Minions

January 25, 2013


Inseminations on Mon, Tues, and Wed. Pos opk on Thursday. At least I know that if there is an actual window I damn sure hit it!

Positive signs: Ferns in saliva (turns out that really happens!), cervix soft and open-y, 1 1/2 days egg-y mucous, positive ovulation kit (opk) on Day 16

Less positive signs: Not much cervical mucous, no increase in basal body temperature yet

The positive opk was VERY exciting...hopefully this means Ms. Egg will get her party shoes laced up within the next few days, and that Joon's minions (his AMAZING term) are waiting near the correct entrance to the baby superhighway.

And now I wait. And obsessively read about how long the LH surge lasts, how soon after a pos opk one ovulates, how long after one ovulates does one's temperature go up, how high one's themperature should rise, what it means if it never does, how long one needs friendly cervical mucous and on and on and on...

What I do know is that if there is an egg, and if the minions can find her, and if I am meant to get pregnant this cycle, that the circumstances couldn't have been more loving and humorous and welcoming. On the last day I inseminated I picked up the boys at the bus stop, came back and high fived Joon on the way to the bathroom, tried again to get knocked up in Kate's bathroom, hung out with the kids and Kate's brother/sister in law/niece, ate a deelish home cooked dinner, and headed home full of turkey meatloaf and love.

Joon is a champ and his generosity and sense of humor can not be overstated. So here's to his minions...I hope they are as hardworking as he has been!