Yay! Happy family news!

[bicentennial_baby]

Mom: Stable, has dropped 2 lbs, which is worrisome, but otherwise ok with breathing, etc. Fiddling with her saliva control meds...But, not worse! Yay!

Dad: Stable, getting surgery on the 18th, finally, after 4 months in the hospital! w00t!

Family: Got a $50,000 grant from the VA to fix up the house and overhaul it. A godsend. I could not be happier. :D

:bounce:

[1gobluedem]

1. That's great!

Congrats! Big load off your mind, I'm sure.

Good family news is the best.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. I'm on cloud nine...

:D

So glad I called my brother about the storms tonight... :)

[Pierre.Suave]

2. YAY!@!!!!!!!!!!!!`t

thats the BEST good news.

I am happy for you and your parents.

[bicentennial_baby]

7. Thanks babe, me too..

:)

[ZombieHorde]

3. Sounds good. I am glad that things are working out.

[flvegan]

4. FanTAStic news!

Good health news combined with good monetary news. It gets no better.

[bicentennial_baby]

8. I'm still in shock about the VA grant...

I mean, we applied, but I thought we'd get 20,000 at best. This means we can really, finally fix the house up how it needs to be. Ecstatic.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Wonderful news.

I am happy for them, and you. It is so tough to watch family members struggle.

[bicentennial_baby]

10. Indeed my love...

I'm so happy...Lots to do, re: getting the house fixed up and coordinating with my lil brother, but...I'm so, so happy overall. :D

:hug:

[AlCzervik]

9. Wow, excellent!

you know what i thought when i saw your thread title don't you?

[Gormy Cuss]

11. *snicker*

Me too.

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. That's what I thought too...

[bicentennial_baby]

15. See my response to Chimps...

x(

Also, I'd never announce that publicly until 2nd trimester...

Sigh.

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. I always spilled at soon as the plus sign came up on the pee stick.

[bicentennial_baby]

22. At this point, I don't even see that happening...

I'm very, very discouraged. I almost want to quit trying. It's making me sad and frustrated. And that's the truth.

[ScreamingMeemie]

24. Keep the faith, baby girl...

We did not plan on an 8 year gap between WannaB and BabyG. It took 4 of those years and two late losses before BabyG came along. I have a good feeling about this for you, just as I had a good feeling about BabyG. The other two, I was constantly thinking something would go wrong. I even wrote it in my journal. With BabyG, while I worried incessantly, something inside knew he would be okay.

Love,
Laura

[bicentennial_baby]

25. Ok, I will...

I'll admit, even typing about this makes me cry..I guess it's upsetting me more than I like to admit. I'll try to stay optimistic and to keep trying. I feel, at the moment, woefully inadequate. No woman in my family has ever had a problem conceiving, far from it, and I'm just...sad and frustrated. x(

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. No one did in mine either...and WannaB came so easily...

I had my mother in law asking what was "wrong with me". My father in law telling me (when I told him we were expecting for the third time) that he would "kill me if I lost this one". It is a lot of stress. In fact, it wasn't until Leonard and I gave up that we conceived BabyG.

You can vent, and obsess, to me if need be.

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

28. I may need that...

I'm really...I guess, frustrated and I don't really know who to talk to about it. When one of my SIL asks me, I just die inside, b/c they have 3 each, and...I feel like a failure.

Wow, look at me, baring my soul...I should shut up now. We can talk privately. :)

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. I'm always here.

And I care. :hug:

[AlCzervik]

30. oh please don't ever think that.

for real, you are in no way shape or form a failure ever.


:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

31. i just didn't think it would be this hard, i guess...

I know I'm older, etc, but...I dunno. I don't get why it isn't happening. I don't talk about it or think about it really...it just gets me upset.

Soooo frustrated.

:hug:

[AlCzervik]

34. Well we're here for you and just talk about it whenever you want, ok?

but please don't ever think you're a failure because you aren't.

[bicentennial_baby]

13. Hehe...we're working on it!

So far, nuttin'... x(

I'm actually very frustrated at this point, it's been 6 months, and...nothing. I'm concerned.

But the other stuff...w00t! :D

[AlCzervik]

16. i'm not trying to push you two just so you know, but would i be happy, um yeah.

and i could start to shop for a gift, that's all i'm saying.

Anyhow, it took me over a year to get pregnant, it finally happened when i was about to go see a specialist.


:hug:

Just keep having lots of sex.

[bicentennial_baby]

19. Trust me, we are!!

Yeah, I'm discouraged...I've been pregnant before, that took no effort whatsoever...If we were 16 and irresponsible, we'd have 2 by now, I swear.

Signed,

seriously frustrated and wanting to be pregnant.

:hug:

[Inchworm]

14. cool beans

got a spare room? hehe

I kid. Glad it all worked out!

:woohoo:

:hi:

[Ptah]

17. I love good news. Enjoy!

[Whoa_Nelly]

18. YeeHaw!

Glad to hear the good news, :hi: :hug: :toast:

[bicentennial_baby]

20. AW! So cute!!

:bounce:

Thanks! :pals:

[JackBeck]

23. Excellent to hear.

I know all too well how difficult it can be to have to watch your own parents deal with progressive health issues. But when you are able to celebrate those improvements it can make a world of difference. And that grant will help a great deal!

:grouphug:

[Redstone]

26. Good deal. Especially with your dad, for reasons that you know.

Redstone

[bicentennial_baby]

32. Yes indeed...and,

good to see you! :hug:

[Redstone]

35. I'm almost back but not quite yet. Only time will tell, and

time's not saying much right now.

Except to say that it's time for me to sleep. See you next time.

Redstone

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

33. Wonderful news!

You deserve all the happiness you have now - may you have even more!

[AwakeAtLast]

36. Always great to hear good news!

Wonderful! :bounce:

[Shakespeare]

37. I just saw this!! That's wonderful!!

Here's to good health and a healthy home! :toast :loveya:

[applegrove]

38. Glad you have some good news.

[BarenakedLady]

39. Great news!

:woohoo:

[fight4my3sons]

40. That is wonderful news!

all around :)

[redqueen]

41. WOW!

Now *that* is some joyful stuff! :D

Erm... what are saliva control meds?

[Midlodemocrat]

42. Fantastic news!!! I couldn't be happier for you!

:hug: