for our rainbow groups catch up Xx

[xoxo4angel]

Laura ~ I didn't know seizures impacted Simon's speech, but I suppose that makes sense. I'm sure he will be quite the chatter box in due time As for your HCG, I sure hope the Dr's monitor you very closely if they suspect an ectopic pregnancy...I hold hope that your results today yield a healthy LO

Hi ladies :wave:

So my DH had to have eye surgery yesterday, he had a tube shunt sewn into his eye. His glaucoma was too aggressive for drops alone, so the only option on the table was to have a prosthetic drain (easiest term for it) put in. We are hopeful this will save the remaining 10% of vision he has in his left eye. I pray this is the last of the unfortunate events we have to endure...nothing but good news and fortune on our horizon from here on!

 

[lilesMom]

Angel Hope dh is,recovering ok Xx
Ouch.
I'm really squeamish about eyes
Hope he is ok
And u of course xxx

Amy how u doin hon xxx

Jess how r u,and the girls

Leslie are u exhausted at the mo
Hope all's well Xx

Bethany we miss u xxx

Hooevi haven't missed anyone

None the wiser here
Being brought back in Sat for bloods
And Mon tor bloods and scan
My crappy veins ere in protest
She saw a shadow that could be early preg sac
But not sure
Bloods up 50% but not doubled so. ...
Living in limbo still
Having yo leave s every second day is getting yo me
The 2 he drive is also annoying
The whole thing is peeing me off now.

 

[mommylov]

Angel, OMG your poor DH!!! I too hope this is the end of all this bad for you guys!!!! Good tings from here on out!!!

Laura, They think they say a sac?!?!?! OMG!!!!!! What a rollercoaster this is for you. Im so sorry hun. I really really really really hope they keep a close eye on you.

 

[aaronswoman79]

Laura, how far along are u? I am reading that by 6 or 7 weeks, hcg is not doubling anymore for many women. If that is the case, that could be a reason your betas are not doubling at this point. I hate that u don't have any answers yet. I hope you get good news very soon hon.

 

[aaronswoman79]

Angel, how scary for u and dh about his glaucoma. He is so young to be going through this. I hope things start looking better for all of u. Im keeping u and your dh in my prayers.

 

[Storked]

Angel, your poor DH! Tell Pierce that I said hi

Laura, I am sending sweet sticky vibes! Give Simon a hug and a kiss for me.

Jessica, I hope that you are your darling girls are doing well.

Amy, haven't caught up on your journal yet but I will. I'm not TTC right now but since February was always my lucky month to get pregnant I am sending my sticky dust your way

Guys, I am so depressed. Husband was laid off. It has been a month. Then my mouse got cancer and passed away. Then my snake died today. My snake dying was all my fault too- I out his tank on the dryer to protect him from the cat while he was digesting. I didn't even use my dryer, haven't done laundry in a week at least, but still something happened to cause the top of it to overheat and it was just too hot for my snake.
I hate myself. I don't deserve the sweet pets that I have. My husband cannot believe that I am crying over a reptile but when I adopt, I take it seriously.
Sorry feeling really emotional right now.

What are you guys planning for Valentine's Day?

 

[xoxo4angel]

Wow Laura, this is good news, right? I imagine the 2 hour drive is taxing on you...I pray it is all worth it 9 months from now xoxo Please keep us posted!

Bethany ~ You've a lot going on hon, I am sorry to hear about your pets. Even more sorry about DH being unemployed...any new employment opportunities come up for him? Sending peaceful gainful vibes your way doll! Smooches to Lorelie!

:wave: everyone!

I'm squeamish, so DH's eye pains me to look at (it's red and gooey <~~meds). As to be expected he currently cannot see anything out of it because there is bleeding in the eye---should resolve itself in the next few days. He also gets a spinning sensation, so he has to lay down often (as to not stumble and fall, 6'3" would go down like a ton of bricks!). Pierce keeps looking at him, "dada, eye booboo--kiss?" Sweet buddy wants me to kiss it and make it better!

So I decided since ttc is on hold I needed a pick me up, so I had some Botox done I've a super wrinkle on my forehead that needed to go! If I can't be pregnant I might as well pamper myself! I'll do a spa day as soon as DH gets cleared to start picking Pierce up and I can leave for half a day! Things to look forward to!

Valentine's Day we've a play date with a few toddlers at Dave & Busters at 11, then dinner reservations for just DH and I that evening My mom will keep Pierce! How about you Bethany? Ladies?

Happy Friday

 

[mommylov]

Bethany, Im so sorry to hear about your animals. I get how hard it is because they are our babies too. I too am even more sorry to hear about DH being out of work. I know he had a couple of leads/interviews but I take it nothing came of it? What is the next step for you guys? They say that terrible things can happen in threes so hopefully great things are on the horizon for you now.

Angel, Ouchy!!!!! I hope he gets to feeling better soon. How sweet is P!!!!! He sounds like just the littlest, cutest lovebug! Sending healing vibes to you and your hubby.

Laura, how are you holding up hun? Im sorry I mustve missed the comment about you mentioning Simon's seizures affecting his speech. What do the dr's tell you to do to help with that? Im sorry to hear that is the case but Im sure he is going to continue to thrive and make you and OH even more proud of him than you already are!

Jess, how are you and the girls doing hun? Any big plans for the weekend? Hope all is well

AFM ~ you guys follow me on my journal (thank you and love you all!) so nothing really different heheh.

Hope this Friday the 13th brings GOOD things for all and that you all have a wonderful weekend no matter what you do. Love you all truly

 

[aaronswoman79]

Bethany so sorry for what your going through with your dh not working. Hope he finds work soon.

Afm, my husband has been out of work for 4 months! And imagine with 3 children to support. It has been HELL here. He was out of work for over 6 months last year. And my health is ailing with all of the stress. I just don't like sounding so negative on here with all u ladies are going through, so I haven't mentioned anything. I must admit, my dh is not a good provider and I resent him for that. I told him to change his line of work but he listens to nobody and who ends up suffering? The kids and I. We had no money for thanksgiving none to buy our kids gifts, barely anything. The only thing we are counting on is his tax return.

 

[xoxo4angel]

My post disappeared!! And I'm too sleepy to type it again! Love you ladies!

Jess ~ I am so sorry! You are always very supportive, I hope you know you can and should post regardless of my woes (which currently seem never ending!). What you are going through is real and I only hope I can be as supportive as you always are I had no clue your DH was unemployed, you are an amazing woman tending to your family like you do! You know around the holidays it's not about how much you have or the gifts, but instead the most important thing is the company you keep. By those measures you've the luckiest girls ever...a great Mommy like you is what the holiday spirit is all about I hope your tax return is bountiful and brings you much financial relief!

 

[Storked]

Angel, Botox is pretty magical! A girl in a FB makeup group that I am in had Botox injections for a wrinkly forehead and WOW her skin was so perfectly smooth afterwards- so enjoy!
Pierce is such a sweetie to you and DH- give him a squeeze from me!

Amy, you are right they are my babies! My husband views them as pets but even after L arrived I don't see them as anything less than my children. My cat seemed to sense that I was feeling down and he slept in my arms during nap time today which helped a ton.
Still sending along my rainbow sticky vibes this cycle. I want this one to be the lucky one!!

Jessica, I can't imagine. Didn't you say that you grew up poor too? I grew up poor so this is hitting me much harder than my DH in some ways.
I'd resent your DH too- he should value your input in regards to his career. If he is the breadwinner he need to listen and think of your family always. Hope that didn't sound preachy, just that I get it.

Last week's leads didn't go anywhere. We have some for next week so we shall see. He recieved a generous severance package so it isn't like we are destitute but I still hate it. I want him to have work, I want him out of my hair, I want health insurance again, I want to be able to get pregnant, I don't want to move out of our apartment to my much cheaper hometown, I want I want I want.
For Valentine's we are having chocolate cake and a heart shaped pizza. And watching Jane Austen movies. So that should be fun.
And my snake died because our heating element burned up in the dryer which explains why it got so hot up top without the dryer even running. They replaced that today. DH said that it might have gotten bad enough to do damage and that we should be grateful for our snake because it alerted us to a problem and we shut off the power to our laundry.
I'm still being extra cuddly and vigilant in regards to the cat and ferret now. Cannot lose another pet :-/

 

[aaronswoman79]

Bethany, I didn't grow up poor actually. But when I was a teen and my father got sick we were broke for a while. So I have always know what it was like to lose everything, which we pretty much did. We had a pretty privileged childhood growing up in San Francisco (such a great city). I don't mind at all with your comment about my dh, and I agree with u 100%. Hows Lorelei doing? At least she has more time with her daddy. Does your dh help a lot with her?

 

[Storked]

Jessica, San Francisco? How awesome! I've always thought that it would be cool to live there
Lorelei is doing great and she actually really enjoys my DH being homes she constantly smiles and talks to him and she is more willing to snuggle him. He helps out a lot and in some ways he doesn't. Like this morning he got up with her and let me sleep in but when I woke up her diaper was so full of pee that it leaked. Why didn't he change her diaper? I nearly said something to him but knew that he would feel defensive because he had let me sleep in so I should just be grateful. Ugh.

Some pics of my tiny Valentine for you ladies
https://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z390/taisiatuamagia/3187ed9e1188b7152ff467639fd7c286_zps6bfb0383.jpg

https://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z390/taisiatuamagia/afea4aef3f70ce7793462c5bea8f83b2_zpsd11a13dc.jpg

 

[aaronswoman79]

How cute is Lorelei! Just saw your ticker and realized she is already 15 months old. I love her hair, beautiful color and looks feather soft . She lets u put her hair up? Sophie hates anything in her hair and she pulls them out as soon as I put them on her. Her poor scalp gets bright red. Btw, Lorelei looks like such a happy little girl!

 

[aaronswoman79]

Angel, thx for the uplifting post and u are right about the real meaning of Christmas. It just sucks about not being able to spoil my children. How are u feeling lately? How is your dhs eye healing? It must scary to go through what he is going through with his eyes. Hows little Pierce doing?

 

[lilesMom]

Hugs ladies
Bethany Lorelei is ridiculously cute
How adorable
Hugs about ur snake
Horrible accident
u had no way of knowing it would happen xxx
Sorry bout dh job
Fingers crossed for new one soon.
Xx

Jess u too hon xxx
Isn't his job very well paid when he does work
Maybe he thinks it's worth the gaps.
Def hard to hve the uncertainty with s familyHugs xxx

Amy Hope all's well chick xxx

Angel I've wrinkles by my eyes i'd like to vamoose too..
I'd be chicken
Does it hurt?
Does it stay swelled for a bit
I'm nosy :-D

 

[lilesMom]

Phone bonkers again
No news here
Love to all Xx

 

[aaronswoman79]

Hes had well paying jobs in between but then we are already in debt and have lots of bills. So it doesnt matter how well he gets paid when he is out of work 6 months out of the year with a family of 5 to take care of. He doesnt want to be out of work. Its not planned this way. Just a bunch of shitty and quite strange things happen and he ends up out of work. Now we might have to take the girls out of the private school they go to. Natalie is going to be crushed.

 

[xoxo4angel]

Lorelie is a doll

Jess ~ Oh I hope your DH comes into a job ASAP! Does the private school have scholarships/stipends? I just hate to see Natalie have to start all over. Praying it works out for you all!

Laura ~ Did you get the results of yesterday's lab work? I pray tomorrow yields good news for a shy bean xoxo

Botox: I used to get it ages ago, so I am quite familiar with its magic I only stopped getting it because I wanted to have a baby. As for the process, results are not immediate. It is about 15 mini shots total for the eyes up (6-crows feet, 3-between brow and 6-forehead). Sometimes you have a small dot from the injection site, but there is no swelling. The full results show 7-14 days after your visit and last 3-4 months. I got Botox Friday morning and took Pierce for his 18 month check up at 1p, easy peasy! Pierce is doing just fine...31lbs and 33.5 inches . As for my DH, it hurts for him to keep his eyes open for any length of time so it's a slow healing process. His next check-up is Weds.

Hope you all had a beautiful Valentine's xoxo

 

[A1983]

Oh I so need botox! My eyes are becoming more wrinkled by the day and a line on one side of my mouth more prominent. Is it expensive? Better than fillers? Freeze your face/expressions at all?

Storked she is beautiful! Looks diddy!