15 Marbles

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  • Ready?…TTC Diary-1

    Year 2010..
    At the start of the year I didn’t get any baby vibes..but in the back of my mind this year was always the year of Baby#2..we’ll see what it holds for us.
    January 2010
    AF didn’t show..Last AF was on November 15th 2009.
    I got my hormone profile done in India and all the readings were in the normal range.
    February 2010
    Finally AF showed- 12th Feb.
    I was marking the calendar,since december…for even the slightest of tweak..that I felt.
    The details matched the details for this cycle..
    I spotted twice during the cycle,with cramps and sharp unbearable pain,on the left or right side.
    14 days after the second spotting,AF showed up.
    We are going to use this cycle and the next few as test cycles..to find a pattern.To see if it matches.
    CD#1- Feb 12th.
    CD#17- Feb 28th-mild cramping
    CD#23- March 6th-Slight spotting(pink)
    CD#24-March 7th-Spotting..
    CD#28-March 11th-Blood-tinged and Egg-white CM.(Possible Ovulation??)
    CD#33- March 16th-spotting(red on wiping)
    CD#34-38-Clear..no spotting..
    CD#39-March 22nd-Light Brown spotting
    CD#40-March 23rd-Light Brown spotting continues
    CD#41-March 24th-spotting continues
    CD#42- March 25th- AF day? I woke up and I thought AF is here.Light on U/w and on wiping.Nothing after that.(is it implantation?)
    CD# 43-All clear..
    CD#47- Test at doctor office-BFN
    CD#54-April 6th-still no AF.

    In the meantime,
    CD#29-March 13th-Extremely tired after 2 hours in the market..it was a very hot day
    CD#30-March 14th- Headache after 1 hour at the town center.
    from CD#31 Nausea on and off,very tired
    CD#38-Achy calves and feet
    CD#42-MArch 25th-hot flashes,irritation
    General restlessness,lower back aches,head aches,loss of appetite,motion sickness,swollen breasts,nausea,insomnia,head rush on bending,stuffy nose.
    April 2nd ,3rd,4th-Nausea after eating,tired,headaches,strong smells,Extremely sore breasts and back ache.
    April5th-sore breasts,severe nausea-afternoon to almost dinner time,very tired…

  • Ganesha Acrylic on Canvas

    When I painted the duckling for Aadi’s room,Sahil,my brother wanted one for his room too.I asked him what he wanted,he asked me to choose.I showed him the Little Ganesha DVD cover and he loved it..

    So,I painted this one,inspired from that..
    Acrylic on Canvas,works well..I am happy with the finish..though,next time I would play around with the background more.

    Material used-Blank Canvas,Acrylic paints
    Cost-
    Blank Canvas- $3.33 (set of 3 from Reject Shop)
    Acrylic paints(collected over time)

    Bonus-A very happy and impressed brother!

  • Library Bag

    This little number started as dress for Aadya,last April.
    I think,I was being over-ambitious in thinking,I will knit a dress for her…I started knitting,went half way through the back..This was my travelling project..I would knit it only while travelling.
    Now,almost a year later,I still hand’t finished even the back..I got tired of seeing it on my needles.I was going to rip it off..but the thought of ripping off a year’s labour(lol ok..may be not) saddenned me.So,I decided to turn it into a bag.
    I binded it off and had a finished rectangle.I folded it half,length-wise and sewed the edges,to make a bag.
    Then I picked up the stitches,from a row,2 rows down from the bind off edge..and knitted the flap.
    For the strap-I made a crochet strap..6-dc wide..
    Aadi chose a pink tea-pot button and the bag is ready.

    About this bag-
    Material- 100% acrylic yarn

    This is the first bag that I knitted and I am so kicked.
    This is also the first time,I picked up stitches and that makes me feel like an accomplished knitter..:D
    Look who’s ready for the beach:

  • Happy Easter

    Happy Easter everyone..hope you are all having a nice weekend.
    Ours has been full of anxiety,dotted with Happy moments.Anxious,because of FIL.He fainted at work and was admitted in the hospital on Wednesday..They called us on Thursday afternoon..Since then,we are on and off the phone..waiting for news..Yesterday,the doctor confirmed,what we suspected,it was a mild heart attack and he is still under observation.He will be fitted with a pacemaker on Monday and then,we’ll be able to breath easy.
    In other news,my brother is here for the weekend..Its just so nice to have him around.Aadi is completely smitten with him..and he is in love with her..If we got a dollar for everytime,she said,”Mamu”,we’d be millionaires,before monday..which is when he is going back.
    All we have done this weekend is..spend family time,eat,vegetate on the couch,talking,eat some more…vegetate more..Its just perfect.
    Hope you guys are having a nice weekend..more later..Be good,my Lovelies.