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Lea's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 9/13/99 -------------------- 9/9/99 9/7/99 9/6/99 8/31/99 8/25/99 8/18/99 8/12/99 8/8/99 8/5/99 8/4/99 7/27/99 7/21/99 7/19/99 7/14/99 7/6/99 7/1/99 6/29/99 6/22/99 6/16/99 6/8/99 3/30/99 -------------------- Lea's Introduction

August 18, 1999

For an update on the Sister-in-law's (Natalie) first birthday bash, she rang last night and asked DH if we were going and he told her no, so she hung up. I think she is rather peeved about the whole issue. I do feel a little bit bad because I have this niggling feeling that I will get the blame for us not going. I would have gone if DH had wanted to go and I would of put on a strong face, although deep down I think it would have killed me. Although, I am proud of DH for standing up to her and saying no. He is obviously really annoyed at her to do that. Normally he would just shrug his shoulders and go because he would think that it doesn't make any difference what he does anyway. The other thing about this that has got me curious is whether or not my mother-in-law was invited. I'm guessing that she was not but, I don't know for sure. If I find out she wasn't and Natalie decides to say something to me I will let her know what I think because I think it is really rude to not invite your own mother, but that is the way she is. My second sister-in-law (Cindy, the one who is dating our best man) is not going to the party either, after she got a birthday card from Natalie and in it she wrote that Cindy's present was at her house and Cindy could drop in and pick it up. Cindy was not impressed. I don't think it would have killed Natalie to actually go and visit Cindy, but obviously Natalie thought so.

On another note, I printed out an ovulation calendar from the site www.babydata.com last week and took it home to show to DH and told him that he had to be ready on the days that had the little bees on them. The other night we were in bed and all of a sudden he got up and went and had a look at the calendar that was sitting on the tall boy. I asked him what he was doing and he told me that he was just checking to see which days he "had to be tired" or "have a headache." He was joking, of course. I think he was actually checking out what days were supposedly the best for us to baby dance. He won't admit it to me but I am pretty sure that he really wants us to conceive as soon as possible now. Before he wanted a baby but he wasn't fussed if it took a while -- but now he cares. I am so glad that he is feeling this way. I actually like it when he expresses his feelings and thoughts about it. It makes me feel good, that it is something that we are going to go through together and bring us closer because of it. Now I am getting all soppy! Well next week will be busy for us as I am supposed to ovulate late next week. I will make sure we DTD plenty of times to cover all bases!

That is all for now, so until next time..........lots of positive thoughts to everyone out there.

Lea

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