Pregnancy is a transformative journey filled with unique experiences. Key highlights include planning memorable maternity photoshoots, attending valuable antenatal classes, enjoying a romantic babymoon getaway, engaging in prenatal shopping for essentials, and creating belly art. Each activity allows expectant parents to celebrate and cherish their journey toward parenthood.
I was filling out an interview for a guest blogger feature on the I Just Wanna Finish My… blog and one of the questions was “What is your favorite blog post, and why?” I was stumped. I scrolled through my posts. There were many I really liked but none that stood out as an all-time favorite. I settled on my post about drinking wine and blogging in my activewear because I thought it was funny and very “me.” But it got me thinking about my writing and what one piece means the most to me. I realized it was one…
Just thinking back to our IVF embryo transfer day, when the doctor asked us a question we weren’t expecting. You go through a lot of stuff when you do IVF. Stuff you don’t normally run into when making a baby. Drugs, needles, scans and lots of probing. Oh wait…I guess there’s always a little probing involved. (ha!) But one of the odder moments I recall was right after the embryo transfer, when the embryologist asked if we’d like to keep the petri dish. I recall being a little confused, thinking “people actually do that?” My husband and I pondered it…