Tag: love marriage
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Recap on Weeks 21-28 of Pregnancy
With increased fatigue and decreased memory, the last eight weeks are being recapped together. Today, I am officially in the third trimester! This is both exhilarating and scary to say — exhilarating because Dean will be here soon and scary because Dean will be here soon! I am definitely feeling the highs and lows of…
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Recap on Weeks 17-20 of Pregnancy (Plus Our Gender Reveal!)
Time is FLYING! It feels as if I blinked and am now half way through my pregnancy. And all I can say is, “Wow.” Throughout the last four weeks, Grant and I celebrated Thanksgiving, enjoyed a quiet long weekend at home, made big progress on the nursery, and marveled at our 20-week ultrasound where we…
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Recap on Weeks 13-16 of Pregnancy
I am officially done with my first month of the second trimester. 16 weeks pregnant — a place I had only dreamed about reaching in the past. And though this last month was nothing compared to my first trimester, it still brought some unexpected twists to my life. Since I did not share much about…
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Our Infertility Chronicles: Follow-Up to Our Last Post
In July, I shared that we would be stopping hormonal fertility treatment due to the development of ovarian cysts from the Clomid medications. (Missed this update? Find it HERE.) I had a difficult time finding closure with the decision to end this first step into fertility treatment. There were a lot of negative daily emotions…
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Our Infertility Chronicles: Treatment Update
Following my last post on our fertility journey, I completed bloodwork and the results came back — our issue seems to be hormonal. This was the news we had hoped to hear. My estrogen and progesterone levels were so low that they were classified as “post-menopausal”. So before doing more tests we would attempt hormone…
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Celebrating Our 4-Year Anniversary
Spoiler: the following is super sappy. Today is our four year anniversary — WOW! How time has flown! Four years ago we said “I do.” To say the past few years have been ones of wonder would be an understatement. I never knew the kind of love I could share with another person until I…
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Our Infertility Chronicles: The Journey to Where We Are Today
Disclaimer: This topic is not what I’ve posted about in the past. However, I know writing is a form of release for me, and that others may be suffering from the same health issues and mental state. Perhaps my story may help someone else, or at least let you know that you are not alone…
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“Once Upon A Time” Versus Forever & Always
A Facebook post came across my Newsfeed yesterday. The original author, Abbey Elizabeth Boone, stressed how important it was to wait to find someone who appreciates you and who you can appreciate back. Her simple little blurb was picked up by Love What Matters and has been shared numerous times, cementing its purpose to thousands…