Fresh air and fresh cats

[judecorp]

I love opening windows! I don't care if we had the heat on for a little bit this morning, I am opening windows. The cats don't know what to do with all of this delicious windowsill. Fin has discovered the wonders of the window. Perhaps he will now forgive me for cutting his claws this morning. I got tired of him scratching the screens.

I dusted the TV stand and all of the components. I really don't think it's been done since we moved here 2 years ago. (Gross.) I really should do the two shelving units, too, but I'm running out of motivation and just want to play outside. :) Maybe some geocaches are calling me or something.

I called my grandparents to chat (since we haven't seen them in a couple of weeks). I told my Grandma that I would come down on Saturday afternoon and help her with Easter preparations. She saw something in a magazine about making penguins out of hard boiled eggs, black olives, and carrots. I'm not really sure if we can pull it off, but I thought she would appreciate the help. My grandfather asked me, "What's new?" on the phone and I said, "Not much," which is a bold faced lie but I want to tell them about our TTC stuff in person on Saturday. They don't hear so well on the phone and that would just be a train wreck. So, we can talk about egg penguins and babies! (And then I can run away to pick up grrlpower from the airport.)

My weather widget says that it is only 44° outside. I refuse to believe this. It looks too gorgeous. Say it isn't so!

Ever since my IUI, I've been really gassy. I keep telling myself that gas is a sign of early pregnancy. Since I'm not usually a gassy person, it makes me feel better. ;)

Comments

[sassywoman.livejournal.com]

The weather is beautiful here as well! I think the gas comes from all of the hormones (at least that's the excuse I have made up for myself!)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It probably is. But boy, it's annoying. I hate gas! :)

[ktmcda.livejournal.com]

I think you should have a girl or a cross dressing boy because I saw the EFFING CUTEST little white dress in a baby clothes store and I need to buy it for someone.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Dude, I saw some AMAZINGLY cute dresses at the mall yesterday when I went to pick up Jen. I need a girl or a cross-dressing boy BIG TIME.

I am trying to resist the urge to buy baby products for a child that does not exist.

[ktmcda.livejournal.com]

...a child that does not exist.
Not YET.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I need to get better at that optimism stuff. :)

[prunesnprisms.livejournal.com]

New thought: You should wait until you are pregnant to tell your g'parents that you married Jen. You could say that you got knocked up and she had to make an honest woman out of you.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Can't say it didn't cross my mind.

Actually, I'm pretty sure the marriage stuff WILL pop up during the babymaking stuff, because I'm sure there will be some sort of comment or question about whether we're doing the right thing, etc. etc.

So I'm hoping for a double whammy day. Right before Easter dinner. BRING ON THE FEAST!

[rizzo41.livejournal.com]

Family dinners were MADE for dropping in conversations like this. Duh!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Of course. :)

[sacharine.livejournal.com]

I know this is totally random, but I seriously think my boyfriend lost some sleep over this...

He and I were talking about your baby making efforts, and he brought up the hypothetical situation of you and jen both becoming pregnant from two separate donors. Would those children technically be siblings? I know in the emotional familial sense you'd be a family and they'd be brother and sister just like you're both moms, but would the crazy fundies have some sort of odd title for this? If you had a brother and sister, would they be allowed to get married since technically they aren't blood related? We were trying to come up with PC-type titles that covered all the bases last night and the best one was Spousal Parent - Aunt Step Mom, or SPASM. (there was one that spelled out to orgasm but it wasn't as good.)

anyway, just letting you know that we spent a good half hour talking about this last night. ;)

[kieron.livejournal.com]

In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - since we are married then our kids would be siblings. But to the Federal government, in the case you mentioned they would not be related. So in Massachusetts they could not get married, but elsewhere, until the laws changed they could. I think.

WHy don't I just chime in here;)

[sacharine.livejournal.com]

haha, thanks! :D

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Would those children technically be siblings?

I think you answered your own question. Which is to say it depends on your perspective.

If you define "family" as biological only, then I suppose no, the children in question would not be siblings, just like adopted children from multiple sets of parents would not be siblings. In that case, my friend Ben and his brother who was adopted from Guatemala would not be siblings.

If you define "family" through other means, like emotional ties (which are looser) or marriage bonds, you get a different answer. Are stepsiblings siblings? Legally, they are related. Emotionally, probably so. Biologically?

As for the crazy fundies, I'm sure they would have something to say about it. I really don't give much thought to what crazy fundies might say because the first thing they would say, of course, is that Jen and I are "an abomination" and shouldn't be anywhere near children, let alone raising them. In fact, just thinking about the crazy fundies and what they would think of our babymaking endeavors (or, really, even what our country thinks of our family) kind of makes me sad and angry.

But it's nice to know that you and the BF think about me in bed! WHOO HOO!

[stapynam.livejournal.com]

fart away sistah!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Whoo hoo!

[vorpalbla.livejournal.com]

I think gassiness has an unfairly bad rep. If you are around other people, sure, it can be a problem, but by yourself it's like a good sneeze.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Secret gas!!