Cycle 1 day 1. Who's with me? *update* It's a girl! Congrats baby_bray!!!

[mailcmm]

I can do dairy and gluten. It's the sugar thats why I went unsweetened but I will check them out. And I am sure there isn't a problem but god you think everything is ok only to have to be dragged thru it again.

On the upside... Dh and I have decided to open our own restaurant. We have started the brainstorming process and hope to have a bank worthy plan by march. We don't want to be a huge restaurant. Just a small family owned farm to table open for lunch 6 days a week and dinner on fri and sat. Limited dinner menu and hours as well. We shall see but I am really excited. It would be more of a deli as well so kids could be around. Want to be really family oriented

 

[moter98]

Oh. Dang, that would be hard. I LOVE sugar.

Yeah i know kinda what you mean. You are going along thinking everything's great and then get stopped in your tracks. I suppose it's just gonna be worry for all of us until we have our healthy babies born.
I'm terrified for the 20 week scan myself. I don't think I could bear it if they tell me something is wrong with baby. Unless it is clubfoot. Totally not a huge deal and I could deal with that.

 

[Twinkie210]

mail- Since your Dr. already said Finn looked good, I am sure everything is fine. I hope that the dr. getst back to you soon! Your restaraunt idea sounds great! I hope it works out!

moter- glad every thing is going well!

 

[moter98]

I forgot to say, good luck on your new business venture. Sounds like a great idea. Wish I lived close enough to eat there!

 

[mailcmm]

Thanks Twinkie. I hope so too. We have been talking about doing it since we first met back when we were just friends. We work really well together and as chefs have made quite a name for ourselves here. Most of the upper middle class to very wealthy know who dh is. And I am on tv several times a year. We have different strengths and are both highly trained. Our main goal will be getting people in. This economy sucks but I don't foresee it getting better. So we figure what the heck. You should be ready to pop any time now? Almost to 37 weeks. I knew you would make it. Can't wait for pics.

Colta.... Isn't your intake session any day now?

Berdc, Menb.... Updates on the twins and Olivia? We miss y'all.

 

[mailcmm]

You would love it Moter. We will be pretty clean. Not in that we won't be dirty, but the foods will be fresh and not processed. We make everything ourselves. We don't plan on getting deli meats either. We want to roast our own meat. Dh is even trying to make gyro meat. We are big on doing everything we can In house. The only place we get caught up in is tomatoes. Almost have to use canned as fresh don't ever taste as good. Ok for salads but little else. Now if we can get in with a farm maybe we could get some good ones but most farms sell the cream of the crop to the canning companies and the rest go to the store. Pathetic world we live in.

 

[moter98]

Mmmmm, really wishing I lived there!

 

[colta]

Hey all! Too many posts to catch up one and comment on, but just thought I'd throw in a little blurb.

Our intake meeting is two days away... Thursday! We're so excited/anxious/nervous... it's fun. So yeah, we're currently waiting with bated breath to do that.
On the other side of the coin, DH just got a promotion! He's a graphic designer, just graduated in June and is now officially a Site Coordinator (basically an art director and supervisor all rolled into one). I'm so very proud of him and excited for him... it's a great opportunity and it's nice to see him feeling validated in his career choice and his overall performance.
On the other other side of the coin... I have officially rejoined nursing! I've started this week at a new campus... basically where I left off last year. It's excited and daunting and all kinds of crazy. Thankfully I'm just auditing this semesters courses (not being marked)... the only thing I'm getting marked on is a medical/surgical clinical rotation and a pediatric rotation... but yeah...

So, I'm quite the busy lady right now... full time school, part-time work at a call center, starting the adoption process... yeah. I'm sleepy now.

 

[Twinkie210]

Colta- Wow so much going on! Congrats to your DH and to you for starting back up nursing! And now 1 more day!!!!

Mail- Do tomatoes grow well in your area? We plant tomatoes in our garden here and they are delicious. You could offer home grown tomatoes during the summer months. We grow ours in cages, not staked, so they seem to be less maintenance. They take a little time to plant and water, but are so worth it. I think we planted like 15-20 plants and could have supplied a restraunt with tomatoes during peak season

Tomorrow is the big day for me too! I should find out if little guy has cooperated and flipped or if he is still planning on coming out butt first, LOL. He still feels breech, but he is full of surprises so maybe this will be another and he is really head down I kind of expect to either be induced or have a scheduled c-section sometime between 38 and 39 weeks. I want to keep him in as long as it is safe to give him some more time to finish baking DS had some breathing issues and was jaundice and I always wonder if it was because the Dr. induced me early and if he would have got to stay in another week or so if it would have made a difference. Of course it wasn't safe for him to stay in so it never would have been an option.

 

[moter98]

Colta, congrats to your dh and to you on the nursing! And your appt tomorrow, woohoo. sounds like you are so busy

 

[mailcmm]

Colta that is great! Can't wait for details.

Moter what time is your scan? That is today right?

Twinkie... Hope little guy is head down.

Afm... I am exhausted. Didn't sleep well last night and had to work most of today. Ready for a nap. Kids are at their dads tonight so may go to sleep now. Lol

 

[moter98]

Just had my scan. Waiting for results. Nervous.
The hb was 139. It's usually been in 150's. Hope that doesn't mean anything.
I asked about his feet and she thinks they look fine so I don't think he has clubfoot. They will check better at the 20 week though. Saw his boy parts again. You can't miss em!

 

[Twinkie210]

Just had my scan. Waiting for results. Nervous.
The hb was 139. It's usually been in 150's. Hope that doesn't mean anything.
I asked about his feet and she thinks they look fine so I don't think he has clubfoot. They will check better at the 20 week though. Saw his boy parts again. You can't miss em!

139 is a good heart beat at that age, he just may have been relaxed. Little guy's heart rate will be 120 sometimes and 150 at others. My Dr. has never said anything is wrong.

 

[moter98]

Ok. Thanks for the reassurance Twinkie. Obsessing about every little thing right now

 

[Twinkie210]

Ok. Thanks for the reassurance Twinkie. Obsessing about every little thing right now

I know it is easy to obsess His heart rate should start going down some as he gets bigger too.

 

[mailcmm]

Moter... Hb is great. Finns is usually around 140 even when he's active. Hope they get to you soon. I am on pins and needles.

Specialist called told me not to worry. That the reason the blood test was bad was most likely due to a horomone surge. He said based on all my other really great results and a stellar us he isn't worried in the least. He really doesn't believe we need to test any further.

 

[Twinkie210]

Great news mail!

 

[moter98]

Moter... Hb is great. Finns is usually around 140 even when he's active. Hope they get to you soon. I am on pins and needles.

Specialist called told me not to worry. That the reason the blood test was bad was most likely due to a horomone surge. He said based on all my other really great results and a stellar us he isn't worried in the least. He really doesn't believe we need to test any further.

great news mail!

 

[moter98]

I have great news too! dr said no blood in uterus and the tear is healed!! he says everything looks normal. i'm on modified bed rest till 20 week scan. if no bleeding and everything still looks normal at that scan, then he may lift some restrictions. so relieved.

 

[mailcmm]

Omg Moter that is fantabulous!! I am so happy. This is awesome. I knew it would turn out. Best news all day! Really i mean that. Best freaking news
All day.