We managed to schedule a local scan, which saved us an entire day of travel. (Actually, we had two of them scheduled at one point. I guess that request for the GP to write a letter on my behalf was redundant.) Our experience here, with this pregnancy, has already been so different, and it seems […]
“Those eyes!” It’s usually the first feature people notice when they meet baby girl. They are large and bright, curious and expressive. Their exact color has been a mystery since her first day of life. They’re gray. Well, hazel, maybe. In certain light sort of an olive green. Sometimes even teal or turquoise. One thing […]
“I just realized all the love songs are written about daughters.” ~Hubby She may be the reason I survive The why and wherefore I’m alive The one I’ll care for through the rough and ready years Me, I’ll take her laughter and her tears And make them all my souvenirs For where she goes I’ve […]
Baby girl is seven months old today. Once again, I marvel at the slipperiness of the passage of time. It is both fast and slow, long and short, an eternity and the blink of an eye. This has been an eventful month. Baby-led weaning is going well. She loves food! Each new food I’ve offered […]
A few weeks ago, the church where I spent a good chunk of the early years of my life was destroyed in a fire. I saw the news on Facebook and was surprised by how affected I was. (Source) The images are shocking, but more than that, the memories of my childhood there came flooding […]
I backed my car into a cop car the other day Well he just drove off sometimes life’s OK I ran my mouth off a bit too much, oh what did I say? Well you just laughed it off, it was all OK And we’ll all float on OK And we’ll all float on OK […]
We have movers coming to our house in two weeks. Two weeks. And while I can now say we’ve officially begun packing (finally!), I’m still overwhelmed with all the stuff in my house. Which now includes a multitude of flattened boxes. I have no clue where we’re going to stack them as they start to […]
It still takes me by surprise. Every time. Infertility pops up in movies, TV, or books, and I feel my breath catch. Are they going to make light of “shooting blanks” or give some vague explanation as to why “you’ll never be able to have kids,” only to wind up with a surprise pregnancy by […]
I feel like an impostor. I sat down to breakfast with two friends today so we could plan a baby shower. My baby shower. Baby showers aren’t for people like me. They’re for the fertiles, those women who take for granted, even while their baby is still in the womb, that their child will be […]
Two lovely ladies, Kitten at Yet Another Bitter Infertile and ecutri at You’re going DOWN, infertility, have nominated me for the Sunshine Award. I’m a little slow getting to this, but it’s a nice distraction to chase away the gloomy thoughts of last week. The Rules: Include the Sunshine Award Icon in your post. LInk […]
Something Out of Nothing 