I Am One In Four
I am one in four. These words will never change and the truth in this statement will never change. Today, on October 15th, know that there are millions of women all feeling this truth inside...
Life Taken For Granted
Week 16 arrived out of nowhere. As I drove to my appointment yesterday, I had a lot of time to ponder life and all that it holds for us right now. Usually Thomn and I...
The Real Two Week Wait
Out in the fertility world and especially rampant in the cyber communities is a phrase the Two Week Wait, or more affectionately abbreviated 2WW. It is the topic of multiple pregnancy/infertility/trying to conceive discussion boards...
Becoming A Doctor
Five years ago, Thomn and I were finalizing plans to go to Palm Springs for the weekend with a drive to Vegas for the week following our trip to California. While we were there in...
Perspective.
If there is one word that I have learned to really embrace and live by as a parent, it is perspective. Being a SAHM isn’t easy. Period. This is a hard job that requires endurance,...
A Never-ending Fear
Today was not our typical kind of Sunday as we spent the better part of the afternoon and early evening in the Emergency Room with T4. We had had a great morning, the kids made...
One In Four
Hello friends. It’s been a long time since I’ve been here – almost two months. Two months that have been filled with warm summer days, cool fall nights, love, laughter, teething, and the question why...
Hamilton for the Win
Last week on Wednesday, just as S and I were settling into having lunch, Thomn called me from work to tell me that we had won the lottery. The night before, we had been chatting...
Purely Postpartum
“That’s my sister. She’s completely bald in front”. Jo March says this to Laurie, when she sees her sister Meg dancing at a party. This book/movie line from Little Women has been playing over and...
Sibling Luck and Love
In recent days, my sister has reminded me of all of the times that she had to eat the stinky fish, literally and figuratively, just because she is the big sister. Let me provide you...