My Once Upon a Time...

This post could also be titled "How to waste hundreds of dollars and gain heartache by not following directions”. Well actually, I didn’t get all of the directions, but I digress.  Next week should’ve been my next embryo transfer. After our last attempt in February resulted in a negative pregnancy test, September was our first opportunity to try again, because apparently traveling and pregnancy doesn’t work in the infertility world. I remember being so frustrated when I found out, because come on, September was 7 whole months away, but there wasn’t another choice. So once again, I had my heart set on a month, that ultimately wouldn’t work out. I counted the days down, calculated my “due date”, planned a pregnancy announcement…you name it, I did it. Heck, I even planned out the glorious day of bed rest I would get and I was so freaking excited about it…if you’re a mom, you’ll understand! Ha! I started medication at the beginning of August and took a mix of ...

Fox's first day of school this year didn't really feel like a first day of school, since he attended summer camp with the same teachers in the same classroom for several weeks prior. We did have one huge surprise that morning though. When we entered the classroom, Fox's best friend from his old school was sitting at the table! It turned out, totally coincidentally, that his parents enrolled him in the same school and they ended up in the same class once again.  I can't tell you how happy I was and their faces said it all. I think they were both a little confused about seeing each other there but ever since, Fox has been talking about his BFF every single day of school. So awesome! I wonder how long he will let me take these pictures...it was already a struggle this year! Ha! I seriously can't believe how much he has grown in the last year. He looks like such a baby in the left pictures.  Needless to say, he had an amazing first day of schoo...