Gratitude (In Pics)

Things I'm grateful for right now...

1) Another fabulous acu session- I've switched my sessions to Monday from now on, which will be a great start to each week. 

2) +OPK- After 24 OPK's taken over the course of 11 days, I finally got my + immediately following acu yesterday. We've been babydancing every other day leading up to ovulation, day of + OPK and through 2 days past + OPK. Even though it's annoyingly late as usual (CD22/23), I am just so thankful I'm O'ing at all. I really feel like the break from meds this month has given my body a chance to re-balance naturally and I'm back to "my normal". Our bases are covered, and now all we do is wait.

Soooo tired of peeing on sticks, but alas...

FINALLY!

Not so sure if FF is correct with a CD22 ovulation. +OPK at noon on CD21.
EWCM still there on CD23 at 9 AM. BD'ed twice within 48 hrs. of +OPK. :)

3) Funny license plates- Speaking of BD...It just so happened I was behind this truck and it made me laugh out loud! This guy must be quite the stud to put "BD WOLF" on his license plate, am I right? Please let me know if there is another meaning other than the one I'm thinking of...my mind is clearly stuck in babydancing land. Ha!

4) Yellow roses in bloom-We have three bushes growing outside which have been blooming all summer long. I also bought some long stems for my kitchen last Friday, and they are opening beautifully.

These are the only flowers I don't kill in my yard apparently.

I heart Costco. 2 dozen roses for only $12.99!

5) MTHFR Support- After lollygagging on this for quite some time, I finally went out and bought an additional bioavailable folate supplement. The folate in my prenatal is also bioavailable and I eat tons of folate rich foods, but my acu felt it was important to cover my bases further with some additional supplementation in this area due to my MTHFR. I found this one for only $20. The last thing I want to mess around with is my ability to convert folate when I'm TTC and once I become pregnant, so I feel better taking it for insurance purposes.

2000 mcg methylfolate should do the trick.

6) Kale salads- I've been hooked on these lately. I use kale, romaine, Boar's Head everroast chicken breast, shredded parmesan, dried cranberries, sliced almonds and Newman's Own honey mustard.

Yum!

7) Snuggle cats and fat cats- The black and white one (Triscuit) is my little sidekick and the fat one (Jazzy) is the most adorable cat on the planet. She is kind of skiddish though, so I've been secretly bribing her with licks of Ben & Jerry's peanut butter banana greek frozen yogurt from time to time. It seems to be working, because she's warming up to me and letting me pet her more....only took 8 years.

She is so lady-like covering the important parts.

8) Another room de-browned- Yep, I've been painting again, and it's all Houzz's fault for inspiring me! When I started hunting for colors, never did I think I'd end up with light chartreuse, zebra print towels, and magenta orchids in our master bathroom, but that is what ended up coming together. I was going for BRIGHT and FUN and think I achieved it. I'm so tired of decorating for "resale value" and so I just went for it with something totally different.

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New artwork/reminder over Le Toilette

Also did new curtains, pillows and lamps in our living room. This is only the 2nd room to get curtains in our house, and what a difference it makes. Hubby also steam cleaned in here. Nothing better than new decor and clean carpets!

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9) Pampering and relaxation time- Getting my hair did on Thursday, which is grossly overdue. Then, Friday-Sunday we have a weekend staycation in Austin planned. Hubby is signed up for a golf tournament at Barton Creek Resort, so we're making a weekend out of it. I got a very generous birthday gift certificate from my MIL last month, so I will be putting it to good use with a massage and a facial on Sunday before returning home. I cannot wait!!!

Barton Creek (in hill country just outside Austin, TX)

10) My AMAZING husband- For all that he does, day in and day out. Every single time I wake up next to him, I am thankful to God that we found each other. He is the peanut butter to my jelly, and I simply could not have been blessed with a better soul mate.