Love

Not long before I started this blog four years ago, I joined a “cycle buddy” group in the IVF Connections (IVFC) discussion forums. We were a group of women most of whom (if not all) were trying IVF for the first time. Some of us were struggling with secondary infertility and already had living children […]

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Love

by Kathy on January 20, 2009 · 16 comments

in Healing, Hope, Love, Molly, Quotes, Sean

Here is one my favorite of the Obamaicons I have made. Thanks to my sister Meg, who worked very hard to help get our new president elected, for turning me on to this fun website! Check it out if you have some time… Though it took me awhile to warm up to Barack Obama (as […]

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12 years ago today…

by Kathy on September 2, 2008 · 6 comments

in Bob, Love, Memories, Milestones, Molly, Sean, Song Lyrics

I met the love of my life, my best friend, my dear husband and Sean and our angel Molly’s proud Daddy Bob! On Tuesday, September 2, 1996 (also the day after Labor Day, like today), when I was a senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, I went to dinner at Steak `n Shake […]

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Today I am cycle day 3 (CD3). I went in this morning for an ultrasound and blood work. The ultrasound tech said that she saw three cysts on my left ovary, but that they were all small and that things looked good for me to start the pill this week! The woman who did my […]

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Welcome!

by Kathy on April 10, 2007 · 5 comments

in Background, Family, Friends, IVF, IVF #1, Journey, Life, Love, The Future, TTC, Writing

Welcome to our Benson Family blog! I decided to start this in part to update our family and friends who have shown us, through your love and support, that you want to share in our journey trying to expand our family. I may also add other tidbits about our life and experiences as time goes […]

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