CD2 Anyone

[jjbubbles28]

I have two shepherd mixes, 14 and 16. They have everyhting wrong with them incuding, arthritis, spondylosis, epilepsy, hypothyroid, senility. you name it!i figure they wont be here much longer so I make arrangements to bring them with me. Anyone else have pets? We also have a parrot and fish.
Oh Cape cod very nice!

 

[Karen916]

Ooh, the Hamptons and Cape Cod both sound great!!! Have a great time, ladies!

The staff party/karaoke was fun! We have several people with a theater background in our little group of teachers so we had a blast. Now I have a few days off, and will go back to work on July 2. This weekend we are going to visit my husband's best friend and his wife and baby in London, about an hour and a half from where we live. The baby is going to be turning 1 soon so we got him a cute Montreal Canadiens player plush (my husband and his best friend are huge fans).

I don't have any pets currently, but I consider the two cats at my parents' house technically still mine! They are big, fluffy Himalayans named Simon and Artie (after Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel). I want a new cat so badly, but my husband wants to wait until after we have kids. I suppose that is best, to avoid the risk of toxoplasmosis. I just really miss having kitties around!

Well, my BBT spike yesterday turned out to just be a fluke, and I suppose that's for the best! I did have ewcm late last night though, so I think I have officially entered the fertile window. I'm excited!

 

[Fellowes79]

No pets for me! I would love to adopt a puppy someday soon though!

Karen - OH NO. Canadiens? Go Bruins! And woo hoo for fertile phase... good luck

 

[nomorewaiting]

Hi all! Happy Friday! It's been a crazy week trying to learn as much as I can for the new part of my job and get a head start on some reports for another hat that I wear around here since my time is going to be stretched to the limits with this new part.

I've been trying to keep up with the conversation and I like where it's been going all week.... vacation and doggies! 4th of July weekend my sisters and hubby and I are going to Pittsburgh for a couple of baseball games. Should be fun. My official beach vacation (I am a Jersey beach girl) is exactly 3 weeks and 3 days from now..... but I'm not counting down or anything

We don't have any pets. I'd like to think we will have a dog some day but we decided to focus on children first since we didn't get a dog right away. My dog (who lives with my parents but he is my baby) is a 10 year old yellow lab. He is my cuddle puppy.

I probably shouldn't get into the hockey fight hehehe (Flyers fan here)

Other than karaoke (Fellowes I am with you) I think I am caught up. Oh except for the cheer leading....

Go go go Karen!!! Fx for you

 

[Karen916]

Fellowes - hehe, yes, my husband and his family are super into the Canadiens. I am a Red Wings fan myself! My mom loves the Bruins, though!

nomorewaiting - sounds like you have some very fun things to look forward to!

Tonight we are trying out a new sushi restaurant in town, and I am looking forward to that! I don't eat any sushi during the TWW, of course, so I will enjoy it tonight for sure.

Khigg, jj, how is everything with you?

 

[jjbubbles28]

Bad couple if days. So my husband is starting his new job 7/7. So for commuting I felt it would be easier to take the train. The commute will be 3 plus hours a day (which is what we are doing now) but I can work on the train. My boss wasnt having it. I normally work 8-5 and since my husbands disablilty have worked full days 8-8. Since then his company has soared. So he basically told me full days or no days. He came back and told me that it would just "hurt" his business too much. So he told me we can try an abbreviated schedule , but it probably wont work. So now I have to make a decision. I guess I can try this and see if it works on all ends, but if not I need to move on after 17 years. Not what I was expecting from him He is generally more considerate and understanding.

 

[Karen916]

Aww, I am sorry to hear that things have been difficult! I hope things will work out in some way for you. I'm sure your employer wouldn't want to lose you, especially after all that time, so hopefully he will be more accommodating for you!

 

[Khigg19]

What a bummer, bubbles. What do you think you'll do? Do you like commuting that far?

I'm doing good. No symptoms or signs and haven't tested early will probably test Monday, if AF is a no show.

I have a little/old/fat min pin that is my baby. I've had him for 5 years. I'm worried about how he'll act with a baby, but he's mine for the long haul. We are looking to buy our first house by the end of the year and will figure out how he fits into the family when the time comes he might just be a bedroom/backyard kind of dog.

My sister is doing ok, bubbles. Most days she holds herself together pretty well. It's been 10 weeks since the stillbirth and while time doesn't heal or take away the pain, it makes it easier to cope and live each day. Did I tell you there was no visible cause for his death? They ran test and nothing came back wrong so we'll never know. A possibility is that because he had flipped about 5 days before his death, he could have cut off his oxygen supply, but that is just speculation since no knots were found in the cord.

How is your brother doing? Did he end up getting his full scan approved?

 

[nomorewaiting]

Hello ladies.

Bubbles, I'm sorry to hear that your boss is really not working with you. It sounds like not only have you been there for a very long time, but have been spending very long days being a very loyal employee and making his life easier. I am not a huge fan for change but forced myself to make a job move just a little over a year ago and it was the best thing I could have done. I don't often get preachy and usually keep the God talk to myself but when I hit the point where I needed to make a decision I prayed that I would make the right choice and after years of looking the best job fell into my lap. So I will say a prayer for you and hope that either your boss figures out what a great employee you are or that a better choice appears right in front of you.

More recently I've been just praying for peace. I know that God knows that I want a baby so I've been asking to remain calm and accepting since I tend to stress myself out. Honestly, I am about 2 days before AF makes her visit and I really don't have any true thought that this will be my month. I have tested (early I know) and gotten negatives. I have never seen a positive in my life. I am not sure we will be able to do this without help. The positive thought I have is this is the last cycle I will do on my own. Next cycle I will have an HSG which, even though it is a diagnostic study, has been shown to "make" women more fertile for the 3 cycles after it. So, even though I still have that wish and hope in my heart that I will not get to see my dear friend, AF, this week, I am really not feeling that this will be the case. This whole process can be disheartening.... but hoping and praying this next step will give me answers and give me that little peanut.

I am not going anywhere ladies and am still rooting for all of you. Khigg, I have my fx for you to be AF free this week

I am spending the day today doing what I love to do.... cook. I already whipped up some pizza dough and will be making pizzas and a salad for dinner tonight. At the moment I am making a sauce for some homemade baked rigatoni that I will put in two small baking dishes... one for the freezer and one for dinner this week. I am an irish-american girl who loves Italian food!! I even plan to make the rigatoni's from scratch!

Hope you are all enjoying your weekends!

 

[jjbubbles28]

Thanks ladies. I am just wishing to fast forward a month and see if this new job is what he needed. If so I have resigned to do the long days bc I will make more money and start looking for something closer to home. Maybe something will fall into my lap, maybe the 3 long days wont be so bad. My brother is well, has not done the scan for fear of results, but doing well. Also TTC
I cant imagine how hard that is for your sis, khigg. Maybe answers would make it somewhat easier to grasp.But its one of those things in life we cant change.

 

[jjbubbles28]

nomorewaiting, when is dinner
I too love cooking and frequently make my own pizza also. Actually on Friday made grilled pizza on BBQ, delicious!

 

[Karen916]

Happy Monday, ladies!

Khigg, you are testing today? Exciting!!! Fx for you!

nomorewaiting, sorry to hear you've had BFNs. How many dpo are you? You still have a chance, I think! It's not over till the fat witch sings!

Hopefully within a couple days I will know if/when I ovulated! Today is my 6th day of ewcm, and in lots of my charts, I O the day after that, so we'll see! I did have a bit of a temp jump this morning, but not a big one. I'm not sure how reliable my BBTs are right now, because our A/C hasn't been working a lot of the time lately, and we've had to sleep with the ceiling fan on overnight several times this past week. Just have to be patient, I guess!

 

[Khigg19]

No AF, neg Walmart cheapie this am.

 

[jjbubbles28]

Love the new pic Khigg!
Fingers crossed!
We are heading out to the Hamptons tonight. A much needed break from all the stress lately. Didn't abide by our every other day, really. Kinda tried to go with the flow. Two days here, two days off, etc. So we'll see. Maybe that's the difference we needed. Have a good weekend ladies and Karen we'll be up for testing soon after the holiday

 

[Karen916]

Sorry about the negative, Khigg, but hopefully you'll get a BFP soon! I had some BFNs with internet cheapies before getting the BFP with the ClearBlue Digital, despite their supposed better sensitivity. Fx that the witch will continue to stay away!!!

Have a great time in the Hamptons, jj! I hope you will have a fun and relaxing time with your hubby.

Still no ovulation for me... I was very surprised to see a big temp dip this morning, not only because I thought/hoped I might have O'ed yesterday, but also because it is *so hot* in my house! Our A/C continues to only work sporadically, and yesterday it didn't seem to work at all, and it was a whopping 87 degrees in the house when we went to bed around midnight. Being so hot, I couldn't believe how low my temperature was this morning. Strangely enough, I thought perhaps I didn't have the thermometer in my mouth all the way or something, so I took it again right after, and it was 0.2 less than before! Weird... Well, I guess I just need to work on being more patient. It's difficult to tell myself every day, "Well, we'll see what tomorrow brings, then," but I guess there's no other alternative!

Today is Canada Day, so we are having some friends over for a barbecue and then are going to go to an awesome little ice cream store out in the county later tonight. Should be fun! It's good to have happy distractions from ttc.

I hope everyone has a great day!

 

[Khigg19]

Thanks, bubbles! I nabbed a pretty cute DH, didn't I? have a wonderful vacation! I'm really feeling this cycle for you! Bring on relaxation and that BFP!!

Karen, I'm so glad I don't temp! Ha, I think I would go crazy! As for me, I haven't decided if I'll waste a clear blue, I have them, just haven't used one yet. I'm thinking that this period is just going to be funky since it will be the first since my early miscarriage. Was yours right on time or late after your miscarriage?

I'm feeling so defeated. Yesterday was horrible, I cried and stayed in bed all day (not like me for either). I didn't expect to feel so broken and depressed. I know it will happen for DH and I, I'm just sick of waiting and hoping.

 

[Karen916]

Sorry to hear you're feeling down, Khigg! I hope things will get better for you.

I was just a little bit later than usual; the cycle after my mc, I ovulated on CD21 (a few days later than my average) but still had my usual 16-day luteal phase, so altogether, I had a 37-day cycle.

jj, hope you're having a fun trip!

AFM, I am CD17 and still waiting to O. I'm not "late' in ovulating based on my statistics, but I've had 7 consecutive days of ewcm, so I thought it would have happened by now. As always, we'll see what tomorrow brings... I just want to be back in the tww. It seems like it's been so long! But, I know it will happen when it's meant to happen.

 

[Khigg19]

AF arrived tonight! Thank goodness! New cycle, new attitude

 

[Karen916]

I'm glad you're feeling positive, Khigg!

I may have O'ed yesterday, but I'm not sure. The temp jump I had this morning wasn't as large as I would have liked. It may still be yet to happen. We'll see what tomorrow brings! (I feel like this is the story of my life lately!)

 

[nomorewaiting]

Ok I've reached the part of my Thur/friday where I am so ready for the weekend! Work has just been nuts! The distraction has been nice though.

JJ I hope you are having a fantastic time!

Karen, I hope your holiday bbq was a lot of fun. I am so excited that you and JJ are (or will be soon) in the tww!!! Keeping my fx for you both!

Khigg, I am right there along with you. Cycle #12 started for me yesterday. I love how mother nature always messes with our heads. I was a little late too. Here's to a fantastic July for all of us

So a couple more hours for me and then my weekend begins. It will be a good weekend and I won't have to refrain from a few drinks since AF decided to come around for the holiday.

HSG is scheduled for Wednesday morning so time to start psyching myself up or I guess you should say trying not to psych myself out! If I don't talk to you all have a GREAT weekend