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Impatient, I would not worry about that. My husband is 39 and will turn 40 before this baby is born. I do not think sperm ages like our eggs do.***personal question*** I have never had a yeast infection before, but I have had one for the past week. I bought some over the counter medication and I got a chemical burn from it...so they prescribed me medicine yesterday at the doctor...and i thought it was getting better....but tonight I am back to feeling like the first day....how long does it take to get rid of this miserable thing?

Jen- I guess I won't be much help. I've thought I had a yeast infection before but I don't think I ever really did. Maybe it has to get worst before it gets better?

Oh you will know if you get one....apparently they are pretty common with pregnancy.....yeesh. I hope it gets better soon.

JENDEAN - congrats!!!! I am really happy for you! I was surprised to find out that you are 39 - I thought I was the oldest here, I am 34. You give me hope. I really would love to have 2 more kids,but I thought that it's getting too late for me. If Ben had a job, I would love to have another one today. PEBBLES, I hear you - after I had ectopic pregnancy I realized how much I want another baby or 2. I am really praying that Ben gets a good job fast so we can get to it and I can stop working one of my jobs:)

LOL...Irinaz, I just turned 32 a few days ago....my husband is 39. I was telling Impatient because she is worried about waiting a couple years to have another one......I used to think 30 was old until I turned 30...haha now I have a different view. We are still completely shocked...we spent thousands infertility to get pregnant with Brooke so we are little more than dazed that we did it on our own. I go today for another blood test to make sure that my beta numbers are doubling....hopefully I will hear back from the doctor tonight and I will report tonight if I do.....have a wonderful day girls!!

Oops! I am so sorry - I didn't mean to make you older than you are! I really should not attempt to read and answer any posts after a 12,5 hour shift:) Damn, i am the oldest!!!

JENDEAN- Good luck today! It is amazing how many stories I hear like yours, where you have to have fertility treatments and then the next time you do it on your own. And, didn't you say you found out you were pregnant with Brooke on your birthday - maybe this is a late birthday present for you! And, I totally agree, I used to think 30 was old, but now I think 31 is old! haha! I guess it is a big hurdle and once you're over it, thinks aren't so bad on the other side! As for the yeast infection, I've only had one in my life and I had to use a prescription medication to get rid of it and it did the same thing. I had a horrible burning reaction to it. So, I guess I'm no help either. UPDATE ON THE FAMILY DRAMA: We will be having thanksgiving and xmas here, and if anyone wants to join us they can. Funny thing is, Chris still hasn't told his family and that is going to be quite an earful. We'll see. And, I just experienced the first nasty preteen girl moment with Taylor. She came home yesterday very upset because one of her good friends is being VERY mean to her and using another one of their friends to be mean as well. I remember these days all too well, but I never remember going to my mom to tell her about them. So, it made me VERY happy to have Taylor come to me so we could talk about it and we could work together to come up with a solution. I hope everything goes okay for her today. But, when someone hurts Taylor's feelings, I get so upset because I know she is such a sweet girl. AHHH, preteen years! I could lose my mind by the time Samantha gets here!

MOMTBC - I am really not looking forward to the times when Nicholas is in his (pre)-teen years! All that drama, pimples and girls:) Hard to imagine that my sweet little guy going to be this awkward teenager with breaking voice and some fuzz on his face! On FAMILY DRAMA - I HATE when all my husband's family gets together. I really like his mom and dad and grandma most of the times, but NOT when they are all together. And if you add his younger sister to the mix - something happens to the rest of them that makes me almost hate them. His sister needs to grow up, seriously! To give you an idea on the king of the person she is - when I was pregnant she declared that she can never see herself having kids and she thinks it's wired how you have this parasite growing inside of you. Nice - compare the baby to a parasite. that pretty much explains her relationship with our son. My MIL loves Nicholas, but not when my SIL is around. Then all of the sudden it's all about my SIL and my son and us are treated as if we are in the way. Last time we were all together about 3 weeks ago, I almost made my husband pack and leave in the middle of dinner! I think I might end up working this Thanksgiving, in which case they will have to come to us for the holidays and my SIL will not come - she is too far away and it's hard for her to get to us. But even if she comes - it's different her. My house - my rules!

Heeey girls. Yesterday Jo was actually pretty good for the most part. I'm hoping for another good day! It's going to be so rainy and dreary for the next couple of days =( I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm actually REALLY looking forward to going to my parents this weekend with Jo, just to get out of the house!!! I'm just anxious about the ride down there, I have it planned out to a T in order to avoid any vomit on Jo's part haha. For on the way back I was planning on trying to leave around her bedtime and come straight home. Here's the problem, the car only makes Jo go to sleep if it's her nap time or bed time so I know she'll go to sleep. When it comes to nap time... the car doesn't make her sleep any longer than she usually would, in fact it makes her sleep a little less than she usually would for nap so I'm worried... I'm thinking, since it's bedtime will it be different and she'll sleep all the way home or is she going to wake up? because if she wakes up after bed time it's a NIGHTMARE. IRINA- I hope you can stop working one of your jobs as well! That must be so tough. Hopefully your husband can find one soon! JENDEAN- Maybe finally becoming pregnant with Brooke made you more fertile? haha MOMTBC- Aw, that is so nice that she came to you and talked about it. I hope I can make Josephine feel like she can come to me with something like that when she is that age. I’m glad you’re putting your foot down and having Thanksgiving and Christmas at your house. Did it take much convincing to have Chris agree or does he not really mind as long as you’re happy? haha IRINA- I can’t believe your sister-in-law compared a baby to a parasite! haha oh man, I hope she never has kids!

IRINA- that's terrible about your sil. Mine is the opposite, prior to her having kids she thought she knew it all about kids (haha!) and now that she has two of her own, she's the expert and her way is the ONLY way and anything we do with our kids is second rate. She has made so many comments about how their life is so much better because it is simpler. We have a 5 bedroom house and they have a two bedroom house. She said that it's better to have just the two bedrooms because her family is closer. What?! We moved to a more rural area and they live close to everything and that's better because they have more conveniences than we do. And, I'm not acting lightly. She really says these things. She even commented on the fact that because we coslept with Taylor it was a nightmare. When, in fact, we never really thought of it as a nightmare. I guess it's true what they say, you can pick who you marry but you can't pick who in marry in to! haha! IMP- It's not that it took convincing, it was a big fight! I feel strongly about voicing my opinion and he would rather I sweep them under the rug. He NEVER talks about his feelings about these situations, so it really bothers him that I do. I finally said, I won't fight about it any more, but I would make a compromise. WE will have Thanksgiving and Christmas here because those are the two holidays I feel the strongest about and we can go to his sisters or his parent's for easter. He said fine, but like I said, he still hasn't told them yet. Last night, I asked him what he wanted to do or have for Thanksgiving and he said, I'll have to get back to you. And, I said, why do you have to get back to me, you're sitting right next to me? Finally, I said, nevermind, here is what we ARE going to do. I am pretty sure I have his problem all figured out. He has always been out to please his family. Whether it be through his successes at his job or his accomplishments with his family. He feels like he has to prove himself to them and part of proving himself is to please them. All through growing up and even now, his family celebrates the successes of his sister but criticize him and us for that matter, for every choice we make. It is sad, but like I've said before, the mistakes that I see his parents and my parents make are what makes us better parents.

Okay, since we are on the topic or ranting about family I have 2 news things to let out! First of all, I just called my sister and she asked me if I was coming home on Christmas... and the way she asked it I could tell this is something they all have talked about over there. I CAN'T! I didn't think they even expected me too because they didn't last year. They have NO idea how hard it is for me to get down there, I was have to work around Jo's car sickness and it is such a hassle, you have no idea. What am I supposed to do? Ask Rob to drive me an hour there on CHRISTMAS DAY and then he has to drive an hour back to his house then what? he has to drive another hour to get me and Jo then another hour back to our house. I don't think so! Plus with Jo we can only drive long distances like that at certain times it'd ruin his Christmas and mine, I don't feel like having to be all stressed out with all the traveling with Jo on Christmas day, I'd rather enjoy it, Christmas is my favorite Holiday. What should I say when my mom asks me this weekend because now I think she will! My mom has already asked me "we ARE going to see you before Christmas right?" because I keep making a big deal about wanting to bring down all their Christmas presents this weekend, I want to bring them down because I have no room here for them and they have a huge empty basement I can stick them in. To tell you the truth I don't know if I'll be able to go down there before Christmas, maybe they can come up here but I have finals the week before Christmas. Another thing, my mom does NOT know Jo. She doesn't know the ins and outs of Jo like I do. So she sooo doesn't understand HOW difficult it is to get her somewhere an hour away! So I have to plan the trip to a T and I was talking to my mom about the plan and she's like "can't you just wing it?" I was like UH NO! With Jo, you can not "wing" ANYTHING. And my mom goes "how do you know?" Uh... could it be because she is MY child!? I told her I have to plan this so she doesn't get car sick on the way down there and my mom seriously went "oooh she's over that!" really? did she tell you that? haha she is NOT over it and she just says that like it'll make it come true like what the hell? don't tell me she's over that because she is sooo not. She doesn't understand that Jo can't drive right after she eats or right after she has a sippy cup for quite awhile so it's very difficult to plan a long trip like this. My mom went "oh she'll sleep the whole time she's in the car" uh, no she will NOT. She won't sleep in the car unless it's her exact nap time or her exact bed time.

IMP- I think your situation is worse because you and Rob would be split up for the holiday. I thinkyou should try to go on another day around xmas. Families just do not get it! I see people all the time that celebrate the holidays with close family friends instead of family and I always thought it was wierd, but now I am beginning to think it's the way to go. Friends don't have the ability to hold guilt over your head for the choices you make and usually friends are more understanding. Like I said, you can pick your friends (and your spouse) but you can't pick your family! haha!

Exactly. I'm not about to make Rob spend all of Christmas day in the car and I'm not about to make him not spend the day with his daughter! I'll just say I'll come on a day around Christmas.

Wow, I feel like I've missed a lot! I've been soo busy. I can't believe Thanksgiving is already coming up! I don't have any family rants, both our families are across country, haha! But we've already been back and forth to each other about what we'll do for the holidays when we do move back and where we'll move too. JENDEAN - How you feeling? PEBBS - I seen you guys may try within 6 months, I'll send some of this water from over here, haha. I think the "pregnancy" bug is in our water cuz everyone is pregnant in this area. IMP - I wouldn't travel like that on a holiday if I could help it. I mean thats a lot of traveling but with the holiday traffic as well, I'm sure you know ppl can get crazy.

Yeah trust me, I don't care how much they fight me over it I'm not going down there Christmas day or Christmas eve. Plus we have to go through all of Boston to get home so imagine the traffic just on a regular day haha. BRITT- How's everything going over there?

MOMTBC- I've been meaning to ask you, how's Samantha been? I know you said she was being a little terror for a few days I was wondering if she stopped or not. She's probably just teething like everyone else. Lord knows Jo is, when she gets upset it's just all of a sudden out of nowhere so it's definitely teething, plus she always has her hands in her mouth.