Saturday, February 21, 2009
First Positive OPK
Although they are a pain in the butt, it's nice to see two lines even if they dont mean I'm pregnant!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Long Valentine's Recap
Steve and I had originally wanted to go to Dante's on Pier 39 in San Francisco because that was where he proposed and they had AWESOME food. Come to find out they are closed down and have been replaced with a year around Christmas store. It's horrible what they did to this place, there was a view of the Bay, the Bay Bridge, Coit Tower, I mean this place was scenic and now it's walls are covered in book shelfs holding ornaments and tons of other crap you dont need or want. Yes I'm bitter!
So anyway given that they were gone I told Steve to pick a place and he made reservations at The Crab House on Pier 39. Our reservations were for 5:45 and as always Steve was running late. We wanted to leave the house by 5:00 yet at 5 minutes till, he was still in the shower, he called and asked to move back the reservation and they told him no. We end up leaving around 5:20ish and even with no traffic it takes at least 30 minutes to get to the city (we should have known better and planned to leave by 4:30). Anyhow by the time we got to the slow down for the bridge it was already 5:40 and we didn't get on to the bridge until 6:15.
At this point I knew we were screwed and had long given up on the idea of a perfect night. We get into the city and pull into the parking garage in front of the wharf. 20 minutes later we finally get a spot on the third level, yes it took 20 minutes just to get up to the 3rd level. By this time it's just after 7:00pm so we go to the resturaunt and Steve talks to the same girl and she tells him there isn't much she can do, puts our name on the list and tells him an hour. Knowing this I was fully prepared to find somewhere to have a drink (as there bar was full). After searching 4 places, nothing so we walked around the wharf, in and out of the shops...got some chocolate...yum!
8:15 rolls around and we show up back at the restaraunt, they seat us at the bar to wait for our table. We order drinks and after 20 minutes of waiting end up ordering an appetizer. Another 20 minutes later we are conspiring with the couple next to us trying to figure out who is getting a table first because they were told they were next and then 4 people were seated before them. Then comes Mr Pimp Wanna Be in his white suit, hot pink shirt and matching white baseball cap. We see him obviously slip some cash to the hostess and I'm pissed because we see them figuring out where to seat this guy. I was just about to flip when I see them seating him in the back when they came over and pointed us to our table. This was 2 minutes shy of a 2 hour wait for us and after 9:00pm.
Our waiter comes over and we ordered 3lbs of crab to share, some bruchetta and a bottle of wine. This is where I lose track of time, we had a complete story ready to call the manager over at the end of our meal and complain about the hostess service but after bottle of wine #1 was gone we didn't care anymore. Steve ordered another bottle and we got started on that.
We ended up having a great time, I was completely wasted because I'm sure it was me drinking 2/3 of each bottle after my two vodka drinks at the bar. We shared some Tiramisu, paid the enormous tab and got back to the car just after midnight! I asked Steve about 20 times on the way back to the car if he was okay to drive and he was, I was even more certainly the drunk one! I passed out in the car about half way home, got in the house and was out (not before setting my alarm to temp in the morning, but before writing down my temp saved from that morning).
I woke up the next morning feeling toxic but by 10am I was good to go!
I ended up having a great 1st Valentine's Day as a Wife. I got half a dozen roses, a balloon, a teddy bear, godiva chocolates, two cards (one romantic and one funny) and an awesome yet totally went wrong night. Next year were moving on to the exchange cards only phase!
Oh and far as The Crab House goes, their hostess's suck but will take a tip under the table to seat you faster, their house beer tastes like dirty water, the waiter we had was AWESOME and the crab was good although not anywhere near the best I've had. The tiramisu was nothing special but get yourself a nice bottle of Robert Mondavi Fume' Blanc...it's extra yummy!
So anyway given that they were gone I told Steve to pick a place and he made reservations at The Crab House on Pier 39. Our reservations were for 5:45 and as always Steve was running late. We wanted to leave the house by 5:00 yet at 5 minutes till, he was still in the shower, he called and asked to move back the reservation and they told him no. We end up leaving around 5:20ish and even with no traffic it takes at least 30 minutes to get to the city (we should have known better and planned to leave by 4:30). Anyhow by the time we got to the slow down for the bridge it was already 5:40 and we didn't get on to the bridge until 6:15.
At this point I knew we were screwed and had long given up on the idea of a perfect night. We get into the city and pull into the parking garage in front of the wharf. 20 minutes later we finally get a spot on the third level, yes it took 20 minutes just to get up to the 3rd level. By this time it's just after 7:00pm so we go to the resturaunt and Steve talks to the same girl and she tells him there isn't much she can do, puts our name on the list and tells him an hour. Knowing this I was fully prepared to find somewhere to have a drink (as there bar was full). After searching 4 places, nothing so we walked around the wharf, in and out of the shops...got some chocolate...yum!
8:15 rolls around and we show up back at the restaraunt, they seat us at the bar to wait for our table. We order drinks and after 20 minutes of waiting end up ordering an appetizer. Another 20 minutes later we are conspiring with the couple next to us trying to figure out who is getting a table first because they were told they were next and then 4 people were seated before them. Then comes Mr Pimp Wanna Be in his white suit, hot pink shirt and matching white baseball cap. We see him obviously slip some cash to the hostess and I'm pissed because we see them figuring out where to seat this guy. I was just about to flip when I see them seating him in the back when they came over and pointed us to our table. This was 2 minutes shy of a 2 hour wait for us and after 9:00pm.
Our waiter comes over and we ordered 3lbs of crab to share, some bruchetta and a bottle of wine. This is where I lose track of time, we had a complete story ready to call the manager over at the end of our meal and complain about the hostess service but after bottle of wine #1 was gone we didn't care anymore. Steve ordered another bottle and we got started on that.
We ended up having a great time, I was completely wasted because I'm sure it was me drinking 2/3 of each bottle after my two vodka drinks at the bar. We shared some Tiramisu, paid the enormous tab and got back to the car just after midnight! I asked Steve about 20 times on the way back to the car if he was okay to drive and he was, I was even more certainly the drunk one! I passed out in the car about half way home, got in the house and was out (not before setting my alarm to temp in the morning, but before writing down my temp saved from that morning).
I woke up the next morning feeling toxic but by 10am I was good to go!
I ended up having a great 1st Valentine's Day as a Wife. I got half a dozen roses, a balloon, a teddy bear, godiva chocolates, two cards (one romantic and one funny) and an awesome yet totally went wrong night. Next year were moving on to the exchange cards only phase!
Oh and far as The Crab House goes, their hostess's suck but will take a tip under the table to seat you faster, their house beer tastes like dirty water, the waiter we had was AWESOME and the crab was good although not anywhere near the best I've had. The tiramisu was nothing special but get yourself a nice bottle of Robert Mondavi Fume' Blanc...it's extra yummy!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Movie Reviews
Since I spent my Friday afternoon in bed due to sickness and very obviously not being pg (thanks AF) I decided to catch up on the movie rental scene. I figured I'd give some reviews of the movies I watched on my chick flick/partial DH time day.
The Women - This was a funny movie. Kind of Sex and the City esq with the bond of 4 women at different points in their lives dealing with one of their husbands having an affair. Again a funny movie, of course any movie with Jada Pinkett Smith playing a lesbian is gonna be funny (she does it well). It was a good chick flick, not a must see but had memorable points and a decent story line to keep me watching.
Pride & Glory - This was the movie I rented for DH staring Edward Norton (mmmm) and Colin Farrell. It's about corrupt cops basically killing off the criminals and stealing their drugs/money. Definitely a guy movie, had Steve not been talking to the TV on a couple of occasions I probably would have fallen asleep (remember I wasn't feeling well). It's one of those movies that you would end up saying, "remember that movie about those cops, where the killed the guy in the street, I think Edward Norton was in it" to which the person would reply "American History X" and you'd say "No that was way better, it was some other movie". Worth spending the time on a lazy day but I would have been pissed had I paid the money to see it in the theatre.
Secret life of Bees - I loved this movie. Complete chick flick but a total tear jerker. It's staring Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Dakota Fanning and Alicia Keys. This was just an overall good movie. It's about Dakota Fanning's character basically trying to find herself. Her mom is dead, her dad is in no way loving and it's set in the MLK days where segregation is a way of life. I don't want to give anything away because I'd much rather you watch it. This is one that I will go buy so I can watch it again and again.
So those were the three movies I watched on Friday! Overall I was happy with the selections because none of them were horrible. I also have to say that it was a day for children named after months. In the women, Debra Messings kids were named April, May, June and January and in The Secret Life of Bees the characters were April, May, June and August. Just thought that was funny!
Out of all this, rent The Secret Life of Bees! It was well worth it!
The Women - This was a funny movie. Kind of Sex and the City esq with the bond of 4 women at different points in their lives dealing with one of their husbands having an affair. Again a funny movie, of course any movie with Jada Pinkett Smith playing a lesbian is gonna be funny (she does it well). It was a good chick flick, not a must see but had memorable points and a decent story line to keep me watching.
Pride & Glory - This was the movie I rented for DH staring Edward Norton (mmmm) and Colin Farrell. It's about corrupt cops basically killing off the criminals and stealing their drugs/money. Definitely a guy movie, had Steve not been talking to the TV on a couple of occasions I probably would have fallen asleep (remember I wasn't feeling well). It's one of those movies that you would end up saying, "remember that movie about those cops, where the killed the guy in the street, I think Edward Norton was in it" to which the person would reply "American History X" and you'd say "No that was way better, it was some other movie". Worth spending the time on a lazy day but I would have been pissed had I paid the money to see it in the theatre.
Secret life of Bees - I loved this movie. Complete chick flick but a total tear jerker. It's staring Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Dakota Fanning and Alicia Keys. This was just an overall good movie. It's about Dakota Fanning's character basically trying to find herself. Her mom is dead, her dad is in no way loving and it's set in the MLK days where segregation is a way of life. I don't want to give anything away because I'd much rather you watch it. This is one that I will go buy so I can watch it again and again.
So those were the three movies I watched on Friday! Overall I was happy with the selections because none of them were horrible. I also have to say that it was a day for children named after months. In the women, Debra Messings kids were named April, May, June and January and in The Secret Life of Bees the characters were April, May, June and August. Just thought that was funny!
Out of all this, rent The Secret Life of Bees! It was well worth it!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
1st round of dissapointment
I think this will offically become a TTC blog because I never realized how much I might need to vent, until now. I got my first BFN today and I'm spotting off and on. Everyone tells me that I still have a chance and as much as I want to believe it, I can't. Now I just want AF to get here so I can start a new cycle and try again.
It's so frustrating because my body is doing things that it has NEVER done. I never get cramps before the first day of my period, whether I was on or off BCP and yet I have had mild cramps the last two day. I have had massive heartburn that is totally unexplainable by anything other than blaming my weight. This is also the longest dpo I have gone, but I did start taking B-6 so maybe I can blame all this on that.
I 100% knew that it was totally possible to not get pg, I just think I had my heart set on it for so many reason. I would have a baby before my 30th birthday and the baby we be born between mine and Steve's birthdays. I would be getting pregnant and delivering in the same year so I wouldn't even have to consider switching to Steve's insurance because mine would cover it without added expense. Plus after having to TTA for so many months I'm a little desperate to get going.
There are just so many emotions going through me and while some are purely selfish and make me look like a big baby, they still suck! I'm just like all the other girls who want to have a baby and I have to remember to count my blessings that at least I am as normal as possible (from what we can tell). I guess I just need to stop focusing so much.
I have gotten myself in such a good habit of checking CM constantly and temping perfectly that I wonder if I am doing to much. Steve assures me that I'm not going overboard and I'm not ignorant to how it all works so he's okay with my medium level involvement in all this. In the end I still wonder!
So there's really nothing I do, I would expect a temp drop tomorrow and if for some reason it doesn't I'm not testing again until Sunday because I dont want another day with a mood like today! I'll assume I may get used to it and just become obbsessed with peeing on things instead but who knows.
Month by month, day by day, hour by hour, even down to the minute I just need to remember it will happen when it's supposed to!
It's so frustrating because my body is doing things that it has NEVER done. I never get cramps before the first day of my period, whether I was on or off BCP and yet I have had mild cramps the last two day. I have had massive heartburn that is totally unexplainable by anything other than blaming my weight. This is also the longest dpo I have gone, but I did start taking B-6 so maybe I can blame all this on that.
I 100% knew that it was totally possible to not get pg, I just think I had my heart set on it for so many reason. I would have a baby before my 30th birthday and the baby we be born between mine and Steve's birthdays. I would be getting pregnant and delivering in the same year so I wouldn't even have to consider switching to Steve's insurance because mine would cover it without added expense. Plus after having to TTA for so many months I'm a little desperate to get going.
There are just so many emotions going through me and while some are purely selfish and make me look like a big baby, they still suck! I'm just like all the other girls who want to have a baby and I have to remember to count my blessings that at least I am as normal as possible (from what we can tell). I guess I just need to stop focusing so much.
I have gotten myself in such a good habit of checking CM constantly and temping perfectly that I wonder if I am doing to much. Steve assures me that I'm not going overboard and I'm not ignorant to how it all works so he's okay with my medium level involvement in all this. In the end I still wonder!
So there's really nothing I do, I would expect a temp drop tomorrow and if for some reason it doesn't I'm not testing again until Sunday because I dont want another day with a mood like today! I'll assume I may get used to it and just become obbsessed with peeing on things instead but who knows.
Month by month, day by day, hour by hour, even down to the minute I just need to remember it will happen when it's supposed to!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
What is up with me?
I had massive heartburn yesterday which led to a sore throat last night, that carried on into today and I just got rid of the heartburn I've had for the last 3 hours. NOW I have a headache and a sore throat!
And I'm supposed to go to the gym like this? I can hope that maybe just maybe I'm pg but I'm not betting big money on that one thanks to my little tiny red spot this morning. But if my temp stays up tomorrow I might have hope again!
It's just been a very long day and I still have an hour left of work! Can it just be tomorrow already?
And I'm supposed to go to the gym like this? I can hope that maybe just maybe I'm pg but I'm not betting big money on that one thanks to my little tiny red spot this morning. But if my temp stays up tomorrow I might have hope again!
It's just been a very long day and I still have an hour left of work! Can it just be tomorrow already?
Monday, February 2, 2009
Diaper Cake Instructions
Someone asked for these and I figured I'd put them in my blog for easy access!
Diaper Cake Instructions
Supplies needed:
Diapers 80-90 for a 3 layer cake
Rubber bands (mini hair ones)
18" Cardboard Cake Plate
Large container of Baby Powder
Small 4oz bottle (can buy a 3pack and use the other two to decorate)
Assorted ribbons, laces and décor
Hot Glue Gun (low heat gun preferably)
Popsicle sticks (possibly required)
Cake topper (stuffed animal)
Making the cake:
Start with 18" board, glue lace to edge of board as a border
Mark the center and glue container of baby power to center of board
Glue one 4oz bottle to the top of baby powder container (together these will give you a center to build around.
Without unfolding the diaper, roll up and secure with a rubber band (repeat 80-90 times as necessary)
Layer diapers around baby powder being sure to tuck edges in and secure with a thin ribbon (tying a not will work fine, ribbon will be covered.
Work your way out and then up, 3 layers out on bottom, 2 layers out in the middle, 1 layer on the top.
Take a decorative ribbon and wrap each layer, secure at the same point on each layer (hot glue is best just make sure not to get the diapers)
Decorate cake as desired, most things will poke right into the diapers, for those required, glue a Popsicle stick to the back in order to poke into the diaper cake.
The sky is the limit on these cakes, things can be added based on your creativity. If you have any specific questions feel free to email me at bcbscorp13 at aol dot com! I’ll be sure to make step by step instruction on my next cake.
Diaper Cake Instructions
Supplies needed:
Diapers 80-90 for a 3 layer cake
Rubber bands (mini hair ones)
18" Cardboard Cake Plate
Large container of Baby Powder
Small 4oz bottle (can buy a 3pack and use the other two to decorate)
Assorted ribbons, laces and décor
Hot Glue Gun (low heat gun preferably)
Popsicle sticks (possibly required)
Cake topper (stuffed animal)
Making the cake:
Start with 18" board, glue lace to edge of board as a border
Mark the center and glue container of baby power to center of board
Glue one 4oz bottle to the top of baby powder container (together these will give you a center to build around.
Without unfolding the diaper, roll up and secure with a rubber band (repeat 80-90 times as necessary)
Layer diapers around baby powder being sure to tuck edges in and secure with a thin ribbon (tying a not will work fine, ribbon will be covered.
Work your way out and then up, 3 layers out on bottom, 2 layers out in the middle, 1 layer on the top.
Take a decorative ribbon and wrap each layer, secure at the same point on each layer (hot glue is best just make sure not to get the diapers)
Decorate cake as desired, most things will poke right into the diapers, for those required, glue a Popsicle stick to the back in order to poke into the diaper cake.
The sky is the limit on these cakes, things can be added based on your creativity. If you have any specific questions feel free to email me at bcbscorp13 at aol dot com! I’ll be sure to make step by step instruction on my next cake.
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