The idea of having children of my own has long sent chills up and down my spine. While I have always adored babies – you can usually find me snuggling with one whenever given the opportunity – the idea of being responsible for nurturing and growing another human being has always been absolutely terrifying. Labor [...]
Archive for tag 'miscarriage'
This post was originally written in October 2010. ~~~ I first heard this line during a talk at our church years ago and thought it was brilliant. As I’ve been sharing with more and more people about my miscarriage, I’ve been mulling over what this means: Today I will not should on myself. Many people, [...]
I’ve never really been the type of girl who loves flowers. In fact, when Mr. Checkers and I started dating I told him from the get go, “No flowers necessary.” You might be surprised to learn it really is possible to kill a dozen beautiful flowers within three days. I was a champion flower [...]
This is an anonymous guest series. If you’d like to submit a guest post or series, please go here for more information. ~~~ Part I: HSG + Semen Analysis Part II: Clomid + IUI By our third round of treatment, my doctor and I decided on a different tactic. We were going to be a [...]
8 years is a long time to cover, and since we were more or less NTNP (not trying/not preventing) for the first 3 or so years, I’m going to skip through that part. The basics were: we lived with my in-laws, Mr. Pink worked nights and I was working and finishing up school. During that [...]
This is a guest post by Hellobee community member JenniMac. ~~~ My husband works out of town and had to be at a safety class the day I went in for my regular 20 week check-up and anatomy scan. It was the first and last baby appointment I would attend by myself. I asked the [...]
I mentioned in a recent Finds post that we’re not planning on having a first birthday party for Olive, but I still wanted to do some sort of photoshoot. Then I came across this image on Pinterest, and I fell in love. The colors, location, outfits and styling of this shoot are perfect for a [...]
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