I am going to take everyone on an allegorical ski adventure to compare and contrast infertility with parenting. It is February after all. Let me set the stage: you bought some fantastical ski adventure from Groupon, arrive at the resort planning for an amazing experience (just like we plan for an amazing effortless adventure when we start trying to … [Read more...]
Infertility Doesn’t Just “Go Away”
Hi. That’s me, in the corner over there feeling a bit ashamed at my inner most dark twisty feels. Trying to come up with something to say, positive, congratulatory or hell how about I just bring up the weather? The problem is I have a swirling underlying sadness trying to surface. I repress it but I know it’s still there swirling and waiting for … [Read more...]
The Room With the White Table
Chris- We had a white table. It was in the room that we were using as our office that would ultimately be Jellybean’s nursery. It was not a particularly interesting table and, at the time, the room was not all that notable. Yet, I can vividly remember that table and that room prior to its transformation to a nursery. The table was shoved in a … [Read more...]