I haven't been on in 2 months - they've been very busy, and I didn't have the time, but when I realized yesterday that my prayer was answered, I knew I had to get here and give God the credit he's due. Back in September I decided to do for my hubby what he had done for me, fast two days a week while praying for another baby, as hubby was quite saddened that it hadn't happened already. One cycle passed normally, and here I stand, in the second cycle (in which it seemed to take forever to ovulate - 30 days), pregnant. I haven't had a positive test yet, but I'm only two days late, and last time I was a week late before I got a faint line. But, my bbt is still up, and went higher than it normally does, and I've got all the pregnant symptoms from 2 years (well, almost 3, counting from conception). Sore boobs, tenderness at the low-rise waistline, and a tightness or pressure at my solar plexus, which last time I thought meant my bra was too tight. In addition to that, I have learned since last time that a "pregnant" cervix is high, closed, and soft, as opposed to high and firm. We are quite overjoyed at the Lord's generosity and love in answering our prayer!
I am also quite happy that I've been diligent on our healthy eating program. We started at the beginning of October, and planned to do it for the month, with 5 days "off" that we could take. We decided near the end of Oct. to keep going until Thanksgiving, without any additional days "off", but able to use the two we still had left. I was 175 (at 5'7" or 8"?), which was already down about 7 pounds because I was trying somewhat successfully to eat healthy over the summer. On Michi's Ladder (the program we're following) I've gotten down to, as of this morning, 158. I'm back in my 12's which are a touch loose, and am wearing a Medium shirt for the first time in eight or ten years. I am only 3 pounds above High school weight, though I wore 10's then, being all muscle, and slimmer than now. This is good because over the next nine months I'll be putting on some weight! And after I have this baby, I won't make the mistake of overeating to "have enough" calories for full-time nursing.
My mind has already turned to what to knit for this child, our little "Ziggy".
