TTC UPDATE - Vlogging?

Hey my beautiful invisible readers!! This week was very interesting. My cycle did not come on the day that it was supposed to...I was hoping that it actually wouldn't since on Tuesday the 17th I got my first BFP!!!! It was faint but it was there! I was home alone when I decided to just test to quench my POAS addiction. I put the test down thinking it was just another negative test then slowly but surely a vertical line appeared! I didn't trust that test and I didn't have any first responses so what did I do???? Hopped in the car, ran to walmart and got some. Got home to sit and wait til I had to go to the bathroom again. When I did, a faint line appeared on that test! I was so excited. I had waited since father's day to be able to give my hubby a dad-to-be card that had been burning a whole in my desk. Initially my thoughts were telling me to wait until my lines were darker to tell him but I couldn't hold it. We got home from picking him up and I gave him the card to open. He was so excited too! However, the happiness was short lived. Yesterday I started bleeding and cramping and even though the bleeding was not period-like at first, I was sure it was my period becuase it was quite heavier than spotting. I went to the clinic on base today to have a simple blood test and it came back negative. I was distraught! How could I have gotten those promising First Responses and a negative blood test. I didn't believe it and still can't believe it. Came home, took another test about an hour after getting home with the news to only see that the line was getting darker!!!!! I couldn't believe it, how is this possible if I had a chemical pregnancy? Sunday I will take another test to see if the lines are getting darker. If not, I will then believe in that blood test, if so I will wait for the end of the week to get a referral for a BETA. UPDATE COMING SUNDAY! ******VLOGGING????***** I've started a new venture to occupy time and also try something new. Watching personal vlogs and vlogs of TTCers is a personal hobby of mine...I can go without cable as long as I have YouTube and my ipad :-) If you are interested in checking out the vlog, check it out here!

Youtube - mrstcannon88
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We Went To Church!

After being here in Texas since April 22, we finally went to church. A facebook friend of mine recommended her church about a month ago and we honestly have been too lazy on Sunday's to get out of bed and go. This morning, I was in a mood and really didn't want to get ready but I pushed forward because I knew we needed it. We got to the church settled in the middle of town. San Angelo, Texas is predominantly hispanic and white. There are not many African Americans or other ethnicities present. Whenever you do meet someone that is of minority, you can be pretty sure that they are military or military affiliated. This church is predominantly black and filled with worshipers that really enjoy praising God and his Holy name. They welcome any denomination because they are a interdenominational church. It's called the Christian House of Prayer and they are actually bigger than the small one we went to today. Their headquarters are based in another part of Texas. We felt very welcomed as we took our seats and listened to the ending of their 9AM Sunday School. They opened worship service with a praise team and worship. From that moment, we realized that they are on fire for God and love to worship. The message that the pastor spoke on today was making sure that when you "know" someone, you don't just know them by their flesh. "Flesh is a mess", he says. There are three layers of a person and with flesh being the first, it's only purpose is to protect the inner two. The 2nd layer is your soul, mind...what gives you reasoning. With your mind you are able to let a person know what you think, feel and recognize as important in you life. Even with just these two layers being discovered, one can still not "know" a man. To really "know" someone, you have to know their spiritual being. A person's spirit is the heart of them, their inner self that is able to show others the real being beyond the flesh. Pastor spoke about how the flesh can be equivalent to a seed from a plant. As a seed, that seed has an outer shell that when surrounded by soil, breaks apart. THE FLESH OF THE SEED IS BROKEN. Broken so that it may be fruitfal and multiply. When a person is in a situation and as, "Why?". The answer is, you are a seed. You must be broken so that your inner being can be released and you may truly understand why you have gone through whatever the situation is. I'm not going to talk about the entire sermon but it was a really great sermon and I thank my friend for inviting us there. we went down for alter call. As my husband and I stood beside one another, we held hands with our free hand and lifted them together as we were bringing our marriage to the alter. We are already strong but you can never be strong enough. Prayer is important to us and we glady accept any prayer that helps us to be bonded and rooted in Christ. ****************************************** Hubby is away on base doing Sunday duties, I better get in the kitchen and figure out what we are having for dinner. I'm going to add some pictures to the blog tomorrow so look out for those, if you are what I call and invisible reader of my blog please follow and comment. I look forward to growing with my blogs and helping others along the way. Be Blessed!!

Friday the 13th

Many people hate Friday the 13th....personally I have never had a problem with this day. Its the same as any other day. Today I will make it a productive day by sending home pics of hubby and our adventures (wish I had a laptop here at home to do this) going to the library will do. I've got some research to do also. Since we are a military couple, I've got a lot of questions about birthing at the base we are going to be stationed at. I am really interested in water births and strongly believe that I can do it in hopes to have an all natural birth. Maybe I can do this research in place of watching TTC videos that give me hope of an early BFP. Happy Friday the 13th everyone! Make it a productive one!

TTC - cycle 2

I am currently on CD 24 of Cycle 2.  I have taken plenty of tests already after reading so many posts and blogs of women who got early results.  According to What To Expect - Pregnancy I am 3 weeks and 2 days if there is a little Cannon ball in there.  I call him/her my little Cannon ball because our last name is Cannon and it is too cute to me.   I thought that I ovulated before July 6, but according to Fertility Friend and charting my temps, they estimate that I ovulated on July 6 due to my temperature rise.  I am now 8 days past ovulation (DPO) with negative tests so far.  But I'm not counting myself out until AF shows her ugly face with all of her luggage. A few days before ovulation I had alot of pressure in my pelvic area and went to the restroom alot. Those days were followed by intense cramps that came and went, no bleeding and burning sensations in my uterus.  Lasted no longer than 1 day. Current symptoms: Tired Longer than usual naps Hunger Tender breasts to the touch Sharp sensations in nipples Tugging around belly button Urinating more than usual I have bought dollar store OPKs in place of HPTs since getting so many negatives this week.  Me being a poas addict I am using them in hopes that the act of doing so will prevent me from testing until day of AF or after if she is late.   I will keep you guys posted!!  Baby Dust to all!

TTC Our Little Cannon Ball - Cycle 1

On March 25, 2012 hubby and I decided to come off of birth control and start trying to conceive.  I began watching YouTube videos of women that have been TTC for months, even years.  Sparking my interest from the start, I've watched these videos every day and subscribed to my favorites.   I had no idea that there was such a small window out of each month to get pregnant.  I stopped my pills three days after starting the next pack, I had only been on them for 1 month. Quite optimistic that I would ovulate spontaneously I felt that it would be no problem getting pregnant right away.  I bought ovulation kits and pregnancy tests and tested for a straight two weeks with not even a peek of a line in sight.  I was devastated when aunt flo (AF) came.  I cried and cried, not understanding why it didn't happen right away.  Then I realized that its not in my control to do works of God. On to cycle two...June 20-July 18 (expected AF)

New Blog Fail

Apparantly, creating a new blog has been a disaster. After writing 2 posts and posting them "successfully" to the new blog, they are nowhere to be seen. What is going on!?!? In the meantime, I have changed the name of this blog to accommodate any and everything that I talk about. Today I will be working on the blog and trying to get some new viewers and followers. Good luck to me! Still fairly new to this since I'm the worst blogger ever and have only blogged a few times since joining. I'm about to be on a roll now....(promise)...ooops...did I just make another promise? Don't hold me to it, but I'm going to try my hardest.

Update...UPDATE.....Update

I'm the worst blogger ever. It would benefit me and my potential invisible readers that I not ever make another promise to stay committed to this thing. However, now that I am a housewife with nothing at all to do in my life besides cook, clean and do whatever my husband desires of me....I need a hobby. A real hobby. Living in Texas now, (at least for another month then to Vegas baby!!!) I have gotten accustomed to staying inside avoiding this terrible heat that I am not used to. Recently, temperatures across the United States have been very weird no matter where...sign of the times? I think so, but still that may be many many years from now. OK, here is the update. Last time I blogged I informed you guys that Clint and I got married on March 16, 2012! Since then, I moved to Texas to be with him as he completes tech school. The move was interesting from the start. I had my transportation planned to the T and was ready to go 2 days before my departing date........before my family backed out on me! Can you believe that?!?!? No problem for me, I left a day early. Left North Carolina on a Thursday afternoon car packed full of clothes, necessities and my Tinka (4 lb teacup Chihuahua). We drove to Georgia on day 1 and stayed the night with a college friend, who also recently got married to her love on June 30, 2012. We had a great evening catching up on things and had hibachi...my fav food after seafood. Day 2....I left my friend's apartment into the great unknown for the rest of my trip. PLenty of time to think of my future and have my last moments to myself before being fully devoted to my husband and our future family. I made it to Louisiana where I stayed overnight at a really nice hotel that was pet friendly. Not so friendly was the pet fee. Why did it cost more for Tinka to stay the night than me? I paid $50 or so dollars for the night and she cost $70! However, the night was really relaxing and we enjoyed a big king sized bed together until 6:30 the next morning. I didn't do any driving at night, but since this would be the day I see my husband after a month of being married with nothing but FaceTime to feel close to him, I got on the road as the sun was coming up. Driving into Texas was relieving. I couldn't believe I was actually doing this drive alone and was almost done. Nothing but the grace of God and anxiety helped me. I can honestly say that I did not get sleepy or tired one second of the drive. I paced myself and had plenty of stops to rest and let Ms. Tinka potty. It was a great trip. So I made it here on April 22, 2012. Moved into our apartment even though it wouldn't be until 4th of July weekend that my hubby would be able to move. We spent weekdays before class and weekends together. As long as I was here and could see him everday I was good. Now I can't get rid of him. I love him though and can't wait to see our life continue to unfold together. I will be starting a new blog on the 2nd phase of our life, trying to conceive our first child. If interested, go ahead and head that way!