Month 1

Well, this is officially our first month of TTC. (TMI ahead) I should be ovulating anyday now, and DH and I are doing what we can to be sure we give it a fair chance (if you catch my drift, lol). DH had a job conference in Chicago this weekend and I decided to come along, or I should say we, because Abigail is here too. I'll be honest, I'm excited to ovulate, weird huh? It's like I've accomplished something even though I have no power over it. Then it's onto the 2 week wait, which will be torture. When we had our slipups a few months ago, I was fine the first week. Then I started to watch my temps a little closer and be aware of signs of implantation. Honestly, there are times I wish I didn't learn all of this stuff. It's great to be aware of what is going on with my body, but times that I wish I didn't know because it makes me even more anxious.
Chicago is nice, although we're not in the downtown area. It's still busy, though, and unfortunately, most of the jobs he is interviewing for are in the Chicago area. I like having things close for the convience of it, but I hate being too cramped. I want a house with a little bit of a yard, so Abby can play. I don't want to live on a busy street or drive down an 8-lane highway to get to the grocery store. I definitely like the small town atmosphere better. I guess this job conference is basically the first interview. He'll be interviewing with 9 companies tomorrow and from there, they will decide if they want him for a second interview, then a job offer, if they choose. DH does have a job waiting at home for him, which he was offered last week. It's not a great paying job, but it makes ends meet. He's already started the hiring process and should actually start it in the next few weeks. That's great, because then we have an actual paycheck coming in, but bad, becuase he will have to work any interviews around the job. I am still having my doubts, because I'm not sure if I want to move. We just got back a month and a half ago, and I want to settle in somewhere. I also am hesitant to leave my family, it's nice to have them so close. Chicago is only 4 hours away, which isn't bad at all, but still far enough. It's not exactly just a day trip for anyone.
Abigail is sleeping well so far. She slept through the night last night (thanks to the hotel providing actual cribs and not pack'n'plays, she sleeps horrible in those) and just took a 2 1/2 hour nap, woohoo! I think we might go explore the area for something to do, and there is a mall acorss the street. I promised DH I would have dinner waiting when he got done at 6 and we're both hoping for pizza tonight. We have had to really cut back because of our lack of money, and we only used to go out to eat once a week as it was. It's such a treat to go out more than once in a week, we don't know what do with ourselves, lol