Mid-August Testers

[snowflakes120]

CH - What awesome news! Hooray! Our friend got preggers right after that same procedure!! FX for ya!

Hands - That is great about the room. We so need to do that too one of these days. I'd like to have it done before we even get pregnant bc there is so much stuff in the room we plan to use. It's really going to take awhile to tackle!

Nic - I do like The Streets. I only have that one CD. One of my sisters lived in Australia for a little under a year - she brought it back for me bc she thought I might like it and I do! I just found that hulu.com has a bunch of the TOWIE show. I know what I will watching when I need to kill some time. After watching these shows - I'll prolly be able understand you!! hehe!! I totally get ya on the accent thing - I grew up on the US/Canada border. My accent is quite nasally and I say my a's quite flat. I usually get mistaken for a Minnesota/Canadian accent alot. But I can tell the difference & anyone that grew up in my area can tell the difference.

 

[Srbjbex]

Snow - I LOVE that you are getting into TOWIE!! You gave us meatloaf, we gave you TOWIE! Excellent! And I am so pleased you are back on here and chatting away as normal, I know you will still have a lot of sadness, but it's great to have you back! New year is not far away!

Nic - I'm enjoying temping again, no signs yet, I had a massive temp dip the other day, but now stabilized around 35.7 ish which feels right for a typical pre-O temp for me. I'm going to start opks tomorrow CD14 inn the hope I will ov at some point in the next week.... Or at least by the end of next weekend!

I am up late tonight at I have been to a ball this evening so only just got in! It was the Birmingham chartered accountants society ball...it was more fun than it sounds... So now it is 2am and awake with all you lovely USladies!

 

[CHDickey]

Snow, you know that's funny the dr said my cervix was very closed and that could have been why it's more difficult and definitely why it was so painful!!

Okay so what is Towie? Am I missing out?

 

[Srbjbex]

Oh I am sorry that it was so painful CH but amazing news that everything was in order..... I bet you have your BFP before you know it!


TOWIE is a programme called The Only Way Is Essex...it's a 'structured reality show' like The Hills or something like that...addictive viewing!

 

[NotNic]

Ooh but MUCH better than the Hills! In TOWIE the characters don't tend to think before they speak, so they end up saying a lot of hillariously, stupid things! It's TV gold!

Sorry to hear the treatment was painful, but so pleased everything was clear. Just a mater of time for you I'm sure.

Snow - I think you must have their best album - 'A Grand Don't Come FOr Free'. If you don't you should have a listen on you tube or itunes because its really funny and clever.

Bex - You were up early considering your late night. Hope you had a lovely evening. xx

 

[CHDickey]

I love reality tv, makes feel better about myself sometimes...lol! What channel is it on?

 

[NotNic]

In the UK it's on ITV2. I think Snow said she found it on a channel and on you tube. I'll look back and see what she said. x

 

[NotNic]

Oh she said hula.com I don't know if it works outside the UK but we can watch programs back on ITV Player.

 

[MrsBea23]

Snow - I can't believe you watched TOWIE that is hilarious. I moved to London from Australia 11 years ago and I couldn't understand a thing they where saying in my office with all the cockney and Essex folk. The strangest thing for me was that people say 'you ok' instead of Hello, it took me a while to realise they didn't think there was something wrong with me lol.
I am amazing at understanding accents now though since living in Scotland for 10 years, I would of sworn they where not speaking English when I 1st moved here especially when I was out with DH and his friends and they would speak really fast! and they have Edinburgh accents which are easy to understand compared to the Glasgow accents.
I hope everything will has cleared out for you hun and you get a NY baby.

Hands - I am working on the nursery today as well I have just put the 1st coat of paint on a chest of drawers that I am painting white to match all of the other baby furniture. I can't wait to find out what I am having then i can really start to get organised Jungle for boy and pink and grey for a girl. I always thought I wanted a boy 1st but I really want a girl now looking at all the nursery decorations and baby clothes he he.

CH - I am sooooo pleased you got the all clear that is fantastic news, sorry to hear it was painful though. Do you check your cervix through the month to see when you are going to O and get AF? Is it usually closed all the time? I used do it took a while to get used to (actually doing it and understanding what it all meant) but was a great bit of extra knowledge. I used to do it in the shower in the morning a couple of times a week when I was going to O and when Af was due.

Bex - Ha ha don't worry I have been to a few of those for the Actuarial body and I know they are more fun than they sound. Are you just planning to relax for the rest of the weekend?

Nic - My sister has Thalassemia but in a mild form and it just makes her tired allot so if you are a carrier and your baby did contract it its not always as bad as they say, I think the chances must be low though because she has 2 kids and neither have it. Our Dad was Italian and it is really common in mediterranean countries apparently. Hopefully it will just be low iron though.
So are you planning to buy in Kent? How is the house hunting going?

AFM - I have really popped now it seems really early but since I am 5'2 and size 10 I guess there isn't really anywhere for it all to go other than out he he, so I have bought some maternity jeans and some black trousers in size 12 to wear. I have also been having loads of round ligament pain the last couple of days so I think I will get a bit bigger in the next week or so eek. I have bought a pregnancy exercise DVD though and have done that a couple of times so hopefully I will be able to get fit again (after not going to the gym since finding out about my BFP) and will be able to keep my weight down. I have put on 11 lbs already and should of only put on 8 max sigh.

 

[CHDickey]

Bea- I've tried but I have NO idea how to check if it's opened or closed?!?!

 

[MrsBea23]

Yeah it can be a bit hard to tell. I found first of all I had to figure out high/low and hard/soft which took a while to get the hang of then I started to be able to tell open closed. I guess you just get used to the difference after a while.

I had a really good website that helped I will see if I can dig it out.

 

[CHDickey]

Oh that would be great! I have gotten used to high/low, soft/hard just not the open closed!!

 

[MrsBea23]

Unfourtunately I can't find the info that I used (I deleted it our of my favourites) but this one is quite good.

https://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_you_tell_if_your_cervix_is_open_or_closed

I hope you have had a nice weekend hun.

 

[InHisHands]

was it the beautiful cervix project Bea? beutifulcervix.com

 

[CHDickey]

Awesome thanks y'all! I will definitely take a look! Weekend has been wonderful DH doesn't feel well though!

 

[MrsBea23]

Hands - I haven't ever seen that website before very interesting although not sure if I wanted to see it all lol.

Hope you have had a nice weekend and the ms hasn't been battering you.

 

[MrsBea23]

Oh Ch sorry to hear DH isn't feeling well men can be very needy when sick he he.

 

[Srbjbex]

I've never been bake to find my cervix! I think it is really high, because the docs always seems to have trouble reaching it too when they are poking about down there!

Glad you had a nice weekend CH, I just did some Christmas shopping and went and had lunch with parents-in-law today so that was nice.

Bea - didn't realise you were so international!!! Half Italian and coming from australia! And yay you have a bump now!!! So exciting!

Back to work though tomorrow.....boo

 

[MrsBea23]

Bex - Ha ha I am a bit of a confused mix really, oh well lots of passports for the kids to choose between.
I have just had dinner with the in-laws it must be the day for it, we went for chinese at Chop Chop which was on one of Gordon Ramsays shows a couple of years ago soooo yum.

See anything exciting at the shops?

 

[Srbjbex]

Got a few bits and pieces, so feel pleased to have started! And I am going for a purple and silver theme this year

I just saw the John Lewis Christmas advert and it made me cry!! Beautiful advert, makes me want to have a family so much!