“Well that’s it, I’ve finally flipped,” was all I could think of as I spent the 45-minute commute into my office obsessing over the fact that we didn’t have enough life insurance on my husband. I couldn’t understand why I was obsessing on this, considering that our family was Joe, me, and our cat. Obviously it was time to take my fertility doctor up on her offer to give … [Read more...]
Thank You Twin A
A week after I had the thrill of seeing a very strong heartbeat blinking away on the ultrasound, I was at the doctor’s office again for what we were hoping would be my last visit to the fertility specialist. If all went well, I’d be released from the practice and sent back to my regular OB/Gyn for prenatal care. After four miscarriages in fifteen months, it looked like we … [Read more...]
A Story With a Happy Ending
The first time I found out I was pregnant, I had just gotten home from work to our apartment. I was changing out of my work clothes and into something more comfortable when I noticed my chest in the bedroom mirror. It looked different. And a lot bigger. Is it possible? Could I really be pregnant the first month we tried? Though I had promised myself that I … [Read more...]