Any day now....

Any day now, it will be time. We're finally ready to actually start trying to conceive. Everyone keeps asking me if I am nervous, but I really don't think I am. I am more anxious about dealing with this new chapter in the friendship between us and our donor. It's a very strange thing to ask someone for. It's much more intimate than I ever thought I would be with someone who is not my wife. It's not physical intimacy of course, but it is pretty weird to talk about him giving us his sperm, the sterile cups he will put it in, him abstaining for 48 hours to provide the best donation, that sort of thing. He could not possibly be sweeter about the whole weird thing. He is such a wonderful guy! But it is just the slightest bit weird.

Teal and I are both very excited to get started. Only a few days away now. A few weeks from now, I could potentially be pregnant! I am not thinking it will definitely happen on our first try, though it is possible. It is really exciting to get started though. We have been together 9 years. We have built a wonderful life together and gotten to know each other much more than most people who decide to have children (or have them by accident) ever do. We truly believe we are ready, and we are both very excited for this new part of our lives.

For real this time.....

Ok, so we didn't actually get to have our first try in June. It turns out that we weren't quite on track with the temperature chart. I happen to have two temperature surges, and we off a bit on when I was actually ovulating. Good thing we have the ovulation monitor from our good friends Kim and Rose! I would highly recommend getting one to anyone trying to conceive!! The Clear Blue Easy Fertility monitor, a very worthy investment!!

So, our first try will actually be in a few weeks. It turns out it's better that way because our donor will be living back in the area by then anyway. A few friends have asked me if I am nervous about the first try. I'm not, yet. I don't know if I will be though. I am really super excited to get started. I have several friends who are pregnant, just had their baby, or are about to receive a baby through adoption. I desperately want to join that club!! I am so very jealous of all of them, though I am ecstatic for them all for sure! I was hoping to be pregnant for my birthday this year, but that would mean we would have to succeed on our first try. I am not counting that out because it is definitely possible, but I am also realistic and not getting my hopes up too much. I know that when it is meant to be, it will be. But, it sure would make a nice birthday present!!!! Here's hoping!!