Aloha my name is Stacie and I am "mom" to 4 beautiful children. This site is began as the journey through my 5th pregnancy which I referred to as our "Unexpected Blessing." But it's also become a site about loss, dealing with miscarrige, renewed hope, and the road beyond this challenge in life.
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So my last “waiting” cycle is finally over. It was over 32 days long. I am now on CD4 of my first TTC cycle. Can’t wait ’till this whole back-aching, cramping portion of it ends. Then it’ll be time to get ready to do some baby making!
I do worry that it won’t happen as easily […]
Hmmm…this is something I recently learned. If a woman’s “environment” is more acidic, it’s more friendly to girl sperm than it is to boy sperm. Another thing I learned is that high on the chart of “acidic” food is chocolate and ice cream! Two things I love very much! In fact, whenever people ask me […]
I love watching Grey’s Anatomy. But recently it seems like there are so many baby issues. Maybe it’s always been like that considering one of the main characters is a infant surgeon, but I guess it just hits me harder now.
The most recent episode reveals that this particular doctor, Addison Montgomery, aborted a […]
So again the girls are asking for more babies. I have 3 daughters and 1 son. Just today my girls were asking for more. My youngest daughter wants more “girl babies” and my oldest, of course, wants boys. Then my second daughter lets her sisters know that we aren’t going to have any more if […]
Well, it’s official. I’ve decided that we will be TTC next cycle. I’m quite sure I just ovulated (love the charting thing but still getting the hang of it), and am exciting to be moving toward the end of this cycle.
Our family is planning a trip in September to Disney World. From the looks […]
While chatting online with other ladies who’ve experienced losses, I’ve come across some books on miscarriage that they have read and recommended. I did get a gift card to a book store for Christmas, so I think I’ll go check some of these out. The rest I will probably try to borrow from […]
I just came across with website yesterday. All I can say is, it’s absolutely amazing. Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep provides infant bereavement photography to families free of charge. The photos they take are just beautiful. Some of them can be seen at http://kambrys-light.com/aboutus.aspx (scroll down).
I had […]