Shae- I'm so glad that a lot seems to have happened for you out of this cycle 
a pregnancy this month seemingly wasn't meant to be, but it's amazing that it has made such a change of heart for your SO. I hope the engagement happens soon, because I want to hear about the wedding planning!! And dress selection 
I hope your bread worked out! I have a bread maker, and it's super easy to use, but I have killed two loaves by using water that was hot instead of warm. I assume it killed the yeast. Lesson learned!
Giggle- your home sounds amazing. And like such an amazing place for your kids to grow up. I had a duck at one point when I was about 10, and have a soft spot for them. We did one of those school projects where you hatched eggs in an incubator etc. He was so sweet, and quite smart. He imprinted me as his Mom, and would chirp in this particular way when he saw me. Ahhhh, the memories! It was so sad when we had to give him away. He went to live on a farm that belonged to friends of friends. I do like animals, but just can't imagine having any right now with our lifestyle. I'm sorry about the BFN. I wish your OH would relent! But I get that some decisions are better made logically, than emotionally.
Hi Katie! Thank you for stopping by and sharing I'm so glad that you found a way to totally turn your life around.
So what's the latest for A and school, Dobby? It seems like it is all so confusing. They are probably a bit on the back foot, trying to deal with everything and pressures from every angle. Now is probably THE time to do Disney
if you're cleared to be out and about, I'd really consider it. I bet the crowds are way down, and hopefully prices are too?! Although I agree with Flueky that I wouldn't be keen if it is masked. Sorry that work has been such a mess with lack of support/subs etc. I'd really love to see an audit of where the billions in covid relief went. Because it seems like nobody did anything useful with it.
Let us know if you find a good beach spot for families in Florida, flueky! We want to do some kind of big meet up with OH's family (from lots of different places). The Florida panhandle seems like a spot that would work. Have you heard of Destin? I just remember researching that years ago, and then no family trip came of it. Exciting that V will be off to school this year. I kind of dread the end of the baby/toddler phase (I love both!) but had a friend's Dad really hype me up for school age. He said he loved when his kids were like 7/8 and started to really get into hobbies, topics, interests etc and you can start to have real chats with them.
Pretty- been thinking of you, and hope you're feeling fine both physically and mentally. Do you have any idea where you would've caught it? I hope everything is mild, and will pass soon for you. Please check in and let us know how you are.
AFM- been feeling pretty rough the last couple of days. Been going to bed way too late, and then feel really flat and unwell the next day. Need to get a handle on that. I was very anxious in pregnancy #1, and am trying not to give back into that. I asked my OB if I can use a cream for eczema (Eucrisa). She looked it up, and said as it's topical, she thought it would be fine for a week or so. So, I went ahead and used it, and then googled for myself after a few days. It doesn't have a pregnancy category in the US, but has a fine one in Australia (no human studies, but no harm in animal studies). None the less, it says it isn't recommended, so now I feel worried and guilty. Logically, 4 days of a cream on my hand is unlikely to have done anything, illogically I feel really bad about it. I am not a glower- more of a worrier, who gains way too much weight
a pregnancy this month seemingly wasn't meant to be, but it's amazing that it has made such a change of heart for your SO. I hope the engagement happens soon, because I want to hear about the wedding planning!! And dress selection I hope your bread worked out! I have a bread maker, and it's super easy to use, but I have killed two loaves by using water that was hot instead of warm. I assume it killed the yeast. Lesson learned! Giggle- your home sounds amazing. And like such an amazing place for your kids to grow up. I had a duck at one point when I was about 10, and have a soft spot for them. We did one of those school projects where you hatched eggs in an incubator etc. He was so sweet, and quite smart. He imprinted me as his Mom, and would chirp in this particular way when he saw me. Ahhhh, the memories! It was so sad when we had to give him away. He went to live on a farm that belonged to friends of friends. I do like animals, but just can't imagine having any right now with our lifestyle. I'm sorry about the BFN. I wish your OH would relent! But I get that some decisions are better made logically, than emotionally.
Hi Katie! Thank you for stopping by and sharing
I'm so glad that you found a way to totally turn your life around. So what's the latest for A and school, Dobby? It seems like it is all so confusing. They are probably a bit on the back foot, trying to deal with everything and pressures from every angle. Now is probably THE time to do Disney
if you're cleared to be out and about, I'd really consider it. I bet the crowds are way down, and hopefully prices are too?! Although I agree with Flueky that I wouldn't be keen if it is masked. Sorry that work has been such a mess with lack of support/subs etc. I'd really love to see an audit of where the billions in covid relief went. Because it seems like nobody did anything useful with it.Let us know if you find a good beach spot for families in Florida, flueky! We want to do some kind of big meet up with OH's family (from lots of different places). The Florida panhandle seems like a spot that would work. Have you heard of Destin? I just remember researching that years ago, and then no family trip came of it. Exciting that V will be off to school this year. I kind of dread the end of the baby/toddler phase (I love both!) but had a friend's Dad really hype me up for school age. He said he loved when his kids were like 7/8 and started to really get into hobbies, topics, interests etc and you can start to have real chats with them.
Pretty- been thinking of you, and hope you're feeling fine both physically and mentally. Do you have any idea where you would've caught it? I hope everything is mild, and will pass soon for you. Please check in and let us know how you are.
AFM- been feeling pretty rough the last couple of days. Been going to bed way too late, and then feel really flat and unwell the next day. Need to get a handle on that. I was very anxious in pregnancy #1, and am trying not to give back into that. I asked my OB if I can use a cream for eczema (Eucrisa). She looked it up, and said as it's topical, she thought it would be fine for a week or so. So, I went ahead and used it, and then googled for myself after a few days. It doesn't have a pregnancy category in the US, but has a fine one in Australia (no human studies, but no harm in animal studies). None the less, it says it isn't recommended, so now I feel worried and guilty. Logically, 4 days of a cream on my hand is unlikely to have done anything, illogically I feel really bad about it. I am not a glower- more of a worrier, who gains way too much weight
I hate negotiating on what restaurant to go to etc. It just seems like a chance to make lemonade out of a crappy time, but at the same time- I get that doesn't make the drawbacks magically go away!
Do you have access to those like n95s or maybe so a surgical with a cloth over it? Glad to hear that the symptoms are at least easing up.
it is interesting to hear the difference in your experience vs Shae's... I guess you have Omicron (because it seems pretty mild), and Shae had Delta (loss of taste etc)? Wild. I hope all your symptoms pass, and you don't have to worry about it all for too much longer, anyway.
We did both chickens and ducks at school- one girl kept her chicken as her family had a coop. Turns out the chickens were bought from a supplier selling them to be meat. Her chicken was like twice the size of her other chickens, because it was clearly never intended to grow to adulthood. Then it dropped dead as some early age to boot. Kind of terrifying to think that this is the meat we eat (and this was like 20-25 years ago!).
