Tonight is Oliver’s first official night out of our room (that is, unless, of course, I change my mind and sneak him back into our room). I sit, rocking him, nursing him as he drifts off to sleep, and I think about his little body tucked against mine. I think about he’s not as small [...]
Over two years ago, I was sitting in the waiting room of our fertility clinic. It was one of the 14 days of consecutive blood draws and ultrasounds during the egg retrieval phase. They do this to check your hormone levels and see if your follicles are numerous enough and large enough to "trigger" the [...]
The Messy Middle 