A parade of omens..

So, I am 6DPO at the moment, and although I am not one for EPS, or really, any positive thoughts about my cycle and chances of PG...
BUT, after Saturdays BFP omen-parade, this week the omens seem to be continuing.
I teach maths at a kindergarten and this week literally, atleast 1 student from each class, has atleast once a day come up and either rubbed my belly or made a comment about a baby to me.
Today little Darius (the youngest in the school -he is 2.5) came up and gave me a big hug and said "teacher baby!! I said "Yes Darius you are a baby!" He said, No, Darius not a baby, teacher baby!" I said, "I am not a baby!" He jumped out of my arms, grabbed my stomach and said "NO! Teacher baby!".. I was shocked to say the least..
All these omens...  It's just getting a bit beyond a joke to be honest.. It's happening with such frequency.. I really don't know what to make of them!!

As far as IPS (imaginary PG symptoms) go, I am absolutely exhausted yet I am sleeping really well. I wake up and am literally exhausted again.. I have had weird cramps, My (.)(.)'s swelled up massively yesterday and are ridiculously sore (they either get sore with O and stay that way until AF, or are fine until AF and are sore then - but never mid cycle), and the amount I am farting would make a grown man proud..
And the strangest thing of all, there is a little voice in my head that usually tells me I am being ridiculous - i'm not pregnant! Don't get your hopes up! But this month, that little voice is telling me to scream to the world that I am.. So who knows.

I know I am setting myself up for a massive emotional downfall when AF no doubt arrives again on the 29th, but I can't help it.. It's just strange. Especially considering I am only 6DPO and shouldn't even be having EPS for another couple of days yet...

An omen or a big fairy penguin?

SO! Poppy jumped on my lap this morning while I was typing and hit the keyboard with her paws..
The clever little girl typed         B    F      P !!
Seriously!! that's all she typed!

Then today I was shopping at the craft shop for stuff to make baby cards (for the 7 newborns we are visiting next week!) and picked up a handful of letters. Being the clutz that I am I dropped 3  - B, F and P.

Then tonight at the night markets I was waiting for Mr Man to get the scooter and poppy jumped on a different scooter (which she regularly does), I glanced at it while watching her and you guessed it, the license was - 212BFP (Feb 2012 maybe!?!?)

Of course all of this could mean nothing else except I really need to buy my Best Friend a Present. Or a Pizza.. Of maybe a Pineapple. I'm undecided yet.
Just thought I would share!

Needles in the belly

After having needles in my belly for the first time last week, followed by an amazingly pain-free period, I think Dr Sun may have finally found my sweet spot!
This week he again put them in my belly (with no pain at all this time!) and, although I did feel a little nauseous afterwards (apparently a sign that the blood is flowing and cleaning out the toxins), I feel great and have heaps of energy.
My temperatures are also still quite high (36.39C) compared to my normal pre-O temps of 36.19C so I am feeling pretty happy and confident!

The ultimate in tacky

Thanks to the convenience of the internet, there are some pretty tacky pregnancy announcements these days..
I'm sure you have all seen atleast 1 facebook announcement!?!

Well, I think I have seen the ultimate in tacky announcements.
A girl I used to know (but still am friends with on FB) changed her profile picture to a photo of her BFP!
Yep, 2 lines on a Pregnancy test..

What a way to announce it to the world..

wow.. oh wow..

(Obviously I'm just gutted she thought of it before me!! lol!!)

The restart button

I have restarted our TTC journey.

We have no longer been TTC for 21 months.

No, now we have only been trying for 4.

As the 2 year mark slowly approached, I could feel myself becoming more and more anxious, more and more negative, more and more jealous.

Until a friend kindly reminded me that my body before acupuncture was such a mess that it would have been a miracle to have conceived..

She is right.

I always thought my body was normal, and that the immense pain, vomiting and bleeding I had every month was what every woman went through.

It is only since I have started charting that I can truly see the difference in my body.

This month especially was my first NORMAL cycle!

Yep, I Ovulated on CD13, had a 13day Luteal Phase and my periods came spot on, on day 26! To be honest, if I hadn't have been watching my chart I would never have even known they were coming or even here. I didn't even have the slightest twinge of pain. Nothing at all. It was the strangest feeling to feel 100% period-free mid period!

So my body is definitely getting healthier. 

And ultimately, if I want a healthy baby, I have to provide it with a healthy environment in which to grow and live.

I feel like my body is finally getting ready!

Let's see what this cycle has install for us!

Almost a normal person!

So, it seems Dr Sun just got the last batch of herbs wrong..
The last batch of herbs had my temps going all over the place, and that combined with him being closed over Chinese New Years and not having enough herbs for the whole time, resulted in a very zigzaggy start to the cycle.
But, I am happy to say that Dr Sun is back and open again, and you can very visibly see when I started on this new batch of herbs! (CD21). My temps have stabilised again! Yay!

Now for the super exciting part!
I have FINALLY surpassed my normal 11 day Luteal Phase!! Yay!!
Today is CD25 and 13DPO!! 13 days!! That is amazing!
My normal cycle length is 26days, so if AF comes tomorrow it will mean an LP of 14 days!!

I am truly nearly a normal person!

I refuse to let my mind wander to the possibility of being pregnant..
I have no EPS, or even signs of AF really, apart from occasional strange cramps..
I am just focusing on regulating my cycle..
But.. if Af decides to stay away for the next 8 months, I won't complain!!

lol