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[ICSI GIRL]

steph --- OMG, i really am a giant jack-a$$!!!!!!!!! i am not kidding when i say i totally thought "boxing" day was as in the SPORT of boxing......not as in "boxing stuff up" NOWWWWWW i get it! (told ya i was a little slow!) good-grief........oh-oh-oh --- remember that christmas tune "all i want for christmas is my two front teeth" ----- yeah, that ----- except now ---- this is steph "all i want for christmas is AF to come" ha, ha, ha!!! i've always said we are seriously f'd up that this is only time we WISH her arrival!!!!

jayne --- yes, please, please, please blow some of your baby dust this direction!!!!! we ALL need a little.........thank you for your well wishes on starting my bcp's!!! YEAH FOR ME!!!!!!! i do find myself quite GIDDY (like a kid a christmas!!) in the weeks/time just before er/et.......(gee - wonder why it ends there...........can somebody say TWO WEEK WAIT!!!! (WHAT A ***** )

Angel --- YOU GO GIRL on your first injection!! it won't be long now --- the days/time will pass by so fast (til you hit the dreaded 2ww i'm afraid ).......try to take in and really enjoy every moment!

su ---- hope all is well the world of BFP!!!! please give us update!

rachel -- your sweet little angel is fine i'm sure having gone thru what we do to actually GET to where you are (bfp) --- i would venture to guess that it is in all of our nature to worry a bit more than the average "mum"....thinking of you sweetie

jenb --- i know what you mean about dh having "enough"....eventhough we've only been thru one official round -- we've been living the "can't get preg" for few years now......it has really consumed us (me)...... so i too am SO hopeful for our next round as i'm not sure how much more dh can take -- mentally.......and i always thought HE was the "tough" one i think there comes a time for all of us when we just know that enough is enough.......

**** LOVE & HUGS TO ALL MY BFF's OUT HERE!*******

[ICSI GIRL]

nims ------ must have posted at same time and gee thanks for getting on the ANGIE IS A JACK-ARSE band wagon w/ steph!!!! (kidding of course!!) oh the pram race thing sounds like SO much fun!!!! now that is something that has my name written all over it!!!! we have similar thing over here we simply call (are ya ready for this....it's SO originial) --- PUB CRAWL!!!!!!! usually lots of 'em during halloween and especially st patty's day!!! now is your pram race -- is that the day after christmas???? curious........interesting!!!

NIMS ----- ONLY 3 MORE SLEEPS FOR YOU GIRL!!!! HANG IN THERE

[nimble]

now hey i didn't imply that........... A pub crawl eh - now that does sound original - perhaps thats what they trying to start!!

And yes, day after christmas ....the one called Boxing day....hee hee hee

oh sorry forgot to mention - whey to go on starting the BCPs - great news.

nims xx

[wishfull27]

Su - where are you - hope all is ok - we want an update

carolynxx

[squeezan]

Hi Guys
Thanks for all your messages. Sorry I've been missing. I can't get on here at work and then had to go and babysit my niece and nephew so have only just got in.

Rang clinic this afternoon - they don't routinely do bloods. They would do it if I really wanted but I don't think I'll bother. Afterall, it won't change the outcome and I'd rather carry on thinking positive than worry about what the numbers mean. Booked a scan for 13th Dec which will be 6w2d I think, is that right?

The cat says 'thanks for the concern' and the other 2 are just relieved they were out this morning (yes, I've got 3).
Not sure it's sunk in yet, keep finding myself grinning insanely when I think about it.
Will catch up with personals soon - so many posts today I haven't had time to read them all.
Thankyou all for your support - I'm so pleased I found such a wonderful bunch of friends
Su

[pequele]

blimely steph, cant keep up with you Now this a dumb arse question, but is that where boxing day name comes from then??? Just another day of food and drink to me and a day off work ......yyeeeeepppppeeeee can't be bothered with all this shopping lark.

Our village has a pram race, old tradition been going on for years. Normally about 50 or so teams and each has a theme ie pirates etc and they have to run to each pub in the village, have a drink and then onto the next one (there are about 6pubs) - they close all the local roads and everyone comes out to watch - fantastic day!!
Nims xx

AHAHA what's a pram That race sounds like something we used to do in college. The best was Halloween in Santa Barbara!!! It was a GIANT college block party drink fest in IV! The whole street is houses of college students, everyone throwing a party with open doors...you just go house to house! Even the cops are into it...they block off the road to car traffic because there are so many drunk students lining the street it is crazy!!!

then there is the famous 21st birthday pub crawl!!!

wowsers...I'm feelin quite old!
Steph

[pequele]

Nims you are on facebook??? me too!!!! Hang in there girl just a few more days til test day...it is sooo hard cuz +s show same symptoms of the witch for some people, but it sounds promising!!!!!!

Angel- woohoo on your way!!! You'll be a pro before you know it then it will be over!!!

JenB- you won't need any more cycles this FET is IT!!! I hope you have a good time with your sister and the holidays, they will be over before you know it and FET will be upon you in no time!!

Jayne- get all the rest you can now haha...in 9 months you are gonna need it!!! I'd sleep 24/7 if I could

Ang- ok apparently I screwed Boxing day up a little bit...I knew boxes were involved but apparently it has to do with boxing up donation...not you crap, unless you are doing that whole regifting thing, then I guess you can call it boxing up crap hahah... this came from wikipedia....

Origins

There are disparate theories as to the origins of the term. The more common stories include:

* It was the day when people would give a present or Christmas box to those who had worked for them throughout the year.

* In feudal times, Christmas was a reason for a gathering of extended families. All the serfs would gather their families in the manor of their lord, which made it easier for the lord of the estate to hand out annual stipends to the serfs. After all the Christmas parties on 26 December, the lord of the estate would give practical goods such as cloth, grains, and tools to the serfs who lived on his land. Each family would get a box full of such goods the day after Christmas. Under this explanation, there was nothing voluntary about this transaction; the lord of the manor was obliged to supply these goods. Because of the boxes being given out, the day was called Boxing Day.

* In England many years ago, it was common practice for the servants to carry boxes to their employers when they arrived for their day's work on the day after Christmas. Their employers would then put coins in the boxes as special end-of-year gifts. This can be compared with the modern day concept of Christmas bonuses. The servants carried boxes for the coins, hence the name Boxing Day.

* In churches, it was traditional to open the church's donation box on Christmas Day, and the money in the donation box was to be distributed to the poorer or lower class citizens on the next day. In this case, the "box" in "Boxing Day" comes from that lockbox in which the donations were left.

* Boxing Day was the day when the wren, the king of birds,[3] was captured and put in a box and introduced to each household in the village when he would be asked for a successful year and a good harvest. See Frazer's Golden Bough.
o Evidence can also be found in Wassail songs such as:

Where are you going ? said Milder to Malder,
Oh where are you going ? said Fessel to Foe,
I'm going to hunt the cutty wren said Milder to Malder,
I'm going to hunt the cutty wren said John the Rednose.
And what will you do wi' it ? said Milder to Malder,
And what will you do wi' it ? said Fessel to Foe,
I'll put it in a box said Milder to Malder,
I'll put it in a box said John the Rednose.
etc...

* Because the staff had to work on such an important day as Christmas by serving the master of the house and their family, they were given the following day off. As servants were kept away from their own families to work on a traditional religious holiday and were not able to celebrate Christmas Dinner, the customary benefit was to "box" up the leftover food from Christmas Day and send it away with the servants and their families. (Similarly, as the servants had the 26th off, the owners of the manor may have had to serve themselves pre-prepared, boxed food for that one day.) Hence the "boxing" of food became "Boxing Day".

* Similar to above, leftovers and food were boxed up and shipped overseas in times of war to the soldiers of the Commonwealth Nations.

Hey I'm not a history teacher, I sell drugs but at least I knew it wasn't the sport hahahah But OMG sooo funny I saw your pub crawl comment after I wrote that to Nims already hahah....but yes you remind me of St Patty's day in Boston!!! Nothing screams drunken Bean-town like a died green Charles River ( complete with the bodies floating in it still I'm sure!)

Su- yeah!!! So glad the cats are fine hahaha...just kidding, so glad to hear you can't wipe the smirk off your face!!!! You're glowing!!!!!! The bloods are sooo nerve wracking! Going in every 2 days worrying they are doubling! UGH it really was stressfull. They usually count your time from the start of your LMP...is that 6w2d on the 13th??? Hey did you do 1 or 2 IUIs per cycle?

I don't have anything else to report....my life is boring..well no, my job is and that is all I have done since I last wrote. Oh I did get to see a 2 day old today...yeh that thrilled me. Hard to get out of my mind I should be 8 weeks today, Christmas day would be the end of my 1st trimester When will those thoughts go away

Steph

[ICSI GIRL]

oh steph --- you poor dear, "when will those thoughts go away" time......it takes time.......and even then, i doubt the thoughts will just "go away" --- you'll just get to a point of being at peace with it........((((HUGS TO YOU))))))))) on another note -- what on earth were you doing online at 1:30 in the morning??????????? good-god woman, don't you sleep??? oh and i'm still a jack-a$$ regarding "boxing day" -- because as stated before --- i thought it had to do with SPORT!!!!! but thanks for the "lesson" miss steph!!!!

su ---- PHEW!!!! glad you popped in......was really very nervous not hearing from you.......i just loved your read about grinning insanely - for no reason at all --- brought a HUGE smile to my face i can't wait for that moment

nims -- how you hangin' in there girl????????? got everything crossed for ya!!!! not long now!!

so --- anybody watch DANCING WITH THE STARS????? do you girls even have that across the pond??? curious as "MEL" from spice girls was in the final 2 (she didn't win) -- but she was ssoooooooooooo good!!! loved watching her! little fire-cracker right there!! oh and those itty-bitty little outfits they wear --- i'm insanely jealous!! (that i don't look that stunning!) anyway ---- finale was on last night and it was my guilty pleasure for the evening!!! (well - that and flipping over to red wings hockey game -- which, we won!!!)

Must run for now!! ta-ta girls!!!!!

[Jen1d]

Girls

What you guys like, so much gossip going on here

Just a quicky (excuse the pun) before i prepare some tea.

The good news of the day is--------Only a little bit to type on 6 questions then i will be finished my svq 4, wwoohhooooo. This is 2 months before i need to hand it in, its such a relief.
I will now be able to chill over Christmas and more importantly, focus on my FET and adoption process.
The application form came today so will send that off as soon as possible.

Am off for 2 days so will write more tomorrow

Catch up soon, have a good one girlies

Love Jen x

[nimble]

oh jen dont' you love a good gossip!!

Well aren't you the swot and finishing before time but thats good, you can totally chill for christmas and get yourself ready for that BFP thats gona happen in the NY!!

finally the form arrived - phew!!

Steph - my you must be bored at work - can't believe you googled boxing day !!! Yes on facebook, but puzzled by it all, keep getting poked and cuddled!!! I'll PM my email address and we can be friends and poke each other !

Hey like your type of street party - the 'pram' so to speak is anything with wheels that goes - you are suspose to have someone sitting in it but too many accidents!

On a serious note, it will get a bit better but certain milestones will bring it all back and christmas it self is a bitter reminder that we don't have children in itself - the thoughts don't necessarily go but they hurt less - does that make sense?

Su you have every right to grin from ear to ear - how are you feeling today - has it sunk in?

ICSI - my god you had to endure the spice girls over there!!! It is on over here, but we have so many similiar type of shows, can never keep up!!

thats me done for the night, know i missed loads but tired as woke up in the middle of the night and couldnt get back to sleep

Still not sure whether I feel positive or not, b@@bs are tender (but may be cos i squeeze them every 5 mins ), had quite a few cramps yesterday but not much today but feel like i'm getting pmt as grouchy gggrrrrhhhh

nims xx

[pequele]

on another note -- what on earth were you doing online at 1:30 in the morning??????????? good-god woman, don't you sleep??? oh and i'm still a jack-a$$ regarding "boxing day" -- because as stated before --- i thought it had to do with SPORT!!!!! but thanks for the "lesson" miss steph!!!!

WELL it would make sense to have to do with the sport if the Canadians came up with it hahah....eeek sorry if there are any Canadians on...alll in good neighborly ribbing fun but alas Angie I can see past your mental moment and forgive ya haha...heck who knows, maybe they break out in boxing matches if the box they get they don't like wuts in their box hehe!

As for the 1:30 in the morning....Yesterday was my 2-10 shift...then I hung out with my night pharmies (1 came in to work and 1 came in to shop...his heater went and he had to buy a portable until they can get out next week to put a new one in for him ) and I shot the breeze with them til almost 11:30 (mostly bitching bout our boss and the meeting I had with him the other day). Then I got home, need a snack and of course one can't fall asleep right away!!! Finally the Ambien kicked in after 1:30.....shear fun when the alarm goes off at 6:30am so I can do the 8-4 shift to day!!! ugh

OMG the cat is soooo funny! She is curled up on the couch behind me, paw over her eyes/head and SNORING!!!!! WHEEEEZE WHHEEEEZZEEE! Usually when I poke her she wakes up and stops...I have been rubbing, poking, petting, scratching her and she hasn't budged!!!! HAHAHA 10 minutes later she pops up all startled MMEEOOWW!!! Um cat you're about 10 minutes late!!! Must have been a good dream!

Steph

[pequele]

Nims you are sooooo funny!!! I too couldn't decided if the BBs hurt so bad from pokin em every 2 seconds or cuz they were actually sore! You have to do it descretely though or peeps may look at you a little silly fer playin with yurself hehehe I admit last night I was rubbing my belly and realized it felt flat again well ok, not rock hard abs or anything (HAHAHA YEAH RIGHT) but yeh no more little bulge there. It hurts and I know every day will get better with time, it is just sometimes something so random sets me off. I'm also hoping some of it is hormones meaning AF is TRYING to visit in the coming weeks...I know now is too soon, but she's gotta be out there trying to make her reservation right, I mean no one likes a guest who shows up unannounced!!!

I couldn't google at work if I tried...I don't get the internet there...they think it would corrupt my mind and waste to much time!!! HOLY CRAP I don't even have time to go pee let alone surf, people!!! Have I mentioned I LOVE my job No I did that here at home...I couldn't let ya all think I was Carnac (did you guys have Johnny Carson over there?) and knew all about Boxing Day...hey I knew there was a box involved and I knew it had something to do with Christmas, kinda Promis I wasn't trying to blow smoke up yur AR$E I will say I know that the Epiphany is (Jan 6th...something else we don't have here)....the 12th day of Christmas in our song...do you sing that too??? AND A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAAAARRRR TREEEEEEEE!!!! and is the day the wise guys showed up with Jesus presents I done good huh hahaha.

I love facebook...I can even throw a chicken at ya, karate chop ya, use the force on ya, and drop kick ya if you'd like

Jen- yippee!!! the app FINALLY!!!!! Now what is an SVQ? and especially an SVQ4??? And why does it ask you so many questions??? Don't they know you have an adoption app to fill out with lots of questions already??????


Steph

[lara312]

Jen well done on finishing early now you and relax and enjoy yourself over christmas and get you ready for your frosties in jan the application form arriving well its taken its bloody time but at least you can get started on that then hopefully next christmas you will have a couple of babies from the frosties and adoption.

Nims pma now 1 sleep left till that BFP i hope your not over doing it .

Steph has nims said the pain never goes away just gets easier to live with we are all here for you its always hard when you think what you would have been next yr we will all have our lil ones around us {{{hugs }}}

Icsi we do get it but dont watch it have seen the previews i love all the lilttle giltzy outfits

Angel whoo your on your way now full staem ahead for that BFP

JB this fet will be the 1 for you and they have to be good embies to freeze

Jayne hope your taking it easy you will need to get has much rest has possible now ready for your double trouble

Shantla how you doing have you bought much for the baby

Becky hope your ok missing you come back

Aunty {{{hugs}}} hope that your feeling better

Carolyn hun just sending {{{hugs }}} for you and dh take care of each other

Well thats it for me for now has you can see its very early cant sleep thinking all night about baby and thank you all for your msgs i know she will be fine but cant help worrying will report back later appt is not till miday so going to work till 10 to keep my mind occupied
lots of love Rachel x x

[Jen1d]

Hi gang---of maddies

Rachel - Am thinking of you today, keep watching the clock until 12, you will be fine babe. Report in as soon as possible with your great news

Nimble -
You keep them boobies to yourself Last sleep babe, am sure there is good news arriving at your house tomorrow. Good luck.

Steph - Sad about your belly---sure you will have a lovely bump one day soon, keep strong.
Svq---well i have to do these qualifications if i want to stay a Senior in my job. Its basically 8 modules of work, based around social work, working with damaged children, legislation, theories etc, which i have to work through myself and although i am given 8 months, i will be finished in 6 There are svq 2,3 and 4. I only needed to do 3 and 4. Its at universary level and bloody hard but its nearly over yippppeeeee

Carolyn - Thinking of you, know what your going through(((((HUGS))))
Hope your not working to hard or Jack becomes a dull boy

JenB - Hope your doing away fine and enjoy your weekend or shopping with your sis.

Gill - Glad your getting away for the weekend, have fun, you deserve it.
Not long until


As for me, well another friend just had her baby, thankfully she is in London but sent me photos today, makes it even tougher. I just cant take the news just now.
Got adoption paper through yesterday, so will fill them in as soon as poss.
Heading off to see J for a coffee and a catch up, he got punted from his job and is on the hunt for another one. He want one so he has money for partying at Christmas----tough being 17 eh

Going to a friends candle party tonight-----cant be arsed but have to make an effort but its so cooolllddddd to go out at night just now, i like being in my pj's

Ok keep smiling girls, its hard but we have to do

Love Jen x

[lara312]

Just a quickie from me scan was all good her heart is fine so very happy now thank you all for thinking of me

Jen hopefully very soon you will be sending pics of your beautiful babies to everyone and not having to recieve them hope you have a god time at the candle party

Nims good luck tomorrow i cant wait to see you BFP good luck again

Hi to everyone else will catch up again tom has need to get some food and then go to bed early
lots of love Rachel x x x