In addition to working a marvelous Graco event at Babies R Us two weekends ago, I also had the very unique privilege to attend a Graco Home Party last Thursday, hosted by the ever-lovely Charlene of CharleneChronicles.com and the very posh salon, MiniLuxe in Wellesley, … Read More »
Archives for October 2012
Wordless Wednesday, Part 1: Crazy Pills Edition
For those of you who may be injecting all kinds of fertility drugs into various regions of your asses and abdomens, or to any of you in the early stages of pregnancy while still taking said drugs (like yours truly) - I know you can relate to this: I just feel so bad for … Read More »
2012 Annual Paths to Parenthood Conference This Saturday, Nov. 3rd
As many of you know, RESOLVE New England is an organization near and dear to my heart. They were there for Larry and I from practically day one of our infertility journey and continue to be there for us now in this new stage of our journey. For the past three years, I have … Read More »
A Perfectly Spooky Moment Monday
Before I get into this morning's Perfect Moment Monday post: to all those in the path of Hurricane Sandy, stay safe. If you get the orders to get out, get out. This lady is not to be trifled with. Seeing pictures of an already flooded Atlantic City, a childhood haunt of mine, has … Read More »
My First Trip to Babies R Us, Courtesy of Graco
I mentioned earlier this week about my first trip to Babies R Us last weekend. I was there helping out at an event to promote Graco's new SnugRide® Click Connect™ 40 car seat. Retailing for $219.00, you can get it at Babies R Us and online. I headed out to the Braintree, MA … Read More »
Recapping the #ALIMomSalon This Week
What a week! I can't even begin to describe how awesome this week has been. Thank you to everyone who commented ad shared in these important discussions. And a hearty thank you to Pamela at Silent Sorority for pushing my boundaries, challenging me to think outside the box, … Read More »
The Invisibleness of Infertility: To Pass or Not to Pass?
Welcome to Day 4 of the "To Mom or Not to Mom" Open Salon with yours truly and Pamela of Silent Sorority. We created this dialogue to discuss both sides of the motherhood debate from our unique perspectives. Why? To parse out the concerns and vulnerabilities of transition within … Read More »
The First Ultrasound
It's officially Team Zoll #3 and #3 only. Our ultrasound was this morning and we got to see our very healthy singleton. After building myself over twins for the last few weeks, it was actually a relief to find out we're only having one baby. Whoa. That looks weird and feels so … Read More »
How *NOT* to Do a Talk Show on Infertility
So, I just watched the Ricki Lake Show for the first time since she's been back on air this season. I had heard rumblings on the media circuit that Ms. Lake was looking to do a show on infertility. Today, I saw on Facebook that her infertility episode was airing across the … Read More »
The Queendom of Mommyhood: In Which I Claim My Crown
Welcome to Day 3 of the "To Mom or Not to Mom" Open Salon with yours truly and Pamela of Silent Sorority. We created this dialogue to discuss both sides of the motherhood debate from our unique perspectives. Why? To parse out the concerns and vulnerabilities of transition within … Read More »