The Dreaded Two Week Wait

Well, I know for sure the monitor is working!  This past Friday, I got a "high" reading, then Sunday, I got this:

Of course, Ryan was out of town all weekend, but we did manage to get in some "quality time" Friday before he left and Sunday when he got back.

So, now, I'm in what's referred to at the Two Week Wait (or, 2WW or TWW).

It sucks.

Take my anxiety problems, add in the fact that this is something I CANNOT control, multiply times a million.

Can I drink? (Probably shouldn't)  Do I have pregnancy tests? (Yup)  Should I exercise? (Maybe avoid hot yoga - not that I've been in months, thank you FL summer) Was that twinge I just felt implantation? (No)

Am I going nuts?

YES.

Luckily, I got the same reading on the monitor this morning, so I'll be jumping Hubs again when I get home, just to make sure.  Which at least gives me something to do besides wonder.

When I got to work this morning, I Googled "Two Week Wait" and got some helpful links:

• Am I Pregnant? What NOT to Do During the Two Week Wait
• Surviving the 2 Week Wait
• Early Pregnancy Tests: Weeks 1 - 4

Apparently there are whole forums devoted to the TWW!  Nice to know I'm not alone in my anxiety!!

Next update in approximately two weeks!

Updates in Ovulation and Places to Live

So, I didn't ovulate last month.

At least that's what the fertility monitor says.  And, I didn't experience any symptoms that would lead me to think that I did, so boo.  Obviously it's way, WAY too early to freak out over this.  But still.  Not real happy about it.  We were in San Francisco at a conference when the monitor quit asking me to pee on sticks.  I came back to bed and cried while Ryan told me that it was ok, and that the monitor just didn't like me :)

I did find out that I have a 22 day cycle, which is shorter than most.  So I probably ovulate around day 6-10.  If the monitor doesn't have me peeing on sticks by day 6 (in just a few days), I'm jumping hubs no matter what.  He certainly won't mind, and at least I'll know that I tried!


We also have an updated list of possible places to live.  Since applying to 10 places is the same price as the 7 or so that he actually wants to go to (yes, we have to pay to apply, pay to go there, and pay for the exams he'll need to take before. Awesome.), there are 10 possibilities now:

 

 

In order of my preference:

1. Tampa, FL
2. Gainesville, FL
3. Nashville, TN
4. Chicago, IL
5. Miami, FL
6. Rochester, MN
7. Salt Lake City, UT
8. New Brunswick, NJ
9. New York, NY
10. Boston, MA

I don't think Hubs has a clear choice right now - he's just concentrating on where ever will let him in.  I'm sure he'll have his pick; he's a smart one!


Finally, I think I have gotten it through my head that I'm far too overweight to contemplate being pregnant right now.  At least, I know I am so out of shape that I would never survive labor at the moment.  So diet and exercise start right now.  Even though PMS tiredness just about killed me last week, and I did nothing but go home and sleep after work, I'm turning over a new leaf this week. I am eating better (no more excuses!) and the only way I am going to catch up on TV is if I am on my stationary bike.  I want to be a cute preggo, not mistaken for just being fat!