Babies, Babies, Babies

I have officially been obsessed with all things baby for the past couple weeks. I think it's my way of getting myself mentally prepared for it! Our official "trying to conceive" month is going to be November, if I can wait that long! It feels very far away! But it's not really. Our goal is to have the baby by September of next year. At least that's my goal. Maybe it's because I'm a September baby. Having it too close to Nick's graduation in June might risk us having no insurance coverage if I stop working before he gets a job. Not good! So we're being cautious as to timing, but there's no guarantee we'll conceive on the first cycle of trying either.

I've started charting my basal body temperature in the morning and tracking it on a chart to follow temp spikes with ovulation, just to get the hang of it and a better understanding of my cycles. So far I appear normal! Nick has actually been excitedly participating in the charting! I think getting a headstart talking about it has helped both of us, especially him, to accept the reality of it happening so soon. I want him to feel included in the process and understand what's going on with my body. I do want to be surprised but I think it's more important to know what's happening to my body and if it doesn't happen, we just might be able to pinpoint why so we can adjust for the next cycle of trying. After all, an egg only lasts 24 hours!

I just realized how absolutely strange it is that I may only have 3 periods left before conceiving! I can't believe it! Either the next couple months will fly by, or crawl by. I hope they fly! I think...