I THINK I surged yesterday. The pink line SEEMED to be darker both that morning when I used a stick and that night when I tried again. I even think it was pretty much the same shade of pink as the control line. And today, there was the telltale CM so I'm thinking that I'm ovulating as I write (day 19). Since we last had sex late at night on day 16, I'd say I gave myself a two to three day window between sex and ovulation — pretty much what I wanted.

I ran out of sticks to pee on. We had to get up early yesterday morning to drive a few hours to a ferry that would take us to Victoria, British Columbia. But I was determined to get another ovulation kit before we set sail.

While we were driving along the beautiful coastline (think serene ocean in front of gorgeous mountains peaking out behind billowy clouds) I asked my husband to look out for drug stores.

"Maybe they'll be selling ovulation kits at the ferry stop," he said sarcastically. "Drinks, snacks, and ovulation kits."

"Ha ha. Just look for a sign for a drug store please." Then I fell asleep.

I woke up as he was turning into a Rite Aid. Yes!

STILL not surging. It's day 16. I tested myself last night and this morning to better pinpoint my surge this cycle. I guess I'm going to ovulate late this month (I hope I ovulate at all). Darn this timing! Once again, we're going to have to do it in my friend's guest room tonight. Awkward.

p.s. If one ever needed more motivation to get pregnant with a baby girl, though, all she'd need to do is spend time with my friend and her two ADORABLE daughters. These pink-dress-wearing, curly-haired, cuddly, giggly girls are what daughter fantasies are made of.

It's day 15, and my ovulation kit says my luteinizing hormone is not surging. It was supposed to surge today. I knew this trip and change of routine might throw things off. I'm thinking the chances are slim that the sperm from day 13 will be waiting around for me to ovulate if I haven't even started surging yet. Since we're off now to visit one of my best friends and her family in Olympia, Washington, I suppose we'll just have to "do it" furtively at their place tonight. Not ideal.

Aaahhh, vacation. Relaxed, leisurely, sleep late, no-time-schedule vacation...except for the sex schedule, that is. Yup, in order to try one more time for a girl, I need to keep track of the timing of our not-so-carefree vacation sex.

So, in preparation for our trip (which includes a couple of days in Seattle first for a family wedding, a visit at my friend's house in Olympia, Washington, and then a jaunt on our own to British Columbia), I packed my windbreaker, hat, sunglasses, sneakers, and of course, my ovulation kit. Now, I know that a change in routine like travel can mess with ovulation (and last time I traveled, I did end up having an unusually long cycle), so this could get tricky.