I don’t. I can list quite a number of things I really want to do and all of those things, I have no time for. I simply don’t. Just from the top of my head, I wish: 1. I could blog more. There are really just so many thoughts running …Read the Rest
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Borrowed Pixie Angel
Sometimes I look at Oona and wonder if she’s really mine. I know she came from me, fruit of my womb…the scars I have are way too itchy to be ignored and proof that she inhabited me for 9 months (not to mention the poundage I still have to lose!). …Read the Rest
The Clinic Chronicles: Part 6
Keeping The Bean “It’s going to be okay.” The doctor said as she patted my hand. “Just keep on drinking the medicine and taking it easy, alright?” I just nodded and thanked her as Mr. F helped me out the door. I wanted to escape so badly but needed to …Read the Rest
The Clinic Chronicles: Part 5
The Delicate Balance I was giddy seeing the bean for the very first time. I forgot about everything else: the thing stuck in my insides, my nerves, my fears. All I could think of was, “That’s our baby! We have a baby!” I was still in shock, but I was …Read the Rest
The Clinic Chronicles: Part 4
And Baby Makes Three“Is that my baby?” I swear, my nose gets stuffy so fast, I was breathing out my mouth. “Yes ma’am. That’s the sac, the little circle is where your baby is getting the nutrients. See that thread-like thing? That’s a tiny umbilical cord and the little pulsing …Read the Rest
The Clinic Chronicles: Part 3
Open Wide and Say Cheese! “So, let’s validate those pink lines with an ultrasound” Dra. O said after the cursory questions (and thankfully no IE!). “Let’s see if your guess is right on the money.” So with that, off we went with another nurse to what would technically be our …Read the Rest
The Clinic Chronicles: Part 2
The OB-Gyne Lottery So I loosened my death grip on the lounge chair and went inside. “Dra. O will be with you shortly” the nice nurse said with a warm smile as led us into a little office. It was definitely quiet in the little office with fresh pastels all …Read the Rest
The Clinic Chronicles: Part 1
Modesty Aside The day after finding out I was pregnant found a blissed out Mr. F with me in tow at the local family clinic to have myself checked out. It was pretty much standard: vital stats, BP, weight check (so that’s where all the donuts went!), and the numerous …Read the Rest
