Fertility Stuff. You've Been Warned...

Something we have been discussing for awhile is birth control (BC). I'm tired of it and would like to be rid of it... unfortunately I have a sneaking suspicion I may be a tad more fertile than the average bear. The 14 kids in my grandma's family and 12 in my grandpa's kind of wave a big red flag. Needless to say we're kind of scared. We may want a big family, but once I think of 7 or more my brain starts to panic.

Some history:
At the immensely fertile young age of 14 I went on an implantable contraceptive called Norplant. I stayed on it for the full 5 years, during which time I experienced amenorrhea, unpredictability, and at one point a menses every other week. A little annoying right? But worth it to not get pregnant (seriously, if you only knew what our lives were like before...).
So 5 years is up, I'm 19, I decide to use the Nuvaring. Normal menses for a few years, nice. Until late June 2008. For some reason it was really irritating me while inserted, coupled with the over powering feelings of "It's time to have a baby", we decided it was time. We had just celebrated 9 years together, we felt ready... maybe not financially, but we were emotionally and as mentally as possible. I was lucky enough to have my fertility return immediately (if that doesn't scream "it's time!" I don't know what does), Mini Awesome was conceived between the 6th & 8th of July 2008, born April 03, 2009. We had decided we wanted a few year span between the kids, 2-3 works for us, so we decided on Implanon, knowing it would probably have the same effects as the Norplant. Yessir it did. What I wasn't counting on was the cramping that I was left with postpartum. Love how pregnancy screws up your body chemistry...

So here is where we are now, I've had my Implanon for a year now, and I"m done. I can maybe stick it out another 6 months if I have to, but the sooner it's out the better. As I mentioned before we are terrified. I have no idea where to even start, I know there's a book I need to get but I haven't yet. (Dang and it's just $3 more than I have right now.) On top of everything, I'm still breastfeeding so I don't know what that will do to my cycles.

Our biggest worry/fear is having an unexpected pregnancy. We waited until we were ready to have R and it turned out perfectly. We'd like to wait a bit longer for Desmond or Danika. So I really need to figure out how to prevent pregnancy naturally. I know it's possible, I just need someone to hold my hand :)

Anyone have any advice for me? (Aside from getting a book.) Thanks!

Plans...

I want to write down our current plans for those who may wish to stalk my life (please introduce yourselves! I love stalkers. The best become my entourage :P Sorry, there's that ego).


Inside the house we would like to:
Rip out carpet install bamboo flooring and Flor
Paint master, our room, the whole house really
Install more shelving


Outside the house:
Plant fruit trees
Plant vegetable garden
Install rain barrels
Install drip irrigation

Animals:
Upgrade aquarium
Build chicken coop & run


Those are the things at the forefront of my mind. I'm desperate for bamboo flooring and Flor, but the price to do the whole house... ouch.

Who are we?

Hi :)
Welcome to my new(est) blog. You may ask yourself "Who is Super Awesome Windy and who is Pinky?" I am Super Awesome Windy, but you can just call me Windy ;) The title came about long ago when several other people began to realize my Awesomeness. Ok, ok, maybe a little bit of it has to do with my ego, but once you get to know me you find out it's not all a ruse.

Now Pinky. Pinky is my accomplice, my minion, my fiend, my foe... Pinky is whatever I need him to be because I am also The Brain. Pinky is also kinda pink.

Pinky and I met a very long time ago, but it wasn't until high school when we began to speak, and shortly after started a relationship. We have been stuck together ever since. Where you find him you will find me, where you find me you will find him. We have been through more than I wish to remember, and it has not been easy.

Fast forward to present. After a decade together we finally merged our genes and made a Mini Awesome! She is absolutely amazing and what we had always hoped for.

We used to want 2 kids, we used to think that the way we were raised was just fine to raise our own. Because "we turned out fine". Oh, how I miss the deluded naivety of a teenager. We did not turn out fine. We were the formula fed, cry it out, physically disciplined, no car seat needing kids. So obviously something in there went wrong. While Mini Awesome was developing we (I) started researching. Anything and everything baby related. We already lean toward the natural side. My friends call me The Queen of Green we're so eco friendly. It came as no surprise that the attachment parenting philosophy would resonate with us. We believe in breastfeeding, babywearing, bedsharing, cloth diapering, non violence, extended rear facing car seats... We don't really watch TV.

The parents I just described are a far cry from the people we used to be. Growing up is interesting. We'd now like more than 2 kids. 5 sounds like a good number but we'll see what happens. I come from a broken family (it's so broken it's been glued back together), his makes mine look perfect. The thought of raising a large healthy (mentally and physically) family makes my heart swell. I adore my life as a homemaker, I have always dreamed of it, amazingly in this house.

I am truly blessed to have what I have, and I have put in a lot of hard work to get here. I will keep moving in this direction as it seems to be bringing the most fortune (finally!)

I'll end my rambling here, I see a crochet project I need to work on and I want to type another post really quick.

I'll end this by saying if you ever want to know anything about me, please feel free to ask. It is pretty hard to offend me, and I will tell you the truth no matter what.