Setting the scene

I wanted to get my cycle back to normal again this time like I did last time so I went to see Dr Chan and got a blood test to make sure everything was ok and I also went off the pill.

The blood test came back showing that everything was pretty much ok with the exception of my stored iron. This is pretty common after having a baby that it takes a while for the body to get back to pre-baby levels and mine hadn't quite made it back to normal so another pregnancy would take and even greater toll. So I got some iron tablets and started taking those.

Let's have another

We had been going back and forth on the issue of having another child but it finally came to crunch time and we made the call that yes we would bite the bullet and try for a sibling for Genevieve.

We had a few things coming up over the next couple of months so we thought that June would be a good time to try and that would give us about a 3 year gap between the 2 kids.

(Yes, that IS the most-recent family photo, aka as "Where's Daddy???")

I had a moment today...

...a moment to reflect, and to think about the important things in life.

Julie Schalken was on reception here at work. 21 years old. Last Nov she was complaining of some back pain. Went to physio, then specialist. Cancer. Kidney removed. Got into her liver, bones and lungs. She was dead within two months of diagnosis.

Throughout it all, she was the same, lovable, happy Julie we all knew.

Today was her memorial service. I was there, watching her family and friends. Mourning en mass with my workmates. And, something Naomi said to me came to the fore - "I don't want Genevieve to be alone, if something should happen to us".

So, from that point... I thought about doing something about it. (And working out how I was going to tell Naomi).

Tic Toc

I can't remember when I first started feeling like Genevieve needed a sibling but it's a feeling that has been growing stronger and stronger. It's now undeniable and I think my biological clock is telling me that it's now or never for us to start thinking about #2. Now just to get Cory to agree :)