Hi all!

Melissa invited me so I wanted to stop in. No kiddos yet, though we may try for an R&R conception while Charlie's home for his two weeks of leave from Iraq.

As most of you know I just started my photography business, we're trying to buy a house, and Charlie is in pre-deployment mode so things are very, very hectic! I'll try to get over here often but bug me if I don't, I miss you guys!

Hi Steph!! Im so glad you came too! And thats awesome that you guys may try soon! If you plan to, Ill keep my fingers crossed when he is back for his leave! (Those 2 weeks you better not be on the internet! Haha!!) And I have seen some pics just through FB and stuff, and your pics are awesome! I wish we lived near eachother because I want you to do pics of my kids!!

Anyhow, thanks so much for coming Steph!

Steph ... when the time comes & is right -- you will be a FABULOUS mommy!! BUT you still have fur kids so you are still a mommy sorta!

Glad you're here - I miss you too!!

kids or no kids ... I'm glad we have a place to all stay connected again!!

Hi Steph!!!!
Man you sound busy! and you are going to throw a child in that mix too? You're crazy (in the best possible way!)

*waves*

Congrats on your business! I always thought you had amazing pictures to share. Nice to see you here!!

Thanks all!

Well Carmen, we already knew I was crazy.

The timing may be totally off when he gets his R&R, but we'll see. It's really going to depend on how things are going with the business, etc. We're not telling family and such that it's an option, but my baby itch is REALLY bad lately so we're leaving it on the table, so to speak. I think a lot of the baby itch is sending my husband to a combat zone, but there isn't much I can do about that!

Whether or not the timing is off, I still think its awesome. Kids only make your life better in my opinion. They may be a challenge time to time, but there is more good than challenges.

I happen to agree. We'll see what happens.

I've started charting since it'll be 8-9 months before we even try. This way I'll have an idea of when I'm going to ovulate and we can try to plan his R&R to cover at least some of that time. Granted, I'm on day 19 and still haven't, but this month has been all sorts of stressful.

I agree. I did the fertility friend thing with Rowan, but I also made sure we did it every day that we were trying. (I know they suggest once every other day...LOL)...but didn't take long at all with the kids...Taysen was like literally only 2 weeks of trying. LOL...Rowan took 2 months. So it really wasn't long. And if you're starting your charts now, you should have a pretty good idea by then whats going on! Unless you're a chart dummy like me. HAHA! I couldn't figure out when I ovulated for the life of me. I never ovulated when I was supposed to...my doctor said I may be a late ovulater. Who knows!

Well I ovulate at the same time each month, had sex nowhere near ovulation (days and days before) and still ended up pregnant. So as long as you aren't past ovulation there's a chance of it happening.

Hi Steph!! I'm glad you're here.