Auntie Katie (Daniel's cousin) came by today to say hi before heading home to San Diego to GET MARRIED! Katie transferred to BYU and we've loved having her living nearby. She helps watch Aurelia and comes over to hangout, and its nice to have family within a few blocks of us. We're so excited for her. Now Aurelia … Continue reading Auntie Katie is Getting Married!
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."Hebrews 11:1We've decided to start getting things ready for the little baby we hope will be coming to our family. I've been thinking about this for a while. Will it be too difficult to see an empty cradle everyday? Will it … Continue reading Going Forward With Faith
Although I know I'm guilty of it, I do think it is really rude to unload fertility issues on the pleasantly fertile unless they welcome it. I know its probably really uncomfortable for my more fertile friends to have me talk to them about my dumb ovaries, having to inject things with needles in my … Continue reading What to Say
Each of us had some little accomplishments today, so I thought I'd share :)Aurelia said "Star Trek." Daniel and I have been watching it on Netflix, so when he said, "Aurelia, do you want to watch Star Trek?" she parroted back, "Star Trek?" We're turning her into a little geek. 🙂 She also said 'yes' for … Continue reading Accomplishments
I figure if I'm going to discuss infertility on this blog I should include something about what isn't helpful. Sometimes well-meaning friends, family and even strangers can say unintentionally hurtful things, and sometimes people are outright awful. These are some common things people have said to me, to friends, and some things I've pulled from … Continue reading Things People Say
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