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Storked - that sounds like exactly the ring I am talking about! It's soooo pretty
I like the round cut as well. In the end I am leaning towards the plain band solitaire though, just cuz I think it suits me more overall - bit of a plain jane
Yep, $12,000 seems steep but apparently most weddings are like $27,000. Your wedding really sounds ideal! I would prefer an elopement and/or smaller style, but DF says his family would never forgive us. The $12,000 is covering dinner/banquet for 65 people (mostly family, believe it or not - DF's fam is super big and so is mine!), plus the costs for renting the ceremony venue, our flights to Toronto (we're planning on getting married in the province where most of our family lives), dress, any decor, hotel room, and all that other small stuff. But the biggest cost (~$7,000 is going to be for the reception). Ack! Another option we have been looking at is renting a vacation home on the water and just holding the whole thing there! That would probably be a lot cheaper as we could order local catering and supply an drinks ourselves. But, then you miss out on the whole dance floor bit, which my DF appears to be very big on. Haha. So we'll see.
In terms of dress shopping, it probably won't be for a while...can you believe there are no bridal stores in our town!? haha. We're going to the closest nearby larger city this weekend to check out other rings, so I might as DF if we can check out the bridal stores there as well. I am honestly thinking of oredering online though. The ones at Dressilyme.com are pretty nice (and I've heard good reviews) and are mostly under $300, which would be awesome.
Janelley - again with the elopement! Such a brilliant idea. It seems like more and more people I talk to have done that. It just seems like such a WASTE to spend so much $$ on a wedding, you know? That's so romantic that you eloped on a whim though. Hehe. It doesn't sound redneck at all, it sounds like it was all about YOU, which is what it should be!
Thanks for the well wishes on the BFP In the past we've been pretty fortunate to get pregnant pretty much right away, so I'll be KMFX that we get our *forever* BFP the next time. *sigh*
Sweetz - Your bump is SO precious! Eeeeeep! I love it. You are looking fantastic. So cute. Please keep posting more pics.
LPJKP - That's great that you're feeling nauseated!
Really good sign hun. And that's also super awesome that your FRER is really dark! That is also a super awesome sign. After 4 pregnancies...I would say I am somewhat of an expert on this matter..and I would say you have yourself a very sticky baby in there! 
I'm amazed that you were able to have your wedding for £1,000 GBP! Can I ask what you guys did/how many people? I would LOVE to be able to cut back while still keeping it, you know, elegant and fun.
OH, I am so sorry to hear that your DH is being a right up d*ck! That is SO not fair. He is just lashing out because he is embarrassed. I caught my Ex-bf with an online subscription to a video-sex website (YEAH) and confronted him about it... it was the same thing, he lashed out at me saying I invaded his privacy. Oh come on. Obviously there was good reason to do so. I think your DH definitely owes you an apology. And tell him to either drop the porn bit or be up front about it! Men...seriously. They are far too controlled by their penises.
MNJ - your tests look GREAT! Seriously! At 4-ish weeks you are doing perfect! The Wondfos/IC strips also take a LOT longer before the test line is darker than the control. In my experience, in my pregnancy with my healthy baby (whose heart stopped at 8 wks but was otherwise perfect), the test like was darker than the control on a FRER at about 5 weeks. I wasn't using ICs at that time but I imagine they would have also gotten darker at around 5-6 weeks. The hormones really do double up quickly once they get higher. AND, lots of other women will tell you that they didn't get dark dark lines until 6-7 weeks (and some women never do). So it really depends, but I honestly don't think you have any reason to worry.
From everything I have experienced and known, the only times you need to worry are if: (a) the line gets fainter, and (b) the line only gets marginally darker (like me in my last pregnancy) - my blog (I think its in my siggy below) has some pics of the images. At 5 weeks it was still pretty faint.
Krissy - thanks for the congrats!! And yes, I really hope we get some more results from the tests as well. I think I will go in and get them done today...sooner is better than later! That's awesome that you got a second ring too! hehe. Us ladies and our rings!
Really glad to hear that you had a productive talk with your DH last night. Your MIL seems like a wreck - you don't need that kind of negativity in your life! Sorry also to hear your little guy Joshua is having a tough time. Poor little guy. I really hope you get some answers
Has he been tested for muscular dystrophy? My mom's brother had it. The other thing that comes to mind is maybe celiac disease, as I've heard that it makes it almost impossible for babies/children with it/who develop it to thrive. Outside of that I have no idea but I do hope you find out. xoxox
Storked - that sounds like exactly the ring I am talking about! It's soooo pretty
I like the round cut as well. In the end I am leaning towards the plain band solitaire though, just cuz I think it suits me more overall - bit of a plain jane Yep, $12,000 seems steep but apparently most weddings are like $27,000. Your wedding really sounds ideal! I would prefer an elopement and/or smaller style, but DF says his family would never forgive us. The $12,000 is covering dinner/banquet for 65 people (mostly family, believe it or not - DF's fam is super big and so is mine!), plus the costs for renting the ceremony venue, our flights to Toronto (we're planning on getting married in the province where most of our family lives), dress, any decor, hotel room, and all that other small stuff. But the biggest cost (~$7,000 is going to be for the reception). Ack! Another option we have been looking at is renting a vacation home on the water and just holding the whole thing there! That would probably be a lot cheaper as we could order local catering and supply an drinks ourselves. But, then you miss out on the whole dance floor bit, which my DF appears to be very big on. Haha. So we'll see.
In terms of dress shopping, it probably won't be for a while...can you believe there are no bridal stores in our town!? haha. We're going to the closest nearby larger city this weekend to check out other rings, so I might as DF if we can check out the bridal stores there as well. I am honestly thinking of oredering online though. The ones at Dressilyme.com are pretty nice (and I've heard good reviews) and are mostly under $300, which would be awesome.
Janelley - again with the elopement! Such a brilliant idea. It seems like more and more people I talk to have done that. It just seems like such a WASTE to spend so much $$ on a wedding, you know? That's so romantic that you eloped on a whim though. Hehe. It doesn't sound redneck at all, it sounds like it was all about YOU, which is what it should be!
Thanks for the well wishes on the BFP
In the past we've been pretty fortunate to get pregnant pretty much right away, so I'll be KMFX that we get our *forever* BFP the next time. *sigh* Sweetz - Your bump is SO precious! Eeeeeep! I love it. You are looking fantastic. So cute. Please keep posting more pics.
LPJKP - That's great that you're feeling nauseated!
Really good sign hun. And that's also super awesome that your FRER is really dark! That is also a super awesome sign. After 4 pregnancies...I would say I am somewhat of an expert on this matter..and I would say you have yourself a very sticky baby in there! I'm amazed that you were able to have your wedding for £1,000 GBP! Can I ask what you guys did/how many people? I would LOVE to be able to cut back while still keeping it, you know, elegant and fun.
OH, I am so sorry to hear that your DH is being a right up d*ck! That is SO not fair. He is just lashing out because he is embarrassed. I caught my Ex-bf with an online subscription to a video-sex website (YEAH) and confronted him about it... it was the same thing, he lashed out at me saying I invaded his privacy. Oh come on. Obviously there was good reason to do so. I think your DH definitely owes you an apology. And tell him to either drop the porn bit or be up front about it! Men...seriously. They are far too controlled by their penises.
MNJ - your tests look GREAT! Seriously! At 4-ish weeks you are doing perfect! The Wondfos/IC strips also take a LOT longer before the test line is darker than the control. In my experience, in my pregnancy with my healthy baby (whose heart stopped at 8 wks but was otherwise perfect), the test like was darker than the control on a FRER at about 5 weeks. I wasn't using ICs at that time but I imagine they would have also gotten darker at around 5-6 weeks. The hormones really do double up quickly once they get higher. AND, lots of other women will tell you that they didn't get dark dark lines until 6-7 weeks (and some women never do). So it really depends, but I honestly don't think you have any reason to worry.
From everything I have experienced and known, the only times you need to worry are if: (a) the line gets fainter, and (b) the line only gets marginally darker (like me in my last pregnancy) - my blog (I think its in my siggy below) has some pics of the images. At 5 weeks it was still pretty faint.
Krissy - thanks for the congrats!! And yes, I really hope we get some more results from the tests as well. I think I will go in and get them done today...sooner is better than later! That's awesome that you got a second ring too! hehe. Us ladies and our rings!
Really glad to hear that you had a productive talk with your DH last night. Your MIL seems like a wreck - you don't need that kind of negativity in your life! Sorry also to hear your little guy Joshua is having a tough time. Poor little guy. I really hope you get some answers
Has he been tested for muscular dystrophy? My mom's brother had it. The other thing that comes to mind is maybe celiac disease, as I've heard that it makes it almost impossible for babies/children with it/who develop it to thrive. Outside of that I have no idea but I do hope you find out. xoxox
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