So it's been a while since I last posted...

A number of things have happened.

First, it took 68 days from the scheduled D&C on Trey Noel to come back (yes, my brain moves to logic, when I found out he was a boy, and he had originally been due on Christmas Day, I thought that a third-type name and a christmassy name would be appropriate) before AF raised her head. I *did* ovulate, just that it took FOREVER. The cycle after Trey lasted longer than either the second or third pregnancies, and came just a week shy of how long the first one had been.

However, I had surgery done on August 5. At this point, what little physical barrier I might have to bringing a child to term has been removed, and the entire process was surprisingly painless. Didn't need more than Tylenol, and was up at NYRF two days later.

Joe got an SA done too. While the numbers were still not optimal, they were MUCH better than they had been back in February, so not drinking for six months plus taking all of those megavitamins seems to have paid off somewhat.

The doctor told us we could try naturally for a couple of cycles. If I don't get pregnant this month, he wants to do another hysteroscopy to determine if there were any issues remaining inside, but he thought with the improved SA and the surgical intervention, everything should be fine.

He was somewhat concerned that I ovulated on day 11 right before the surgery, though.

This month seems to have been right on time. We started trying early in the month, so just in case day 11 was the O date again, we would catch it, but my system went back to the 14 day O, so we actually missed the O day itself, but got the day before it, the day before that, and two days before that. So that's 3 days in that 5 day window for them to have caught up.

Thing is, my system has decided to feel funny for the last four or five days. 3 DPO and I was already feeling things that felt like pregnancy symptoms. Joint pain. Acne. Exhaustion. Minor cramps. Intestinal issues. Burps from hell. Focus issues. And today? Mild nausea, and possible breast tenderness (although it's so faint I might be imagining this). Is my body doing the psychosomatic thing, or did I really get pregnant again that fast? I already have been on Macrobid for over a week to get rid of a UTI (stupid me, didn't go pee after things). However, Macrobid is not known to do anything to a fetus until the last two or three weeks of pregnancy.

I'm hoping my system isn't just mucking with me. I want this to happen. If it happens NOW, then Joe can actually celebrate his 40th birthday with a beer or two, and possibly at least get a chance to taste at scotchtoberfest. I hope so. I feel badly that he's had to block all of that out, especially at a time when he's been under extremely high stress. I mean, I have had to cut things out too, like sugars (damn the south beach diet), and my Adderall (which might actually help me to function at work. As it was, I had Dr. Jones prescribe me Lexapro for a month while we were waiting, but you can't take it while pregnant).

If this one works, well, little one (who I don't even know if you exist yet), you'll know that mommy was one of those rarities who knew she was pregnant almost as soon as it happened this time.

There's more I want to say, but for now, I think I'll stop.