A couple of weeks ago, we got a letter from Ben’s insurance, saying they’ve approved the pre-authorization request for the genetic testing to find out if he’s a carrier for LGMD. The prescription for the blood work showed up about a week later. At that point, it hit me that this is really happening. We’re [...]
Ignoring Infertility Doesn’t Make it Go Away
This week is National Infertility Awareness week. I’ve wanted to pretend that I didn’t notice. (Which is sort of amusing, considering the theme for this year is “Don’t Ignore Infertility.) I read the heartbreaking stories, the hopeful stories, and the in-between. Most of the time, instead of offering words of encouragement, I closed my eyes [...]
Ovacue Fertility Monitor Review
Since getting the great news from the neuromuscular clinical trial, Ben and I are waiting for our regular genetic/fertility counselor to do some “homework” on carrier tests and seeing if she can get Ben’s insurance to cover the costs of the test. While they should only have to locate one gene instead of doing an [...]
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Dear Mom: Tomorrow is a celebration in so many ways. You have made it up and over the hill, and came out on top. The old cliche says blood is thicker than water. You’ve taught me that it’s superglue. You have loved us - your kids - unconditionally, and have never been afraid to show [...]
Thankful I Can't Kick You Out
Yesterday, I texted my friend, who got married a couple of weeks ago, to “see how the newlyweds were doing”. And as I expected, she replied that nothing has changed. I can’t even tell you how many times I gave that answer – most couples who were already living together before tying the knot feel [...]
An Ode to Peaches
Last weekend, our local farmer’s market had cases of white peaches for sale. They weren’t all ripe at the same time, so every few days I scalded a handful and tossed the delicious juice and chunks of bright orange peach into quart-sized freezer bags, in hopes of enjoying the taste of late summer ripeness even [...]
Our Second Year - What I've Learned
Today is Ben and my second wedding anniversary. There’s no big vacation planned, just a night out to a nice dinner, which considering the pace of the last few weeks, is a welcomed thing. Especially when I’ve been hoarding $60 in gift cards for a local restaurant for months so we can really enjoy ourselves! [...]
Fifteen
My cousin has a 20-year-old son and a daughter, who is fifteen. The son was the proud daddy at one of the baby showers I was invited to recently. While my initial “no” to the shower was harped on by my cousin, things quickly went back to normal. This past week my mother called me [...]
WW: Water Baby
When my bestie came over a few days ago to get some wedding stuff done (the wedding is in exactly one month, today!), Ben treated our godson to a raspberry Popsicle and a dip in the baby pool. We kept the pool in the garage to avoid sunburn and filled it with warm water from the kitchen [...]
Dealing
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: [...]
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