While I still can I am going to enjoy wearing a bikini. Okay, maybe enjoy is not exactly the right word. I'll have to suck my stomach in and be mindful of how I sit... but once preggers (and certainly post delivery) I'm sure I'll be switching over to the tankini and skort.

The bikini I've got my eye on right now?

This Miracle Bra Swim Suit from Victoria's Secret:

Top: $28 ON SALE
Bottom: $21

A recent post on a popular website asked, "what should I avoid if I'm trying to conceive?". I did some research and found a helpful article on BabyCenter.com that answers exactly that question.
Read it now.

My DH and I DVR'd the new NBC show The Baby Borrowers and watched it last night. OMG! What a wake up call for those teenagers!? If you haven't heard about the show or missed the season premiere this past Wednesday here's the 411: The Baby Borrowers is a reality TV show in which five teenage couples take on the task of parenting. First for babies, then toddlers, then pre-teens, teenagers and then the elderly. It airs on Wednesday nights on NBC.

My take on the teens after watching the premier episode? What were they thinking? I could not believe how confident they were before those babies showed up. Several of them are admittedly endearing. I was impressed with how well the young men handled things at first... the girls however... I don't think they have any idea what they're in for.

Once the babies arrived some of the couples rose to the challenge while other sank. How 'bout the gal (Alicea) that got frustrated trying to feed baby Carson and said "fine then starve". Woah! She later had the audacity to say that Carson's real mother got upset for no reason!!!

My husband and I are very excited about the prospect of having our own baby... but we're also nervous. We know it isn't going to be easy... which is why we have waited and planned for parenthood. Thank goodness we have realistic expectations about it... unlike these teenagers.

Want to watch a two-minute recap of Wednesday's episode? Click on the video below...


Did you watch the show? What did you think?

Crossing my fingers that my body is back to a normal healthy rhythm now and I'll be ovulating in the next ten or so days. One reader recommended that I use an OPK and I plan to do just that. I'll be seeing my family (they live a long distance from my DH and I) at the end of July and I would love to be able to tell my mother that I'm preggers. So for now crossing my fingers and baby dancing every other day!

If you and your DH are in the baby game and trying to conceive check out this article from The Cradle. Written by Ann Douglas, author of The Mother of All books, this article, Countdown to Conception is a great source of info for couples that are looking to start their family.

Hey mamas! I'm looking for some advice from the blogosphere. I have heard many great things about the BlogHer conference and am wondering if I should make an effort to be there? If you've been or you know someone who has gone I would love to know if you/they felt it was a worthwhile conference to attend. I am officially soliciting your advice.

I'm sure all you baby-less ladies out there have at one time or another heard the dreaded question... "So when are you going to start a family." Whether it's mom, Aunt Milly or an old classmate at your high school reunion... someone always has to bring up the fact that you have yet to join the "mommyhood." For me the questions started about year two of my marriage. At first it didn't bother me... I was able to just laugh it off with comments like "we're still newlyweds". Well three or so years later that comment doesn't work anymore. Even more upsetting than the dreaded question? The dreaded silence. I've noticed at recent family gatherings that people don't even ask anymore... they must figure that I am a lost cause. Little do they know (we're sort of keeping the "trying" a secret for now) if I have my way I will be joining the "mommyhood" in the next year.

What about you? Do you dread the question? Welcome the question? Or like me... have they simply stopped asking?

Being on the journey towards "mommyhood" and TTC (trying to conceive) means that I am on the outlook for all the good info I can get. While surfing the web today I found an article on MomLogic that was insightful and thought you might all enjoy it too. It's dated May 1st of this year... but the date doesn't make a difference in separating fact from fiction.

Here are the four conception myths that editor-in-chief Kim Hahn of Conceive magazine addresses for the MomLogic readers...

Myth #1. Have as much sex as possible
Myth #2. Women are to blame for most infertility
Myth #3. You can't control what you have
Myth #4. Having baby sex feels like a chore

Check out Kim's answers on MomLogic.

If you're following the story about the 17 teenagers that are pregnant at one high school in Massachusetts it just keeps getting more interesting. Initially many believed and journalists reported that there was a pact between some (but not all) of the girls to get pregnant and raise their children together as young mothers.

The reporter from Time, Kathleen Kingsbury, that broke the story appeared on The Today Show this morning with Meredith Viera to follow up on the story.

Just like the rest of us, Kathleen is now getting mixed responses from school officials and the city of Glouchester. Many are saying that there was no pact, that it's all just a big misunderstanding. Read Kathleen's follow up article here.

Regardless of whether or not there was a pact, the fact that 17 teenagers are pregnant in one high school is a huge number. I've heard that number is four times the national average.

What do you think? Did they have a pact or was it just the thing to do? Or is it possible that it's just an odd coincidence?

I had planned to test again this Friday but unfortunately there won't be a need too. AF showed up this afternoon. Now we've only been trying for one month... so I can't say I'm too upset... but admittedly a little disappointed. Would have loved to have had it happen right away. The good news is that my body seems to be getting back on a regular schedule after having been on the pill for the past fifteen years. (I started taking the pill at 14 to regulate my period.) So I'll be logging into my Fertility Gal account this evening and adding AF to my calender. Better luck next month.