Moving forward

I guess my blog is quickly becoming more about baby fever than about the Suns. But, with the team having not played since April, that is expected, right? We do know our game schedule having gone to a half season now and are gearing up with a few things, but really, they still don't play till October, and that is just preseason.

With that, on to more baby talk.

Jason and I were swimming in the pool yesterday. Our plan (or at least my plan) was to put the TTC on hold once September hit to probably March or April (leaving a very, very short amount of time each year) due to not wanting to be extremely pregnant over the brutal Phoenix summer months. We talked about if we should stick with that plan or not, and it seems that we will not keep with that plan. If it happens, and I end up 7, 8 or 9 months pregnant in June to August, he'll have to deal with that and with me. :)

In the meantime, I did pick up two books that I've started flipping through and reading sections of. I picked up Taking Charge of Your Fertility after a few recommendations, and I also picked up What to Expect Before You're Expecting. I've only done a little bit of reading tonight and I have already picked up some more things to know and remember and such. I've also gone ahead and made an appointment with a new OB/GYN for an annual exam next month and I plan on discussing Clomid and such for my PCOS at that point, just to get it on the table even if I don't start it right away. It has only been 2-3 months, I just know of that little problem I have.

I did see the news piece on Fox 10 last night on PCOS. They didn't get into my concerns with PCOS, just the weight factors, the diabetes factor (which is not a concern of mine yet) and the excess hair factor (what about the hair loss!). It was still neat to see and see a TV news show talking about what I have in one of their broadcasts - and it was on before I even tried to fall asleep!

I do have to get back to the gym. I have less than 3 weeks to my 3.1 mile run at Disneyland with my sister. I'm really looking forward to it, but I need to make sure I stay under pace so that I can finish the race! My sister and I talk about bringing our cameras on the race and sprinting really fast to a photo op, taking the picture, then sprinting to the next one. It should be a lot of fun, and it will be the first time in a VERY LONG TIME that it will be just me and my sister at Disneyland. We'll be staying at the Disneyland Hotel which will be my first time since the wedding, though obviously we won't be in the Honeymoon Suite.

School is in full swing now for Jason. His first day was today and he has practice at night. Ahh, the joys of a band director's wife. I just get such a kick out of watching him conduct on stage or leading his marching band on the field for a competition.

Adding someone else

Now my hairstylist is pregnant too. She's actually 5 months so the last time I saw her she was very early on and not telling people. She's due December 30th - it's a girl.

As much as I don't want to

Jason is very much a planner. He doesn't like to have things sprung on him. So, with our "not trying but letting things happen" method of a baby is so not like him. But, neither of us wanted to go in and plan and schedule as to when we had to get busy and try. We recall Friends with Monica and Chandler and don't want to do that. At all.

So, with that, I've only been keeping track of my CD1s. I'm starting to think about what to expect if we need assistance due to my PCOS. I can see a doctor asking me to chart and temp first before signing up for something like Clomid. So, to avoid a few extra months of waiting before something to happen during our "not trying but letting things happen" days, I figured I'd go ahead and chart and temp and the whole thing that way we'll have some sort of "proof" to show if I am ovulating or not. I'm not going to have a clue as to what it all means or how its supposed to look, but, you gotta start somewhere. 

But, we're not "trying". 

:)

Along those same lines of being prepared and planning... I'm looking for a new doctor, but I also want to take into consideration the hospitals too and base my decision on the hospitals and what they have and the doctor itself. Currently looking at 2 offices/2 hospitals on two completely different sides of me. One is further away but is supposedly the better facility. All stuff to consider while I have somewhat of a sound mind. I wonder if I can get a tour as a non-pregnant lady...

My Heart since Jenni tagged me

My Heart: Here is what you need to do:

The rules: "With as much creativity as you can muster, show your heart in: a picture, a poem, a song (or piece of music), a phrase (or quote), an item of clothing, a place, and (just for fun) a Disney princess. If you want to join in, tag six more blogs!

My sister means the world to me. We may be 9 years apart and live in two different states, but I do not know what I'd do without her. Even on my wedding day when she refused to get out of bed to have breakfast with her sister with her hair in those god awful extensions. We have only grown closer over the years. 

I'm going to have to get back on the poem...

Song: Send in the Clowns

This is the corps song to the drum and bugle corps I marched for two years 10 years ago. 

Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, you in midair. Where are the clowns, send in the clowns.

It's not the happiest of songs, but to me it says to look for happier moments when things may be bad. Those 2 years in that activity were some of the best years and I continue to be very passionate about each season that comes.

Quote: The only person that can tell you you can't is you, and you don't have to listen.

I love this quote. It really helped me get through my training for my triathlon. I knew people would expect me to not follow through with the race. When I read this quote, I knew that what people would expect didn't matter, that I'd like to see them try to do a triathlon. 

Clothes:

I love jeans. I could live in jeans all day, every day. I am more comfortable in jeans and feel more like myself in jeans than anything else, including flip flops. 

Place: 

Where else but Paris? I fell in love with this city. I've been to a lot of places across the country and across the world and many I would go back to (it helps that Jason hasn't been to many places before, so I have an excuse) but I would get on a plane right now and fly back to Paris if I could. I absolutely loved it. I loved my experiences there, the people, how my relationship grew with Jason while I was there... Jason agrees with me though. He would go back today if he could. It was just fantastic.

Disney Princess:

Belle. I think it has to be Belle. For a long time, Beauty and the Beast was my favorite Disney movie (it has since been replaced with Peter Pan). I remember watching the Academy Awards when it was nominated for Best Picture wishing and hoping that it would win over that Lamb movie. I would always sing the Aladdin soundtrack, but Beauty and the Beast held a place in my heart right next to Donald Duck. There was just something about Belle that drew me to her and to that movie. In fact, if the wedding dresses based on Disney Princesses were out by the time I got my dress, it would have been themed after her.

For fun...

I'm going to see if I can remember all of those that I know that are pregnant or just had a baby in the last 4 months. I was at Babies R Us tonight looking at 3 different baby registries. Wow.

Here we go!

Lindsey had baby Katie Christian April 3

Sally had baby Tyler Conley on April 20th

Jessica had baby Ilsa (pronounced eye-la) Dawn on July 7th

Melissa had baby Madison Bella on July 12th

Karlena is due in August and is currently in the hospital on watch due to her blood pressure

Rita is due in August

Jaime is due in October

Andi is due October 22

Leslie is due October 31

Autumn is due November 10

Mya is due in November

Lisa is due January 9

Breanne is due January 19

I'm pretty sure I'm missing 2, but I can't think of who that is at the moment... 4 recent births and at least 9 are expecting and I know of others that are currently trying. I guess that is what happens in a recession, right?

**Edit** I guess I should add Patty to this list! Congrats Patty!

And I also forgot to mention that I there are 2 ladies at work that had a baby. One in June and one July 5. **End Edit**

Jason is 30!

July 3 was Jason's 30th birthday. We spent the weekend of the 4th in Vegas. We had a decent time. We went with some of his best friends which actually meant this was my first time in Vegas with people that were not my family. Friday night we had dinner at Yolos Mexican Grill in Planet Hollywood. It was very good food. Afterwards, the whole group knew that Jason's one thing he wanted to do while in Vegas for his birthday was see the Bellagio fountain show. So, what do we do? We board a bus to Fremont Street.  We spent some time exploring it and the Fremont Street experience then we headed back. As Jason and I were tired from not having slept well in our Flagstaff/no AC room the night before, we went to bed and everyone else stayed out and did Vegas. Saturday, the 4th we used it as a celebration for another friend who was turning 30 on the 5th. Jason and I wandered around the Venetian and saw a wedding on a gondola and went to go see the Palazo. I loved the umbrellas they have in the transition from the Venetian to the Palazo. So pretty. With our baby fever, we were both thinking that it would be a cute idea for a nursery, if only we had a bigger room for it. One umbrella and we'd be maxed out! We made sure to hit up Serendipity 3 for the Frozen Hot Chocolate which was delicious! That night it was Musashi Japanese Steakhouse for dinner (teppan yakki). Our chef was fantastic! Very entertaining and very funny. And, the food was just wonderful. We were all pleasantly surprised. But, everyone was pleasantly surprised with the bill once they realized how many Saki Bombers they had (Jason and I thought about that ahead of time and had water to drink - we had beverages waiting in the hotel room). Afterwards, we went to see Holly Madison in Peepshow. It was cute and I don't think I can ever look at classic nursery rhymes the same way. Sadly, Sunday came and it was back to Phoenix.

I caved

I knew I had no reason to think otherwise, what were the chances that on our first month of (not really)TTC that it would happen, not to mention that I have PCOS. But, after having normal periods like clockwork since November, I am 3 days late. I started feeling things and telling myself that I was extremely tired all of a sudden and such. I knew that it was all psychological and that I was not pregnant. Yet, today on the way home I went and spent money on a test to pee on a stick.

I'm still right. Where are you AF? I'm ready to get back to day 1!