Born From My Heart

ME:  So today is CD 1, yesterday was CD 189 or something crazy like that, to be honest I had simply stopped counting.  This is however the first CD 1 of 2010 for me.  For those that don't know about PCOS and keeping detailed track of your menstrual cycle, CD stands for Cycle Day and for "regular" women on a 28 day cycle, they rarely go over CD 28 without running for a pregnancy test.  For those of us who are irregular due to PCOS , going past CD 28 is normal.  CD 1 is the first day that "Aunt Flo" arrives.  For most women most of the time this is nothing discussion worthy.  For a PCOS woman who is not on cycle regulating medications, CD 1 is an odd joy - for me it serves as a reminder that my body does know what it is supposed to do occasionally, it is validating of my femininity (which is something that PCOS robs most women of) and yes, it is also a pain.  Heck, even the PMS is exciting! (I know, sad)...

Yesterday we went to Aquatica for the first time this season. We went last year too and her favorite then was the Wave Pool. I would lean her back in her life jacket and sometimes the waves would put her to sleep. This year it was clear she didn't remember much from last year and she had some issues with the Wave Pool this time around - no more lounging on her back. She did have fun going down the baby slides in the baby pool and would 'weeee' the whole way down. After some lunch in the parking lot (good cost savings measure!), we went back into the park for more fun.  It was a very fun day with very good friends! Last weekend we went to Trotwood Park with some other good friends - LeeAnn , her husband Brian and their gorgeous babies.  It was a new park for all of us but we all agreed it is a really great park.  The kids ran around and climbed and swung and wore themselves out before we all went out to lunch.  It was so great to see them...