Can't wait for the weekend...

Phew, the past week or so has been super busy. I had a week's worth of "two lines" on the OPKs but didn't get a positive until CD17. There is just something great about getting two lines and knowing your body is doing what it is supposed to do. As with most previous months, our timing was great. Things were a tad hectic but we rolled with the punches.

We enrolled Ethan in to swimming lessons, that began last week but he started having random back pain so after being in and out of the doctors office for two days, we decided maybe we will wait till later and re-enroll him. We still aren't 100% sure what was/is causing the pain but he's not screaming because of it, so we are relieved for that.

My adorable husband turned the big 3-0 last week. Even though we spent over 3 hours in the doctors office on his birthday we were able to make it to his surprise birthday party. Which was the perfect way to end a fairly stressful day. Definitely a birthday he will not soon forget.

Our anniversary is next month...getting pregnant would be the best anniversary gift ever!! I'm 5DPO today so we should know by the end of the month...or possibly by the end of the week. Thankfully I have a lot going on to keep my mind busy and preoccupied.

Today life is great and for that I am thankful!!

Changes...

Today is CD9 and already so many good things have happened.  The most exciting news is the fact that our house that has been on the market for 2.5 years is now under contract. WOO HOO!! What a relief and answered prayer this has been. It will be like getting a job, with only having one mortgage to have to pay. Even though it hasn't always been easy and money has been tight, God has always provided.  What an awesome God we serve!

The other change this month is, I decided to use ovulation predictor kits (OPK). I really hadn't wanted to add this to my daily routine, since I've been charting but at this point it's the only thing we haven't tried. So, I figured, what the heck.

Here is a picture of what every day entails for me now:

I started the OPK today. Even though there were two lines, yet still negative, there's something that just lifts your spirits to see two lines. I was actually surprised to see two lines already, since I'm only at CD9. I took one at 1:30 and one at 6:00, since I've read you should take them twice a day to make sure you catch your 'surge'. Unexpectedly the one at 6:00 is already darker. Hmm...wonder if I'm going to ovulate earlier this month?

CD1

Today starts the first day of  a new cycle...cycle #7, to be exact. I kinda expected to have this result but was hopeful we would get lucky two months in a row.

On a positive note...last month was my first cycle in 6 months to be back at the normal (for me) 28 day cycle. Plus having a 12 day LP is a great sign. I'm going to look at the last cycle as my 'reset' cycle. :)

On to the next month and all the fun and adventure it will bring.