Whitney & Erick

This post falls into one of those categories of ‘maybe I shouldn’t be sharing this,’ but I’ve never held back before and I’m not going to start now. I couldn’t have guessed the ending to this story, but I’m sharing it because it has a happy ending. About a year ago and two days after [...]

Switching gears from IVF to adoption has been hard.  We have been researching home studies and fees and finally selected an agency (just for the home study) and have gotten started.  Feels good to finally be doing this.  So, I just want to share what I have learned so far. I don’t think home studies [...]

Going through infertility is quite humbling in many ways.  It forced me to show another side of myself, a side that most of us choose not to discuss. I became very open about our struggle after a year or so into the ordeal, and then open publicly (on my blog and Facebook) after a couple [...]

You just never know when an insensitive comment is lurking around the corner. Take today for example.  A friend of a friend posted this on Facebook, “Some days I just wanna get my tubes tied.” Several other people commented things like “haha, me too.”   Really?  I thought I must have read that wrong.  Read it [...]

We just got back from a trip to Puerto Rico, where Erick is from and where we met.  We try to go once per year or every two years and it’s hard to truly vacation and also visit family.  We stay with Erick’s mom in the city and then travel around from there. If you’re [...]

I haven’t had a whole lot to say lately.  We’re in a tough spot right now and feeling stuck.  We really want to adopt and are really trying to put the word out with everyone we know.  I set up a Facebook page tonight to share with the world.  The idea is to get friends [...]

Here’s my new favorite crockpot recipe.  It’s SO easy and quite tasty.  I serve it with rice. Frozen chicken breasts (I try to use one per person or more) 1 can black beans – drained and rinsed 1 bag frozen corn 1 jar salsa (your choice – I like to use a chunky style) 1 [...]

Some days, there’s just nothing you can do to avoid getting hurt. Like today, I’m cruising through Google reader checking out the fashion blogs I follow and a big ultrasound photo pops up on my screen.  I was thinking, “But, wait, this isn’t my infertility group. What?”  I decided to lay off following people in [...]

These days, it’s become impossible for me to relate to or interact with women at the beginning of their infertility journey and lots of others at any stage for that matter.  That’s because we feel completely left behind and like total outcasts. We are the last people standing. Six years of infertility and loss leaves [...]

Have you ever lost your phone?  Yep, I have.  Here’s some things you can do to help in case you misplace your devices. Android Download and install the Where’s My Droid? app.  It can you help if you have truly lost it, or just misplaced it at home. The way it works is that you text a [...]