Last night, after a crazy busy day, Larry and I needed Chinese. We needed it hard. As much as I love Beverly Jade, I have to remember: I do not like their crab rangoon. And yet, like the macaroni and cheese at Boston Market, the mashed potato bowls from Wawa or the three … Read More »
CD2: Pillpoppa
Last blog post of the day, I swear. In an effort to fully document this madness that is our first donor egg IVF cycle, I will be posting daily* with my CD numbers and various and sundry commentary as we get closer to retrieval and transfer, scheduled for mid-September. As in, … Read More »
CD 1: Where’s the baby?
Wrote this post in the car yesterday on the way home from a weekend of travel. Larry's great uncle turned 83 this year. He had read somewhere that the Biblical lifespan was 70 years, he decided to re-bar mitzvah at 83, since he figured it was like starting all over again. … Read More »
Unboxing My Fertility Meds
So, both my donor and I received our meds in the mail yesterday. Inspired by the unboxing video meme, I wanted to create a little unboxing slideshow of my own. I won't lie - I felt a bit like a kid on Hanukkah opening up this box last night. Am I a bit too gleeful? Perhaps. … Read More »
Cradled
It's 2:34am. The cats sleep, tucked away in their hidden night places. My husband lightly snores upstairs, the window air conditioner hums its coolish tune as the condenser kicks over. It is quiet downstairs: no cicadas whining or cars rushing by - just stillness and the soft … Read More »
I’ve Become Keiko Ka-boom.
I grew up watching The Animaniacs as a kid; Yakko, Wakko and Dot were staples of my childhood. After this week, I've been having all sorts of flashbacks to one of my favorite segments on The Animaniacs, Katie Ka-boom: There's a good reason for that. Ladies, I've been on … Read More »
On Inevitability: Contemplating BFPs, Blogging in the Limelight and Necessary Naïveté
It's not a matter of IF, but WHEN. In that regard, I'm banking on the inevitable. While I remain a realist: that yes, our first shot at IVF might not work - I must remain positive. I must envision success. I must live and breathe as if I was pregnant right now. I am, in a … Read More »
Aligning Body & Mind to Make Room for Baby
Last week, just before I left for a brief mini-vacation this past weekend, I got a call from my clinic. They've given us a treatment plan and schedule. I'm to continue taking my Estrace and Provera pills through the end of August. I should hopefully bleed just after Labor Day … Read More »
Looks Like It’s CD1
The credits rolled. The audience cheered and clapped. I shuffled out of the theatre like dozens of others, chatting away about the spectacularly crafted ending to the Dark Knight trilogy. My words trailed off as I walked mechanically into the bathroom, my large iced tea getting … Read More »
Wading/Waiting
To be a boulder in the river: worn smooth by the current flowing around it - steady, unmoving, solid footing over the hurried stream. Someday - many, many years from now - the waters will etch away this boulder into a memory, the river rushing onward, carving its path across the … Read More »
