i want my money back.

yesterday, h and i went to the county fair with the coach and our friend dee. it was a day of petting baby chicks and goats and alpacas, riding the ferris wheel, and the best people watching ever.
and so, when i saw the “palm readings $5″ tent, i thought, “fun!” i’d never had my [...]

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the finger.

rejoining the land of photo friday. i immediately thought of this photo when calliope suggested this week’s topic. it’s my sister remembering the alamo on the riverwalk in san antonio last week.

also, this photo features fingers, right? it is my mother and me, on her first trip to austin, where she stayed w/ [...]

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reasons why i will be pregnant this cycle:

1. my friend chris is bringing me a fertility stone. he is all about the crystals and energy healing, and i see him as a beautiful mystic.
2. september is a proven fertile time for my family: my sister, aunt and uncle (siblings) are all geminis.
3. we insemmed on the autumnal equinox.
4. [...]

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dr c. versus ff

this morning, i took my temperature like a good little girl. as i expected, it was up for the 3rd day in a row, therefore graduating me officially into my luteal phase. i was surprised and a little crestfallen to see that fertility friend estimated my ovulation day as saturday…the only day i got [...]

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well.

we are officially in the 2ww. so strange to only have to pester the coach once. i know our chances are lower than they could be. i got a +opk saturday afternoon, and my temp was up yesterday. we insemmed about 7:30 am, and after an intimate 20 minutes propped up on [...]

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update.

thanks so much for the helpful comments!
in the end we decided against inseminating tonight.  i have to take my mom and sister to the airport at 7 am tomorrow, and h will drive over to the coach’s house for an early morning pickup.  we’ll insem before i go to work in the morning.  and we’ll [...]

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wwyd?

hello friends.  so sorry it’s been so long since my last post.  insanity has been the keyword around here, with work and health and my mother’s visit being some of the factors.
anyway.  it’s cd17 and i got a positive opk this morning.  tonight is my mother’s last night in town.  i know i won’t ovulate [...]

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help? [edit]

hola ladies,
i was wondering if any of you have a recent discount code for earlypregnancytests.com? i’m about to purchase this month’s stash, and can’t find the email they sent out…
thanks!
[edit: i got it. supplies are ordered!]

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of lodestars and hearts.

first, thank you to everyone who left such encouraging comments on my last post. they have bolstered me as i’ve bled with vengeful cramps. i haven’t had a period this intense in a long, long time.
[oh! reminder! must call in clomid prescription...]
anyway, i knew i wasn’t pregnant on h’s birthday, and decided to [...]

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the verdict.

i’m out.
really bad cramps.
temperature dip to just above my coverline.
spotting.
negative test.
so long, hope for a may baby.  hello junebug.
i think i’m okay.  i still had a little hope yesterday, but last night brought the unmistakable cramps.  if nothing else, i know i ovulated this month, which relieved a lot of fear.  i knew this month [...]

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