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Bump for later. That looks awesome!

Turning 30 August 28th. Not really sure how I feel about it. It'll be nice to be taken seriously as a grown-up, though! Feels like nobody believes 20-somethings are capable of anything.

I make a minestrone in mine that is awesome - here's the recipe. It's super flexible, you can switch just about anything out and change the amounts of things as much as you want without ruining it. 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 pound sweet italian sausage (optional) 6 carrots, peeled and chopped 4 ribs celery, chopped 1 large…

I think I'd need to lose another twenty pounds or so. I could probably do it by January if I'm really strict with myself and generally miserable all the time, but I'm not sure I have the self control to manage that over the holidays - especially since I'm the one doing a LOT of the family organization these days. I might…

We didn't actually think about taking the holiday break until after we'd left the doctor, but he generally says it's up to us. I think his suggestion would probably be to try to aggressively lose the weight if we are going to take the break, and see if I can be under the limit for IVF by January. I guess we're going to…

Well, IUI #3 was negative, so today we went in to talk to the doctor about the next step and it was horribly depressing. He said we could either do three more IUIs, but with injectable Gonal-F instead of Clomid, bringing our chances from about 15% to about 18%, or we could move on to IVF, which takes our chances to about…

For me, it doesn't really stop it. I will admit that I am not the best at taking every. single. suppository, so that could be the reason - I skipped a couple last time (though never more than one in a row) and my period started the morning I was supposed to get my blood test (i.e. right on time). The first time I took it I…

I'm on the same thing - progesterone suppositories after IUI - and I have the EXACT same side effects as you, every time - early pregnancy symptoms. UGH. I'm on IUI #3 and have just given up on paying attention to symptoms. I'm trying really hard to stay busy so I have other things to pay attention to than my body!

Congratulations Dexter! And good luck to all the rest of us! AFM: Had IUI #3 last Wednesday, so I'm in the 2WW and trying desperately to ignore everything. ;) The prometrium, I've discovered, gives me AF/early PG symptoms, so there's no sense in stalking symptoms. Just waiting until the blood test on the 8th. We're also…

LOL! I was in Costco a couple days ago taking pictures of all of their Christmas decorations and sending them to my hubby. He was not convinced that we need a giant reindeer for some reason. I love Christmas, I have a detailed gift-planning spreadsheet that I use to coordinate all of our shopping every year! AFM: Waiting…

Awesome challenge, Pam! We tried quinoa for the first time last night. I loved it, but then I usually like most things. ;) What was really surprising was that DH liked it! He is really resistant to new things and has some texture issues, so it's rare that he actually likes one of my little experiments, but he said he…

Hi ladies! I've been lurking around reading this and other forum boards for a while now, I thought I would finally step up and participate. :) Age: 29 Where you live: Baltimore, MD Job: Writer Length of time on the board: about a year Marital Status: married Length of time you've been with SO: together 9 years, married for…