by Amy | Nov 28, 2012 | Couplehood, My Family, Parenthood
This Thanksgiving, we got out of town, driving down to Laguna Beach with Grandma and my brother and sister-in-law–Viv’s adored Uncle Jordan and Aunt Lana. Look at them, all relaxed and well-rested, wearing designer sunglasses without fear. Yeah, they...
by Amy | Nov 18, 2012 | My Family, Wedding Plans
While Dave and I try to conceive a sibling for Viv, we are half-assedly planning our 2014 wedding. Though both of us are super excited for the big day, as parents of a toddler we are way too tired and distracted to actually arrange anything. (Advantage: Marriage...
by Amy | Nov 13, 2012 | Babymaking, Infertility, My Family
Oh my God, you guys. After our first cycle of IVF didn’t take, Dr. Rosenpenis made us come in for a post-mortem to discuss what went wrong. I was trying to hang onto my optimism, and the last thing I needed was more insane analogies. Do I even need to tell you...
by Amy | Nov 11, 2012 | My Family
Are you following me on Twitter @Cb4M? I’d almost rather you didn’t. If the blog is my HBO special, then Twitter is the hole-in-the-wall comedy club where I drop by for open mic night. I try stuff out on Twitter. Very little of it makes my act. So rather than...
by Amy | Nov 8, 2012 | Babymaking, Infertility, My Family
Do you want to see something disgusting? No? Aw come on. This is the “tea” that my acupuncture doctor wants me to drink twice a day to help me get pregnant. It looks like swamp mud. It smells like someone pooped poison mushrooms. When I confess to her that I just...
