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Yeah Tracy. I am looking now. We used to live in Pembroke Pines. It was really high. We were wanting to buy our first home when he gets this promotion. We were also hoping to only spend about 150,00 to 170,000. That is why I am hoping that he gets the job in Charlotte, NC! I can't wait to hear what the options are!

Ok well. I just wanted to let you all know that.. THis has never happened before EVER. I had a spot before when i wiped. Who knows. Highly doubt it. I guess I should not read into it at all. I am sure it is nothing..

D--keeping our fingers crossed for you!!! You never know, so try your hardest not to be pessimistic. Emm, Charlotte is very up and coming and I know you could get so much for your money there. I watch all of those shows about what you get for the money and Charlotte is a great place. Keeping my fingers crossed for you too. When will DH know if he gets the job? Does he still have to interview for it? Good luck!

Hello Girls.....thanks for all the well wishes. TRACY, good luck in your post-op appointment and keep us posted on what you decide as for TTC. BB:All-Stars in on again on Thursday at 8pm (CBS). D, hope your enjoying your visit with family. LORI, how did dh do with Johnny all day? i bet Johnny loved it seeing he is amazed by him. i agree Jase could have used a little more clothes but again i am tolerating him a little more this go around. CC, I have not done any reading for myself. once you get your BFP, see me and i can suggest some great children's books. The Napping House is a good one (for all you mommies). don't forget to watch BB tomorrow. i thought Julie (host) said it was not going to be on again until next Tuesday but i saw a commercial and it said Thursday at 8pm. Thanks for all the nice things said about my dh. all in all, he is a good guy but like all men, he has his moments. he did a good job with me today. he stopped for breakfast and took my to Olive Garden for dinner. we opted out of lunch as my belly would not handle eating out so much. i had to give him a rain check on our BD session as my belly has been upset all day and running to the bathroom has been an issue. he said i could go shopping for some clothes if i wanted but i told him i'd like to payy off more bills. he was actually really sweet today. he did ask me why i cried so much yesterday. i told him sometimes when he says his things it is not what you say to a pregnant woman with hormones running everywhere. he is learning. you would think having 2 kids from previous marriage he would have remembered all this. we have not told his kids yet. i am not sure how to do that. any suggestions? well, my belly is rumbling again so i need to go. talk to you all tomorrow.

So I guess I just must be one of those women whose boobs hurt during their cycle. I have noticed now that the past few cycles have all had me having some sore breasts. This month though my tubercles aren't acting crazy like they did last month. Nothing else to report. Just waiting around. Oh, CC the journals are public on the site.

Good Morning, nothing new to report from last night. EMM, take note of things like that so when it does not regularly happen it could be a sign. My biggest sign for my BFP was blue lines on my bbs. i had faded blue lines on my upper arms but not in my bbs. i am going to gone for a little while, i am taking a friend out to lunch for her birthday. talk to you all later....have a good day.

Good Morning All!. LYNN glad to hear you and dh had a nice day yesterday! He does sound really sweet and caring. For telling his kid.. How old are they? If they are younglings ask them this.. "how would you feel about being a big Sister or brother?" but you got to watch with that though don't want you to get hurt by their response. I am thinking really hard on this one for you. EMM- You are not the only one with the hurting bb's before AF. I Get it too. except that past 2 months they hurt really bad.. And it drives me nuts.. They were really hurting bad last month.... TRACY how you feeling? Thanks for your positive vibes.. LORI- as lynn said how did dh do with Johnny? Hope you will post soon.. HEY for some odd reason my bb's do not hurt. af i think is due in 7 days. they usually start hurting now on day 18 or so.. they don't hurt. yep it is due on the 20th.. or with me the 21 or 22....hehehe. you never know. We had such bad storms last night. we had tornado watches until 8pm. and we got a bad storm at about 10pm and it popped up so quick that the NWS didn't get the warning up in time. Be back soon.

Ladies, all I can say is if I don't poop today I am going to explode!!!! I took Colace last night (as per the doc) and still nothing. This sucks! Lynn, this time Dr. Tracy has no idea how you should tell DH's kids that you are PG. I do think that DH should do it alone, so they can ask him questions or express their emotions without hurting your feelings or trying to block theirs for your sake. I'm trying to remember, what is your relationship like with them? I know the mom is a bitch, but do you guys get along and have fun when they are there? And refresh my memory, how often do they come stay with you? Emm, the only time my boobs ever get sore is when I am PG or on a clomid cycle. Sometimes I wonder if I got PG a couple times with DH in our first year, because I remember AF being late once or twice and having sore boobs, but then AF came and it all went away. Hmmmm..........

GM all..EMM, good luck on your 2ww. I hope it goes fast for you, and it sounds like you covered all your bases. Thanks for the info on the public journals. I still need to check it out, but I dont think I will ever write there since its public. I would be locked up for some of my writings! ...D, a spot huh? Maybe implantation spotting? you just never know...Sounds like you and EMM and on the exact same schedule w/ af due. Will you test or wait for af? That would be wonderful if you wound up w/ a bfp this month. I will keep it all crossed for you that it goes your way. TRACY, GL on your appointment today and post when you get back and let us know what your plan will be. I hope you got some poop out. Maybe it just takes some time for that stuff to kick in that you took. LYNN, it sounds like you had a really nice day yesterday and your DH was on his best behavior. Im glad you are the boss about the bd'ing that he seems to understand?..Hey, you are the one working to make another human being here! Will dh's kids be happy that you are pregnant, indifferent, or upset? I guess how you gage their reaction will depend on how and what you tell them. How old are his kids again? I know he has a daughter and a ??.

Hey, so my appointment went well. He said I am healing very well and can resume semi-regular activities. The plan is that in two weeks when I get AF, I am to call so we can monitor how I do on my own as far as ovualting, estrogen levels, etc next cycle... So mid-cycle he wants to check my follies, lining, etc....to see how my body works on its own, then the next cycle we will start agressive treatment with shots. So, August we are monitoring and September we are doing injectables. DH also has to see a urologist to get the strep thing taken care of. I don't know why, but I am depressed today. I think it's because I went by work and nobody seemed to deeply care how I was doing, so it made me realize, that I have very few good friends. I have worked places where I became very close with my co-workers, and here I just don't feel that. Plus DH called me and said we need to watch our spending since we need to pay rent tomorrow, and I just got aggrivated because the only money I ever spend is at the grocery store or the doctors. I don't shop or go get my hair and nails done, so why even say that to me? He's the one that just got a new phone and eats out everyday. Maybe I'm just being a little sensitive.

Hi all... good luck to everyone in the tww... I think that's D, Emm, and Maknyle? And JCR, I forgot to say congrats on your pg! TRACY, glad your appt went well. Sorry you are feeling down. My dh keeps pressuring me about money lately also. I'm actually looking for a part-time side job for the summer since my music income drops a lot, but it's kind of difficult, especially since it would just be for a like a month and a half and then I get busy with teaching again! Plus, dh has 2-3 more work trips planned, and we have a farm that needs care when he's gone, so that makes it tough. Tracy, btw, I'm totally with you on the organic and non-gmo food thing. It's gotten so it's hard for me to shop in the market without reading all the labels! Have you read anything by Michael Pollan? You should check him out, he's a great writer and has a new book out called "the Omnivore's Dilemma" that is supposed to be good. His last book was good also. (BTW, I'd love to come down and paint your nursery! ;-) Well, I'm 14dpo and got another bfn today. Don't know why I'm testing - pretty sure I'm not pg, but it's somehow just addicting! I'm really wishing af would just come so we can start the 2nd clomid cycle (and so I can chain dh to the bed so he won't be gone during my fertile days! :-)

Tracy, on a positive note, Im glad your appointment went well, and that you are healing well. I like the plan your Dr gave you. Maybe you can get a bfp on a natural cycle now and wont need to do injections. Thats what I will root for. Now that you are clean as a whistle, you never know what might happen. What will/can the urologist do for your dh and the step? When you bd, will he give it back to you again? I can really relate to the money thing. Uhh..we just gave my RE almost 13,000.00 and that doesnt cover several things. My appointment on Monday is another 500.00 and the rest of my meds came today, and that was another 500.00. Talk about money woes. Its stressful. We have a wedding to go to on Saturday and I was very sad, my dh told me I could not buy a new outfit to wear. I hardly ever shop either and with working from home, I dont need much as far as clothes go..It would have been nice, I have not a lot to wear to a summer wedding, but will have to do my best. Tracy my dh also eats lunch out a lot..again, me working from home..I am the human left over eater. I get sick of it too, and the money. We never really had money problems or issues until the ivf thing. Not that we are having either now, but having to watch what we spend is sort of a new deal for both of us since we have been married.I doubt this made you feel ANY better!! But..I can relate to your feelings is all. Val, a farm huh? What kind of farm and what do you grow/produce. I grew up in farm country in PA and I love them. I love seeing them, the smells...It just brings me back to my childhood. Here in Southern CA we dont have many left. Sorry for your bfn. I know how frustrating that is and feels. I think chaining your dh to a chair for bd'ing is a great idea!! : )

Val, I am EMM. When you could just post on here that is what I used. Now that you have to have a name I am using my name backwards. Maybe your DH was just stating the facts. Who takes care of finances in your house? I have to tell my DH what is going on with money because he nevers pays attention. If it wasn't for internet banking I am sure we would always be in the whole. He never brings me any receipts. I am with you though on the eating out. If DH eats out 5 days a week for lunch that is about 35.00 a week or so. Multiply that times 4 and you suddenly has 140.00!! I can make that in to groceries (including his lunches) for 2 weeks easy. My mother-in-law told me that I have to let him eat out every once in a while, and I told her no I don't. I am sitting here all day at home eating pimento cheese sandwiches. I think he can handle it. One day it will be different (hopefully), but not right now. I am thinking that my breasts are a little swollen, and I think this time I am right. The only problem is that it isn't from pregnancy, it is from me gaining some weight. I put on some shorts that are usually too big, and they aren't as big as usual. Waiting on Tae Bo any day now. I hope I will actually do it. Sitting around at home kind of takes away all desire to look cute or do anything else. It is a double-edged sword to stay at home with your children, but I feel honored to pay the price. In other news I have some mucus. I was thinking it was man goo, but when I examined it the second time in the bathroom it was stretchy. I really don't feel like BDing today. Haven't made up my mind though. It is day 20 of my 27 day cycle. Surely it is man goo.

Tracy, I reread my post and I am not trying to sound like an ass. I was trying to say that maybe he was just stating the facts just to tell you. Sorry. I doubt my post made you feel better either. :(

whoops, sorry, Emm! I forgot about your log-in name! CC, ouch, the IVF costs really add up. But when it works, it's probably all worth it! My good friend had twins a few months back via IVF - she's so happy now. Where in SCal do you live? I grew up in Westlake Village - very far from farming life! After being vegetarians for many years after moving up to Portland, dh and I started raising animals back in 2000... primarily chickens for meat and eggs, although now we're out of the chicken biz (due to the high cost of organic feed) and are just raising a few lambs and steers to sell. We raise everything on pastures with organic feed. This year we're actually concentrating more on long term projects like reforesting several seasonal stream areas. Speaking of animals, I'd better go collect eggs!

hey girls.....went to lunch with my friend but just mainly picked at my lunch. anyway...TRACY, is there a way you can say to dh that you understand why he mentioned not spending money but did he realize you only buy groceries? seeing as you and i are alike in the speaking our mind dept. maybe that will ease your tension about his comment. i am glad you got a good bill of health and i think i really like what your doctor has told you (although i know you are eager to begin) but looking at how your body preforms without all the issues makes good sense to me (i know i am sitting here pregnant) but girl....i have tried over 3 years and know what it feels like every month ticking by. go with his plan...sounds good and who knows...all cleaned out i agree with CC, you could wind up with you BFP and not have to go the injections route. VAL, a farm, music, painting...woman of many talents? D, i heard your area is having bad storms. i don't much mind rain but lightening gets me all crazy. is your family still visiting? so, the TTW...keep us posted. EMM, so it does sound like you and D are on the same schedule. TTW...good luck to you also. i am hoping good luck follows you and D. CC, sorry you cannot purchase a new outfit. but hey...think of where all the money went and what an awsome thing is going to come out of it. the wedding is only one night and the money you gave to RE is going to bring you a lifetime of happiness. tonight is BB:all-stars....gosh i hope Alison goes. i am hoping i dont miss it seeing we are going to my friends house for cake and ice cream. i am going to need to tape it i think. okay...belly is fluttering. i do have to tell you all what my lovely dh said to me this morning. i walked into our computer room in my pj's and he looked and kind of chuckled. i asked what that was about and he said...well...look, you are beginning to show. i tried sucking my belly in but....it is true...it is starting to stick out. then he just rubbed my belly. what a dork. okay had to share. check you all out later.