Tag: ttc

Meet the Blussians

Do I Really Want Another Baby?

Amazing how just a short while ago, I said I was doing everything I can to be in the best physical and financial shape before we started trying. Started from the bottom and now we're here. And now we're...HERE??? Beyonce was last week and let me tell you, the woman can put on an amazing show! Everything from the production to the singing to the dancing....spectacular! The only concert that was
Meet the Blussians, TTC

Ooh on the TTC Tip…Am I Really Ready for Another Baby Now?

Several months ago, Maks and I decided to take a break from TTC to focus on Bear and get ourselves together (click here for a refresher). Despite what anyone tells you, time is fast. Incredibly fast. Like Usain Bolt taking a jog in the 100 meters fast. As we're steadily approaching the time for us to start trying again, I'm anxiously getting prepared. I'm paying off debt. I'm catching up on
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Doing Just Fine

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koz393gAwjQ&w=560&h=315] Waiting my turn... That's my theme for 2016. Waiting my turn. While that could apply to just about anything, it really applies to just one thing - pregnancy. It seems like when you want to have a baby, all you see are pregnant tummies, people announcing their births, people announcing they're expecting... And then there's me...with nothing. Now, don't get me wrong. I love my son and he's my world. Every day
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Shake It Off

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZVdDl_asYY&w=560&h=315] I learned a valuable lesson this week... Always... ALWAYS... Listen to your body. As many of you may know, Maks and I have been TTC for Rainbow Baby #2. It's had its ups and downs but we both realized not being stressed out about it was benefitting both of us. (See Big News for a refresher.) I have two fertility apps on my phone - Fertility Friend and Period Tracker. Both of them
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Big News!

I've been meaning to post an update regarding our TTC but just haven't been able to sit down to have some time to do it. Well, here it is! For a long while, I always wanted 40 to be the cutoff age on having children. No specific reason or goal; I just didn't want to be pregnant past 40. Of course, I'm 36 now so that gave me a very
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Nothing Even Matters

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aDIqM0n0Eg&w=560&h=315] Nothing new to update here. Today, I'm 12 DPO and I did test this morning. BFN. Honestly, I'm not that bummed about it. This past month was really shot because of the heat wave and our timing wasn't great. It wasn't like Cycle #2 where we really tried and still failed (that feeling really sucks, btw). So I'm hoping Cycle #4 is our lucky one. I've slacked on my daily walks so
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The Thrill is Gone

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fk2prKnYnI&w=560&h=315] The excitement is kinda gone. It's been so long since we've TTC'd that I truly forgot how emotionally exhausting it is. Last cycle was a blow to us since we thought it was going to be our month. Even my pregnancy tests were, I feel, inconclusive. Not stark white negative but something was kinda there almost positive. As we all know, almost doesn't count. So here we are, gearing up for
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Off The Wall

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3MFbhwfEXU&w=420&h=315] So...is anyone ready to play the, 'Is that a line' game? I'm 10 DPO. Originally I wasn't going to test today. Actually, I was going to try to wait until Sunday to test but I figured hell, why not. So I took a test. The photo was taken within 5 minutes. The 'I don't think I see a line but I kinda see something' is on the left of
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Who Cares?

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvc7fd3ejqo&w=420&h=315] To vlog or not to vlog... I've been going back and forth if I want to do this. It has nothing to do with valuing privacy or selling my family out. Let's be clear, if I vlog, it'll be primarily Bear and I featured (M. works full-time so he won't be available). I started looking up some prominent YouTube families to kinda get a feel of what they do
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Up Out of My Face

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i7GEMQC2IY&w=420&h=315] I've been stressing about my fertility and come to think of it, I shouldn't have. I'm sure we've all heard that once a woman reaches 35, the chances of her getting pregnant significantly decreases. It's not necessarily good news to a lot of women who start trying to have a family in their mid-to-late thirties. The fact that a woman is officially called AMA - Advanced Maternal Age -