family
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Everyone always says parenting/having a baby is hard. I knew that. I thought that perhaps I was prepared for that. I don’t think anyone is truly prepared. The first few weeks were stressful because my husband and I are both first time parents. There was paranoia and neither of us were entirely sure what we…
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It has been quite a year and there’s still a few months to go. I spent most of it pregnant and am now navigating how to be a mom. I stopped doing things I love and didn’t even feel motivated to do them while I was pregnant. A lot of the time I was so…
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I realize it’s been almost a year since I last posted. I guess a lot has happened since then. Big update on my fertility adventures. In December of last year, I went in to have an embryo transferred. I don’t know if I mentioned this before but I needed up having 14 eggs retrieved for…
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I know, I know. It’s been a while (again). I’m definitely still in a weird spot after my mom’s death. September 5th was her birthday. She would’ve been 62, and I still can’t help but feel how unfair it is that she didn’t get more time. The next day, my dad finally had the memorial…
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So. Yesterday was a day with a lot of emotion. I did even more crying after my husband went to bed and I didn’t have a distraction. I think posting a blog helped. When I feel super sad I always need a way to get it out. I’m not so good at verbally expressing my…
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Earlier today, my husband and I settled on the house we bought. It’s a first-time buy for him, and a second one for me. We won’t be able to move in until end of July/early August because the current (now former, I guess) owners are getting a new home built that won’t be ready until…
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It’s time to talk about my mom, I guess. Especially since she’s going to be on my mind for a long time. I’m not sure what to say about her as a mom. I had a happy childhood growing up. Like most teenagers, I was kind of a bitch for a while. Both her and…
