CD2

AF came yesterday. Booooo!!!! :-( I really thought I felt different this time. Hopefully Sept will be our month. :) Again, I wont be temp-ing, but I will be using OPK's. 

In other news, I put my 2week notice in at my job! FINALLY! Don't get me wrong, there are so many things that I love about working there, but sometimes it just wears ya down. Luckily, Scott's work situation has improved greatly and we are on our way to our planned future! w00t!!

Bright Blessings and Baby Dust!!

N.

You are now entering the 2ww...

Oh joy! the two week wait!
Now that our home is sick-free, we were ready to jump back on that pogo stick (so to speak of course). I actually ovulated late this month. I haven't been temp-ing, but i have been using OPKs. I started testing at CD9, then CD11, and then everyday after that. Unfortunately, I didn't get a positive read until CD16! So who flippin knows what will happen with AF this month (if anything--fingers crossed). While I'm not trying to over analyze this time around, I will keep a written journal so I can go back and see what my early pregnancy symptoms might have been. :) Also, we have been really busy with the house, and harvesting our veggies from the garden. Our county fair is going on this weekend so it will definitely keep us busy as well. Hopefully time will go by fast and I will soon know!

Today is CD 18, possible 2 DPO. Many baby blessing to you all!
Nikky

Sometimes I wish...

Sometimes I wish I wasn't temp-ing. Then I wouldn't get disappointed if my temp went down. It wasn't over the crosshair, but still down. I know this isn't a definite bfn, but its definitely discouraging. 3 more days til Sunday test day! I'm really going to try to make it to dpo12 without testing. More later...have a great day yall!
Nikky

Welcome and Introductions

Hello there!
My name is Nikky Fischer, I am 26 years old and I currently work as a lead preschool teacher and assistant director of my daycare. My husband Scott is 25, and we have been married for 9 months. He owns his own farm, and is renovating our house into a two family. I am writing this blog as a way to document our journey in trying to conceive (TTC). I also would love to find a ttc community to help pass the time in the two week wait (2WW).
A little bit about myself:
I am 5'4", 240lbs. (definitely heavier than i would want to be ideally, but i love myself!) 
I love to garden, and conserve as much as possible. I am very crafty and create many things. I love love love to cook! I love the challenge of mixing flavors and textures. This challenge became even more difficult when i started eating gluten free 1.5 years ago. (more on that later) I enjoy walking, love hiking and swimming! But most of all enjoy spending time with my amazing husband! (Insert Awwww....) 

This is TTC cycle 1. 

I am currently DPO 4, on CD 18. here is my chart on fertility friend http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3d5e31 

I am exhausted today. I went to bed early enough.(Not my normal time, but still before 11) so i know i shouldn't be tired from lack of sleep. i even slept in later, and took a quick snooze around noon today. i just cant shake it. I don't know if its allergies, or b/c i mowed my brother's lawn yesterday and my body is sore. I just don't know. i guess time will tell, but of course i am over analyzing everything! 

Ive been following a few YT mommies and their ttc, pregnancy, mommy vlogs. I will add their pages below so you can find them as well.

Here is my journey thus far: 

A few months ago, I began getting baby fever. My husband and I have been married for 9 months as of tomorrow. :) I began searching for midwives/doulas/birth centers/etc so i could be more informed when the time came. I came across a doula in my area named rachel. we corresponded through emails and she recommended a doctor that supports natural childbirth, a few midwives,  and a few other resources. One of those resources was the documentary "The Business of Being Born" and I youtubed it to see if i could find any clips. Well low and behold, I came across the full documentary! I watched it twice in the same day! And 3 more times since then. Well thanks to the magic of YT, it suggested other videos that were similar, and i began watching other homebirth videos. Including Lucy and Joel Eades of xxxjoelpolexxx. And my obsession began. From their videos, i found other YT mommies and all of their stories. i fell in love with home birth. I knew for a long time that i wanted to cloth diaper my children and following these lovely ladies and only cemented my decision. I have always wanted to breastfeed, and baby wear so i felt so much at home with their stories. Now, if only i had a decent working camera to make some TTC videos!

Anyways, so far, I have made a few purchases and also sewn a few things as well. Our local JoAnn's was having a huge moving sale so i found some PUL and other materials for great deals. I made my first cloth pocket diaper! It turned out cute! Also, i made a taggy soft block, and a cute little owl toy. I also made some inserts out of old towels. I bought a 3 pack of white Carter's onesies and 2 fancy pants one size pocket diapers. http://fancypantsdiapers.com/

Some of my Favorite YouTube Mommies:

plus1please  

http://www.youtube.com/user/plus1please

NaturallyThriftyMom

http://www.youtube.com/user/NaturallyThriftyMom

CandidMommy 

http://www.youtube.com/user/CandidMommy

MamaNaturalBlog 

http://www.youtube.com/user/MamaNaturalBlog

xxxjoelpolexxx

http://www.youtube.com/user/xxxjoelpolexxx

I will keep this updated as I wait wait wait....I will post websites, fun ideas, baby buys, and all things natural! W00T! 

Baby dust to you all!

Nikky