Friends of mine are pregnant. A few of them. And others are busy in the first year of raising a new baby. A few of them. And I am still trying and worried that I might not even be ovulating or that something else is wrong and we cannot get pregnant.

If one more person tells me that we haven’t been trying for that long, I might punch them in the face. I am well aware that we have not been trying for that long. My fears do not stem from the last three months of trying, they stem from my own personal history. There are very good reasons for me to worry about potential fertility issues. Consider for a moment that I might have a personal medical history that I have not shared with the general public.

I also might punch the next person who tells me to relax. If that person really knew me at all, they would know that I am remarkably unconcerned about the whole trying to conceive thing. Anyone who thinks that my current level of preoccupation with the ins and outs of trying to conceive and potential fertility issues is too much would probably have a heart attack from secondary stress inhalation if they examined my level of preoccupation with work, knitting, television series, etc… there are so many things in my life that I spend more time and energy on right now…

It is possible to be concerned about a potential health issue without being obsessed about it. I am concerned about possibly having fertility issues that might interfere with our ability to get pregnant. Despite that concern, I am trying to get pregnant in a way that is fairly casual and relaxed. I think, all things considered, that I am generally doing remarkably well at not being stressed out about the whole thing.

The Cat in The Hat – Ping


The Cat in The Hat – Tycho

I was home sick again on Monday, March 8.

First of all, WTH? is up with all the sick lately?

Anyways, I hung around at home, on the sofa, watching Angel on DVD and knitting.

I made a baby slipper, which took about an hour, but I wasn’t in the mood to knit its pair right away. I’ll probably do that this evening.

I made a hat out of some chunky yarn that I’ve had for ages. I was about to start on a matching scarf, but I couldn’t decide on a stitch pattern that appealed to me, so I set that aside.

I got about 75% of the way through a wrist warmer made from Bernat Jacquard in Geranium.

Pattern: Bernat – Wrist Warmers

Swatch: Bernat Jacquard – Geranium

I’m hoping to finish it and make its pair tonight. It’s a really quick knit, because the yarn is medium weight, unlike the other wrist warmer/fingerless glove patterns that I favour which take days because they are made out of sock yarn. Obviously, this will not be a summer weight accessory, but I can wear them outdoors in the spring and fall, and in the winter sometimes the indoor temperatures are cool enough to warrant them.

I’ll post pictures of the finished projects soon. Actually, not of the hat and scarf, I am planning to give those to someone for Christmas, and I don’t want to ruin the surprise for them.

So, you may have noticed that I have not posted a Blog Assignment Tuesday post since that first one back on January 19.

I feel a little bit bad for not keeping up with my blog features, but I figure that most people who are here are reading because they are my friends. You want to “catch up” on what’s happening in my life, and are not really interested in reading (possibly) insightful essays on assigned blog topics.

on Thursday, March 4.

For any of you who are counting, that was day 37 according to FertilityFriend.com.