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I had to work one morning shift at Sbux so it was today starting at 5:15!!! It was totally fine, whatever. I told the manager that "for medical reasons" I would be unable to work a lot of mornings for the next few weeks (as we start our first cycle) so I got to do the morning shift today. I have to say, it is nice that it is like 11:30 and I still have the whole day in front of me :)

I start teaching a week from tomorrow at QC and then after Labor day at MSM. I haven't started preparing my syllabi yet; I really don't know if working three jobs will be too much but I think probably I'll have to limit my sbux hours.

We recently got a great book called "C0nfessions of the Other Mother: Nonbiological lesbian moms tell all!" and it has been great to read. It's full of essays written by (duh) the non-bio mom. It seems like a lot of the other books we have read don't recognize the role and the importance of the "other" mother, I guess much like books geared towards heterosexual parents maybe dismiss or reduce the role of the father. So this was great to read. Some essays are better than others, but it is an important topic, I think.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807079634/sr=1-3/qid=1156348449/ref=sr_1_3/002-6853429-8288829?ie=UTF8&s=books

"The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians" by Rachel Pepper is okay, but she definitely has her own point of view. She must have not had a supportive partner because most of her examples seem to be geared towards single lesbians or women whose partners might not be supportive of them having a baby (!) and she is against a lot of western medicine. This book actually contains the sentence: "If you do have an epidural, please know that you will no longer be an active participant in your child's birth" (!?!?!?!?!?!) this made C so mad she threw the book at the wall. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157344216X/sr=1-1/qid=1156348769/ref=sr_1_1/002-6853429-8288829?ie=UTF8&s=books

"Taking Charge of your Fertility" is geared towards straight women but is extremely helpful. I learned so much about how my own body works and what "signs" show you how to know when you ovulate. And there are great charts to keep track of your own cycle. Very informative.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060937645/sr=8-1/qid=1156348684/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-6853429-8288829?ie=UTF8