(Warning — this post is not very Type 1 Diabetes related, but a continuation of our pregnancy journey…) We decided to find out what sex our little one will be, but to keep it a secret from our parents and siblings until we did a small gender reveal with them…

20 weeks. Such a big milestone in a pregnancy — halfway there! My husband and I had our appointment, complete with the anatomy scan, to see if our little one is healthy. We also looked forward to finding out the sex in the scan, assuming the little one cooperated. We…

It’s been awhile since I’ve provided any updates on our journey. At the end of May, with the world opening up again, we decided to go on a trip to California to celebrate our future little one. We both LOVE to travel and so a get-away was long overdue. We…

We finally got to tell our families about our news over Easter weekend! My husband and I decided to wait until we were closer to the 12 week mark to tell, so we have been living with this secret for a looooong time. We know and respect that not all…

The hardest part of this pregnancy, so far, has been giving up wine. I know what you are thinking — that’s the worst part of the pregnancy?? Every Wednesday since we’ve met, my husband and I have tried a different bottle of wine. We always call it “Wine Wednesday.” It’s…

In my last post, I mentioned that I figured there would be bumps along the way of this pregnancy. For the first few weeks after finding out, all seemed well. I couldn’t really tell I was pregnant, except for my sore breasts, exhaustion, and occasional mood swings. We started thinking…

Big fat positive — I think that’s what they call it, right? The thing you are hoping for when you are trying to get pregnant. The other moment — the temporary “O Shit” moment is when when you decide your period is late, your breasts hurt more than is usual…

It is a wonder our world is so very over populated when you consider how much work it is to get pregnant. Truly — some women’s cycles are irregular, others only ovulate some months and not others, diet matters, exercise matters, and more important than anything is timing. …

As we are trying to start a family, my husband and I have been limiting the caffeine we consume and minimizing alcohol consumption. We have discovered that caffeine is relatively easy to limit. We drink one 8 ounce cup of coffee in the morning and one cup of either Green…