No, I am not pregnant. Just realized that the title might be misleading, so I thought I'd better disclaim first.
Anyhow....
A midwife friend of mine said some time ago that she always celebrates her baby's first beginning-of-life (my own phrase) day - the day when he/she began life on this planet (as in "day of conception" rather than "day of birth"). I thought it was a lovely idea, and I intended to celebrate our baby's beginning-of-life day - and I just remembered today that it was four days ago! Ah well, better late than never.
December 12, 2008 was the day when I charted that cute little basal body temperature-rise that signals that ovulation has occurred... and knew that unless God Himself intervened, we would most likely conceive that cycle. I won't say why. Ahem. And one week later, when the nausea and heartburn hit, I knew I'd been correct!
Actually, in some ways, since conception occurs within 0-48 hours after ovulation, you could say that I knew about our baby before he was conceived! Pretty cool. (Long live Natural Family Planning!)
So.... Happy First Beginning-of-Life Day, Baby! You have been a most welcome addition to our family!
I love NFP. I feel so much more in tune with my body, my child, nature's rhythms, etc.
ReplyDeleteI cannot BELIEVE it when my friends say, "Oh, I don't know when I ovulated" or "I didn't know I was pregnant for four months!"
Female physiology is an amazing thing, and to see it at work all you need is a thermometer, a pen, and a piece of paper.
-Cathy