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new, exciting, interresting or out of the ordinary. the board has been quiet lately... let's get some conversation going!
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we spent 12/30 - 1/13 in florida. i was a wonderful two week vacation spent doing nothing... eating, drinking and relaxing. it was basically being home-away-from-home without having the stress of work and school. since coming home, life has been non-stop. h is really busy with work and i am now back to class, working and interning. my weeks are out of control and most days i can't keep my head straight.
oh, and ovulating is a biatch and i'm so sick of "trying". i miss being on the pill and having an easy period. i even brought up to h.. ."what if we didn't have any children?" he didn't shut me down but he wasn't really interrested in learning more either. we'll see.
is it shallow that i'm selfish and not really looking forward to all the luxuries that i'm going to loose once a baby arrives?
it's not selfish, you're just being honest with yourself. believe me, there are MANY times that I remember the ease of being single/childless and being able to travel on a whim or go out to a bar without having to worry about childcare. you have to be ready for the biggest lifestyle change you will ever go through.
semi-related: my BFF had her baby today. i am beyond excited and I hate that she lives so far away (she's outside of San Fran). I"m hoping to visit her next month for a bit...but i hate that I can't be there like right now to see her as a new mom.
also...i spent all day yesterday puking and on the toilet with the stomach virus that H and bennett has last week. i was miserable and SO thankful that my mom took bennett last night so i could just be alone and pathetic (h is away on business).
and lastly, H is in Indy for work and is staying right downtown in the thick of all the Super Bowl hoopla. i'm sure it's super cool and i wish i could experience it too...but the minute-to-minute updates via text are getting annoying. i'm glad you just walked past Tom Brady on the sidewalk, talked with Jim Irsay and passed Dane Sanzenbacher and Anthony Gonzales on the escalator but I DONT CARE!
Thanks Bucks.. I hear a lot about this and it gives me anxiety!!
Im sure the first few texts were cool, but enough is enough.
It isn't selfish. I know in the year we were trying for K I often had doubts myself. It was so easy to go places, and we could stay out as late as we wanted. And even now with K I miss things as well. But there are really good things so I don't question our decision to have him. Just know that you aren't alone in having those doubts.
You just have to have a heart-to-heart with your H and decide one way or another. Especially so you can know what will happen with your body. Birth control makes things so much easier and you don't have all the stresses that TTC brings to us females. Males have it so easy, they are either doing their job or they aren't. They don't have the daily stress and worry.
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I think everyone has that "but I can't do this or this or this after kids" feeling. Its not selfish to want to get your pre-baby bucket list done before having that responsibility. Having a baby will just bring a different kind of exciting to your life.
H got a new phone today because his went into the wash on Sunday.
I had 3 or 4 friends have babies in the last 2 weeks and am getting some MAJOR baby envy. Not like "OMG want a baby now" but "look at how cute they are, maybe I want one" kind of thing. Also, I now avoid the little boy section in stores because the little suits and sweater sets are too adorable.
Also, I'm really excited for city bride's baby. She'll be my inspiration in case I accidentally get pregnant, since she was originally on the no baby train. I'm not on the pill anymore, and H and I have a bad track record with condoms.
Frogs never close their eyes. Even in their sleep. That was the fact of the day at work.
H and I are going to try to have sex for the first time in 3 months this week. My last doctors visit was better than the first, but I'm still anxious about it hurting. I plan on surprising him because he's been so awkward about initiating it now. If it works it'll probably be the best sex of our lives since its been so long.
Courtney on the Bachelor has a weird face. I can't look at her when she's talking.
I don't think any of that was exciting or inspirational, just what was on my mind.
Can't think of anything exciting.
Looks like we're getting a YMCA membership. H can have the membership automatically deducted right out of his paycheck, so that is easier than having to come up with the money every month.
I told H that if this cycle ends with a period I'll be calling my doctor for a consultation. It's been a year in February since I stopped birth control and we now have infertility insurance with H's new job. So I guess that is something to look forward to.
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The only thing exciting here is that I've now done my Jillian Michaels DVD 6 times. It's taken me two weeks, but that's more than I ever lasted on any workout "plan". I'm actually interested in keeping it up.
...and to congratulate myself I bought some new shorts. I fear that this is going to open up a whole new "wardrobe" for me. I definitely don't need any more types of clothes to buy. Why do I need cute workout clothes for working out in my living room...no idea!
Shmoozer- not selfish. And I totally feel ya. That's what upset me more than anything about finding out.. What do you mean I can't finish off that bottle of wine now?!?!
Klassy- that was the sweetest thing I think anyone has ever told me. Thank you