Life As I Know It

Yesterday was December 19; the day I imagine I would have delivered my miracle baby. As much as I try not to allow days like this to take th...

Sh.awn had another great day. Let's keep marking those days off...only 8 more months to go. ~~~ (Cross posted with the boys' blo...

Friday night, I tested. My boobs were sore, and it struck me that the last time my boobs were sore, I was pregnant. I got the faintest of ...

On Sunday we headed out to Disneyland with the boys. I have to say that it went so much better than I anticipated. We met several charact...

Thursday started wonderfully, with even the boys cooperating for the most part (they slept in!), for 4 and a half hours. From about 12:30 f...

I am surrounded by newly pregnant people. There are ultrasounds to discuss and plenty of morning sickness to sympathize. It's tiring. ...

I got this in the mail today. I had an ultrasound on the 8th that showed no growth. Results were faxed to my OB that afternoon. I mi...

The OB finally called me yesterday to tell me the "stat" results of last Monday's beta. Apparently, "stat" means res...

Got an email from one of the aides the program I coordinate has hired. She's pregnant*. She wanted to tell me early to make sure she...

The last week definitely ranks among the crappiest I've had in a long while. I officially miscarried on Saturday, and somehow I can'...

Six years ago tomorrow, we were celebrating our first really good beta. On Mother's Day two days later, we learned that the beta more th...

No change in growth from last scan. Not viable. I'm just... Yeah.

If there is one annoying residual from my experiences over the last five years, it would be my complete disdain for making plans. Honestly...

because seriously, people. This is getting old. Grr. Skin tests for both my mom and brother were negative, but because my grandmother had ...

I go back to work tomorrow. I just don't want to. Ugh. Don't get me wrong. I enjoy my job once the school year gets underway, but ...

Three days. That's all that's left of my summer break. I am beyond sad. With my mom gone, and the fact that I work in the hood ...

where at least one of them comes back with an active case of TB and exposed us all! Possibly all three of them! Yea! Seriously, people. I ...

Does this tell you how it went? And that was only the first serving. Yeah. It was that fun. Thank GOD there's only 5 days left. ...

Tuesday was yet another day of appointment making. This time, we were off to the children's hospital for CT scans and follow ups with th...

Yeah, yeah. I know. It's Saturday and not Friday. Does it help to know I started this yesterday? Did my estrogen recheck on Friday morni...