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Courage

Posted by Amanda Hill on Wednesday, September 14, 2011, In : Spiritual 
I don't know what happened to me in the past five or so years, but I've become a real girl. But I've not quite grown up. So it's not at all unusual that I DVR'ed The Princess Diaries movies. I actually just finished reading the books, so I wanted to see what artsy liberties Disney had taken with the movies (turns out, more than a lot). But there is a line that struck a chord with me, "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something is more important than fear."

Tha...
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Out of the Mouths of Babes

Posted by Amanda Hill on Saturday, August 20, 2011, In : Preconception 
I'm planning to start using an ovulation kit the day after tomorrow. I'm nervous as hell. I want it to be easy, but at the same time I'm freaking out about how I will handle being pregnant again. And then how will I feel if we don't get pregnant again right away? It's very confusing. I can feel a twinge of excitement that I'm keeping in check. I don't want to get my hopes up and fall deeper when the pregnancy test comes back negative.

I keep recalling this little boy that talked to Mike and I ...
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The Results Are In

Posted by Amanda Hill on Sunday, August 14, 2011, In : Medical 
The results from my blood test came back yesterday. Everything is normal. So the Protien S thing isn't a factor at the moment. Still not a resolution for Robin's death, but at least it's something I can make sure they monitor closely during the next pregnancy should it arise again. My cycle has started (speak of the devil). So I guess my body did finally get as close to normal as possible. Still not 28 days, more like 31 but at least that's consistent. I have a couple of ovulation kits, so ho...
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