October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness (PAIL) month. Over the course of this month, I’ll feature a series of posts dedicated to this month. It’s a bittersweet month for me. Sweet because it’s my birthday month, bitter because I’m reminded of my lost babies (not that I ever forget them).
This marks the final post in the PAIL series for this month. I'm going to talk about the different
Month: October 2015
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Nothing new to update here.
Today, I'm 12 DPO and I did test this morning. BFN. Honestly, I'm not that bummed about it. This past month was really shot because of the heat wave and our timing wasn't great. It wasn't like Cycle #2 where we really tried and still failed (that feeling really sucks, btw). So I'm hoping Cycle #4 is our lucky one. I've slacked on my daily walks so
Over the weekend, I went to another one of my husband's photo shoot meets! A couple of photographers captured our family photo!
Credit to @darth_nikon and @itsurihere for the photos!
To watch a video of my experience, check out the video below!
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For those new to the blog, I often use song titles to describe either my post or how I'm feeling. Sometimes it makes sense and sometimes it doesn't. But either way, you're getting some good music to listen to!
Hair.
All of that hair.
An abundance.
Copious.
A LOT!
While I like to playfully complain about my son's hair, the requests and suggestions to cut his hair are becoming louder. Apparently people still don't
October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness (PAIL) month. Over the course of this month, I’ll feature a series of posts dedicated to this month. It’s a bittersweet month for me. Sweet because it’s my birthday month, bitter because I’m reminded of my lost babies (not that I ever forget them).
People respond differently to tragedies. Some buckle down and get stronger. Some get weaker. When a woman suddenly loses
So I only have two cups of flour in the home. Yeah, I just went grocery shopping, spent an insane amount of money, and I somehow forgot flour on my list. Go figure.
Originally, I wanted to make this cinnamon roll cake recipe but since it called for 3 cups of flour, I decided not to chance it. I searched (and searched and searched) for a recipe that only called
Last night was the worldwide honoring of babies lost. I was scheduled to go to a program at my local hospital but Bear fell asleep and I didn't want a cranky toddler at a service meant to honor babies. So I created a memorial at home like I do every year.
On the left, it is a Yankee Candle, my Hello Kitty keychain that has E on the shirt, my Molly
If you're on Facebook or you follow me on Instagram (@foxxy79), you may have seen this photo:
"My son is almost 2 years old and still going strong! I used to receive a lot of flack for still nursing him but when I tell people he's never been sick, it quickly shuts them up. The power of breastmilk!"
Special thanks to the Black Women Do Breastfeed community for featuring our photo!