Author Archives: Regina

Retreat Weekend and Dreamy Dreams

I led the third Restoring Power Organic Retreat this past weekend and it was absolutely incredible. The women, the work, the land. And this time we were blessed with an amazing full Aquarian Moon and Gina. Made better together, even. … Continue reading

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She did it again.

I was on fb today when I saw a really fun picture of the “reader-friend” I refer to in The Journey Thus Far Section (scroll down to The InConceivable Gift). It made me think of how important of a role … Continue reading

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1.2.3.4.5. Updates

1. Got a call from ORM today. My thyroid test came back normal. Whew! I m so glad I don’t have to be on thyroid medication for my entire pregnancy. Once again, I’m grateful for ORM’s prudence. 2. As for … Continue reading

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The first shot.

Last night at 10:30pm Gina administered our first shot of Luprin. I’m sure after a few days (much less weeks) this will be old hat but for now, I wanted to document it. For the record, Gina was great and … Continue reading

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IVF Class #2

Class tonight was super cool. It made even more real that we are doing this… I feel so blessed and so excited! I also feel much better about all the drugs, calendars, injections, etc. It was sort of overwhelming to … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day

It’s Valentine’s Day and we are feelin’ the love! Basic Rights Oregon did a commercial with us in it last summer. Of the many couples filmed and interviewed, we were picked by the focus groups as one of a few … Continue reading

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IVF Class #1

Thursday, February 10th I started the very first day of a professional training in Core Energetics. The course is four long weekends (Th-Sun) from 10am-6pm over the course of three years. I’d been waiting about 6 months for it to … Continue reading

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Surprise Call.

Wednesday—February 9th, 2011 I have set a ringtone for Oregon Reproductive Medicine (ORM) so that I can hear if it’s them calling even if I’m in the other room. Missing their calls means phoning back through a crazy maze of … Continue reading

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Testing Day

This Monday morning, I woke up extra early and drove across town to complete testing that I had started last month during which time my doc found the polyp. That testing was painful to say the least so I was … Continue reading

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BCP’s

And…. they’re off! I started my cycle this past Monday, hopefully that last “cycle” I’ll have in a long time. At least the old kind of cycle. I’m hoping that I’ll be entering a whole new kind of cycle now. … Continue reading

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