Small Bump
I am still in the habit of wearing Cheeks, pretty much all the time.Sometimes I catch a glimpse of us in the mirror and think… that’s kind of what I would have looked like pregnant.Except, not with the...
View ArticleEmpty Box
The running joke in our family is that my father hates his children so much, he's probably going to leave all his assets to charity. For the record, there is nothing wrong with leaving all of your...
View ArticleMeet My Unicorn
The Wolvog was having trouble sleeping, and I could tell that he was on the verge of tears. We climbed into the glider so we could talk quietly while we rocked. He finally admitted that he was now...
View ArticleWhat to Do When Google Reader Bites the Dust
. . .Read more from What to Do When Google Reader Bites the Dust at Beth Morey: Finding beauty among the ashes
View Article774th Issue of the LFCA
Welcome to today's edition of Connections Abound. The point of Lost and Found is to level the support playing field. When LFCA works correctly, the newest blogger with the smallest readership can...
View ArticleThe Awful Truth
There was something horribly, irreparably wrong with Galadriel the fish. Her (er… his?) body completely still, floating at the top of the fishbowl. Gills closed. The Wolvog discovered her lifeless...
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Magpie at four months
. . .Read more from Magpie at four months at Life and Love in the Petri Dish
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Sweet Child of Mine
He found this hat at Kohls. He picked it up, looked at it and said "This hat will be mine." No, really. I am not putting words in his mouth. He didn't say he liked it, he didn't say he wanted it....
View ArticleQ&A: The not-so-Silent Sorority
Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos was in the first wave of friends I made in BlogLand back in the old days (2007) when, already in our 40s, we were senior-ish in the infertility community. We got to meet in...
View Articleno means no
"They found those kids guilty in Steubenville," Joey said to me yesterday, as we were sorting through clean clothes in our bedroom. "Good," I replied as I rolled K's tiny pairs of socks together and...
View ArticleCreating
This weekend as late spring snow flakes fall outside, I’ve been enjoying what is hopefully the last week of winter hibernation watching the NCAA basketball tournament (Go Hoosiers).My leg, which has...
View Article#582 If Plan A Doesn’t Work…
“If plan A doesn’t work, remember that the alphabet has 25 more letters…” (that includes f.u.c.k and of course, h.o.p.e). . . .Read more from #582 If Plan A Doesn’t Work… at 999 Reasons to Laugh at...
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The Shape of Us
I’ve come to a conclusion about my daughter.She knows when I am not in the same room as her.Asleep or awake, looking at me or not – she somehow senses when I am no longer within a few feet of her.And...
View ArticlePerfect Moment Monday: For No Reason
A few weeks ago my mom gave me a just because gift. It wasn’t my birthday or Christmas or any other present-giving occasion. It was just that my mom was at a store and a ring (on sale at one of those...
View ArticleThe Dark, Dirty Secret of Prenatal Depression
It’s been quiet around here lately, no?*casts a guilty glance*I know. I know.. . . . . .Read more from The Dark, Dirty Secret of Prenatal Depression at The Infertility Voice
View Articlemaking memories
My great aunt Claire passed away early last week. She was the last living member of her generation on my mom's side of the family. I miss my grandparents a lot, and think of them often - maybe more so...
View ArticleColour Me Caring
As much as I said that I don’t decorate, colour is very important to me. It matters… everywhere. Not just in terms of house decoration. For instance, with clothing, I cannot think in certain...
View ArticleShe is Everywhere
I randomly click on a youtube video about the Disney princess parody video, and I go from entertained to wiping away tears, because as I watched I thought "Missy is going to LOVE this..."...
View ArticleOn the Move
I'm calling it. After days of scooting, scooching, rolling, stretching, and worming across the floor, we officially have a crawler. It's still a belabored and awkward crawl, but she is on the move! ....
View ArticleShe Lives
In the inspired blog posts I write about her.She lives.On the lips of those that speak her name.She lives.Because of the babies she’s saved.She lives on.What we have done for ourselves alone dies with...
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