These last, I don’t know, eleven months have been a whirlwind. When I last left all of you, we were trying to decide the age-old question of are we done? Well, the answer we decided on is a whole lot different than the announcement photo you just saw. I don’t even know where to start, […]
Forever
The saying goes “family is forever.” Here is our story as we ride the roller coaster of infertility on our way to starting a family.
Are we done? McConnon party of three?
Second hardest decision when it comes to children, are we done? Is our family complete? A post to help me walk through my emotions in the next steps of our family.
One last unexpected ride on the roller coaster that was 2020
A goal I had for 2021 was to start writing more, not about the only negative, emotionally tolling things. However, 2020 had one more emotional roller coaster to take me on before the calendar turned over. I have been writing small blips of emotions over the past few weeks; because of that, the writing tense […]
Nine months in, nine months off?
It takes nine months to grow a baby, but does that mean it should only take nine months to shred all the baby weight? Here I am at nine months postpartum and I have some feelings and opinions on the matter.
The dreaded sisterhood of being 1 in 4.
As women, we are genetically made to want to belong. Typically we are more social than men. We have a longing to be part of something; a group, a community, a sisterhood, some may say. Today, however, many of us are realizing we are part of an even larger community than we could have ever […]
The birth of our daughter, Maize Ann McConnon
The happy ending to our journey with infertility; The birth of our daughter.
The post; Three years in the making ❤️🌈☘️
Revision – four-hundred and ninety-two. That might be a stretch but then again maybe not. This post is something I have dreamt about writing for years. When I wrote all of my words below, I was in such a good headspace; excited, joyful, slightly anxious but nothing major. Flash forward to today, right now, and […]
I need your help 🤞🏼
Sophie Mae James was started as my escape, my therapy, my safe space. The very first post over a year and a half ago was about my recent miscarriage. Since then it has grown to be a place where I can connect with other women who are also struggling to start a family. This blog […]
Same day — different year | Feeling joyful.
October 3rd, 2017 — I was in PACU recovering from a surgery that saved my fallopian tube but ended in our second miscarriage. Today, October 3rd, 2018 — I am sitting on my back porch, smiling and drinking a beer because guess what I can? Of course, I would give anything to be holding my […]