How's ____-planning going?

All around me life is changing, moving, growing. People are getting married, moving, buying a home, waiting for their babies to be born. Our very own life is changing, too! But amidst the social discussion, I am left wanting to share with no one to oblige me.
"How's wedding planning?"
          "Did you pick a color for the kitchen?"
"Which OB are you seeing?"

None of these questions are for me. I am expected to pick one up that shoddily resembles an expression of my curiosity and pose it forth, another spectator aimlessly trying to increase the space between the clock hands before going back to my desk.

BUT, BUT, but I have NEWS, tooo!!!! Exciting NEWWWWWS!

"Yes, yes I do," I tell myself... "we're trying have a baby."
But the topic is so tip-toed around... if no one is there telling you all your reasons are wrong or that you're approaching it wrong way #2,041 of 1,000,000, they have nothing to say about this genuinely-awesome chunk of news.
I don't think they're disinterested in the fact that we are trying to have a child but I believe that they simply don't know what to ask or to say. Planned pregnancies in our social circle are not exactly an abundant occurrence either, so that adds to the weird-factor in discussions. So what do you ask someone who is trying to conceive? Anything you'd ask a newly-pregnant person.

1. Do you have any names/colors/rooms picked out for future baby?
2. Have you thought about where you'd like to have the baby?
3. Have you found any cute things to buy yet?
4. Are you trying for a boy or a girl?
5. Do you plan to find out the sex?
6. What month would the baby be born if you got pregnant this month?
7. Is life changing already in preparation?
8. What are you most excited/anticipating/scared to go through?
9. Have you picked any preferences for diapers/sleeping arrangements/daycare?
10. Are you preparing freezer meals before the baby arrives?

Obviously "How many months have you been trying?" isn't on the list; as I said, the topic is sensitive. Anything relating to infertility or difficulty should be avoided unless the other person brings up the issue. It's best to keep the questions general and positive to guage the mood of the conversation and encourage the TTC'er to share only as much as he or she is comfortable with.

Do you have any good questions to add to the list?
Leave them in the comments!

It's Friday, I'm in LoVE! #21

Good morning! It's Friday!

Yesterday was crazy! Shawn got ran off the road into a sign by someone on the way home last night. He's OK, thank goodness. Now I hear that Stacie went trying to chop off her finger...

Today I love me because:

1. Looking at my cousin Jaimie's family pictures made me BAWL. Her children (including an 8-day-old baby boy! His dad was flown back across L. Michigan from work to make it in time!) are so precious.  
2. I made GOOD dinner last night. I'm posting the recipe later!
3. We pray more (everyday now) in the way we like to, and it helps us soooo much.
4. I'm being so patient now.
5. I am so excited and have a very good outlook on our new status as an Official TTC couple.

I'm learning a lot of acronyms as we are now TTC (Try to Conceive)... I don't like them all and I certainly don't understand them all but if I ever use a weird one (I'll try not to use any) I'll explain its meaning. Thanks for coming back today after yesterday.
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I Replaced the Pill with a BBT

Download this Free BBT Chart for Degrees C or F HERE

Last week I had mentioned that I am pre-nesting and had purchased some things to help us prepare before we start actively trying in July. The Prenatal Vitamins and basal thermometer (BBT) came in the mail yesterday so I took a tablet after dinner with water and this morning recorded my first Basal Body Temperature. I almost forgot to take it and record it on the chart this morning since you have to do it even before you're "up" for the day out of bed. I layed there and waited for it to beep and then read it: 96.8F... I was instantly awake, "Is that right?" I asked Shawn, who was still mostly sleeping. He said something muffled by pillow and I just recorded it as it was. Turns out it is very normal to have a body temp between 96-98F upon waking. Who knew?!
So although I don't take a Pill everyday now, I still have to do this everyday. I find it easier to do something in the effort of getting pregnant versus in the effort of not getting pregnant, especially when I want a baby NAO. I'm also into the idea of knowing my body really well and seeing the patterns emerge. Overall, I'd describe myself currently as impatient.