I am sad to say that when things got too crazy, I turned on the TV. It made my older kids super happy, though. It didn't happen often. I hope things are mostly easy for you.

Other things I did was to sing songs, ask questions, read books, give directions to do things. Our house always has toys out, so they would generally start playing. My kids were pretty good at playing and respecting when I needed them to settle down.

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Kate
hcg @ 12 dpo 95.4, Progesterone 18
@ 17 dpo 960.6
@ 26 dpo 28,970.8
Heartrate @ 33 dpo (6w5d) 130

Beansie's EDD: May 12 (arrived May 10)
Lucky Clover's EDD: July 2 (arrived July 3)
Little Boo's EDD: January 25 (arrived January 31)
Heartrate @ 8w3d 174