Perhaps too much time has elapsed since Nola was but a wee embryo being transferred into Constance’s womb for our memories to accurately recollect the process verbatim, but holy crap there are a lot of drugs a woman has to take before and after this process begins.
I remember the first go-round, receiving the giant [...]
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That will be the date of our first-ever frozen embryo transfer. Have I mentioned that I’m tremendously excited at the prospect of having another little one in our home?
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I can’t express my appreciation to you all in any sort of way that encapsulates its magnitude. Those of you who reached out via email, Facebook, and in the comments of the blog really reminded me that I’m not in control of this situation. You’d think I’d know that by now, but the minute I [...]
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Our plan all along has been to transfer only one of the frozen embryos because we don’t want twins. As the date creeps nearer, however, we’re not sure what makes the most sense - in large part because none of it makes any sense whatsoever. The more one looks at success rates of defrosting embryos [...]
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I just got a call from Constance that her work computer has been attacked by a plethora of viruses. According to her somewhat shady version of events, she was reading some blog that she loves, clicked on a recommended link that showed up in the comments and BAM! Total meltdown commenced.
Frankly, I think she got [...]
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Yesterday was the first day of the rest of our frozen transfer lives. Constance had her initial ultrasound at the infertility clinic and today began taking birth control pills in preparation for a transfer late next month.
As we are paying out-of-pocket this go-round, we stocked up our FSA with the exact amount needed to pay [...]
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We parents are experts at convincing ourselves that something is awry when things are actually as they should be. It gets even worse when things merely fall smack in the middle of the spectrum of what is and isn’t acceptable behavior. Due to my work-at-home position, I recently worked myself into a frenzy about Nola’s [...]
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If you’re in the Boston area, I’ll be appearing on Nightside with Dan Rea on WBZ-AM, their CBS affiliate, at 10PM EST for a chunk of time this evening. For those everywhere else, feel free to tune-in online if you have nothing better to do!
Viva la radio!
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And now, live from the sea of books formerly known as the Miller family sofa, an impromptu reading of James Howe’s “Brontorina” by Nola Eleanor Fumea Miller. The artist hopes you enjoy the brevity and enthusiasm of her vérité performance.
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My little girl loves her books to be sure, and I love reading them to her - even if it ends up eating up enhancing two or more hours of my day. Our current favorites are Brontorina, Knuffle Bunny Free and The Quiet Book. It doesn’t even have to be a book. Yesterday we spent [...]
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