Exhausting Weekend!

So I started spotting on Sat and AF finally showed on Sunday. Good news is I was so busy I didn't even have time to really be disappointed. On Saturday morning, me and the other bridesmaids hosted a wedding shower for one of my best friends. We hosted it at a local restaurant and everything came out great! I made oreo truffles for favors for everyone and they were a huge hit! There were 53 people at the shower, so it took almost 2 hours to open all the gifts!! The shower started at 11:30, and I didn't get home until 2:30!

If that was exhausting enough, Saturday night we had the bachlorette party for the bride. We did everything on one weekend because most of the bridesmaids live out of town, so it was a jammed packed day! We started off the evening at my house with a Lingerie Shower. It was so much fun to have everyone over, and I was fortunate enough to have my dad offer to cook dinner for us so I didn't have to rush around too much after the first shower because he and my DH were cooking away when I got home. He made 2 great dips for appetizers in addition to putting together a cheese tray. Then for dinner he prepared Chicken and Andouille Gumbo and Shrimp and Grits. He also made a great big salad. Everything thing was super yummy and all 19 of the guest went back for seconds!! After we ate and she opened gifts, we piled into cabs and headed to the french quarter.

Although I live in New Orleans, locals rarely go into the french quarter to go out. But for special occasions like this we usually go down there because it does tend to be fun and rowdy. Well we got down there and it was packed!! We couldn't figure out why it was so crowded until we realized everyone looked fairly young. Then we finally put 2 and 2 together and realized it was college spring break! Those kids were have a good time!! It was pretty funny, and we all ended up joining in and having fun. I went home on the early side (around midnight) because I was just exhausted from the day but the bride and some of the other girls stayed out until 4am! So needless to say they were living it up like the college kids. :-)

So here comes cycle #9. I'm thinking it sounds like a lucky one!

Damn you Phantom Symptoms

So last Friday at 3DPO, I went out to lunch with my co-workers. When we returned to work, I started feeling really light headed and kinda out of it. I asked them if they were feeling OK assuming maybe it was food poisoning, and they all were OK. I came home that evening, and was exhausted all of the sudden, so I laid down to take a nap, which i never do. So what's a baby-crazed-woman to do? Assume the light-headiness and tiredness is a sign she's pregnant, right?!?! Ahhh, so annoying. Why does our mind do this to us?? I mean seriously, obviously I can't experience symptoms at 3DPO.

I was exhausted and feeling weird again Saturday. Sunday started the terrible heart burn, which has persisted until today. And of course there have been the odd twinges in my uterus. I swear, my body is playing a mean, mean trick on me. Now, I try to remind myself that reality is they are nothing, but there is that little piece of me that hopes they are. It's ridiculous I know. I hate myself for allowing this to happen to me.

In other related news, my best friend, the one who came to visit me over valentine's day, is pregnant. She told me a few weeks after she was in town, but I've been waiting to share the news until she went to her first U/S. She went on Friday and everything is right on track. The funny part is she actually conceived the weekend she was in town visiting, so at least I know someone can get pregnant in my house!!!

I love her and couldn't be happier for her and her DH. I'm super excited to be able to watch her on this amazing journey, but of course I'm a little jealous. I feel guilty for feeling jealous. I hate that I've become that jealous person. I know its natural and we all do it, but I hate that I feel it. I've been sending her tons of links that i've collected on over a year on GP. She loves them all, and I love being able to use all this info I've accumulated on being PG.

8DPO and counting.

And so begins the 2WW

So according to my OV watch, I O'd on Wednesday. And so begins the 2WW. I'm feeling pretty good about it. I am hosting a wedding shower and a bachlorette party next Saturday for my girl friend, so I am slightly considering testing next sat which would be 10DPO. But I probably will chicken out and not do it b/c I would rather not know, than see a BFN. I guess I'll wait and see how I feel next week.

If this cycle isn't our luck cycle, I'm thinking about using pre-seed next cycle. I'll need to order some more sensors next month, so I'll order them early in and month and get some pre-seed as well. Have any of you used pre-seed? If so let me know what you thought about it.

I have a very low-key weekend planned since DH has inventory all weekend. I hope to be able to go get some flowers and replant my flower beds since the weather is finally getting really nice here! I love working in the garden and its been REALLY neglected this winter, so that should keep me busy almost all weekend. I also might go see "He's Just Not That Into You." I read the book and thought it was great, so I'm hoping the movie does it justice! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

The watch works!

I got my first Fertile Day 1 reading on Saturday, so it looks like the watch is working :-) As of today, I am on Fertile Day 3 so I should O on Wednesday. I'm not confirming with temping, so I'm just going to trust it. If we go a couple of months with out it working maybe I'll start temping again but for now I'm just happy the watch is working!

This weekend was a TON of fun! We went out to dinner Friday and Saturday, and then went to the St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday! DH got sick starting on Thursday, so I took on most of the hosting responsibilities, but I was happy to do it because we don't get to see my BIL very often, and I love his GF. I think they had a good time, so that's all that matters. I am exhausted however, so I am looking forward to a quite week and weekend.

Last night after the parade, we decided to go to a movie because no one was up for big. We went and saw The Reader. It was really good, and I see why Kate Winslet won an award. I didn't know much about it, and it was definitely a bit depressing, but I would recommend seeing it because the acting is amazing.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Good news

The OV watch people emailed me yesterday and confirmed my suspicions..."The watch STORES the data; the sensor only OBTAINS it." Attaching a new sensor didn't mess up my cycle, so that was a big relief. So that's my PSA for the day!

Other than that there is not to much going on in my world. School is kicking my butt this week, but mainly because I am trying to get everything done before the weekend. My Brother-in-law and his girlfriend are coming in to visit, which means I won't be able to get very much school work done this weekend. They come in Thursday evening and are leaving on Monday morning. We have a bunch of fun things planned for their visit, so I hope they're ready for a jam packed weekend!

Oh, the lengths we'll go

Preface: for the OV watch to work, you must have 6 continuous hours of readings each day. Most people wear it while they sleep so you can get readings from midnight to 6 am each day.

So Friday night, I took off my OV watch in my sleep (let's hope I don't do this again!). I woke up at about 3:45am Saturday morning, realized what had happened and put it back on. When I finally really woke up, I realized the sensor was missing from the watch. It must have gotten detached when I took it off in my sleep. DH and I took apart the whole bed and couldn't find it. We re-checked the bed, looked around the floor, and under the bed. No luck, we couldn't find it anywhere. I was in a rush to get a class, so I had to abandon the search.

I emailed the OV watch people when I got to class to see what I should do and of course they're not in on the weekends. So when I got home, I looked all through the bed and room again, and I still couldn't find it. I read through all the FAQs, of course its not addressed. So I decided to sacrifice $33, and just put a new sensor in. I put on the watch around 4pm so I could get the 6 continuous hours of reading for Saturday since I hadn't gotten it in the 12am-6am time frame like normal. I guess I'll find out on Monday if putting in a new sensor will screw up the readings, from my understanding of how the watch works, i don't think it should.

Now here comes the ridiculousness on my part. After I put on my watch at 4pm, I realized I still had to take a shower for today. Of course I realized this after 6:00pm, which means I couldn't take it off b/c I wouldn't get the 6 continuous hours of readings for Saturday. What's a girl to do in such situations?!?! My solution: put your arm in a giant Ziploc bag, and rap your forearm in an ace bandage to make sure no water gets in. I mean seriously, if someone had seen me they would have thought I was completely nuts (luckily DH was out golfing). So there you have it, I've reached a new level of craziness when it comes to this baby making stuff.

Hope everyone is having as great weekend!

Back in the Saddle...Finally!

So I officially started my AF yesterday night, which means we are back in the TTC saddle again!! YAY! I set my OV Watch this morning, so I'm going to start wearing that tonight. I'm going to also start being more vigilant about my PNVs and B6. I don't think am going to temp again. I never tested early, so knowing my exact O date isn't hugely important to me. I also don't sleep well when I'm temping so I figured I'd go a few rounds with out it and see what happens. So here we go again. I guess this is technically Cycle #8, since after cycle 7 we started TTA... it sounds like a lucky one to me? I can't believe its been a year since I began this journey.

The Britney concert was a blast! I listen to mostly country now, so I didn't know some of the songs, but she put on such a show and included some of her old hits like Toxic and Baby One More Time!! There was so much going on between her, the dancers, and all the props that I felt like I couldn't take everything in. She definitely didn't dance as much as she used too, but her dancers were amazing so the show was still great. All in all, it was a fun night out!

Its Britney time!

Yes, I am actually going to be at the opening of Britney's new world tour tonight! Of course she's opening her new show in her home state, where she's sure to get lots of love! Its going to be totally out of control! I can't wait. A friend from work and I are going, and we managed to get great seats, so we should be all set! Here's a little something to get you excited with me!

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