A nicer update

Today is day 1. It came with very tiny spotting, and then boom. It was here.
Here's the cycle stats, and I'm half excited over this because this just might be the most perfect textbook type cycle I've ever had on my own. Ever.
So, day 12 & 13 I had horrific ovary pain. Right side. That's also when the boob sensitivity and pain started. We did our "homework" both days, even though I felt a stabbing like pain, and was not much fun. After that, things got really busy so if we should have kept going, we didn't. Sleep was more important. Day 26 is when I had a tiny bit of spotting, as a one time thing. Again, a lot of weird pain. This entire week I've been run down and exhausted, and had the same sensitivity since ovulation. Today was suppose to be day 27. I had some cramping this morning, and half way thru the day, a little spotting when wiped, then all of a sudden it's here. Not bad, but clearly red and no typical spotting for a week and wondering if it's starting or not. So that's a positive. I had a normal round, I'm not curled up in pain, I'm not spotting and going to end up with 2 weeks of horrible bleeding/spotting/irritation drama. So I'm focusing on how awesome it is that I worked NORMALLY for once.

In other news. We've been collecting caterpillars. We have blacks swallowtails, monarchs, and as of today, some fuzzy little white moths, and spicebush caterpillars. It's very exciting. Our first ever butterfly hatched this week, and we released him after he could fly nicely. I have a billion ideas racing thru my mind for next spring, and I actually think that I'll take my 6 week break as a chance to prepare my yard. Maybe it will be easier to do it now, as everything dies off in the fall, so that it's not quite so much work to start fresh in the spring. Especially since at that point, I will have another baby here during the day, and (fingers crossed and hoping like crazy) be pregnant. That sounds kinda scary saying baby and pregnancy together like that, and I honestly haven't figured out what I'll do if it actually happens. Because we're all very attached to these kids, and just quitting babysitting isn't exactly what I want to do, but if things work for me, that will be like...5 kids at once. Scary. But, that's just me thinking way too far in advance.

Other thing that happened this week that I need to track for my records. Zoey tripped and sprained her foot again. This time wrapping it didn't help her walk any better, and the vet said to give her asprin and watch her. She improved after just one dose of asprin, so no vet appt needed. She's doing the steps again on her own, so that's very reassuring. We could keep her on asprin as a daily med if we want, if it seems to help her moving. She's 10 and half years old now, and it's catching up with her. She's slow, and achy, but I think we're only doing the meds for a few more days till the limp improves.

And, we have one more week of summer vacation and then Kristopher starts 1st grade. We got his letter and teacher assignment, and he got who he was hoping for, and who he had for reading class last year. He's very excited. I think all I need to do yet for back to school is get him a hair cut, and possibly new shoes. He hasn't worn sneakers since school ended, so its time to see if those fit or not. I'm hoping he still fits his fall clothes. All we bought for back to school was a backpack, lunch box and new water bottle. He has a ton of clothes still, and school supplies the necessities.
So there's a better update. Less crazy, more nice. More to come in a few days.