Thursday, February 25, 2010

I Want That...

The other night I was talking to my sister on the phone and she was getting ready for bed. Her DH is in the Army and he was getting ready to go to bed, but she wasn't quite ready yet (I think this is because she was on the phone to me, but she would never admit that...LOL). Any how they got to laughing and joking around about the night before when they were in bed and their oldest daughter came in and climbed in bed with them. Her DH said it was "A Giggle-Fest" with both them in bed. After a few more minutes of conversation she told me she'd like to get off the phone with me so she could go to bed with B*ryan before he fell asleep. I Want That!!

My DH has worked midnight shifts for along time now. In the beginning I didn't mind it so much because it was worked better for us. We were night people raising a teenager, whom let's face it was a night person too. Now, we have *B*. DH still works nights. Granted it's only 3- 12hr shifts one week and 4- 12hr shifts (7pm-7am) the next week (lather, rinse, repeat) leaving him at home with us a huge chunk of the time, but it still sucks. His sleep schedule is still the same even on his days off usually. He is still the night person and I am now the day person (kinda, I stay up late 1am-ish and wake up early 9-10am-ish). But I do want to be able to sleep with my husband and have normal people hours, and not have to keep my child quiet throughout the day while he sleeps. But most of all I don't want us to feel like we're seeing each other in the passing and spending very little time together, anymore. I Want That.

For even more I Want That feelings... the following day I went into Wal-Mart to do some shopping. I hate going alone with only *B* as he doesn't like to stay in the cart or near the cart these days. While I was in there I ran into a girl that I was really good friends with in high school, but since then we've lost touch. She was in there with her 3 children and was visibly pregnant with another. She was dressed in nursing scrubs, didn't look frazzled at all, had the "glow", and was very patient with her children. We talked for about 10min. She told me she worked in a Dr's office doing medical billing, she was married to so-in-so, they were due in April with #4 and it was a surprise this one but they are done now and one of them is getting fixed, etc. I Want That!!

I was supposed to go on to medical school after high school. I had the scholarship and everything. Shoot me in the foot, because I choose my DH and family making instead only to realize later on I would struggle at that, and it would be the ultimate struggle of my marriage, faith, relationships, and life. I was supposed to be the one with 4 kids by now.... okay maybe not 4, but 2 with one on the way at least (we only want 3, but we're not choosy or greedy). I want the "glow" from another bun in the oven damn it. Oh and for that bun to be a surprise because we didn't have to try or go to the RE for help because we have PCOS and hypothyroidism. I want to be able to even think about having the choice of whether I should have a tubal or DH a vasectomy, because our family is complete and our baby making days are done. I want to have patience with *B*, and him not ride my very last nerve all day everyday. I want to look and seem so put together that I'm envied, instead of telling my sad sob infertility story to her feeling like a stranger instead of a long lost friend, breaking down and bawling in Wal-Mart, and then hoping nobody saw me or that I run into her again because I now feel like an emotional basket case. Sigh..... I really want all of that.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Cute Milestone Giveaway

A great blogger J over at Her Womb, Our Hearts is having a totally cute giveaway with these seriously cute decals from Picky Sticky for onsies or shirts as your little one grows. If you would like a chance to enter head on over to her giveaway page for your chance to win by clicking HERE!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Monster Bathes

This is going to be a Wordless Wednesday post, for the time being, and later on when I get more time I'll post some about me and my journey. Especially for those of you ICLW that are coming here for the first time, that way you can get to know me better. But here you have it... Bath Time for *B* aka "The Monster" at Chez Baby Dreams. Everything from playing in the tub, to getting his hair wet, to washing his toes, and getting out. Enjoy!:

Monday, February 22, 2010

Things My Husband Would NEVER Tell You...

But I will.... LOL!!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week. To add your own Not Me! Monday blog entry. Happy Not Me!-ing.

This is going to be a Not My Husband! post. DH would Not kill me if he knew what I was about to post... LOL! But he probably would throw a huge fit. However it makes a great blog post.

This weekend DH bought "DJ Hero" for our Wii. We've had this game system with quite a few games for what seems like forever now (which is really 3yrs) but since we moved here it's pretty much just been sitting and collect dust. So after buying this game he decided to get it out and dust it off. Then he most certainly Did Not spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights playing this game. In fact he spent 8hrs at it Friday night, 12hrs at it Saturday night, and 3hrs at it last night. Nope. Not My Husband!

He also Did Not go as far as to bring a dining room table chair to our living room and prop himself up directly in front of the TV with feet on the TV stand so that he could be closer to it b/c he thought it would make his gaming skills better. Nope. Not My Husband!
Then last night when he wanted me to play and I had no interest in the "DJ Hero" game and I threw a fit that he never plays any games I want to he most certainly Did Not suggest "Disney's Karaoke Sing It" game. And then proceed to sing the songs in a high pitched girlie voice.

NOPE. NOT MY HUSBAND!!! LOL!!! (Pardon the profanity at the end of the video and the darkness of the video I was trying to do it on the low-key so he wouldn't know.)

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Metformin Hell

Here I am back again in the beginning stages of Metformin hell. I hate with the greatest of passions taking this medicine for my PCOS. But if it helped with the conception of *B*, I know it'll help for our TTC#2 attempts so I take it regardless. For the longest time though I hadn't been taking any. Simply b/c I hadn't been into a Dr. (RE) that I saw eye to eye (re: clicked with)with to get on the meds and get back into treatments after my last script of it ran out. Then I saw my family Dr. I discussed with him my want need to be back on this medicine while I wait to get into an RE of my liking. With much persuasion on my part and some testing to make sure I wasn't completely off my rocker, he agreed. I'm on 850mgs twice daily and I hate it!! (Not sure how I ever took 1000mgs twice a day before?!?!) I have all the side effects that I had when I started it before back in 2004. My stomach is an awful mess, and I'm only on day #3. I know it gets easier to take, but for the life of me at this point I can't remember and I feel like I'm dying. *sigh* The only things getting me through this is the fact that I know Metformin gives me the extra little perk of weight loss (woot, woot) and that I'm hoping to eventually see another BFP that will result in baby #2. Wish me luck, b/c I could definitely quit taking it again and it not bother me in the slightest at this point. Ugh! Hope ya'll are having a better weekend than me.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

I Won A Blogging Award!!

Technically I won it awhile back ago. Like before the New Year, but with everything that was going on with me health wise with my leaky lumpy boob (Intraductal Papilloma) and all I never went back and seen how it was I went about earning it, and all that jazz. So tonite I went and checked up on it. So without further ado, here is my first award:
But I have to work for it and so will you!! I have to list 10 Things That Make My Day and then list 10 Blogs worthy of this award as well, and then you'll have the award and they'll have the award too. Don't forget you'll have to do the same... list 10 Things and 10 Blogs to earn the award (then of course copy the pic of the award to your computer and paste/upload the award pic to your own blog post saying that you received this award with your 10 and 10). Sounds confusing but not really and leave me a comment if you are confused I'll help you. Here goes...

10 Things That Make My Day
  1. When *B* comes into my room and climbs in bed with me and/or DH (when he's not working) in the middle of the night and says "Mommy, Daddy, you warm, nuggle me."
  2. When DH kisses me when leaving for work and his lips linger a little longer than the normal.
  3. When DH comes in from work in the morning, climbs in bed with me and *B* and kisses me and says "Good Morning, Beautiful."
  4. When *B* hears any type of music and shakes his butt then drops it like it's hot.
  5. When DH manages to hit the laundry hamper with all of his dirty clothes he takes off.
  6. When *B* uses the potty every single time during the day.
  7. Being able to get a shower without the curtain being pulled open, the toilet being flushed, or *B* hopping in to join me.
  8. When DH offers to cook dinner after I've had a stressful day with *B*.
  9. Being able to sit and check my e-mail, FB, Myspace, blogs and message boards all at one time without interruption (which rarely happens, but has before and definitely makes my day).
  10. Hearing *B* giggling for hours b/c he's amused, content, being tickled, or played with..... b/c let's face it his laugh is captivating.

Now 10 Blogs/Bloggers Deserving of This Award:

  1. The Averitt Fam
  2. Her Womb, Our Hearts
  3. Baby, Interrupted
  4. Journey Through Infertility And TTC
  5. I'm Living Proof GOD Has a Sense of Humor
  6. Two Shades of Pink
  7. The Chickadee Journals
  8. His & Her's Infertility
  9. The Nyberg's
  10. Newly Pregnant in NYC

Mind you I can only list 10, and there are SO many others deserving of this award, however I can only list 10, but please check out my right sidebar for other deserving blog/bloggers and good reads. Happy Thursday Ya'll!!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Creme de la Creme 2009

Have you ever checked out Mel at Stirrup Queen's: Creme de la Creme list. She started this in 2006 and it's become a huge hit. It compiles a list of the best posts from the previous year that YOU from the Adoption/Loss/Infertility blogosphere submit yourself. I submitted my blog entry today to become a part of the list, (I'm not on there yet but in the queue, so keep checking for me if you'd like) and now I challenge YOU my faithful Dreamers to look back on your posts of this past year and if you meet the criteria add yourself to the list as well. There are many ways to get to where you need to be to do this. You can click on Stirrup Queen's above and scroll down on her blog on the right hand side you'll fide the Creme de la Creme list and click there. You can click Creme de la Creme above and it'll take you to the list. You can click HERE and it'll take you to the form for actually submitting your entry. Or click this cute little button that Mel made below. Good Luck and I hope to see you there.

Creme
The Best of the Adoption/Loss/Infertility Blogs of 2009

PS: If you do add yourself let me know by leaving me a link in case you're just a blog stalker. Thanks.