Wanted: Recipes

These last 2 weeks I’ve been off work. That’s another story in itself. I return to work after the New Year.

It’s been fun staying home with my son. But at times I wondered if I really would have pulled out all my hair and weaved a rug out of it. He’s 17 months old today. He’s a very good baby but demanding nonetheless just because he’s a toddler.

All this time at home has given me some time to try out a few recipes. Our usual menu consists of some sort of stir fry, rice, soup, etc. Not Western food. So I tried using the oven. I made some meatloaf which hubby loved. I made some biscotti (what’s the plural for that anyway?) which were way overbaked and you literally need to soak it in milk/coffee so you don’t break your teeth while eating it.

Baking is a good way to cook! I like it! Which brings me to ask all you ladies (and gents) to kindly share any and all recipes that you’ve tried and love. But please don’t send the super complex ones. It could be crock pot recipes, too. Thanks in advance!!!

Anyhow, it has been a torture to take temps every morning and squinting my eyes to make sure I read it correctly. Then retaking it to see if it changes. Double checking it against another thermometer to see how different it varied. Staring at my chart umpteen times a day hoping I can will it to magically give me a triphasic pattern. Well, you know how it goes when you’re taking temps / charting.

So FF recalculated my O date and today I’m 12dpo. I couldn’t resist so I pee’d on a stick this afternoon. I think I see a second line. It’s ever so faint that I don’t think I can trust it. But I do see it. A second line. I’m too scared to get excited. What if what happened last time happens again??? I can’t think of what I would do and how I can survive another one. But I think I saw a second line. I’m holding my breath until I see the doctor. I think I will hold my breath until the baby is actually safely here.