Worries...lots of worries

AF showed her face finally, I'm on CD2. My cycle just keeps getting longer and longer and I don't know what to do or what to think about it. I'm so frustrated. I was hoping that once we decided to start working on baby #2, that it would be on our terms. That maybe this time we wouldn't have to have any help. I'm pretty down about it. Really down about it actually.
And I just can't seem to get enough sleep. I'm ALWAYS tired. And my being tired doesn't help me get going on the working out. It's such a crazy circle. I think we would like to start trying for baby #2 by August. I think that's the plan. So I've got to get my cycle under control sooner rather than later.
A family friend that I've known all my life as "Aunty" is moving from her large home to a 2 bedroom apt. She was unable to have children and her hubby passed away, so my Dad (and my bro and I) are all she really has left. And my bro is working on getting himself organized, so it will be myself and my hubby going to the south shore at least once a day on the weekend for the next few weeks to help pack and move. She needs to be out of the house by the 20th of June. My Dad also needs our help to fix up his house because it is in need of some TLC. Then we have our house to work on, it DESPERATELY needs to be painted. And of course, our cottage needs to be completely cleaned, inside and out.
And in the middle of all this, I want to have some time to do my sewing.
We'll see how this summer goes. I think it's going to go by way too fast.
But as my hubby said, just take one day at a time. I'm going to try.

LIttle update

With the summer coming up quickly, we have been working hard around the house. There's still so much to do but at least we are making progress. The jungle that was in front of the house is now tamed lol. This weekend coming, we are going to plant our veggie garden. Can't wait for that.
Princess G is now eating cereal!! We decided to start the cereal on Mother's Day. She was sleeping through the nights and then it stopped. Then her 7oz wasn't enough and she would eat between 9 and 10oz...so I decided that we would give it a try. And she loves it! We have opted for the Organic whole grain rice cereal to start. We chose organic to avoid the crap that's out there (or at least hope to!) and whole grain because it's better for her. And if she has PCOS from me, I want to try and help as much as I can to teach her how to eat properly right from the get go.
AF is supposed to show her face tomorrow. I've had some cramping and my usual, "AF is coming" headache, so I guess we will see what tomorrow brings :)
I was supposed to start working out when my DH gets home from work but so far haven't been able to. I will be starting back working on WW with a friend of mine next week. I won't be joining but I will be following and weighing in with her. I'm hoping that I can stop the weight gain and actually lose :)
Nothing else to report.

Congrats E!!!

My friend IRL and the person who showed me about blogging, just delivered a little boy yesterday. A mother's day gift that is out of this world!

Congrats to E and her hubby R!!! And welcome baby Trent!!!

Not 1 but 2!!!

Princess has been a drool machine for the past month or so, not light drool, but HEAVY drool. DH and I thought it might be teeth coming in, but other parents said no, it's just babies. Others said, ya my kid drooled like that but the teeth didn't come in until they were 9 months old.
Then on Sunday, she all but stopped drooling and went back to sticking her tongue out all the time. We both thought this was very odd, but left it at that.
Well, while feeding my lil princess on Tuesday, I noticed something in her mouth. After trying to dab away the milky drool, I decided to put my finger in her mouth and OMG - a tooth!!
I couldn't believe it!! A tooth on her lower right side. I cried (happy, OMG she's growing so fast tears!) and called my DH to let him know. He thought it was great as well!
While I was feeding her yesterday morning, something nagged at me, a little voice said to check for more teeth (perhaps motherly instinct?!), and I did. And of course I found yet another tooth. This one is not as far out as the bottom tooth but it's out. It's on the top right side of her mouth.
I'm amazed - 2 teeth...Time is flying.

Busy busy busy

Well I'm happy this cycle is almost over. It was actually better than last month, not as much cramping. I'm not complaining at all!!
It's a good thing because this week is going to be crazy! We are having the princess baptized on Sunday. So I have a lot of cooking and planning to get done. It should be fun. It will definitely be nice to see everyone. Although, my hubby's family seems to have dropped of the face of the earth. 2 of them have replied and only 1 of the 2 are coming. The rest haven't bothered to contact us yet. My side however loves a party, so they will be there :)
We still haven't decided what we are going to buy for her as a gift. We want it to be something meaningful but can't seem to decide.

On another note, so many babies have been or are about to be born around me.
I have a new godson that was born on April 8th, his name is Carter. My hubby's cousin had her daughter on April 16th. And a friend, who is due any day now, will be having a little boy. It's incredible. We definitely want a bigger family, it's just a matter of waiting it out until we can start trying again.

YAY for AF!!

So she came on her own again this month. I'm on CD4 today.
I'm very happy about this and I just hope that it keeps up for when we are ready to start to work on baby #2. With PCOS, you just never know. My cycle was a little longer last month than it has been in a while but only by 2 days. I'm hoping it's because it was my right side that released. My left side is pretty much a 35 day cycle. I'll just have to keep tabs on everything, just so that when we are ready to try again, I will already know how things look.
It's scary to think that we will be going down that path again. The ups and downs and countless times I will have to POAS. I am sure I will also worry about how it will all affect my lil princess. With another baby while she's young means that I will be taking away my time with her. But I think that may be more of a problem for me than for her. It's such a mixed bag of emotions.
DH is also looking into other opportunities, one of which means that he would be away from us for about 6 months. That's a long time. I know it would be for the greater good (the greater good*), but it would be tough. OK, I'm getting ahead of myself here. I still have some time before we start TTC, so until then, back to basics. Just gonna monitor my cycles :)


* I can't say the line "the greater good" without repeating it because of the movie Hot Fuzz. Just thought I would fill you in so you don't think I'm too crazy!!

Addicted? Obsessed?

OK, I have to admit that I'm not sure which it is, but I definitely spend a lot of time on the internet these days just looking and searching these 2 things. What are they?
Well, the first is Etsy. I am so in love with this site!! I just want to buy everything and post all the things that I make there at the same time LOL. It's incredible. I just love craft stuff and handmade items. They are unique and usually great quality. I am so close to convincing DH to let me purchase a few things. I will try to stick to buying from those that are from Canada but it's so hard. There are so many nice things. And of course, I'm trying to pinpoint what items I would sell as well. I tend to dabble in several different things, craft wise. So it's hard to say which one is the best. Maybe once I take some pictures of what I've done, I will post them and see if I can get some feedback...
The other thing, is coupons and freebies! I LOVE it. I call companies offering free trials and coupons for new moms and just think it's great! I check out the coupon pages and try to save money. That's how it all started. Just wanted to try and save some money here and there. It's not much but it does add up very quickly. So now, I check numerous websites on a daily basis to see what's out there. To my Canadian friend who reads this, let me know if you are interested. There are quite a few for new moms out there :)