re: Official Testing Buddies Thread

Hi ladies! How is everyone doing? I haven't been on much, life is pretty busy with two now! We are all doing good and just trying to settle as a family of four now. Isabella LOVES her little sister and is great with her. Olive is a week old today and she has her first dr appt today. Today is also the first day I'll venture out since coming home from the hospital. When I get some more free time I'll post some pics! I hope you all are doing well 

Quoting Mama to Izzy and Olive:" Hi ladies! How is everyone doing? I haven't been on much, life is pretty busy with two now! We are all ... [snip!] ... out since coming home from the hospital. When I get some more free time I'll post some pics! I hope you all are doing well "

Hi Laura!! Glad things are going well so far! It's quite an adjustment from one to two! How is Olive, is she a good baby? Be sure to let us know how much she weighs now and all that!

AJ should be going to the doctor tomorrow for his 2 month check up but we had to reschedule because he still has the tail end of the cold and they don't want to do his shots when he's been sick. So we'll go next week. Yuck shots!

Yay !! Babies   congrats Laura ! Olive is so cute ! I love that name  

Life is crazy busy but GOOD ! 
Started my nursing externship at a wonderful pain management clinic I love it , it's busy and a lot of work. Dating someone that has me completely smitten, getting used to our new schedule with me working now too. He works as a manager and then a bartender on weekends. So craziness. Ttc might be in our future. But I'm super discouraged. I really hate clomid now. And I just am exhausted with what to do next. My period are back to irregular. Thinking about trying vitex and seeing where that goes. I've been running losing some weight so that will help. 12 of my friends are pregnant. Needless to say my baby fever is ridiculous lol

So I woke up in the middle of the night with really bad pains in my stomach and could barley move cause how bad it hurt so have an emergency doctor appt at 2:30 to make sure everything's ok .... Maybe and ultrasound and hopefully find out the sex?

Quoting -Jen:" Yay !! Babies   congrats Laura ! Olive is so cute ! I love that name   Life is crazy busy but GOOD ... [snip!] ... running losing some weight so that will help. 12 of my friends are pregnant. Needless to say my baby fever is ridiculous lol"

Hi Jen! I'm so glad to hear that things are good with you! Your pics on FB are looking fabulous! I can't imagine being able to get back to working out for a bit longer, but I'm anxious to find the time!

I really hope you're able to try something other than clomid when you do start ttc again...it doesn't seem to have done enough for you...maybe try femara or injectables?

I have a whole new string of friends showing up pregnant. It made me realize that this time I really do miss being pregnant a little bit! With Tyler I was so sick I didn't miss it, but I felt pretty good with AJ up until the end when I got huge. But it will definitely be a few years before I decide for sure if we'll try for one more! I have my hands full now!

Quoting Family of 3 +1 (16 weeks):" So I woke up in the middle of the night with really bad pains in my stomach and could barley move cause ... [snip!] ... so have an emergency doctor appt at 2:30 to make sure everything's ok .... Maybe and ultrasound and hopefully find out the sex?"

  Sorry you're in pain! Definitely get to the doctor asap! Hope you get a bonus and find out the sex!!  

Quoting Tyler and AJ's Mommy:" Hi Laura!! Glad things are going well so far! It's quite an adjustment from one to two! How is Olive, ... [snip!] ... still has the tail end of the cold and they don't want to do his shots when he's been sick. So we'll go next week. Yuck shots!"

Olive is such a good baby! All she does is sleep, lol. She kind of has her days and nights confused which we're still working on but all together she's great. When she was born she was 7lbs 2oz and when we left the hospital she was 6lbs 12oz. Yesterday at her check up she was 7lbs 3oz so she's is over her birth weight! She doesn't go back until 2 months. It's funny you mention about missing being pregnant because I kind of miss it, lol. It's so weird to go from being pregnant to not pregnant all in hours.

Quoting Mama to Izzy and Olive:" Olive is such a good baby! All she does is sleep, lol. She kind of has her days and nights confused ... [snip!] ... missing being pregnant because I kind of miss it, lol. It's so weird to go from being pregnant to not pregnant all in hours."

Aw that's awesome Laura! I'm so jealous at all you mommy's who's babies sleep all the time--AJ is SO not like that! LOL he is getting a little better though and we're learning his tricks!

It is totally crazy how fast we go from pregnant to not pregnant, it's hard for my mind to catch up! I still kind of think like a preggo, I have to remind myself that I can do the things I couldn't do while pregnant again!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tyler and AJ's Mommy:</b>"   Sorry you're in pain! Definitely get to the doctor asap! Hope you get a bonus and find out the sex!!  "</blockquote>




Thanks ill keep you ladies updated

Hi ladies. Glad to hear you are all doing well for the most part. Life with three is a little chaotic but we are learning and slowly falling into a groove.

Laura I am so glad Olive is a good baby for you. Declin has fallen into his four month sleep regression and it is not letting up! I am one tired momma. How are you feeling though? Sounds like Olive is gaining well and you are all happy  

Mel, as I have said before Keagan was like AJ and I know how hard it can be on your sanity. Hang in there. I tried many tricks like heating pads, shirts that smelled like us, natural colic drops, white noise, amber necklace lol you name it i bet we tried it. I hope he gets better for you. It soon will pass and be a distant memory.


Jen I am so glad you are doing so well. I see the pictures on Facebook of your weight loss. You are looking good! I am glad you and your new man are happy! That is so exciting.

Speaking of baby fever a few of my friends are expecting and all within weeks of each other. It's hard and I feel actually left out. Weird. Hubby is good and ready to start ttc already. Me I'm not ready yet. I barely have time to pee or eat and sleep let alone make a baby lol. But I think we have agreed on ONE more.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Family of 3 +1 (16 weeks):</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Tyler and AJ's Mommy:</b>"   Sorry you're in pain! Definitely ... [snip!] ... to the doctor asap! Hope you get a bonus and find out the sex!!  "</blockquote> Thanks ill keep you ladies updated"</blockquote>

I really hope everything is ok!

Quoting *Mac and Keagan's Momma*:" Hi ladies. Glad to hear you are all doing well for the most part. Life with three is a little chaotic ... [snip!] ... not ready yet. I barely have time to pee or eat and sleep let alone make a baby lol. But I think we have agreed on ONE more."

Whew Jen, I'll be you are busy! It's a different game for me, since I've gone back to work. It's crazy busy, but in a different way, it's two kinds of busy, work and then home. Sometimes work is the downtime, at least physically. But it's mentally exhausting! I can't imagine it with 3 very little ones day in and day out, honestly I don't think I could do it.

Yeah colic sucks, but I know it'll be over before too long. We've tried lots of things and now it's just about getting through it for the most part. And we are doing our best to work on his sleeping issues--we've made some progress since he used to only want to sleep while being held! He still ends up in our bed for part of the night most nights so that we can get a little more sleep. We will probably move him to his room before too much longer, sometimes I think his bassinet just isn't comfortable!

I feel crazy to be thinking about another one already, especially with how hard the first few weeks were for me with AJ, but I guess I can't help but still want to try for a girl. I am so looking forward to watching my boys grow up, but I'm not ready to let go of my dream for a little girl too. We'll see. My OB was very stern in warning me not to get pregnant for the next year though, because of my c-section. I know that if I do have another I'll just opt for a c-section.

So Declin isn't sleeping well? Or he has his days and nights backwards? I don't think there is anything worse that lack of sleep! It makes everything harder to take!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tyler and AJ's Mommy:</b>" Whew Jen, I'll be you are busy! It's a different game for me, since I've gone back to work. It's crazy ... [snip!] ... his days and nights backwards? I don't think there is anything worse that lack of sleep! It makes everything harder to take!"</blockquote>




Three is very different for me. Dividing my time between them and then laundry and housework I barely have time for myself or my husband. Sounds bad but I guess the big key part is organization.

Colic is so hard. I know Keagan ended up in our bed a lot or in the swing. The swing is what saved us. Now he sleeps so much better. Declin is sleeping pretty good. He doesn't get settled till almost eleven. That's hard. Then he is up like clock work. Up at 3 up at 6 up at 8 or 9. So we get a few hours I between as long as we can get him back to sleep. And usually it is a pass off to my husband because he will not fall right back to sleep for me because he thinks he needs to keep nursing. So usually I wake up to Declin sleeping in daddy's arms.

I feel crazy for wanting another. My OB told us to wait too. But I would love another little girl. Life would be nuts and kids would share rooms. Unless we moved again. Not something I want to do. So who knows.

Thanks girls  
Mel- Yeah for now I'm just getting through the end of this externship and getting a job.So for now it's what happens, happens. Probably wont be close to a year before i see the specialist again.

Quoting Tyler and AJ's Mommy:" Which date do you want me to list? The EDD or your C-Section date?"

csection is fine ;) thanks