It was slightly disturbing how we officially decided to TTC while my ovaries were producing, but whatever. Lots of family drama going on, and although no time is the “perfect time,” we wanted to make sure that The Heir to Blair wouldn’t be the straw that broke the family’s back. Got the green light from my mom (weirdest convo ever, which will be explained in another post) and so we decided to take the plunge.

And so, I give you a picture of my chart as it stands today. Check out that textbook uterus — ovulate on day 14 with an average 28-day cycle. It’s pretty much the only thing my body seems to be doing correctly.

You are also privy to all kinds of information you never wanted to know — like how often Nate & I do the deed & how my period is ridiculously long (and always has been). And yes, I temp in Celsius but not because I’m ridiculously cool; it’s because I’m an effing idiot that didn’t know how to switch my BBT’s settings to Fahrenheit until 3 days ago. That will be remedied next cycle, if there is another cycle. And I can’t lie, it creeps me out how this gives you a glance into my marital bed, so I won’t be tracking when we have sex outside of the fertile window.

I spoke to my besties (my 2 best friends & no, we haven’t graduated middle school) this weekend regarding my uterus & came to the conclusion that I have zero expectations for this cycle and TTC. I admit that I will be more shocked if I do get 2 lines on an hpt than if AF comes right on schedule. A very realistic view of how long it takes to get pregnant, which I suppose is better than the stary-eyed naivite that so many TTC-newbs face.