Today you are one. In a year ruled by numbers–length and weight, milliliters consumed, soiled diaper counts–365 days is the one we celebrate. But you have been my daughter much longer than that. You were one of seven fertilized eggs, created in a lab instead of my body, but made with love as much as […]
A year ago, I was joyfully anticipating the birth of my daughter, even through the craziness and stress of our recent move. I had not yet reached my due date, but my doctor was already talking about induction, citing my “high-risk” pregnancy for no other reason than that it was the result of IVF. Two […]
When we lived in the mountains, I used to marvel at how the angle and quality of light exert their magic on the color and shape of the mountains, making them appear close enough to reach out and touch, or far and flat, as if painted on the horizon. Hubby and I chose a location […]
Tonight we will light the first Hanukkah candle. (Technically, we should have done it when the sun went down, but, meh, we’re not that strict in this house.) And tomorrow, the first full day of Hanukkah falls on Thanksgiving day for the first time in, like, ever. And it won’t happen again for another 76,000 […]
Thumper’s been very active today. With every movement, I fall more in love. Hubby got to feel her a couple of times today, for the first time since Monday. Every other time, he’s just missed her by the time he gets his hand on my belly. He asks me, “Are you sure that’s her?” “Yes,” […]
Okay, so I’m totally bipolar or something. Yesterday I was wallowing in self-pity and otherness. Today…well, today is a different day. A better day. We had our anatomy scan today, at 18 weeks 5 days. I think they tried to squeeze us in early because, when we went for our 12 week scan, we told […]
There’s not a whole lot new going on around here. No doctor appointments. No ultrasounds. Here’s the last 10 days in a (largish) nutshell: Monday, October 14: I go to the school where I used to work for a visit with a child I work with at my current job. While there, I catch up with […]
*I swear I’ll get around to writing a non-pregnancy-related post soon!* I’ll keep this short and sweet. Despite the fact that the nurse who drew my blood on Wednesday said she’d likely have the results either Friday or Monday, she called me yesterday to say the results were in. I missed her call, and when […]
I’m 12 weeks today. We had the NT scan this morning, and I had blood drawn for the rest of the first trimester screening. We should get the results by Friday or Monday. Of course, as Dr. P reminded me, I’m already at higher risk for chromosomal abnormalities because I’m “old.” I was reminded of […]
Today was a good day. It started with my first OB appointment. Dr. P is really nice, and Dr. C was right–I like him. I did have to strip down today, which I was not expecting, for a breast exam and pap. I heard the baby’s heartbeat on the doppler (at 10w5d) and didn’t even […]
