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Jerri's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 7/10/02 -------------------- 6/27/02 6/18/02 6/11/02 6/3/02 5/21/02 5/17/02 5/15/02 5/7/02 5/2/02 4/29/02 4/12/02 4/11/02 4/5/02 3/22/02 3/12/02 3/11/02 3/8/02 2/28/02 2/26/02 2/22/02 2/1/02 11/15/01 10/2/01 9/10/01 8/28/01 8/17/01 7/23/01 7/11/01 7/4/01 7/1/01 6/25/01 6/11/01 5/23/01 5/22/01 5/9/01 5/1/01 4/18/01 4/3/01 3/26/01 3/20/01 3/16/01 3/8/01 3/2/01 2/25/01 2/19/01 2/11/01 2/4/01 1/31/01 1/25/01 1/13/01 1/6/01 1/2/01 12/25/00 12/20/00 12/14/00 9/27/00 9/19/00 9/13/00 9/6/00 8/29/00 8/23/00 8/16/00 8/8/00 8/2/00 7/16/00 7/4/00 6/28/00 6/19/00 6/14/00 6/7/00 6/5/00 5/31/00 5/23/00 5/18/00 5/9/00 4/26/00 1/24/00 -------------------- Jerri's Introduction

January 6, 2001

Seems like cycle number 2 zillion, cycle day 2 zillion and no progress. I really am not as down in the dumps at it sounds -- I just don't have a clue what is happening with my body. I am really CD#6 and just as confused as always. With my short cycles and being prone to not O on my own anyway, it gets kind of redundant to keep counting and checking CP and stuff. I never have CM so that is out of the question, but CP is already moving up this cycle. I don't know if that means I will be lucky enough to O on my own two months in a row and if I do, it is going to be really early. I am really unsure how high CP is right now but I know that it is somewhat higher. I had an ugly bout with the flu and then a second go round with it about three days later so I was really expecting that to upset my cycle. However, who knows. I guess my main game plan, as always, is to just BD and see what happens. DH and I aren't really newlyweds anymore but we haven't quit BD'ing like it. So if I O, I don't think we will miss it! That leads to the question ..."If I am actually O'ing on my own and we aren't missing that time of BD'ing, then what in the heck is going on?" which lead to DH. I think I have already mentioned that my insurance at my new job won't go into effect until March 2001 so we definitely won't have the SA until then since it will pay for most of that expense. With all of that in mind, I don't see the point in really stressing too much over what is going on here!!! Time to just chill out and enjoy life!!!

Outside of TTC, our lives are returning to some kind of calm. We go to work, we come home, no decorations, no extra shopping, no Christmas light watching, none of that. Just back to the regular grindstone. It is kind of a relief for things to be so calm around here once again!! The move into our house, Thanksgiving, Christmas, new job -- all that just happened so fast. So, we are just living, and as I look at our lives, I realize, now more than ever before, that we live a good life. It is simple, no extravagant parties or cars or clothes, just plain and simple but GOOD! I wouldn't have it any other way, I don't think. Well, OK, a live-in chef would be great, but other than that, we live a good life!!! I am happy and hope that things continue to be good for us in the future!!!

Good luck to all of you in all that you do! Keep your head up, hips elevated and stay positive!!! Good things come to those who wait!!! (Waiting -- that would be us, right?) LOL!!

Until next time ...
Love,
Jerri Ann