On the road again graduates

[Topanga053]

Left, congrats!!!! I didn't wen realize you were officially TTC again.. that was fast!!! How are you feeling?

 

[skyesmom]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! LEFT!!!! Massive congrats!! I literally jumped up when i read your update!! that WAS quick indeed!!

wishing you the stickiest bean ever!!

 

[Left wonderin]

Well we only got the go ahead on the 22nd of June .... Mmmm think I got pg that night !!! Lol... I'm terrified .... But so so happy . I feel a little icky already which is earlier than last time . Its just there in the background ..... Waiting for the dry heaving to start any day now lol.... I'm going to try so hard not to worry but its almost impossible !

 

[skyesmom]

i think this LO was just waiting in the clouds for you to give it a go!

 

[Left wonderin]

Skye it definetly was Devine intervention !!!!

 

[Topanga053]

Left- so crazy it was so fast! And you never know about the symptoms. A lot of people say second pregnancies are harder, but this one has been very easy for me so far. I'm 15 weeks, no vomitting, and only about 30 seconds of nausea!!

I had an apt yesterday. Everything went fine. One funny moment though. A lot of people tend to think that I'm older than I am (professional career, and I'm boring and act like I'm 50 lol). Anyway, age came up and my OB (who's 35) was like, "I was going to remind you before that you're at advanced maternal age this time around (35+), but then I remembered you're still in your twenties." she said she always thinks I'm her age and always forgets im still in my 20s. Lmao to be fair, I do too. I honestly feel about 40 in my head and it freaks me out when I remember my real age lol.

 

[skyesmom]

Topanga - first - SOOOO good to hear that your appointment went good and that you're having an easier pregnancy this time around... i know it's an old wives tale, but less nausea - less female hormones - maybe it's a boy this time around!?!?!? (gender guessing game ahha!)

and regarding your age: you also sound way more mature, understanding and experienced than someone in their twenties! and your career is also way ahead of time congrats on that, really!

I had the opposite "issue", as i'm 33 and look and dress as if i were mid twenties... it was always like that though, when i was 15 i hardly hit the puberty (no period till very late either!) and i remember my parents being constantly pulled over by cops because it ain't legal for an 11/12 year old to sit at the front passenger seat lol.

then when i started working more serious jobs at 23/24, and later on, i'd either get exchanged for a student/intern (and sometimes even patronized!), or people who'd i'd be emailing or phoning for months would come and visit and before i'd introduce myself they'd ask to be taken to Dr. Skyesmom haha.

so funny how people automatically assign their age to you though. i keep thinking that everybody between 25 and 40 are my age.

Left - when is your first appointment?? i'm so so excited for you!

 

[Left wonderin]

Well as the old lady of the group I still feel 30 !!! Most people tell me I look it too . No one ever guesses my age !! Hopefully my eggies are young at heart too !!! Skye I've not booked any appointments yet just went to my GP. ( family doctor) have to go get bloods on Monday to check tsh levles and make sure level of meds ok now I'm pg . Those levels will be sent to he obgyn/ endo specialist clinic and they will send out appointment . I also have to book a regular booking appointment for 12 weeks ( early sept) and I might try book an early scan at 8 weeks in the Epu ( early August ) I've lots to organise

 

[Left wonderin]

This is me 30 ? Lol

 

[skyesmom]

OMG Left he is so so so precious, and no, i'd never give you your age or call you an old lady! but gosh, he grew sooooo much!!

 

[Left wonderin]

Gosh that even almost 5 months ago , here he is now

 

[skyesmom]

love your upside down pics! he;s gorgeous!

 

[Carybear]

Congrats Left!

 

[Starry Night]

Left - many congrats!! And your little man is so adorable. And yeah, if you told me you were 30 I'd believe you and I'm 32. ha ha

Topanga - glad things are going well so far.

afm - spending a few weeks with my parents. I am thinking the vacation is a bit too long for my son. He is very homesick but DH flies out tomorrow so I'm hoping that helps until we go home just over a week from now.

And when we get home we'll be getting a new furbaby. We had to put down our old cat due to severe aggression issues (she never adjusted to us having kids and she was becoming violent towards everyone). We're still pet people so when our friend's cat had kittens we went to visit and we let our kids play with them. The one that tolerated the abuse was the one for us. DD pulled on one kitten's head and ears and it didn't even meow in protest. The mother cat was very friendly too. We had had a child-friendly cat when DS was a baby but it got hit by a car.

So yeah, pretty excited for our new addition. Not sure if it's a boy or girl yet. LOL I didn't check at the time as it was still really little. It's white with grey patches.

I did dream last night that I suddenly went into labor and was "pregnant but didn't know it". Kind of made me happy. lol But DH will not go for it. At all. Oh well.

 

[Left wonderin]

Starry never say never lol...... Oooh and I want photos of your new fur baby !!!! Have you choosen a name yet ???

 

[skyesmom]

Starry that is so so so cute!!! i second Left on the pics of the new furbaby! sounds too cute and i'm not even a pet person! (or better say, i'm not a pet person in big cities with small apartments!)

a children-friendly cat i found it so funny how you described it, never had pets before so i have no idea of how different they can be with kids!

congrats on the new addition!

i hope your DS gets a bit less home sick when his daddy is around... and regarding that pregnant dream, as Left said never say never...

 

[Starry Night]

Well, AF started yesterday so I think my dream was more wishful thinking. LOL I really am struggling with our decision to be done. I had always pictured having a larger family (3 to 4 kids). But my body is JUST starting to get back to normal after having DD and she is 13 months now. I've also had massive migraines since she was born which I'd never really dealt with before. Never mind the post partum depression I'm still struggling with. The medication is doing wonders but I definitely need it. My mom is begging me to be done and our finances aren't great either. But that dream is SO hard to let go.

And we don't have our furbaby yet. It was still very little when we met it and I was leaving for my 3 week vacation the next day. So we're getting it when we return home. So 2 more weeks (maybe a little less).

I actually like mean kitties and they like me so I wasn't allowed to pick out the kitten. I think mean kitties are interesting. Our mean cat loved me but hated the rest of the planet. Friends were starting to get scared to come over. Our child-friendly cat was pretty boring, to be honest. LOL

I think cats need silly names so I was thinking something along the lines of Pancakes or Pickles....love the food names! Our old cats were Waffles and Chocolate. But I'm also kind of fond of the name Bandit.

DH likes the ironic names like Titan or Thor.

 

[Starry Night]

Our son is more of a dog person (he was more interested in our friend's dog than the kittens) but I'm not willing to commit to that yet. DH had a really bad experience with a dog attack as a child so raising a puppy would be my job and that's just too much work with small children. But we do have the yard for one. One day. I'm also contemplating getting my son a service dog for his autism. I would skip the whole puppy phase that way. lol

 

[Starry Night]

Got an email from my friend and she said our chosen kitten is turning out to be the shyest one so we may need to reevaluate. There was a charcoal-grey kitten that I had fallen in love with. I hope it's not mean. LOL

Anyways, this is the kitten we are most likely ending up with (seeing how she does when we bring the kids to play with them again). And yeah, found out this one is a SHE. Team Pink. LOL

 

[Left wonderin]

Starry she is adorable looks a little mischievous