Dear Calvin, I had my first prenatal appointment with Bumble Bee on Wednesday. The nurse-midwife asked about my previous pregnancies, and when she heard me call you "he," she asked what your name Continue Reading »
Bumble Bee and Daddy (PG Update)
First, thank you so much for all of your encouragement, support, thoughts, and prayers. We are so grateful and so overwhelmed by all the love that we're receiving for us and our babies. Second, as Continue Reading »
Less than 18.5 hours until the ultrasound
We're going to see Bumble Bee again tomorrow afternoon, and I should be 6 weeks and 4 days along. This is around the time that we should be able to see the fetal pole and a heartbeat. And that is what Continue Reading »
Not-so-Wordless Wednesday
For the past 8 days, I've been sticking one of these capsules in me when I wake up in the morning and before I got to bed at night. I don't like it. It's uncomfortable and messy and sometimes it Continue Reading »
One small pregnancy goal at a time
Because I was so anxious and worried and nervous and scared and terrified that I might have an ectopic pregnancy that would burst while I was traveling to Florida, my nurse agreed to do a blood test Continue Reading »
Between Love and Fear
Project Pee-a-thon ended with very much wanted results for me and Louie, and we held onto the high of congratulations, support, encouragement, and prayers for days. We told ourselves we would enjoy Continue Reading »
Clinging to Hope
First, I want to say thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers, virtual hugs, positive vibes, on Facebook, my blog, Twitter, BBC, texts, and emails. During a time that is so isolating, we know we Continue Reading »
The 5th Belongs to Calvin: Calvin’s Life
It's been four months since we said both hello and goodbye to our son. This is difficult for me because I was 4 1/2 months pregnant with Calvin when we lost him. To think that he has been gone from us Continue Reading »
