become a parent

So with the above weighing heavily on our hearts and we are unable to stop father time, we decided to foster to adopt.

There are plenty of children who are in the system. Especially, older children that need guidance and a family before they age out of the system. So, we have decided that we would foster to adopt a 13 year old boy. We have 3 home studies to go through and hopefully get him in the home as soon as possible. wish us luck!

Its always been a dream of mine to have children. My husband and I have been married for 3 years. We have been struggling with infertility since we have been married. The doctors told me there is a slim to none chance that I will ever acheive this dream. I was diagnoced with Poly Cystic Ovarian syndrome.

I have been married for a year now and my husband and i want children. We have been trying since we got married.

The latest progress is that I was given the ok to stop my blood thinner medication a week ago. So if all continues to go well, in three months the drug will be out of my system and I should be able to start trying to conceive. :) In the meantime, I continue to work on the needlepoint rug I am making for the baby’s room to put those good vibes out there. :)

Finally got a hold of the nurse at the hospital, who needs to coordinate with my dr, but soon I should be able to stop taking the bloodthinners. :) Then I have 3 months to wait while they leave my body.

As for the needlepoint rug, it is coming along nicely and as I stitch it I am thinking all sorts of positive thoughts… :)

It’s starting to feel more real, which is good.

for years to become a mother, but it was never the right time. Either I wasn’t healthy, or I wasn’t with the right partner, or I was too broke…

At last things are really coming together. I have had problems with my parathyroid glands that could cause calcium deficiencies in my baby, but the good news is I just saw my endocrinologist and my calcium levels and Vitamin D have normalized. Thank goddess for raw foods!

I am also in the process of getting off blood thinners—I’ve made a couple of calls to the hospital and am playing phone tag, but soon someone should be able to give the order so I can stop taking them.

Then I need to wait 3 months for all the drugs to leave my system, and in the meantime focus on getting my body as healthy as I can. So by summer I should be ready to start trying to conceive!!!! I am so excited.

In order to put the right energy out there, I have started making a needlepoint rug to go in the baby’s room, and as I stitch it I put all my hopes and dreams for a healthy pregnancy and child into the project. I’ve attached a photo of the rug (bit out of focus but you get the idea). It reminds me of the goddess Bast…it’s a celestial rug with a big cat sleeping in the centre. :)

A couple friends of mine are pregnant, so I’m going to be making some nice things for them as well as for myself, sort of filling a hope chest if you will. In fact, I think I’m going to buy a nice big basket to fill with booties, blankets, etc. for my future wee one. :)

This is finally it!

This is frustrating and difficult at the same time that its utterly wonderful. The hard days when he cries a lot or won’t sleep at night are only balanced out if we let them be; the bad stuff happens automatically, the good takes conscious effort. My wife and I sit and look at him sleeping, or hold him, play with him, take him out with us somewhere.. it all becomes very worth it when we spend special moments with him.

I got pregnant in June. I am so, so happy. Nothing more to say or do on this one, just waiting, taking care of myself and our baby, and loving sharing all the anticipation and excitement with my wife.

I hope that, one way or another, Amy and I will become parents in the next year or two. This is both very exciting and very scary to me. We’re working on it, but that’s all I want to say in public.

I’m 28 and rapidly approaching 30 (or at least it feels like it). Thus far I’ve accomplished 10 years of travel and life experience. In High Scool, I focused on not getting pregnant. Then while I was married, I didn’t even consider a child because deep down I knew that we were not going to stay together forever. And when we split up after a little over 4 years, I thanked God for the decision I made to wait. Then after 2 years of being on the single scene, I found someone that I love more than I have ever loved any man in my life. We’ve been together 3 1/2 years and I find myself wondering when I will finally notice a burning need to make the two of us parents. It’s scary, as anyone will tell you, but what about when the woman realizes she too is terrified? I’m finally addressing the nerve-racking topic, because it’s popping up in my inner dialogue more and more often everyday. I’ve had people tell me that everyone goes through the same thoughts and anxieties when trying to decide on whether or not to become parents. But that offers very little piece of mind to me right now. I need more information to rock my vote one way or the other. If anyone feels that they can settle my fear of the unknown, I would appreciate any input that can help me resolve my secret dilemma. :) gin