Email Subscription
Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Cast of Characters
Regina: Baby mama
Gina: The Other Mama
Calliope: Miracle Daughter A
Genevieve: Miracle Daughter B
Caitlin: IVF Coordinator
Dr. H: Endocrinologist
Liz W.: Naturopath and Acupuncturist
Liz R.: Fertility Acupuncturist
Sonja: Dear friend
Pema: Sister-friend
Krista: Dear friend
FHM: Full House MOMs (resource for moms of multiples)-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Joyce Perata on The Best Summer Yet
- Mom on Ending the Year 2012
- Jessica on Ending the Year 2012
- Joyce on Nine is Fine
- Joyce on 7 month Bliss
Archives
- August 2013
- April 2013
- December 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
Categories
- Because We're Two Chicks
- Believing
- Chickens
- Community
- Drugs and Medications
- Eggs and Embryos
- First Trimester
- Firsts
- Fourth Trimester
- Friends
- Funnies
- Hormones
- Learning
- Love 'n Stuff
- Love and Gratitude
- Needles
- Praying
- procedures & the like
- Reframe
- Second Trimester
- Sleep
- Surgeries
- Surgeries and Proceedures
- Third Trimester
- Uncategorized
- What the ?
Meta
Category Archives: Firsts
It’s not pretty, folks.
The Set Up About a year ago I did a trade with my Tarot teacher. She is also an astrologist. She read my natal chart and my short term chart. I coached her in a way that supported her quitting … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs and Medications, Firsts, Learning, Third Trimester, What the ?
1 Comment
25.5 Week Update
I’ve been trying to get this post out for over a week! I have lots of photos that I intended to share at the bottom of this post but they’ll have to wait. I’ve been a little side-tracked by some … Continue reading
Posted in Believing, Firsts, Hormones, Learning, Love and Gratitude, Second Trimester
Leave a comment
23 Weeks and Growing Strong
Seems like not much has happened but then seems like so much has happened. The 22wk ultrasound last week was made extra sweet because it landed on the exact day of Pema’s birthday and she came along. She saw our … Continue reading
Abundance
I am feeling so, SO great! Happy as can be and just LOVING being pregnant. I am totally present to the miracle of it all everyday. Our daughters are growing inside me. Wow. Part of me doesn’t want it to … Continue reading
Posted in Firsts, Friends, Love and Gratitude, Second Trimester
Leave a comment
Oops. I spoke too soon.
The day after my last post, my nausea came back. Can you believe?! Oy. And then it sort of went downhill from there (massive headache for 2 weeks apparently caused by sinus inflammation, water in ears, stress, then there were … Continue reading
Posted in Firsts, Hormones, Reframe, Second Trimester, What the ?
Leave a comment
Are You Seeing What I’m Seeing?
*Make sure your audio is turned up for this. Are You Seeing What I’m Seeing? And for those of you who can’t stream this video, well then, just look closely at this ultrasound pic. We are still in a … Continue reading
Good + Sweet
We’ve got a bunch of good news and a bunch of sweet news. Which do you want first? Good News Okay, the good news. Blood-work came back and it’s “wonderful”, says Caitlin! As a reminder, I went in this morning … Continue reading
Posted in Believing, First Trimester, Firsts, Friends, Hormones, Love and Gratitude
Leave a comment
Protecting My New Resident(s)
So, that big fat angry rash on my back side has only gotten worse. It’s more red, more inflamed and it’s spread: now up my 3/4 of my back and down my legs from my yoni to my calves, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs and Medications, First Trimester, Firsts, Learning, What the ?
1 Comment
And just like that…
We’re pregnant!!!!!! My HCG (also known as “the pregnancy hormone”) came back at 270! That is an extremely strong, healthy number. They were looking for something over 100, mine was almost three times that! Caitlin said that she’d hedge … Continue reading