Life with a toddler

I've been working on getting Mr. O to clean up his toys and put them away before moving on to the next play thing.  He's not in agreement with this crazy idea of mine.

We are currently on day 3 of the Block Incident.  He was playing with blocks the other day and then wanted to move on to puzzles.  I told him that he could have the puzzles after he put the blocks away.  He told me that he didn't want to put the blocks away and asked a few more times for the puzzles.  I just kept telling him that he could have them once the blocks were put away.  We've done the same back and forth now for 3 days.  The blocks are still all over the floor and he hasn't gotten to play with puzzles.  He totally gets what is going on but he's waiting it out to see if I'll crack first.  I almost did tonight after he fell asleep but I'm kind of amused and curious to see how long it will be until he cracks.



and I just realized that I got the colors mixed up in my last post.  Mr. O knows the correct color (or object) he just wants you to agree with him so he can correct you.


Dr. appt with new OB tomorrow and they will be doing an ultrasound to check on baby brother's growth.  Can't wait to get another peek at the little guy.

24 Weeks

Wow, already 24 weeks.  This time around things seems to be going along much quicker.
I had planned on blogging more because I wish that I had done so the first time but so far it hasn't happened.  Just like last time I'm still dealing with lots of nausea and vomiting.  It's so not pleasant.

I'm going on the hospital tour tomorrow and it seems crazy that I'm already checking those kinds of things off of my list.  I have lots that I want to get done before the baby arrives and 3ish months seems like forever and too fast all at the same time. 

Mr. O is growing and amazing me every day.  The stuff that comes out of his mouth lately is hilarious.  He's even started telling jokes.  He'll point to something like a red car and declare it blue.  I'll tell him that it's red but he'll insist that it's blue.  I'll give in after a few attempts and say "you're right, it's blue" then the little comedian will giggle and say "No mama, it's RED". 

Oh and yes, baby is going to be another boy!  I'm sad that I won't be able to stock up on cute dresses and hair bows but a baby brother is a wonderful thing.

I never intend for it to be so long between posts!

I'm currently 15 weeks pregnant so I guess those beta results were good enough.  Morning sickness (ALL DAY!) kicked in a few weeks earlier this time around and good grief it has been miserable.  It's been really difficult to function while always feeling like I'm going to toss my cookies.  I eat things based on how easy it will be to puke them up later because odds are I will.  Poor Mr. O will hear me in the bathroom and shout out "You ok, mama?  Why are you crying?". 

Other than that baby is growing and doing well.  Every time I get a peek at him on the ultrasound he's very active and dancing all over the place. 

I really wish that I had blogged more when I was pregnant last time so I'm really going to try harder to be more active here this time around. 

Results from beta #2

13 dpo = 30
15 dpo = 79
doubling time of 34.36 hours

I'm thrilled that it did slightly better than double but I'm still not convinced that this one is going to stick around.

The nurse I spoke to today was in no mood to entertain thoughts of a viability scan.  She kept telling me that I wouldn't be able to see anything because it was too early.  I told her I wasn't asking for one now but for her to schedule one for 2ish weeks from now.  She didn't even care that the doctor had already signed off on it.  She told me that I could ask the doctor myself when I see her at my first appt on the 27th.   I don't think I like her.

I'm not really feeling any different other than some cramping and things smelling weird.

A late xmas gift

It looks like Mr. O might be a big brother in the fall.
I tested and saw a very faint line at 12dpo and called my regular ob to see if they would do some blood work.  The nurse I spoke to was awesome!  She's my new BFF!  My old OB doesn't do maternity anymore so the nurse got a different doctor to agree to two betas 48 hours apart and a viability scan around 6 weeks if I get that far.  It was so nice to talk to someone who 'gets' the need to know NOW.  My first beta came back at 30.  Not too bad for 13dpo but not a rock star number either.  I had my blood drawn for the second test yesterday but because of the holiday I won't get the results until Tuesday.  I'm really worried about another early miscarriage.  I wish it was Tuesday already. 

I haven't told anyone yet so please don't mention it if we're friends in another forum or on FB just yet.  I  am definitely going to wait until after Tuesday to tell my family - maybe even longer than that. 

I'm honestly still kind of in denial/shock that it actually worked.  2012 is going to be an interesting year!

On to round 3

I got a positive opk yesterday afternoon and called the new place first thing this morning to get an appt.  It was a bit frustrating because they had to first reach the person on call to see when they could come in before they could schedule something.  Luckily I didn't have anywhere that I had to be today but I can see that maybe being a problem on a busier day.  Then again nothing about waiting for O and scheduling an IUI is ever convenient.  I had to take Mr. O with me because no one was around to watch him.  If I was still going to the fancy clinic I might have considering cancelling because the last thing I would want to do is parade him through the waiting room.  It wasn't a big deal at the new place because they are a regular practice so I didn't have to worry about it.

The midwife on call was very sweet and I barely felt a thing.  She said that everything was looking good.  I started to get killer O cramps later in the afternoon so I'm hoping that means that I got the timing right. 

Fingers crossed that the 3rd time is a charm.

Change can be good

After my November cycle ended with a BFN my RE wanted to get more aggressive and start monitoring and possibly some meds.  I wasn't ready emotionally or financially because honestly I wasn't worried that the first two cycles didn't work.  I asked around and made a last minute switch from the expensive big fancy clinic to a small ob office.  They do the IUI's for less than half the cost and maybe 2% of the hassle.  I wish I had known about them before because it would have saved me lots of money over the years.  If anyone near Boston wants the info just send me an email and I would be happy to share.

I had to go in for an initial consult with the Dr and to get a quick overview of how they work but that was it.  No blood work or hoops to jump through!  The office staff seemed very nice and working with a SMC is so not a big deal to them.  They see us all the time!

I decided to order just one vial because in addition to not getting stuck with any in storage I wanted to make sure that I'm going to stick with this new place.