Dog For Free- CUTIE!

Hi everyone! I need a favor

Our neighbor has a puppy he's giving away (FREE). It's a Dachshund, it's house broken, and it's great with kids. He's giving it away because his wife says the dog 'stares' at her when she is undressing, and that gives her the heebie jeebies. I think she is just weird! If you're interested, or know someone who is, let me know. Here's a picture of the dog (see below).

Fortunate

Well after a small amount of time off from blogging I am back and refreshed. I, of course, have had TTC on the mind quite a bit. Mostly exciting stuff though. I read that it is mucho importante to be positive about the whole thing.. so I have been doing my best. I have been using some imagery technique that a website recommended.. I feel like they are already helping. I also am very superstitious and was elated to get two very reassuring fortunes from my chinese fortune cookies. The first one said something like "Don't feel like a failure for not making it, feel like a success for trying". OMG! When I read that it pretty much said "Don't feel sad for not making a baby this month, you will next month". Then the second time we ate chinese my fortune cookie said "Your aspirations will soon be fulfilled" or something like that. Um... I almost peed in my pantalones when I got that. I just feel really positive about this month. However.. if this happens to NOT be the month of conception I am going to do my best to be positive about that as well. I do need to lose a bit of weight and taking off a couple months of TTC would provide the time and I could put forth the same amount of dedication to losing weight as I do TTC. My good friend, Christa, gave me a medal and prayer for St.Gerard, The Saint of Motherhood. I have been praying to St.Gerard frequently and feel really good about it! THANK YOU CHRISTA! When I get pregnant I am going to hug you, you will be slightly responsible! Joeys grandma always would pray to different Saints and would always have her prayers answered, maybe Grandma Reid could talk to St.Gerard in person now. :) Below is a pic of positive thinking. Although it does not relate to TTC positive thinking.. you get the positive picture! :)





On another note, our basement is getting closer to getting done. The bar is really close, YAY! I will post pictures in the next couple days.

Couple Points

Well ladies and gent.. ok I guess its mostly ladies, I have decided to make a couple phrases or sayings off limits. I am going to list them and the reasons why they are off limits.
* Stop trying and you will get pregnant.
YOU GUYS! How on earth do you stop trying when you are so desperate to get pregnant? When every single moment you think about how much you want to be pregnant and how much you want to be a mom. It really doesn't matter if I say "We aren't going to try this month" because in all honesty.. I AM going to try that month. I may not use an ovulation predictor kit, I may not monitor every single symptom for ovulation... ok, ya I will. I will totally monitor my body for possible ovulation symptoms. But know this- I will try NOT to monitor myself, but I will. Its a fact that I myself will just have to learn to deal with. The below picture is a picture of a "conception pillow". :) Who would buy that?! It is like $30!




Alright that lead us to the next phrase:
*Just don't think about it, you are thinking about it too much.
This one leaves me speechless. I want to say "ARE YOU KIDDING ME" in a really high pitched tone. If you ever want to hear me actually say it in that tone, just ask. I have thought about it nearly everyday for at least, AT LEAST 5 years. I didn't want to be pregnant during all that time, but I thought about it. I thought about the anticipation of getting pregnant, how long it would take, how many I will have, and what gender they would be. Believe you me, I don't want to think about it. I really don't. I wish I could think about kitties all the time or cleaning my house or decorating my house.. but I don't. All trains of thought lead back to pregnancy and having kids. Let me take you down a train of thought that happens in my mind, just to show you I can turn anything into thinking about babies. I think "Man, I need to clean the house.. tomorrow I should clean the floors really good.. the floors will need to be cleaned all the time when we have babies". I can change anything in my mind into being pregnant or thinking about having kids. So the moral of this long paragraph.. I CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT IT! I chose the below graphic because it had kids on it. I thought graphic.. being pregnant.. kids. :)



* Just have sex all the time and enjoy it.
1. How do you know I don't?! 2. I never stopped enjoying it! I very much enjoy this part of trying. I do agree that it puts a little pressure on the "act of love" but it still is very much enjoyable. Ok.. I will stop there on that subject. I don't want to get into the TMI zone.



Well guys, I think those are the three that are the most common. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy all the advice. However, that advice is not helpful.

Much Of The Same

Well everyone.. no good news to report. My body has failed me once again... no bundle of cells attaching to me and making me nauseous or causing excess urination. Dangit I want that excess urination and constant nausea! I must admit I was really let down this month. I had a good feeling and I even thought about taking a preggo test a bit early. I did everything people told me to do. I didn't work any overtimes after I got the positive on my ovulation test, I took naps and I tried to not think about it. The last one is more difficult than most can imagine when you are as obsessed with having kids as I am. So this next month I will give the ovulation test a go once again. I have good feelings about this month though because Joeys mowing season is slowing and he should have his work done on other houses. So hopefully we can relax and take it easy together and... make a FBR -Future Baby Reid(as Jessica says). I also told my mom that we were TTC. I have been trying to hold it from her because I really wanted to suprise her with it, but that was a no go. It was nice to be able to talk to my mom about it because I can ask her all about her pregnancy symptoms without having to worry about her wondering why I am asking. My mom was a fertile myrtle, which I can't lie.. ticks me off. Why didn't she pass that on to me!! If it takes me much longer to get preggo she might get fired for a little bit as my mother.. ok maybe not. But don't think I won't think about it! :)

Funsies

I thought I would post a couple "throw back" pics of Joey and I in honour of our 8 year anniversary on 8/28. To celebrate our anniversary we went to Burger King and a rental property to do some work.. ok well maybe that wasn't our celebration. We actually were driving in the car and I said "Hey! Today is our 8 year anniversary" and Joey said "Do you wanna break up?". Man he is so sweet.. he is a keeper, I gotta tell ya! haha! The first pic is from maybe 2002-2003 time about when we had gotton a hotel room. And the second picture if from the night of my nursing graduation. It is a family picture of Joey, Sonny and Me.. it was only appropriate!

Well Joey got Rookie of the Year for wiffle ball.. like there was a question! Clint got golden claw (that means he does great in outfield :) and Cory got BFP and the best pitching award. Ya.. Hicktown pretty much swept the awards ceremony! Im so proud of all of them and am already itching for next season to be here!! :)

I am officially off work for 6 days! I worked 4 in a row and am now off for 6 whole days.. I won't even know what to do with myself. Joey picked the recliners up on Sunday, they are super comfortable! And we got a king sized bed. We don't however have a bedframe for it, so we are gonna be sleeping on our queen for a bit. But thats ok! I am just excited to have a little more leg room, I am sure Joey is too!!