Category Archives: Praying

Late October Transitions

* I wrote this journal entry the first week in October. Our home has sold, the inspection is complete and the house is slowly getting packed up. We are quickly looking for a place to live and my interviews with … Continue reading

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Month Three — It’s All About Sleep, Baby

Month Three Has it been three months already? Wow. Technically it’s been 13 weeks but apparently now we start using weeks instead of months to indicate our baby girls’ age. So, February 7th, they were 3 months. Amazing. The girls … Continue reading

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The Dichotomy of My Pregnancy

Tomorrow marks another big milestone for us: 32 weeks! Wow. Hard to believe I’ve been pregnant that long. In the ways that it’s been so wonderful it feels like it’s gone by fast. In the ways that it’s been difficult, … Continue reading

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Open Heart

*Note: This post is long, but it’s a good one. Plus, photos await you at the end! My Babies and Me I am just shy of 18 weeks pregnant. Said another way, I’m well into my fourth month, closing in … Continue reading

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It’s not all in vain…

I’m 15 weeks Wednesday June 8th… starting my 16th week. Is that crazy or what? I heard the babies’ heartbeats again yesterday and they are goin’ strong. I can even feel them each with my hands/fingers pressing on my belly … Continue reading

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Waiting. Waiting. Waiting.

Is this the longest 9 days EVER or what?! Blood test is Wednesday and today is Monday. Heads up: Gina and I may not tell y’all asap just to let ourselves have a little private time with whatever the news … Continue reading

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Transfer Day

What a magical day! After a good night’s sleep (and some great baby dreams) I woke up and went for a walk. It was a gorgeous spring morning. I wanted blood flow and fresh air. We killed time until we … Continue reading

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Eve of Embryo Transfer

It’s Sunday evening. The night before the embryo transfer. The day we’ve been waiting for for a long, long time. It’s surreal that it’s here. Progesterone Almost surreal, that is. As dreamy as the evening may be these really fucking … Continue reading

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14

Our beloved Idgie passed just over 2 years ago and within weeks I started seeing the number 14 everywhere. It was odd really. Sometimes in particular I would see the number 5:14, which happens to be my birthday. It wasn’t … Continue reading

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Retrieval Surgery Day

Dreamy Dreams I had a good night’s sleep. I dreamt that Gina and I renewed our vows and got married again. It was our dear friend Jill Wooldridge that married us. I also remember my computer chord plugging in to … Continue reading

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