Riggles and Giggles

I had a hunch I was pregnant.  Wasn't late, just a feeling.  Decided to dig out expired old cheap tests.  Forgot about it and walked ba...

My abandoned blog…..I had stopped writing for so long, as it had become a source of stress instead of a place of comfort.    So much has h...

Written before our loss: July 17, 2017 Well it's time for my annual Summer pregnancy.   2014: Doodle 2015: Nugget 2016: Took a ...

Started writing before our loss: 7/20/17 Up bright and early Thursday morning to be the first stabbing at the lab.  Rush home to awai...

Another loss.  Another heartbreak.  Another baby we'll only hold in heaven.  Almost a month later and I'm still dealing with thi...

I feel like I'm slowly getting back to the point where I want to blog.  For a long time, I felt like I honestly couldn't blog becaus...

Dear Nugget, Today should be filled with booties, camera flashes, oohs and aahs, and more importantly you should be in our arms.  Instead i...

In the past, I've vaguely mentioned a gift that was offered to us.  I've never really elaborated, but to put it quite simply, someon...

My mind wanders a lot these days.  Today I was texting with one of the greatest people I know and my mind was off on a whole new tangent. S...

A few nights ago I had one of the ugliest cries I've had in a long time.  A whole rush of emotions hit at once and it wasn't pretty....

Throughout the last few years, we've always made decisions based on "if we have a baby."  We picked a house with enough bedroo...

This year, I'm torn between being so thankful for all I have and a little sad on what I thought I'd have.   The little Thanksgiving...

I've struggled to write lately.  Partially because of a stressful project at work.  Partially because I don't know what to think, fe...

Dear OBGYN, I understand what your business is all about.  I get it.  But is it too much to ask that you soundproof the walls?  I got gree...

I lost another baby today.  We lost another child today.  This time it was earlier.  This time my body naturally started the process.  This ...

Excited. Scared. Thrilled. Terrified. Hopeful. Worried. Ecstatic. Petrified. I could go on and on.  This time is different.  I want...

A month has passed since I wrote the post about being Stuck .  Guess what?  Nothing has changed.  Every day I wake up and there's a big...

I feel like I'm stuck.  I have no idea what to do next.  I don't know if there is a next. My mind has flipped several times to the ...

Today marks the end of our journey.  I had my final RE appointment and we're now out of options unless we decide to pursue IVF.  We sat...

Cruel timing, but today confirmed this last IUI was a bust.   I'll call the doctor tomorrow morning.  Part of me wants to skip this mont...