TTC, 2WW, BFP, BDing, WTF??!

Okay, so Joe  and I have talked about having another baby. I know, what are we thinking and who would sign on the dotted line of insanity?! My husband and I.  Both of us have always wanted a big family so here we are thinking about baby #3 / #4.  Since we have Gabbie, this baby would technically be the fourth Friedman baby, but Gabbie does not live with us.  She lives in Philadelphia.  So, I guess the number changes to three if we just refer to the kiddos in our house.

We've also agreed that we want the kids closer together in age rather than farther apart.  I love that Marlo and Liam are two and a half years apart.   They are close enough in age to play, but each got to be given the priority as the infant of the house.  I also think for me, personally, having a twelve year old and a newborn would be rough. I mean, in some ways, it would be great because a twelve year old would be a big help, but on the other hand, the kids would be in such different places in their lives.  I like that right now we have toys that Liam and Marlo play with together.  Cherrios are everywhere.  Bath-time is shared.  It's all babyland and preschool land at Casa Friedman.

Not to mention that I look forward to the day when my children are grown and Joe and I will have a few years together to just be us.  We never got that.  When we met, we each had a child.  We don't know any other life than this life with kids.  And we love this life.  But since we never got those few years of being married without kids, we both look forward to one day being married without kids in the house - even though we'll be old and wrinkly!  Having our children closer in age, gives us this time together sooner.  (Not that we're trying to kick the kids out of the house, but you get the point.)

Anywho, as stated in my last post, Aunt Flo returned.  So, we're officially able to conceive again.  But since AF just came back, I have no idea how long my cycles are, when the right time to conceive is, etc.  And we're not 100% set on having another baby right away, but we thought it would be good to just get things in order when we do decide.  Moreover, I have a blood clotting condition, called Factor V Leiden, that prevents me from taking birth control so it's good for me to know when I ovulate since I can't be on any form of birth control that involves estrogen.  I briefly spoke with my OBGYN, Dr. Finke (LOVE  this man - do check out his picture on his website, he is adorable), and he said that I should use an Ovulation Predictor Kit (OPK) to determine when I'm ovulating so I can figure out my cycles.

I've never used an OPK.  If you're a frequent reader of my blog you'll know that Liam's pregnancy was definitely not planned, and with Marlo, we weren't really trying, but we weren't preventing it either.  So, the idea of actually planning  pregnancy is totally new to me. Since this whole thing is new, I thought I'd read some message boards on Babycenter.com  to see if anyone recommended a particular OPK.

And wow, if I had known the acronym lingo that was required of me to read a "trying to conceive" (TTC) message board, I would have just asked my OBGYN for an OPK recommendation.  Seriously, it's nuts - hence my post title.  Those are just a few of the acronyms that one should know if they decide to read  a TTC message board.  My favorite...BDing.  Baby dancing.  So, yes, Joe and I will now refer to sex centered around trying to conceive as baby dancing because that is f-ing hilarious. 

Obviously, I want to know if anyone else has a fabulous acronym for trying to conceive sex.  We are not set on using "BDing."  Any comical suggestions?