{CLOSED GROUP} Journey to BFP and Beyond!

[KTJ006]

Oh and Fleur - whoopie pies are pretty easy to make! There's so many different recipes out there. The one we made last night was good, but we will probably resort to our tried and true recipe the next time. I can pass it on if you'd like. There's also a good one for homemade Oreo cookies that I looove. I think I was meant to be a chef or pastry artist. Maybe in my next life

 

[Fleur828815]

Natalie, the baby will have some high expectations to live up to… especially if it’s a boy I don’t think the Frozen craze will be over soon, what with the sequel being confirmed.

Katie, thanks for the positive thoughts, I’ll see how I feel over the next few days. And yes please, I do want the recipes for whoopie pies and Oreo cookies, yummy!

 

[jlw617]

Congrats Fleur!

Katie how early will you test?

Afm-I'm doing good, my boobs hurt like crazy and are huge, I've had random bouts of nausea (nothing awful, though tonigh I couldn't finish my grilled cheese tomato avocado sandwhich, which I normally love) but I've been fighting a nasty sore throat the past week and feel like that plus being pregnant has completely wiped me out, my house is a mess right now because I have zero motivation to do anything, blech.

 

[KTJ006]

Here's the link to the homemade Oreos. We make these if it's a special occasion. So fun to make with kids! Is it sad that my kids have never had a real Oreo?? And they are 4.5 and 2.5 years old. I can't stand all the junk in them!

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/12/17/homemade-oreos/

I'll send the whoopie one in a bit.

Jamie - I'm boring unlike everyone else. I won't test unless my period is late (which would be April 2nd). I get spotting before AF, so if that doesn't occur then I'll know something is up. You guys pleaaaaaase send positive thoughts for me!

And Jamie, hope you feel better soon! It's hard to be sick while pregnant.

How is everyone else?

 

[jlw617]

Praying Katie!

 

[KTJ006]

Quiet on here!! Everyone must be doing something fun?!

 

[kdmalk]

Typed a whole message and it disappeared. About to get in the car now. I'll finish it later. Lol

 

[NDH]

I hate when that happens

 

[kdmalk]

So I finally worked up the courage to finish the job I started months ago and got outside and finished digging up this heinous bush/tree satanic creation in our front flowerbed. Then decided I would trim the other heinous bush/tree satanic creation that is actually growing properly on the other end of our flowerbed (unfortunately this creature has grown so large I could never dig it up). So three hours of work, flowerbed looks loads better, but I think I am literally dying.

Every inch of me is in agony. My lower back hurts so much, I have resorted to limping because the pain is going down my leg. I am dehydrated now so my head is pounding, and of course being out of the gym so long... My muscles are already sore. I am going to regret this so much tomorrow. But at least the flowerbed is looking presentable for the first time since we moved in. You're welcome, neighbors. Lol

Done complaining now. Hope everyone had a nice Saturday (or are having a nice Sunday if you are Natalie).

 

[KTJ006]

Oh, Kylee yard work is a killer. Hope you popped some Advil and took a long bath. Have your DH give you a massage too. And stretch, stretch, stretch!! We are in major need to do a ton of yard work, but it's hard with 2 young kiddos.

So. We timed BDing perfectly. If we don't see a BFP this month then we're just going to leave things be since trying since August. We are so happy with our family...would love another, but would have no regrets if we stayed a family of 4. With all that said, I'm nervous. Nervous because things feel different right now. I somewhat feel I may be pregnant, but trying not to get my hopes up. I still have a long wait until I can test, so who knows. Hubby just got orders from the air force to be gone for the first 2 weeks in April, so we are busy trying to wrap up all these home projects we have (our kitchen is done!!! Next is painting the whole house...ya fun), so I'm hoping the time goes by quickly

 

[Fleur828815]

Katie, fingers crossed that this will be your month! Is there any reason this month is your cut-off point for TTC?
By the way, thanks for the Oreo cookies recipe! I’m looking forward to making them. Do send me the whoopie pie one also please. Since we had this conversation, I dreamt of New York and bakeries and cakes a few times I woke up yesterday morning and asked DH to go and buy me brioches!

Jamie, hope you’re feeling better.

Terrissa, have your symptoms come back?

Kylee, good job on the garden work, hope you won’t be TOO sore tomorrow! That reminds me I’d better start going to the gym again.

Haven’t heard from zaycain in a while, hope everything’s ok. Thinking of you too Leigh!

The weekend is already over here, have a nice Sunday everyone (except Natalie who must already be in bed!).

 

[KTJ006]

Fleur - glad you reminded me....totally forgot. Opps! See if the attachment works. I've never *attached* anything, so I hope it works! It's an OLD recipe...hence the newspaper cutout. Haha

Just an FYI - we use margarine instead of shortening. You'll see that scratched out in there.

Hope you like them!!

 

[KTJ006]

Oh, and about the quitting TTC. If this isn't our month, we're just going to take a break indefinitely. Could be a few months, could be forever. It's just been stressful for us and we're tired of being let down. I guess you could say we'll NTNP

 

[Fleur828815]

Oh perfect, I was wondering where I'd get shortening from (not that I know what is is).
I understand about TTC... The stress does get too much after a while, and stops you from enjoying what you already have :no: I don't know if it's true or not, but I was telling DH that maybe I wouldn't have been SO obsessed if we already had one child? As opposed to wondering if we'd ever be able to have even one?

 

[NDH]

I'm feeling really nervous. I haven't had the full feeling in my uterus for a few days now, and that's been like the only sign of pregnancy for me :/

 

[tcinks]

Oh Natalie, I hope everything is okay Did you have that feeling throughout your whole pregnancies with your girls?

Kylee, did you test?!

Katie, I hope this is your cycle!

 

[NDH]

I can't remember - the loss just overshadows all my pregnancy memories. I know I really didn't have much by way of symptoms, but I do think I had a fullness in my uterus from at least this early - I was at least aware of the feeling when sleeping on my tummy. But nothing this time.

 

[jlw617]

Oh Natalie, I really hope it's nothing and you will still have your sweet baby in there, when will you go for a scan?

Kylee any more symptoms or just feeling like you might be?

Katie-I honestly think that's a good approach if you don't get your bfp this cycle, I've known so many ladies who get their bfp the first month they go on to ntnp

Terissa-how've you been feeling? Are you still working at the froyo shop? Have you thought about opening a thread for us in one of the pregnancy boards? I was thinking about it but thought we'd keep you as the head hancho Or are we just all hanging out on this one?

Afm-the cold is gone, yay! But morning sickness is kicking my booty! lol! I was worried early on about not having too many symptoms, well I they're not holding back now!

 

[KTJ006]

I think you guys need to stay in this thread!!

Natalie, how are things?

 

[kdmalk]

Natalie, I hope everything is okay. It can be so tough to stay positive when you aren't feeling symptoms suddenly.

T- glad to see you are alive. I was wondering what happened to you!

Jamie- yuck! But also yay. Lol.

So I did test and it is a bfn. Stark white. Only 10dpo, so I'm not out. But who knows. Even though I'm not out, I don't want to get my hopes up because our timing was so terrible this month. I am likely on to January. It would just be a pleasant surprise if I happen to get that bfp.