A real-life guide to mild and moderate Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)

My husband and I started our first round of IVF earlier this month.  It has been the hardest thing I ever gone through physically, emotionally and let’s not forget financially.  I’m pretty sure an IVF cycle without OHSS would be much easier to take. My embryo transfer ended up being canceled because I came down [...]

Snow Day!

It finally snowed here for the first time this winter.  Mollie enjoyed playing outside for about five minutes.

Ok, that was nice.  Now, bring on spring!

Witness to history

Today is January 20, 2009 – not just any day, but a day for the history books.  A day that will forever be remembered in this country.  I feel so incredibly lucky to be a part of this day and to bear witness to these events.  I feel pretty emotional about the whole thing – [...]

Merry Christmas to all!

I thought I’d post my 2008 Christmas e-card that I just emailed to family and friends.

Now that pretty much everybody has email addresses, this is much easier for me and much more eco-friendly. And, dog photoshoots are always fun. However, it was hard to find a photo where Mollie had a neutral expression [...]