My parents were both in town at the same time, so we could FINALLY break the news to them! Now, you know I couldn’t just say it – we had the benefit of seeing them eye-to-eye and watching their reactions (unlike the majority of our family). They are some of the few people who knew of our on-going struggle to […]
Today we heard a beautiful sound … one that left Oliver’s mouth hanging open and me struggling between smiling and crying. We heard our baby’s heartbeat – and it was the most beautiful sound in the world. Over two years of waiting … it was pure magic. Click the link to heat the baby’s heartbeat I keep hearing the […]
Today we went to see my OBGYN for the first time. The first thing she said when she walked through the door was “WOW! What a surprise!!!!” She was the one who had referred us out when she couldn’t help us anymore. And boy was she surprised to find out prayer, and not infertility treatments, had gotten us to this […]
This morning I couldn’t believe it still.. so I took the 3rd (and last) test in the box. Yup. Still said pregnant. Time to begin operation “Tell Oliver”. I’d been planning this for years. The fortune inside the cookie says “You’re a father” What I love about this: He looks like I’ve just played the worst prank ever … […]
I hadn’t been feeling well all week. After a long weekend at Maker Faire, I figured I’d just overdone myself and that a seizure was on the way. But as the week went on the exhaustion just wouldn’t subside, no seizure came, and I was weirdly adversive to some of my favorite foods. …. wait a minute. I […]
