Last night was one of those interesting discussions with Ty. It’s still one of my favourite parts of the day, when we lie in his bed and he tells me all the things he’s been saving up for that moment. Sometimes, it’s about girls (this is a more frequent theme these days), sometimes it’s to […] Read more…
Growing up, I never imagined that it could happen to me. When I got married, we never imagined it could happen to us.Infertility is not something you plan for. It’s not something you discuss in those early years of marriage. Maybe you talk about the number of kids you’re going to have, what you might […] Read more…
To Jayden, now that you are six, I’ve spent the last week looking through the most amazing photos and I am so overwhelmed with how quickly the last 6 years have just flown by. You have changed so much in many ways, but when I looked back, I could also see all the beautiful traits you […] Read more…
Last year, I found the words to share how I was thinking about another year going by without Zack turning another year older. This year, the words escape me. Like, it’s the first year all over again. Maybe it’s because it’s now been 3 birthdays since Zack’s last one. Maybe it’s because I see how […] Read more…
This might be a little backwards, but I want to remember all the amazing things that I did this summer…from the personal victories and proud moments to the family memories that I want to hold in my mind forever.This summer was filled with adventure right from the start with a trip to Fern Resort. The adventure continued when […] Read more…
When I told him he was going to be a Daddy, this was his look…shock, terror and excitement all rolled into one! It’s not like this was a HUGE surprise, I mean, we had gone through months of infertility appointment and IVF. No matter what led up to that moment, he still had the reaction […] Read more…
Well, not OUR family exactly, but a family just like ours. Where we don’t all have the same skin colour, but we love each other just the same.Can you believe that in 2013, an ad like the Cheerios commercial is receiving racial slurs and hated on their YouTube channel?Our family is constantly confronted with issues […] Read more…
Canadian Infertility Awareness Week is coming up on May 19 – 25. I am sharing my story as part of a challenge to help raise awareness and advocate for infertility support in Canada. I invite my fellow bloggers and tweeps (follow the hashtag #creatingfamilies) to share their stories. There are so many stories that can […] Read more…
Spring is coming (soon I hope) and Easter has just passed. It’s the time of year to feel renewed, reborn and even the season for new babies! As the winter clothes come off and we no longer need to bundle under heavy coats, it becomes clear that those women who had hoped to become pregnant, […] Read more…
Mommy fails. We’ve all been there, but it really doesn’t make it feel any better when you forget something important to your kids! The other morning, Ty pulled out his own tooth! He put it in his “Pirate Pete” tooth pillow and we went on about our day. The “tooth” (pun intended) was that we all […] Read more…