February Lovebugs of 2016!! 16 pink, 15 blue, 7 yellow

[ajarvis]

I'm Brandi, 29 from Ontario. I'm a single mom of 4. My oldest, Zoe, is 8 and has autism and microcephaly, and an undiagnosed neurometabolic disease. My second child, Isaiah, is 6, then there is Anberlin, who is named after my favourite band, and she is 4. My youngest is Asher and he will be 1 next month.

This is my 7th pregnancy. I had two miscarriages in between Zoe and Isaiah. They are 20 months apart, and this baby makes he/she and Asher 18 months, so slightly smaller gap.

I have conceived my last three children by at home insemination with donor sperm. I have used the same donor for all three of them. My older two were conceived with my ex-husband. I've always wanted a big family, and now I have my own personal hockey team...who will probably end up being better than the Leafs.

Curious how does at home insemination work?

Feanorous...as you're catching up, if there is something you want to reply to, click the MULTIQUOTE button on their comment. Do that for everyone you want to reply to. Then click on +POST REPLY just underneath the last post to the left, and that will gather all of the posts you want to reply to and quote them so you don't forget

THANK YOU - that's a life changer lol.

Love the graphic!

Ooh a get to know you is great idea.

I'm 32, fiance is 31 - 32 in July. We met at work - telecommunications sales. I am currently unemployed looking for work so I can get my mat leave

Avid runner. I've been running for 16 years. Just did 7K this morning. It's my stress relief. I also play piano and enjoy reading.

I have two boys - oldest almost 9 (in July) youngest just turned 6. Their father and I are not together and haven't been for 6 years. I'm recently engaged - Dec. and we love spending our time in the mountains - which is also where he proposed. Not sure what else to tell

Yay! I am also 32, will be 33 by the time the new baby comes. My husband is 37. We've been together for 16 years!
We are both from the same small town but moved to London for work.

I work full time 5 days a week as a retail buyer. I design pretty things like handbags, scarves, sunglasses, swimwear etc etc. I really love my job, but it does involve quite a bit of travel to the Far East & India about 4 times a year. That can hard with my daughter only being 2.5..

I love playing netball (not sure if you have this in the states?! It's a bit like basketball). I've been in the same team for 9 years and love those girls like family.
After this baby I really want to get super fit!!

xxx

Ah yes. Me too after this baby I want togo back to superfit. Beyond the half marathon running. Like overall fit and strong!

Okay, I'm finally caught up. Is it weird that I'm a little jealous of all of those with morning sickness? I know I had it by now with my son but I have nothing with this little one. It's really weird.

I love the graphic! Soo cute!!

My coworker wants to throw me a gender reveal party so I will also find out via a cake too. I'm a tad nervous about going that route because I'm kind of hoping for a girl and I would hate to have a moment of disappointment if I find out it's a boy and someone snap a picture. She is insistent that she is doing it though so she says I need to suck it up. Not sure how I feel about that either but I'm such a people pleaser that I will probably let her do it, even if I don't really want to find out that way.

Um, a little about me. One interesting fact about us, I'm 26 and and my husband is 44. We don't make much sense on paper but we make it work. We used to work together, which is how we met. We dated for 3 years before we got married. This is my second marriage. I got married the first time right out of high school to a not so great guy. He was in the army so we moved around a lot. It was a terrible marriage but I got my son out of it so I have no regrets. We divorced in 2010 after just under 3 years of marriage. I am currently a billing clerk at a logistics company. I don't really like my job but it's decent money so I put up with it. I love animals which is why I have 4 dogs.

I used to be really into working out up until the last few weeks. I've been tired so I slacked off. I'm going to try to start getting up early in the morning to take my lab running before work. Try to get back on track. I love to read. It is my only remaining hobby besides exercise. I think that pretty much covers it.

I am just getting back to my routine as of Friday. Two 5ks and 7k today. Also trying to do squats, pushups and a plank every day. Strong core etc. will help immensely down the road!

 

[xforuiholdonx]

I'm Lisa, and I'll be 23 next weekend!! I have Emma, who will be five on the 19th, and Coltin just turned two on the 11th. This baby was a surprise for hubs and I but we are thrilled now!

By the way... How does everyone feel about a kids intuition?! My daughter just said I'm having two babies, not one and they are both girls 😂 no ms yet, some slight cramping and effing bronchitis! Lmao

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Wow that's amazing! You must be a busy busy lady.
Hope you don't mind me asking, but how do you go about it with a sperm donor? Is it someone you know, or do you kinda...buy anonymous sperm from somewhere? Sorry, just really intrigued!

Well, I started off googling Sperm Donor Classifieds and found him. We conceived my 4 year old and 11 month old on the first try, but this baby took a few tries.

He does his business into a cup, I suck it up with a medicine syringe, and expel the deposit as close to my cervix as possible, then do a little "self help" and let nature take its course.

I'm Emma, I'm 23 and live just outside Birmingham in the UK. My 2yo daughter (Phoebe) was conceived, like Brandi's children, using donor sperm. But I'm now with my OH (25) who I've known on/off since high school. This baby is a HUGE surprise but we're both incredibly excited!!

My family is from Erdington. They came to Canada in the 70's, but still have some of them left behind there.

 

[anti]

Hi! I love this getting to know each other thing... I'm Antoinette, I'm 26 and my OH is 41. We have a 3 year old daughter together, this will be our second child. He has a 16 year old son from a previous relationship who comes up to see us every 2 weeks. I have my own business and work from home. I make baby and toddler clothing and accessories, and adult underwear and cloth sanitary protection. Eco friendly products.

I have 2 dogs and a few fish tanks. I'm originally from Zimbabwe but have lived in the UK for 9 years. My OH is from Ireland but has lived in the UK for 16 years.

 

[thexfadingpat]

Woah Im away from my computer one whole day and I miss so much.

Went to the fair with FI and some friends yesterday. It was fun, but I'm a bit said that I couldn't go on any rides. And when we got home I was exhausted and my back was hurting from walking around so much.

I'll join in on the about me thing:
My names Britney and I'm 23. My fiance is Mark and will be 25 this year. We've been together for 7.5 years and are getting married this upcoming September 26th. (So I will be around 17 weeks on my wedding day). We live in Manitoba, Canada. FI works in electrical wholesale and I'm just currently working customer service at Walmart. Though I have my Health Care Aid certificate and am trying to get into a hospital. And this will be our first baby. We're both nervous but extremely excited.
Oh, I forgot to add that we have 3 cat fur babies.

 

[dustergrl]

I'm Megan; this is my first pregnancy. DH and I met through a mutual friend almost exactly 9 years ago. The 4th of July (Independence Day) 2006 was our first "date" as the mutual friends who were supposed to go with us backed out. We were married 6 years later on July 7, 2012 at a park near our home (also during one of the hottest summers I can remember). We had been having a drought, and the day we got married the heat broke and it sprinkled.

So summer seems to be the time in our lives when we hit the big milestones! It's nice for me, as I am a teacher.

DH and I also just moved in March from a small ranch home on a half acre to a 10-acre plot of land with a farmhouse. Since moving in, we have put in 75 grape vines and posts for trellis wire. We also have a menagerie of animals: a dog, a cat, 2 rabbits, and 15 chickens (who are not of laying age yet). I would have to say my favorite things to do include gardening and taking care of the animals.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

foru...my son woke up in the middle of the night screaming "No baby, No baby" and I started contractions 10 minutes later. My daughter was born just under 5 hours after that. This was in 2011.

My instinct has never been wrong and walking through Babies R Us, I was attracted to both blue and pink, and then a few days later, my daughter coloured a picture of a butterfly and added a pink butterfly and a blue butterfly into the mother butterfly's tummy. So I'll find out soon.

 

[Jules8]

I love reading all of your stories!

I'm Julie and I'm 27. I live in Lancaster, PA in the US (pretty much known for the Amish community) with my husband and two cats. I went to school for Elementary Ed., but am currently a supervisor in a home for Autistic adults...I absolutely love it. My husband (33) and I have been together for 5 years, married for 2 years in September. We were ntnp for about 3 years then in September began TTC. Found out I have PCOS in March so we decided to see a fertility doctor. This was my first month on Femara and got my BFP at 11dpo. We are shocked it worked so fast , but soooo excited.

 

[emrhian91]

I'm 23, OH 22, we live in Wolverhampton but get the keys to our house in Wales on the 3rd July. exciting

 

[sailorsgirl]

Wow love these getting to know you posts.

I am 27 and married to my sailor. He is in the Royal Navy. We live on the south coast of England with our two children, Isla, 3 and Cohen, 2.
I am a stay at home mum but I am also starting a photography business (slow time) ready to go into photography full time once our youngest starts school. Or rather once the next baby starts school.
My husband and I have been married for 4 years and together for almost 9! We met at school when we were 13 but after dating for a few months, we split, dated other people and remained friends. We got back together when I was 18.
We have been trying for this baby since 2013 but we suffered a MC in December 2013 and a MMC in May 2014. Keeping everything crossed that this is our time. We got our bfp on the anniversary of the loss of our angel.

Xx

 

[writingislove]

I'm Hope and I'm 29, and this is also my first pregnancy. DH and I met in 2008 at a bar--classy, huh? But actually, we were introduced to each other there by a mutual friend. We got married in August of 2012 and we started TTC in August of 2014. We live in Idaho where I'm a technical writer and DH is a fire engine electrician, and we have three furbabies (two cats and a boxer/border collie mix).

 

[sausages]

Wow love these getting to know you posts.

I am 27 and married to my sailor. He is in the Royal Navy. We live on the south coast of England with our two children, Isla, 3 and Cohen, 2.
I am a stay at home mum but I am also starting a photography business (slow time) ready to go into photography full time once our youngest starts school. Or rather once the next baby starts school.
My husband and I have been married for 4 years and together for almost 9! We met at school when we were 13 but after dating for a few months, we split, dated other people and remained friends. We got back together when I was 18.
We have been trying for this baby since 2013 but we suffered a MC in December 2013 and a MMC in May 2014. Keeping everything crossed that this is our time. We got our bfp on the anniversary of the loss of our angel.

Xx

What sort of photography do you do? I almost started a business last year, I was starting to take on more and more portfolio shoots - weddings and portraits. But then my Dad got seriously ill and ended up passing away so I haven't picked it back up. Plus, when I really think about it I don't want to work every weekend and weddings are all summer, all weekend. I do love it though!!

 

[Cherr]

Nice to read a little about everybody!

I am 27 years old, hubby is also 27, we live in British Columbia, Canada and have been together for 10 years (since grade 12).. married for 4 years this July!... we have a 15 month old daughter that took 6 years to conceive... this baby took two months (go figure!)... We have 2 dogs, 2 cats, a chinchilla and a turtle and love spending time with family and friends

 

[emrhian91]

Nice to read a little about everybody!

I am 27 years old, hubby is also 27, we live in British Columbia, Canada and have been together for 10 years (since grade 12).. married for 4 years this July!... we have a 15 month old daughter that took 6 years to conceive... this baby took two months (go figure!)... We have 2 dogs, 2 cats, a chinchilla and a turtle and love spending time with family and friends

No idea how you manage all that!!
I have a 10 week old puppy and she's such hard work!!! Hahaha. Hopefully by the time baby comes she'll have settled down and she'll take well to the baby.

I've always wanted a chinchilla haha they're so cute!

 

[atiekay]

Hey gals! Havent replied since my first post. Sometimes I'm more of a reader than a chatter.Not a whole lot of symptoms here, just some cramping off and on. I'm 23, DH is 24. We've been together since my junior year of high school. This is our first and we are so excited/terrified! We're thinking of telling our parents and siblings the week of Father's Day. That will be really early, but we have no idea what we're doing so I think we will enjoy the support.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Chinchillas rock!

 

[mitchnorm]

I'm 23, OH 22, we live in Wolverhampton but get the keys to our house in Wales on the 3rd July. exciting

My home town!!! Well nearest to where I grew up in Albrighton. I went to school in Wolves. Left there to go to uni in Portsmouth then stayed south, never moved back. Folks still live up that way....

 

[emrhian91]

I'm 23, OH 22, we live in Wolverhampton but get the keys to our house in Wales on the 3rd July. exciting

My home town!!! Well nearest to where I grew up in Albrighton. I went to school in Wolves. Left there to go to uni in Portsmouth then stayed south, never moved back. Folks still live up that way....

Haha ah no way, that's awesome
I hate it here, in Bilston - can't wait to move!!

 

[CAx3]

Time to share my story! me: 30, DH:34, we met in 2010 while snowboarding at whistler. He prevented me from running into trees, and the rest is history. I relocated to California in 2011 for work, and he followed me a year after. We got married May 2014. We began TTC in January 2015. We were not successful until our honeymoon in Asia last month!

I found out I have hyperthyroidism and we just bought our first home last wk - everything seems to be happening all at once.

Oh, and I am really really craving sushi and sashimi right now... Especially salmon and ikura.

 

[mitchnorm]

I'm 23, OH 22, we live in Wolverhampton but get the keys to our house in Wales on the 3rd July. exciting

My home town!!! Well nearest to where I grew up in Albrighton. I went to school in Wolves. Left there to go to uni in Portsmouth then stayed south, never moved back. Folks still live up that way....

Haha ah no way, that's awesome
I hate it here, in Bilston - can't wait to move!!

My dad worked in Bilston...know it very well...and it's market (if still there ha ha). Yeah good move to move x