[GRITS]

Ok, so I am going to try to catch up quickly now...........Please let me know if I miss anything big or important.

Shelly I cannot believe the waiter said that! I would just have to laugh at his honesty. Have you had a talk with your sis about letting him be too selfish now, it will only get worse and she will resent him for it later. I would have to tell him something, but that is me.

Susan, your bump looks fabulous on you! I had to laugh out loud when you said you peed in your pants yesterday. You have no idea how many times I have done that lately! Kegels, kegels, kegels!!! I LOVE blood oranges! Congrats on hearing the heartbeat. I still do it onve a day.

Devan, I was told that making the area cold actually makes it harder for the pio to penetrate, thus leaving a bump. You might want to try warming the area first, so the oil can disperse better. It is great when you get to stop the meds b/c then you get to be a 'normal' pg girl I had the same trouble with food too. I ate pb&J a good bit. Unfortunately my appetite has recovered. I think you need a ticker now that you have your date squared away. My nurse at the clinic told me what date to use as my last period to get the right dates. You should definitely see the beat! And I say let him laugh, I love mine. It gives me such peace of mind when I have my paranoid moments.

Martie, cloth diapers! wow. My sister said that too and she lasted a week, well not even...... goodluck. We are a spoiled society! I found the cloth diapers make the best burp rags! And Yes, you need to post your bump!

Amy, I would keep up the exercise at least until the tww. After that I was told to just not get my heart rate ovevr 140, and I just fizzled from there. And then I was too tired all the time. I just started back yesterday after a break since Sept.!

hi Ronni

Thanks for the update Mel!

Rachel, I am sorry you are having rough nights with Aiden. you might try a food journal for yourself and see if there is any connections if it keeps up. Oh the swaddling is good too. ds had to be swaddled so tight we wondered if he could breath, but he was most content that way early on. I guess if you figure the cramped quarters he came from.......So how much fluid have you lost?

Hi Heidi

Hi Tia!

Go Jen!!!

Alana, I hope you get some rest and recover so you can enjoy your hot tub! Thank you for your commments on the pics. I feel way bigger than I looked in those pics! As for the cold all I know of is Tylenol PM (it is just Tylenol and benedryl) And Sudafed.

Shawna, the kitties are SO cute! I wish I could have one. I love cats, but DH and DD are highly allergic. Thanks for the photo comments too, you are sweet.
I cannot stand Tyra's shows.

I think I am caught up! Sorry I have been MIA. My in-laws kept me busy. They actually drove me crazy this time. pg hormones I guess, but I could not wait to get them out of my house!

[GRITS]

Heidi, the worst Lupron problem I had was headaches unfortunately. Hopefully you will be one of those that has no symptoms

[Shellyhume]

Oh my goodness... I think I am going to be sick... I'm so angry!! I can't believe they would consider airing that!! I wrote to them... I said, "This topic is incredibly insensitive. Obviously no one who is PROMOTING this show has a clue what it feels like to want something and be so close to having it and have it all come crashing down in front of you. I pity your disgusting minds for even thinking that it's okay to flaunt someone's pain like this. So go on being self-absorbed but leave the people who are actually experiencing this alone."

... bastards.

[mmikowski]

I had no side effects from lupron I did not mind it at all. I do not think I was on a big dose

[Shellyhume]

On a happier, separate note...

YAY JEN!!! WHAT A JUICY FOLLIE!!! I'm SO excited for you!!! WOOHOO!!

[Angelwithhope]

I am deeply saddened to learn that they've already taped it and it is scheduled to air in February. WTH people!?!?

[sunny72]

I was thinking that if enough people complained they wouldn't air the show, but on the contrary, if they feel they will make any controversy, it's more encourage for them to air it. They like the publicity. Any press is good press.

[ara79]

devan, are you still having trouble with your PIO shots? my cousin's wife is on them and was getting big lumps and she talked to her nurse about them. the nurse told her NOT to ice the skin before hand, that that was what was causing the medicine to not be able to dispurse once injected. she told me this and i thought of you. i thought you had mentioned the ice thing. hope your bum is feeling better.

i am in the worst mood. i mean horrible. i don't know what's wrong with me. dh knows that i am unhappy and i asked him if he cared or wanted to try and cheer me up. his response? "sure". then he watched tv and has been sleeping for 2 hours. i gave up going out with some girls b/c i had hope that he would take me out. ugh. thanks for letting me vent.

[mmikowski]

Amy my dh does things like that too. Sometimes he tells me he will do something just to shut me up he really does not want to go. So he hems and haws about it until it is too late to do anything. Go wake him up and make him take you out!!!

[goob07]

Amy I'm sorry you're grouchy! And I'm even sorrier that DH is being a lump. I say start the vacuum cleaner and leave the room. *evil*

[jencat215]

That Trya thing made me sick. Of course I jumped on and wrote a nasty comment. What a pig.

Tia-I am sorry about your pooch. I hope it isn't too serious. Do they have him on steroids?

Shawna-your kitties are adorable!!! But they are kittens...why weren't they more active? Lazy kitties...

Rachael-it will get easier with Aiden. I bet you get so much joy every time you look into is adorable little face.

Brenna-you are so freakin' tiny! Your bump is so cute! Glad to see you back on here. We missed you Nice tats!

Alana-did we ever get to see pics of your crack house? I hope your cold gets better quick. Mine has lasted about 2 weeks

Martie-yes, we need photos!

Devan-I agree with the heat and PIO...would probably help it distribute instead of lumping up which ice could do.

Heidi-sorry dd is sick. I hope she gets better soon. Blue cheese? yuck!

Amy-why are you in a bad mood? was it a bad day at school?

Okay so I am doing a double IUI this month. I go in tomorrow at 7am, and again on Sunday at 7am. Kinda sucks because that means we need to leave home by 6am, and up much earlier. Yuck. But I am so excited!
DH went to my chiropractor for the first time. The chiro took x-rays. DH is really nervous, but they are low dose x-rays and he had a shield over his boys. I am sure it will be fine.

[goob07]

How exciting Jen! I'm sure Walt's boys will be fine - maybe he'll produce super-sperm again!!! Sounds like an early morning for you missy!

[sunny72]

Speaking of x-rays. I have a dental visit coming up and I'm due for the horrible head xrays they do? It's pre-stims-ER-ET that sort of thing, but would you still do them?. I don't want to radiate my eggs or cause them any distress. I haven't been to the dentist in over a year because it's just another thing that gets postponed while TTC.

[hopeful2bmom]

Oh Dear!

Lots of stuff here.
Shawna- I love you kitties- hate the Tyra bank Show.
I am livid, so much so that I can't even write to them yet. Is there anyway to write in directly to the show to ask them not to air it? OR find out what network will be airing it and tell them how insensitive and incorrect that information will be? UGHHHH!!!! I want to pull my hair out.

Amy- I think we all know here that my DH acts like tht all of the time. I really like ROnni's idea!! Turn on the vac where he is sleeping and leave.

Alana- You are going to hear your own baby's heart very soon. I promise.

Brenna- I love the pics and your bump! It's so tiny!!!
I have no muscle in my abd so mine pooped fast. you are trim and in shape!

Devan- I TOLD YOU A MILLION TIMES- NO ICE!!!!!!!BAD GIRL!!!!

Heidi-Did you have thunder today?

Hi everyone else!!!!!

[jencat215]

Shelly-do NOT let your pg sister sleep on the floor. Make that idiot husband of hers sleep outside.

Amy-I'm in the same boat. Dh was gonna take me to Outback tonight (he wants to eat beef due to the high zinc for his deposit tomorrow) and he came right home and is now in flannel pj bottoms and is sitting on the couch listening to St. Etienne (British band...yes, we named our cat after the group, and yes, Etienne means Steven in French).

Hi Ronni!!! When is your CO visit? Should be soon, huh?

oh, I am also doing luteal HCG shots next Mon, Thurs and Sun. And WHEN I am pg I will be taking antibiotics, 17-hydroxy-progesterone (a progesterone derivative), heparin (for the first trimester), and possibly predisone (not sure when or for how long).