On the road again graduates

[Carybear]

I'm guessing I am around 7 dpo... For the last two days I have had period like cramps... nothing terrible just uncomfortable... I keep thinking AF is here but she would be about a week early...

I've been so stressed lately that I'm thinking maybe that is it... I'm constantly exhausted but I'm working 13-15 hours a day. My school district just informed me that I needed to take the TIP program. This is a program for new teachers. A new teacher to the district gets a mentor and has 3 years to complete the program. This is my third year with the district and I'm just now being notified???? They gave me the Early completion option because I have 16 years of teaching. But, I have to do 6 hours of training each Saturday for the next 3 saturdays..

Today I worked until 8 pm for conference night. Tomorrow we have a meeting for our business and saturday I'm in training from 8:30-3:30 and a marriage conference from 6-8:30... Sunday I work the whole day in my church's childrens ministry... Monday I start my week all over again. And I wonder why I'm exhausted... I want a vacation so bad... But It's not in the budget right now

 

[skyesmom]

Cary your week sounds like a trooper march. no wonder you are knackered. but i really really hope with all my heart that there is another little priceless rainbow reason contributing to your exhaustion in this moment! keeping my fingers crossed for you!!!

 

[Starry Night]

Red - that nursery is amazing!!! I absolutely love the rustic style and the bright colours you have added. It looks like you have a real eye for these things.

I will have to post my nursery pics after baby is here as we won't be moving DS out until then and the room needs a few touch ups. We're sticking with the Peter Rabbit theme though.

Cary - sounds like such a rough schedule. It's amazing you're keeping up at all. Teaching really is such a thankless job at times and then people want to say you have it easy. (I'm not a teacher but several of my friends are so I hear stories). I'm with skye....I hope there is a little rainbow inside that is adding to the exhaustion.

Either way, are you ever able to take time off for a "staycation"? Just stay home, turn off the cellphones, unplug the computer, etc and just spend time the two of you. One year DH and I did that for our anniversary as that was all we could afford. It wasn't exciting but it was restful.

 

[Carybear]

Thanks... I'm not really letting myself think too much about it. I'ver spent too many months where I was sure that it was the month only to be let down.

DH and I are both taking very good vitamins so we will see if that helped. Its hard because I feel like the things I want most are so far out of reach! I'm just trying to keep everything in perspective.

Staycation sounds wonderful but it won't happen. DH will never turn off the phone or aanythng like thaat... Summer is coming and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to teach summer school. So I plan to do a lot of NOTHING this summer. I'm going to let my church know that I will not be doing VBS... I just have to get some down time. 8 weeks... In 8 weeks my fifth graders will leave and I have a HUGE smile on my face!!! It has been a rough year.

I realized today that in 8 days I will be reaching 18 months since my mc... Never thought I would be TTC still... It took us 2 1/2 years to get the first BFP... Praying it doesn't take any longer...

Red, any signs that LO is starting to think about coming?

Starry, glad to hear the she is so active.

Skye how's the TTC coming along?

Hi to Anchor, Left, Rayray, and everyone else....

 

[Left wonderin]

Hi ladies hope you all are well its been kinda quite on here ?

 

[Starry Night]

Not too much to update. Have my next OB appointment tomorrow. DH also has a job interview in the city so he's going to drop us off at the mall that has a play centre for tots. I do have some small concerns about the amount of dizziness and breathlessness I've been having. I mostly think baby's position has a lot to do with it though. It's worse the higher up she's sitting or when she's breech. She is still somersaulting around in there. No clue how she has the room.

 

[Starry Night]

Appointment went well. Picked up a few more things for baby -- the mattress pad and a sheet saver/spit up pad to go over the sheets. Still need to get some soothers and some new bottle nipples and diapers. Then it's time to start getting my hospital bag ready. But I'm not ready to look to that just yet. Feels too soon. lol

Red - how are things getting on with you? Baby should be coming any time soon!

 

[skyesmom]

so happy about your appointment Starry!! and so so happy your little girl didn't give you much hard times so far!!

as far as i'm concerned, no baby yet here, but weirdly enough a colleague asked me if i was pregnant yesterday because i was going to the toilet all the time, and then i had a most wonderful dream about being pregnant (they don't happen often even though i spent two years wishing that more than any other thing and thinking about it so so much). i know i'm out this month as OH was on a business trip in the right days, but it's ok. the rainbow will come eventually!

 

[Starry Night]

I've often had dreams of my bfps just before conceiving them so hopefully this was a sign yours is coming soon.

 

[rayraykay]

Hi everyone-

Sorry I have been so quiet. I haven't meant to be away for so long.

Cary- I hope not teaching summer school will permit you and DH to have a good relaxing summer. You deserve it. That rainbow will come. I know you're sick of hearing that I am sure... but I have faith. You are so strong.

Skye- Ahhh pregnancy dreams can be so wonderful but so painful at the same time when you want it so badly. However, I like to believe sometimes dreams are telling. Like Starry- I often had dreams of pregnancy before I got my BFP. It happened with my angel pregnancy and Sloane's pregnancy. I think you are close to that rainbow even if it's not this month. You are also so strong. You and Cary are going to make amazing mothers.

Red- SO CLOSE!!!!!! April is such a nice month, a great month for a birthday! What a beautiful room you have prepared.

Starry- I loved it when Sloane was so active in my belly. It was so reassuring. Glad to hear you are getting things ready for her... I think that part is so fun. You are getting so close to meeting your little girl too! MAN time flies!!!

Left- How is motherhood treating you?!

AFM- Taking Sloane swimming for the first time today at a children's pool called Children of the Sea. She LOVES bath time so I am thinking she is gonna love it. We transitioned her to her crib where she sleeps thru the night... its so lovely but at the time same I miss having her next to me in her bassinet! She was 16 weeks on Tuesday... I cannot believe it. SLOW DOWN TIME!!!

Love to you all. SO much love.

 

[skyesmom]

Rayray! always so nice to read your posts!

16 weeks already???wow where did the time go indeed??

i love pregnancy dreams, especially when they feel so happy and serene like this one did i find that this year i am coping so much better than the last. last year i just couldn't think of anything else, especially when OH and i were going through rough times and he said he never wanted a baby in the first place and never will want one (turned out it was just his way of coping but this went on for months, for aaaages and the more he turned his back on it the more desperately i wanted it; and the more i pressed him about it the more he turned cold... vicious cycle to say the least!! so so so SO glad those times are OVER)...

now the things are way more peaceful and balanced, we found our way around the things and the entire waiting for the rainbow is now way more bearable. now i know it will come. last year, i was desperate as i felt someone had also ripped me off the hope that i will ever have a baby again, when OH was so adamant against ever trying again.

this thing now is a piece of cake in comparison! and our communication is perfect phewwww!

anyway! how did Sloane's first time in the pool go??? i hope she had so much fun, like in the bath! (me myself i'm a great water fan too and seeing babies and newborns splash away is always such a joyful scene to me!)

hugs to all of you ladies!

 

[RedWylder]

oh ive been slacking in updating you guys on my progress but that could be the little baby in my arms!!!! THATS RIGHT!! Baby Piper Quinn has made her appearance unexpectedly on Sunday morning. Since then time has been flying by in a whirlwind. Here are some pics to tide you guys over until I can update more.

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[skyesmom]

OMG Red!!!!!!!!!! congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! another rainbow!!!!! what a perfect little bundle you got there! and you look so... ah that new momma look is unexplainable by words!

all my love and joy to both of you!!! can't wait to hear more from you!!

 

[Carybear]

red...Congrats! She is beautiful...

I've been up since 3 am... AF woke me up...

Ladies it has been quite the journey... but I'm signing off... I just can't do this right now.. God bless you all, you and your rainbows... I guess this is just one school I can't seem to graduate from.

 

[Left wonderin]

Red OMG those pictures made me cry and now I can't even blame pregnancy hormones ! I so so happy for you Welcome to the world Piper when I saw the pics Red I had a flash back to all the pain and heartache you expressed with your second loss and to see your rainbow here safe and sound is just amazing . I truley believe Rainbow babies are he bringers xxxxxxxx can't wait to hear your birth story in the meantime enjoy every second xxxxxxx

 

[Left wonderin]

red...Congrats! She is beautiful...

I've been up since 3 am... AF woke me up...

Ladies it has been quite the journey... but I'm signing off... I just can't do this right now.. God bless you all, you and your rainbows... I guess this is just one school I can't seem to graduate from.

Cary I'm sorry to see you go , you will be missed but totally understand the need to take a step back from time to time . Hopefully you will be back to share some good news with us in the future until then take care of yourself xxxxxxxx

 

[Starry Night]

Aw, Red. I was starting to wonder if little Piper was the reason for your silence. She is so beautiful!!!! I love how her little legs are all curled up in the last photo. So precious. Congratulations!!

Another month or so until it's my turn!

Cary - I can't even begin to imagine how hard this journey has been for you. We'll miss having you around but it's totally understandable why you feel you need to go. May God grant you peace, joy and happiness whatever may happen.

 

[skyesmom]

red...Congrats! She is beautiful...

I've been up since 3 am... AF woke me up...

Ladies it has been quite the journey... but I'm signing off... I just can't do this right now.. God bless you all, you and your rainbows... I guess this is just one school I can't seem to graduate from.

..Cary... so sorry you are leaving... but i understand your need for a break. sometimes it all can be just plain overwhelming. i wish you and your OH all the peace and happiness in the world. also pm if you wanna talk anytime. we'll miss you girl.

 

[rayraykay]

RED! CONGRATS MAMA!!!! Holy cow she is beautiful. Enjoy every second.

Cary- lots of love to you. I can't imagine how you are feeling and I am so sorry. We will always be here for you.

 

[Topanga053]

Hey Ladies!!!!

I am so, so sorry I've been MIA! Things have been crazy around here!!

Lauren is 10 weeks old tomorrow (what???). I went back to work when she was 8 weeks, so this is the start of my third week back to work. I miss her, but I love my job so much, so it's been nice to be back overall. Unfortunately, a massive amount of work accrued in my absence, so life has been more than a little frantic trying to catch up.

I know I promised AGES ago to post pictures of her, so here are a couple of professional ones we had done when she was about 3 weeks old!

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I'm so glad to see that everyone here seems to be doing well (I try to stalk when I can, so I'm stalking occassionally, but usually don't have time to post properly!).

Ray-- Piper is BEAUTIFUL!! I am so, so glad that she's here and you apparently had a healthy delivery! It's amazing (and exhausting), isn't it??

Cary-- like the others, I'm so sorry to see you go, but I completely understand. AF is cruel. I wish you all the best in the world and really hope that one day our paths will cross again and you'll have good news to share. You so, so deserve it. You are one of the kindest, most goodhearted people I've ever met and your LO is one of the luckiest babies in the world, whenever he/she is finally ready to meet you.

Afm, as crazy as it sounds, now that I'm not pregnant anymore, I find myself feeling envious of pregnant women again. I really thought this was gone for good once I got pregnant with Lauren, but it seems like it's back. I just get this rush of jealousy whenever I see pregnant women/ultrasound photos, etc. Does anyone else still feel like this??

I hope everyone else is doing well! Miss you all!