These are just some of the dragons we fight together through the newborn stage.
Category: Life
End of Two
A victory lap of a successful season of life
Abortion
We wanted this child, but we also needed this abortion to ensure the safety of my wife’s life and prevent unknown consequences.
Infertility Part 21: Follicles
As I sit in our Fertility clinic in Vancouver on Easter Sunday morning (2024), I’m a little scared and a little excited. At this point we’ve done 9 days of injections.
Infertility Part 18: First IUI
Our first big procedure. It was an interesting observation to realize that everyone in the waiting room were all there for the same reason.
Infertility Part 20: Taking a break
We took November and December off from trying or moving forward which meant that we could take time to be with family and friends over the holiday season
Do you guys ever think about dying?
When I watched Barbie deal with the existential death anxiety that suddenly falls upon her, I understood it immediately.
Feeling of family
I wrote this earlier this year over a couple days surrounding my wife’s grandmother’s memorial service. I hope she knew just how much she and her family means to me.
Infertility Part 14: Money Stress
I know that people try to help by finding a positive, but by saying those things immediately, all you effectively do is completely dismiss the feelings of the one dealing with the problem.
Infertility Part 13: Fertility Clinic!
Having a fertility clinic be involved and begin to move us further down the path was a wonderful feeling, but not without it’s own complications.