'Fab'ulous testers and supporters; 58 bfps

[FLArmyWife]

Ours are prepaid through Kroger/IWireless so total between $50-$70/mnth. About every other month, mine is free due to the fuel points they give you!

Gosh I miss Kroger. LOVED using the fuel points. You can do that here with Shell and one of the grocery stores, but they're more expensive and inconvenient to get too.
Mine stopped getting texts. I decided on the Galaxy S4. Im not into features and what have you but i liked the battery life and storage space.
yep sounds about right. As long as it takes decent pictures, lasts forever, and won't run out of storage :thumbsup:

So far our adulting looks like:

• Summer Camp deposit
• DH 3 old credit cards paid off
• Secured Credit card sign up/Deposit
• Windshield
• 2 Kindles (replacement since the girls lost their in the flood)
• New phone for me
• Trash can
• TaeKwonDo uniform

Totally living large there... i mean i feel like a millionaire.

lol I know what you mean about feel like a millionaire.. We had ours surprisingly hit today (early since it wasn't expected to hit until Monday) and logging in I was like "ohh!!! money!!" lol so much better than seeing a mere $10 or so.
Ours is money into savings, a few hundred towards our CC [which at this rate we'll never pay off ], and yeah.. making sure we have enough to cover bills.

 

[BethMaassen]

Just thought I'd update y'all... copied and pasted from a thread I just made :

So long story short I'm bf my 9 month old and on the progesterone only pill. Dh and I had decided we were done having babies after our two precious girls and our 5 losses. We just had enough and didn't want to go through anymore losses. Well 2 weeks and 2 days ago I missed 3 pills while my oldest dd was in the pediatric ICU after a fall... imagine my surprise when today I see a big bright bfp. I have been cramping a lot the last 2 days and decided I'd better just check! Ahhhhh not sure how I'm going to tell dh. He's going to freak out!!

Also I just had a mammogram Tuesday without any protective aprons on so I'm freaking out about that!!

First of all. Congratulations! What a wonderful surprise. And here is too a happy and healthy 9months!

I don't know anything about mammograms, but if concerned, you could ask a doctor?

 

[BethMaassen]

lol I know what you mean about feel like a millionaire.. We had ours surprisingly hit today (early since it wasn't expected to hit until Monday) and logging in I was like "ohh!!! money!!" lol so much better than seeing a mere $10 or so.
Ours is money into savings, a few hundred towards our CC [which at this rate we'll never pay off ], and yeah.. making sure we have enough to cover bills.

Because you said that yours came in, I went and checked my bank. Mine is in too! YAY! Was not expecting it until next week!

 

[FLArmyWife]

Yay that's awesome Beth

 

[pinkpassion]

I have an appointment Monday and the nurse I spoke to today doesn't seem to think it will be a problem. But still causes anxiety!

Thank you!! Any life is precious and of course deeply loved and wanted. It's just shocking!

 

[Disneymom1129]

Yay for tax returns! Got mine as well. Feels good to pay down bills. Also got Ellie her big girl car seat.

Pink

Hope everyone is well and our new babies are doing good

 

[drjo718]

Pink! Huge congrats! Let us know how your dh reacts. I don't think the mammogram should be any concern. The amount of radiation in xrays is so little that they're not an issue as long as it's not done directly on your abdomen, and even then it's unlikely.

 

[pinkpassion]

Thank you DrJo that some exactly what I needed to hear!!!

Dh took the news so well! Actually better than I did! Such a relief!!

 

[BethMaassen]

I have an appointment Monday and the nurse I spoke to today doesn't seem to think it will be a problem. But still causes anxiety!

Thank you!! Any life is precious and of course deeply loved and wanted. It's just shocking!

Super glad it isn't a problem!

Thank you DrJo that some exactly what I needed to hear!!!

Dh took the news so well! Actually better than I did! Such a relief!!

Glad he took it well!

Yay for tax returns! Got mine as well. Feels good to pay down bills. Also got Ellie her big girl car seat.

Pink

Hope everyone is well and our new babies are doing good

Yay for a big-girl carseat! My girls run on the large size (My eldest, who will be 3 in April stands nearly at 40 inches!) I had to switch them over to convertible carseat at 9 months for both of them. But seeing as Athiliya is so so tall and her weight matches her height, she is sitting in a high-back booster one now.

 

[pinkpassion]

So what convertible cat seats do y'all use? We use maxi cosi and love them!! Also have an infant seat of theirs too!!

 

[FLArmyWife]

This is the one we bought pink (but in a different color)

https://www.gracobaby.com/products/pages/extend2fit-convertible-car-seat-valor.aspx

Helps protect rear-facing infants from 4-50 lb. and forward-facing toddlers from 22-65 lb.
4-position extension panel provides 5" additional legroom
Up to 50 lb. rear-facing allowing your child to ride safely rear-facing longer
6-position recline helps keep your child comfy
10-position headrest adjusts easily for your growing child

Those main features is what made me buy it. It was so easy to install and we love it. We bought one for my car and one for dh's car.

 

[Disneymom1129]

I'm a big Britax fan so I got Ellie the Britax Advocate ClickTight Convertible Car Seat: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013YCXH4G/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_rufSybY92VABR

It was either that one or the one that FLArmy got, the extend to fit, or the evenflo platinum symphony dlx. I had a Britax with my first though so I just stuck with what I knew.

It's law here in CA now to rearface until 2 so hoping it allows enough legroom. I had to turn my first around at 18 months because she would get carsick real bad . Hope Ellie doesn't do the same!

 

[pinkpassion]

Dd1 still rear faces at 2 years 8 months she's small though and I plan to keep her rear facing as long as possible! She doesn't mind at all , mostly because she doesn't know any different and her carseat allows for ample leg room!!

 

[Disneymom1129]

That is awesome pink! I'd rearface my 7 year old if I could

 

[FLArmyWife]

yeah the rear facing for as long as possible is what I want. Why I personally liked the graco with the extra 5 inches. Sweets seems to be a little on the taller side so hoping that means he can rearface longer with this carseat.

 

[BethMaassen]

So what convertible cat seats do y'all use? We use maxi cosi and love them!! Also have an infant seat of theirs too!!

The one I got for Athiliya, and now Moira uses is an Evenflo Convertable car seat. Athiliya now has an Evenflo High back (the back can be removed at a later time when she is older and bigger) booster car seat,

I do love Evenflo and Graco.

The infant seat we use is a Graco.

( Convertable Car Seat Link) We have this in Pink.

(The Booster Car Seat Link)We could not find the pink one when we got it for her, So she has a boring straight up gray one.

 

[BethMaassen]

yeah the rear facing for as long as possible is what I want. Why I personally liked the graco with the extra 5 inches. Sweets seems to be a little on the taller side so hoping that means he can rearface longer with this carseat.

We kept Athiliya rear facing until about 20 months. She got too tall and her knees were pushed up into her chest almost. we had hoped to keep her rear facing until she was 2 but that was impossible. I am going to bet we will have to do the same for Moira.

 

[OnErth&InHvn]

I didnt use a special carseat. I honestly never got into that debate or worry. They used an infant one, then a staged one ( high back, then on).

YMMV.

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Sorry for not being on as much. This week nannying is kicking my butt! DD1 took up TaeKwonDo and shes been going just about every day.. then DH and I got back into BDSM and thats exhausting for so many reasons.

TTC wise: CD36 ( or so?) and i havent tested O or HPT. Not really a reason.

 

[BethMaassen]

The last few days have been taxing on me. Physically. Emotionally... My mom is unwell.. and she was just carted off by ambulance for the second time... in a 24 hour period...

Here is what I wrote on FB: Bobby is my Brother. Friti is my Husband. This is just today... Times are PST...

This morning after 5 am mom fell out of her bed. We are not too sure how it happened. All we know is she was getting ready to go to the bathroom.
Because she is bed ridden she has tables next to her bed for her computer and eating and such.... on the little computer table was an old board that she balanced on the legs to hold her tool box...she fell on it all....

Bobby came running upstairs waking me around 5:30 am. Maybe a little after. Kinda a blur... He tells me mom is bleeding badly because she fell... I run down stairs.
She is laying on the floor... a pool of blood on the floor.
She smashed her face.... it was covered in blood.
Her nose is probably broken. Her glasses...broken. ... her leg is scraped up and bloodied from the tables and board getting her...
I yell for Friti. And he gets her up.. we clean her up... clean her floor....and get her ba know to bed.
Friti got the shakes...Bobby had and panic attack... I think I'm in shock....

Blood everywhere... the rug is stained....

about an hour later or longer later I leave mom with Bobby so I can have my normal after an emergency melt down. ... I fell asleep putting Moira back to sleep...

Not even an hour later Bobby wakes me saying she agreed to go to too he Hospital..or something.. he also told me to go back to sleep... then by 8:30 I hear sirens. ..

And now she is a now at the ER. ....

I am washing bloody laundry..... and have to put mom's room back together....

 

[lilmisscaviar]

Oh gosh! So sorry you're going through that Beth