c3, cd7.....last day of soy!!

Good morning, y'all!! I'm up & at 'em early today! I'm about to go have my time with the Lord, but wanted to update here quickly! I'm on day 5 of the soy & have had some water retention with it...I don't remember that happening with it last time...but no matter!! I'll take it if I get a BFP!! LOL!! I have not been working out at all this week, but am starting fresh today! (When AF is over it makes her meaner when I workout so I don't!!) I went to Sam's yesterday...just me & the girls!! YIKES! I've been going with DH along lately & had forgotten how difficult it is to take the girls anywhere by myself! I'm still tired!! We also picked out their Easter dresses! They are going to be SO cute!! I'll see if I can post a pic after we have their pictures made! Well, that's about it from my neck of the woods!! God bless!!

c3, cd5

I don't have long to write today...so this'll be short! AF is gone! YAY! I'm ready to get started trying this month!
I was just thinking how amazing God is! Only 6 months ago DH & I had decided not to have anymore children.....and now we're trying for one more!! It's amazing the plans God has for our lives! I can hardly wait to see what this cycle brings!! God bless!!

c3, cd3

Hello, All! AF is still here and as mean as ever!! I'm really excited about this cycle! I started taking soy isoflavones today for 5 days (works like clomid) & am praying that the Lord will use this to help my body O & get pg!! I'm SO ready for another little one, but totally willing to wait on His timing!

If I do get pg this cycle, we'll be taking an almost 9 month old with us to Disney World next year!! Oh, boy!! That will be very interesting!! LOL!! I need to get on TourGuideMike's website & see how other people have handled that!! I can hardly wait!!

Well, that's all I have time for today! God bless!!

C3, cd2

Well, here we go into C3!! I'm really ok with AF making a stop. I know that His plans are perfect & that the Lord has a baby for us.....we just have to be patient!! If I O by cd15....we'll have a Christmas baby!! That would be SO wonderful!!! I'd LOVE to have Nate or Nathalie join us for Christmas! My DH's grandmother committed suicide on Christmas eve 2002 & having a new little one almost on the same day would really help bring good memories back to that time. We shall see!! I am starting soy isoflavones (taken like Clomid) tomorrow!! Praying that it helps my body O normally!! Dear Lord, please bless my body & open my womb to another child.......

"O Lord Almighty, if you will look down upon my sorrow

and answer my prayer and give me a son,

then I will give him back to you."

1 Samuel 1:11 (spoken by Hannah)

10dpo

I took a pg test this morning & it was - . I'm not surprised at all....really it's way too early, but I have a BUNCH of internet tests (cheap!) & just wanted to try! My temp went up .3* today, but still isn't the highest it's been....still praying that it keeps going up & not down! Last month, today is when my temps starting continuously heading into the pooper! We'll see what the next few days bring! I have been having an odd sensation around my uterus yesterday & today....feels full, kinda heavy, but not AF bloated....it's a weird sensation!! Well, I haven't had my God time yet today & I need to before the girls get up! Enjoy this beautiful day God made!! God bless!!

P.S. I've worked out again today!! Feeling good & my tummy is flattening! (Thanks to sit ups!)

9dpo

My temp went up .1* today. Thank you, Jesus, for answering my prayer!! I asked that my temp today be above cl & it is!! Now tomorrow I'd like to ask that my temp be the highest yet!!

A friend of mine posted her birth story today & I lost it. I just couldn't help crying.....I want another baby SO badly. Please, Lord, bless us one more time!! I'm still feeling fine about waiting on the Lord, I was just reminded so sharply today of how much I want to have a baby, after reading that story. This really is a deep desire of my heart!

I'm back to working out regularly today. I'll address my diet next week.....let me just deal with exercise this week! I popped on the scale today & I've gained a few pounds back...NOT good!! ;o) I'm off to work out now!! God Bless!!

P.S. I'm feeling much better about things after working out!! Here's my exercise goal!!

8dpo

My temp took another nose dive this morning. FF dropped my coverline so now my chart looks nicer though! I was really disappointed with this morning's temp, so I really prayed about it during my God & me time. Here's what I learned.....

'Think of the last thing you prayed about-were you devoted to your desire or to God? (I prayed this morning that God would allow me to become pg this month-if that is His will. And that He would continue to teach me patience & trust....) The reason for asking is so you may get to know God better. We should keep praying to get a perfect understanding of God Himself.
~ Oswald Chambers

'Delight yourself also in the Lord & He shall give you the desires of your heart.'

Psalm 37:4

'Choose to love the Lord your God & to obey Him & commit yourself to Him, for He is your life.'

Dueteronomy 30:20

c2, cd20, 7dpo

My temp went back up this morning to 98.2! YAY!! I'm not sure if it's because of the NPC or what, but I'll take it! Thank you, Lord!! My bbs are really tender, I'm having some crampiness & my cm is kinda snot-like with mostly creamy & I'm exhausted!! I just keep praying that the Lord will allow me to be pg this month.....it would be SO wonderful to have a Thanksgiving baby! DH & I also decided that if I am pg we could tell our parents together on Easter! That would be GREAT!! I thought I'd start testing on Wednesday (10dpo)! Wish me luck!! God bless!!

c2, cd19, 6dpo

I'm not sure what this means! My temp dipped this morning, that can either mean that a baby is implanting (I hope!) or that maybe I haven't really O'd. I did start the NPC yesterday, so if I didn't really O, AF should be arriving in a little over a week. Anyway, now all I can do is wait & pray! I KNOW the Lord is in control & I have nothing to worry about!!

I will never fail you. I will never forsake you.

Hebrews 13:5

Delight yourself also in the Lord,

And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 37:4

DH & I have a *date-night-in* tonight! I can't wait!! We try to have one once a week, just to reconnect & talk about anything important! Well, I'm off to clean my house! My bathroom needs a deep cleaning (under the sink & such!)!! Have a wonderful weekend!! God bless!

YAY!! I did O!!

I'm SO excited!! My temp is above coverline this morning!! Yippee!! That puts me at 5dpo today! I won't be testing for at LEAST a week. Really....I won't!! I'm going to pick up some progesterone cream today.....I had the same weird dip in temps after O last month & am wondering if my progesterone level is a bit low. We'll see if it helps!! I'm off with the girls this afternoon to celebrate St. Patty's Day with my family!! (We are of Irish descent!!) Mmmmm...some cabbage & corned beef sounds really good!! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back,
The sun shine warm upon your face,
The rain fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

God is good!! We are TTC#3!!

Well, my name is Colleen and I decided to start this blog to journal my ttc journey! My hubby & I are not telling anyone that we are ttc#3 and I'm hoping this will give me an outlet for all the feelings & struggles that I can't share with anyone! I have 2 beautiful girls ages 5 & 17 months and my husband and I have decided we'd like to have one more child! Our DD#1 (darling daughter) was a suprise and hubby & I thought that conceiving DD#2 would be just as easy......we were in for a BIG suprise!! Hubby & I started TTC#2 March 2003. We found out in April 2003 that I have PCOS & would need to use Clomid to conceive. We went through one round in June 2003, which I responded to but didn't release the egg. We took a break on bcp & started trying again in December 2003. I O'd very late in that cycle (cd36) and got pg!! Totally unexpected & a complete blessing from the Lord! We were pregnant & we did it without meds!! So, this time around we're trying the same approach. I've lost about 50lbs, and have had one 30 day cycle so far. I'm, hopefully, in the middle of a cycle right now! I'm on CD17 and I *think* I ovulated on CD13! I'm charting my temperature, so we'll see what in does in the next few days!! Send me heat!
I am a Christian & I believe that I will get pg in God's time, not mine. I'm learning to be patient and trust in His will. God bless!