Thoughts on ICLW

I just participated in and completed my first ICLW.  I had seen the badges all over  blogs and finally decided to sign-up to see what all the fuss was about.  Plus, I got my own rocking badge, so it was worth it.   At first it was a little difficult to comment on at least five different [...]

Shiny Happy Pap Smears

It’s that time of year again : the dreaded pap smear!  Make me spread myself in stirrups, feel up my boobs, scrape me in a place I can’t see–that doesn’t bother me.  Make me walk in a roomful of pregnant fertiles–my heart travels to my throat and my stomach drops! Even if I can bribe someone [...]

The Labyrinth

“How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!” These are famous last words by someone named Simon Bolivar.  Of course I had never heard of Bolivar (well, maybe somewhere) or this quote until I read Looking for Alaska by John Green a couple of years ago.  Here is the entire quote:  “He was shaken by the overwhelming [...]

5 Facebook Statuses You’ll Probably Never Post But Should

All is quiet on the Facebook front.  I am frightened. No dropping of the P-bomb, no in-your-face ultrasounds, and no little pictures of developing fetuses via the Baby Gaga app. Maybe I’ve hidden all the holier-than-thou fertiles.  Maybe they are busy making other babies.  Maybe they have decided to do the world a favor and [...]

What I Was

 I am a statistic.  Tomorrow, my fertility officially decreases just a bit more.  I turn 36. I have never felt “old” a day in my life, but would you believe that some doctors would consider me to be of “advanced maternal age?’   Quite the lovely moniker isn’t it?  Kinda makes you think of your grandma. [...]

2011–Gone, Baby, Gone

Wow–what a year.  When forced to describe something less than pleasing, my husband told me to describe it as unbelievable.  Two-fold meaning and simple: (plus it keeps folks wondering) “How was your day?” -Unbelievable! “Wasn’t the staff meeting beneficial?” -Unbelievable! “How was your visit with the inlaws?” -Unbelievable! You get the picture.  I had an unbelievable year.  No, [...]