In a week, I have another doctor’s appointment to hopefully put us one step closer to pregnancy. This time, it’s to hopefully work out the irregularities with my cycle. And to figure out if said irregularities are caused by my diabetes, stress, or PCOs. In general, I am just not impressed with the current stagnancy: [...]
Visitors
In the past two weeks, Ben and I have had a full house from both expected and unexpected visitors. Due to some electrical issues, my best friend Amanda and our godson stayed with us for three days. About two hours after they left, my Mother-in-law surprised us by showing up a day early for her [...]
No one else needs to know
“No one else needs to know.” This is what my mother-in-law said to me when I confessed my anxiety towards telling the rest of our family, especially the more conservative ones, about the process we’re taking to try to get pregnant. Because last week I got a phone call with the preliminary results from my [...]
We're Getting There
After three long months of unanswered voicemails, i got a call from my genetic/fertility counselor last week. I was hoping for an update of any sort, really, but was surprised with news. Really great news. Some rule or guideline has changed, making the genetic testing I need in order to move forward with getting pregnant [...]
Melted
His mother texted me around 5am, telling me he was here. Curled up next to my snoring husband, I threw the covers over my entire body to block the light from my phone as I texted my best friend and cried some of the happiest tears in my life. Leave it up to Amanda to [...]
128
128. It’s taken months of stress and change. I’ve cried and screamed and despaired. 128. My blood sugar number. In November, my blood sugars were a steady 350, if not higher. “Healthy” range is 90-130 (before meals). It may be by the skin of my teeth, but I’m there. I need to be able to [...]
A Secret Message
After the funeral, we congregated at Scott and Rhonda’s house, drying tears with stories from happier times and filling the void we all felt with fried chicken, green beans and ham. As if sitting through your mother’s memorial service isn’t stressful enough on a seven-year-old boy, G-man clearly had reached his limit as the living [...]
One Month
Please consider updating your Google Friend Connect by joining the new widget in the sidebar. Many thanks! Last Thursday, I was lucky enough to have a whole day with my bestie and of course, my Godson, Jaden, who turned 1 month old on Saturday.
Baby's First Letter
I wrote this for our Godson a few days ago, but wanted to wait until I was sure it reached him via snail-mail before sharing it with the rest of you. Dear Jaden, You are officially two weeks old, and mommy says you are eating and sleeping very well. Clearly, you are a fast learner: [...]
Happy Birthday
I’ve had a lot going on this week that has kept me off the computer, like dealing with an emaciated, near-death cat who refuses to eat without me shoving a syringe down his throat (sigh) But, I’m very happy to say that I spent most of today hanging out with this special guy: Our [...]
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