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with Desireé Melfi Bozzo
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My Journey to the Mommy Club: The Egg, The IUI & The Tattoo?!
Posted on January 6, 2016 Leave a Comment
I read the gospel of Mark, Chapter 1 as I wait for the phone call from the doctor’s office. The same phone call that is going to reaffirm the bad news the morning ultrasound already told us. I read about Jesus being baptized and about him calling his disciples, his chosen people, to come follow […]
My Journey to the Mommy Club: My Last Ugly Cry of 2015
Posted on January 4, 2016 Leave a Comment
I was pretending it wasn’t really going to have to happen. If I whistled past the graveyard on this one maybe, just maybe I could get by without having to stab myself with a syringe full of baby making medicine. With the hustle and bustle of the holidays I had actually forgotten about the process […]
My Journey to the Mommy Club: Revelations Through Ultrasounds
Posted on December 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Hubbz gets out of the car. He’s chipper this morning. Kind of a little too chipper for me. I like to take mornings slow and quiet because me and mornings have a very shaky relationship. Mornings and I don’t really love each other to put it nicely. I need to ease into mornings most days. I […]
My Journey to the Mommy Club: Horrible Tests & Steadfast Trust
Posted on November 6, 2015 Leave a Comment
”Hi this is the hospital calling to pre-register you for your appointment tomorrow.” Awesome I casually think, because, pshht, I got this. I’ve done the research, Dr. Google answered all my questions in full. Phrases like “mild cramping” and “slight discomfort” we’re passed around. Nothing a strong dose of ibuprofen can’t fix. “Do you have […]
My Journey to the Mommy Club: A Trip to The Fertility Doctor
Posted on October 26, 2015 Leave a Comment
I stand in front of the mirror tugging at my gray sweater and wonder if there will ever be a cute baby bump underneath it. I look at the woman staring back at me and try my hardest to will her to believe this doesn’t mean she has failed. I see her staring back at […]