Sick Little Girl

This morning when Alicia woke up, she told us that she didn’t feel like eating breakfast… We instantly knew something was up, because eating is Alicia’s very favorite thing to do (has been since she was a baby! ). Not 15 minutes later, and she was in the bathroom throwing up. Poor Princess. [...]

Slowly Improving

Joe and I are slowly getting better. The cough still lingers, but the aches and pains are gone.
It was strange seeing Joe sick for so long. Normally, when he gets sick, he lies in bed for a while (moaning), then he sleeps for a couple 2-3 hours, and then he’s fine. But this [...]

Protected: Another Down Day

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P.S.

I meant to add this to the last post, and I forgot…
I am temporarily putting a hold on the baby-making thing until the dental work is done. I ovulated last night, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to try and get pregnant while on Vicodin. I’ll let you know when we start trying [...]

So Much for a Quiet Day

As I think I mentioned a couple months ago, this spring I plan on having a big garage sale. We will be selling most of the kids outgrown toys, clothes, and a lot of the baby things. (Not all of them though, there are some stuff that I just CAN’T give up.) … I’m not [...]

Updates

On Marriage 

ETA @ 12:23 am … Gosh, I hope I am not saying too much… I keep going back and forth, as to whether I should have made this a private post… It’s not like Joe and I were ever on the verge of divorce or anything, because THAT would never happen in a million years….
For [...]

Dreaming

I can tell I have babies on my mind.
Last night I had a dream that I was pregnant. When I woke up at around 4 to use the restroom, I was disappointed that the dream was over. But then when I fell back asleep I had another dream… This time I had darlingbaby boy. OMGoodness, [...]

P.S.

It’s CD16, and I think I’m ovulating… Wish me luck!

A Little of This, and a Little of That

Baby Things

I didn’t have to talk to Joe about keeping the baby things… I think the fact that I burst into tears when he told me that Dorothy’s friend wanted the clothes was a clue that even he could understand. … When he came home he said, “I have it all figured out. We [...]

Not as Easy as it Sounds

When we moved into the house, it hadn’t even been 2 months since we lost Sweet Pea… I was hoping to get pregnant again right away, so we dubbed the 4th bedroom “the nursery”, and stacked tub after tub of baby/toddler things in that room, for future use:

I have so many things in that room… [...]

Taking a Break

I’ve decided to take a short break from baby making… I need some time off from the emotional roller coaster I’ve been on since last fall. It won’t be a permanent break, because as you know, I *really* want a baby… But I need a couple months to regroup.
We’ll start back trying, in August or [...]

Dreams

I had a dream last night, that I gave birth to a baby boy. He was beautiful, and was smiling at me right away. He was small, but so sweet and cuddly… A perfect baby…
I wonder if my dreams will ever come true?
I just keep getting sabotaged every month… This month is ruined too… Usually [...]

Protected: Lord, Give me Patience

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A Decision

I have decided to give myself a time limit, on getting pregnant. I have given us until my next birthday to get pregnant with a baby that sticks around. If I haven’t gotten (and stayed) pregnant by that point, then I am giving up.
Why?
Because there is only so much one person can take. This month [...]

Twins

Today Alicia told me that she was praying for twins. Isn’t that the cutest thing? She wants Mommy to have a boy and a girl, so we can have three of each, just like Brady Bunch.
She’s been talking about a new baby a lot lately. All the kids (with the exception of Amanda, who [...]

Not This Time

The lines never got any darker on the pregnancy tests (and this mornings was completely blank… not even a hint of a line), and the nausea stopped… And it feels like my cycle is going to start at any moment… Right on time… So, I think I probably just had a touch of the flu [...]

Ups and Downs

What a day of ups and downs today has been… Joe called this morning, and he was pretty upset… When we moved out to Sandy, Donavan, a guy Joe works with, told their boss that because of the long commute that Joe would have (once we moved to Molalla), that he figured more and likely [...]

Cycle Day 24

I think you can safely say that I’ve taken this whole TTC thing to an unhealthy level.
I have become obsessed… You can tell I have when I spend hours on a site titled peeonastick.com. It’s all I can think about. Every time I use the restroom I’m peeing in a cup. If I’m [...]

Cycle Day 23…

… I think. I’m starting to lose track!
Last night, after all the party guests left (and after watching a Little House with Joe and the kids) I decided to do some research on the ovulation predictor kits…
The instructions (which I read carefully, the day I got them) said to test once a day, at [...]

I’m Just Saying

I don’t think those ovulation test strips are working. I’m on cycle day 22, and not one of them has shown ovulation… This morning I blew my nose, and ended up throwing up… I’m just saying…