I found out early yesterday morning through an adorable picture message that my friend Alia (and Mikey) had their sweet little girl at 7:21am. Then, while at work today, I received an email that another of our friends Tish (and Russ) had their baby boy at 11:06am today! Two cute babies in two days! Both babies are beautiful and healthy...but neither have names, yet. I don't personally understand that, but to each his own! My babies have been named for 10 years...now they just need to be made, cooked and delivered. :)
On another note, the countdown begins. My friend (why do we use this term? I don't find anything "friendly" about hemorraging) is due to arrive on Sunday.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
www.peeonastick.com - Yes, it exists.
Time flies when you're not blogging! I thought for PC sake that I should get something on here. Maybe to keep myself from losing sleep? Probably not. My cat takes care of that for me.
Anyway, another day, another month and more time lapsed. No news at this point in time. We started using the ovulation kit this month...only to realize AFTER the fact that my hormone spike was detected. Just not in the allotted 5-8 minutes that they tell you the strip is good for! After doing some research online I discovered that there are many women who keep their pee sticks (I know, right?), write on them the date and time that they took them, and take photos for comparison. Hmm...how does this work when your results are not guaranteed after 8 minutes? Looking back on it, Justin had looked at a couple of them and stated, "These look exactly the same...how are we supposed to know?" Damn me for not doing research ahead of time. I would have know that they looked the same because I was spiking. Hindsight is 20/20, damnit.
Okay, you're right, I followed suit. I went back into the trash and pulled mine out...for comparison sake, alright?! ;) Sure enough...it was plain as day which strips had plainly detected the hormone spike and which hadn't. Apparently the sad, gross and horribly obsessive nature that is peeing-on-a-stick (with a whole website dedicated to it, mind you) has trapped me in its clutches as well. I will be saving mine from now on (and possibly writing dates and times?). How else can I tell if they aren't evident until AFTER the 8 minutes?! AND what they don't tell you in the directions is that it is best to test in the afternoon. Hello?! Would have been nice to know! I was testing first thing in the morning as a good pregnancy test taker would. Apparently your Lh hormone doesn't build up until after you wake up. Who knew?!
Something tells me in the err of our ways we weren't so lucky this time around. If this had taught me anything, it's patience. Not on my time, but His!
Anyway, another day, another month and more time lapsed. No news at this point in time. We started using the ovulation kit this month...only to realize AFTER the fact that my hormone spike was detected. Just not in the allotted 5-8 minutes that they tell you the strip is good for! After doing some research online I discovered that there are many women who keep their pee sticks (I know, right?), write on them the date and time that they took them, and take photos for comparison. Hmm...how does this work when your results are not guaranteed after 8 minutes? Looking back on it, Justin had looked at a couple of them and stated, "These look exactly the same...how are we supposed to know?" Damn me for not doing research ahead of time. I would have know that they looked the same because I was spiking. Hindsight is 20/20, damnit.
Okay, you're right, I followed suit. I went back into the trash and pulled mine out...for comparison sake, alright?! ;) Sure enough...it was plain as day which strips had plainly detected the hormone spike and which hadn't. Apparently the sad, gross and horribly obsessive nature that is peeing-on-a-stick (with a whole website dedicated to it, mind you) has trapped me in its clutches as well. I will be saving mine from now on (and possibly writing dates and times?). How else can I tell if they aren't evident until AFTER the 8 minutes?! AND what they don't tell you in the directions is that it is best to test in the afternoon. Hello?! Would have been nice to know! I was testing first thing in the morning as a good pregnancy test taker would. Apparently your Lh hormone doesn't build up until after you wake up. Who knew?!
Something tells me in the err of our ways we weren't so lucky this time around. If this had taught me anything, it's patience. Not on my time, but His!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Better luck next time!
After too many over-the-counter tests, a blood test, and a lot of frustration I finally got my "friend"...eight days late. Who knows what happened? Might have been stress (more than usual?), might have been anticipation, might have just been a fluke. Either way, we're not pregnant...yet. But we're excited to keep trying! ;)
We've decided (because Justin and I are not patient people) that we're going to use an ovulation predictor kit next month. We have friends that have had really good luck (after really bad luck) using them and we figure every little bit helps. I had always hoped that our kids would be born sometime other than November, but if we conceive this time around, that's exactly what we'll get. One more fall birthday in the mix. Beggers can't be choosers, I suppose!
We've decided (because Justin and I are not patient people) that we're going to use an ovulation predictor kit next month. We have friends that have had really good luck (after really bad luck) using them and we figure every little bit helps. I had always hoped that our kids would be born sometime other than November, but if we conceive this time around, that's exactly what we'll get. One more fall birthday in the mix. Beggers can't be choosers, I suppose!
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