hcg levels are down to the 70s today, so the pregnancy has failed. part of the game for us, but sue is relieved. i am disappointed but by no means crushed.
there’s always tertia.

hcg is ~250, according to what she heard from the nurse. so far, so good, but as any infertile knows, there’s a long, long road from here.
is this good? well, it’s not bad. unexpected perhaps, but not bad. we weren’t wasting anything like cecily did, but considering that she has only […]

i can only offer my humblest apologies to all two infertiles left reading this blog now. the picture below was produced using no artificial colorings, flavorants, or pio injections. we even skipped the trigger shot. just good old fashioned umph.

got back from a weekend trip to west texas, where my mother’s family celebrated her father’s 80th birthday. we schlepped the kids out there and in general had a decent time.
i would, however, like to express something that i had to bite my tongue over.
she muttered something about ian dropping her daughter’s electronic toy […]

today marks 12 years of continuous sobriety for me.
it’s been a long time since i’ve been to a meeting, for a lot of reasons, mostly comfort. i skipped birthday night last year, contrary to my custom, and i didn’t go at all today, also contrary to my custom. the last meeting i went […]

all for you (acoustic version)
sister hazel
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there’s been times
i’m so confused
and on my roads
they lead to you
i just can’t turn and walk away
you walk away
it’s hard to say what it is i see in you
wonder if
i’ll always bee with you
words can’t say and i can’t do enough to prove
’sall for you.
and finally i figured out
but it […]