Archives for "January, 2011"
Telling the Parents
Okay, seriously, how do you tell someone you’re pregnant? Especially when the people you’re telling are your parents and they’ve been impatiently awaiting this kind of news since the wedding day?? Since we’d found out I was pregnant about as early as is scientifically possible, we were in a bit of a conundrum—tell or not [...]
Pay it forward
So Christmas has gone, the tree is down, and thoughts of springtime are on everyone’s minds (admit it…). But let me take you back a minute to tell you my favorite Christmas story of this year (which actually happened the day before Thanksgiving). Here’s the backstory: my big idea for Ryan’s Christmas present this year [...]
Maybe Plus
So…8:00 yesterday morning, I decided to take a pregnancy test, mostly on a whim. As a Christmas present, Ryan and I had given ourselves a month-long break from ovulation cycles and fertility windows. Therefore, I had little-to-no expectation that anything would happen. And, at first, it didn’t. The strong negative line showed up, as expected. [...]
