This, That, and the Mother Thing

How weird to finally be "in the game" with this process and being able to write that bizarre word.  It stands for 3 days past a 5 ...

The transfer went really, really well.  They transferred two high quality blastocysts that looked like they were starting to "hatch...

When we last checked in, one day after retrieval, we had found out that 15 of our 22 eggs had fertilizied. Two days after retrieval, we foun...

We have 15 fertilized embryos!! Today they are going to let us know how they are developing (2 vs. 4 cells) and whether we will be doing a 3...

Well, this is a bit different. Of course, now that I've said it, I've jinxed everything. And I'm not being facetious, that...

Well, things are still looking good. The retrieval is set for Thursday.  We may be looking at double digits as far as the number of follicle...

Holy Cow.  It appears we are actually doing this, or at least, we're actually heading out to California.  Everything is a go and I am st...

The trip to the dentist continues to be important in the Mother Thing household.  Conor is checking the morning and evening circleson  his ...

We're a little behind taking Conor to the dentist for the first time.  But we decided to go ahead and start him, even without insurance....

Well, the medications are starting to ramp up for our next cycle.  We're heading out in a couple of weeks and I'm hoping things work...

Citigroup buying Wachovia could be really, really bad for Charlotte.  And Charlotte is still out of gas.  Thank goodness for the Jetta d...

No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth.  It just feels like I have, at least to me. I never believed folks when they told me that l...

Conor:  Mommy!  Mommy!  What are we?   Mommy:  What, honey? Conor:  What kind of peoples are we?  We're what kind of peoples? Mommy (rec...

Well, we did it.  We took the plunge.   No, we didn't finally buy a gun and shoot the bunnies.  Instead, we put a fence around the garde...

I am not going to garden any more until we can fix the bunnies.  And by "fix the bunnies", I do fully recognize that I have the ca...

Those 8 inches of rain we've had in the last 36 hours have lead to some real flooding here in Charlotte. The Observer has some pretty a...

Dadgum, it's raining now here. The university is actually flooded and they had closed off roads around the campus this afternoon. Six ye...

Although I am dealing with a bout of pre -semester insomnia, I am so glad the Olympics are over. Maybe now, I'll stop worrying about wh...

Well, we're back from the CA trip. We were supposed to stay until Thursday, but since, uhhh , THAT PART FELL THROUGH, we came back earl...