Disco Derail! - TTCAL/PAL Discussion and Support!

[NatoPMT]

Hey ladies!!!

First of all Allie oh my god how scary!!! To answer Nato on the overreacting of the docs, actually they did not overreact at all. Gasoline is highly toxic and labeled T4 which is the highest ranking of toxicity in the industry. This is the reason why they now dont have employees pumping your gas and its all self service, to limit exposure. So the doctors were very correct in taking all these measures. You did great by taking him in and im sure he wont remember a thing.

I spent a great week in Paris. The conference was quite interesting but the best part was that it was a mini holiday for me and Alex. We spent alot of quality time together and had some great food and wine. I ate way too much cheese and foie gras (Nato and Hearty dont hate me lol!!!) and came back with a couple nasty pounds added to my thighs! Paris is sooooo expensive, im so glad it was all expenses paid! A small espresso was like 4 euro and a small bottled water was like 3 euro!! They must make alot of money over there to be able to go out.

One thing that is nagging at me is that i was ovulating while there and we werent very careful (blame the wine) and im scared i might be preggo...Im scared cause of all the unpasturised cheese i ate, the pates, the rare fillets and the very rare tartare i had several times. God i hope im not up the duff!!!!

it was more the holding allie back from being with her baby that I was questioning...saying it needed to be sterile?

sorry, im on holiday, so again cant answer everyone but people do all sorts before they know they are pregnant and everything is fine, ooOOooo whens af due?

glad youre feeling better allie

gotta go xx

 

[Jaymes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THVaPKbhlFM

This is a small sample of what I try to sleep through every night! LOL! LOVE every minute of it! He starts at about 20 seconds.

 

[msarkozi]

oh Allie, that is traumatic for sure! I hope you are feeling a little better about it now. It was an accident and you are not at fault. You did the best to try and protect him. It could have been worse, so look at it that way. I would have been bawling my eyes out if I heard Kash crying like that and me not being able to console him. Huge hugs!!!

Nato - I am only 5 days post ovulation....I hate this two week waiting period!!! I plan on testing early this weekend because I can't wait until the 3rd to do it lol!

 

[msarkozi]

oh and Jaymes, you are BRAVE for letting dh pick the name lol! Gord suggests a lot of names, and I tell him no on almost all of them! He is really stuck on Keon for a boy, and there is just no way I am having that at all! There is only one name he suggested that I really like - Brandt

 

[LucyJ]

Love the video jaymes Ive got video of Benjamin its wonderful to have. One of the things that amazed me the most after having Benjamin was watching him in his crib in hospital after he had been born it was late in the evening the and movements he made were the exact same when he was inside me it was so strange watching him thinking wow so thats what you were doing!

Mel I told Steve I got the final say on names he used to come out with so many names that I was like no no no sometimes I think he suggested names he knew I wouldnt like just to wind me up. We have a name picked out for a little girl (if we have one) but I dont know what we'd call a little boy if we had another one as Benjamin was the only name we agreed on I love the name Harry but steve doesnt Ive got plenty of time to work on him

 

[Jaymes]

You can see it? I've been trying to fix it on my computer thinking the link was broken...

 

[msarkozi]

you take a beating Jaymes, lol!

lol Luce! I think Gord does the same thing. I find it is impossible to find a name we both agree on. We had one for a girl as well, but now I find we are starting to look away from it for something else.

 

[vickyd]

Yeah ur right, there was some overeacting there
Unles she was wearing gastsoaked clothes lol!

 

[prgirl_cesca]

Hello ladies, just popping in to say Hi!

Sorry it's been so long. I am back working pretty much full time now and just never seem to get any time to properly reply to things. I'm always just facebooking on the go.

Luca is brilliant. He is bloody hard work - very active and has quite a strong will but not in a negative way at all - he is funny, charming, affectionate (on his terms) and just such a joy to be around most of the time.

To all those TTCing for number 2 - you're bloody insane.

 

[prgirl_cesca]

Allie - what a trauma. I literally don't know what I would do if Luca was taken away from me like that and was that upset. No wonder you're shaken up. He won't remember it though, and in time you'll realise that you definitely did the right thing xx

 

[LucyJ]

Its been quite how is everyone.

Ive had a horrid week so far mon night I woke up not feeling to good a couple hrs later I was up throwing up Im very rarely sick (thank goodness as it panics me) steve was up with me as well keeping me calm while I threw up we didnt hear a peep out of Benjamin apart from a slight whinge which lasted seconds he then woke up at half 6 steve went into get him and he said there was sick everywhere. It really scared me knowing that he had been so sick without us knowing. Steve stripped him down cleaned him up gave him to me then stipped his bed put everything to soak. Benjamin then curled up and slept with us till 10:15am!! Steve took the day off he only had a couple of jobs to do for a friend which arent urgent he'll do at the weekend instead to look after us thank goodness I was no good to anyone couldnt eat had a fever. Luckily Benjamin perked up and was back to normal although hes sleeping more than normal. I feel better today very tired and weak but able to eat just steve hasnt felt well so has been at home. Hoping we are all over the worst of it and our week will get better.

On a plus side Benjamin is doing really well hes such a cutie but a cheeky monkey I think he thinks flashing that gorgeous smiles of his will get him away with anything hes probably right. Hes so inquistive and his speech is really coming on his lastest word is dog which is very cute he signs it as well although he hasnt quite understood that not all fluffy things are dogs we had monsters inc on and he kept saying dog when the sully (the blue one) was on screen) bless him. Im finding the sing and sign classes we do are great he loves them and has become so confident we went on monday lunch time and he was a right little show off signing where, more, eat, dog. A lot of the little ones we were with last term have moved up to stage 2 so theres lots of new babies who are younger than Benjamin he kept going up to babies and trying to stroke their heads or lie down on his tummy to look at them and chat, it was so sweet especially as its very rare for Benjamin to be one of the biggest at groups. Love my little boy.

 

[msarkozi]

Luce! I hope you are all feeling better!

They are trying to bring in a signing class to town here at some point, and so I am going to take Kash to it. He signs "more" all the time, but that's the only one that he was taught at daycare, and I don't know any sign language to have taught him anything else. I am really looking forward to it.

My week has been ok so far. Trying to get through the 2ww so I can test....thinking about testing on Sunday maybe.....

Last night was community night here, so I took Kash down and checked out all the different booths. We got quite a bit of free stuff as well. One of my friends is on the volunteer fire department, and so he took Kash into the fire truck to show him everything. He really enjoyed that.

I am taking tomorrow off of work, which I am really looking forward to. I am having a Sunset Gourmet party at my house in the evening (it's various food products - very yummy stuff), and so I figure it will be a lot easier for me to prep food while Kash is at daycare, as well as clean my house before people come over

Saturday I am taking a fondant cake decorating class. A lady is coming from 4 hours away to teach this class. I am really looking forward to it...especially since I get to take the cake home with me and stuff my face with it

 

[Jaymes]

Did everyone drop off the earth?

I've just been accused of picking on my MIL by my DH... I won't go into details, but my feelings are a bit hurt as my intentions were helpful, I was not trying to pick.

As of Thursday I will officially be full term!! I am still very nervous as my C-Section date I thought I had booked was in fact never booked, so I do not have a date scheduled. ARG!
Baby Boy is SUPER active and I've been having random contractions, I don't know if it is due to him being so active, or he is being active because of all the squeezes he's been getting! I actually felt a foot last night while he was getting crazy in there! Tried to take a picture, but I may just be too fat to get one like this!
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ouT4LKzmzcc/SeBKjgmSbGI/AAAAAAAAAws/DsNA4FDySKY/s400/baby+foot+preg+belly.bmp

 

[msarkozi]

is that you in the picture Jaymes? That is an amazing picture! I was definitely too fat to ever get one like that lol!

I'm sorry your feelings were hurt

And yes, I do think everyone dropped off lol! I checked in over the weekend, but there was no updates from anyone.

so the showed up and got me...early too!! ugh! here's to starting all over again this month

 

[hoping:)]

Lucy- that sounds rough. I hope you and Ben are feeling better

Mel- how did your party go? Your weekend sounds like it was fun. I would love to take a cake decorating class! Sorry the witch got you... my fingers are firmly crossed for you this month

Jaymes- sorry you were scolded for picking on your MIL. I can't believe you are in the home stretch! You better schedule your c-section ASAP! I would have loved to get a picture like that... it is amazing!!!


AFM- I got back from my business trip and couldn’t have been more happy to see my little family waiting for me. Penny and Tim were smiling from ear to ear and wrapped me in a big hug. Tim was exhausted from having baby duty all to himself for a few days so as soon as I got off the plane he thanked me for all that I do because he could never be a parent alone. Penny seemed to change so much during the time I was away. She seems more independent and has added a few more words to her vocabulary. We swear she can now say “go” and a version of “kitty cat.” She will also be walking in no time. Just in the past week she has gone from standing on her own to standing on her own and squatting to pick up our ipads off the ground. It amazes me that she can not only hold herself up but also another object!

 

[Jaymes]

Haha! No, that is definitely NOT a picture of my belly! I have way more stretch marks than that, and I am quite a bit rounder all over!

Mel - Sorry the witch got you.

Amber - I always feel like new milestones are bittersweet!

 

[LucyJ]

I'm here and feeling loads better we all came down with a virus as well as this bug so we've had a very quite weekend feeling sorry for ourselves. Benjamin has been a bit off his food which worries me as he already so little but thankfully he is eating again. I took him to the dr and she thinks that is probably because we had to age correct when we weighed up till he was one and now we arent but she came gave him a full check measured him, listened to his chest felt his belly and has no concerns which is such a relief. She was so lovely and said I did the right thing to bring him I have to weigh him again in 2 weeks and as long as he follows his line shes not worried but if he drops again I have to take him back or if we have any concerns then to go back to see her. She said shes more than happy to see us but that hes a happy lovely little lad so at the moment she doesnt have any worries.

Jaymes thats an amazing pic. I'm sorry about your mil and dh hope you are ok. When will you know about a date for your c-section? I cant believe you are nearly full term its gone so quickly.

Mel sorry the got you. Did you have a good weekend? I'd love to do a cake class to sounds likes lots of fun. The signing classes are great I cant praise them enough.

Hoping Penny sounds so cute I bet that was a great feeling to get home to them. Everytime I think Benjamins going to start walking he doesnt he hardly holds on now but hasnt got the confidence to let go and if you hold him up to get him to stand he just lifts his legs up to bounce Hes saying dog and duck now and where everything is where. He says bye bye then blows kisses which is so damn cute.

It has been very quite in here hope everyone is alright.

 

[Allie84]

Hi everyone!

Sorry, I've not had internet for a long time! We moved on Thursday into our new place. We actually STILL don't have internet but I'm at work so having a cheeky peek at BnB!

Lucy, you poor thing! I hope you're feeling much, much better. Benjamin too. I hope you had a good weekend free of sickness.

Mel, sorry about the ! How was your DTD frequency this month? If Alex and I start TTC that's going to be my major downfall. We never have time to have sex! Anyways, sounds like an amazing weekend! You are quite the little baker, I love it. I want to start signging with Alistair as well. So far we're working on: more, all done, milk and mommy and daddy. If you Google it you can get a few pages with good signs.

Jaymes, sorry your feelings were hurt by DH. In-laws are such a touchy subject, I swear! Congrats on being so close to full term. Did you get your section date booked today?

Amber, did you have a good trip? It's pretty cool that Tim got to see firsthand what baby duty is like fulltime! And go Penny, that's wonderful that she can squat and go to standing. You're right, next step is walking!

Well I better get back to it. Maybe I'll find time for journals at some point this week. I miss the internet!

 

[msarkozi]

way to go Penny That is nice that Tim recognizes how exhausting parenting is. I wish Gord would realize that one day, as I do absolutely everything and have since day 1.

awe, hope you are feeling better Luce, and Benjamin too! Glad they don't see any concerns with him either.

We only dtd twice close to ovulation. One was about 4-5 days before, and then once a couple days before. It's honestly so hard for me to get Gord to put out....he always complains about being sore or tired. I refuse to beg for it, and if he isn't willing to put in the effort, then it might take a long time to conceive the next one.

The party went great. I had a bunch of people show up, so I was a little shocked. Usually everyone says they are coming and then they don't show up (one of my pet peeves for sure). I am closing the party off tomorrow, so then I will see how much free product I get. But the food was amazing!!

The cake decorating class was good, but I am not sure it was worth $100! We didn't get to bake the cake. We just levelled it so it wasn't rounded, then dirty iced it with buttercream....then we rolled our fondant and decorated it however we wanted. I was quite proud of my cake. And I am definitely enjoying eating it.....my diet might disagree though lol!

oh Allie, I never even thought about googling them! Good idea

 

[hoping:)]

Lucy- I’m glad your guys are back to normal after your rough weekend. It is also good to know your doctor has know concerns about Ben’s growth. Ben is sure adding to his vocabulary. I love that he can blow kisses… too cute!

Allie- Yay for moving into your new home! Don’t feel guilty about logging in at work because I do it all the time. In fact I’m at work now and can only find the time to post here when I am working. It is pretty exciting about the standing. She has been squatting and standing for a while it’s the being able to bend over and pick up heavy items and then stand up while holding them that amazes me! My trip was amazing. Very inspiring and makes me excited about what our future holds

Mel- The cake looks beautiful!!! I hope your hubby gets on board and starts putting out! Tim actually does a little more than half of the parenting because he works 30 hours and I work 40. I was very lucky that he has done his fare share since Penny was born.

I also forgot to mention... Tim said the 1st day Penny didnt seem to notice I was gone but by the second day she was crawling around the house knocking on closed doors saying "mom/mum". I missed my little monster so so much!