October Sticky Beans!

[Blackrain90]

Yeah we are definitely stocking up on fruits and veggies, I had an Apple slices with peanut butter and that helped a bit haha. Oh man 80lbs would definitely be much harder to lose!

Here you go (I couldn't decide between these two but they are actually 3 weeks apart)

 

[krissie328]

You're so adorable black! You seem to have the perfect bump.

 

[todmommy4568]

All belly girl!!! So cute!

 

[todmommy4568]

Just too cute not to share...Kevin and I were cleaning earlier and Asher said he wanted to help clean the house so I told him he could start in his room....well it had been a little too quiet for a little too long so I went to check on him and his floor is spotless but as you can see he is surrounded by junk on his bed lol which must have been quite tiring to do bless his little heart

 

[Blackrain90]

Thanks ladies Yeah you can't even tell I'm pregnant from behind, definitely all bump!

Haha what a little darling, tired himself right out!

 

[krissie328]

Aww how precious tod.

 

[Angel5000]

Krissie - sounds like a good sign!!

cupcake - Oh no! I'm sorry! I hope you feel better soon! Have you tried a neti pot? To help with the sinuses? Some people can't handle it, but i Love my neti pot and use it all the time when I'm sick and it helps a lot (at least with the congestion and sinus pressure).


Black - Oh no! I second the fruits and veggies idea. Apples and peanut butter sounds amazing actually. . .

I LOVE THE BUMP PIC! You are so adorable!!! I hope I get that cute of a bump!


Tod - your little one is adorable! So cute!

 

[cupcake.]

Oh black you look so cute! All belly, i hope i'll have a pretty bump like you 💛

And tod, your LO is adorable, tiring himself out like that so cute

And thanks for all the well wishes i can usually handle being sick well and don't really whine about it but it taking so long to go away is definitely annoying.

On a much happier note - i am 12 weeks pregnant today!
Seriously after months and months of not ovulating and thinking it wouldn't happen for me anytime soon, i am so thankful for this pregnancy! And i actually love the timing this little one has as our frustrating ttc journey taught me a fair bit about patience and it brought OH and me closer togethen than we ever were. 💛
Sorry for getting all mushy and emotional haha i just sometimes still can't believe we actually got so lucky.

 

[mrscletus]

cupcake- it is great that it has made you closer together, too often ttc can have adverse affects on couples, you are so lucky that it has done just the opposite. And he/she truly is a blessing! oh and don't ever apologize for getting all mushy here- its a great thing to hear about how you are so excited for baby!

Black- oh my gosh- you have got to have the cutest bump EVA!!! all belly.

Tods- your little guy is adorbs. What is your trick to getting him to clean his room on his own?? Please share, as my 7 yo wont do it to save his life. I have to be in his room with him and "help him" in order for him to do anything.

krissie- hoping that is a very good sign. Please keep us updated. Hopefully O will come on its own for you.

Angel- how are you feeling???

AFM- just holding out to test, I don't want to "waste" any more tests. I am feeling kind of icky today, and my cervix is firm and closed (so not feeling overly confident for this month) I have an apt on Friday with my primary care doc, and will hopefully be getting a referral out of that. I have to call my OB today and see if they do the initial testing/diagnosis or if I should just go to the RE that is over 2 hours away (that's the bad thing about living in a small rural area) we shall see how it goes.

 

[Angel5000]

cupcake - Congrats on 12 weeks!


Cletus - I'm doing okay, nausea off and on, but nothing horrible. Slight enough that peppermint tea and peppermint lifesavers are enough to keep it mostly at bay. The exhaustion is the hard part.

Don't put too much stock in the cervix. My cervix stayed low and firm from shortly after Ov until a few days ago. I was sure AF was on her way. Same thing with CM, mine dried up about 7dpo and stayed dried up until well after AF Was due. Only in the last wee or two am I getting lots of creamy CM again.

Good luck at your appointment. Hopefully you don't have to drive the two hours for your initial testing! That would be a hassle!

 

[mrscletus]

Thank you Angel!! I do hope you are right. Holding out that I wont need to buy another box of tampons!! We shall see...

 

[krissie328]

Hopefully your ob can do most of the testing mrscletus. (Well I am really hoping you won't need any testing since you are preggo this cycle!!)

Angel- Hope you feel better soon. I know once I hit second tri the exhaustion went away for the most part.

cupcake- Congrats on 12 weeks!! I hope you feel better soon.

Afm, I am going to go take an opk soon. I am CD 12 and hoping for a positive soon. I have a terrible backache on the left side now so I am really hoping I do ovulate. I am back on my low carb diet which also seems to be a good trigger for me to ovulate.

 

[todmommy4568]

Cletus I think he knows my end game by now which is why he will do it We have the "take away box" as he calls it which is the first step when things are not getting done....if I start taking things away and that still doesn't motivate him to clean his room I just tell him I am going to donate it. About a month ago I organized an event for one of the low income schools in town which provided clothes, shoes, winter gear, housing goods, toys, etc. and Asher wouldn't clean his room so I told him if he wasn't going to respect his things then I would take them and give them to the kids at the event that would appreciate them and respect them...he knows I am serious as we do donate many items so I think he is scared I guarantee if you donate some of the stuff he left on the floor to goodwill he will not keep leaving it on the floor. As you could see Ash at least made sure it was off the floor When is your appointment with your doc?

Cupcake that is amazing that it brought you guys together, too many couples get torn apart from the stress of it all.

Krissie I really hope you O on your own this month, that would be great! Keeping my fingers and toes crossed!

 

[krissie328]

What a great idea tod!! I think I may have to implement something like that in another year or so.

 

[Blackrain90]

Yes I definitely think we will need something like that box around here soon. Connor's room doesn't get messy, but he doesn't really play in there much, and every evening my husband makes sure they pick up all the toys around the house (aka 40 cars and transformers haha) But it is sometimes a hassle getting Connor to actually help.

Umm mrscletus holy willpower! When is AF due?

Side note- I hate trying to sell our house! So many times we spend a bunch of time (hours if we haven't had a showing in a while) cleaning and prepping, only to get a text a half hour before that they cancelled. Really sucks with a kid and cats, especially when it falls during nap time and we have already had to reshuffle our whole routine.
Happened yesterday and now same person rescheduled to view this evening, so at least the house will still be mostly clean from yesterday- if they bother to show tonight. But ugh I'm so over this, it's been on the market well over 100 days, and we just lowered our price. So fingers crossed someone buys this damn place already hahaha!

 

[mrscletus]

AF is due Wednesday ( I think) as I wasn't temping and testing for O... I could be 12 dpo, or I could be earlier than that if O was later than I put on my chart... but I am pretty confident with all of my symptoms that's the right date.

Today feeling very warm - don't know if its my temp or if I am getting the start of a cold (ugh) which could also account for my overall ickiness. I should test tomorrow, but I am just so scared of seeing a negative. I don't know why but just getting AF would be so much easier for me.

 

[todmommy4568]

Yea the box seems to work well for us. We started it when DS was about 3 as I thought at that age he could certainly understand.

Black I can't imagine how frustrating that would be! I think when people are buying they don't necessarily think about what the current homeowners go through to get things ready for them.

Cletus I completely understand how it would feel easier to get AF than see another BFN. I have my fingers crossed that she doesn't show and you get your BFP

 

[cupcake.]

Thanks everyone. I know i feel very lucky as it really does drive a lot of couples apart. I think being unsuccessfull for some time made him realize how much he wants/wanted it too and having to learn some patience (most impatient person in the world here) has done me so much good not just in ttc but in general so that combined made us be a better team 💛

Ah cletus, i really hope AF won't show her face for you! And i understand too that just getting AF can be easier than seeing a BFN.

And angel, happy 6 weeks how are you feeling, has the nausea set in for you?

Krissie, i really hope you are actually ovulating, how awesome would that be!
hope you'll get a positive OPK

 

[mrscletus]

I caved... this am. However with my absence of testing/temping I could honestly be any where from 10-13 dpo...

SO I called my ob/gyn he will see me on Tuesday the 24th!! Will try to set up initial testing saving me the long drive to a specialist to start out.

Dh and I had a pretty good talk last night tho. and we both agree that if there is a medical "reason" that we are not able to get pregnant we wont go further with treatment. We just "want to know" I know this would not be everyone's feeling, but that is where dh and I are at.

 

[todmommy4568]

Whatever works for you and DH is right Cletus. That is great that your ob will see you! I am almost on the same page as you. I will do medicine to fix any issue but will not go as far as iui or ivf. I'm sorry about the bfn but there is still some time like you said you could be as early as 10dpo