I thought I would give you all a quick update on our embryo adoption. But before I go there, let me quickly address something that seems to have people very concerned. We do appreciate that so many of you care about our tiniest blessings. My inbox is filled with messages saying, "Did I miss something? Have you cancelled your embryo adoption?" And even, "How can you just abandon your … [Read more...]

I try to give updates on Facebook most days about how things are going with our embryo adoption. But for those of you who don't follow along there, I thought I would give a quick update here too. Yesterday was definitely a day of firsts. I left home early in the morning to get my first routine blood work done. My clinic required the results the same day so I got into the lab early. With … [Read more...]

I remember the day like it was yesterday. I was twelve years old and swimming competitively. Our team was training morning and night most days of the week, and in order to keep our strength up, our coaches decided we could all use a vitamin booster shot of some kind. I forget what it was. But it was a shot! That's all I remember. So off our team went to the community doctor's office (we … [Read more...]

As you may know, we're partnering with our amazing friends at Snowflake® by journalling our embryo adoption journey. We're sharing short videos and updates on my blog and Facebook. It's been a joy to share this adventure with you in this way. Here's our latest video update where I'll share about our relationship with the genetic family and the answer to the question that everyone asks me, … [Read more...]

It's a big day in our embryo adoption journey. Today we finally move forward and take a leap closer to my transfer date. It's finally time to start the medication that I need to take to prepare my body to accept our tiniest loves and give then a fighting chance of survival. First step is birth control for the next three weeks. Yikes! I'm being mindful to look forward and not back as I … [Read more...]

  Today has been set aside as Embryo Adoption Awareness Day. I love that it's so close to Thanksgiving. And I just absolutely LOVE that my family gets to be a part of it. We truly do have so much to be thankful for. After weeks of disappointment, obstacles, and setbacks, today has been a victorious day. "I just got off the phone with your clinic, and the embryologist there … [Read more...]