A Life Worth Living
I’ve now been a father for an entire year. After spending so much of my life waiting and hoping for that to happen, and going through IVF and all its emotions with my wife, I am so incredibly proud to call myself a dad. This past year, I have held a baby every single day,…
The challenges and joys of parenting in months 3 and 4.
These are just some of the dragons we fight together through the newborn stage.
A victory lap of a successful season of life
After going through this many years of trying to conceive, an “average” pregnancy is quite a thing to celebrate.
The most expensive (and best) “gift with purchase” we will ever have.
Previous: Abortion August 24, 2024 The week of our 8th wedding anniversary. Once again not something we imagined we would be doing surrounding a life event. This time feels different. I think it feels almost like our 2nd IUI. We know what to expect now and the trip into the fertility clinic feels so routine…
We wanted this child, but we also needed this abortion to ensure the safety of my wife’s life and prevent unknown consequences.
It is my 30th birthday. A Saturday. I haven’t slept that well (no surprise there). I have a medication centre set up in my dining room. I have boxes of medications, needles, alcohol swabs, and treats for after. Our drink fridge is now also a medication fridge and it is from there that I take…
The mood going into our first embryo transfer was optimism and excitement, finally being here and feeling so close after many years.
Growing Inside, Shrinking Outside 