I may not be good at much, but I am really good at getting pregnant. Sure, I only have a 50% retention rate, but infertile, I am not. In July, Dan and I marked our four year wedding anniversary, and in that time I have been pregnant four times. I really liked being pregnant the…
Getting Pregnant
Living Beats
Walking into the obstetrician’s office for the first time, I remember being so apprehensive. That step over the doctor’s threshold would confirm so much. A brand new life, yes, but also a completely changed life. A new phase that I was not wholly certain that I was ready for. I was 10 weeks, 3 days pregnant with…
Raining on Your Parade
I love it when a friend comes to me and quietly announces her pregnancy. To know that I am trusted to hear this information before many others are learning of the news is an honour. With her I can hope and pray and plan as a little life grows inside of her, not yet ready…
One Mom’s Secret is Another Mom’s Blog
I recently got some awesome news. One of my very dear friends is pregnant with her first! I was honoured to be one of the first people she told about her pregnancy and my insides are just bubbling with the news. But I’ve been sworn to secrecy. So you won’t hear anything coming out of these…
Contained
Today is the day. The day I was going to announce my news. The day I would have moved out of the frightening first trimester into the safety of the second trimester. 13 weeks, 3 days.During the eight weeks of my most recent pregnancy, I wrote some blog posts that I meant to share after…
Waiting
I remember when my Mom was pregnant with my youngest sister. I was nine and the thrill of having a baby sibling was almost more than I could bear. From the moment I knew, I could hardly contain my excitement as I waited to find out whether I was going to have a baby brother…
Secondary Infertility
Infertility is not something that I’ve really paid much attention to in the past. I know people who are dealing with it and my heart breaks for them, but it just never hit me close enough for it to become very important to me. After giving birth to Cameron, I assumed infertility was an infliction that would…
An Abundance of Lost Words
I’m at a loss for words. I have so much to say. I never would have guessed that I’d be writing about this here – on this blog. I started this blog when I was pregnant with Cameron. I meant for it to capture my journey into and through motherhood. I wanted to reflect on…
E-Sharing
Disclaimer: I’ve decided to write about loss because of a comment I received when everything first happened. “I’m sorry people don’t really talk about this stuff, because I think that makes it ever harder”. I completely agree, and so I want to be part of the solution. Blogging is about reaching out and sharing experiences. It is…
101 in 1001
This is my 101st blog post. That’s pretty incredible. I started this blog in the second trimester of pregnancy. I wanted to write about my experience with pregnancy and keep people updated on my life. I didn’t get into the swing of blogging until Cameron was a couple of months old, but since then, I’ve…
Mommy Pictures: Mommy of One (For Now)
So, I’m not pregnant. WHAT?! Okay, I am not trying to get pregnant, nor did I really think I was pregnant. But I did pee on a stick yesterday. You see, a post-pregnant body goes through some major changes. And sometimes, these changes are confusing and I, for one, am sometimes confused as to what…
