Packages and planes

So I, along with a very worried/pissed off cousin of mine in Arizona, have been dealing with a fiasco of sorts with the US Postal Service. First, some background:


Over a year ago, Jake and I bought our new car, our 2008 Honda CRV. I already had a Mistubishi Lancer and we were thinking of what we might do with it. Jake wanted to sell it, but I didn't. I had a BETTER idea. It's been a kind of tradition in my family to gift old cars to those in the family who need them. My cousin Megan was given 2 cars, one from my mom and one from my grandmother when she bought her Saturn in 1995. When it was my turn for my first car, Megan gave me her grandma-gifted 1984 Buick. Of course there are other car-gifts, but I don't really remember them too much.





My cousins, Adam and Barbara live in Mesa, AZ with their two dogs and were in need of a car. I decided it was my turn to perpetuate the tradition by giving them the Lancer. It was the best thing I ever did, and I've never regretted the decision. Of course every time I talk to them on the phone, thank-yous come even now, a year later. So, as a thank you gift, Barbara made me a quilt. She sent it (I'm guessing) the week before last. Monday, I got an orange slip saying the carrier wasn't allowed to just leave packages on the doorstep and for me to sign the slip, authorizing him/her to leave the box at my door, which I did.





An entire week went by and I went to the post office, tried to get in touch with our carrier, called the USPS, all with no outcome. So, Jake talked to the mail carrier for the office and he said "I'll try to find it for you". Well, he did! I gave him a huge hug and was so happy to have SOMEONE in the USPS who cares about what they do. Thank you Barbara and Adam for the gorgeous quilt!

Also, in about 18 hours, Jake, my Dad and I will be on a plane to Texas for 5 days. I'll try to blog while I'm there, but I can't guarantee anything. I promise to blog when I get home though. No worries! :)

"Good Morning Mommy"

This morning, I was hobnobbing around the house and when I walked into the living room from the kitchen, this is what I was greeted with:

Chloe was just chilling on the "cat recliner" (all cats Jake has ever had/lived with LOVE this chair). So I had to break out the camera. Isn't she too cute?

Weekly video 4/24/09

This is classic, yet so not PC...but then, when is George Lopez ever PC?

Enjoy!

5 days left

As the days creep by, I get more and more excited and yet more and more nervous.

There are a lot of questions rolling around in my head and a million "what if"s. Is this it? Is it finally our turn? If it's not this cycle, do I have what it takes to go through multiple cycles of this? What if it works? What do I do? What will being pregnant feel like?

I actually had a dream last night that I was telling my family that I was pregnant and I had one person give me the biggest hug that actually picked me up off the ground. It felt so good to say those words out loud, even if it was in a dream. I've been holding the words in, not even saying them to myself.

5 days left....5 days left...

We are at DefCom High!

This morning, my CBEFM (Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor) measured me at high fertility. YAY!! My BBT finally changed, I got 97.6, which is good. It's a significant drop (half a degree) but i'm not surprised given half my body was not covered by blankets with the fan on high blowing on me.

What I'm waiting for is a "Peak" fertility reading. I also got some OPKs so I can confirm ovulation. I'm excited about this. I just hope it gets better from here.

Trip to Target...

Target is pretty much our go-to store for everything except groceries, and clothes.

Saturday, Jake and I stopped at Target to get "The Spirit" on DVD (it wasn't that great by the way). Jake was downstairs and I was upstairs where the movies are...and the baby stuff. As soon as I got off of the escalator, I was greeted with baby clothes that were too cute for words. As I walked up and gingerly picked up the little outfits and looked at them, I really started to wonder if this cycle would work for us.

I've been praying a lot for a healthy baby/pregnancy and a successful IUI, but I know these things aren't up to me. I've been going to acupuncture, I've been trying to exercise more and eat healthier. I've been taking prenatal vitamins and eating excess pineapple, spinach and pomegranate juice. In a few days, I'll be taking Mucinex (probably TMI for this blog, so I won't go into details as to why)...but it also made me sad that I once again feel "broken".

These are the times I knew would come. I knew I would feel this way, and I know I will get over it. But in the meantime, I still have 7-8 days until I O, so I'm trying to relax and time things accordingly.

Day 4 of 98.1

This morning was the 4th morning in a row where my BBT was 98.1. Friday, Saturday and Sunday I thought something was wrong with my thermometer, so I went to Long's to get a new one. So this morning, I used the new one and guess what...98.1 degrees. Part of me thinks this might be a good thing since if I stay at 98.1 and there's a big change in that temp around O-time, it'll be easier to catch. But then why am I staying at 98.1? Shouldn't I have different temperatures everyday? Hmmm...

Saturday we went for a picnic with Summer, Candy, Skyler, Lynn and Monroe. At one point, it was Jake's "turn" to watch Skyler (aka follow her so she doesn't run off) and I was watching them. Seeing Jake follow this little person and talk to her, then pick her up and point to me and wave...it was one of those "He's going to be a great Dad" moments. ((sigh)).

I hope everyone is having a great Monday so far. I know I am. :)