Tag: infertility
What To Do When Your Self-Worth Is Worth Nothing.
Exhausted, anxious, strained, worried, tense, frustrated, and agitated. These are the words I would use to describe the way I have felt almost everyday...
A Forever Fairytale: Our Adoption Story
As I sit here watching my daughter spin and dance in our living room while watching Rapunzel, I can’t help but ask myself, “What...
How I Became A Mother: My IVF Story
I know a lot about the baby growing in my belly, but not the gender. I know he (or she) was fertilized on September...
The Silent Struggle of Secondary Infertility
My husband and I always knew we would have kids. We were looking forward to having several. He comes from a family of four...
Why I Kept My Pregnancy Off Social Media
When my youngest child was born, many people didn't know I was pregnant until after he arrived. We did our best to keep news...
Iowa City Moms Blog’s Top Ten Posts of 2013
Yesterday we shared how thankful we are for YOU, our Iowa City Moms Blog readers. You have made our 2013 amazing and we are...
The Reality of Infertility: A Vicious Roller Coaster
When I first found out I would be a contributor for Iowa City Moms Blog, I knew I wanted to write about our struggle...
Baby Steps
Since connecting with my intended parents (IP's), we started speaking almost everyday. We connected in February, and it's now June. This should give you...
Confession: Pregnancy Scares Me
I'm not going to lie, I have always been a "scared" person. What I mean by that is, I am always waiting for the...