You can read the first posts of this series here: Part 1: Infertility, Part 2: On Motherhood, Part 3: Fertility Treatments Trigger Warning: infertility, pregnancy, ultrasound photos It has been a while since I wrote my last post concerning infertility. For one, I’ve been pretty busy this summer, but I think the real reason is that it’s…
Overcoming Infertility Part 3: Fertility Treatments and All That Comes with Them
We never dreamed of the paths we’d have to take to parenthood. I, especially, felt as though my feet were firmly in place with how far I’d go, but you never know quite how far you’ll take things until that one next step seems to be the only thing between you and what you want. Inch…
Overcoming Infertility Part 2: A Mother’s Day Reconciliation
Mother’s Day used to be so hard for me. I mentioned that briefly in my first post in this series, specifically how the last time I attended the Mother’s Day service at my hometown church with my family I got up and walked out because I was completely unable to handle the many emotions I was feeling at…
Overcoming Infertility Part 1: Filling in the Gaps
I’m going to talk about this a little bit here (in a couple of posts), but I promise that this blog isn’t going to turn into an infertility or pregnancy blog. While my life is certainly changing directions a bit, I don’t want this space to change in any drastic way. That being said, this has…
I Am Growing a Baby Human Right Now
I’ve sat down and tried to write this post several times, but I have so many things to say and so many mixed emotions that I haven’t even been sure where to start! I guess the best place to start would simply be to make the announcement… I’m pregnant! It’s true, and I still can’t…