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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Back to temping

Well, that was much easier to get used to again than I thought it would be. I haven't forgotten a day yet but i did have a temp spike....on days I didnt need them. It was from when I wasn't feeling so well. Its nice, forms a "M" just like my name...awww. bah.






Tomorrow my bfpb App1le3 is having her BIG US! I cant wait to hear what she's having. I'm on team blue...though of course I have nothing to base that off of. As soon as I found out she was KU I decided it was a boy! :o) So happy for her and her DH!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Okay...Lets try this again

I got very frustrated with TTC over the past couple months when I found out that I needed the lapro to get rid of my endo. I've come to realize this is ridiculous. People have lapros every day. people with endo get KU every day. DH and I are now in our 10Th cycle of ttc...we're not even in 'problem' territory yet. I also realize that it is healthy to be able to vent about my frustrations and worries...and hopefully soon, our Joy! So, back to blogging and back to temping!

My obgyn did give me a cycle study script and one for DH's S/A. We are going to do this, but maybe after surgery.

I quit charting completely for a month...and then the next month I charted CM and sex...I'm back to temping. That was very frustrating not knowing how many DPO i was.

Anyways, onto Cycle 10....thanks for coming yesterday AF....the phantom symptoms were killing me.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Hi AF

Well....the beginnings of AF. I just went to the dollar store and got a couple tests...of course i would come home and have spotting. LOL its like wearing white shorts, AF is just going to show up as soon as I get either one!

I didn't really think that I was PG...I dont really think that I can get pg (so much for positive thinking) but deep down there was hope.

I went over to the Trouble TTC board and introduced myself. I know that I'm not going thru IUI's or IVFs....but I do like that the women there have been through some of what I have been going thru.....

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Its not fair that i am:

nauseous. i'm not fricken knocked up, so go ahead and take that symptom away. ive felt like this for 2 days now and it sucks.

come on AF, i know this is one of your shitty symptoms.

I want to test

but I know that is stupid. I have had cramps for about 24ish hours now....just hurry up AF. I dont know why I always feel that i should POAS, ya know...just in case. It never turns out to be anything except a BFN. Sometimes my eyes trick me and I see a second line, then i blink and its gone. Sucks.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Cramps

I dont expect to get KU or anything, but getting cramps today was still a bit heartbreaking. I have no idea what cycle day i'm on, but my last cycle started around the first of August, so i'm at day 31ish...idk. I have no hope of getting knocked up before surgery, or so I thought, until the cramps hit today.

DH and I have surgery consult on Sept 17...fuck you endometriosis. I hate you. I dont want surgery and we just want to start a family so badly. When I do get KU, I hope its with a boy, because I dont ever want my childs heart to break because of not being able to have a child....

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

call me a slacker...

woops! I haven't updated at all lately!

I went to the gyno and have to have surgery for my endometriosis, so I've kind of been trying not to care too much about ttc. Been off the bump, not temping, not charting...drives me nuts. i have no idea when AF is supposed to be here. Going to schedule surgery for December. Hopefully I get ktfu before then so i don't have to have it!

Thursday, July 9, 2009

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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

PHANTOM SYMPTOMS

PLEASE GO AWAY RIGHT NOW!

I know there is not an embryo in my ute and I would appreciate it if you would knock it the hell off. You're driving me insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


.....on that note, if the temps go up again tomorrow, I'll test.

BUT I STILL HATE YOU PHANTOM SYMPTOMS!!!

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

8dpo

After a fight with my BBT, i got a new one and we're back to temping what I think are the more correct temps! There is a huge dip on 6dpo but i really think that's because of the thermometer! i guess we'll see.
so, my phantom symptoms are:
boobs hurt....REALLY BAD! nipples are even tender which is odd
i am sooo tired. i can hardly keep my eyes open at work
that's all so far for this month...now that i have acknowledged you phantom symptoms...GO AWAY! kthanksbye!

alright, off to watch more MJ memorial service!

Sunday, June 28, 2009

oh yah...

i got a positive opk today.......

Back on Weight Watchers

So, I lost about 19lbs earlier this year and felt really great...but about a month and a half ago i fell off the WW wagon. My back has been killing me, i've had more headaches...yep, okay body. You win. Back to WW we go. ugh

any encouragement would be nice....

Friday, June 26, 2009

Michael Jackson....

MJ has nothing to do with TTC...but...

Though I was not a huge fan by any means, I don't think that there is anyone that can say they absolutely hated Michael Jackson...I have countless of his songs on my iPod from his time in the Jackson Five up until his most recent stuff. So, while I'm no die hard fan...MJ was an amazing performer. The singing and oooh lordy, the dancing!

I have been reading things online and of course watching the events unfold on TV and everyone keeps saying "You Will remember where you were at the moment MJ died, just like your parents remembered exactly what they were doing when Elvis died and your kids will ask you where you were." I never asked my parents where they were when elvis died..but whatev...

So future children/grandchildren...this is what Mommy and Daddy/Grandpa and Grandpa were doing when we found out that Michael Jackson passed away:
We had just gotten home from work, we rode together since we worked only 2 blocks away from each other. Traffic was crappy but for some reason we didn't have the radio on and weren't playing on our blackberries (mom/grandma will show you pictures of this old phone that hardly did anything compared to what you have today!) we were simply talking and laughing. We stopped at a gas station to get a soda and went on our way home. June 25, 2009 was a very hot day. Even though we had our air conditioning on, we were still very hot in our apartment. I was in the middle of changing out of my work clothes and putting on shorts when I heard a headline on the news about MJ being in the hospital. So, before i put pants back on I ran upstairs to check the Internet to see what I could find out. Facebook (I can also show you guys what this is...pretty much how us old people kept in contact with each other since we couldn't teleport) was blowing up with every one's status updates talking about MJ in a coma, being dead, having his heart attack, it being a hoax....everything you could think of! Dad/Grandpa was letting Duke and Pita outside to go potty since we had just gotten home from work and when he came back inside I yelled down the stairs to tell him. He didn't really care. Probably because back in the day he thought he was pretty gangster and MJ was so not. So, kids/grand kids that's where I was when I found out that Michael Jackson died...in the upstairs of our little apartment in Indianapolis, sitting in my underwear....You can now go to school and tell your class where I was when I found out Michael Jackson died. Oh...and kids, Farrah faucett died on the same day. But i don't know much about her...just thought you should know that another famous person passed away on the same day.

PYT is the ring tone on my phone when Brian calls....has been for a while, now all of a sudden i feel like it belongs there....hm....

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Big day

What a news day! I'm not in love with either one of them, but still....

Michael Jackson Dies

Michael JacksonWe've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. A cardiologist at UCLA tells TMZ Jackson died of cardiac arrest.

Once at the hospital, the staff tried to resuscitate him but he was completely unresponsive.

We're told one of the staff members at Jackson's home called 911.

La Toya ran in the hospital sobbing after Jackson was pronounced dead.

Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.

Story developing...



Farrah Fawcett Dies

Farrah Fawcett We've learned Farrah Fawcett died at 9:28 AM today. Ryan O'Neal and Alana Stewart were at her bedside. She was 62.

She died at St. John's hospital in Santa Monica in the ICU. Also present -- Farrah's longtime friend and hairdresser, Mila Murphy, and Dr. Piero, who has been caring for her.

Farrah's only child, Redmond, was not present. He's currently in jail. A petition will have to be filed for Redmond to be able to attend the funeral -- as of now, this hasn't happened.

The "Charlie's Angels" star was diagnosed with anal cancer back in 2006.

UPDATE: We've learned Ryan and Farrah did not marry during her final days. Alana Stewart, who has known Farrah for 30 years, said "she will always be there as that angel on the shoulder of everyone who loved her."

Ryan O'Neal just released the following: "After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away. Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world."

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

And We have Internet!

Wow, i never realized how often I actually need the computer...not until i didnt have one! Yes yes, i had my crackberry, but I missed having the whole computer!! haha

B and I have everything moved and most everything put away. I have a few more boxes to go through, but its all good! The dogs are both doing really well with the move, Pita didn't have any seizures, so we're very thankful for that!

My Parents came down to help us move. They are just amazing! They drove 5 hours to help us move, got here at 5 pm and then left the next day at 11am when everything big was over here....I love them!

My little sister is coming down to visit this weekend. I'm so excited to see her! Its been too long! I hate going a month without seeing my little sister/bff!

TTC is fine...just got done with AF, so now temping (though i think my thermometer is broken so i'll have to get a new one) But I was thinking maybe of not temping and doing cm and opk? idk. I still have time....we'll see!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

It's Moving Day!!

DH and I are moving today...finally! Our neighbors smoke so much in their apartment that it comes through our walls, NASTY!!! and not healthy at all either...so we're on our way to a new apt!

AF came yesterday....worst cramps. Damn you endometriosis!!!! the Vicodin is helping cramps very well though! I'm a little glad AF came though, since I got xrays right after O and didnt even think twice about it. Onto cycle 4!

I've been taking a little GP break...between spending time at the pool and packing and just trying to relax about TTC in general....blah. I'll be back though! No worries!


I'll post pics of the new place soon! :) Hope everyone is doing well!

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

I've been MIA

Dh and I surprised the fam this weekend by driving 12 hours to hang out with them for 24 hours! I miss my family so much, so it was great to see them!

I'm gearing up to O...hopefully it happens soon. I've got lots of ewcm (way more than past cycles....yeah green tea!) and positive opks!

I've been up since 4am...i cant sleep. I got up to clean but so far I've been on facebook and bumping....welcome to my life! haha

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Been a while...

oops!

Nothing really new or fun to report....though i did go silver on gp...ahh the little things in life! haha

DH and I will probably be moving soon. Our neighbors smoke so much that it comes into our apartment. I've filed complaints and the complex said all they can do is move us...which is fine. I just am sick of all of our stuff smelling like smoke. and if/when i get ktfu i dont want to be breathing in second hand smoke all the time.

i miss my family. I've been pretty homesick lately....i think its because my little sister is homesick. bah.

time for lunch!

Monday, May 11, 2009

blah.

just how I'm feeling today. not for any real reason at all.

My poor dog had a seizure this morning. its pretty much the most horrible thing to watch. She is on medication 2 times a day so that helps a lot of the time, but there is nothing to do to help her during the actual seizure. She barfed a couple times, peed and then pooped. i know that she felt horrible about it too, which made me feel even worse for her.

she's fine now, running around being a pain to her older brother. Glad that doesn't last long!

I finally started on our huge laundry pile, hopefully I'll get a good chunk of it done today! we'll see...haha

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Be Gone!

Okay AF, I am done with you now.

I have the worst cramps I can ever remember having. UGH! I forgot that I was actually on the bcp for a reason. Damn endometriosis! At least the doctor called in a prescription for me, not that it's helping much...but I'm thankful for what I have!

DH and I just cleaned the apartment. What a pain it is to make him clean. I feel like his mom....I guess he's just preparing me to have kids one day.

Today we're headed out to my little cousin's baseball tournament that's 2 hours north of here...which is great because its 2 hours south of my parents! so we're all going to meet at the tournament! I haven't seen my parents in a month in a half....its killin me!
I hate not living by my family....only 9 months left in the dreadful state of Indiana...

Friday, May 8, 2009

Welcome AF!

Welp, AF came for a visit! onto cycle 3! I had totally prepared myself, and I'm not even upset this time! Weird thing is, my temps went up this morning. That's not supposed to happen! ooh well! Crazy body.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Come On AF!!

Lets go AF! I know you're on your way. My hopes of a BFP that were so so strong a couple days ago are completely gone. Why don't you just come hang out for a couple days and then we can try this again next month

The one good thing I can say about this cycle is that I made it to 12dpo! waahooo! The B-6 really helped!

Here is the chart so far....at 12dpothe open circle on 11dpo is because the damn dogs barked all damn night. Anyways, temps are going down, cramps have set in to the point where i actually had to call the dr and get some meds! wowzers.

Come on AF, lets get this show on the road!

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Not such a Triphasic Chart

temps were down a bit today. bummer for sure. All of a sudden the boobs are hurtin.
Come on AF, lets get this show on the road!

On the upside, if AF does decide to show her face, I've increased My LP by at least one day with the B-6!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Triphasic Chart

Okay, so i saw this little tidbit on FertilityFriend...made me a little excited even though its ' a possible Triphasic Chart' ....

here's the chart...please note the last three (and highest) temps...
now, what fertility friend is telling me about my pretty chart at the moment is: (copied right from fertilityfriend.com)

"A triphasic chart shows three levels of temperatures: pre-ovulation, post-ovulation, and then a second rise around 7-10 days after ovulation. Some women with charts that show this pattern turn out to be pregnant. But many do not. Likewise, your chart does not need to show this kind of pattern for you to be pregnant. Whether or not you are pregnant, progesterone, the hormone responsible for raising your temperature after ovulation, generally peaks in the middle of your luteal phase and this can cause this kind of pattern whether or not you are pregnant.

A triphasic chart can be promising, however, because progesterone levels generally increase after implantation (7-10 days past ovulation) in conception cycles, and sometimes this results in a triphasic pattern. If your chart shows a second significant thermal shift that begins 7-10 days past ovulation, Fertility Friend will indicate a triphasic pattern in the Pregnancy Monitor. A triphasic chart, however, is not a definite sign that you are or are not pregnant. It is just increasing your probability if you also have well-timed intercourse. Likewise, you can be pregnant and not have a triphasic pattern. Like all signs of possible implantation or pregnancy, you can really only speculate about it once a pregnancy has already been confirmed."


so...that's fun at least! there is a study that ff did, tells me that:
The results show that the triphasic pattern indeed occurs more frequently on pregnancy charts. Especially interesting are the following results:
  1. The magnitude of the difference is quite significant. This pattern is 179% more frequent on pregnancy charts.

  2. The moment in the cycle at which this pattern is the most likely to occur is nine days past ovulation. This is within the window of the most likely time for implantation. (Wilcox, A. J., D. D. Baird, et al.1999).

  3. Although the pattern occurs with greater frequency on pregnancy charts, most pregnancy charts do not show this pattern. While it is a good sign when you are hoping for pregnancy, you do not need this pattern to be pregnant.

  4. Seeing this pattern does not guarantee or confirm pregnancy. While the probability of pregnancy is increased significantly when you see this pattern, it also occurs on non-pregnant charts and so cannot confirm pregnancy before a pregnancy test can be reliably taken.


TCOYF says this about the triphasic chart: "if you notice a 3rd level of temps beyond the typical biphasic pattern that you experience every cycle, you are almost certently pregnant. This third level of high temps is thought to be due to extra progesterone circulating in pregnant woman..."

Anyways, I am going to keep my fingers crossed....I did take a pg test this morning, but it was negative. Its still very early....but I'm very excited!!!

And a shout out to my bfpb Hopefull11....she's ktfu!!


Monday, May 4, 2009

damn doctor!

I went to my first appointment at a new doctor today...just a fam doc, no biggie. Though I do hate getting my blood drawn - at least i didn't barf, pass out or cuss at the nurse!

Dr said that everything she could see looked great for TTC, but had to wait to get the labs back...cool cool. I'm not concerned at all. She also let me know there is no genetic reason for DH's father to pass down low sperm counts....so that was great news!! She really didnt seem to think that charting was needed and told me not to 'stress aobut it and it will happen when its time' ... biatch.

My chart is still looking good....but then again its 9dpo...i should quit positing pics of it....and really just quit looking at it....

I'm up to 70 points on the stupid signs analyzer....

I really don't think that this is my month, but i'll keep hoping and praying!

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Sunday Funday?

Maybe, we'll see!
DH and I are headed to church. After the service there is a big outdoor celebration with lots of yummy food (church food is always the best!) and games/activities for the younger kids. While we dont have children (yet) its still going to be fun to watch all the little kids!

Chart is still looking good, but i'm only 8dpo...I currently have 61 points on the useless 'pregnancy signs' point system. Its out of 100. But, after talking to some girls on GP, they said that some of their BFNs have been with lots of points, some have gotten their BFPs with lots...but then also a lot of BFPs with very few points. I should just turn the pg sign analyzer off....but i cant!

I should go get in the shower, have a great Sunday!

Friday, May 1, 2009

Another Temp Jump

This makes me so excited, though I know it doesn't mean anything!


I just got some cramps...not sure if they are AF cramps or what...its too early for AF, even for me! I think i'll go for a walk and see if that helps

Thursday, April 30, 2009

2ww

kills me!!!.

I hate taking my temp every morning hoping that it will keep going up...or at least not go down.

My chart looks good, but at 5dpo, how else is it going to look? Here it is so far.





I am just so tired. I havent been able to keep my eyes open lately. I've been taking naps in the afternoon, going to bed at 11pm and then getting up between 10 and 11am...this is nuts! IF i was pg, it would be wayyy to early to be tired, so i wonder whats going on with my body being so tired. this is dumb.

im frustrated.
quiznos for lunch? i think so!

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Pot Roast

Another recipe...this one is awesome! DH LOVES this - honestly, he moans his way through dinner!

LM's Pot Roast
1lb carrots
1lb potatoes
2lb roast
1 onion
Lipton soup mix

rinse roast, pat dry. Salt, pepper and dredge with flour.
Brown roast on all sides, then add water to pot (enough to cover roast and veggies)
add soup mix and 2 bay leaf, more pepper

Cook for 2 hours with slow, lazy bubbles

Turn oven on low (about 120*) and put roast and veggies into oven on an oven safe plate to keep warm

Gravy:
4T four
1 t salt in a bowl, mix. bring 2 C of the juice from meat to a boil.
Mix the salt/flour mixture into juice very slowly....

enjoy!


chicken marinades!

I copied and pasted these recipes off my 'normal' blog that my family/friends see...but i thought you guys might like these recipes too!

I have three chicken marinades that dh really loves - and since he is the worlds most picky eater, h'm sure lots of people will like these too!


Chow Chicken
- this is what my family calls it because when my sister was little she use to say it was "chow-a-linga" thus, chow chicken!
5 T. Lemon Juice
3 T. Soy Sauce
2 Cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 t pepper
1 t dried basil

I usually make this in the morning and put two frozen chicken breast in it and let it marinade all day and then Grill it!

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Lemon Garlic Chicken

1/4 c lemon juice
2 T molasses
2 t Worcestershire sauce
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/4 t salt
1/4 t black pepper

combine lemon juice, molasses, Worcestershire sauce and garlic and add chicken (i use skinless boneless chicken breasts) cover and marinate in fridge for an hour (i do longer most times) and turn occasionally

preheat oven to 425
Take chicken and put in a shallow roasting pan, coated with cooking spray. pour marinade over chicken, sprinkle with salt and pepper
bake at 425 (for blsl) for 20 minutes, baste with marinade, bake for 2o more minutes

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Jamaican Chicken (SO GOOD!!)

4 bunches of green onion
3/4 c red wine vinegar
1/4 c olive oil
1/4 c minced jalapeno pepper
2 T sugar
4t salt
1 T dried Thyme
1 T allspice
2 t pepper
1/2 t cinnamon

Blend all ingredients in the food processor (chop onions a bit first)

divide into 4 Ziploc bags - each bag can hold 4 chicken breasts

You can freeze with or without chicken in the Ziploc bag. if without, marinate chicken for 2-24 hours!
Grill!

Usually with this we have veggie kebabs...onion, peppers, sometimes pineapple!
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Hope you Enjoy!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

I O'd!!

yay!! Right now I am only 3 dpo, but i was getting a bit nervous about my temps not going up...this is how the chart is looking today...


the fertility friend intercourse timing analyzer is telling me that "high" which means we timed sex really well...so, we'll see what happens.
Started eating the pineapple core today..sick. i did not enjoy it at all....

I'm so tired. I'm going to take a nap before DH gets home....
keep your fingers crossed!!

Friday, April 24, 2009

YEAH!!

FINALLY!!!! a positive opk!! I've been having fertility signs like crazy the past couple days...for me that's: headache, mood swings, pizza face and of course the wet/ewcm....but i hadn't been able to confirm with an opk...whelp, this morning i did!

I sent DH a pic message and he said:
"Man, I could really use this info to my advantage, like you make me pancakes or you aren't getting any" LOL
i replied "you want a baby too..."
he said "yeah...but still....(insert sexy emocotion)"

Its odd, for some reason i cant stop looking at the opk, its not like its a pregnancy test or anything..lol, ooh its gonna be a CRAZY day when i get my BFP! haha

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

BFPBs!!

Yeah, its dumb, but i'm totally excited to have not one, not two, but three awesome bfpbs!! app1e3, hopefull11 and BrockStar!

pretty much all a bfpb is someone to share your excitement/let downs/stress everything TTC with and when a bfp comes along, you send a small gift!

i think that bfpbs are going to be great since no one except my sister knows we're ttc

*BabyDust* to my bfpbs!

.....oh, haven't done my opk yet today, but i still have EWCM! poor dh gets used again! lol

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

ugh...

why did i go out and get drunk last night?! i feel like shit today. really a whole lot of shit.
i need a nap.

on the upside, i have more EWCM!!! so, I'm gonna have to get over this hangover i have going on and maybe put on somethin sexy for DH! ::sexy music starts playing::

we'll see if the opk gives me a + today in a couple hours! until then, nap.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Negitive opk's

Hm...
I have some EWCM and a negitive opk....guess my body is just gearing up to Ovulate in a couple days...but DH better watch out...he's getting JUMPED tonight! haha

...it's a good thing DH doesnt mind being jumped, even though he did tell me i was 'using him to get to his sperm'. I guess that is true, but he's using me to get a whole baby. We'll call it even!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Me A-Z

Nothing good to write about today. I'm really tired.

My sister and her bf are coming to visit this weekend, i'm really excited to see her (2 weekends in a row! heck yeah!!) i love when she comes down to Indiana to visit!

I saw this on Kit's blog (another GP-er) and thought maybe you'd like to know a bit more about me other than the fact i'm ilovetolaugh on GP! haha

A - Age: 25

B - Bed size:​​ King

C- Car you drive​:​​ Mazda or Honda

D - Dad'​​s Name:​​ Eric

E - Essen​tial start​ your day item:​​ BBT

F - Favor​ite actor​(​​s)​​:​​ Steve corell

G - Gold or Silve​r:​​ white​ gold, freshly roduim plated

H - Heigh​t:​​ 5'5

I - Instr​ument​s you play(​​ed)​​:​​ I dabbled in piano, violin, trumpet and drums....drums were my fav for sure!

J - Job title​:​ Running our business

K - Kid(​​s)​​:​​ Praying each and every day for a healthy one of our own

L - Livin​g arran​gemen​ts:​​ DH and i live in a nice little apartment

M - Mom'​​s name:​ JLC

N - Name of first pet - Hannah

O - Overn​ight hospi​tal stay other​ than birth​:​​ yep, dr thought i was having brain seizures.

P - Pet Peeve​:​​ dirty clothes not in hamper, wet bathroom floor after DH gets out of the shower

Q - Quote​s you like:​​ "life's too short to be snotty"

R - Right​ or left hande​d:​​ Right​

S - Sibli​ngs:​​ twin brother and little brother

T - Time you wake up: 7 am

U- Under​wear:​​ most of the time, yep.

V - Veget​able you disli​ke:​​ i really like them all!

W - Ways you run late:​​ the damn dogs!

X - X-​​rays you'​​ve had: everything, seriously.

Y - Yummy​ food you make:​​ I am a fan-freking-tastic cook!

Z- Zodia​c:​​ leo

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Got 'em!

I got my OPK test strips in the mail today...

after reading the directions online i found out that i have to:
  • start testing on cycle day 12 since i have a 29 day cycle
  • not drink much before i use the opks
  • hold my pee for two hours (AHH!!) in the middle of the day (probably around 2pm)
I'm excited to start using them in a couple days. i think this will be a great tool for us to use, especially since i am not an expert at charting yet.

I went to weight watchers today. I guess I ate too much Easter candy this week. I'm up 1.2lbs, but i haven't gained at all since i joined WW in January. Time to get my butt moving! on a walk I go!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Easter Weekend

It was so good to go home and see my family. I feel like it's been so long!

I had to stay away from blogging, playing on the bump and...gulp...having sex for the weekend since no one knows we're ttc. I guess we could have had sex at mom and dads house...but that always creeps me out and i get a little nervous they'll yell at me! hahaha i don't know why thy would since we're married...haha, i guess its more of a respect issue.

I'm exhausted today. May have been the crazy fun weekend and all the driving...or the rainy Monday, either way i need a nap and that's where I'm off to.

Friday, April 10, 2009

OPKs

I ordered Ovulation Predictor Kits last week and should get them in the mail any day now. I know that i for sure O'd last month, but it will be helpful for me to know when it is coming. I haven't charted enough to know exactly what signs mean what.

DH and I are heading to my parents house with our dogs for the weekend. I'm excited to see my family, but I wish we would have had a BFP to share with them. But then again, if we would have gotten a BFP we'd be waiting until after the ultrasound to tell them, so it would have been a hard secret to keep!

I've got my green tea regiment going again. apparently aside from the fact it is super, it helps with CM and getting more EWCM to be exact. Some girls say it works well, some say it had reverse affects. I've heard the same thing with Grapefruit/grapefruit juice. I'll stick with the tea!

Hope you have a great Easter weekend! I'm outta here!

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Welcome!

My husband and I have been married for just over 7 months now and have decided its time to try to have a baby! After thinking for a long time on both of our parts, we've also decided not to tell family and friends about our new adventure. Both of us feel like the pressure is already high to have a baby from people and if we tell future grandparents/aunts/uncles that the pressure will be increased about when we're going to get pregnant.

Well, that's a lie. I told my sister. But, she's my best friend and I also really wanted her to pray for us.

The ladies of www.thebump.com getting pregnant board have been very helpful and entertaining in the beginning of our TTC journey! I do enjoy passing my workday by with them!

My husband's family has a history of having a very low sperm count. His dad and grandfather couldn't have children after the age of 25. DH (please see abbreviations on the right side of this blog) is now 26 almost 27, which is what got us thinking about having kids. We're not necessarily financially ready for kids, but then again...when can you ever be sure that you are?

I have had endometriosis since I was 14. My doctor put me on BCPs then to help and now i'm on my own. For now, I am going to assume that this is not going to cause us problems while TTC, but I do know that down the road it could be a problem. Thus, another reason to chart and get things going. In case you dont know (like DH didnt) : Endometriosis is a disorder of the female reproductive system. In endometriosis, the endometrium, which normally lines your uterus, grows in other places as well. Most often, this growth is on your fallopian tubes, ovaries or the tissue lining your pelvis. When endometrial tissue is located elsewhere in your body, it continues to act as it normally would during a menstrual cycle: It thickens, breaks down and bleeds each month. Because there's nowhere for the blood from this displaced tissue to exit your body, it becomes trapped, and surrounding tissue can become irritated. Trapped blood may lead to cysts, scar tissue and adhesions — abnormal tissue that binds organs together. This process can cause pelvic pain, especially during your period. Endometriosis also can cause fertility problems. (www.mayoclinic.com)

anyways....

I started charting my cycles by taking my BBT, CM and CP this past cycle. By charting, you can see and start to predict when Ovulation will occur and if/when AF will be there. The links to my chart on FertilityFriend.com are above the abbreviations.

I have to admit, i was pretty bummed out yesterday when AF came, but at least i know that even after 11 years on BCP, i am ovulating! Sometimes it takes women months even years to ovulate...so i guess my body is ready to jump back into O-ing!

Well, I suppose that I should get back to work. I will be updating again soon!