick or anything, throwing off your BBT?