"Just Barely" Pregnant PS''ers

[Kunzite]

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Hi lizzy! First, I am crazy excited for you! I've followed your story as a lurker and I had tears of joy for you!! So excited!!!

No, two sacs don't mean fraternal vs. ID. The OB didn't mention if he could see the placenta(s), so I'm going to be really curious if there are two or one. Even though I would love ID twins (and it's possible but not as likely for them to be ID with two placentas), the risks go down significantly with two placentas instead of a shared one. So I'm anxiously waiting to see if I get a 12 week scan at my next appointment. Two sacs does reduced a lot of risks though, so I'm really happy that there are two sacs instead of one. So we won't know if they're ID/fraternal unless we have a boy/girl, or if they have different blood types at birth. Either than those two it would most likely take genetic testing.

 

[PetitiePoire]

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Omg Kunzite! Soooo exciting!! Is it weird tht twins are my dream? Do they run in your family? double Congratulations!

I love all of the ultrasound pictures! I can't wait for everyone else to get theirs and share!

 

[lizzyann]

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AMC, those HPT's look great! It's up to you on the betas, but for me...I did a couple of them this go around and when all looked good, I stopped having them. They were causing me quite a bit of anxiety - going in for the test, waiting by the phone all day, pondering, worrying, etc etc. So totally up to you. But the fact that your line is getting darker is a great sign! Oh and my BB's tend to not be as sore in the morning. As the day goes on, they get sorer.

Muffdog, yay for a baby in there! It must be so relieving to have seen him or her. Is it still an internal ultrasound at 13 weeks?&I

S&! and Missy, that gender test is interesting. I think baby #2 is going to be a surprise baby for us. We've waited so long to get this little bean that I think having that surprise moment at birth will be such an emotional, uplifting experience for us that I think it will be worth the wait. How far along are you guys?

Kunzite, that is so interesting. I didn't realize how many steps were involved in determining frat vs. ID twins. So cool!

PP, how are you feeling? The symptoms are still pretty strong over here. Tons of food aversions.

To anyone I missed, i am sorry. I was quite behind in the thread! Hope you are all doing well.

AFM, I will be 7 weeks tomorrow! So far we have only told our super duper close friends and family who were all well aware of our rocky road and IVF. We have another ultrasound at my RE on 12/21. I'll be roughly 8.5 weeks at that point. If all looks well from that ultrasound, I think we will tell the remainder of our family on Christmas. And then wait to tell the rest of our friends till the end of the first trimester. I just think it would be awesome to share it at Christmas.

The nausea is still quite bad. Yesterday morning I was dry heaving over the bowl! Fun times! I now have crackers and a ginger ale on my nightstand at all times.

Would everyone please post how far along they are? Just trying to get to know everyone better.

 

[PetitiePoire]

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I'm so happy your lines are getting significantly darker AMC! I can imagine that is a huge relief each morning. I'm glad you have a supportive DH too. Mine was very understanding too when i requested we buy a supply to last the rest of my vacation.

Seeing the different days pic made me wonder about those tests... Did your test lines disappear after a week or so? The digi died after like two days, but 1 out of 3 blue dye tests went away after a week or two. I don't know how long they are supposed to last, but it did cause me to panic worrying something was wrong. Lol. Now I just throw them straight in the trash after I get my pink lines.

 

[PetitiePoire]

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Sorry for the million posts ladies! I hit submit and see someone else has posted...

Lizzy- I think Christmas will be such a fun time to tell family. We plan to do that for DH's parents with a little frame and ultra sound pic. I will have my first appoint right before Christmas so it will be an exciting time if things are going well in there. I still dislike most foods, but get cravings for random things and will only eat that that day. My main nausea cause is the bathroom. If it doesn't smell like cleaner I want to vomit. I am gagging at the sink while washing my hands. It's seriously the weirdest thing and sounds like the bathroom is a mess, but it's not! It's just in my head.



Approximately 11 weeks, if going by LMP.

 

[stephbolt]

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Holy crap Kunzite! Double congratulations!

AMC, if you think betas will help you feel better, then maybe push for them. I wasn't offered any blood testing and didn't push for it, just kept taking HPTs every other day until I started puking at 5.5 weeks, then I just trusted something was in there/felt too sick to remember to test.

Lizzy, that would be so wonderful to tell your fam at Christmas. Hope things keep going well, but sorry you are feeling so sick.

PP my bathroom grosses me out too...I feel like it stinks unless I cleaned it that day! I need to try and sweettalk DH into cleaning it for me.

AFM I'm 12 weeks today...can't believe I'm already that far! NT scan next Wednesday! I don't know how I'm going to get anything done between now and then...so ready to see the baby already!

 

[choro72]

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Kunzite, Congratulations!!! I saw your post on the mommy's thread, but I was wondering if you are coming here! I've always wanted identical twins, but that was before I realized the risks involved. How exciting!!! Did you see heartbeats for two of them?? I can't imagine how it will sound when you go for a Doppler later!

MuffDog, So glad you finally got to see your baby! Too bad it didn't move for you. Is that normal?

Lizzy, totally understand about the announcement. We haven't told anyone aside from our immediate family.

Steph, I can't wait to hear how it goes! eeeeeeek, so excited for you! I'm having my NT scan on Thursday!

AFM, had a bad lapse of judgement on Wednesday. I ran two flights of stairs while lifting my 20lbs+ suitcase, and ran all the way to the other side of the train station. I missed the train too. I couldn't stand, see, or think for 5 minutes. Didn't stop coughing for an hour, and couldn't take a deep breath until the next day. My throat just stopped being sore this morning. I need to learn not to overexert myself. I don't know what I'll do if the baby doesn't come out normal next week during the NT scan.

12W ish today!

 

[Missy0483]

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Hi Lizzy - We're still undecided on finding out if it's a boy or girl. DH is leaning more towards surprise and I'm leaning more towards finding out If we do find out I'm afraid I'll miss out on the total surprise feeling you get after giving birth and not knowing what it is until they yell it out...ahhh makes me tear up thinking about it! DH wants a boy so he can teach him how to be obsessed about Michigan college football He also said if we found out he wouldn't want anyone else to know...helloooo how the heck could we not let that slip? Haha. I would not be able to shop for baby clothes with my mom until the baby is born unless I bought neutral and one of the good reasons to know is so you can get pink/purple or blue things! I am 13w5d today. Sunday's start new weeks for me, so I'll be 14 weeks this Sunday!

Petite - I still have 3 of my + tests that I kept. The lines stayed there (pink), but the background is slightly yellowish now instead of white.

Kunzite - Twins!!! I slightly wished for twins for some reason, I think because I'm crazy! They run in my family (Mom is a twin and her mom (my grandmother was a twin too). My mom still swears there's twins in there. But they found only one at my 6 week ultrasound! Haha. I too didn't realize it took so much to determine fraternal or identical. Pretty interesting stuff! Congrats to you!!

Steph - Whoops left you outta the list. I hope your NT scan goes well! It's gonna be fun to see your baby at this time, since it actually looks like a little person now!

 

[stephbolt]

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AFM, had a bad lapse of judgement on Wednesday. I ran two flights of stairs while lifting my 20lbs+ suitcase, and ran all the way to the other side of the train station. I missed the train too. I couldn't stand, see, or think for 5 minutes. Didn't stop coughing for an hour, and couldn't take a deep breath until the next day. My throat just stopped being sore this morning. I need to learn not to overexert myself. I don't know what I'll do if the baby doesn't come out normal next week during the NT scan.

Awww Choro, I'm sure your bean is fine, your body just isn't used to pumping all that extra blood! Hugs to you lady!

 

[Kunzite]

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PP - Not weird at all! I've always wanted twins too. I didn't know this until a few days ago, but I guess my great grandmother on my mom's side is a twin. That's the only one though. I'm the same as you, I get more food aversions than cravings! Last time I couldn't stomach the idea of meat. Luckily that hasn't happened this time yet, but there are quite a few foods that I normally love that turn my stomach. Unfortunately what I want all of the time is soda! What an unfortunate craving! I told DH that surely I was allowed double the recommended amount of caffeine! HAHA!

lizzy - We did the same thing with telling people. We only told a few people after the BFP, but after everything looked good on the dating u/s we told the rest of our family. We'll wait until after my 12 week u/s to tell everyone else. I did end up telling my boss this week though because I'd already missed a bunch of work for doctor's appointments and it's only going to get worse since I'll have double the monitoring. I figured I would end up telling her if something went wrong anyway so I might as well get it out of the way!

steph - Congrats on 12 weeks, that's awesome! Good luck with the NT. We just found out that our insurance doesn't cover screening, including the NT. We were on the fence anyway so I guess our decision was made for us!

choro - We did see both heartbeats! One was harder to see than the other, and my OB made me hold my breath so we could see it better. But when I did that, it was plain as day! I know what you mean about wanting ID until you learn how risky it is, I'm the same way. As if there wasn't enough to worry about! I'll be a mess if there's only one placenta, but I guess I'll cross that bridge when we get there. I was already considered high risk because I delivered LO at 31 weeks, so I'll get lots of extra monitoring. Congrats on 12 weeks to you too!! Sorry about the unplanned work out (and then to still miss your train!). I still stand up wrong/too fast sometimes and my ligaments pull weird. I just have to stand there for a second because it hurts so bad!

Missy - Thanks! I think it would be next to impossible to know the sex and never let it slip! It's just too much fun talking about things like that, I don't know if I would want to keep it a secret. And no gender specific shopping!! I had a hard enough time not telling people the name we'd picked out, let alone the sex!

 

[amc80]

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Wow, I'm away from my computer for 4 hours and it's posting madness!!

Kunzite, congrats!!! So excited for you!

Did your test lines disappear after a week or so? The digi died after like two days, but 1 out of 3 blue dye tests went away after a week or two. I don't know how long they are supposed to last, but it did cause me to panic worrying something was wrong. Lol. Now I just throw them straight in the trash after I get my pink lines.

The lines don't really go away but they really dry up and end up looking a lot thinner.

AFM, I had quite a start to the afternoon. I was still feeing pretty crappy around 11, so I called my primary doc to see if I could get in to get a strep test. They had no openings and suggested I go to urgent care, which I did. My b/p was 140/100 which caused quite a bit of alarm. I had to stay there over an hour before it finally went down. They were ready to call my OB when they did one last check. Phew. Turns out I don't have strep but do have a sinus infection, so I have a script for a Z-Pac. The doctor assured me it was safe (it's class B). I did almost have a heart attack at one point. They had me take a urine test and the doc came back in and said "well, the test was negative." I probably looked like a deer in headlights, and she said "postive!! I mean positive!". Yikes. She then redeemed herself by ordering hcg levels, cbc, iron, and something else...metabolic panel maybe? She ordered it all stat so I should have the results in a couple of hours.

My only problem is there are no labs open on Sundays here, so the retest will have to wait until Monday.

Oh, and it's amazing how much extra attention you get when you're pregnant. Urgent care always seems like they are trying to rush you out, but not this time. Loving it!

 

[sugarpie honeybun]

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Wow- this thread is a hoppin’!

Welcome to all the newbies! It’s so nice to see so many new “faces” over here!

Kunzite – Congrats on twins! Double the snuggles and love!

AMC80 – Welcome back and congrats on the wedding and pregnancy. You are one fertile myrtle! Those pregnancy tests look great!

Lizzy – I’m so happy to see things are progressing and although I’m sorry you are still struggling with bad nausea, the symptoms are always reassuring.

Petite, Choro, Steph, Muff, S&I and anyone else I missed

I promise to get back into the swing of this thread very soon, things have just been crazy busy at home with DH traveling for work and trying to care for our 2-year old while making mad dashes to the bathroom to throw up. My doc increased my dosage of Zofran from 4mg to 8mg, and I really do see an improvement over these past few days. I just hope to be able to stop taking it altogether very soon. The exhaustion is getting *slightly* better, but I think that also has to do with the iron supplements I recently started taking due to being anemic.

I've noticed so far, my cravings this pregnancy include: orange juice, lemonade (could polish off a whole jug in one sitting), soda, Slurpees, coffee, and cookies/sweets. So basically, mostly everything I shouldn’t be consuming.



10w5d -----> this pregnancy feels like its going soooo slow !

 

[MuffDog]

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Kunzite - congrats on the twins! That is so exciting.

So I told my boss today. Went okay - first words out of her mouth were "I thought you didn't want to have kids".

Uhh...who says that? I mean, what if it was an 'accident'?! Jeesh.

30 seconds later she was asking how long I was going to take off.

Otherwise it went well - personally she was happy for me. Professionally...I'm guessing not so much. Ah well!

Definitely starting to feel real...

 

[amc80]

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Just a quick note to say my beta came back at 390! My sort of arbitrary, sort of calculated goal was 150. So I'm happy. I saw online that median reported betas for 16dpo is 207, so at least I'm ahead of the curve. Huge relief And cant wait for the retest!

 

[Missy0483]

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Awesome Amc!! That's a great beta! Waiting for that call is agony. I just wanted to scream so loud when I got the call, but I was at work! Sounds like a great start to me

 

[MuffDog]

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Just a quick note to say my beta came back at 390! My sort of arbitrary, sort of calculated goal was 150. So I'm happy. I saw online that median reported betas for 16dpo is 207, so at least I'm ahead of the curve. Huge relief And cant wait for the retest!

That is great news!! when do you go for your next one?

 

[amc80]

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Just a quick note to say my beta came back at 390! My sort of arbitrary, sort of calculated goal was 150. So I'm happy. I saw online that median reported betas for 16dpo is 207, so at least I'm ahead of the curve. Huge relief And cant wait for the retest!

That is great news!! when do you go for your next one?

The lab is closed tomorrow so I'll go Monday morning. It's amazing how much more optimistic I am now that I have the number. I know stuff can still happen, but at least I know everything is most likely developing normally to this point.

 

[megumic]

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Cautiously dipping my toe in here...I got a BFP last Tuesday at 9DPO. I think that makes me 4 weeks exactly today with an EDD of 8/21/12. Still super early and I had a MC in Oct. so I am treading lightly...

So far I feel different in that I feel good and feel positive. Last time I was a crying mess and just felt like something wasn't right from day one. This time I had a BFP much earlier and already my test line is as dark as or darker than the control line. My Dr didn't order betas at this point, which I'm actually happy about as I was on a beta roller coaster for about 3 weeks last time. First Drs appt is 12/28, so we're hoping all is okay!

Since I'm clearly not drinking, and we aren't sharing at all yet with friends or family, we bought some non-alcoholic wine so our friends wouldn't be like, "WHY IN THE HECK AREN'T YA DRINKING?!?!" It's actually not bad at all, to be honest! And nobody could tell

Looking forward to hopefully spending the next 8ish or so weeks here!

 

[stepcutgirl]

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Cautiously dipping my toe in here...I got a BFP last Tuesday at 9DPO. I think that makes me 4 weeks exactly today with an EDD of 8/21/12. Still super early and I had a MC in Oct. so I am treading lightly...

So far I feel different in that I feel good and feel positive. Last time I was a crying mess and just felt like something wasn't right from day one. This time I had a BFP much earlier and already my test line is as dark as or darker than the control line. My Dr didn't order betas at this point, which I'm actually happy about as I was on a beta roller coaster for about 3 weeks last time. First Drs appt is 12/28, so we're hoping all is okay!

Since I'm clearly not drinking, and we aren't sharing at all yet with friends or family, we bought some non-alcoholic wine so our friends wouldn't be like, "WHY IN THE HECK AREN'T YA DRINKING?!?!" It's actually not bad at all, to be honest! And nobody could tell

Looking forward to hopefully spending the next 8ish or so weeks here!

Yay! Yay! Yay! I am so excited for you!

This a sticky little bean, I can feel it!

 

[PetitiePoire]

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Yay AMC on the rising betas! That must be such a relief.

Welcome Meg! I'm glad you're feeling more positive this time around. It definitely is a roller coaster of emotions!

Muffdog- I'm glad telling your boss wasn't that bad. That's an odd thing for her to say though.

Hi to everyone else out there! The weekends are a bit slow on PS.


Afm, I have 11 days until my first appointment. I am anxiously excited and time is just crawling by. I go from excitement to worry all day long. I'm just hanging on to the morning sickness by a thread. I think I've learned my food aversions pretty well, so i can avoid nausea from that, and know how to block it from my head pretty easily. At least that's what I tell myself to avoid worry. I also have this weird idea in my head that my stomach should be growing exponentially each day, however, my frequent checks prove otherwise. I guess I just can't wait to be showing! Go by faster time!

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

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Oh goodness gracious- I am SO far behind in this thread Here is my attempt at catching up!

First- Welcome to Meg and AMC! I am SO rooting for you gals. Lots of dust for sticky, sticky beans. It's hard not to feel anxious, but your strong HPTs are good indicator that things are going well. Positive pregnancy thoughts for both of you!

PP- 11 days til you see your little one! (Or... ones? Twins aren't ruled out for you, correct? ) I'm jealous that you shared the news with your family. Sounds like it went so well!

Lizzy- I am THRILLED to see you here and love reading updates about your sticky, sticky babe. Sorry about the dry heaving, though... Even though it is technically a good sign, it still stinks We're thinking of sharing news with family on Christmas, too! It's such a great time of the year, so spilling the beans seems right.

Muff- I can't believe your boss. My jaw hit the floor... Wow. Other than her, do you like your work environment? I can't believe the word vomit that flows from people's mouths. Geeze Louise!

Steph- 12 weeks! WOW! Time just FLIES around here! I'm sad you will be leaving for the other thread soon, but I hope to join you in a few more weeks. You're nearly out of the first trimester. Does it seem surreal? How are symptoms? MS letting up? Do you feel like you're starting to show at all?

Sugar- 10 weeks? You're ahead of me! Seems like lightyears ahead! Why does pregnancy just creep by so, so, so slooowly? Lemonade is supposed to be awesome for stopping nausea. Speaking of- how are you feeling?

Kunzite: DOUBLE congratulations! WOW! Twins! How incredibly awesome!! Twice the cuteness! How do you think family will react to the news? I secretly longed for twins, but am 100% sure there's only one little bean growing in my uterus. (Hey! I'll take it!)

Choro: You're 12 weeks, too? Holy moly!

AFM: Trucking along. Have a bit of a stomach bug... my GI system is out of whack. B6 + Unisom are still keeping me sane and happy (mostly ) Last week I had pretty wicked cramping and some pink spotting so I called my doctor in a panic- they got me in and did an u/s. I saw and HEARD the heartbeat! I was 7w6d(ish) and he said it was unusual to hear the heartbeat that early, but there it was... DH will accompany me to my next appointment on the 19th (our wedding anniversary, no less ) and we're hoping for a good u/s pic to give to our parents on Christmas. Spotting is gone for now, thank goodness.

Most recent symptom for me: AWFUL lower back pain. Ohmygosh. It aches all the time, especially if I'm walking around a lot or on my feet for an extended period (Great... because, you know, teachers just sit at desks all day...).

Slowly but surely making progress @ 8w4d

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

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In other news- there are a LOT of us posting on this thread! 10? 11? And two just moved up to the "big-mom" thread. I hope the PS baby boom continues!

 

[Missy0483]

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PPM - Wow saw and heard it at 7 almost 8 weeks, that's pretty crazy but so exciting! Good for you I've moved on to the big thread, but still like posting here too. I feel like I fit in better here right now, because I'm not feeling movements and all that fun stuff like they are over there!

I bought this for DH for Christmas, well not really "for" him but for the baby! DH loves his Michigan football! I bought 3-6 months so hopefully it'll fit when football season starts in September.

 

[PetitiePoire]

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PPM- I'm quite jealous of how well you reply. I can only remember about 3 posts at a time! Anyways, that's so exciting you got to see and hear your little one!!! That sucks it was under scary circumstances, but so wonderful that part is over now. My lower back pain started about the same time as you. I feel terrible when shopping with others because I am usually keeping an eye out for a bench. Haha. You're a strong momma to truck through while teaching!

Missy- I love the gift idea for your DH! So precious.

 

[MuffDog]

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PPM - I KNOW! can you believe her? I actually thought she would be worse, but there is still time...

I don't really care though. I'm happy. Hubs and I made a choice for US and for our family. Maybe I won't be some big swinging partner one day because I'm not willing to come back after 2 months (I know - way better than in the US but that is nothing for a Canadian)...but I don't care.

So I have a question - when do we have to move to the big girls' thread?

 

[amc80]

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I got my blood drawn an hour ago. The lab said their stat turn around time was about an hour. I figure I'll wait another hour and call the doc. The doc who ordered the tests isn't working today, so she told me I should call in and ask for them. I'm hoping for at least 1,000. 997 would be a perfect 48 hour doubling time.

Crossing fingers. And toes.

 

[PetitiePoire]

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Hi ladies. I'm kind of freaking out at the moment. I woke up today feeling a little odd. No reason, just past days of worry I suppose? I felt almost normal. After many hours of being awake I had the urge to go ahead and test again today (vs tomorrow). I will note it wasn't FMU, that I'm not sure when the last time I peed was, and that I didn't have too much to drink this morning. Anyways, the test was still positive but the middle of the test line wasnt as dark as the control. Overall it just seemed lighter than previous weeks.

I am terrified. I know I worry a lot and thank you all for putting up with me, but this is so scary. I am praying that everything is ok with the little bean, but I can't help but be worried sick. Any advice?

 

[amc80]

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Hi ladies. I'm kind of freaking out at the moment. I woke up today feeling a little odd. No reason, just past days of worry I suppose? I felt almost normal. After many hours of being awake I had the urge to go ahead and test again today (vs tomorrow). I will note it wasn't FMU, that I'm not sure when the last time I peed was, and that I didn't have too much to drink this morning. Anyways, the test was still positive but the middle of the test line wasnt as dark as the control. Overall it just seemed lighter than previous weeks.

I am terrified. I know I worry a lot and thank you all for putting up with me, but this is so scary. I am praying that everything is ok with the little bean, but I can't help but be worried sick. Any advice?

I think urine concentration can make a big difference. I took a test in the afternoon one day and it was lighter than the FMU test from a few days before.

 

[amc80]

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My lab results are back!! Beta is 1343 which is a doubling time of only 36.44 hours!!

 

[PetitiePoire]

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Oh AMC that is fantastic news! I am so thrilled for you! What great numbers.