Note: This is my first original post for Lifetime Moms. My editor actually assigned me this topic (she gets me) and told me to be “unapologetic,” which I interpreted as cranky. Enjoy! I’m not technically infertile, just over the hill. If you saw me in good lighting, you might mistake me for 35, but you [...]
Tag Archives: TTC
8 Things Not To Say To Someone Trying To Conceive
Posted in Babymaking, My Family Also tagged adoption, baby, blog, funny, humor, infertility, IVF, Lifetime Moms, mom, mommy, SAHM, toddler 6 Comments
Handing Down The Hand-Me-Downs
When I was pregnant with Viv, we got a lot of thoughtful gifts, but my favorites were the boxes of hand-me-down clothes from mommy friends who had been there before me. Sorting through those cartons was Christmas morning level exciting. Adorable playsuits, girlie party dresses, cozy pajamas and, um, these? Onesie crotch extenders, it turned [...]
Posted in Babymaking, My Family, Parenthood Also tagged baby, baby clothes, baby gifts, blog, cousin, funny, hand-me-downs, humor, infertility, IVF, mom, mommy, onesie extender, parenting milestones, SAHM, swaddle, toddler 6 Comments
I Need A Miracle
I felt pregnant. It was our third IVF attempt, and it seemed like they’d finally gotten my drug protocol right. We made four gorgeous embryos, two of which were top rated, one of which was 8-celled, symmetrical and seemingly perfect. I was so certain I’d get pregnant with at least one of those little suckers [...]
Posted in Babymaking, Couplehood, My Family Also tagged Aunt Flo, baby, BFN, blog, conception, Dr. Rosenpenis, embryo, funny, humor, in vitro, infertility, IVF, mom, mommy, pregnancy test, SAHM, The Grateful Dead, toddler, twins, Two Week Wait 18 Comments
The Breastfeeding Bride
I had this dream last night: I’m walking down the aisle in a gorgeous couture bridal gown (it’s my dream, I can wear what I want to). Dave is waiting for me at the altar. Our eyes meet. Out of nowhere, a baby cries. And then all of a sudden, I have Fembot boobs, except [...]
Posted in Babymaking, My Family, Wedding Plans Also tagged Austin Powers, baby, blog, breastfeeding, bride, Fembot, funny, humor, infertility, IVF, mom, mommy, nursing, pregnant, SAHM, toddler, Vera Wang, wedding Leave a comment
One: Singular Sensation or Loneliest Number?
The day we found out I’m not pregnant (again), Dave, Viv and I went walking in our neighborhood and spotted an adorable family. A smiling mom watched her son and daughter – ages 3 and 5 – racing up and down a grassy hill, squealing with laughter. “Do they always get along so well?” I [...]
Posted in My Family, Parenthood Also tagged baby, blog, brother, cousins, funny, humor, infertility, IVF, mom, mommy, only child, only children, playmate, pregnant, SAHM, siblings, sister, The Little Mermaid, toddler, Yahtzee 16 Comments
writer currently at home with my little girl, Viv. The twist is that while I am raising my daughter, I am also planning my wedding to her father.
