Category Archives for Two Week Wait
The rabbit died and other good news
In the old days, women didn’t have reliable pregnancy tests, so they were forced to turn to nature. According to Wikipedia (search term Rabbit test): “The [Rabbit] test consisted of injecting the tested woman’s urine into a female rabbit, then … Continue reading
Attack of CJ Crinone
OMG, I’ve been super bitchy lately. Like super super irritable and I can’t control it. It’s not like me really… is it the heat? Is it the progesterone? Maybe a bit of both? I feel so bad for Shannan because … Continue reading
Artificial insemination…it’s not like you’re not getting inseminated
Chrissy’s ovulation was a lot less dramatic this month. Tuesday and Thursday we had morning monitoring check ups, then on Thursday afternoon, we learned that the procedure was planned for Friday morning. Working on nature’s schedule, we can’t be choosy … Continue reading
Father’s Day and the Magical Mustache
Father’s Day hasn’t been the same these past few years since the passing of my dad. It’s become a day where I just quietly reflect on my memories of my father. I can’t wish him a “happy” father’s day anymore. The … Continue reading
Not resorting to Plan B
Chrissy has an appointment tomorrow morning which will help the doctor determine when to schedule the next insemination. The third insemination. The one we thought we wouldn’t reach. Optimism and probably a little naivety had us believing we’d be pregnant … Continue reading
Maybe Baby is toying with us
I can’t sleep in today. Shannan is snug in bed and I just couldn’t lay there any longer. As you might guess, today makes it two weeks since I was inseminated for the second time. Throughout these whole two weeks … Continue reading
Will I have a baby cupid?
Well, here we are again, a day after insemination. It’s only 1pm and my mind has been racing with those same thoughts again. Was it good timing? How can we be sure? I’ve over-thought all of the signs so much … Continue reading
Take II
My instincts were right. Not pregnant yet. My April egg didn’t turn out to be our baby. We took the pregnancy test this morning and all we saw was one lonely little red line. I wasn’t surprised since I’ve been spotting … Continue reading
