17 weeks with Olivia: Let me share my embarrassing

Finally, finally I made it to my OB appointment again. This seeing the doctor every four weeks? Yeah. Not a fan. It’s crazy going so long between appointments now when I was going every week. It’s so different being treated like a regular pregnant woman. I was monitored so closely…

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What It’s Like to Be Pregnant With a Donor Egg Baby

I was ready to write about something else for my post this week, but then I was contacted by someone who reads my blog, asking me about donor eggs and if I had any tips on how to cope with it. My reply back to her was long enough to fill this…

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16 weeks with Olivia: How far we’ve come

I belong to a group on Facebook for people who are pregnant after infertility and we each wrote up a bio of ourselves and our journey. I know there are a lot of you who have been following me for a long time, but I thought it would be interesting…

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He reflects on his first Father’s Day 2015

This post brought to you by my husband, Chris. Read more of his writing here.  Risa and I went to a baby shower for two of our friends this past weekend. It was the first non-work one I’ve been too. What amazed me was watching my friend who will have…

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15 weeks with Olivia: Finally feeling better

I got hooked up this week by my amazing Texan friend, C, who is letting me borrow her Tula for when the baby comes. I tried it on a few days ago and stared at myself in the mirror. I wanted this baby carried against me in the carrier in…

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