Health & Wellness
During the Holiday Season, Remember to Share
It’s so easy to get caught up in the idea that this time of year belongs only to us. [Read More]
Baby Update – Week 20
At week 20 of 40, we’re halfway through this pregnancy adventure and halfway to holding baby in [read more]
Baby Update – Week 9
I’ve been doing really well. So far still no nausea or morning sickness although I sleep all the time. Aaron is starting to understand what life will be like with a little one: every five minutes it’s “I’m hungry,” or “I’m tired,” or “I have to go Potty,” or just unexplained tears. We have also discovered […]
What I Didn’t Know
I am humbled and wowed by your response to my Wanna-Be-Mommy post about infertility. We’ve been trying to conceive for four years and I was feeling hormonal and tired and cranky and quite frankly nearly giving up hope when I wrote that piece. Your response lifted my spirits. It is amazing to me that I […]
Wanna-Be-Mommy
I haven’t talked in this blog much about my infertility issues. Sometimes I have to wait till I’m ready to open the door on a topic. We’re starving college students with no money. We haven’t really tried much beyond Clomid, Metformin and lots and lots of practice. On the other hand, I’m not that far […]
Precious Fragile Life: When the unthinkable happens
This is the heartbreaking, achingly beautiful story of matt, liz and madeline. Liz gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in March, and died the next day.
Shut up and pass the Oxycontin
Yesterday morning I managed to throw my back out of whack while putting my hair up in a ponytail. Why couldn’t it have been something interesting like bungee jumping or barrel racing or wrestling alligators or having sex? No, apparently the simple act of putting my hair in a pony tail is enough to throw […]
happy birthday to me
Today started out like too many birthdays where I put too much emphasis on making today special. Talk about setting yourself up. I was cranky this morning anyways. I don’t know why. Must be hormonal. Anyways. I really needed that first cup of coffee. We went through the drive-through to get a latte on our […]
Good Morning and Stress Management
So I woke up this morning in a great mood. I have no idea where that came from… I remember getting dressed in the living room (because where else would you get dressed?) and thinking how lucky I am to have found someone who is the perfect match for me. Then while walking the dog […]