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Karen's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 8/15/00 -------------------- 8/9/00 7/26/00 7/19/00 7/5/00 6/28/00 6/20/00 6/7/00 5/31/00 5/24/00 5/17/00 5/1/00 -------------------- Karen's Introduction

May 31, 2000

C#2, CD#8

Things went well this past weekend in Atlanta, but I am sure glad to be home! It was exhausting! Everything is going according to normal schedule. I am still working out three to four times a week, eating "pretty" healthy and drinking my green tea. I decided if I don't get pregnant this cycle, I won't be disappointed because I really need to keep getting my body in shape! However, that sure isn't going to stop me from doing all I possibly can to get pregnant!

I have my OPK, and am going to start taking some Robitussin tonight for one week so that maybe my CM production will be better. I'm scared to start taking something, like herbs, because I don't know if that is really going to disturb the body's natural processes. However, I don't think a little Robitussin would hurt anything! I am thinking very positively this cycle. I started charting my temperatures again, because I feel better when I know what is going on with my body.

In other news, I got my bridesmaid dress for my friend's wedding next February. We ended up getting a size eight (I am normally a size five/six) because I wanted to give myself room to expand if necessary. If I get pregnant this month, I would be due in March, which would make me eight months pregnant for her wedding! I wanted to hold off for a few more months but my friend wanted to get it taken care of. I hope everything works out OK! And if I wasn't pregnant by then (God forbid!) I could take it in to fit me. So I guess it all works out in the long run!

When she first asked me to be in her wedding three months ago, I originally said I didn't think I could do it because I would "probably" be giving birth (at the time I knew I was going to start TTC in May and "stupidly" thought I would get pregnant the first month!). Since then, I told her I wanted to be in the wedding because I think I am just jinxing myself (plus I do want to be in her wedding!)!

That's all in my boring life! The week before O is always boring! I am thinking very positively and feel great about this cycle! Good luck to everyone and +++ wishes!