This sounds miserable. lol

Dh is still at work. We shall see later on.

I’m not sure if this good advice, but 💯 what I would do.

Right and we probably will after this. I am not opposed to another baby. Actually kind of was trying to convince myself ds needs a close in age sibling. I just don’t have very great pregnancies, so being faced with finding out I’m pregnant always feels like doom and gloom even if I have been ttc. If that makes any sense.

I’ll keep y’all posted.

We could, but we had great success just watching my cycle for 4 years until we decided to ttc. Yes, I think we will use condoms if this turns out to be a false alarm.

Yes, considering I haven’t used reliable birth control since something like 2007, I’m not sure why I don’t keep a huge pile of tests. However, I will also NOT go buy one with 5 kids in tow, so it must wait until dh is home . lol All that said, it is not the end of the world, I just really hate not/knowing. It’s all I can think about.

I am breastfeeding ds, so I just got my first period back 1-1-24. I know the first post partum cycle can be a little wonky. I know this because dd was conceived on cycle day 30 of my first post partum period. Well, before this pregnancy I could note my cervical mucus and note ovulation pain. My cervical mucus wasn’t really obvious this month, but I did feel what I thought was ovulation pain on the 16th. So on the 20th I thought I would be in the clear and we did the deed. Well here I am on cycled day 33 and my boobs have been a bit sore for days. I took one of those find out 5 days sooner tests yesterday (but not with my first morning urine because I was impatient lol) It was negative. Oh I am NOT ready to be pregnant again. I wouldn’t too much mind a new baby, but I was NOT ready to be pregnant again so soon. Anyway, not the end of the world . I’m just dying to know either way. I just had to get this out to someone. I just hate stressing about this to dh. He wouldn’t be sad about a baby, but my unnecessary worry does stress him out. Anyway, what do y’all say? With how many days out from possible conception, do you think the test is right or has it not been enough time? I’ll probably have dh pick up some more tests on the way home tonight. I just feel so dumb. I was too heavy in my last pregnancy and my bp got high. I didn’t lose much weight because a knee injury in July kept me sedentary for months and it is just now feeling better. I am not ready. And I just remembered a fun detail. After we DTD I had spotting for the next 3 days .I’ve never had spotting due to ovulation. Do you spot with ovulation? update I was only able to get tests this evening. SO it was not first morning urine, but it was negative tonight. I’ll test again in a couple days in the morning if I don’t get my period first.

Haha this is me. Especially posting here. I type up a whole thing and then think, they didn’t need that. Jump to the recipeS

Technically I was a homeowner at 19, but I mean it was all dh paying for it and such.

I hate this too.

You could invite me over. Same here . I rarely have people over because my housekeeping sucks too,

Yeah, in my family, for sure. We’d probably just start cleaning it. lol

What a list! Thanks!

I wanted to add , I asked them their more specific favorite parts and my 12 year old said westward expand and my 10 year old said he liked learning about inventors such as Edison and the Wright Brothers

It’s ok too. I just chose American history because it has been their favorite overall, BUT they just enjoy history in general. We already read Matchlock Gun and Witch of Blackbird Pond, but not sign of the Beaver. I will get that one for sure.

Well…we just finished up going through a full history cycle. I thought we would do a year of geography next, BUT life is busy right now, so I thought I’d hold off until the start of the school year. My boys really enjoyed American history so I thought I’d get a stack of books for them to read through for the rest of the year. Heavy on something enjoyable.

What are your favorite American history book? This is for my 10 and 12 year old sons.

I do too.

I may share another one later.

I feel like he is flying through the milestones. I feel like my others were closer to 1 before walking. Yes! It feels like he was just born and now I’m planning his first birthday party.

Truly a blessing!

I know. It goes too fast. He is 10 months old.

🥹 I’ll share a pic from the park today.

No help at all because I insisted. I see the grandma’s in my family almost trying to be mom to the babies and I said to myself NO WAY. My babies are mine and I’m doing it ALL for them. I’m proud to say I did everything for my babies. Dh was always there, but I feel awesome postpartum and didn’t really need any help.