Which way to blog?

I feel at a crossroads with the blog.  Actually, not a crossroads, more like the spotting of  a road sign.  Dave and I are in the third month of trying to get a bun in the oven.  It's only 3 months!  That's way too early to worry about anything not working or having problems  But it's clearly in my mind a lot.  Do I blog about fears?  Information I've found?  Even if it's really personal information but it could be useful for others?  That weebs me out a bit.  I'm not willing to reveal everything. And my husband's head might actually pop off his body if nothing is sacred!  (It would make a good blog entry though!)  

You can guess though that we have "no announcements" to make this month.  I also think that this semester is not going to be the easiest one for me to get a bun in the oven.  I am feeling overwhelmed with all my work at school and that has thrown my cycle all off.  We've also been doing the math on 1) when a baby would be due and 2) how long I could take off of work.  If I pop a bun in the oven this cycle, I'll have the baby in July.  That's nearly 6 months off (taking the fall semester off).  An August baby would give me 5 months off.  A September or October baby, however, would be an inefficient use of the one (the ONLY) benefit I get from being a prof because I'd still be pregnant when taking the maternity leave.  Counting ahead though to a  November or December baby, I could still teach the fall semester. I could team teach the last 6 weeks of the semester or assign papers and presentations during the last weeks.  And then take the Spring semester off:  8 to 9 months home with the baby!! The cool thing is that I wouldn't have to stop trying to get a bun in the oven for an entire year.  February due date?  No problem!  Take off the spring and still have 7 months with the baby.  April due date?  No problem!  Work in the spring, team teach the end of the semester and then take the summer and fall off.  Sooooo, if we get no bun in the oven by August, we think we may take a few months off from trying, get to the infertility clinic and then take aim for a November baby. 

Does this seem like a complicated scheme??  Way too stressful to think about?  Too much information??  Welcome to my world!!

Patches is still limping pretty badly.  Duncan has become a cuddle bug this week.  He's even started bringing gifts to us again in the middle of the night.  Duncan learned this behavior from Scarlett and Savannah.  Soon after we go to bed, one of the cats will start up with some muffled howls.  They continue until we call out their name and say "thank you!"  The next morning, we'll get up and find their favorite cat toy somewhere on or near the bed.  They bring us gifts of love. Thank god it's not a dead mouse or a wounded bird. Scarlett used to follow us around during the day with the terry cloth fish.  Wherever we'd move, there'd soon be a howl and she'd ptoeey a fish at our feet.  I say used to because Patches shredded it recently.  I'm going to call the vet today and see what sort of aspirin we're supposed to give Patches when he's in this much pain. 

Also, a shout out to Carter on the difficulty of waking up when it's dark until 7:15.  October is the worst month until the end of daylight savings time.  I am dying in the morning.  Life becomes one big snooze button. 

Off to freak out at work.

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